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| | | | what it needs, the pattern will change. |
| There are times in our lives when our hopes and | | | | So what about the other times in our lives that |
| dreams come to a pinnacle and we get a glimpse | | | | do not feel so good... The times when you have |
| of life that looks and feels exceedingly good. For a | | | | lost a job, have no money to pay your bills, your |
| surfer, this moment is the ride on a perfect | | | | relationships are not working smoothly and |
| wave. For some, that moment is when a | | | | everything that can go wrong does go wrong! Is |
| relationship is developing into something rewarding | | | | it possible to learn anything in these |
| and beautiful. For others, a new job, a raise in | | | | circumstances? I believe it is possible to observe |
| pay, an achievement, a new house, car or a new | | | | these times with keen attention and learn much |
| friend. These moments in our lives are precious | | | | about yourself as you can, and when the storm |
| and show us how beautiful life can be. If you | | | | has passed, you are left nourished by the |
| have experienced this phenomenon, you can recall | | | | situation just like the rain re-invigorates the earth |
| how your body chemistry seemed different. You | | | | Now let's apply this to the principles of abundance. |
| were able to breathe easier, walk taller and | | | | If you find yourself in a familiar struggle either |
| imagine yourself to be in a state of grace -- in | | | | with money or abundance in general, spend some |
| tune with the universal flow. It feels wonderful! | | | | time remembering all the times in your past when |
| Wouldn?t it be wonderful if we could feel this | | | | this same situation occured. Carefully, in your |
| good all the time? | | | | mind, reconstruct the situation. Go through the |
| I recently honored a woman's 50th birthday by | | | | reporter's list -- who, what, why, when, where |
| singing a song I will share with you in part because | | | | and how, with your memories, and learn |
| it spoke of a basic truth in life: | | | | everything you can about that past situation. |
| Turning, turning, always turning Opening to the | | | | THEN, look at your current circumstances. How |
| change Learning, learning, always learning opening | | | | are they the same or different? Are you getting |
| to the change... | | | | the idea? When we deconstruct all the events and |
| I share this with you because it expresses | | | | traumas that lead us into difficulties, we can learn |
| something that we, as humans need to | | | | and grow from the circumstances and perhaps |
| remember always. Change is the only guarantee | | | | never have to re-live those bad times again. By |
| in life. Our lives are a free-will zone and we can | | | | learning, you are nourishing your soul. By learning, |
| make of them what we want by consciously | | | | you are gaining wisdom. By learning, you are |
| choosing ato learn and grow from our experience. | | | | changing. By changing, you are learning... a beautiful |
| By opening and accepting changes gracefully, we | | | | and complete circle! |
| have the opportunity to learn about ourselves, | | | | When difficult times show up in your life, |
| about God and about our place in the universal | | | | remember that your soul is intact, but it is the |
| energy grid. Learning is what we are here to do. | | | | ego "weather"that is changing and it may be |
| If we can remember to learn from the past, (but | | | | showing you a familiar old pattern. Learn what |
| not live in the past) apply it to the present and | | | | you can from the storm. Let it wash out the old |
| open ourrselves to the changes that will naturally | | | | beliefs, old patterns, old fears, and then wait for |
| occur, we can remain in a state of grace no | | | | the sun to come back. It always will, unless you |
| matter what circumstances present themselves, | | | | stay in a low pressure system forever. |
| good or bad. It sounds easy. In fact it is one of | | | | Fortunately, this is something you can do about |
| the most difficult things we humans face on earth | | | | that! |
| -- opening to the change. | | | | Your low pressure system can become a high |
| If you begin to see you your life as a huge | | | | pressure system when you stop giving energy to |
| weather map, you will understand that some | | | | the trauma and begin giving energy to the perfect |
| areas are sunny and clear while there are thunder | | | | condition you wish to experience. Instead of |
| storms happening in the south. What can we learn | | | | feeling bad that you don"t have enough money, |
| from watching a weather map? We learn that | | | | or that your relationships are not working, |
| things are always changing. What is stormy today | | | | remember how good it feels to have plenty. |
| may be sunny tomorrow. Low pressures do rush | | | | Remember how good it feels to walk taller and |
| in to fill up the void when a high pressure system | | | | breathe easier. Re- member means to put those |
| lifts higher, causing changing patterns. Rains come | | | | memories into your body. Let your body FEEL life |
| and rains go. Winds bring change and clearing. The | | | | as you want it. Feel the sun on your face, feel |
| sun shines every day, but sometimes clouds hide | | | | your ease with money, feel your sense of safety. |
| it. Sometimes fog obscures it. You see, the | | | | Feel what it is like to experience changes with the |
| weather always changes in order to NOURISH the | | | | confidence of knowing that this current weather |
| earth. Could earth sustain our population without | | | | pattern shall pass and another one will take its |
| water? Of course not. The rain falls. Can earth | | | | place. Above all, be ready to turn, learn and grow |
| sustain our population with sunshine? We need the | | | | with each and every storm. This is the truest |
| warmth of the sun in order to replenish the | | | | state of grace you will ever know, as you walk |
| energy in our bodies, in the body of the earth. If | | | | tall and smile through the storm. You can do it |
| you begin to see your life changes as weather | | | | because you know that you are part of the |
| patterns passing through an area that needs | | | | universal flow of life and God?s love. |
| modification or nourishment, you can breathe | | | | |