tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:28:57 +0000Life in physical form is an adventure in density and effort.http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)Blogger110125AdventuresInDensityAndEfforthttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-933016293935094267Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:28:00 +00002009-11-13T16:28:57.798-08:00(c) 2009 Joan M. Newcomb Last week I was emailing myself documents from my laptop to my desktop.  When I went to open them on my desktop, each time a note would pop-up and say, "Are you sure you want to open this?  Only open items that are from a trusted source."  And I'd say, "Heck, yes, I am the trusted source." Then I realised:  I AM the Trusted Source. As that was sinking in I looked up athttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/hfw725f1ac4/admire-good-qualities-within.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hfw725f1ac4:CxEtMl4ReZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hfw725f1ac4:CxEtMl4ReZo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=hfw725f1ac4:CxEtMl4ReZo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hfw725f1ac4:CxEtMl4ReZo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/hfw725f1ac4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/11/admire-good-qualities-within.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-3651685425334045450Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-11-06T13:51:39.265-08:00expansionboundariesGrowth Periodsessential selfExpanded Selfanger(c) 2009 Joan M. Newcomb Lately, I've been feeling grouchy at times. It's surprising to me since I'm usually in a good mood. It's happening frequently enough that I've come to realize that it's part of my growth space, something I'll talk about later in this article. When I do psychic readings, I sometimes notice varying shades of red in a client's aura. Red is life force energy. Sometimes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/3h9l23qVZ6k/anger-good-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3h9l23qVZ6k:U7MK7oAux6Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3h9l23qVZ6k:U7MK7oAux6Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=3h9l23qVZ6k:U7MK7oAux6Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3h9l23qVZ6k:U7MK7oAux6Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/3h9l23qVZ6k" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/11/anger-good-thing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-4958312989182664051Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:34:00 +00002009-10-30T15:34:20.273-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. Newcomb I'm wanting to clear up some misconceptions around powerlessness and also around choice. Anyone familiar with the 12 steps will know that the first step is to admit you are powerless, usually over a behavior or substance you're addicted to, but for some programs it's over people, places or things. It's a very helpful step, although tough for many when they first http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/YfZAQoQASdw/power-of-choice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=YfZAQoQASdw:ALsoTFsK6EM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=YfZAQoQASdw:ALsoTFsK6EM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=YfZAQoQASdw:ALsoTFsK6EM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=YfZAQoQASdw:ALsoTFsK6EM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/YfZAQoQASdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/10/power-of-choice.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-8587471308925796546Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:51:00 +00002009-10-23T16:51:00.778-07:00(c)2009 Joan M. Newcomb Reality is de-energizing. This is been happening all along, but it feels more intense to folks right now. Everything that people felt was solid and real is dissolving. Recently it's been in the form of monetary illusions, such as the stock market and real estate. Poof! Whatever they 'owned' is suddenly 50% less. However, this has been happening throughout Human http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/MvRKwXsZy0M/de-energizing-of-reality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=MvRKwXsZy0M:jTPMx7joeKE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=MvRKwXsZy0M:jTPMx7joeKE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=MvRKwXsZy0M:jTPMx7joeKE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=MvRKwXsZy0M:jTPMx7joeKE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/MvRKwXsZy0M" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/10/de-energizing-of-reality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-5171131487046204159Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:47:00 +00002009-10-16T17:02:22.468-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombI was inspired for this article by a woman's story, who was married to an alcoholic. After years of being on a roller coaster ride with him, she realized that it was okay for her to be happy, even if he was not. Did her happiness take away from his misery? Certainly not. Would her being miserable help him in his disease? Hardly.As an empath, I often feel other's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/sFPBJIfvzTY/misery-hates-happiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=sFPBJIfvzTY:6WOG4ebSkxc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=sFPBJIfvzTY:6WOG4ebSkxc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=sFPBJIfvzTY:6WOG4ebSkxc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=sFPBJIfvzTY:6WOG4ebSkxc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/sFPBJIfvzTY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/10/misery-hates-happiness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-2751403446900273953Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:21:00 +00002009-10-09T11:53:00.505-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombMy wakeful period in the middle of the night is a most creative time. All sorts of thoughts and ideas come to me and it's an opportunity to clear energy. What I like to do, also, is a mini-Divine Opening, imagining Niagara Falls flowing into me, filling my space with Source Energy and cleansing blocks to manifestation. Recently there's been interference, and I haven't http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/jE2BiCrS4qk/support.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=jE2BiCrS4qk:UF5nffbhXHo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=jE2BiCrS4qk:UF5nffbhXHo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=jE2BiCrS4qk:UF5nffbhXHo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=jE2BiCrS4qk:UF5nffbhXHo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/jE2BiCrS4qk" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/10/support.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-8325702333975421641Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:36:00 +00002009-10-02T18:34:01.919-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombThere was (and still is, available on Amazon) a great book in the 1980's by Terri Cole-Whittaker, called "What You Think of Me Is None Of My Business".The title went through my head as I considered writing this Ezine article based on my experience of the last week (month, year, lifetime).I've been in a growth space since returning from visiting my mother, compounded with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/86xvAe9umZo/what-other-people-think-of-me-is-none.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=86xvAe9umZo:vfNKtFM2V98:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=86xvAe9umZo:vfNKtFM2V98:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=86xvAe9umZo:vfNKtFM2V98:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=86xvAe9umZo:vfNKtFM2V98:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/86xvAe9umZo" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/10/what-other-people-think-of-me-is-none.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-8713036164348712537Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:09:00 +00002009-09-25T15:36:47.049-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombWhen I do psychic readings, I have a simple technique for foretelling the future. I imagine a timeline going out from the present moment, and look at what shows up on it.I tell people that I read energy trends, like a meteorologist forecasting the weather. A formation in the Pacific Ocean could mean snow in the Cascade Mountains on the Washington Coast in a week or so. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/5KKx3dEmm9o/manifesting-your-future.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=5KKx3dEmm9o:Wp3IP12RTw0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=5KKx3dEmm9o:Wp3IP12RTw0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=5KKx3dEmm9o:Wp3IP12RTw0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=5KKx3dEmm9o:Wp3IP12RTw0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/5KKx3dEmm9o" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/09/manifesting-your-future.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-8948365977694599854Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:19:00 +00002009-09-18T13:49:56.185-07:00(c)2009 Joan M. NewcombThere's a poem by Rudyard Kipling that goes something like this:IF you can keep your head when all about youAre losing theirs and blaming it on you,If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,But make allowance for their doubting too;...Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,read the full poem hereThe past few weeks I've had an assortment of crazy people pop uphttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/3jzNDMfGjxY/crazy-people.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3jzNDMfGjxY:FCwTAG6xKhE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3jzNDMfGjxY:FCwTAG6xKhE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=3jzNDMfGjxY:FCwTAG6xKhE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=3jzNDMfGjxY:FCwTAG6xKhE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/3jzNDMfGjxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/09/crazy-people.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-4645152525402034259Sat, 12 Sep 2009 03:28:00 +00002009-09-11T22:08:28.061-07:00(c)2009 Joan M. NewcombI've been reading Marc Allen's book "Visionary Business" in preparation for my interview with him next week (9/15). I had some insights about intentions from the book, and then Robert Scheinfeld's recent blog entry echoed them.I had stepped back from actively using my various manifestation techniques in order to be in 'responsive mode' in the present moment. I was leavinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/1xXFewtSgl4/higher-intending.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=1xXFewtSgl4:d3Pp0xa4gq8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=1xXFewtSgl4:d3Pp0xa4gq8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=1xXFewtSgl4:d3Pp0xa4gq8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=1xXFewtSgl4:d3Pp0xa4gq8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/1xXFewtSgl4" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/09/higher-intending.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-3219320388917114234Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:40:00 +00002009-09-04T16:46:50.597-07:00(c)2009 Joan M. NewcombMy visit with my mother has been an Adventure in Density and Effort! More accurately, it's been an experience of limitation and expansion.My mother's 83 years old, has macular degeneration in her left eye and a bum right knee. Because of her knee, she doesn't get around very well. Because of her eyes, she only drives within a 5 mile radius of her house. Her short term http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/adKID-XpWbM/glitch-in-matrix.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=adKID-XpWbM:vKaSaBvnrHQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=adKID-XpWbM:vKaSaBvnrHQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=adKID-XpWbM:vKaSaBvnrHQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=adKID-XpWbM:vKaSaBvnrHQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/adKID-XpWbM" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/09/glitch-in-matrix.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-3933759217780075643Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:17:00 +00002009-08-28T09:01:02.073-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombI'm visiting my 83 year old mother for two weeks. It's always an interesting experience, coming back here to Washington DC. I lived here for about 1/3 of my childhood and have no emotional connection to this place. And it's such a different environment than where I live now. This is the hub of government and politics. And I live on an island near Seattle. Two http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/ebRDGjzBv2s/time-and-expansion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=ebRDGjzBv2s:8KB8bGH57PE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=ebRDGjzBv2s:8KB8bGH57PE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=ebRDGjzBv2s:8KB8bGH57PE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=ebRDGjzBv2s:8KB8bGH57PE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/ebRDGjzBv2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/08/time-and-expansion.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-6963647252827971341Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:32:00 +00002009-08-21T11:53:28.611-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombExpectations and assumptions are a form of judgements or perfect pictures. When you expect something to happen, you project a specific outcome into your morphic field. You are thereby closing the doors to all the infinite possibilities that are out there!When you assume someone is going to be a particular way, you're viewing them through your lenses. You're not seeing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/L6Y9HZ-lsS8/expectations-assumptions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=L6Y9HZ-lsS8:hBsyNSFLmVw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=L6Y9HZ-lsS8:hBsyNSFLmVw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=L6Y9HZ-lsS8:hBsyNSFLmVw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=L6Y9HZ-lsS8:hBsyNSFLmVw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/L6Y9HZ-lsS8" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/08/expectations-assumptions.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-7393766498076491477Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +00002009-08-14T16:37:31.343-07:00(c) Joan M. NewcombIn family groups I often see one person feel like they must have been adopted. They just don't fit in with everyone else. Energetically they're pioneers, here to help Consciousness move forward. They're meant to be on the leading edge. The rest of the members are there to continue the family patterns.There's no good or bad to this, but often both sides are seen through thosehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/9c91sANxYYI/not-everyone-wants-to-change.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=9c91sANxYYI:ym03p_jEh1w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=9c91sANxYYI:ym03p_jEh1w:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=9c91sANxYYI:ym03p_jEh1w:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=9c91sANxYYI:ym03p_jEh1w:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/9c91sANxYYI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/08/not-everyone-wants-to-change.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-664403728114482732Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:46:00 +00002009-08-07T12:39:01.691-07:00(c) Joan M. Newcomb"Pain is what the world does to you, suffering is what you do to yourself." AnonPain is a physical and emotional response, but suffering is a mental reaction. If you watch a toddler beginning to walk, often they will fall down and just get up and try walking again. Sometimes, however, they'll look around to see if anyone was watching and start crying depending on how the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/Gjo-va3l6jI/suffering-is-optional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=Gjo-va3l6jI:JtBOuzEE3KU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=Gjo-va3l6jI:JtBOuzEE3KU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=Gjo-va3l6jI:JtBOuzEE3KU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=Gjo-va3l6jI:JtBOuzEE3KU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/Gjo-va3l6jI" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/08/suffering-is-optional.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-5156282845628937172Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:45:00 +00002009-07-31T16:28:54.989-07:00(c) Joan M. NewcombDiscomfort isn't always an indicator of something being wrong. Sometimes it's showing us that we're expanding.Many healing modalities get overly focused on relieving uncomfortable feelings. It's the medical mindset to look for what's wrong and then fix it. The problem with looking for problems is that they reinforce the reality that there's a problem to look for! Sometimes http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/C02rG-LOnGk/discomfort-is-sometimes-good-thing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=C02rG-LOnGk:mQoAdR2sDSM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=C02rG-LOnGk:mQoAdR2sDSM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=C02rG-LOnGk:mQoAdR2sDSM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=C02rG-LOnGk:mQoAdR2sDSM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/C02rG-LOnGk" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/07/discomfort-is-sometimes-good-thing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-5011441253246163876Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:00 +00002009-07-24T16:32:44.962-07:00©2009 Joan M. NewcombThere's a popular manifestation technique which has you drive through wealthy neighborhoods and imagine that you live there. It also suggests that you only hang out with people 'doing better' than you or who've already attained what you want.The belief is you need to shift your energy level to have what you want. What happens is that you don't exactly attain what you want, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/OgXIAPDyJ8k/not-matching-energy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=OgXIAPDyJ8k:G8cQl5rOkh8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=OgXIAPDyJ8k:G8cQl5rOkh8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=OgXIAPDyJ8k:G8cQl5rOkh8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=OgXIAPDyJ8k:G8cQl5rOkh8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/OgXIAPDyJ8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/07/not-matching-energy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-2336273692359724659Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:30:00 +00002009-07-17T17:27:27.712-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombThis pretty much sums it up http://tinyurl.com/m99sdo.The other day I was having dinner with my 22 year old son. We were talking about a recent celebrity death and I made the comment about that it was an interesting way for someone to choose to die."What are you talking about?" He said. "Nobody chooses to die."It surprised me that he didn't get it. I forget that others http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/iUAkH1BDaGs/passionate-neutrality.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=iUAkH1BDaGs:GkB8FjP0kBw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=iUAkH1BDaGs:GkB8FjP0kBw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=iUAkH1BDaGs:GkB8FjP0kBw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=iUAkH1BDaGs:GkB8FjP0kBw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/iUAkH1BDaGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/07/passionate-neutrality.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-346068765486784815Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:18:00 +00002009-07-10T16:41:38.180-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombI've heard it said in several ways recently that everything is Love, and that all emotions are really True Joy. Whilst struggling with most of the lower feelings, I've questioned those statements.If you consider that you're an Infinite Being, and the only emotion you experience is ecstatically joyous love, then everything is that. You've created this reality for the fun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/g8XxwPjO9cU/is-it-all-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=g8XxwPjO9cU:n39ZyACoN6M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=g8XxwPjO9cU:n39ZyACoN6M:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=g8XxwPjO9cU:n39ZyACoN6M:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=g8XxwPjO9cU:n39ZyACoN6M:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/g8XxwPjO9cU" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/07/is-it-all-love.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-8138986420094216943Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:12:00 +00002009-07-03T11:18:02.722-07:00(c) 2009 Joan NewcombI've been following Roz Savage, who is currently rowing her way from Hawaii to Australia (having previously rowed the Atlantic and from San Francisco to Hawaii). It's been fascinating to watch her podcasts http://www.youtube.com/user/rozsavage and read her blog entries http://rozsavage.blogspot.com/. One entry struck me as an apt metaphor for life:"I don't have as much http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/h8uaRG8NzSg/paddling-through-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=h8uaRG8NzSg:UOdQWjOK6Kc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=h8uaRG8NzSg:UOdQWjOK6Kc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=h8uaRG8NzSg:UOdQWjOK6Kc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=h8uaRG8NzSg:UOdQWjOK6Kc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/h8uaRG8NzSg" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/06/paddling-through-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-3929330484327100591Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:41:00 +00002009-06-26T17:14:27.228-07:00© 2009 Joan M. NewcombIn working with several people recently a theme emerged. Two were having a very creative and productive time, rising above challenges, moving forward in their lives. Two were spinning their wheels, feeling stuck, overrun by their mental 'gremlins'.The secret for the first two was the solution for the second two: committing - to one's Self! The first two were committed, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/eGbzoC0nhak/commitment-to-yourself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=eGbzoC0nhak:iJ541UVbLAg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=eGbzoC0nhak:iJ541UVbLAg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=eGbzoC0nhak:iJ541UVbLAg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=eGbzoC0nhak:iJ541UVbLAg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/eGbzoC0nhak" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/06/commitment-to-yourself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-3363365512689177773Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:49:00 +00002009-06-19T16:24:15.985-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombIt's all about perspective. Whenever I read someone who is down in the dirt struggling with something, you can be sure they're operating from their body/personality's point of view.Now mud wrestling can be fun, but most people who call me for readings are not enjoying themselves. They feel like life is happening to them, things feel overwhelming, it's painful, miserable http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/lZI4jXRvW2o/being-your-expanded-self.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=lZI4jXRvW2o:ArpvMT_4Uys:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=lZI4jXRvW2o:ArpvMT_4Uys:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=lZI4jXRvW2o:ArpvMT_4Uys:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=lZI4jXRvW2o:ArpvMT_4Uys:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/lZI4jXRvW2o" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/06/being-your-expanded-self.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-133985054139754108Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-06-12T15:47:41.899-07:00(c)2009 Joan M. NewcombIt's hard to believe it's a benevolent Universe if you look at the news. How could God/Source/Spirit/Creator create a world with violence and hate? How can anyone feel safe when there's so much to fear?And yet when I've had moments (or months) of being truly aligned and connected, it's been a Niagara Falls of Love. At those times, I've felt in love with God, in love withhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/zwzbnyDZlro/benevolent-universe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=zwzbnyDZlro:UdZflYvvSPE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=zwzbnyDZlro:UdZflYvvSPE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=zwzbnyDZlro:UdZflYvvSPE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=zwzbnyDZlro:UdZflYvvSPE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/zwzbnyDZlro" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/06/benevolent-universe.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-6189971197308104993Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:52:00 +00002009-06-05T13:32:48.270-07:00(c) 2009 Joan M. NewcombI am really enjoying Lola Jones' book, "Things Are Going Great In My Absence (How to Let Go & Let The Divine Do the Heavy Lifting". What I like most is that she's not interested in gathering a following. She wants to give people information that empowers them and then, gently, shoos them on their way. They can come back to her website, www.divineopenings.com and mosey http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~3/hPhF2TiTgqk/seniority-discernment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Joan M. Newcomb)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hPhF2TiTgqk:9hFPaaoZWJQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hPhF2TiTgqk:9hFPaaoZWJQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?i=hPhF2TiTgqk:9hFPaaoZWJQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?a=hPhF2TiTgqk:9hFPaaoZWJQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/AdventuresInDensityAndEffort/~4/hPhF2TiTgqk" height="1" width="1"/>http://jmnewcomb.blogspot.com/2009/06/seniority-discernment.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4717669078992521390.post-9145895618138208070Fri, 29 May 2009 19:18:00 +00002009-05-29T12:20:13.800-07:00