What’s in this publication: – This month we take a look at watching what we say and what we think. We also have the inspirational quote for the month, Card Reading – ‘Delight’ from Denise Linn’s Soul Coaching Oracle Cards. What Your Thoughts May Be Telling You.

Hello and welcome to another WhollyMetaphysical Communiqué.

The card reading this month somehow acted as the trigger for what I want to convey. In our reality there are two things happening at once – the so called reality, also referred to as the facts and our created experience or our interaction with this set of circumstances. How we react between the two is pretty much up to how we think and speak about our experience.

Within a given set of circumstances we can experience many different realities. All too often we will knuckle down and speak our way into a harder reality and sacrifice our pleasure and joy in the experience.

On previous occasions I have drawn attention to basic life principles that can help to make life simpler, more enjoyable and that greatly assist us to achieve our aims. Basically most of our adages, proverbs and axioms provide perfect keys to the best ways to conduct our lives and our affairs.

Sayings  like: ‘What you say is what you get’; ‘What you eat today, walks and talks tomorrow’; ‘To get a smile, give a smile’; ‘Smile and the world smiles with you’; ‘Think rich and grow rich’; ‘You get out of life what you put into it’; ‘Your attitude today, determines your reality tomorrow’; ‘Be happy’, and so on. These are just a few of a very large list that we could compile, and every one of them gives a clue how to get more out of our lives.

Most of these sayings are expressed in a positive light, leading us to a greater experience or a better result, and fortunately only a few are expressed negatively, making it easier for us to adopt them and bring positive improvement into our lives.

Then there are the things we say that can devalue us, rob us of our energy and just make life plainly miserable and difficult. These we must try to avoid like the plaque, before they get the chance to play havoc in our lives. I occasionally fall into this trap myself, and when I don’t correct myself, I’m fortunate to have Sue to set me back on the right path.

Here’s what I mean. It seems economies all around the world are in a bit of a predicament at the moment and that’s the reality, but how we react to it and talk about it is another thing. We were with a group of friends when the conversation changed to the economy and I was asked how we were doing. My response was that we were working a whole lot harder for smaller reward and that things could only get worse.

Next thing I knew we had all fallen into the trap and were bemoaning our fate. Sue stepped in and asked if we wanted more of what we were talking down, or did we want to talk it up and give ourselves a better chance of improving our situations and creating our fate. We took her lesson on board and chose our words more carefully.

What you say, especially when backed by emotion is pretty much what you’ll get!

Now, none of us can get away from the facts of the matter, but how we talk about it and react to it can make a real difference in our ultimate experience of that same situation.

On another day a friend was saying all the pleasure was going from his life, that all he was doing was working hard and meeting commitments with little time for the joys of life.  Naturally I had to step in and remind him of his words. He changed his words and changed his attitude and now he’s off in pursuit of his favourite pastime. Pleasure has returned to his life even though he is still working hard and meeting his commitments.

What we say to ourselves really does matter and what we say and act upon can give us a life of pain or a life of pleasure and joy…..and yet the facts remain the same!

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Inspirational quote for the month:

Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.

~ Helen Keller ~

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Card reading:

This month I was thinking “now what do we want to know, and which cards should I pick for the reading.” An irresistible urge led to pick up Denise Linn’s ‘Soul Coaching’ Oracle cards, which are also sub titled ‘What Your Soul Wants You to Know.’ Decision made!  Now all that was required was to select the card. I had just started to shuffle, when a card popped out of the deck. It was ‘Delight.’

I used to play a lot of cards in my younger days and I hardly ever spilled the deck when shuffling, so it always amazes me how certain cards manage to jump out to be the one(s) selected.  This month it seems we all need to be reminded to take delight in what we are doing and fill everything we do with more joy and wonder.

You may purchase your own set of Oracle Cards here.

Delight

Card Meaning: Clap your hands with joy and let your inner child play. Be silly or play hooky and take the day off. This isn’t the time to buckle down and get to work; this is when you should be madcap and spontaneous. Have fun!

Your soul wants you to know: Your spirit guardians are delighted when you’re filled with childlike wonder, joy, and exuberance! When just one person experiences true delight, this joyous energy radiates outwards like ripples in a pool, reaching even the furthest shores of humanity. Your pleasure can rejuvenate you and can have a powerful healing effect on others.

Affirmation: “I delight in everything in my world, and divine joy fills me!”

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What Your Thoughts May Be Telling You

By Amanda J. Mirza

Thinking brings up a powerful body-mind response. Whether you are thinking about the past or the future, what you are seeing in your mind’s eye is imaginary. Yet your body is responding as if the event is happening in real time. Let’s do a quick experiment: Close your eyes and breathe in and out deeply, clearing your mind. Now, think about some freshly baked bread. Can you smell it? Now, imagine you feel an insect crawling up your arm. Your body may have reacted by cringing or your heart rate may have increased slightly. These body-mind responses to what you are visualizing cause reactions, both physical and emotional, even though the event occurred only in your mind.

Recently, there was a news article quoting research that found most people spend most of their time thinking about the past. Take a moment to reflect on your own thought patterns. What percent of time do you spend reflecting on or recalling the past? Some people might say they spend more time thinking about possible future scenarios. What about you? Contrasting to these two, what amount of thoughts do you dedicate to thinking what is going on at the present moment?

Let’s look at some of these thought patterns individually.

Imagining possibilities

Your imaginary interactions with a certain situation or person can illustrate your underlying feelings, including highlighting your dissatisfaction with a present situation. For example, in a previous relationship, I used to fight with a boyfriend in my head all the way home from work. When I arrived home I was in a foul mood and angry at my boyfriend. The results of these imaginary fights were disastrous because I wasn’t able to separate the imaginary from the real. In my head, my boyfriend and I were having heated arguments. In real life, I was treating my boyfriend as if the argument had actually happened, thus negatively affecting our relationship. Underlying this was my desire to end what I knew was an unhealthy relationship.

Your daydreams hold clues to your underlying mindset. On the surface, you may see negative or positive themes, but if you look deeper you can see what you are ‘telling’ yourself. Constantly fighting with someone may be showing issues that need to be addressed in the relationship. Consistently imagining things going wrong at work may show you are unhappy with your current job and it might be time to move on; although, perhaps you are just bored and need to ask for more responsibility or a new project, for example.

Examine even positive interactions. Imagining you are on a wonderful holiday trip may be telling you it’s high time you got a break. Or you might be imagining everything as hunky-dory, but the underlying passive behaviour of your imaginary interaction tells a different story.

It is key to remember that while you are imagining these things, your mind doesn’t know the difference between imagination and reality. Controlled by your mind, your body is responding as if the situation actually occurred. Hence, paying attention to your daydreams and addressing problem areas will help bring you health in mind, body, and spirit.

It is also important to note that daydreaming isn’t necessarily unhealthy! What we are focusing on here is the hidden messages we send ourselves through our daydreams.

Here is an example of how daydreams may contain subtle messages for you to decode:

Suppose you find yourself daydreaming about a scenario of being attacked, maybe on the street. In the scenario, you may or may not be successful fending off the attackers, or a ‘hero’ could come in and save you. What could you be telling yourself? Some possibilities include: You might be afraid of the future. Or perhaps you feel threatened in some way, by a situation or a person you interact with. Alternatively, you could be playing out a victim mindset by literally casting yourself as a victim. Do you victimize yourself in your every day speech by saying classic lines such as, “Why does this always happen to me?”

Or perhaps you are the person who saves another being attacked. In this case, you might have a ‘hero complex’. While it is valiant to help others, in these scenarios you might be searching for more self-worth, which you artificially get when you ’save’ the imaginary person. I’ve noticed that sometimes such scenarios pop up in my head when I am nervous or scared about doing something. Then I run through how I’ve prepared, take a deep breath, and keep going.

This section wouldn’t be complete without talking about how we sometimes project our anticipation and/or fear of future outcomes onto present situations, such as job interviews, presentations, meeting someone for the first time, or how our mate will respond to a suggestion. Do you see yourself getting the job? Are people applauding you and accepting your proposal? Or do you see yourself getting negative reactions from the people you interact with? This can tell you about subtle underlying insecurities, or your confidence in handling the proposed situation.

There is an important point I’d like to bring up here: Can visualizing a positive outcome help you achieve it? An old high school teacher told me that students who visualized themselves doing well on a test before entering the exam hall performed better than students who crammed right up to the last moment. Almost every successful person I’ve heard speak also discussed the importance of visualizing the outcomes they desired in great detail. Visualizing is another form of brainwashing. So, are you programming yourself with positive or negative outcomes?

Retro-active thinking

Past hurts can have the potential to become juicy bones that we hoard and gnaw on. As the character Vivi in the movie Divine secrets of the Ya-Ya sisterhood said, “You know me, I take a problem and chew on it until all the flavour’s gone, and then I stick it in my hair.” Whatever past issue you find your mind replaying and focusing on, it’s telling you what you are still ‘carrying’ from the past. There may be several things in layers or just one.

If you find yourself in such a situation, ask yourself what past hurts you are brooding over. Do you need to forgive someone? Even yourself? Are you still angry at someone from ten years ago? Perhaps you need to accept that you did your best in a situation and start focusing on what you learned from it, instead of what went wrong? Is the fear of a past situation still gripping you? How are those emotions making their way into your everyday interactions?

If you are calling up past fights alongside having new imaginary fights with someone, then you might be telling yourself you need to have a good long heart-to-heart with that person (and yes, they are not usually easy or very comfortable to do). Alternatively, you might be rehashing a situation and imagining how you would have preferred it to have turned out; there are emotions there that need to be dealt with so you can let the situation go.

If for some reason you can’t have a face to face talk, then you can try using meditative visualization to have a heart-to-heart talk in your head. To do this, sit quietly for a few minutes and breathe deeply and slowly. Imagine you are somewhere peaceful, like a meadow. Call the person into your mind and once you see them arrive and sit in front of you, begin the conversation. Express clearly how you feel about what they did, what happened, or say the things you never got the chance to. Just like talking in person, use “I feel” statements and leave any judgements at the door. Allow the person time to respond-listen to your intuition to judge whether you are hearing that person’s responses or merely putting words into their imaginary mouth. At the end, thank them for coming, ask them to leave and imagine them going off into another lovely meadow. This handy practice may initially take a little practice, but once you get good at visualization, it can work wonders to help you let go of unhealthy past issues.

If you deal with one scenario of a past situation and let it go, sometimes another layer may surface. Just like layers of sediment in the soil, your unresolved past experiences build up one on top of the other. Be patient with yourself as you work to clear away all the dirt.

Emotional addiction

As you start examining what you are thinking about, one thing to be aware of is the possibility of emotional addiction. Emotional addiction is just as it sounds, getting addicted to having a certain emotional reaction and thus pursuing situations where you will get it. This is a topic worthy of its own discussion, so we’ll save it for another issue.

I hope this essay helped increase your awareness of how recurrent thoughts, daydreams and recollections from the past may be affecting you. As you move forward, begin to analyse what you are daydreaming about and/or recalling from the past. Look for any hidden messages you may be telling yourself about situations or people. Once you have a message figured out, you now have something concrete to work on clearing out. This is the first step to resolving underlying issues.

Now that you know the power of being aware of your thoughts, improving your concentration will help you to monitor what you are thinking more closely. Get the complimentary e-book “The Power of Concentration” from http://www.forthewholewoman.com now, and start changing your mind – literally.

Amanda J Mirza publishes the weekly self improvement newsletter For The Whole Woman available at http://www.forthewholewoman.com.

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Health, Happiness, Love, Success and Prosperity.

Ron & Sue

P.S. Consider carefully what you think and say, both internally to yourself and externally to yourself and others.

P.P.S. Live in joy and take delight in everything.

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It is not known who, but there is a beautiful soul working in the dead letter office of the US postal service.

Our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month. The day after she died, my 4 year old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey… She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her. I told her that I though we could so she dictated the words.

Dear God,

Will you please take care of my dog? She died yesterday and is with you in heaven. I miss her very much.

I am happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick.

I hope you will play with her. She likes to play with balls and swim.

I am sending a picture of her so when you see her, You will know that she is my dog.

I really miss her.

Love Meredith

We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey and Meredith and addressed it to God in Heaven. We put out return address on it. Then Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to Heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.

A few days latter, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet. I told her I thought he had.

Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on out front porch addressed “To Meredith” in an unfamiliar hand. Meredith opened it. Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called “When a Pet Dies”. Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope.

On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note:

Dear Meredith,

Abbey arrived safely in Heaven.

Having a picture was a big help. I recognized Abbey right away.

Abbey isn’t sick any more. Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart. Abbey loved being your dog.

Since we don’t need our bodies in Heaven, I don’t have any pockets to keep your picture in, so I am sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.

Thank You for your beautiful letter and thank your Mother for helping write it and sending it to me.

What a wonderful Mother you have. I picked her especially for you. I send my blessings everyday and remember that I love you very much.

By the way, I’m easy to find, I am wherever there is love.

Love God.

Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room.

One man was allowed to sit up in his bed for an hour each afternoon to help drain the fluid from his lungs.

His bed was next to the room’s only window.

The other man had to spend all his time flat on his back.

The men talked for hours on end.

They spoke of their wives and families, their homes, their jobs, their involvement in the military service, where they had been on vacation..

Every afternoon, when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he would pass the time by describing to his roommate all the things he could see outside the window.

The man in the other bed began to live for those one hour periods where his world would be broadened and enlivened by all the activity and colour of the world outside.

The window overlooked a park with a lovely lake.

Ducks and swans played on the water while children sailed their model boats. Young lovers walked arm in arm amidst flowers of every colour and a fine view of the city skyline could be seen in the distance.

As the man by the window described all this in exquisite details, the man on the other side of the room would close his eyes and imagine this picturesque scene.

One warm afternoon, the man by the window described a parade passing by.

Although the other man could not hear the band – he could see it in his mind’s eye as the gentleman by the window portrayed it with descriptive words.

Days, weeks and months passed.

One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the lifeless body of the man by the window, who had died peacefully in his sleep.

She was saddened and called the hospital attendants to take the body away.

As soon as it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could be moved next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after making sure he was comfortable, she left him alone.

Slowly, painfully, he propped himself up on one elbow to take his first look at the real world outside.
He strained to slowly turn to look out the window besides the bed.

It faced a blank wall..

The man asked the nurse what could have compelled his deceased roommate who had described such wonderful things outside this window.

The nurse responded that the man was blind and could not even see the wall.

She said, ‘Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.’

Epilogue:

There is tremendous happiness in making others happy, despite our own situations.

Shared grief is half the sorrow, but happiness when shared, is doubled.

If you want to feel rich, just count all the things you have that money can’t buy.

‘Today is a gift, that is why it is called The Present .’

The origin of this note is unknown.

Forward it to all your friends who you believe need to close their eyes and see more than the blank wall in front of them.

These prayers were read out at our last “circle” and are reproduced here for the message they contain. The “Earth Prayer” is framed and sits in our healing centre were I walk past it regularly. The other night it caught my attention and I was drawn to read it out, and followed by “The Circle of Life´ they convey a compelling message.

Earth Prayer

Grandfather Sky, Grandmother Earth,
The four winds the four powers and the four directions
Mother, Father, God, all our guides, Guardian Angels, Ascended Masters,
Brotherhood of light and all that is of Divine Grace
We welcome you to our circle,
We ask that you join us so we can truly become one with all that is.
In so doing I ask that you nurture my Body, Heal my Mind,
and Transform my Soul
So that when its time for me to leave this plain and come to you
I leave with an open heart, clear mind and True Spirit.

The Spirit of Silverwolf,    AHO

The Circle of Life

Man has a poor understanding of life. He mistakes knowledge for wisdom.
He tries to unveil the secrets of our Father, the Great Spirit.
He attempts to impose his laws and ways on Mother Earth.
Even though he, himself, is a part of nature, he chooses to disregard and
ignore it for the sake of his own immediate gain.

But the laws of Nature are far stronger than those of Mankind.
Man must awake at last, and learn to understand how little time there
remains before he will become the cause of his own downfall.

And he has so much to learn. To learn to see with the heart.
He must learn to respect Mother Earth – She who has given life to everything;
To our Brothers and Sisters, the Animals and the Plants;
To the rivers, the Lakes, the Oceans, and the Winds.

He must realize that this Planet does not belong to him,
But he has to care for and maintain the delicate balance of Nature
For the sake of the wellbeing of our children and of all future generations.

It is the duty of Man to preserve the Earth and the Creation of Great Spirit.
Mankind being but a grain of sand in the Holy Circle which encloses all of Life.

Chief White Cloud

I salute the Light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells,
For when you are at the centre within you,
and I at that place within me,
We shall be one

Crazy Horse, Lakota

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THE WARRIOR’S PRAYER

by Stuart Wilde

I am what I am.
– In having faith in the beauty within me, I develop trust.
– In softness I have strength.
– In silence I walk with the gods.
– In peace I understand myself and the world.
– In conflict I walk away.
– In detachment I am free.
– In respecting all living things, I respect myself.
– In dedication I honour the courage within me.
– In eternity I have compassion for the nature of all things.
– In love I unconditionally accept the evolution of others.
– In freedom I have power.
– In my individuality, I express the God-Force within me.
– In service I give of what I have become.
I am what I am:
Eternal, Immortal, Universal, and Infinite.
And so be it.

I guarantee you will remember the tale of the Wooden Bowl tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now,
a year from now.

A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson.

The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered.

The family ate together at the table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and failing sight made eating difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.

When he grasped the glass, milk spilled on the tablecloth.

The son and daughter-in-law became irritated with the mess.

‘We must do something about father,’ said the son.

‘I’ve had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.’

So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.

There, Grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner.

Since Grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in a wooden bowl.

When the family glanced in Grandfather’s direction, sometimes he had a tear in his eye as he sat alone.

Still, the only words the couple had for him were sharp admonitions when he dropped a fork or spilled food.

The four-year-old watched it all in silence.

One evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor.

He asked the child sweetly, ‘What are you making?’ Just as sweetly, the boy responded,

‘Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food in when I grow up.

‘The four-year-old smiled and went back to work.

The words so struck the parents, that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what must be done.

That evening the husband took Grandfather’s hand and gently led him back to the family table.

For the remainder of his days he ate every meal with the family. And for some reason,

Neither husband nor wife seemed to care any longer when a fork was dropped, milk spilled, or the tablecloth soiled.

On a positive note, I’ve learned that, no matter what happens, how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles four things:

A rainy day, the elderly, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.
I’ve learned that making a ‘living’ is not the same thing as making a ‘life.’

I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back sometimes.

I’ve learned that if you pursue happiness, it will elude you.

But, if you focus on your family, your friends, the needs of others,

Your work and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.

I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision.

I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one.

I’ve learned that every day, you should reach out and touch someone.

People love that human touch — holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn.

I Wish You Enough.

Recently I overheard a mother talking to her daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, “I love you and I wish you enough”.

The daughter replied, “Mum our life together has been more than enough”. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mum.”
They kissed and the daughter left.

The mother walked over to the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see that she wanted and needed to cry. I tried not to intrude on her privacy but she welcomed me in by asking, “Did you ever have to say good-bye to someone, knowing it would be forever?

“Yes, I have.” I replied. “Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?”

“I am old and she lives so far away. I have challenges ahead and the reality is – the next trip back will be for my funeral,” she said.

“When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‘I wish you enough.’ May I ask what that means?”

She began to smile. “That’s a wish that has been handed down from other generations. My parents used to say it to everyone. She paused a moment and looked up as if trying to remember it in more detail and she smiled even more.”When we said ‘I wish you enough’, we were wanting the other person to have a life filled with just enough good things to sustain them.”
Then turning toward me, she shared the following as if she were reciting it from memory….

“I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter may how gray the day may appear.
I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.
I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.
I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.
I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.
I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.
I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.”

She then began to cry and walked away.

They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.