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This month’s thoughts reasons for that, and that we are all connected to each other.

about things... To the idea of the body’s energy system and the power we
have for self-healing. To the idea that we create the world
around us by virtue of the thoughts we choose to think repeat-
“I want to look back on my life and be giddy with edly. She said she was beginning to lose hope because she felt
joy that I was the one who got to live it.”
her life was meaningless. As usual, all that needed to change
... from page 7 .. was her perception.

DURING A BIG GOOF UP IT HELPS ME TO REMEMBER
THAT THINGS USUALLY WORK OUT FOR ME
YOUR WORDS HAVE CONSEQUENCES My Verizon contract was up last month, so I transferred my
Having said that, always watch your words — some people phone from Verizon ($81/month) to Straight Talk ($47/month.)
troll pages waiting to pick a fight. A friend of mine got herself I made sure to call from the land line and do the process with
in a pickle. She made some tipsy, rude comments on FB one a real person so I did not lose my number. Of course they
midnight last week and a handful of Facebook friends took it dropped my number! Mark, after I stressed I specifically need-
the wrong way. They began a witchhunt, getting her banned ed to take my phone number with me, failed to ask me any of
from several location entertainment venues and contacting the Verizon account info in order to port the number over. It
her employer asking that she be fired. She said a stupid thing was only AFTER we got off the phone I realized he didn’t ask
and she apologized hours later but now she’s receiving threats me any of that info. I called back and Brian did the necessary
of bodily harm as Facebook friends continue to share the of- to fix it. I attracted it because I was nervous about losing the
fending post with directives to “find this person and teach her number. I thought it might happen, I knew there was a chance
a lesson, give her something to cry about, put her out of her and I was resigned to it if it happened. I also know that things
misery,” etc. WORDS MATTER. Choose them carefully and know usually work out for me and when there’s a goof, I can usually
there are always consequences. find someone right away to fix it. And I did. So did it work out
because I expected it to or did I expect it to because it always
WHAT'S THE POINT OF IT ALL ANYWAY?? works out?
A friend asked, “What’s the point of it all? If we’re going to
just live and die, what’s the point of trying to achieve anything ASKING IS POWERFUL
if it all turns to dust?” The point is not achieving. The point is Did you ever notice that when there’s been no one exciting
the emotional journey you take as you go this way and that. and new in your life for awhile and then there is, suddenly
The point is to follow emotional happiness. That is also how there’s 2 and 3 and 4 of them? That’s because the more you
you serve yourself and your fellow man. When you are filled focus on the good feeling you got from the one, the stronger
with happiness, you exude a nonphysical ‘good’ into the en- your signal. “Bring me new inspiration.” Asking is powerful.
vironment and anyone around you has access to thoughts and When we ask, we will be guided to new inspiration or a new
feelings of happiness, not unlike accessing good thoughts from goal or a new muse. But we have to ask for it. When you’re
a collective thought bank. ready, sincerely ask internally: “Whoever or Whatever is
up there or out there, please bring me something to be
HOW I COPE WITH LIFE BY LOOKING FOR FUN intensely interested in and inspired about, something to
Why bother to feel good ever if we’re going to eventually die? bring new spark into my life. Thank you.” It never fails.
Because those thoughts and emotions build up and follow you Never.
from lifetime to lifetime, making easier and happier future
lives. I cope with life by training myself to have an interest in GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF THOSE YOU LEAVE BEHIND
things around me, looking for the fun to be had, looking for When you finally decide to leave and cut the cord, here's a
the helpers, looking for the silver lining, looking for someone comforting truth — if you’re no longer there by choice or
to give a kind word to, by training my self talk to keep me chance. “Responsibilities are part of the play, the maya or illu-
motivated and uplifted. That is my contribution to emotional sion of our lives. At any time that you abandon or are snatched
well being on planet Earth. from your life — the people in it will be taken care of by God.
So just know, pray for them, play your part with them as far as
Your being here matters, your being happy matters, the hap- you are prompted to do it. But be aware, they will be okay if
piness of others matter. Never think it’s pointless. Become an you are not there. That struggle to stand on their own may be
emotional missionary in this lifetime and follow happiness, part of their growth.”
feel happiness, collect happy thoughts and feelings so you — Marie Dooley
can remember happiness when things are not so happy. Fill
up your happy tank to overflowing, that’s how you silently You can leave out of misery or leave grace-
help your self and your community. In this lifetime and the fully. You can stay and be miserable, or stay
next. gracefully. The turmoil lives within limiting
options. Find the grace and the options will
A friend thanked me today for introducing her to metaphysical appear. — Zanda Gutek
thought, to the idea of continuation of life in consciousness
after the death of the physical body, to the idea of different Enjoy our offering this month. Andrea
levels of existence, intermingled and parallel worlds and the Hari Om.
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