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Freedom from disquieting or oppressive thoughts or emotions.
No one can grant you peace, you must allow yourself to receive it. If your mind is in a state of turmoil, wracked with confusion, and angry thoughts, how can peace find a home? Peace is something you allow yourself to own. The fastest path to peace is to let go of negative thoughts and emotions. Forgive yourself, let go of the blame, and guilt sequence; forgive others, let go of the anger, and hate sequence. Practice exchanging negative thoughts for positive ones. Stay away from things that upset you as much as possible, if not possible try to keep a picture of peace and love in your mind. Read good books on attaining peace. Do something today to bring more peace into your life.
“Nothing can bring you peace but yourself.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American lecturer, poet, and essayist, 1803-1882
Your blog continues to be such a great source of inspiration and information to me, that I thought I would share with you an inspirational moment from my life here, on the other side of the world.
Yesterday I was in no mood for church. It had been a stressful week and a trip to church felt more like an obligation than an opportunity for some much-needed quiet reflection. But two things happened that clearly demonstrated my need for that connection with the Divine. As I was waiting for the service to begin I began to read the “thought for the week” in the parish newsletter. It’s subject was St Therese of Lisieux, (a Catholic nun whose prayers and meditations inspire many people around the world) and her abiding faith in the certainty of being loved. The certainty of being loved! How radically different our lives would be if we could all keep that certainty in our hearts.
The priest began his sermon with a funny though poignant tale; a climber was hanging dangerously off a tall cliffside with only the rocks for support. Unsure of his faith in God, he called out, “Is there anybody up there, anybody at all? Please help me God.” And God replied, “I will save you. All you have to do is pray and let go.” The man thought about this for a moment and then shouted, “Is there anybody else up there?”
Pray and let go — easier said than done. But something that I am planning on putting into action. You know how I have maintained that one day my book would land on the right table at the right time? Well, after a great deal of reflection I have come to the conclusion that the desk the book was meant to land on all along was my own.
So I’m planning to put my money and energy into delivering to the world the book that I was inspired to write. I will publish the book myself — it feels like the right thing to do. It will take some time, but at least this way I will no longer be waiting for permission from some publisher to deliver what I believe to be an important message.
What do you think?
Hope you are happy and well.
Adrienne
p.s. that Bruce Lipton lecture was wonderful – I have ordered his books.
[Adrienne is an author, and the book is a Near Death Experience Novel, perhaps the first of its kind ever. I have read the manuscript and it is accurate about near death experiences, I can hardly wait for it to come out. I will announce it on this blog when it is ready.]
What is the Way, and why does everyone seem to know the Way? How many Ways are there, one or millions? I read this quote many years ago, and decided to share it.
The Way
If you meet a man that doesn’t know, and he doesn’t know that he doesn’t know, ignore him.
If you meet a man that doesn’t know, and he knows, that he doesn’t know, teach him.
If you meet a man that knows, and he doesn’t know that he knows, enlighten him.
If you meet a man that knows, and he knows that he knows, follow him.
Everyone holds the way within, it comes with the body as an essential part of life. Nourish it, expand it’s reach, honor and respect it’s meaning. The way is Love.
It is my habit, on the week-ends, to go to the local mall and look through the book stores. I am an avid reader of non-fiction books.
On one of these trips to the book store I was looking for a CD of Monk Chanting, I had heard about it on a TV ad.
As I entered the door I was approached by a young salesgirl, she wanted to help me find what I was looking for, and led me right to the CD. Then she asked, “are you a religious person.” I replied that I wasn’t religious, but spiritual. With tears in her eyes she asked me to pray for her, saying her life was a mess.
This encounter was the beginning of several months of brief discussions about her marital problems, and how she could solve them.
Whenever I visited the book store she would meet and talk with me. She felt her husband was cheating on her. About one day a week he was staying out late at night, not saying where he had been, nor what he had been doing. He would say, “I was out with friends, and you should just trust me.” Then a heated argument would ensue, with the accusations leading to verbal abuse and alienation. She could see her marriage slowly slipping away from her. She wanted to find a way to stop the arguments.
Not having a lot of time, I explained to her that since it took two to argue, she could stop the fights by not confronting her husband. She didn’t like that way of stopping the arguments at all. She said, “I am not the cause, he is, he is the one doing wrong, he needs to stop doing what he is doing.”
So for the next several months in quick talks I explained to her that she was not responsible for the actions of her husband. But she was responsible for her own actions. Refusing to argue and taking time to understand and consider the situation was the best approach. I explained we can’t control other people, but we can control our response to other people. It is our attitude that matters, it is the most important part of life.
Finally one week-end she said she decided to try out what I had said about not arguing with her husband and waiting for an understanding of his actions. After that, a couple of weeks went by without her being in the book store, so I thought she had changed jobs.
It was another week before I saw her again working in the store. She came up to me with a big smile. I could tell she was a changed person. She said, “last week I was thinking about what you said about my responsibility, and I could “see” it for the first time, how I truly am responsible for my actions and my life. At first it was very scary to me, like I was alone, by myself, but then the feeling changed to confidence and trust.” She had stopped arguing with her husband, and he had become more concerned about her. She had also applied for a better job and got it. One that paid more money.
Then she said, “I don’t feel like a victim any more, I still don’t know if he is cheating on me or not, but now with a better job and thinking more clearly I can better decide what to do with my life.”
We said our goodbyes, she didn’t need me any more. She had taken a giant step into spiritual maturity, and I was very happy for her.
