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As much as technology can sometimes feel like it keeps us separated from our family and friends as we individually hook up to iPods, TVs and computers, it can also bring us together.

Last night my mom called to say hi.  As we were talking she walked by the TV Dad had fallen asleep in front of.  On the screen, dolphins leaped in the air and splashed through the water corralling fish and forming a bait ball! Pelicans and seagulls dove into the water with gusto!  Then the camera switched to a breath-taking view of migrating whales! 

Mom was really excited because it reminder her of their first vacation to California and the whale cruise we had gone on together.  It was if she was back out in the Pacific Ocean among the Channel Islands, dolphins and whales again!

I turned on my TV and checked to see if we had the Animal Planet channel.  We did!  An entire continent apart, me and Mom watched together for a few minutes as we were filled with the wonder, awe and the thrilling memories of seeing these amazing creatures up close and personal!

Those few minutes together certainly were not an earth-shaking or sea-parting experience. But they created one of those precious moments that makes life special. Being able to share both what we were seeing on TV as well as the memories of a wonderful vacation created a delightful connection.  And for those few minutes, it seemed like we were right next to each other instead of 3000 miles apart.

I normally wouldn’t think of TV as a way to connect with family, but in this instance I’m grateful it did. 

What are some of the ways you connect with your loved ones? Do you have any special memories you could share with them?  Do you have a great photo or post-card you could send to remind them of the joyous time?

Find a way to connect with those you care about today!

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

Rev. Jeanette



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Sir Froggie's Positive News Network:  Thursday, February 07th, 2008
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1.      What kind of day will today be? 

The kind of day we make it! 

A little pro-active positive programming can go a long way in creating our heart’s desires.  All of our thoughts have energy.  Energy attracts like energy.  Think about your desires for today. What would you like to experience in the next 24 hours?   Allow yourself to see it manifesting in your mind’s eye and feel it happening in your body so the energy of your thoughts and emotions draws it to you. Affirm it on the lines below!

Today, I desire and experience…

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I affirm the following positive reality:

“I love myself, and attract those who love me too.”

JMP





2.      “The soil you plant in is your subconscious mind.  The seed is the new affirmation.  The whole new experience is in this tiny seed.  You water it with affirmations.  You let the sunshine of positive thoughts beam on it.”

    © You CAN Heal Your Life – by Louise Hay




3.      The Enchanted Self     — by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

THE SANDBOX BLESSING

I heard Eva Longoria Parker say on morning TV that sometimes "playing in a different sandbox for awhile" is so important. 

In fact, I would say, as a positive psychologist, that often it is just what the 'Doctor' ordered. 

It helps us get our minds off of ourselves.  It gives us a chance to meet new playmates and play with different toys.  After all, the new sandbox might just have the perfect sifter and/or the great new friend with red hair and freckles. 

This is not silly talk.  We never outgrow our need for change and diversion!

May you be blessed with the capacity to always find a new suitable sandbox to play in, when you need it!

— © Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

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4.      “We are meant to be different.  When we can accept this, then there is no competition and no comparison.”

— © You CAN Heal Your Life – by Louise Hay



 

5.      ValueSpeak
A Weekly Column
By
Joseph Walker

PRESIDENT’S DAY IN A HUFF

I honestly didn’t think it was a political question.  In my mind, it was just a common, ordinary, garden-variety water cooler icebreaker.

“So,” I said casually as I sipped from my cup and she filled hers, “have you decided how you’re going to celebrate President’s Day this year?”

“Celebrate?” she asked in a huff.  “What’s to celebrate?  That warmonger in the White House?  As far as I’m concerned, President’s Day this year is for mourning – not celebration.”

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to make small talk with someone who has just used the word “warmonger”?  It’s sort of a long way from there to “nice weather we’re having.”  You know?

So I did what any person past 50 would do in that situation: I waxed nostalgic.  Everything triggers a memory from back in the day.  Everything.  Find it and figure out how to flaunt it – preferably with some well-placed meandering from subject to subject, like you’re totally losing it, you know?  and you can worm your way out of any situation.

Or at least change the subject.

“When I was a kid we didn’t have President’s Day,” I said, wistfully.  “We had Lincoln’s Birthday on Feb. 12 and George Washington’s Birthday on Feb. 22.  Or was it Feb. 25?  One of those days was Washington’s birthday, and one was George Alley’s – I always got them confused.  I don’t remember if we got out of school for both birthdays – the presidents, not George’s.  Just Lincoln’s, I think.  That’s probably why Abe was my favorite president . . .”

“That’s part of the problem,” she said, huffiness squared.  “We always remember president’s for the wars they fought.  Lincoln and the Civil War.  Washington and the Revolution.  Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan Hill.  FDR and World War II.  This guy . . .” – I’m pretty sure she was back to the aforementioned “warmonger” at this point – “. . . this guy thinks he has to win a war so he can be remembered with all of those other guys.  So of course he has to go out and start a war first.”

OK – feigned senility didn’t work.  So I tried compromise.

“Well, the good thing is there are plenty of good, peaceful presidents to remember on President’s Day,” I said.  “Kennedy . . . Carter . . . Reagan . . .”

I knew using the R-name was a mistake even before it completely escaped my mouth.  I tried to catch it with my lips before she heard it, but it was too late.  She moved quickly from full huff to near hysteria.

“Don’t even get me started on Reagan . . .”

And then she got started on Reagan.  It was during her diatribe that it occurred to me that a wonderful thing was happening.  When at last she came up for air, I pointed it out to her.

“I think you’ve stumbled onto something here,” I said.

“You mean you agree with my take on Reaganomics?” she asked.

“Well, I’m not sure I understand it,” I admitted.  “It involves . . . you know . . . numbers and stuff.  I don’t do numbers.”

She rolled her eyes.  The huff was back.

“But I do understand this,” I continued.  “You live in a country where you can stand here in a public setting and say anything you want about any president, living or dead, and you don’t have to worry about it.  I’m not going to report you, and even if I did, nobody would care.”

“Least of all,” she grumbled, “that . . . that . . . warmonger.”

And that’s something that is infinitely worth celebrating this President’s Day.

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— © Joseph Walker

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