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Please join me in congratulating SFPNN Featured Author, Joseph Walker!
Joe is releasing his second book entitled, Look What Love Has Done:
Five-Minute Messages to Lift Your Spirit through
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In addition to being a syndicated author, Joe was one of our very first
columnists and is one of the most talented authors on the market today. It’s truly an honor and a privilege to have
him as an SFPNN Featured Author.
Besides lots of positive encouragement and great articles for the past
nine years, Joseph has truly been an inspiration to me personally, and to many
others.
I hope you’ll take just a few seconds to check out his latest work.
And if you want to see more, you can always visit his SFPNN webpage and
view his past archives back to 1999! (We didn’t have a website in 1998 or those articles would be
included too.) Then you’ll know
why he had to write another book. J http://www.sfpnn.com/joseph_walker1.htm
Those of you who are fairly new to SFPNN may not realize this, but
Check out Look What Love Has Done:
Five-Minute Messages to Lift Your Spirit today! And if you’ve got a moment, send Joseph Walker a
note of congratulations! He’s earned
it. J
With Peace, Love, Happiness, Health, and Prosperity…
Jeanette
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I also affirm the following positive reality:
“My Life is absolutely Enchanted.
I marvel at the wonders which surrounds me daily.”
— JMP
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2.
“Your generosity toward others is key to your positive experiences in the world. Know that there’s enough room for everyone to
be passionate, creative, and successful.
In fact, there’s more than
— © Marianne Williamson in Everyday Positive Thinking by Louise Hay
3.
LETTING THE
It is my passionate
way as an educator and positive psychologist, to take you back to your 'sparks'
that can light up your life. Last week we learned about Dr. Nancy who
accidentally found some of her 'sparks' in an airplane. You can find yours, of
course by chance. But I encourage you to find these 'sparks' more often than
that. You can do it.
Here is one way to
start. Over the next week, list at least one thing a day that you enjoyed doing
as a child. On the seventh day, sit quietly with your list and maybe a cup of
tea, and pick one of those memories to spend some time and really revisit. Get
to know that child again.
For example, one
summer at camp I loved making model cars. I can get right back there if I try.
I'm sitting in the open-sided tent and I can feel my excitement as I worked
with the tiny pieces. I can also feel my pride as I completed a car, my heart
beating in excitement. Wait until my
parents saw! I knew I would be lining
these cars up on my book shelf as soon as I got home and I couldn't wait to
start the next.
What can I do with
that memory?
First, I can savor
it and enjoy it. I can give that little girl a hug and promise her that we will
find some more fun things to do. It won't be a model car, but maybe something
else that is fitting for me now. Ummmm… I'm thinking.
I'll get back to you and please get back to me with what you unearth as you let
the 'sparks' fly
— © Dr. Barbara
Becker
In private practice since 1981, Dr. Barbara Becker
¨ E-mail Dr. Barbara at: DrBarbara@Enchantedself.com
¨ Read the weekly column in SFPNN
¨ Listen to her audio show at LadybugLive
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Talk to her on her blog,
4.
You have the natural ability to
can any thought that is not supporting you, at any time. You can also install self-empowering thoughts
at any time, simply by choosing to focus on them. You have the power to control your mind.”
— © Secrets
of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Ecker
5. ValueSpeak
A Weekly Column
By
DODGING THE DUM-DUMS IN
I’m not
complaining. Honest. I just have one little suggestion for whoever
is in charge.
A soundtrack. You know – like in the movies. And I’m not just thinking aesthetics here,
although I admit I like the idea of John Williams scoring my life (a little
“Superman,” a dash of “Star Wars” and a hearty dose of “Dumb and Dumber”). It just seems to me that life would be
simpler if we had a few musical cues to help us understand what’s going on.
The idea
came to me a few weeks ago while we were watching a “Jaws” rerun on TV. There was a scene with a bunch of children
playing in the water, and Beth was getting nervous.
“Get out of
the water!” my 17-year-old daughter warned the kids on TV, who for some reason
weren’t listening to her. “There’s a
shark out there!”
“No way,”
said 15-year-old Jon. “No dum-dums.”
“Dum-dums? You mean the kids on the beach?”
“No – I mean
the music,” Jon said. Then he sang his
adolescent imitation of that scary theme music that accompanies every impending
“Jaws” attack: “Duhhh-dum. Duhhh-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.”
“No
dum-dums, no shark attack,” he concluded, confidently.
We continued
watching the frolicking youngsters on the screen. Jon was right – there were no dum-dums, and
no shark. But before long a group of
teenagers entered the water. Only this
time . . . duhhh-dum.
Duhhh-dum. Duhhh-dum. Dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum-dum.
Suddenly
there was a shark – and one less dum-dum in the water.
That’s when
it hit me: If those teenagers had been able to hear the soundtrack they would
have known there was danger afoot . . . er, afin. And if they
chose to ignore the warning . . . well, maybe they deserved to be sharkie biscuits.
It would
make life a lot easier if we each had our own soundtrack. If you were about to make a major financial
investment you’d probably think twice if you suddenly heard the strains of
“Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” Or you
might reconsider that cruise if you boarded a ship and heard your soundtrack
playing the theme from “Titanic.” And
wouldn’t it be great to make an important decision to the accompaniment of
“Don’t Worry, Be Happy”?
Unfortunately,
there is no soundtrack to reality. And
to tell you the truth, I don’t think the technology is forthcoming. Which sort of leaves us all
dangling in the same precarious position – unsure, unstable and uncertain. Instead of a beautifully orchestrated musical
score, we usually find ourselves making up the tune as we go along.
Or do we?
Throughout
my life I have known people who had an unusual sense of themselves and the
direction they are headed in life.
Perhaps you’ve known people like that too. They’re not any smarter than the rest of us,
but they share a secret for success.
Some call it “conscience,” while others call it “intuition.” Some refer to it as a “muse” they must follow,
while others prefer to describe it in religious terms.
Whatever you
wish to call it, I’m convinced there is something inside us that can help us to
make good decisions and choices. It
requires a little more effort than simply responding to the music in a movie
soundtrack. We have to take time to
ponder our circumstances and carefully weigh our options. We have to patiently wait for those
impressions to come from within, and then have the sensitivity to understand
and interpret them when they arrive. And
we have to have the courage to act upon those impressions – and to accept the
consequences of our actions.
Of course,
tuning in to the music of our lives won’t necessarily spare us from all
heartache. But if the time comes when we
can compose our own personal soundtracks, at least we’ll know where to put the
cymbal crashes.
And where to put the dum-dums.
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— © Joseph Walker
For more ValueSpeak, please visit http://www.sfpnn.com/joseph_walker1.htm
E-mail Joseph at: valuespeak@msn.com
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* * Announcing Joseph Walker’s newest book! * * *
Check the link to find out more or to order
a copy of this uplifting collection.
Look What Love Has Done:
Five-Minute Messages to Lift Your Spirit
"How
Can You Mend a Broken Spleen? Home Remedies for an Ailing World." is available on-line through www.Amazon.com.
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angel who taught us to love unconditionally and bask in the glory and joy of
each moment.
To find out more about Misty, please visit Misty's
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