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Novena Publicaton

2012-02-02T09:36:00.000-05:00

Novena to the Holy Spirit. Thank you for answering my prayers.

PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

(pray for 3 days or 3 hours straight)

Holy Spirit, You who make me see everything and showed me the way to reach my ideals, You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget the wrong that is done to me and You who are in all instances of my life with me, I want to thank You for everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from You no matter how great the material desire may be. I want to be with You and my loved ones in Your perpetual glory. Amen
In Jesus Christ, your Son's name, I ask that you grant me (State your specific request or intention here!)

15,000 Fan Giveaway

2012-01-16T22:02:00.000-05:00

15,000 Fan Giveaway

Check out this giveaway, it's awesome!!! Here's to hopin I win!!!!!!!

Ra Ma Da Sa Meditation

2011-08-02T18:53:00.000-04:00

Ra Ma Da Sa Healing Meditation

Heal yourself. Heal your loved ones. Heal the world.

Posture: Sit in easy pose.

Mudra:
Sit in Easy Pose (or full lotus) with your upper arms resting against your ribs, slightly in from the sides.
The elbows are bent & your forearms positioned upward and slightly angled out from the upper arms.
Your palms are flat, facing upward & pointed out from your body at a 45-degree angle (to form a 45-degree angle point the hands are over the legs toward the knees).
The fingers are together with the thumbs stretched out towards the side away from the fingers.

Focus: Eyes are closed and focused at the third-eye point.

Mantra: Ra Ma Da Sa, Sa Say So Hung.

The mantra should be sung in one complete exhalation.
As you chant the first Sa, your navel point is pulled in so that this
syllable is abbreviated.
You should also pull your navel point in as you chant Hung.
Hung should be vibrated at the root of the nose.
The rest of the syllables are drawn out in a strong, powerful chant.
Strive to keep your chant at full volume (loud but not raucous) throughout
the meditation.

Meaning of the Mantra:

Ra = sun energy

Ma = moon energy

Da = earth energy

Sa = infinity, universal energy

Sa (repeated)

Say = the personal embodiment of Sa

So = the personal sense of merger with Sa

Hung = the Infinite, vibrating and real

This mantra literally means: “Sun, Moon, Earth, Infinity I am Thou."

It can also mean, "the service of God is within me.“

Time: 11, 22 or 31 minutes.

End: Inhale deeply, hold your breath & visualize the person you want to send healing to (it can be yourself).
Make that image in your mind very clear & see a glowing green light around the person.
Keeping that person in your mind, exhale.
Inhale deeply, hold your breath & continue to send the person healing green light. Still keeping that vision in your mind, exhale.
For the last time, inhale deeply, hold your breath & see the person very clearly, see the green healing light bathing the person, bathing every cell in the body.
Exhale and relax.

Healing Meditation Instructions

Yogi Bhajan has said that the mantra RA MA DA SA SA SAY SO HUNG is one of the most powerful healing mantras on the planet.
The power of this mantra comes from its ability to connect earth and ether.

RA MA DA SA is the earth mantra.
This part of the mantra pulls the healing vibration into the physical plane.

SA SAY SO HUNG is the ether mantra.
This part of the mantra resonates with the universal healing frequency.

The healing meditation done with the mantra RA MA DA SA SA SAY SO HUNG is one of the most popular mediations taught by Yogi Bhajan.
This meditation can be done alone or in a group for self-healing and to heal others and the world.
Those who practice this meditation participate in anchoring the healing vibration on the planet.

Experience the Power of the GroupIt is always more powerful to do any meditation or yoga practice with a group.
Our individual energies merge to create a powerful healing vortex that supports everyone present.
Invite friends to do this and other meditations with you.
Even if they do not choose to chant, they can lie there and receive the healing energy.
It always feels good to share like this.

Healing is a FrequencyA vibrational shift is required to create transformation.
This mantra creates a frequency where healing is possible.
Be aware that you are raising the vibration to create a shift.
Then practice holding the vibration to sustain the healing.

Elevate your ConsciousnessThe cause of all pain and suffering is in our consciousness.
We release our pain by changing our consciousness.
Use this meditation, and all meditations, to elevate your consciousness.
We use divine mantras to elevate the frequency of our minds to match the frequency of
the love essence of our soul.
Our goal is to achieve inner peace through the experience of the purity of our own being.
Activating the Chakras
The mantra can be vibrated up the spine, chakra by chakra.
Slightly pull on the energy centers as you chant each sound.
This internal stimulation helps activate and align the chakras.

RA - base of spine
MA - belly (ma aa)
DA - navel center
SA - heart
Pause - hold at heart
SA - heart
SAY - throat ( say ay)
SO - third eye
HUNG - out the top of the head
Setting Intentions
Set your intentions and ask for healing for yourself, others you wish to include & the Earth.
Then release these prayers to the universe.
During the meditation concentrate only on doing the meditation, the mantra and the effects you are experiencing. Get into the sensory experience and awareness.
The more you are present to your experience, the more effective you are in creating a sacred healing space.
You will use the space that you have created at the end to share healing energy.
Mudra: Hand Position
It is very important to stretch the thumb away from the fingers.
The stretch in the webbing keeps the hands flat and helps maintain a stretch at the wrist.
You can use one hand to push down the other hand in order to get a feel of the correct stretch in the wrist.
It is this stretch that helps balance the brain.
When the thumb is not stretched, the wrist relaxes, the hands move upward and the mudra and its effects are compromised.
When the mudra is accurately done, you will feel energy or a pull in the center of the palms.
This creates the power to heal with your hands.

http://www.gururamdas.co.za/pages/340649346/home.asp

The Feisty Sister Project

2011-05-18T17:43:00.000-04:00

Having Lyme & MCS sucks. No matter what your situation, you are likely spending at least 80% of your available dollars on medicine and treatment. And. . there is never enough.

When something happens in our lives, our sad budget situation gets even worse. It’s the way it is.

So, friends need to step up and help each other, which is what a few of us have done. This is not a glamorously funded organization. Most times, we can’t even pull together a fully functional brain from the lot of us. But what we lack in heathy brains and bodies, we make up in love.

Two links to visit, today. The Feisty Sister Fund. Feel free to offer your functioning brain to help us. WE could use it. We aren’t savvy enough to be anywhere other than facebook and the auction. Bear with us. It is important.

And our current auction, to help Heather, a beautiful activist, friend, musician, poet, love.

Courtesy of http://tillingmama.wordpress.com/

The Feisty Sister fund

2011-05-18T16:54:00.001-04:00

I am so humbled to be part of such an amazing group of woman who are trying to help our friend who has chronic lyme disease. Please take a moment to help out our fellow lyme warrior and Feisty sister Heather by going to our online auction and bidding on some awesome items.

"Heather is disabled by illness and due to an unexpected personal crisis is now unable to continue necessary treatment for her condition. She is a young woman who has been sick almost all her life. She has chronic Lyme disease and multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS). Heather's story is one of a kind, thoughtful, generous person who keeps getting knocked down by life's circumstances, and keeps pulling herself back up to live another day with determination and integrity". ( description taken from the auction site)

You will have a chance to bid on: Latin American music CDs (singed), Girlyman tickets, jewelry, photography (including 2 of my own photos), An online class on awakening your intuition, books, Broadway stuff signed and donated by Kristen Chenoweth! and more... Bid baby Bid!

http://heathersauction.blogspot.com/

2011-03-14T09:54:00.000-04:00

THE GUEST HOUSE

This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice.
meet them at the door laughing and invite them in.

Be grateful for whatever comes.
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

-- Jelaluddin Rumi,

Healing Happens NOW!

2011-02-28T11:18:00.001-05:00

INSPIRATION

Healing Happens Now

Creating wellness moment by moment.

Published: February 27, 2011

by RICHARD MOSS

Let go of worrying and blame.

ONE POPULAR NEW AGE premise tells you that “you create your own reality.” Sadly, this is often misunderstood to mean that when you are sick, you have somehow done this to yourself. Of course there are instances in which you bear more responsibility for your illness. Perhaps you made poor lifestyle choices in the past, such as smoking or excessive drinking or drug use. But setting aside these obvious examples, most of the time you really cannot know why you have become ill. Therefore, it is important not to add insult to injury by making yourself feel guilty.

The real truth of this premise is that you do create your own reality, but only right now, in this present moment. You do this through the stories that you are telling yourself and identifying with. You do not create the scenery you see, only your reaction to it. You do not create the weather, but calling a day “miserable” makes you unhappy.

Understanding that you are responsible for your own psychological and emotional reality in the present moment has everything to do with awakening to the nature of your own mind and nothing to do with creating guilt.

If you tell yourself “I (somehow) have created my disease,” the immediate consequence of this belief is a feeling of shame and guilt, not increased well-being. Even if you had previously made unhealthy choices, blaming yourself for past actions does not improve your present state. The key then to maximizing your potential for healing is choosing to be fully present. In other words, let go of worrying about what caused your illness and instead enter completely into whatever your actual experience is, moment by moment.

There is a further consequence for believing that you have caused your illness: you will likely also believe that in order to find a remedy, you must first discover what you did to cause the problem. Now the pressure is on: not only do you feel guilty, but anxious as well. You are indeed creating your own reality—emotional stress—but only in this moment and only through your own thinking. Believing that you are the cause of your illness (which, by the way, makes you special) leads to much unnecessary suffering.

As we have discussed, ego is about identity and lives according to chronological time. As it observes changes over time, it assumes the notion of causality: “I was healthy and now I am sick . . . so something has caused this to happen.” But when you are simply present and aware, you have let go of time, which means that you have also let go of ego. Things are just as they are, and you no longer identify yourself as either someone healthy or sick.

Believing in cause and effect is one way of interpreting experience. When “A” takes place, “B” results; therefore, “A” causes “B.” Modern medicine and science in general rely on the premise of causality: if you can learn about and then alter the chain of events that leads to illness, you may be able to halt that illness. This approach has given us great power over many diseases. Modern medicine saves lives every day that would have been lost only decades ago.

Yet whereas the outer, objective world appears to obey the laws of causality, as you move into the present—into being—causality becomes less meaningful and completely indeterminable. It is analogous to moving closer and closer to the center of a turning wheel. Eventually you approach a point that is not moving at all.

Similarly, when you are in the Now, your mind stops thinking about you and about everything else, and you are simply aware. Time in a certain sense stops or slows down enough so that your sense of self is no longer that of someone on his or her way to somewhere else. You are just as you are. Your situation—or, more precisely, your state of being—is not something caused by something prior. You are not comparing your present circumstance to the past nor projecting into the future. You are no longer explaining, justifying, rationalizing, or interpreting your experience. Therefore, you are not attributing cause to what you are experiencing . . . you are just being. And in that being, you are always and already whole.

Richard Moss, M.D., is an internationally respected leader in the field of conscious living and inner transformation. He is the author of six seminal books on using the power of awareness to realize our intrinsic wholeness and reclaim the wisdom of our true selves.

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The Optimist Creed

2011-01-25T11:24:00.000-05:00

I Promise myself...
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my piece of mind.
To talk Health, Happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet.
To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as I am of my own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and to give a smile to every living creature I meet.
To give so much time to improving myself that I have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of myself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the world is on my side, so long as I am true to the best that is in me.

The astrology of wellbeing

2011-01-18T09:56:00.000-05:00

This is interesting...

The Astrology of Wellbeing: How to Eat for Your Sign in 2011

By BodyEcology.com

Hippocrates (ca. 460 BCE - ca. 370 BCE), considered the father of Western medicine, is quoted saying that a physician without knowledge of astrology has no right to call himself a healer.

Of course, much has changed since the times of Hippocrates. However, it is important to note that doctors all over the world are still initiated into their practice by taking the Hippocratic Oath.

Medical astrology, an ancient art that attributes the planets and zodiac signs to different parts of the body, has been practiced in many traditions around the world for centuries with a great deal of success.

Just as the sky is divided into twelve constellations, the human body is split into twelve parts, beginning with the head (Aries) and ending with the feet (Pisces).

Astrology is a symbolic system designed to provide us with a spiritual understanding of life in the solar system. The Body Ecology Diet's Principle of Uniqueness states that we all have individual needs and provides a flexible system of healing that allows each of us to adapt our diet and lifestyle to achieve optimal health. That uniqueness is clearly seen in the following list of the symbolic attributes of the zodiac:

Aries, the ram and the leader and head of the zodiac, is associated with the head, as well as the brain, face, eyes, and blood.
Taurus, the sign of music and melody, is associated with the neck, throat, and thyroid gland.
Gemini, the sign of communication, is naturally associated with the hands, which we use for writing and typing. If you have ever been to Italy, I'm sure you've seen that hands are a big part of conversation there as well. The lungs, arms, shoulders, and nervous system are also attributed to Gemini.
Cancer, the mother of life, is associated with the breasts and womb, as well as stomach.
Leo, the king, is associated with the spine (our scepter) and the heart.
Virgo, the sign of service, is represented by the internal organs that work their magic hidden from the outside world.
Libra, the sign of equilibrium, is associated with the kidneys, as well as the lumbar region, buttocks, and ovaries.
Scorpio, the sign of sexuality, represents the reproductive organs and the nose. That is why Scorpios are often the best detectives.
Sagittarius, the centaur (half-human, half-horse), is related to the thighs and liver. Sagittarius is also the teacher. Notice that many great prophets and teachers have suffered punctures of the liver (Odin, Prometheus, and Christ). Hips and the sciatic nerve are also attributed to Sagittarius.
Capricorn, the sign of structure, is associated with the skin, knees, joints, skeletal system, teeth, and bones.
Aquarius, the water bearer, rules the shins, calves, ankles, and circulatory system.
Pisces, the mystical emotional sign, is associated with the feet (fins for mermaids) and the immune system. Astrology has always suspected that our feelings are directly related to our immune system. Pisces also rules toes, adipose tissues, and the lymphatic system.

Understanding your astrological sign can help you choose the right Body Ecology foods to eat, based on the ancient principles of medical astrology!

To better understand your body and how it relates to astrology, you need to know your ascendant or rising sign, which is determined by your hour of birth.

The rising sign is said to rule or govern your body and explains what sign or energy you chose to focus on in this lifetime. To find out your rising sign, go to this link on my website: http://cosmicnavigator.com/free-chart

Your rising sign together with your own sign can give clues on how to prevent disease and heal yourself, as well as how better to incorporate the 7 Principles of the Body Ecology Diet. The foods in the diet are nourishing and healing, full of nutrients and specific to healing the gut so that every organ will be fed by rich and healthy blood.

For example, if you are an Aries with Capricorn rising, you need to make sure you eat foods that can nurture your eyesight, brain, and blood (Aries), as well as the bones and marrow (Capricorn).

Are you incorporating the right foods into your diet? While a probiotic-rich diet is essential to all signs, give these foods a try:

Aries: kale, fish oil, millet, LivAmend
Taurus: sea and green vegetables, Ocean Plant Extract,Ancient Minerals
Gemini: quinoa, wasabi, Innergy Biotic
Cancer: ginger, turmeric, Assist Dairy and Protein
Leo: natto, buckwheat, Cocobiotic
Virgo: pau d'arco, dark green vegetables, fermented foods, Assist SI
Libra: miso, adzuki beans, Ancient Minerals
Scorpio: eggs, pumpkin seeds, Dong Quai
Sagittarius: chamomile, flax oil, LivAmend
Capricorn: raw butter, spinach, Vitality Greens
Aquarius: ginger, cinnamon, Dong Quai
Pisces: milk thistle, dandelion root, echinacea, Potent Proteins

2011 offers a special window of opportunity for balancing and healing. Use this swell of energy and try some medical astrology to focus your approach on the Body Ecology Diet!

Gahl E. Sasson is a published author and worldwide teacher of Astrology, Kabbalah, Mythology, and comparative religion. His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama endorsed his first book "A Wish Can Change Your Life". For a free chart and free astrology lectures go to: www.CosmicNavigator.com

WHAT TO REMEMBER MOST ABOUT THIS ARTICLE:

The health of your body can be further improved by understanding your own zodiac sign. Medical astrology explores our own individual needs, relating to Body Ecology's Principle of Uniqueness, to allow each of us to make our own healthy diet and lifestyle choices to achieve our best health. As you discover your rising sign, you will be able to determine the right foods to eat to help your body perform at its best and heal itself, based on the Principles of the Body Ecology Diet. 2011 is the perfect time to get your body on the right track through the practice of medical astrology!

Transforming Fear

2011-01-12T14:16:00.000-05:00

Love your inner Child

2011-01-09T09:23:00.000-05:00

I don't always agree with everything Louise Hay has to say. You have to take what works for you and leave what doesn't. This article absolutely did resonate for me! I have noticed that I beat myself up for everything bad I have been through instead of nurturing myself through it. Why would a body choose to heal if what you put into it is just adding more fuel for unwellness, unappiness and trauma. I know for me it has been very hard to love a body that is dysfunctioing so much so that I have actualy looked in the mirror and said "I HATE YOU". I judge myself and treat mysef pretty badly sometimes.... (Why would I do that to the only body I have)... We seem to judge ourseleves for everythng that goes wrong, but never praise ourselves for everything that is right. Hope you enjoy this article and that it helps in some way!

Artwork: Rita M. Loyd

Love Your Inner Child

Releasing hurts of the past.

by LOUISE L. HAY

IT DOESN’T MATTER how old you are, there is a little child within who needs love and acceptance. If you’re a woman, no matter how self-reliant you are, you have a little girl who’s very tender and needs help. If you’re a man, no matter how macho you are, you still have a little boy inside who craves warmth and affection.

As children, when something went wrong, we tended to believe that there was something wrong with us. Children develop the idea that if they could only do it right, then parents and caregivers would love them, and they wouldn’t punish them. In time, the child believes, There is something wrong with me. I’m not good enough. As we grow older, we carry these false beliefs with us. We learn to reject ourselves.

There is a parent inside each of us, as well as a child. And most of the time, the parent scolds the child—almost nonstop! If we listen to our inner dialogue, we can hear the scolding. We can hear the parent tell the child what it is doing wrong or how it is not good enough. We need to allow our parent to become more nurturing to our child.

I have found that working with the inner child is most valuable in helping to heal the hurts of the past. At this point in our lives—right now—we need to begin to make ourselves whole and accept every part of who we are. We need to communicate with our inner child and let it know that we accept the part that did all the stupid things, the part that was funny looking, the part that was scared, the part that was very foolish and silly—every single part of ourselves.

Love is the greatest healing power I know. Love can heal even the deepest and most painful memories because love brings the light of understanding to the dark corners of our mind. No matter how painful our early childhood was, loving our inner child now will help us to heal it. In the privacy of our own minds we can make new choices and think new thoughts. Thoughts of forgiveness and love for our inner child will open pathways, and the Universe will support us in our efforts.

The following letter from my book, Letters to Louise, may help you better understand your inner child:

Dear Louise,

I was raised by parents who had very little love for themselves or others. They rarely praised me or validated my self-worth. Instead, they continually criticized and berated me, no matter how hard I tried to win their approval. And they frequently fought violently with each other.

As an adult, I have forgiven my parents, but I find myself locked in the shame and guilt and fear I was raised with. How can I rid myself of the many messages they taught me as a child and learn to love myself?

Dear One,

So many wonderful workshops are available to you. There are also 12-step programs of every sort. By reaching out and taking advantage of the help they offer, you can place yourself in a healing environment that may be helpful. You can also go within and silently ask the Universe to bring you to the appropriate next step in your healing process. Be sincere in really desiring to move into greater understanding.

Also, remind yourself every day that guilt is merely the feeling associated with a thought that you did something wrong. Shame is only a feeling associated with a thought that something was wrong with you.

Use the affirmation: I am perfect, whole, and compete, just as I am. The more you repeat this statement of truth about yourself, the quicker you will release the past.

Looking outside myself for answers is creating more suffering

2011-01-07T14:50:00.010-05:00

What do you do when you have seen more doctors, specialists and alternative medical doctors-practitioners and had more testing done than most people experience in their lifetime? Some of these Dr's being the "best" or "top" in their field. Some of these tests being the most exspensive and scientifically proven. You get passed around like a hott potato and go bankrupt in the process. Every ER trip is more depressing than the next as the ER doc looks at you with those pathetic eyes " I am so sorry, I wish I could help you but I just can't".

When the dr's or specialists, or even the alternative medical community cannot help you or has no fucking clue what is wrong with you (which is 99% of them btw) they say things like "you're condition is daunting", "I don't know what to do for you", "You're a very conmplicated case", "I've tried everything in my tool box","you just don't want to be well", "maybe you have a disease no one has yet named", "you just have to learn to LIVE with it", "sorry there is just nothing more "I" "we" "US" "THEM" can do for you"....

You get pills thrown at you like candy and each reaction becomes worse than the last. You can no longer tolerate any kind of chemical (household or otherwise). Going out into the world is scary not only because you feel like an alien from some unknown distant planet, but also because the chemicals in the air go straight to your brain causing it to feel swollen and you cannot breath because the smells are so overpowering. Home is now your safe haven (or is it?) but you are so isolated from years of being stuck in bed, on the couch and shut off from the real world that you are despertaley trying to break free.

The "real world" now lives inside your computer screen. You research day in and day out, yet you STILL cannot seem to find the answer or the solution that will make you better. You cannot seem to find anything that will help you function so you can become a part of the world you so crave to be part of again. You cannot find anything to give your children their mommy back (and at this point you have tried EVERYTHNG and I do mean EVERYTHING). All of this starts to eat away at your very core, your very being, your soul, your psyche. You literally crumble beneath yourself.

You become "negative" and think "nothing good could EVER happen to ME or FOR me". You feel like a victim and become scared of your own shadow. You feel like you have become a shell of the person you were. You cannot think straight (or walk straight for that matter) feel helpess, hopeless and out of control. You cannot take ONE MORE SECOND OF THE SUFFERING (just please make it go away, hello is anyone listening.. god are you there.. HELLO!)... and than you realize.... It's TRULY out of my hands.... or is it.

No doctor, pill or potion can or will ever cure me or heal me. It's very real and very scary realizing all of this. The cure or healing then has to be.... WITHIN ME! It is time to put my health in my own hands (even though it seems I have been doing that this entire time). Yes, scary huh, trusting YOURSELF with your healthcare when suffering from an illness that no one even understands or can label correctly. NOT trusting numbers on a paper or a prognosis from the "gods" (Doctors). After 4 years of this insanity my only choice is to put matters in to my own hands and hope God doesn't laugh at me for trying.

Suffering is only something I can stop. NO one and I mean NO ONE else can do that for me. I have been waiting for this miracle to happen TO me and waiting and waiting and... you get the point! I have to MAKE it happen myself. It's always within. It might be scary to take that journey but that is where (I think anyway) all of our answers lie.

Radical Forgiveness

2011-01-05T18:47:00.000-05:00

Radical Forgiveness Theory

from the book, "Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle", by Colin Tipping.

Ordinary forgiveness is letting bygones be bygones - letting go of the past while still holding onto the idea that something wrong or bad happened. That often seems like a difficult task and it usually takes a very long time before we begin to feel the forgiveness.

Radical Forgiveness is also a deep commitment to releasing the past. However, the release is more total since it involves a shift in perception that allows us to see that what happened was actually perfect from a spiritual point of view. It is experienced as a profound insight and can occur in an instant.

Radical Forgiveness enables us to see the spiritual meaning in any situation; the big picture, so to speak. We are able to recognize that life is divinely guided and unfolding for each of us exactly how it needs to unfold for our highest good. We are able to surrender to the flow of life and to learn that, ultimately, there is nothing to forgive.

When we receive this insight, we can let go of being a victim and find peace, even in the most unpleasant of situations or memories of what happened. And, when we see that, at the soul level, our perceived enemies really love us and are giving us an opportunity to heal and to grow, our hearts open and we are able to come back into alignment with them.

The Spiritual Philosophy of Radical Forgiveness
Radical Forgiveness is a spiritual philosophy based on some of the following assumptions [from the book, "Radical Forgiveness, Making Room for the Miracle", by author and spiritual teacher, Colin Tipping]. If you find that you have a willingness to be open to the possibility that such assumptions are true, then Radical Forgiveness can work for you. You need only be willing to be willing:
1. There are at least two realities - each interacting at different vibrations. The SOUL bridges both worlds.
a. The World of Divine Truth: a spiritual reality - essentially mysterious and beyond our five senses to perceive it and beyond our mental capacity to comprehend it.

b. The World of Humanity: the objective reality that we see 'out there' with our five senses. It is the setting in which we live our everyday life as spiritual beings having a human experience.
2. Life is not just a random set of events without purpose or intelligence. What appears to happen haphazardly is really the unfoldment of a Divine plan that is totally purposeful in terms of our spiritual growth.
3. We are co-creators with Spirit in the circumstances of our lives and we get precisely what we want (no exceptions). The extent to which we resist (judge) what we get, determines whether we experience it as either joyful or painful.
4. Whenever we get upset with another person (or organization), they are resonating in us something that we have condemned in ourselves and denied, repressed, and projected on to that person or thing.
5. Our soul will always move us in the direction of healing and will keep on creating situations that offer us the opportunity to see the 'error' in our thinking or unconscious beliefs. People come into our lives to lovingly 'act out' the parts over and over until we heal the error. Herein lies the gift.
6. The people who appear most troublesome are our greatest teachers, for they may be offering us the opportunity to heal by either:..
a. Mirroring what we have rejected in ourselves and projected on to others.
b. Forcing us to look at something we have repressed.
c. Keeping us on track with our mission (our agreement with Spirit to do certain things in our human experience to either meet a karmic debt, complete with a past life contract, or assist in transforming energies within the human condition).
7. What appears to be happening in the objective world - all that we call life - is merely illusion. It is a projection of our consciousness (unconscious beliefs, ideas, attitudes, etc.). To know what these are, look at what is showing up in your life. Trying to change or control the outer circumstances of our lives (the illusion) is futile unless we first change our consciousness.
8. You cannot heal what you cannot feel. Anger work is essential to forgiveness.
9. Disease begins in the subtle bodies first and only later does it manifest in the body as some kind of illness. Radical Forgiveness raises consciousness, thus allowing our Higher Self to acknowledge the energy of Perfect Wellness.

Four Steps to Radical Forgiveness
Adapted from Arnold Patent's 3-step process, this simple piece of spiritual technology is designed to be used in the moment that something upsetting occurs or shortly thereafter.
Step 1: “Look what I created!” This first step reminds us that we create circumstances for our own healing, so guilt is not appropriate.
Step 2: “I notice my judgments and love myself anyway.” This step acknowledges that judgments are an essential part of the human experience.
Step 3: “I am willing to see the perfection.” The willingness step represents the essential one in this forgiveness process. It equates to a prayerful surrendering in the moment to the Divine plan - whatever that is.
Step 4: “I choose the power of peace.” By accepting that Divine purpose is served here, we choose to feel peace and to use the power of peace in whatever actions are required.
Practice this four-step process as often as possible. Make it a part of your awareness and see what a difference it makes to your life.

Sometimes it's all we have...

2011-01-04T10:27:00.000-05:00

find something good in everyday to keep all your worries away!

2011-01-03T08:36:00.000-05:00

2011-01-02T10:00:00.002-05:00

Relax

2010-12-30T10:54:00.000-05:00

RELAX BY ELLEN BASs

Bad things are going to happen.

Your tomatoes will grow a fungus

and your cat will get run over.

Someone will leave the bag with the ice cream

melting in the car and throw

your blue cashmere sweater in the drier.

Your husband will sleep

with a girl your daughter’s age, her breasts spilling

out of her blouse. Or your wife

will remember she’s a lesbian

and leave you for the woman next door. The other cat—

the one you never really liked—will contract a disease

that requires you to pry open its feverish mouth

every four hours, for a month.

Your parents will die.

No matter how many vitamins you take,

how much Pilates, you’ll lose your keys,

your hair and your memory. If your daughter

doesn’t plug her heart

into every live socket she passes,

you’ll come home to find your son has emptied

your refrigerator, dragged it to the curb,

and called the used appliance store for a pick up—drug money.

There’s a Buddhist story of a woman chased by a tiger.

When she comes to a cliff, she sees a sturdy vine

and climbs halfway down. But there’s also a tiger below.

And two mice—one white, one black—scurry out

and begin to gnaw at the vine. At this point

she notices a wild strawberry growing from a crevice.

She looks up, down, at the mice.

Then she eats the strawberry.

So here’s the view, the breeze, the pulse

in your throat. Your wallet will be stolen, you’ll get fat,

slip on the bathroom tiles of a foreign hotel

and crack your hip. You’ll be lonely.

Oh taste how sweet and tart

the red juice is, how the tiny seeds

crunch between your teeth.

Inspiring Eckhart Tolle Quotes

2010-12-29T17:37:00.001-05:00

"You can't wait for the end of your problems for you to be present. It has to be done wherever you are—which is now"

‎"Whatever you fight, you strengthen, and what you resist, persists."

‎"Let GO of the story- and return to the only place of power: the present moment."

"Life is the dancer and you are the dance"

"The past has no power over the present moment."

"Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge."

"Life will give you whatever experience is 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."

"Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have. Make the NOW the primary focus of your life."

"Give up defining yourself - to yourself or to others. You won't die. You will come to life. And don't be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it's their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don't be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are."

"When you don't cover up the world with words and labels, a sense of the miraculous returns to your life that was lost a long time ago when humanity, instead of using thought, became possessed by thought."

"Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness."

"Being must be felt. It can't be thought."

"Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious indeed. The more you are focused on time—past and future—the more you miss the Now, the most precious thing there is."

"What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that."

Biotoxin Illness article by Dr. Craig Koniver

2010-12-16T10:19:00.000-05:00

Biotoxin Illness: What We Need to Know Moving Forward

BY CRAIG KONIVER, MD | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010 12:30 PM ET

Fighting the Threats of Biotoxins such as Mold, Parasites, Heavy Metals, Pesticides, etc.

Warning: Reading this may change your perspective on why you feel badly sometimes or all the time. As you know, we are in constant interaction with our environment and recently we have been discovering different ways that the environment can contribute to our health. Most of us are aware that we get sick from different infectious organisms — the common cold, stomach bugs, pneumonia, etc. All of these are due to an infectious agent getting into our immune system and temporarily wreaking havoc. For those of us that are healthy, this may mean feeling sick for a few days to a few weeks. But for those of us who feel tired, worn out, have brain fog, joint pain and weight gain, would you ever think that the cause of this was something in the environment? The loudest messages I hear are those telling people they did not eat right or exercise enough and that is why they feel so poorly. And while nutrition and exercise certainly play a large role in how we feel, the real answer as to why many people have these symptoms may be due to our interactions with biotoxins from the environment.

Here is some background and detailed information about biotoxins — their affects as well as what we can do about them. Some of this was adapted from Dr. Shoemaker's protocol, a pioneer in the field of biotoxin illness.

Background: We are constantly under a barrage of threats from certain biotoxins, including:

Infectious organisms such as lyme, mycoplasma and chlamydia — all stealth bacterial organisms that hide within our cells.
Mold, yeast, parasites, pfiesteria, aspergillus and other archaic single cell organisms.
Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic.
Chlorinated pesticides.
Volatile solvents.
PCBs
Phtalates from plastics.
Others we don't know, can't identify, etc.

These biotoxins can cause harm to every facet of our biochemical framework from our immune system to our nervous system to our mitochondria. While all of us are at risk for developing symptoms related to exposure to these biotoxins, certain individuals are at a greater risk of developing symptoms due to their genetic predisposition. Once exposed, these individuals begin to exhibit symptoms of profound fatigue, joint and muscle pain, memory loss, exercise intolerance, weight gain, headaches, depressed mood — symptoms typically assigned to those with chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and depression. Many of these individuals also have gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction including diarrhea, bloating, irregular bowel movements and abdominal pain.

The goal in trying to understand this biotoxin burden is to appreciate the devastating effects that occur to our immune systems, nervous systems, hormonal systems, mitochondrial systems and detoxification systems. It is impossible to catalogue every single biotoxin product that affects us and therefore the goal is not to get caught up in identification (although that does help), but rather to examine the damage that has been done with the goal of undoing the damage and restoring a healthy biochemical framework again.

Here is a summary of how these biotoxins cause their devastating affects to our systems (per Dr. Richard Shoemaker):

Stage 1: Biotoxin Effects:

It all starts when a person is exposed to a biotoxin. In most people, the biotoxin is "tagged" and identified by the body's immune system and is broken down and removed from the blood by the liver. However, some individuals do not have the genetics (HLA-DR genes) to code for the antibodies and in these cases the biotoxins are not tagged and remain in the body indefinitely, free to circulate and wreak havoc. Once present in the body, the biotoxins begin to set off a complex cascade of biochemical events. The biotoxin binds to surface receptors (toll receptor) in fat cells. This in turn causes a continual upregulation of cytokines.

Stage 2: Cytokine Effects:

The activated fat cells start to produce more leptin, which leads to weight gain that is unresponsive to diet or exercise. Remember that the fat cells are also pumping out cytokines, this overload starts to block or damage the leptin receptors in the hypothalamus. Elevated cytokines can produce many different symptoms including: headache, muscle ache, unstable temperature and difficulty concentrating. High levels of cytokines can also result in increased levels of immune related markers such as TNF, MMP-9, IL-1B, and PAI-1. MMP-9 delivers inflammatory elements from the blood into sensitive tissues and can combine with PAI-1 to increase clot formation and arterial blockage.

Stage 3: Reduced VEGF:

The elevated cytokine levels in the capillaries attract white blood cells, leading to restricted blood flow and lower oxygen levels in the tissues. Reduced VEGF leads to fatigue, muscle cramps and shortness of breath.

Stage 4: Immune System Effects:

Patients with certain HLA genotypes (immunity related genes) may develop inappropriate immune responses which may include antibodies to: myelin basic protein (often from fungal infections), gliadin (wheat-like allergy) and cardiolipins (affects blood clotting).

Stage 5: Low MSH:

Reduced melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH) production results in yet another set of problems and symptoms. The production of melatonin is reduced which results in sleep problems. Endorphin production is suppressed which leads to chronic and sometimes unusual pain. Lack of MSH can cause malabsorption or "leaky gut," which further weakens and deregulates the immune system. White blood cells eventually lose regulation of cytokine response so that opportunistic infections may occur or recovery from infections is slower.

Stage 6: Antibiotic Resistant Staph Bacteria:

Reduced MSH also allows resistant staph (MARCONS) to flourish in the mucous membranes. These bacteria further compound the problem by producing exotoxins A and B that cleave MSH, further decreasing the MSH levels. At this point, the downward spiral starts to perpetuate itself.

Stage 7: Pituitary Hormone Effects:

Reduced MSH can decrease pituitary production of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) which can lead to thirst, frequent urination, neurally-mediated hypotension (NMH), low blood volume, and electric shocks from static electricity. While sex hormone production is often down-regulated the pituitary may upregulate the production of cortisol and ACTH in the early stages of illness, then drop to abnormally low, or low-normal ranges later.

Using this model of how the damage sets in, we then need to work backwards to fix this problem.

Helpful baseline levels:

HLA labs: these help to determine who is "genetically" at risk for harsher symptoms.
MSH: Melanocyte stimulating hormone, a master controller of immune response.
Leptin: fat cell hormone that binds to MSH.
Cortisol: salivary testing throughout the day--stress hormone released by adrenal gland.
DHEA: another stress hormone that complements cortisol.
Testosterone: ranges vary based upon either blood or saliva testing--androgenic hormone that seems to change inversely to cortisol.
CRP: non-specific marker of inflammation.
ESR: another non-specific marker of inflammation.
TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor: an inflammatory cytokine that gets turned on by biotoxins.
MMP-9: another inflammatory cytokine.
PAI-1: Plasminogen activator inhibitor.
Anticardiolipins: When elevated there will be an issue with blood clotting.
VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor — responsible for helping regulate blood vessel integrity.
Erythropoietin: activator of red blood cell stimulation.
Volatile solvents.
PCBs
Chlorinated pesticides.
Phtalates
Heavy metals.
Infectious organisms:
- Parasites
- Yeast
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Mold
Food sensitivities.
Gut integrity.

Here is my approach based on lab findings (obviously this changes per patient individuality):

1. Begin to rebuild immune response--we need to reduce INFLAMMATION repsonse! Use of the following can be beneficial:

o      Larch arabinogalactan: has been shown to decrease NF-kappaB, TNF; works by "cleaning up" the lymphatic system.
o      Carnosine: amino acid that reduces inflammation in the brain.
o      DLPA (Phenylalanine): helps to restore Endorphin system damaged by low MSH.
o      Ashwaghanda: calming adaptogen that reduces cortisol burden.
o      Lecithin: helps restore cell membrane fluidity damaged by biotoxin damage to fat cells.

2. Work on hormone imbalances:

o Manage high/low cortisol appropriately.

o Replace DHEA with sub-lingual DHEA if low.

o Replace testosterone if low.

o Replace progesterone if low.

o Replace thyroid hormone with armour thyroid if low.

o Add melatonin at bedtime if sleep difficulties manifest.

o Naturally boost growth hormone with GABA, glycine, arginine, others.

3. Chelate heavy metals identified:

o IV Calcium EDTA for high lead/mercury.

o Rectal suppository Calcium EDTA for any high metal burden.

o Oral DMSA for elevated mercury.

o Zeolite

o Use IV Glutathione to enhance liver detox and promote heavy metal removal.

4. Start Chemical detox:

o Potato chips weekly. Yes, potato chips have been shown to help with removal of fat soluble toxins.

o Chlorella daily.

o Rice brain oil (gamma oryzanol).

o High dose fish oil.

5. Begin reassessment

This is a marathon and not a sprint. An obvious goal is reduce exposure to the biotoxins! Practically speaking, however, this can be very difficult. Mold, metals and chemicals are particularly important to remove from the environment, so that involves careful assessment at both home and work.

We may need to continue the Cholestyramine as long as there is ongoing exposure.

Useful reading:

Mold Warriors by Richard Shoemaker, MD
Mastering Leptin by Byron Richards, CCN

Biotoxin illness and management will become a very important aspect of disease management in the future. This is complicated and confusing, but if we take this a step at a time, we can make a lot of progress and finally get to the bottom of many disease symptoms.

What a beautiful and inspiring story

2010-12-12T11:14:00.000-05:00

Thinking and thoughts

2010-12-02T12:03:00.001-05:00

Thought and thinking are mental forms and processes, respectively ("thought" is both). Thinking allows beings to model the world and to represent it according to their objectives, plans, ends and desires. ...

Nothing makes sense...Too many unanswered questions... too many questions that have no answers....my mind, my thoughts run the show.... wonder what would become of my world if I could quiet my mind and thoughts... the thoughts I create which are creating my world, creating my "story". No one else is creating my experience but me and the people I let into my vortex, or the people I listen to for advice. This couch I am sitting on started with a thought, the cars we drive, the market I buy food in ,all a thought made reality. The food from the ground, now that is God in action...no thought involved there. How can we now empower ourselves with our thoughts instead of DIS-empowering ourselves with the hateful, negative self talk that most of us do, which is only creating more unnecessary suffering.........

"0ur thoughts tell a story about what we think is happening in this moment, and we label the experience as good or bad. Believing those thoughts about our experience creates suffering" ~ Julianne Eanniello

Just something to "think" about!

Great blog to read!

2010-11-20T13:03:00.001-05:00

I am loving this blog!! Not only for those with CFS but great advice and info for anyone dealing with chronic illness or if you are well and want to get "weller"! :)

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It pays to be optimistic!

2010-11-11T16:41:00.002-05:00

While several studies have shown that optimists generally enjoy better health, a recent University of Kentucky study of students suggests that a change in persepective from negative to more positive can directly boost the immune system. Their conclusion, published in psychological science: optimism has emotional and physical health benefits.

Taken from RINaturalAwakenings.com

Coming from someone who is dealing with a sucky and life altering illness it is not always so easy to be bright and chipper. But I have noticed that when I can get myself in a better frame of mind I do tend to be more optimistic about my circumstances. I always say respect any feelings you are having, the good, bad and ugly! Just try not to hold on to the bad-negative-ugly-fear, etc, because thats where you can get into trouble (take it from me). Holding on to negativity never did anyone any good but then again good things can also come out of negativity... believe it or not. There are two sides to everything, both sides being important. Feeling and being optimistic certainly does make you feel better and more hopeful about life!

Flickr photo from Andreinatje

2010-11-08T14:56:00.000-05:00

Abraham Hicks - Do Desires cause Suffering?

2010-11-04T14:21:00.002-04:00

Contrast to what Eckhart Tolle says about suffering (video below).... interesting!