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It’s question time again.  Before answering, please take a moment to recall the people you’ve encountered today.  If you have time, go back to all those you’ve encountered in the past week, or even the past month or the past year.  Think about the positive encounters and those encounters you wish you could have avoided. Then answer the following question…

How loving and accepting are you of yourself and others?

We ALL want to be loved and accepted for who we are.

But are we willing to love and accept ourselves unconditionally? That includes when we first wake up in the morning and look in the mirror!  Or after a really hard day when we’re absolutely frazzled!

Beyond ourselves, are we willing to love and accept others unconditionally?  That includes when they’re having a really bad day and are absolutely frazzled, too!

Most of us give love “unconditionally” when everything is in working order and going our way.  But just wait until someone does something that irritates us, hurts us, or is different than we expected or think they should do!  Our unconditional love often turns into judgment and frustration as we react in split second timing.  Then instead of understanding we’ve reacted from a place of ego and need to change our attitude, we justify why we have the right to be UN-loving and judgmental.

“But he did this… She said that… You should have seen how they were acting…”

The truth is it doesn’t matter how THEY act.  It matters how WE act.  If we want to be treated with unconditional love and acceptance, then we need to GIVE unconditional love and acceptance!

This doesn’t mean we must love and accept someone’s actions when they are disrespectful or hurtful.  We can learn to embrace the person without embracing their actions.

Sometimes it can be difficult to tell the difference between the person and the action.  Here’s a clue: if you’re spreading the word about how this person wronged you or why you don’t like them, you’re most likely putting that person down.  If you are being loving and your non-tolerance is based solely on their actions, you probably wouldn’t find the need to tell it to others in the first place!  It’s between you and the other person. You recognize their “short comings” and give them the space to be who they are without judging them.

So often we jump to conclusions about others.  We don’t bother to get into their heart and soul.  We don’t take the time to understand where they are coming from.  We just know we don’t like them, or perhaps more accurately, what they are doing.  Instead of coming from a place of love and acceptance, we come from a place of competition, judgment, anger or feeling threatened.

What would happen if we pulled back and came from a place of love and acceptance?  

What would happen if we put down our defenses and tried to get to the heart of the matter instead of judging the other person – or ourselves?

Quite often, a peaceful resolution, new found respect, and strengthened camaraderie!

Our vibrations and theirs will be higher.  We’ll feel better about ourselves and each other.  We’ll create an atmosphere of love, safety and acceptance.  Now that’s worth putting aside judgments for!

Today consciously come from a place of unconditional love and acceptance… even if they aren’t.

With Peace, Love, Happiness, Health, and Prosperity…

Rev. Jeanette

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Sir Froggie's Positive News Network:  Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
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1.      PROGRAM YOUR DAY! 

A little positive pro-active programming can go a long way in creating the kind of day you truly desire.  Take a few seconds to fill in the blanks of your life.

Today, I desire and experience…

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I affirm the following positive reality:

“I begin today by loving and accepting every part of myself, inside and out, exactly as I am.”

— © Louise Hay

 

 

2.      “We should not fret about being at the wrong job or in the wrong place, because wherever we are, through our works we can touch the lives of others, thereby our own!  Let your light shine!”  

— © Ellie Braun-Haley




3.      What is Soul Magic?

Have you ever had one of those experiences that left you in awe, made your heart take notice, or restored your faith in God or humankind?  Then you’ve experienced Soul Magic.  Soul Magic can also be those moments of insight, profound break-through or learning to see your True Self and the divinity in you, through you and around you.

As the editor of SFPNN, I would like to personally invite you to share your Soul Magic experiences with us.

You don't have to be a professional writer, just talk into the page and tell us your story!   E-mail:  SOUL MAGIC

For more Soul Magic visit:  http://www.sfpnn.com/soul_magic.htm




 

4.      Soul Magic

MAGICAL WEEKEND
By Nancy J. Leslie

Mark and I started our day at the Knightstown Fire Department Pancake breakfast. We had our cameras loaded in the truck and were going to go where the wind took us.

After several short stops and photo shoots, we found our way to Moscow, Indiana (south of Rushville).  I knew there was a great covered bridge there.  We had seen it before without cameras available. 

This time, we parked the jeep and headed to the river below the bridge.

The path to the river was easy to navigate and since the water level was so low, I was able to walk out to nearly the middle of the river on the rocks to take photographs.

http://www.sfpnn.com/SoulMagic/Soul2007/sm101607.htm

Here is one of MANY shots we took from under the bridge.

Enjoy!!!

— © Nancy J. Leslie




5.      attention PET OWNERS & Animal Lovers! 

Share the Love of Your
Life!

The world is a better place because of the special animals in it!  Yet too often we take our fuzzy, feathered and finned friends for granted.  If you’re grateful for the fur-angel in your life, take a few moments to write about why you love them, the ways they make you happy, and some of their adorable antics. What makes them special?  How have they changed your life for the better?

Share your “Fuzzy Tale” with SFPNN!   E-mail your story (and a photo if you'd like) to “FUZZY TALES.”

We welcome all the tales you have to tell!

 View the Fuzzy Tales at: http://www.sfpnn.com/misty.htm#FuzzyTales





6.      Fuzzy Tales

BE THE DOG

This past weekend, Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones of OneSpirit Center for Conscious Living shared the following message.  He asked us to share it with others and I thought it was perfect for SFPNN!

As you read the suggestions, they seem simple enough but take a moment to really allow yourself to ponder them and let them sink into your consciousness.  Are you doing them already?  Could you use a little improvement in some areas?  What steps can you take to


BE THE DOG
12 Rules Your Dog Can Teach You For A Blissful Life

by Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones, D.D.

1.   BE present in the moment.

2.   BE willing to give to give and receive love with no strings attached.

3.   BE who you are at all times.

4.   BE willing to make your desires known.

5.   BE forgiving of yourself and others.

6.   BE nonjudgmental of yourself and others.

7.   BE open to make new friends everywhere you go.

8.   BE empathetic with others.

9.   BE of service to others.

10. BE playful, spontaneous and curious about life.

11. BE willing to trust your inner guidance system.

12. BE courageous.

— Copyright 2007 New Reality Press

To learn more about Dr. Dennis and OneSpirit:  www.OneSpirit.org

For more Fuzzy Tales: http://www.sfpnn.com/misty.htm#FuzzyTales



 
 

7.      Tuesday Trivia

Failure:  Gary Cooper moved to Los Angeles to seek work as a political cartoonist but wound up as a door-to-door salesman.

Success: Gary Cooper became one of Hollywood’s greatest stars, winning two Academy Awards as Best Actor for Sergeant York and High Noon.  He was the strong, silent hero of Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, Beau Geste, Meet John Doe, The Pride of the Yankees, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and The Fountain Head.

— © The Road to Success is Paved With Failure – by Joey Green





8.      God Given Daisies       — by Carole Devecka

Switch Identity?

Many of us have more than one e-mail address or accounts under different forms of our names.  Sometimes it's only an abbreviation of our legal name, other times it's kind of a persona we have created for our selves like catlady3@------.

When you go from one e-mail account to another you have to hit the "Switch Identity" line to get to another e-mail account.  Often I've thought about that phrase "Switch Identity" and I wonder "How many people would like to do just that?"

I believe in my heart most people at one time or another have thought “wouldn't it be nice if I could just be someone else, living somewhere else, doing something else?" Or they’ve said something like "I would love to be rich!"

Practicing an "Attitude of Gratitude" can put these things in check. But gratitude has no room for feelings of envy, lust, wanting, begrudging, or being jealous.

Aspiring to be something better is a good thing.  Self-improvement is an on-going project. In the process, I believe we are to practice an "Attitude of Gratitude" for who we are during the transitional times.

If we want to feel our lives are successful we truly must like who we are.

We MUST control our "ATTITUDE" or it controls us. We need to look into our hearts and take stock of who we are and what we really want to fill our lives with.

I’ve learned a few things along the way of "Self Discovery…"

* I’ve learned God wants us to touch the lives of other people.  

* For true peace to come into our lives "We must be the change that we want to see in the world" (Gandhi)

* Kindness and our personal time are some of the greatest gifts we can give.

Switch my identity?   I don't think so!  It's taken God way too long chiseling me into the person I am.

 "Thank you, God, for your continued work on me."

Carole Devecka
God's "Work in Progress"

— © Carole Devecka, God Given Daisies


For more God Given Daisies: http://www.sfpnn.com/carole_devecka.htm

E-mail Carole


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Do You Wish You Could Change the World?

YOU CAN!

You can make a difference right here, right now.
It won’t cost anything.  And it takes less than a minute.
 
Click to visit
The Animal Rescue Site, The Hunger Site, The Breast Cancer Site,
The Child Health Site, The Literacy Site and The Rain Forest Site. 

YOU CAN MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE!

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This and every issue of SFPNN is dedicated to MISTY, a tiny 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 Miracle

( http://www.sfpnn.com/SoulMagic/Soul2001/sm040601.htm )

Or read Reflections of a Zen Master.


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