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On my first visit to Southern California to see if my husband and I could actually move there, I encountered many things I didn’t count on.  Having worked in the travel industry for the nation’s largest tour wholesaler, I thought I knew what to expect – after all, I helped put together the brochures.

Boy was I wrong!

For one thing, I quickly discovered that Los Angeles actually has MOUNTAINS.  It’s not just all beach and city!  (So THAT’S why they call the suburbs The Valley...  I thought it was just an industrial nickname – you know, like Silicon Valley!)  I also discovered there are a lot of different micro-climates.  And the “exotic” flowers I had to pay through the nose for in Atlanta grew like weeds in Southern California.

One of the most surprising parts were all the signs around beaches and parks to beware of snakes – more precisely, RATTLE-snakes!  And with good reason I might add, because we actually encountered one.  Yes, a real one.  Yes, it was still alive.  And rattling.  And big. 

VERY BIG.

Needless to say this did NOT encourage me to support my husband’s dream of moving to the regionBut I knew how much it meant to him.  And I knew he had worked hard to gain experience and a great reputation in his field so he could be competitive in the Hollywood market.  Still, there were all these unknown (and some known) scary things in California.  Like snakes.  Big snakes.  Great… big… rattlesnakes!

So as part of my agreement to move, I insisted on getting a field guide to California.  I learned a lot about the region from that guide.  For instance, did you know California has SIX different kinds of rattlesnakes?!  It has tarantulas and scorpions, too!  Did I mention the earthquakes?

Ironically, somehow just knowing what to expect with the help of the field guide eased my fears.  I learned what was considered dangerous and what to look for and enjoy.  I learned how to identify many things I was previously unaware even existed before.  And I learned many wonderful things about the area, its wildlife and its climate.

I also learned to really love our new home. 

Having a field guide helped.  I’ve often mused how handy it would be to have a field guide for life.  I guess in some ways we do.  There are many spiritual texts and books to help guide us through life’s trials and tribulations.  Not to mention all the people around us who willingly share their wisdom, insight and experience.

One of the greatest benefits of any field guide is learning to recognize things for what they are.  This recognition can often help us find the beauty and divine essence we may have otherwise overlooked in our fear of the unknown.  Taking time to really discover something, examine it, experience it and connect with it can move us beyond our fears and into appreciation and reverence.

I invite you to look at your life and those in it.  Can you recognize their unique traits?  Can you appreciate their true essence and see the beauty and divinity within them?  Can you see it in yourself?

Learning to recognize our blessings – including those around us -- is one the keys to living a happy and fulfilled life… With or without a field guide.

(Or snakes. Great... big... rattlesnakes.) 

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

Rev. Jeanette



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Sir Froggie's Positive News Network:  Wednesday, March 12th, 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'm one of a kind.  I'm here because the world needs me.”

— © JMP

 




2.      My Song  — by Lisa Vaden

YAY!  Reunited with a “Lost” Love!

Life has a funny way of talking to you… if you are open to listening.

I woke up this morning at 4:15 am.  The power went out at about 4:18 am.

It was a scheduled outage so the power company could work on some stuff underground.  I just forgot about it until it happened.

And I really wouldn’t have had a problem with it except… I had not made my morning coffee yet!!

I’ve got no problems with sitting around pondering, listening and writing by candlelight.  It is actually how I start most days, minus the candlelight.  It is just that my morning cup of coffee makes it soooooo much better!!!

And so I find myself sitting here pondering what am I gonna do about my missing coffee?

I considered getting in my car and driving to the nearest 7-11 to grab a cup of life affirming coffee.  That warmed me up and I could even smell and taste the coffee…

And then I remembered that my building’s parking garage door is electric of all things so I couldn’t even get out if I were willing to make the trip!

On a positive note, at least I remembered this before sitting face to face with a door that wouldn’t budge!  Talk about frustrating!  That might have pushed me over the edge.  I might have actually tried to duke it out with a door that was poised to win from the start! 

Just kidding!  I don’t need coffee that bad.  Honest! 

But still, I really like my first cup of coffee to get me started. 

Now what?

I guess I am realizing that it is going to be a little while before I get a cup of coffee and I am just gonna have to figure out a way to be comfortable with where I am…and if I am really good, I’ll find a way to create/experience something neat and fun, or at least entertaining, about my whole sich (aka situation).

Ok.  What exactly is life trying to tell me?

How about: detach Lisa.  You need to detach from everyone and everything just for a little while and be with you.

Or how about: slow down for a little while.  There is practically NOTHING else to do in the dark at 4:30 am but to sit quietly by candlelight and ponder…or be or write.

Or how about: play a little bit.  See the humor in your sich.

Playing, huh?

I like that!

How about this…

Ode* to My Morning Cup of Coffee

Oh how I enjoy smelling your freshly brewed aroma flittering throughout my home each morning.

It tickles my nose, warms my toes and makes me believe ~ today is gonna be a great day!

A touch of cream, a tad of sugar…it doesn’t take too much to make my heart sing.

I miss you so, and I will never take you for granted again.

Come back to me and you will see… you and me belong together.

Never do I want to wake again and not be greeted by my very best friend!

This time apart has made me see what you really mean to me.

Thank you for being in my life.

And if I didn’t know any better, I would think you are my wife!

The End

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*I had to look up ‘ode’ to make sure it was the right word that I wanted to use to convey what I wanted to say.  Did you know that an ode is defined as a poem intended to be sung?  I didn’t.  Now I do.  Isn’t life grand?  Oh yea, try picturing me singing the above to my morning cup of coffee.  I practically did once we were finally reunited!!

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And poof!  Just like magic my electricity came back on!!

Seriously, I laid down what I was writing and rushed to my beloved coffee maker’s side to get my morning coffee brewing…just in case the power company wasn’t really finished.

And can I just tell you…that was the best darn cup of coffee I think I have ever had!

Sometimes you just don’t know what you have got…until it is gone. 

The good thing is what is really yours always comes back!! 

Life talks.

Are you listening?

Until next time…

— © Lisa Vaden, My Song

For more great Songs visit: http://www.sfpnn.com/lisa_vaden.htm

Check out Lisa: www.lisavaden.com  

E-mail Lisa: lisa@lisavaden.com





3.      “We don’t always get what we want, but we usually get what we need.  Begin noticing HOW your prayer requests are being fulfilled.”

— © Power of the Soul by John Holland




4.      Share your Good News with SFPNN!

It’s time to focus on the good things in life – especially in YOUR life!

Each Wednesday SFPNN features good news items from our readers.  Here’s your chance to talk about the positive things going on with you and those around you.  Go ahead, toot your own horn, pat yourself on the back, and get excited!   And share your good news with us!

What do we consider good news?

Birthdays
Anniversaries
Graduations
Job promotions or a new job
Working on goals
Making progress
Goals you’ve reached and want to celebrate
Having a great day
A wonderful weekend
Helpful or inspiring books, movies, etc
Dreams you are working on
Dreams come true
Any special happenings
Things you think might help others
Classes you’re taking
Classes you’re teaching
Conferences, concerts, workshops
Positive activities
All good things – you decide!

Send in your Good News today! 

E-mail us and put Good News for SFPNN in the subject line.




 

4.      GOOD NEWS from SFPNNers!


CONGRATULATIONS TO JEFFREY & NICOLE

Nicole writes:

Kaeden Mikael Asprocolas born March 3 at 2:38am, weighing a healthy 7.6 lbs and 20 inches long.  One picture is of him probably not even a couple hours old, (hadn't gotten around to dressing him yet, and the receiving blankets were all wet from the water birth), and the other is of him the next day hanging out in his playpen bassinet.  The birth was at home in our jacuzzi tub with a midwife.  We are all well. 

To see pictures: http://www.sfpnn.com/Good News/Kaeden.htm




WALKING FOR
MIND, BODY AND SOUL IN L.A.

Los Angeles, CA -- Local hypnotherapist Rosalba Fontanez will be hosting a “walk with intention” through Griffith Park on Wednesdays and Fridays during March at 10:00 am.  The walk will begin at the Merry Go-Round and continue through footpaths, for about 30 to 45 minutes.  Participants will be encouraged to walk at their own pace.

Like most health care practitioners, Fontanez believes that stagnation and a sedentary lifestyle will slowly degrade one‘s quality of life, but movement--such as walking--creates a shift in that energy.  It offers an easy way to relieve stress, increase brain power, and improves one’s mood and overall health. 

Fontanez created these walks after contemplating how she could better serve the community.  To “walk with intention” refers to making a conscious awareness to nourish and heal oneself through very easy exercise.  She feels the peaceful setting of Griffith Park allows a deeper connection to the spiritual side of life and invites anyone who is ready to ready to make that change.

Fontanez will conduct a short introduction on how these walks serve to enhance peace and healing--first in the individual and then in the world--while sharing the intention of creating more peace personally in one’s life and, by extension, the rest of the planet. This is an opportunity to connect with other like-minded individuals and feed one’s health.

Emotional and spiritual healing are two areas Fontanez has focused on since her graduation with honors from the Hypnosis Motivational Institute in 2005.  Her practice employs traditional hypnotherapy techniques but also branches out to more esoteric modalities, dependent on her clients’ needs.  She has assisted clients in successfully overcoming a variety of issues, from anxiety and phobias to stress management and smoking cessation. 

For more information on these events, please visit:

http://www.freewebs.com/walk-with-intention/ . 





WORLD PREMIER: THE MOSES CODE - Scottsdale, AZ

Mishka Productions is VERY excited to announce that we are hosting the WORLD PREMIER of James Twyman's film THE MOSES CODE in Scottsdale, AZ, with SPECIAL LIVE GUEST appearances of James Twyman, Drew Heriot (director of The Secret)  and James Van Praagh. 

Join us for a night at the movies!!!

 The director of THE SECRET - Drew Heriot...... presents the next step in the most important conversation of our time -- THE MOSES CODE.

Join Drew Heriot, the director of THE SECRET and the executive Producer of THE MOSES CODE, and James Twyman, the director of THE MOSES CODE, and James Van Praagh for the world premier right here in Scottsdale, Arizona. 

This is the film that the world has been waiting for, taking the discussion about the Law of Attraction away from the ego and back into the soul. 

Thirty-five hundred years ago God gave Moses a Code that unlocks the creative power that lies within each of us. How can we use that power today to create miracles and manifest a world based upon the laws of peace and compassion? THE MOSES CODE will show you.

Some of the best known spiritual teachers in the world lend their voices to this amazing film: Michael Beckwith, Neale Donald Walsch, Debbie Ford, Cheryl Richardson, James Van Praagh and many more.

In April there will be over a thousand events around the world introducing THE MOSES CODE, but this will be the first. Don't miss the chance to be the first to see this incredible new film....PLUS...some of the interviews were done at our Celebrate Your Life conference in Chicago in 2007!

Saturday, March 15th - 8:00pm

Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort

5401 N. Scottsdale Rd.

$15 - VERY limited seating!!

To order tickets call Mishka Productions:  480-970-8543....OR click on the following link:  https://www.mishkaproductions.com/purchase2.php

See you at the movies!

With Peace,

The MIshka family!!





5.      “The benefits are extraordinary as the surge of energy permeates your body, and the feeling of pure joy fills your heart.”

    © Power of the Soul by John Holland



 

6.      Wednesday WORD — by Diane, The California Dreamer

Speechless

"Do not the most moving moments of our lives find us all without words?"

— Marcel Marceau, Mime

The other day I was driving home on the 101 headed north and as I came to the top of a hill that looked down into a small valley my breath was taken away.

I couldn't believe the view before my eyes.  It was dusk and the sun was setting.  Between the view of the mountains and the sky that was painted with orange and yellow, I didn't know which one was prettier.

As I came down the hill, I said out loud, “Thank you, God.” It was one of those moments when I was at a complete loss for words.  I just thought how great God's paint brush really is and how truly blessed I am for landing where I am.

How many times has this happened to you?  Something before your eyes takes your breath away and leaves you in complete awe…

Honestly, sometimes I miss it when I am so deep in thoughts of what I have to do next or I am on auto pilot.  It made me wonder: how much do I miss?

This week I invite you to take it all in around you.  If you have to look for those special moments, or just be open to noticing them.  Count how many times you are speechless realizing how great life is.

— © Diane, The California Dreamer

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