Serenity's Hope Inspirational Archives

6/1/99

THE TOP TEN WAYS TO ATTRACT PROSPERITY

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings, by
changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer
aspects of their lives." - William James

1. Be Clear About What You Want
What would your life look like if you had all that you wanted?
Sometimes in the midst of struggling with what we DON'T want in our
life, we forget to ask this question.

2. Listen to Your "Inner Prosperity Guide" - Your Intuition.
Pay attention to what your intuition is telling you and act on its
wisdom. I define intuition as "when you know something, but you don't
know how you know it." Intuition provides quick and ready insight.
It may come to you through a feeling, an emotion, a gut sense, a
voice or a nudge to take a certain path of action in your life. It may
lead you to new work, the right contacts for your business, or a book to
read that opens a door to greater abundance.

3. Use Positive Prosperity Statements
Clarify and write down your goals, visions and dreams. Write a short
positive statement that sums up your goal. Here are two examples: "I
easily attract $_______ a month/year." "Money flows easily into my
life as I do what I love." Say the affirmative statement several
times a day.

4. Visualize Your Goal
Imagine what it would be like to have your goal. Are there one or
two "snapshots" you can create in your mind of having the prosperity you
desire?

5. Pray and Meditate
Ask for guidance from God (Universal Mind, Higher Power). State your
intentions and ask for help if you're having difficulties. Spend
time each day meditating or simply imagining yourself in the flow of
Spirit. Listen for God's wisdom.

6. Take Action - "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway!"
Goethe wrote, "Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. " Making any change in
your life often feels uncomfortable at first. Continue to take
action. Small steps count. Put the energy to create new things in
your life out into the world. The Universe will respond!

7. Pay Attention to Your Thoughts
Listen to what you tell yourself about your life situation. Pay
special attention to your beliefs about money. If you find you have
pessimistic or negative beliefs about money ask yourself, "What's
another way of thinking about this?" or "What do I want to create in
my life?" Would you rather be right or would you rather be happy?

8. Understand That Life Has Ebbs and Flows
Life doesn't always go in a straight line even when you're doing
everything "right." Just as nature has seasons, cycles, ebbs and
flows, so does your life. Learn to recognize and optimize them.
There may be a time for action, networking, promoting, taking
classes, giving talks, creating business. There may also be a period of
time
when you feel the need for introspection, dreaming, writing in your
journal or meditating. All of these times have a gift in them for
helping you create the life you choose.

9. Let Go of What Drains You
Negative people and situations can hold us back, bring us down and
immobilize us. Is there a client that takes too much of your energy
for the money you receive? Is there so much clutter in your life
that it's difficult to organize yourself to do your best? Somerset Maugham
once said, "It's a funny thing about life. If you refuse to accept
anything but the best, you very often get it."

10. Pay Attention to What you Feel Passionate About
What's fun for you? What do you feel excited about? These are some
of the ways your intuition informs you about your purpose in life.
Can't figure out how to make a living out of it? I've found that
when you start taking steps towards your passion in life, the Universe
opens doors you never imagined were there. What would you do if you
knew you wouldn't fail?

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Life as a Reflection
(Shakti Gawain)

"We create everything that happens to us. We attract or we are
attracted to the people, events and experiences that we need for our growth.

See in everything and everyone that you encounter, and every
experience that you have, that it is a reflection of what's going on inside
you. Then you can begin to correct the problems you are having in your
relationship to yourself. You can begin to change. You can begin to heal
the parts that don't work.

And you can begin to expand and express and allow the things that are
working best for you to come forth.

I see my life as a reflection of my inner process."

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"Little, seemingly unconnected and meaningless events,
viewed from the perspective of now,
all led you to this very moment."
(Dr. Wayne Dyer)

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"You must structure your world so that
you are constantly reminded of who you are."
(Na'im Akbar)

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We should expect the best, and so live that the best may become a part
of our experience.

Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind

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A Power Mantra

In this sweet moment of departure from
The dream of limitation we sing the song
Of praise for our co-creator power with God.

Now we know we are One with the source
That first established the universe.

Now we know all things are possible to us in
Each moment, in the Now.

Now do we give thanksgiving that this power,
Which is Love, lives and flows and creates
Each moment of the world we live in.

We ARE that power and we alone create our
Own reality.

ЉCopyright
John McIntosh and Rev. JoAnn (Ananda) Polito

6/2/99

The Art of Trust:
Your Belief In What You Are

To all those who want to hear the quiet and still voice of love, it will not
be drowned out by all of the ego's shouting and senseless arguments. But
"the voice you choose to hear...depends entirely on your whole belief in
what you are."
It's a common belief that love comes and goes in your life and that peace
can only be possible a certain percentage of the time. This is not actually
so. Love needs no cooperation from you to be itself. Love always exists; yet
your awareness of it is entirely up to you.

If you choose to listen to and follow what the ego says, you will ultimately
see yourself as fragile, in need of constant defense, afraid and vulnerable.
You will see yourself as unsafe in hostile environment. As a result, you'll
experience depression, low self-esteem, a chronic feeling of worthlessness,
as well as feelings of intense loneliness. You will believe that every
situation dictates how you should react and that outside forces determine
how you feel.

"There is another way of being in the
world. "Choose to listen to another voice
"The Voice of Love" whispers that
you are one with all that is.

In listening to the guidance of the Whole Mind, you learn that you are safe,
and that the power of love can truly heal your mind. You extend compassion
rather than building defenses. Your self-esteem is high because you see no
value in beating yourself up or holding on to shame. You feel worthwhile
because you recognize that your thinking and your values are totally your
own to choose. Your thoughts, not the situation, determine your experience.
You recognize that there is nothing in the universe any more powerful than
your thinking.

Љ1998 Lee Jampolsky
Author of The Art Of Trust
http://www.conceptsmagazine.org/

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Silent Power

"Every so often you meet a person who is very different. You can't
put your finger on what it is that attracts you to this individual, but he
or she exudes a mystery and strength, radiating a silent power that is strange
and beguiling.

What is this unseen force? Why do some have it and most do not?
Once you have it, silent power becomes your unspoken credential. It's a
charisma that gradually grows and develops around you. Through it you can
express a special goodness that helps people - and this planet - to change
for the better.

>From your silent power comes flow; from that flow comes simplicity of
heart; from simplicity of heart comes contentment.

Some people, such as martial arts masters, gain silent power over the
years anyway. They do it via emotional control and physical discipline,
which quiets their energy naturally. They exude an effortless strength.
Physical exercise and discipline are valuable in developing silent power,
because they help you control the destructive side of the ego. But, you
need more than just a good physique and fitness ~ you need awareness as well."

NOTE: So begins Stuart Wilde's wonderful little book, "Silent Power." I
recommend it highly, for it contains some special information about
developing the qualities of silent power that we all have, but often do not
know how to harness or express.

Stuart Wilde

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"Once you realize you have given your power away,
you can make the decision to take it back."
Dr. Robert Anthony

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"You don't always have to have something to say."
Sammy Davis, Jr.

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"Within you is the kingdom of serenity that can
create all of the prosperity that you could ever want."
(Dr. Wayne Dyer)

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I'm going to take care of myself so well that when
you're around me, you'll be able to do whatever you
want to do without worrying about me, because if
you do something that I don't want you to do around
me, I'll tell you.

It's an ultimate selfishness, but do you understand
it's also unconditional loving? Because that way,
you're free. And when you're free, the Spirit comes
forward, which is what I really want to see in people
anyway -- the Spirit.

- John-Roger
(From: Forgiveness: The Key to the Kingdom)

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A Power Mantra

In this sweet moment of departure from
The dream of limitation we sing the song
Of praise for our co-creator power with God.

Now we know we are One with the source
That first established the universe.

Now we know all things are possible to us in
Each moment, in the Now.

Now do we give thanksgiving that this power,
Which is Love, lives and flows and creates
Each moment of the world we live in.

We ARE that power and we alone create our
Own reality.

ЉCopyright
John McIntosh and Rev. JoAnn (Ananda) Polito

6/3/99

Do you know what the best gift you could ever give yourself is? A smile!
When you give yourself a smile, the world smiles with you. You've seen it.
You walk into a convenience store and smile at the clerk. She smiles back
and smiles at her next customer too. Then they go out of the store and smile
at the guy pumping gas next to their car. Then he goes to work and smiles at
his secretary, she smiles when she answers the phone and the person on the
other end feels it too. And so on and so on until it comes back to you when
you go home at the end of the day. So smile! It really makes others wonder
what you've got and they want to get some of it to! :)

Love and Light,
Serenity

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The Most Caring Child

Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked
to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The
winner was a four- year-old child, whose next-door neighbor was an elderly
gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the
little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap and just
sat there. When his mother asked him what he had said to the neighbor, the
little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

Ellen Kreidman

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You can never get to peace and inner security without first acknowledging
all of the good things in your life. If you're forever wanting and longing
for more without first appreciating things the way they are, you'll stay in
discord.

The HeartMath Solution, Doc Childre and Howard Martin

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"The first step in solving a problem is to tell someone
about it." --John Peter Flynn

Many times we may believe we should keep our problems
to ourselves. Why should we worry others? Or perhaps we
don't believe we'll get help and support, only pity and
sympathy. Maybe we don't want others to know we have
problems.

Everybody has problems, even the people who seem to be
all smiles and good cheer. Yet nobody solves problems
alone. Many call upon their Higher Power or a close friend.
Others use their sponsor or counselor. Some use meetings.
All of these people who share their problems will find a
solution. It's when we don't use any other sources that our
problems become too difficult to handle.

Every problem has a solution, but that answer may not lie
within our grasp. When we ask for answers, we are
admitting we can't find the answers ourselves. That is the
First Step to the program and the first step to living sanely
and sensibly. A shared problem is always a solved problem.

I can share my problems with my Higher Power tonight. I
can ask for help and thereby find a solution.

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Peace

The great peace of the Kingdom shines in your mind forever,
but it must shine outward to make you aware of it.
A Course in Miracles

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     The Hand

       A Thanksgiving Day editorial in the newspaper told of a
school teacher who asked her class of first-graders to draw
a picture of something they were thankful for. She thought
of how little these children from poor neighborhoods
actually had to be thankful for. But she knew that most of
them would draw pictures of turkeys or tables with food. The
teacher was taken aback with the picture Douglas handed
in...a simple childishly drawn hand.
       But whose hand? The class was captivated by the
abstract image. "I think it must be the hand of God that
brings us food," said one child. "A farmer," said another,
"because he grows the turkeys." Finally when the others were
at work, the teacher bent over Douglas' desk and asked whose
hand it was. "It's your hand, Teacher," he mumbled.
       She recalled that frequently at recess she had taken
Douglas, a scrubby forlorn child, by the hand. She often did
that with the children. But it meant so much to Douglas.
Perhaps this was everyone's Thanksgiving, not for the
material things given to us but for the chance, in whatever
small way, to give to others.

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Precious Me

"Should we wear our most expensive outfit to a mud fight? Why then
do we continue to place ourselves in jobs, situations and relationships that
ruin our peace, health and self-value? Should we leave our most valuable
possession unguarded in a public location? Why then do we place our minds
and bodies in the reach of those persons and situations with a demonstrated
history of abuse or neglect?

We are, to ourselves, the most valuable possession we have. Yet we
waste our time, energy and sometimes our lives in worthless situations among
people who are unworthy. We must value our ideas, our energy, our time and
our life to such an infinite degree that we become unwilling to waste who we
are. If we put on our best and go to a mud fight, we can expect to get
dirty. If we place our head in the lion's mouth, we should expect to get
eaten.

I am very valuable to me."

Iyanla Vanzant

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"Give not that which is holy to dogs.
Neither cast your pearls before swine."

Matthew 7:6

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"If you meet someone whose soul is not
aligned with yours, send them love and move along."

Wayne Dyer

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"A noble person attracts noble people,
and knows how to hold onto them."

Goethe

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Be patient toward all that is unsolved in your heart. And try to love the
questions themselves.

Rainer Maria Rilke

6/4/99

Dare to Dream

       Life! What a precious gift from God. What a blessing to be
alive in a wonderful, vibrant world of unlimited possibilities.
Then, adversity strikes, and this "gift" feels more like a curse.
"Why? Why me?" we ask. Yet we never get an answer, or do we?
After contracting Hodgkin's disease at age seven and being given
six months to live, I triumphed over the odds. Call it luck,
hope, faith or courage, there are thousands of survivors! Winners
like us know the answer - "Why not us? We can handle it!" I'm not
dying of cancer. I'm living with cancer. God doesn't make junk,
regardless of what comes our way, and I don't have to be afraid
anymore.
       In my sophomore year of high school, the class was scheduled
to run the mile. I will always remember that day because due to
the swelling and scars from surgery on my leg, for two solid
years I had not worn shorts. I was afraid of the teasing. So, for
two years I lived in fear. Yet that day, it didn't matter. I was
ready - shorts, heart and mind. I no sooner got to the starting
line before I heard the loud whispers. "Gross!" "How fat!" "How
ugly!" I blocked it out.
       Then the coach yelled, "Ready. Set. Go!" I jetted out of
there like an airplane, faster than anyone for the first 20 feet.
I didn't know much about pacing then, but it was okay because I
was determined to finish first. As we came around the first of
four laps, there were students all over the track. By the end of
the second lap, many of the students had already quit. They had
given up and were on the ground gasping for air. As I started the
third lap, only a few of my classmates were left on the track,
and I began limping. By the time I hit the fourth lap, I was
alone. Then it hit me. I realized that nobody had given up.
Instead, everyone had already finished. As I ran that last lap, I
cried. I realized that every boy and girl in my class had beat
me, and 12 minutes, 42 seconds after starting, I crossed the
finish line. I fell to the ground and shed oceans. I was so
embarrassed.
       Suddenly my coach ran up to me and picked me up, yelling,
"You did it. Manuel! Manuel, you finished, son. You finished!" He
looked me straight in the eye waving a piece of paper in his
hand. It was my goal for the day, which I had forgotten. I had
given it to him before class. He read it aloud to everyone. It
simply said, "I Manuel Diotte, will finish the mile run tomorrow,
come what may. No pain or frustration will stop me. For I am more
than capable of finishing, and with God as my strength, I will
finish." Signed, Manuel Diotte - with a little smiling face
inside the D, as I always sign my name. My heart lifted. My tears
went away, and I had a smile on my face as if I had eaten a
banana sideways. My classmates applauded and gave me my first
standing ovation. It was then I realized winning isn't always
finishing first. Sometimes winning is just finishing.

By Manuel Diotte

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       In Your Face Blessings

The direction provided by the Inner Guide
Is most profound when easily recognized,
Yet these guide posts often come in the
Form of major challenges or tests.

The loudest statement however is always
An indication of our readiness to accept
A change in perception from the
Illusionary opinion to that of divine
Perception.

Truly this 'in you face guidance'
Is a blessing when it comes.

ЉCopyright
John McIntosh and Rev. JoAnn (Ananda) Polito

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Enthusiasm created from the heart is the spirit of the matter. It ignites
your whole system so there's no drag, no resistance, no thoughts like "Do I
have to?" coming from the head to sabotage the power of your surrender.

The Hidden Power of the Heart, Sara Paddison

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A positive thought can be eliminated by a negative
thought. In fact, it takes 25 positive thoughts to
erase a negative thought. A positive focus cannot
be eliminated. It is a direction and allows for
negativity, falling, and setbacks. It is an intention
that we persist in regardless of the conditions we
encounter.

A Spiritual Warrior would view it this way, "he
wins who endures to the end."

         - John-Roger

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Native American Poem
By Gerald Fisher
The Calling

The fire is dancing tonight and the winds are talking
Dancers from past lives enter the circle
Leading me back and forth through the history of myself
The mind searches as the spirit dances
The drums...dancing to the heartbeat
Memories of long ago insights to the future
I hear the winds whispering my sweat lodge dreams
I see Sungmanitu tanka (the wolf) my guide

He shows me the ancestors, not mine
They are not Lakota, or Tsalagi, or Iroquois
But they are all Nations, one Nation
Speaking with wisdom to share with each other

Yesterdays create today's and promises of tomorrow
The lies will die with the smoke
And the whispers of the winds are clear and loud
And we shall all see the return of the buffalo

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Daily Affirmations For Effective Living

1. Self Empowerment
I am a doer and a self starter, I appreciate my life.

2. Confidence
I feel good about myself, I am sincere and confident.

3. Trust
I am confident with the new and the unknown.

4. Centering
I enjoy a beautiful center of serenity and harmony.

5. Success
Success comes to me easily.

by: Louise-Diana's book "Seeds of Consciousness"
http://www.innerfitness.com

6/5/99

Watch What You Ask For
by Dr Beverlee McLaughlin

If my life had been written up as a soap opera or a movie, no one would have
believed it. As a teacher and lecturer I have discovered that I need not
look up, or use, other people's experiences for examples: I have plenty of
my own. I am sure that you also have some and when we think about the
occurrences in our lives, we can see a pattern. As I look back I can see I
had certainly created a crazy-quilt..

Somewhere around 1972 my only child decided to join the Navy after
graduation. A family tradition. He spent his boot camp days in San Diego,
about 90 miles from home. At graduation time he was waiting for his orders
to see what ship he would be on. I had heard that the USS Kitty Hawk was
coming back from overseas, and would be docked in San Diego. "Oh, that's
good, he'll still be close to home" (You know how mother's are, they do not
always want their children to be too far from the nest). As I began daily
praying that he get that ship, the news came on the TV: "USS Kitty Hawk has
riots aboard ship!" Well now, it didn't take me long to decide that's not
where I wanted him, to be: in the middle of a riot. So, I quickly changed my
prayers.

I had been told that the USS Midway would be docking in Long Beach. "Oh,
that's even better, he'd be even closer to home." So, I began with my
faithful, daily prayers for him to be aboard the Midway. A few days passed
and then came the news: USS Midway had a returning plane crash into the
deck! The plane had tangled up in the catch-wire. About this time I decided
that I had better leave well enough alone, or just possibly, I might sink
the entire US fleet. Let go and Let God finally had meaning. So, I decided
to pray for the highest good of all, according to Divine Plan. (Maybe that's
why we were taught to pray Thy Will be done, and not my will).

Much to my dismay, when the orders arrived, my son was to be stationed
aboard the USS Pyro. The Pyro is an AMMUNITION ship! Now, I must say that
this little bit of information certainly shook my faith in a Higher Power. I
just knew for sure that He wasn't listening to me at all. I was so
frightened for my son. This was during the war in Viet Nam, and that was
where that ship was headed.

It was a nerve-racking drive up the coast north of San Francisco to where
they were readying the ship for it's journey. I stood at the base of the
gang plank as he saluted the Officer on Deck, was welcomed aboard and
whisked inside. I just knew I would never see him again. How could God have
put my only child on an ammo ship? The Officer called down to me and asked
if I would like to come aboard to say my good-byes. As I entered the ship I
was in a small area where they had tables. I sat down and I was offered a
cup of coffee. My son was nowhere in sight. I was so nervous. I asked the
young man who brought me the coffee how he liked being on that ship. He told
me it was an old, but sturdy one. I asked if he ever worried being on an
ammo ship. As he threw his head back in laughter he said, "We never worry
about that. Only an idiot would try to blow this ship out of the waters. It
would take down the planes or ship or sub that attempted it. In fact," he
said, "it's the safest ship in the Navy"

Well, it took the third ship for me to get the message that no matter how
things appear on the outside, there is always something better than our
limited vision can see. But we must trust in the Higher Power in our lives.

Why is it we think we have a better idea than what the universe has in store
for us? In my case, an astrologer might tell me that it was my Virgo rising.
A numerologist might tell me it is my Karma or the power behind my
birthpath. A psychologist would tell me it is a control issue. My family
might say I was hard-headed or stubborn. I would say that I didn't trust
enough in God. One would think that I had learned that lesson. I wish that
were true. I remembered that for about ten years, but then the memory began
to fade. As we get farther and farther away from the pain of the past, we
sometimes find ourselves right back where we started from. What goes around,
comes around.

One late evening (actually 2 AM on a Sunday morning) I was standing in the
kitchen washing dishes. I was angry that I was in the middle of a big
printing project for another person. The water was scalding hot, which
anesthesized my hands. I continued getting angrier and angrier that everyone
else had gone to bed, and here I was. I kept repeating "I can't handle
anymore of this. I just can't handle these hours with no sleep." As I lifted
my hand out of the water to rinse the glass, I noticed the dishwater was
bright red. I looked at my left hand: it was okay. I looked at my right hand
and discovered my little finger was just barely hanging there: held on only
by the skin on the top of my hand. (I guess I couldn't hand-le it!) I was so
wrapped up in being angry, and the water was so hot, that I was totally
unaware the glass had broken, and that each time I washed around and around
the glass I was cutting off my finger.

At the hospital, as the doctor was sewing me up, he said that as long as I
didn't play a piano or type I could get along. I had cut through the muscle,
the tendons and the nerve. He didn't say it would be distorted or that I
couldn't hold change or an ice cube without it falling out of my hand. It
wasn't painful, but it sure was a nuisance. It didn't take me long to figure
out what I had done, or how I had set up that situation. What is so ironic
is I had just finished doing a lecture on the power of the spoken word. I
had the answer, but I didn't always apply it to myself in my daily life.
Now, with a scar on the top of my dominant hand, I can always see what
happens when we do not watch our words. I felt pretty safe as I continued
through life.

Things went well for the next ten years. Then my eyesight began to fail. I
figured it was due to age and night blindness, and that it was time for me
to get my perscription renewed. Off I go to the optometrist who asked me,
"Have you ever had any injury to your eyes?" "No", I replied, "just my age,"
I smiled. He asked me the same question at least ten different ways and
called in another doctor to look at me. One would ask a question, then the
other, for about an hour. My doctor finally returned to the room, held my
hand and told me that the way my eyes were, I should not be able to see a
thing. What was supposed to be concave was convex and vice versa. He just
didn't have any good news for me and couldn't tell me how long I'd be able
to see, because the way the eyes were I shouldn't be able to see then. Well,
I patted his hand and said, "That's okay. If I can see now and I'm not
supposed to, I'll just keep on seeing the same way."

But then I was so angry when I left the office! I was mumbling and groaning
about how unfair life was. I needed my eyes. I'm a handwriting analyst and I
need to be able to see to do my work. Things had been going around and
around in my life for far too long. As I was telling my husband about the
day's events, I heard myself say, "I just don't want to see that anymore..."
Oh my God, I did it again. Wouldn't I ever learn?

What I find interesting with stories of life, and my own in particular, is I
have the power and the ability to make choices in my life. What I learned
over the years is we had better watch out because we will get what we ask
for. If we can create a problem in our life, we can make changes and create
a positive outcome. We may as well let God do His Will, because I am sure it
is better than "my will".

When we repeat negative phrases over and over it is like a prayer or mantra.
Since we have been given free-will to chose what happens in our lives, it
makes sense to me that our minds work overtime to supply our every desire.
This is true with illness, lack and problems of all types that we have
created! We need to take responsibility for our thoughts, words and actions.
If we take responsibility we can make the changes necessary to have a
productive, peaceful, prosperous and happy life. If we blame our challenges
on others, we will always come up the losers.

The final outcome of these stories is my son was on the safest ship in the
fleet when I let go of my will and let God take control. My hand, that was
to be crippled for life, is normal. The scar remains to remind me of the
power of words, but it is functioning like any other normal hand. The eyes ?
Well, I can read with or without my glasses and have not gone blind. And I
do not say I don't want to see that anymore.

The power of the spoken word is not new. We have been told how powerful our
thoughts and words are since the beginning of time. Proverbs 16:24 reminds
us that: "Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health
to the bones." Epictetus is quoted as saying: Men are not influenced by
things, but by their thoughts about things." Abraham Lincoln said it like
this: "Most folks are about as happy as they make their minds up to be." We
can replace the word happy with "as healthy", "as prosperous", "as thin",
"as peaceful".

A student of mine had been gesturing with his arm (a kind of "up yours"
motion). Remembering that our mind has no sense of humor, I commented that I
didn't think that was too good an idea. He replied back stating that God
knew he was only kidding. I told him that if he ever got rear-ended to
remember where it all began. By this time I was convinced of the power of
the spoken word for I had also lost my hearing. I was totally deaf for two
weeks and the medical profession could find no reason for this. I could! I
had been repeating over and over, "I don't want to hear that anymore". He
laughed and said he was only fooling. However, that was a gesture he often
made. It just so happened that he was coming to my home that day to repair
something for me. I was following behind him in the other lane, the
right-hand lane. All of a sudden there was a screech of tires. He had been
rear-ended. A car had slowed to make a left-hand turn, he was able to stop,
but the car following him hit him from behind. That was so quick an example,
that I don't think I'll ever forget it.

Happenstance? Coincidence? Even if it was, why did it happen so quickly
after the conversation about it? No one was hurt, except maybe the pride of
my student.

Think about the things you speak or the thoughts you dwell on. Is there a
pattern of happenings in your life that can be attributed to them?

I like to think of the song that goes:
Happy thoughts! Keep talkin' happy thoughts . Talk about things you like to
do. You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna have a
dream come true?

And on a closing note:
You gotta ac-cen-tu-ate the positive E-li-mi-nate the negative Latch on to
the affirmative And don't mess with Mr. In-Between!!

Љ1998 Dr Beverlee McLaughlin
http://www.conceptsmagazine.org/

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