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Wisechoices Newsletter
- Fall 2010 |
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A
message through Mari
Simplify your
mind
It is no doubt useful to
simplify your life, to re-evaluate the way you live, what you do
and with whom, and where you do that. But the best way to begin the
process of cleansing is within your own mind.
Your mind and your life are
one. Whatever happens in your life is born out of thought and
emotion. To keep things simple and manageable begin by living in
the present. Don't think of what may or may not be, don't consider
what may go "wrong" or "right"- simply enjoy the ride. Forget the
outcome of whatever it is you do and do it simply for the pleasure
of doing it.
Arjava
How
easily we judge and not understand. Aren't we all teachers and
students in our life?
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| Soaking Up The Sweetness |
I
was walking down a small road in northern Spain
when
I saw a peasant lying in a garden.
"You
are crushing the flowers," I said.
"No,"
he answered, "I am trying to get a little of their
sweetness."
Paulo Coelho
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Creating Space
to Dance Together
Henri Nouwen Society
When we feel desperately lonely (vs. in joyful,
peaceful solitude) we keep looking for a person or group who can
take our loneliness away. Our lonely hearts cry out, "Please hold
me, touch me, speak to me, pay attention to me (ultimately, please
fix me and make me complete)." But very soon we discover that the
person or group we expect to take our loneliness away cannot really
give us what we ask for. Often that person or group feels burdened
or oppressed by our relentless demands and runs away,
leaving us in
despair and terror.
As long as we
approach another person or group from our desperately lonely
neediness, no authentic, mature human relationship can ever
develop. Clinging to one another in loneliness and neediness is
suffocating and eventually becomes totally destructive for all.
For love to be possible we need the courage to create sacred space
between us and to trust that this space allows us to dance
together.
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A
Special message for you from Arjava
Frank Arjava
Petter
I
have been asked again and again to come to the USA to teach, and I
would be happy to schedule a tour in 2011. We will have three
venues: one on the East coast, one on the West Coast and one in the
Middle. My friend and fellow author Mari Hall will be the main
contact for this tour and we are asking those of you in the
US to let us know if you are interested. Mari is one of
the most precious diamonds in the Reiki world and this will be a
good chance to meet and share each others insights.
Mari's email address is:
Mari
Hall
6103 Alden Street, Houston, TX 77084
832-282-4454
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| Being
in a Nurturing Place |
There
will likely be times in your life when your soul evolves more
quickly than your circumstances. Your subconscious mind may be
ready to move forward long before you recognize that you are
destined to embrace a new way of life. Your soul intuitively
understands that changing habitats can be a vital part of the
growth process and that there may be one part of you that is eager
to move to another home, another state, or another plane of
existence. But the ties that bind you to your current mode of being
can make moving into this next stage of your life more challenging
than it has to be. If you find it difficult to move on, consider
that just as people in your life may come and go, your role in
others' lives may also be temporary. And many of the conditions
that at first seemed favorable served you for a short time. When
you are ready to match your situation to your soul, you will find
that you feel a new sense of harmony and increasingly connected to
the ebb and flow of the universe.
Moving on can be defined in numerous ways. Your forward momentum
may take you from your current locale to a place you instinctively
know will be more nurturing, comfortable, and spiritually
enriching. Once you arrive, your misgivings will vanish, and you
will know that you have found a sanctuary. Similarly, subtle
changes in your values, goals, or emotional needs can motivate you
to distance yourself from one group of people in order to associate
yourself with individuals that are better able to support you. For
example, this could mean moving away from your birth family in
order to find your energetic or spiritual family. The route you
need to travel may not always be clear; you may feel inspired to
change yet be unsure as to why or how. Clarity may come in the form
of a question if you are willing to seriously ask yourself where
your soul is trying to take you.
In a way, moving from one point to another or moving into a
different relationship when you feel strongly driven to do so is a
way of bringing your spiritual and earthly energies together. It is
a two-step process that involves not only letting go but also
reconnecting. You will know you have found your destination,
physical, emotional or otherwise, when you feel in your heart that
you have been reborn into a life that is just the right shape,
size, and composition.
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| A
Message from the Universe |
What would you think about today, if you
knew those very thoughts would command leagues in the
unseen?
And
what would you say today, if you knew each word you chose would
send great waves into motion?
And
what would you do today, if you knew I'd glean from the slightest
of your moves, whether or not you believed in life's magic, so that
I could prove you right?
No,
no, you don't have to answer! We'll just wait and see...
Holding
our breath,
The Universe and friends
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"We've
all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the
part
we
choose to act on. That's who we really are."
Sirius Black to Harry Potter, in Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix
"I'm
starting to think that there is only one cause worth fighting
for,
and
that is love."
Anne Spivey
"To
genuinely love another you must be bold and willing to
unlock
from
the inside the deep mystery that is you."
Jim
Spivey
"When
we choose not to focus on what's missing from our lives but are
grateful
for the abundance that's
present...we
experience heaven on earth."
Sarah Ban
Breathnach
"Love
ignites the heart, energizes the emotions, resurrects the
soul
and
nourishes the spirit. Love is the light that pierces the
darkness,
that
fills the emptiness.
Love
infuses. Love permeates. Love enfolds.
Love
finds itself in itself."
Patrick Thomson
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