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Howdy Folks and Good Day!
It’s hard to believe tomorrow will be the last day of SFPNN’s distribution for
2007! The year seems to have just flown
by. It seems like everyone has had their
hands full trying to juggle all of life’s experiences.
Sometimes it can get rather challenging to keep ourselves and our lives balanced. Adding to this challenge is the belief we need to have a spiritual side to life and a material side, or that there’s the spiritual world and the secular world and they are separate from one another.
When we learn to bring the spiritual aspects of ourselves into the “real” world and incorporate the lessons of love, peace, kindness, hope, faith, etc., into our daily workings, an interesting thing happens. Life seems to balance itself for us.
It can take an adjustment or learning period to get to the point of being the same person you are at work as you are at church, synagogue or temple. But it’s not as difficult as you think when you are authentic to your Higher Self. When we are true to our inner love, our inner Light, and allow that spark of God to shine through us, things go quite a bit easier.
It also helps when we ask for Divine Guidance throughout our day. I try to remember to ask God to work and speak through me. I ask my angels to protect me and my family. I ask for help solving problems. I ask for the focus, clarity and energy to handle what I need to. I also ask for rest. I even ask for travel with grace and ease and to find good parking spots. It works! If you're not already, give it a try.
Balance in our lives is crucial. We need to both visualize and take action, to connect with other people and spend time alone, to work and to play, to tune in and zone out, to move forward and to hang back. When we pay attention to our inner guidance, our body, mind and spirit will lead us to what we need to stay balanced. It’s up to us to listen and heed divine guidance, as well as to recognize when fear, judgment, and doubt are being kicked up by our ego.
Pause for a moment. Take a few deep breaths… Relax… Ask yourself, “What do I need to keep myself balanced?” and listen for the answer.
Know that God is with you no matter where you go. Be true to your authentic self. And let your Light shine as bright as the stars.
With Peace, Love, Happiness, Health, and Prosperity…
Rev. Jeanette
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1.
PROGRAM YOUR
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:
“My good now flows to me in a steady stream
of happiness.”
— © Louise Hay
2.
“The more ways you can reinforce
your new learning, the better. I
suggest: expressing gratitude, writing, [singing or speaking] affirmations,
sitting in meditation, enjoying exercise, practicing good nutrition, taking
time for relaxation exercises, using visualization and mental imagery, reading,
and study.”
— © You CAN Heal Your Life – by Louise Hay
3.
This is a great recipe to think about as we get near the New Year!
This recipe is adapted from one making the rounds on the web. It is too good to
miss!
Recipe
for a Happy
Take twelve whole months.
Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate, and jealousy.
Make them just as fresh and clean as possible.
Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts,
but don't make up the whole batch at once.
Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients.
Mix well into each day one part of faith,
one part of patience,
one part of courage,
and one part of work.
Add to each day one part of hope,
faithfulness, generosity, and kindness.
Blend with one part prayer,
one part meditation,
and one good deed.
Season the whole with a dash of good spirits,
a sprinkle of fun,
a pinch of play,
and a cupful of good humor.
Pour all of this into a vessel of love.
Cook thoroughly over radiant joy,
garnish with a smile,
and serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness.
You're bound to have a happy new year.
-- Author Unknown
— © Dr. Barbara Becker
In private practice
since 1981, Dr. Barbara Becker
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Talk to her on her blog,
4.
“Trust the intelligence within you
to lead you and guide you.”
— © You CAN Heal Your Life – by Louise Hay
5.
ValueSpeak
A Weekly Column
By Joseph Walker
THE TWO SIDES OF CHRISTMAS
I did it. I confess. I killed Santa Claus.
Not that I have anything
against the jolly old elf. Everyone who
knows him has really good things to say about him. Heaven knows, he’s always come through for me
on Christmas (except for the year of the chemistry set – but then, how was he
supposed to know that within 15 minutes of opening it I would be able to come
up with a chemical concoction that would eat a hole clear through the naugahyde on Mom’s couch?).
I think Santa Claus is great –
in his place. That means at the mall, in
the department store, at the North Pole, on the roof and down the chimney –
with or without eight tiny reindeer.
That’s where he belongs, and that’s where he should stay.
But I don’t want to see him at
church.
Don’t get me wrong. If Santa wants to sit on the pew next to me
and worship with me and my family, I have no problem with that – red furry suit
notwithstanding. In fact, I suspect he’s
a regular congregant at the church of his choice in the North Pole. He is, after all, a saint – is he not? But it’s when he comes
ho-ho-hoing his way into our church Christmas party,
chaotically passing out candy canes and distracting the children’s attention
from the Nativity scene at the front of the room that I draw the line.
And I did – firmly – the first
time I had the chance.
“You what?”
Sam asked when I told him what I had done.
Sam was my good friend and my associate in the lay ministry of our
church congregation. We were both new to
the job and, in retrospect, pretty young and pretty foolish. Sam just didn’t know how foolish I actually
was until that precise moment.
“I told the committee that I
didn’t want to have Santa at the Christmas party this year.”
“But we always have Santa come
at the end of our Christmas party,” Sam said.
“It’s a tradition. And the
children expect it.”
“I know,” I said. “And I’m sure
there will be a few people who will be . . . concerned.”
“Concerned?” Sam said. “They’ll think you’re nuts!”
“Well, maybe I am,” I said. “But this isn’t anit-Santa-ism. Honest.
I’m all for Santa – everywhere but here at church. I just think that with all of the consumerism
that swirls around us this time of year, our people ought to have one place
that they can go and completely focus on the religious meaning of Christmas
without any distractions.”
“So you see Santa as a
distraction?” he asked.
“In this context, yes – I do.”
Sam, who is usually very
measured and careful in his comments, paused thoughtfully for a moment. “Well, it’s your call,” he said at last. “But just between us, I think you’re nuts.”
As expected, Sam was not alone
in that assessment. During the days
leading up to the Christmas party other members of the congregation let me know
– kindly and lovingly, of course – that they thought I was the Grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge and the innkeeper who turned away
Mary and Joseph – all rolled up into one.
But we had our party and it was
lovely – calm, quiet, introspective and sweet.
The children participated in a Christmas tableau and sang “Away in a
Manger.” We read the story of the first Christmas from the Book of Luke in the
New Testament, and we closed by singing “Silent Night” as a congregation. I even thought I saw a tear trickle down a
cheek or two as we bowed our heads as a community of believers and thanked God
for the blessing of Christmas.
As we cleaned up after the
party Lucille, one of the widows in our congregation, came up to me. She gave me a hug, looked up into my eyes and
said: “Right now.”
I wasn’t sure that I had heard
her correctly. “Right
now?” I asked.
She smiled and nodded. “Right now,” she repeated. “We’ve had a wonderful time together. We’ve talked about Jesus and His birth. We’ve sung and we’ve prayed. We’re cleaning up and things are pretty chaotic
anyway. Now would be the time for Santa
to come.”
I looked around me. People were milling about, smiling and
chatting. Some were putting away tables
and chairs, others were just lingering.
Children were running around the room, playing and laughing. The moment just cried out for a dramatic
entrance by a jolly, bearded man in a furry red suit. Far from being a distraction, he would have
enhanced the evening, bringing us together as a church family to celebrate the
other side of Christmas.
“It’s all about timing,”
Lucille said as she waved goodbye.
Since then I’ve tried to take
Lucille’s wise counsel to heart each year as I’ve prepared to celebrate the two
sides of Christmas. I look for
opportunities to contemplate and savor what for me are the deep, rich,
spiritual underpinnings of the holiday.
Sometimes I have to find them on my own, quietly listening to Christmas
music as I drive to and from work. But I
look for them and I find them and I savor them.
But I’ve also enjoyed the fun, light, happy times with my children and
now, my grandchildren, and there is joy and fulfillment in those times as well.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m still
not excited about seeing Santa at church.
But I can live with it – if the timing is right. Like Lucille said, it’s all about timing.
And not killing Santa if you
don’t have to.
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— © Joseph Walker
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