Guiding Light
The Seasons of Self
The Seasons of Self
April: Awakening to the Miraculous
by Lynn Woodland
The Spring Equinox, the official beginning of spring, happened in the third month of March, marking the point where, for the first time in six months, light and darkness are equal. We’ve entered the season where light is on the rise, growing stronger every day, and it can’t help but touch us all and get our energy moving, even if we don’t consider ourselves terribly attuned to nature, even if we never garden, even if it’s still Minnesota-cold out (as it is where I live). When light is rising, we know it in our bones. At the very least, we find we don’t need our Seasonal Affective Disorder lamps as often and notice our houseplants going wild. Every year this time, the presence of light awakens us in any number of obvious as well as deep, primal ways.
Of course, the true rebirth of light happened at the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Yet, winter light is a quiet power, both dormant and pregnant, like the time after conception but before birth. Spring, on the other hand, is for “hatching.” Easter brings with it a riot of candy eggs, baby animals, and Jesus rising from the dead, as Christian symbolism blends with earlier, earth-based, traditions of the solar sun being on the rise.
This energy of birth and beginnings is exciting, fresh, and a bit fragile. There’s an openness and child-like innocence to it; a sense of the world being new and that anything is possible. What better time to consciously cultivate this energy of excitement, fresh perspective, and willing suspension of disbelief, not as a naive first step on the way to a painful crash, but as a creative force? What better time to open ourselves to miracles?
If the pure presence of spring isn’t enough to open your jaded mind to the possibility of miracles, try wading into some of the mind-boggling findings of relativity theory and quantum physics over the last century. Science is now showing us a remarkable new definition of reality in which time and space aren’t fixed, matter isn’t solid and the very nature of matter changes according to the expectations of those observing it. We’re seeing that consciousness in and of itself has the power to affect the physical realm and that minds are joined beyond the limits of time and space. To quote one of the pioneers of quantum physics, Erwin Schrodinger, on the nature of consciousness, “the overall number of minds is just one.” (A good starter book on new science is Taking the Quantum Leap, by Fred Alan Wolf.)
But this article isn’t just about the mysteries of time, space and matter. It’s an opportunity to explore and experience these mysteries first hand. It’s an invitation to suspend disbelief, allow your mind to be boggled and take a leap out of the box of what you think you know because what follows is an exercise in miracle-making.
Going back to Erwin Schrodinger’s idea of “One Mind” and combining that with mounting evidence of the mind’s power to affect matter (on this, check out physicist Helmut Schmidt’s research with random events generators, for starters), and then throwing in what we’re beginning to know about the fluidity of time and space (thank you, Einstein), take a little leap of imagination and consider that, simply through your intention to do so, you could connect with every other mind who has read, is reading, or will read this article. Imagine that, beyond the illusionary limitations of time and space, together we could (perhaps have already?) form a powerful, synergistic force of Mind capable of moving proverbial mountains of matter. (Why not? It’s been documented that prayer said anonymously, sight unseen, on another’s behalf has a statistically relevant, positive impact on physical health. Check out the book, Healing Words, by Larry Dossey, M.D. for more on this.)
So, if you’re still with me, stop for a moment and really imagine this. Envision your mind joining with the minds of all who have read, are reading and will read this article. Imagine us joining in a common intent that every reader now experiences something miraculous this month. (What’s “miraculous?” I think of it as something better than we expected, perhaps didn’t believe to be possible, always win/win, and often showing up through serendipity rather than effort.) As your mind follows along here, already you’ve become more than a passive reader—you’ve entered the process and begun to reshape matter, starting a healing ripple for yourself and countless others you will never know.
Picture this joined consciousness as clear, beautiful, and only positive—an ocean of pure potential having the power to do great good and incapable of doing harm. Imagine that beyond time and space we’ve formed a synergistic, only-for-good, creative force, ready to be directed. You can add your own mind power to this in any way your imagination might suggest: aim a beam of light from your heart to this collective pool and see it grow brighter; hold a heart-felt intention that these many others who you’ll never know now receive whatever highest good best serves them; or simply think and say this to yourself. Imagine you believe this is true even if you don’t. The power of our consciousness magnifies whatever we give consistent attention to so simply holding in mind an imagined reality is akin to planting a seed. Bringing it to mind repeatedly provides the sun and water that nurture its growth.
Now, all that’s left is to have faith. Faith means expecting success and seeing signs of it everywhere and in everything. It’s not a matter of hoping and wishing, which keeps our attention focused on something that isn’t here yet. “Faith” is when we’re so certain the future will unfold perfectly, we feel no need to be attached to it at all. Consequently, faith keeps us very present and at peace in the moment. Once we’ve stopped trying to worry the future into being, the miraculous present happens, with grace and serendipity.
So, instead of looking for signs of your success, which is tinged with an attitude of prove-it-to-me doubt, this month practice finding signs of success. It’s a little like being on an Easter egg hunt. You know without any doubt the eggs are out there. Some may be so obvious you’ll practically step on them, while some you might have to peek behind bushes and rocks to uncover. Play lightly with the possibility of miracles this month and see what shows up when you least expect it!
Lynn Woodland is creator of The Miracles Course, and author of Making Miracles—Create New Realities for Your Life and Our World, from Namaste Publishing, and the. Email her at lynn@lynnwoodland.com with your comments and to receive a free video download on the New Prosperity. More at www.LynnWoodland.com.
Living a More Conscious Life
An excerpt from Your Ultimate Life Plan: How to Deeply Transform Your Everyday Experience and Create Changes That Last, by Dr. Jennifer Howard.
Living a More Conscious Life
One realizes that all of existence is a manifestation of consciousness; that ultimately everything is made out of consciousness.
—A.H. Almaas
When you’re living a more conscious life, you’re being with yourself and for yourself deeply, moment by moment. No matter how attractive quick and easy solutions seem, lasting change can’t happen in the time it takes to deliver a pizza. It takes time, attention, and commitment to address and heal the layers of who we are and grow in consciousness.
So, what is conscious living?
To be conscious means to observe what’s present, and implies being awake or awakening to your deeper truth, an inner realization, or circumstance. Living a conscious life means having the willingness, curiosity, and courage to stay present to your thoughts and feelings, to the meeting point of body, emotion, mind, and spirit. It means staying present to the impact you have on others and your environment, as well as the choices available to you. To live a conscious life—to be awake and aware—is to be gloriously alive!
We experience life in degrees. You can choose where to place your attention and intention, creating a life that feels better than it does now. You can grow, change, and deepen your ability to navigate life. You can expand and illuminate your experience of consciousness. You can mature toward greater integration and wholeness.
From the deepest sense of ourselves, our inner life longs to be experienced, understood, and validated. It’s rich with nuance and complexity, and meant to be sipped and savored. It’s not meant to be swallowed a week at a time, controlled by our past programming and endless “to do” lists. Slow down, take a deep breath, and truly feel life. Every moment, even a painful one, contains gifts of wisdom and joy if we’re willing to remain conscious.
Living consciously includes uncovering, grieving, and working through your historical childhood difficulties, along with the programming they created. It’s your job to return to your blocks, those stubborn problems that keep you from experiencing your wholeness and embracing your potentials. As you identify and heal them you create change. This opens the door to the emergence of your real self.
You might be thinking, “Grieve my childhood difficulties?! Is that even possible? Won’t that take forever? Why should I go through all that effort? What problems will it solve?” To understand why it’s needed, let me ask you a few questions:
Are you living the life you’ve always dreamed of?
Often, from a young age, we have an idea of the kind of life we want to live. We have specific goals in some areas, others we paint with broader strokes, and some goals change with time. Do you feel your life expresses your deepest desire? Are you moving toward your greatest vision of life?
Are you the person you want to be?
When you reflect on who you’re being in life, you may discover you’re suppressing important qualities and traits while expressing others that don’t feel like the real you. Are you being your authentic, empowered self much of the time?
Is there a persistent complaint, pain, or longing in your life you’ve yet to heal?
Sometimes, no matter how much we work on ourselves, we encounter the same inner obstacles again and again.
Are you living and feeling fulfilled by your deepest mission in life, serving others, and making a difference?
We’re here to contribute to the world in our own unique way. Sometimes that contribution makes big waves, and sometimes our expression of service is quiet, subtle, or deeply personal. Each is as important in its own way. Are you making the difference you know you can?
Are you satisfied and fulfilled in your relationships?
This is an area in which we often compromise, give in to resignation, and feel we’ve gotten the best we can get. Are you frustrated and unfulfilled in your personal and professional relationships?
Is your work aligned with your life-path, and are you satisfied with your progress?
Are you doing what you’re burning to do? Does your professional life (your job or your business) express who you authentically are in the world? Are you achieving the results you want?
Living a conscious life changes your everyday experience in measurable ways. You’ll find greater ease, resilience, contentment, and success. As you learn to be present to physical sensations, emotional feelings, and thoughts, you’ll develop ego strength, and move more comfortably with the ups and downs of life. You’ll be well on your way to walking the conscious life path, embodying greater freedom and happiness.
You’ll relax into the most subtle and profound realms of awareness, the inner silent still point in consciousness—the silence that feeds body and soul. Father Thomas Keating, in his book Invitation to Love, said, “Silence is God’s first language; everything else is a poor translation. In order to hear that language, we must learn to be still and to rest in God.”
Conscious Living 2.0™ practices can lead you into wisdom and inner silence. Some might call this opening more fully to God, Wisdom, or unified consciousness. I like to call it “enlightening-ment,” meaning that for most of us enlightenment is not a destination or graduation into a permanent higher state of consciousness, but a moment-by-moment experience constantly fluctuating between degrees of wholeness and limited consciousness.
Once we’ve experienced and embodied this enlightenment, whether for a moment or more, the time spent in this impersonal state, stillness, spaciousness, silence, or wholeness leaves its mark on us forever. You probably know what I mean, and can feel it as you read. When we travel that territory, our capacity grows. We’re a little more relaxed and a little less fearful, more compassionate toward ourselves and others. We’re more attentive to our lives and the still small voice within.
In the book Buddha Standard Time, Lama Surya Das defines enlightenment as a “deep flash of awakening to the knowledge that we are much more than our time and space-bound material selves living in a material world. Some people awaken to enlightenment by Grace, seemingly without effort, but most of us stay obsessively stuck in the past or the future, running our mental trains backward and forward in that track every minute of the day.” Yet, he goes on to say, “Each moment is intersected by a realm of infinite spaciousness and timelessness, known in Tibetan as shicha, the Eternal Now.”
It’s possible to be excited about life, even on a bad day, when you’re doing what you came here to do! Fulfilling your mission—the one unique to you—is possible; I’m doing it, and I’ve helped many others do it too. You can feel happier than you ever thought possible!
About the Author:
Dr. Jennifer Howard is a licensed psychotherapist, energy healer, and spiritual teacher. She’s the author of Your Ultimate Life Plan: How to Deeply Transform Your Everyday Experience and Create Changes That Last, Huffington Post blogger and the host of the weekly radio talk show, A Conscious Life. Visit her website, www.DrJenniferHoward.com, for meditations, articles, and free gifts.
Reprinted, with permission of the publisher, from YOUR ULTIMATE LIFE PLAN: HOW TO DEEPLY TRANSFORM YOUR EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE AND CREATE CHANGES THAT LAST © 2013 Dr. Jennifer Howard. Published by New Page Books a division of Career Press, Pompton Plains, NJ. 800-227-3371. All rights reserved.
The Seasons of Self April: Awakening to the Miraculous – Lynn Woodland
The Seasons of Self
April: Awakening to the Miraculous
Lynn Woodland
The Spring Equinox, the official beginning of spring, happened in the third month of March, marking the point where, for the first time in six months, light and darkness are equal. We’ve entered the season where light is on the rise, growing stronger every day, and it can’t help but touch us all and get our energy moving, even if we don’t consider ourselves terribly attuned to nature, even if we never garden, even if it’s still Minnesota-cold out (as it is where I live). When light is rising, we know it in our bones. At the very least, we find we don’t need our Seasonal Affective Disorder lamps as often and notice our houseplants going wild. Every year this time, the presence of light awakens us in any number of obvious as well as deep, primal ways.
Of course, the true rebirth of light happened at the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Yet, winter light is a quiet power, both dormant and pregnant, like the time after conception but before birth. Spring, on the other hand, is for “hatching.” Easter brings with it a riot of candy eggs, baby animals, and Jesus rising from the dead, as Christian symbolism blends with earlier, earth-based, traditions of the solar sun being on the rise.
This energy of birth and beginnings is exciting, fresh, and a bit fragile. There’s an openness and child-like innocence to it; a sense of the world being new and that anything is possible. What better time to consciously cultivate this energy of excitement, fresh perspective, and willing suspension of disbelief, not as a naive first step on the way to a painful crash, but as a creative force? What better time to open ourselves to miracles?
If the pure presence of spring isn’t enough to open your jaded mind to the possibility of miracles, try wading into some of the mind-boggling findings of relativity theory and quantum physics over the last century. Science is now showing us a remarkable new definition of reality in which time and space aren’t fixed, matter isn’t solid and the very nature of matter changes according to the expectations of those observing it. We’re seeing that consciousness in and of itself has the power to affect the physical realm and that minds are joined beyond the limits of time and space. To quote one of the pioneers of quantum physics, Erwin Schrodinger, on the nature of consciousness, “the overall number of minds is just one.” (A good starter book on new science is Taking the Quantum Leap, by Fred Alan Wolf.)
But this article isn’t just about the mysteries of time, space and matter. It’s an opportunity to explore and experience these mysteries first hand. It’s an invitation to suspend disbelief, allow your mind to be boggled and take a leap out of the box of what you think you know because what follows is an exercise in miracle-making.
Going back to Erwin Schrodinger’s idea of “One Mind” and combining that with mounting evidence of the mind’s power to affect matter (on this, check out physicist Helmut Schmidt’s research with random events generators, for starters), and then throwing in what we’re beginning to know about the fluidity of time and space (thank you, Einstein), take a little leap of imagination and consider that, simply through your intention to do so, you could connect with every other mind who has read, is reading, or will read this article. Imagine that, beyond the illusionary limitations of time and space, together we could (perhaps have already?) form a powerful, synergistic force of Mind capable of moving proverbial mountains of matter. (Why not? It’s been documented that prayer said anonymously, sight unseen, on another’s behalf has a statistically relevant, positive impact on physical health. Check out the book, Healing Words, by Larry Dossey, M.D. for more on this.)
So, if you’re still with me, stop for a moment and really imagine this. Envision your mind joining with the minds of all who have read, are reading and will read this article. Imagine us joining in a common intent that every reader now experiences something miraculous this month. (What’s “miraculous?” I think of it as something better than we expected, perhaps didn’t believe to be possible, always win/win, and often showing up through serendipity rather than effort.) As your mind follows along here, already you’ve become more than a passive reader—you’ve entered the process and begun to reshape matter, starting a healing ripple for yourself and countless others you will never know.
Picture this joined consciousness as clear, beautiful, and only positive—an ocean of pure potential having the power to do great good and incapable of doing harm. Imagine that beyond time and space we’ve formed a synergistic, only-for-good, creative force, ready to be directed. You can add your own mind power to this in any way your imagination might suggest: aim a beam of light from your heart to this collective pool and see it grow brighter; hold a heart-felt intention that these many others who you’ll never know now receive whatever highest good best serves them; or simply think and say this to yourself. Imagine you believe this is true even if you don’t. The power of our consciousness magnifies whatever we give consistent attention to so simply holding in mind an imagined reality is akin to planting a seed. Bringing it to mind repeatedly provides the sun and water that nurture its growth.
Now, all that’s left is to have faith. Faith means expecting success and seeing signs of it everywhere and in everything. It’s not a matter of hoping and wishing, which keeps our attention focused on something that isn’t here yet. “Faith” is when we’re so certain the future will unfold perfectly, we feel no need to be attached to it at all. Consequently, faith keeps us very present and at peace in the moment. Once we’ve stopped trying to worry the future into being, the miraculous present happens, with grace and serendipity.
So, instead of looking for signs of your success, which is tinged with an attitude of prove-it-to-me doubt, this month practice finding signs of success. It’s a little like being on an Easter egg hunt. You know without any doubt the eggs are out there. Some may be so obvious you’ll practically step on them, while some you might have to peek behind bushes and rocks to uncover. Play lightly with the possibility of miracles this month and see what shows up when you least expect it!
Lynn Woodland is creator of The Miracles Course, and author of Making Miracles—Create New Realities for Your Life and Our World, from Namaste Publishing, and the. Email her at lynn@lynnwoodland.com with your comments and to receive a free video download on the New Prosperity. More at www.LynnWoodland.com.
7 Tips on How to Beat Those New Year’s Resolution Blues & Make Change Stick – Dr. Joe Dispenza
7 Tips
on How to Beat Those New Year’s Resolution Blues & Make Change Stick
Dr. Joe Dispenza
Leading Brain/Change Expert and International Bestselling Author of
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One
Contrary to what you might think after having set out to keep your New Year’s Resolutions in the past, only to see them dissolve in frustration and failure, the brain is the organ of change. The concept in neuroscience called neuroplasticity demonstrates that the brain alters itself every time we learn something new. Our nerve cells are specially arranged by what we learn, what we remember, what we experience, what we feel and what we envision. Our 100 billion brain cells are always communicating with the rest of our anatomy. If you learn even one new bit of information today, tiny brain cells will make new connections within the living lattice work of your system. In other words, when we really change our mind, the brain changes…and then we can effect permanent, lasting change.
Not more than thirty or forty years ago, there was a unanimous belief in biology that the brain was hardwired, meaning that we are born with a certain amount of neurological connections and the finality in life was that we were going to turn out like our parents. But with the advent of the latest technologies in functional imagery it is apparent that it is very possible to make the brain work differently. In fact, research out of the University of Wisconsin has proven something as simple as attention or focused concentration is a skill just like golf or tennis. In other words, the more you practice being mindful the better you get at it.
In addition, functional imagery has clearly proven that we can also change the brain just by thinking differently. For example, people that never played the piano were divided into groups.The first group physically played one-handed finger exercises like scales and cords, and as a result of the new activity, their brains changed. The before and after results of the functional brain scans showed new areas of the brain activated. In essence, not only did they make a new mind, literally new brain circuits flourished.
However, when a second group was asked to mentally rehearse the same scales and cords in their mind for the same amount of time, they grew the same amount of brain connections as the group who physically demonstrated the activity. Simply put, when we are truly focused and attentive, the brain does not know the difference between what is happening in our minds eye and what is happening in the external world.
So, when you take the time out of your busy schedule and begin to intentionally dream a new reality, focusing on your goal of losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising daily-for example–just remember that your brain is rewiring itself to your desires and your body is being reconditioned in order to prepare itself for that new event. Therefore, if you mentally rehearse daily what it would be like to experience any transformation, there will be internal changes taking place that will begin to help you achieve your goal.
So if you want to Make Change Stick, here are seven initial steps to start you on the path.
1) INTENTION, INTENTION, INTENTION!
Write a clear and simple resolution statement. This tells your brain that you mean it. Make sure your mission statement creates a positive feeling for you. Avoid words such as not and don’t. Make your resolution specific. Instead of saying you want to eat healthier, say, “I will eat a fresh healthy salad once a day so that I look better and feel better about myself.” Your intention is your mental compass. The clearer your purpose, the better you know where you are going and how you will get there.
2) SPONSORING THOUGHTS!
List strong reasons about why you want to change. This is the biggest secret to making change stick. You should feel passionate about each one of these thoughts. Be specific. For example, if you are interested in losing weight, one reason could be to wear your mother’s wedding dress for your wedding ceremony in five months. If intention gives you your direction, then your sponsoring thoughts are the fuel to get you going each day in your direction.
3) REVIEW, REMIND AND PRIME!
Create a plan. Then review your actions steps daily. To get yourself in the right state of mind, review your specific behaviors for the day when you wake up in the morning and/or before you go to bed in the evening. This little exercise literally sets up your day so that you stay conscious of your change. If you imagine yourself making the necessary decisions for that day, you will begin to prime your brain to automatically follow your intentions. Your mental rehearsal can install the neurological hardware and software so that you have the circuits in place to use when executing your changes appropriately. For instance, questions like: “What do I have to do to get there?” Write down the steps. “When do I need to have those steps taken?” Decide what steps you can take this day or even right now. Review and remind yourself of the entire plan and then take the first step. Think of this as reviewing your map on your journey to change. The more you do it the easier it is to get to your destination.
4) ALIGN YOUR BEHAVIOR TO MATCH YOUR INTENTION!
Hold yourself accountable by demonstrating change in your entire day. One of the hardest parts of breaking a habit is to not make the same choices you made days, weeks or months prior. When you decide what you are not going to do that day, it will help keep you on task. The biggest reason most people fall short of their vision relates to giving into familiar feelings. Get clear that when those feelings, cravings and bodily urges come up during your day that drive your devilish thoughts to concede, that you have the will to conquer them. This is when you take your ‘new you’ for a test drive. Your daily goals will always be in alignment with your ongoing intention. Think of this step as small destinations or towns you arrive at along your journey.
5) TRACK YOUR CHANGES!
Create a reward system for yourself. If you can create a chart that you can see or a ledger you review daily and then check your wins off daily, you will begin to make your discipline and changes a new habit….and build a new feeling of self esteem, worth and belief that you are doing it. If however, you fall from grace one day, make the choice to get back into your routine the very next day without wallowing in failure, guilt and self-depreciation. These emotions will surely undermine your efforts and cause you to return to the old self that may have already felt that way for too long. It’s always good to see how far you have come and how you are doing.
6) COME OUT OF YOUR RESTING STATE: CHANGE YOUR ENERGY
Change can be uncomfortable. When we are in the midst of change, it feels unnatural, unfamiliar and uncertain because we are no longer ‘being’ the same person. You are in the unknown. We are changing how we think, how we act and how we feel. Therefore, each day when you begin you must lift yourself into a new state of being and raise your energy. Questions like: “How would I have to ‘be’ today to master my day?” “How would I feel in my future when I am this person?” These are key ingredients. I like to say, “I cannot get up today as the same person who sat down, I must be in a new state of being and live from this level of energy.” Get excited that you can conquer yourself in some way.
7) CUE YOUR ENVIRONMENT
There is nothing more satisfying than to have little reminders in your life to keep you on track. Place pictures, notes, word phrases, and/or vision boards where you can see them daily, such as at your desk, on the refrigerator or pasted to the bathroom mirror. You can even play certain motivational CD’s in your car, or MP3 files while you exercise or inspirational music. These will keep you on task by reminding you that what you are doing is important. The more you stay conscious of your future, the more inspired you will be to overcome your present reality.
These are but a few starter steps. There is much more that can be done to ensure that you can Make Change Stick. But simply know that it is possible to change. True transformation is possible–and it is possible for YOU!
Dr. Joe Dispenza is known as one the world’s most prominent brain/change experts and author of the international bestselling books Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One, and Evolve Your Brain: The Science of Changing Your Mind. He was also one of the featured researchers in What the BLEEP Do We Know!? Dr. Dispenza will be leading the Making Change Stick workshop Saturday January 19 in Vancouver with step-by-step guidance and meditation techniques, which will also be streamed to venues across North America, with local facilitators present to help people anchor the concepts. For more information on Dr. Dispenza, his events and his books, go to www.drjoedispenza.com.
THE WISE WOMAN TRADITION EMPOWERS WOMEN – Susun S. Weed
THE WISE WOMAN TRADITION
EMPOWERS WOMEN
Susun S. Weed
The Wise Woman Tradition is the oldest known healing tradition on our planet. It offers a unique view of health that is woman-centered and deeply empowering to women. This is in stark contrast to orthodox – and most alternative – healing traditions, which are based on male viewpoints which disempower women.
The medicine I learned in school was based on a linear, scientific, male worldview whose truth I did not question. When this medicine failed me, as a woman and a mother, I sought alternatives. Herbs helped me take care of myself and my family, simply and safely, but I questioned the assumptions behind what I was taught. It was clear to me that alternative health care disempowers women as much, or more than, orthodox medicine does. They both actively assume that the norm on which assessment of health is to be based is masculine in gender.
Assuming that a healthy male is the definition of health may not seem like much of a problem, unless you are a woman. This core assumption has hurt, and continues to hurt, women in a multitude of direct and indirect ways, from the deeply personal to the widely political. This assumption leads to attempts to “correct” – with drugs and surgery – physical and emotional states that are normal (and healthy) for women, but not for men.
Consider: Healthy women were given DES (a hormone) simply because they were pregnant – their offspring are cancer-prone.
Millions of menopausal women have been (and are still) treated with hormones in an effort to replace what is “lost.” Does this improve their health~ No. Use of hormone replacement increases the risk of stroke, heart disease, and breast cancer.
Menstruating women need some quiet time alone. Instead they are offered pink Prozac to help them overcome their “depression.”
Women are advised to have their uterus (and increasingly their ovaries, too) removed since they are “not needed after menopause … just places that can harbor cancer.” It is well known that a woman’s sexual response is unlikely to be as strong, and may even be lost, when she loses these vital organs. A century ago, a woman who challenged male authority could be diagnosed as “hysterical” and her uterus (“hyster”) removed (often without anesthesia or disinfectants).
There is more to medicine than the male perspective. I speak for the woman-centered tradition. It offers men and women a new way to think about and create health in all stages of their lives. It empowers women to take charge of their health and their lives, to honor and respect themselves, and the earth. I call it the Wise Woman Tradition.
The Wise Woman Tradition empowers women by:
~ Focusing on simple remedies that are easily accessible
~ Sharing information freely
~ Offering compassionate listening
~ Renaming her weaknesses as strengths
~ Reminding her that her body is the body of the earth, is the body of the goddess, is the sacred ground of being.
The Wise Woman Tradition empowers women to:
~ View themselves as healthy, even when they have problems
~ Create their own healthy norms
~ Honor their natural cycles and changes (puberty, menses, pregnancy, menopause)
~ Define themselves from a woman-centered viewpoint
~ Connect with other women for personal and planetary healing
Much of modern medicine seems complicated and difficult to understand. Many alternative remedies are also complicated, some are unduly expensive, others require special training and initiations. This disempowers women. The Wise Woman Tradition, by focusing on simple remedies that are easily accessible, and by sharing information freely, allows women to feel competent and powerful in taking care of their own health.
The Wise Woman Tradition heals by nourishing the wholeness of each unique individual. Nourishing has three primary aspects: simple ceremony, nourishing foods, and compassionate listening. When women are heard, when we listen to each other, then we feel validated and empowered. Harking back to the consciousness-raising sessions of the 1970′s, and informed by Native American teachings of the talking stick, compassionate listening reshapes women’s stories so they can reshape their lives.
One of the great gifts of the Wise Woman Tradition is the renaming of our weaknesses as strengths. When we allow ourselves to be depressed, outraged, yearning, grief-stricken, confused, fearful, bitchy, and more; when we allow all that we are to be part of us, then we can finally find and celebrate our wholeness/health/holiness.
The Wise Woman Tradition empowers women by reminding us that we are sacred, that our bodies are sacred. As women, we are the earth. Each one of us lives in the body of the earth. Each one of us comes from this sacred ground of being. And not only are we empowered to honor ourselves, we are empowered to demand that respect from all others.
When women accept orthodoxy’s image of them as constantly in need of help, they accept a powerless position. When women accept the Wise Woman Tradition’s assertion that they are already perfect, already vibrantly healthy, even when they have problems, they assume a position of power. When women create their own healthy norms, they create a place of power in which they can stand, no matter how fast and furious the changes.
When women believe that their natural cycles and changes (puberty, menses, pregnancy, menopause) are somehow sick or wrong, they open themselves to medical experiments. When women learn that the Wise Woman Tradition honors these states above all others, they find a source of deep wisdom and great power flowing into their lives.
When women define themselves from a male-centered viewpoint, they always loose. When they define themselves from a woman-centered viewpoint, they always win. The Wise Woman Tradition offers this power to women, from the Ancient Grandmother’s heart to yours.
Susun Weed, green witch and wise woman, is an extraordinary teacher with a joyous spirit, a powerful presence, and an encyclopedic knowledge of herbs and health. She is the voice of the Wise Woman Way, where common weeds, simple ceremony, and compassionate listening support and nourish health/wholeness/holiness. She has opened hearts to the magic and medicine of the green nations for three decades. Ms. Weed’s four herbal medicine books focus on women’s health topics including: menopause, childbearing, and breast health. Visit her site www.susunweed.com for information on her workshops, apprenticeships, correspondence courses and more! Browse the publishing site online at www.wisewomanbookshop.com to learn more about her alternative health books.
Tips for Being Happier in Life
Tips for Being Happier in Life
Happiness is one of the things that everyone wants, but we are not quite sure how to get it. A big misconception is that money brings happiness. While money may help someone who is poor become happier, it doesn’t have a lasting impact on one’s overall happiness. The things research has shown actually do make people happy are those that come from within, rather than that which can be purchased.
“People too often search for happiness outwardly. They are looking in the wrong direction,” explains Louix Dor Dempriey, a spiritual master who started and leads events through the Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation. “True happiness comes from within. You have to look inward in order to live a happier life.”
Louix has spent decades as a spiritual leader helping people to become happier, through his seminars, workshops, and retreats. Here are a few tips he offers for helping to be happier in life:
• Find inner peace. Having inner peace is about forgiveness, acceptance and tolerance. Those who have that find that they are happier and more content with their life.
• Practice gratitude. Often, we focus on all that we don’t have, rather than being grateful for what we do have. Keeping a daily gratitude journal can help remind us to be grateful for all the great things we have in our life already.
• Give love. The Laws of Attraction teach us that when we give love, it will come back to us. Whenever we send out love and compassion, we are likely to receive it in return, helping us to feel happier.
• Help others. Doing altruistic things, such as volunteering or helping others, brings happiness to us. It makes us feel that we are needed, we are contributing, and we are making the world a better place.
• Get together. Those who are alone in life tend to be less happy, overall. For this reason, it is important to get together with those who share and support your beliefs, dreams, and visions. It will help you feel happier and will create a sense of belonging.
“Look past material possessions and all the things that take a lot of money,” adds
Louix, “The things in life that will truly bring you happiness are either free or very low in cost. Place your focus on healing and purifying yourself, and you will find your path to being happier in life.”
About Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation
The Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation is a Laguna Hills, Calif.- based non-profit organization. Led by Louix Dor Dempriey, the mission of the foundation is to help people find inner peace and live a life of unconditional love. Since the late ’90s, Louix has been featured in numerous media outlets around the world, including print, television, and radio. Louix offers seminars, retreats, video conferences, study groups, and workshops to millions of people around the world. To learn more about the Louix Dor Dempriey Foundation, visit the site at www.Louix.org.
Integrative Wellness Rules
The following excerpt is taken from the book Integrative Wellness Rules by Jim Nicolai and Miraval.
Keep a Journal
If it’s worth living, it’s worth recording.
Those words have stayed in my memory. They’ve been my motivation for keeping a journal since my early 20s. Journals have been living scrapbooks for everything I’ve done. From ticket stubs of favorite movies, concerts, and plays to articles found in papers or magazines; pictures of my wife, Sara and the kids; works of art from the little ones; snapshots from friends and family; brainstorming ideas and dreams; goals—signed and dated; actions items for the upcoming day—I keep all of these in my journal.
I also try to make an entry at least every few days as a running commentary on what’s going on in my life. It could be what’s up with the news, weather, and sports of the day; my reaction to a particular event or situation; or an inspiring idea or memory I want to capture. If it pops into my head, it goes down on paper. Some of these have been real gems.
I also find it fascinating to look at my past journals. They are stored in a large wooden chest. It’s amazing to see what was going on way back when, what I was thinking, who was in my life at the time, and how I was responding to things, especially from a reference point of where I am today.
My journals provide a healthy dose of perspective, knowing where I am and where I’ve come from. All those tragedies I thought were so devastating don’t seem as bad; and all of those victories that I thought were fantastic were good but not so tremendous.
Life seems more intriguing when taken from this vantage point.
It gives me a sense of calm that I turned out all right throughout the twists and turns of life. Journaling helps to frame the world around me as I am going through it, knowing that there’s a lot going on at a rapid pace but that I’m also a meaningful part of that journey. And ultimately, it gives me a satisfaction to know that I’m still here putting the puzzle pieces of my life together—that they have formed a particular picture but there’s still more to go.
I liken it to a photo mosaic, where a larger image is made out of hundreds or thousands of tinier pictures. As I record my life, a picture begins to develop, and it adds to all the other reflections I’ve put together to ultimately coalesce into something greater. What eventually appears may take months or years to see, but as I look back on journal after journal, I begin to notice patterns, and eventually a grander picture of me and where I am on my journey forms. It gives me a reference point to keep moving in a desired direction or to take a step back and go somewhere else.
My journals keep me excited as a collector of memories and experiences to see what adventures may be lurking around the corner and what bigger picture I might be creating. There’s nothing better than finishing one book only to open up another.
And somewhere down the road, as my life is winding up, I know I will feel a sense of satisfaction that I have left a legacy of my life through these journals. It may be my children or theirs who might want to know a bit more about their grandfather, and all they will have to do is open the wooden chest. My oldest son just finished an essay about his great-grandfather, who was an Army Corps Engineer in the First World War. He built roads and bridges in France, and as he interviewed my father-in law, we were getting to know someone who lived through two world wars and the Great Depression. We saw his old leather army bag with the measuring tape he used to gauge the length of whatever he was building. I saw his old holster; it had been to Belgium and back. Having a link to that time through this man was an amazing feeling. I wish I had been able to read some of his letters; it would have taken me to that time and place but also deeper into the man who was living through it.
That’s what I want my journals to be as well. It’s a gift to those who want to learn about me and the life I’ve lived.
As a writer and a lover of books, I personally love the feeling of holding a pen in my hand and writing on paper. You need to choose your own favorite way to journal as long as you get it down. Write a blog on your computer. Talk into a recorder. Use a smartphone or iPad. Keep a scrapbook or a collection of photos, videos, and family movies. Anything you can do to record your life can bring remarkable clarity to your journey.
If it’s worth living, it’s worth recording.
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Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
by Sophie Rose
This famous saying from John Lennon reflects a paradox in our lives. Many of us would like to have a peaceful ride, enjoy the present moment, yet we can’t help but make future plans so we feel secure, or we spend time digging on past hurts. Lennon doesn’t say we shouldn’t make plans, but that the true experience of being alive is beyond those plans, and “happens” to us.
At first view, this seems to negate any personal will, since the right answer to life would be to embrace it instead of trying to direct it, but it might just be that free will should be redirected from the content of our lives to its approach: Instead of using our free will to decide what should come next, we’d use it to choose between ego or letting go, between a life ruled by our mind or a life in tune with a higher intelligence. For most people, this higher intelligence only seems to manifest when their life flows: important meetings happen, synchronicities lead to a new path and something mysterious seems to be pulling the strings. The willingness to not resist whatever life is putting on the road determines how long the ride will last. Then, one day, the ego-mind takes back its throne, doubt arises and the magical path vanishes. Guidance seems no longer there.
To stay on the path we must trust, live in the present, and let go of fear. In other words, behaviors we have not been taught growing up, so deconditioning is necessary. Learned behaviors are often a source of false security and self-limitation. Unfortunately, any mind work on deconditioning will only take us so far: “you cannot remove a thorn with a thorn” as the Buddhists say. The ego-mind will always fight its way to the director seat, reverting to its lower patterns as soon as it is threaten by change. To get rid of the ego is impossible, to put it as a servant of this higher intelligence is the answer.
Trust is the first step: Faith is beyond the ego-mind. By trusting something unknown, limitless and wise, you jump over the illusory self-limitations of the mind, hence opening the door to higher guidance and purpose. The place you create from is no longer the result of years of self-definition but the unlimited potential this higher intelligence has in reserve for you. So co-creation happens at a different level: not the level where your thoughts create your reality but the level where your alignment with the higher intelligence of your life allows you to receive its energy. What you manifest then is no longer the fruit of an illusion, the product of something as fleeting as the mind. You manifest from the higher intent behind your life. True purpose lies outside of the ego-mind’s grasp.
Living in the present is a necessary condition for this higher intelligence to manifest. Calling on past experiences to evaluate something only brings more mind in and ego tries to direct the game again. Wondering about the future makes us want to control it. To live in the present means to not resist life’s experiences, even the painful ones. The wisdom behind most spiritual practices is to see pain as a teacher of letting go. Whether it is the pain of sitting in meditation, of constant thinking or of emotional upheaval, the realization that these pains disappear in an awakened state of consciousness is a perfect training ground for daily life.
As we develop this simple awareness of the present moment and the willingness to experience life without the veil of mind, our fears evaporate. We go from the realm of ego to the realm of being, we surrender to the music and we become the dance. Life happens.
Sophie Rose is a spiritual counselor and the author of The Way of The Heart, Teachings of Jeshua and Mary Magdalene, 2012 National Indie Excellence Award Finalist. She is a contributing author of The Sacred Shift, Co-Creating your Future. Sophie is not aligned with any particular religion or tradition and has always favored a direct experience of spirituality. She can be contacted through www.thewayoftheheartcourse.com
Interview with Rachael Jayne Groover
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The Art of Feminine Presence™
Interview with Rachael Jayne Groover
Founder of The Yin Project and Author of Powerful and Feminine
Sedona Conscious Magazine: The Art of Feminine Presence – For those that aren’t familiar with your work, Rachael, can you please give us an overview of how this work started?
Rachael Jayne: As far as the presence piece goes, I’ve always been fascinated with why some people could walk into a room and have a magnetic presence and others don’t. Why some dancers’ performances popped and some didn’t… What I found out is that the same practices one performs to work their on outer presence is that same work they do for their inner presence.
SCM: Why do you think some people’s inner work doesn’t translate?
RJ:vIt’s a whole different journey to have your actual work transforming into your outer expression: your gestures, your voice, your heart energy etc. For those that only focus on the inner work without working on the embodiment, their outer expression is never going to match.
SCM: So how do you increase this outer expression?
RJ: Take up dance, or singing – this will force you to express yourself in a big way and force you to face your inner work. I want this journey for myself, to keep embodying my inner work so that it’s palpable in my outer expression for all the women around me.
Beginning with the feminine work- I was going along in my life with a lot of good things happening, but the pain of this question kept recurring, “Where are the good men?” I went on the quest to find out what was going on in me and found that I was not connected with my feminine. When I was able to turn that around, this work led me to meet my husband Datta and even found that I had less competition from other men and women around me, and I was able to really embrace that feminine essence.
These two pieces were what came together: feminine + presence. It’s about how to feel centered, confident and in-the-moment. I created 44 practices that are about how to get women into their body.
SCM: How could you apply this to a competitive environment? This is really prevalent in the dance community, so how could this alleviate it?
RJ: My main practice is to get women to come from their center. Not the muscle group, but by paying attention to your inner core. When you are here, self-consciousness or performer-consciousness cannot exist. When you are in this mode, you are not in your feminine presence. There is a sensual joy that bubbles up when you are in this center. This is why we love dancing so much, because the dancer is in-the-moment. When we see a woman who is in her center, we are in awe.
RJ: As a dancer, you want to fast-track your presence so that your dance is noticed even more. I have a friend who is a dancer and always has this amazing presence. She had an audition for Mission Impossible 2 and went up against Flamenco dancers who were really well-trained but it was her presence that got her the part.
SCM: On the other side of the equation, how can we apply this presence to a women’s business network? We all know that women operate differently than women in business and the paradigm for a long time was that women should act like men to get ahead. How can you expand upon this with regard to your own work?
RJ: Well, it comes down to the inner, conscious work that you do. A truly authentic woman in her authentic essence is in her feminine. It’s really about personal growth. A women in her personal power will be feminine and people will want to work with her. Most people can hold their center until they are asked, “What do you do?” And then they go into performance consciousness (and give their rehearsed answer) or they almost shut down and become quiet. So it’s important to be in your center, especially before a meeting. I do this all the time, before I open that door I ask myself “Am I home?” Then you need to pay attention to how you speak. You need to be the loudest in the room, the most confident. Not shouting, but solid. Because the person hiring you wants to know: 1- is she going to solve my problem? And 2- is she confident in solving my problem? If you can speak in a strong voice, that tells the person you can help them. Women are confident! Do it with enthusiasm and passion, be in your center, and don’t project your energy out by trying too hard. Those are my three main tips.
SCM: What is the quickest way for a woman to access her feminine energy?
RJ: I have three main activation points for this work:
1: Activate the womb space by coming in to your center. This will ground you.
2: Feel sensuality in your movement. Bellydancers move their hips in a way that activates feminine power/energy. But if you aren’t a dancer you can still move the hips and sway, moving the energy to get into the feminine juiciness.
3: Operate from your heart center. If we see a woman we want to work with or watch, we want to see her come from her heart. Otherwise she comes across as insincere or closed. If I come into the room with an open, vulnerable presence, people will be drawn to me. Be open in your center, feel the watery presence in your hips, and be open from your heart. These three together are a million-dollar energetic boost!
SCM: When being more open from the heart/vulnerable it can be a little unnerving at time.s How can we let our guard down?
RJ: Feel where your energy stops and where another’s begins. With any woman that is a leader, it is important that they create their outer field/light globe that creates a boundary but also lets the other person in enough so they feel your openness. Bellydancers are going to have people project ideas upon them regardless of what is true. The antidote is to respond with open heart energy. It’s taken me a long time to feel safe enough to open my heart in those instances, but the more I perform (as a singer) the more I notice people are looking to me, and they will look to dancers as an example of a woman in her feminine power. So I feel it’s important that I show them who I am so they can feel comfortable.
SCM: It often comes down to a balance of being strong and vulnerable at the same time. A lot of women struggle with that.
RJ: Yes! That is why I call my book Powerful and Feminine. That “and” portion amplifies the meaning because it makes your expressive range greater. When a dancer/singer can express a wide range, the more ability they have to express and wow their audience. It’s the same with women- the more range we can express: the vulnerable to the powerful, the better the response we will receive from others.
SCM: When you talk about people’s light globes, it’s almost like a person’s intimate little dance that is happening between two people. Here is Sedona we have a lot of hyper-sensitive people responding to others’ energies because they are clairvoyant etc.
RJ: We do pick up energies from the etheric realm but we also pick up a lot more accurate information the more I go inside. The boundary you put up will not lesson your intuitive ability, it will heighten it. But it will keep you from becoming drained by doing your work. I am heightened immensely when I do this work so if I don’t have my light globe up I am incredibly drained. And by doing so, I can hear them more. It’s also a good practice if you aren’t in-tune with other peoples energies at all. Be “home,” check in and see if there is a red flag. This can be helpful on a date!
SCM: We talk a lot about tapping in to our own source, but what are your ways to release energy?
RJ: Yes, any way to ground yourself. For me, it’s by going for a walk or doing something in nature. I just get out of the room/house and let Mother Earth do her job. If you can’t get outside, even for 5 minutes, do some sort of movement: dance or jumping jacks, or use an instrument that will get your energy moving.
SCM: How does working with feminine energy affect personal relationships?
RJ: Immensely! Which part do I share? {laughs} The masculine essence wants to pursue and the feminine essence wants to be pursued. We don’t want to have to call him all the time. When you are in your feminine presence, it’s going to drop you into more of a receptive mode and he’s going to feel it and want to pursue. You need to be in your joy and he needs to be in your joy. But he will feel it when you are in your feminine. It will inspire him into his masculinity. Or if he doesn’t, you will realize quickly that he’s not there and needs to do his work. But oftentimes a woman will step into the masculine role to compensate but that doesn’t help.
SCM: So this is a great tool for rekindling a relationship?
RJ: Absolutely. Opposites only attract in sexual essence but that is the only aspect. For a relationship you will want to complement. We always want to be mindful of creating that polarity. On the other hand, neutral environments can water down the feminine energy. So it’s important for independent, strong, women to keep this in mind. We need to do our work in our feminine to meet the masculine. (And men, vice-versa.)
SCM: What do you have coming up so that people can learn more about you and your work?
RJ: The book is the best place to start because there are 35 individual practices to help women get in touch with their feminine and empower their energetic presence.
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The Law of Divine Compensation
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THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION: On Work, Money, and Miracles
by Marianne Williamson
No matter what is happening in our lives, we choose how we wish to think about it. And the greatest gift we give ourselves is often our willingness to change our minds. Despite what might seem to be the saddest and most intractable situation, we have the power to believe that something else is possible, that things can change, that a miracle can happen.
This simple shift in how we think can make all the difference in what happens next. How we think releases an infinite number of possibilities that could not have occurred had we not believed that they were possible. Such is the power of our thoughts to attract as well as deflect miraculous breakthroughs.
Free will means you can think whatever you want to think. You cannot, however, make untrue what is true or true what is untrue. The universe does care about you. The universe is set up to work on your behalf. And the universe is capable of bringing miraculous transformation to any situation of brokenness or lack. Regardless of what has happened in your life, the universe is able and prepared to bring you comfort and repair. You are loved, and your purpose is to love. From a mind filled with infinite love comes the power to create infinite possibilities. We have the power to think in ways that reflect and attract all the love in the world.
Such thinking is called enlightenment. Enlightenment is not a process we work toward, but a choice available to us in any instant.
Enlightenment is the answer to every problem. In any situation where you seem to be at the effect of forces over which you have no control, remember that God dwells within your mind, and there are no forces over which He has no control. Therefore, through His power within you, there are no mortal conditions over which you are powerless. Whenever your good is obscured by the appearances of a nonloving world, the universe is programmed to lift you out of that condition and return you to an abundant state.
As an expression of divine perfection, the universe is both self-organizing and self-correcting. To whatever extent your mind is aligned with love, you will receive divine compensation for any lack in your material existence. From spiritual substance will come material manifestation. This is not just a theory; it is a fact. It is a law by which the universe operates. I call it the Law of Divine Compensation.
Just as there are objective, discernible laws of external phenomena, so there are objective, discernible laws of internal phenomena. The law of gravity, for instance, is not just a “belief.” It is true whether or not you believe it. Spiritual laws are not just beliefs, either; they are descriptions of how consciousness operates.
Once we know this law—that there is a natural tendency of the universe to improve all things—then we lean naturally into the arms of God and allow Him to lift us up. We surrender our thoughts, then He uplifts our thoughts, then our experiences change. The practical issue is whether we choose thoughts that activate or deactivate the Law of Divine Compensation. We activate it with every loving thought. We deactivate it when we give more credence to the reality and power of the material world than to the reality and power of love.
If our circumstances tempt us to think thoughts such as, “I must not be good enough,” “I will never have another chance,” “It will take forever for this to right itself,” or “I hate whoever is to blame for this,” then miracles, though they are programmed into the nature of the universe, cannot make their way into our awareness. With every thought we think, we either summon or block a miracle. It is not our circumstances, then, but rather our thoughts about our circumstances, that determine our power to transform them.
The Law of Divine Compensation applies equally to all situations, but in this book we will focus on its application to money and the lack thereof. In a time of economic uncertainty—when circumstances make it particularly tempting to believe in the scarcity of the material plane over the abundance of the spiritual—our capacity to think differently is the miracle-worker’s edge. Bills stare you in the face. Foreclosure looms.
Credit is wrecked. Jobs aren’t available. And with all that comes chaos on many fronts. Who doesn’t need a mmiracle then?
If you identify only with your body and its reality, rather than with your spirit and its reality, then you’re
tempted to think that diminished material assets somehow diminish who you are. But you are not merely a being of the material world; you are a being of unlimited spirit. And in spirit there is no lack. You are not lacking just because your circumstances are.
If your core belief is “I lack” and you carry that belief with you, then you will subconsciously perpetuate or
create the circumstances that reflect the belief. But your circumstances are completely malleable: they simply
reflect the dictates of your mind. Regardless of what limits exist in your material world, your immutable truth is that you are an unlimited spiritual being. By remembering this, you summon the Law of Divine Compensation. You are a loving idea in the Mind of God. Circumstances should not and need not tempt you to believe otherwise. The universe showers you with love not because of what you have done or not done, but because of who you are. Think of the universe itself as a personal love note from God to you. God is love, and in sharing His love you share His power. By aligning yourself with thoughts of infinite love for yourself and others, you gain dominion over the lower thought forms of the world.
In a material sense, your situation might indeed be bleak. You might have been given a raw deal, even been betrayed by others. You yourself might have made a huge mistake. Still, what matters is what you think now: Are you lingering in the past, or are you allowing for a miracle in the present? Are you blaming yourself and others, or blessing yourself and others? Are you clinging to your faith in the reality of the disaster, or opening your mind to the possibility of a miracle? Realign your thoughts with the thoughts of God, and in any given instant the universe is ready to begin again. The laws of time and space are more malleable than we think.
Mistakes and wrong turns need not throw us off. The capacity for correction is built into the universe, just as it is into the workings of a GPS. If you’ve programmed an address into your GPS but then take a different turn than it recommends, the GPS automatically creates a new route. And so does the universe. Perhaps you thought you’d get to where you wanted to be financially through achieving a certain credential, doing a particular job, or making a particular investment. But then something happened: the economy worsened, you made a mistake, or someone else did. The Law of Divine Compensation gives us the assurance that the universe will simply create a new route. What is lacking shall become abundant, and what is wounded shall be healed. From “out of the blue”—or miracle-mindedness—miracles will flow forth naturally. Why? Because perfection is your eternal home, to which the universe is programmed to return you whenever you have deviated, for whatever reason, from the thoughts that get and keep you there. That is how loved you are.
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Excerpted from THE LAW OF DIVINE COMPENSATION: On Work, Money, and Miracles by Marianne Williamson. Copyright 2012. Reprinted with permission by HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
