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"Really, are you a Positive Person?"
It
has been said that history repeats itself. Usually we take
that to mean in worldwide events. It happens in our personal
lives as well. Recently this has been drawn to my attention
more and more: in my life and in the lives of others.
In the past few weeks through emails and phone calls I have discovered
a characteristic in people that I hadn't consciously noticed before:
people talking about being on their path and being positive
when in fact nothing could be further from the truth.
They spout all the New Age Metaphysical mumbo-jumbo and not achieve the
results they desire. They wonder why things go wrong in their
lives. Why are they depressed? Why do things happen
to them that they consider bad? Why do certain topics or
people upset them? Yet they continue to believe they are
heading in the right direction or doing what needs to be done in order
to achieve their goals.
A lady had called me to tell me the problems she was having with her
husband. In the conversation she told me how positive she
was. Yet, here she was showing anger with her husband and
complaining about different situations with him. You aren't being
positive if you are angry.
Another lady took one sentence from a conversation and became incensed
enough to tell me she didn't want to hear 'that type of stuff' only to
also tell me in the same breath she thought positively. I
think not!
It was then I realized that people don't really see where they are
being negative in their lives. They don't see how moving
forward on their journey is stopped. They don't see where
they are stagnant.
In the case of the first woman her complaining and anger at her husband
only adds fuel to the negative fire. She is focusing on the
problem, not the solution. The second woman would do well to
look at why the one sentence bothered her rather than burying her head
in the sand and not addressing the issue. Perhaps that sentence was
hitting a subconscious nerve.
When you react so explosively or intensely towards someone it is
because you subconsciously see in that other person something you don't
like in yourself. Therefore, you strike out in negative ways
due to fear.
I find it interesting that people think by avoiding certain issues or
situations they are remaining positive. They are not!
They are burying the negativity so it can raise it's ugly
head at a later date: only to repeat over and over again
uncomfortable, and sometimes quite negative scenarios.
At this point in time you are probably wondering how a person changes
their misconceptions of being positive, and actually live a positive
life. If you aren't asking that question, you aren't ready
for the answer. If you are asking yourself that question,
read on.
Instead of becoming angry and frustrated with her husband, the first
lady should have started asking herself questions. What about
his behaviour do I find upsetting and why? Is there an
experience or a person in my past that has lead me to believe this
behaviour is wrong? How can I change my thinking so that I
can learn to deal with my husband, rather than change him?
Writing an angry email or addressing a situation in anger is not a
positive life action. Searching herself for the reason she
reacted so negatively to something that was said would be the positive
course for the second lady. Or even ignoring the remark and
noting it as being just the way the speaker of the remark was.
Nothing personal, nothing assumed. No agreement.
No rejection. Just is: just a statement.
Neither good nor bad; positive or negative. By searching her
own life for underlying causes of her reaction to the actions of
another person, she would definitely be walking the positive path she
so adamantly declared she was walking.
Both women lost out. Neither was looking with positive eyes.
One lost out on a loving relationship with her husband. The
other woman lost out on a friend who really and truly cared for her and
valued their friendship. Yet, they both say they live their
lives looking at things in positive ways.
Do you see your life moving forward in happiness? Are things
working out for you? Do you see yourself as either of these
two ladies or another scenario entirely? Do you get angry,
depressed, or unforgiving? Are you happy and worry-free?
Think about how you react to people and situations. Do you
react or act? Is it in anger or in searching for the answers?
Do you react in love and with positive thoughts? Do
your reactions or actions bring dischord or harmony? Do you
lose friends or gain them? Check your positivity meter.
What level are you on? Is it where you want to be?
Can you go higher and get more from life?
Only you know the answers to these questions. Are you really
as positive as you think you are? Isn't it about time you
found out that answer?
© 2008, L. Sue Durkin
Just A Side Note
"I am a work in progress."
These
are the words I spoke to a friend of mine in response to her sons'
comment about me. Her 16 year-old and 18 year-old sons had
asked her a
question about me to which she had no answer. It was a
question I had
been waiting to hear from someone, anyone.
The boys wanted to
know, since I wrote motivational and inspirational material,
why I was
afraid to drive into Chicago? It seems they are of the same
impression most people have of authors and speakers in my
field. We
should have all the answers, be perfect, and not afraid.
Oh, I went through that
phase also. In my book, Life
is Like Making Chocolate
Chip Cookies,
I tell how shocked I was to hear swear words emit from the lips of my
most favorite New Age Motivational gurus. And yet, why should
it have
shocked me? They are human! I am too!
We tend as a society to
hold others high that we feel are more intelligent, more spiritual,
more knowledgeable, and more affluent than ourselves. Yet we
are all
from the same Source, live on the same planet, and are of the same
species. Some have had life easier. They have had
more opportunities
for one reason or another and have had development in different areas.
That does not make on person better over another.
Just because my
husband can see auras since he can remember and thought everyone could,
doesn't make him better than me. Just because I have the
ability to
know things doesn't make me better than him. Yet, other
people seem to
think we are special when in fact they could probably develop those
same talents.
It would be such a dull
world if everyone could do
everything. We wouldn't need each other. We wouldn't need
love. Your
human nature is to revere those people you consider more advantaged than
yourself in anyway. You don't see them with the same human
shortcomings you have. Yet they have them. Then when you see
a
weakness you become disillusioned. Your expectations of these
people
are unreasonable. You can then become disappointed in them if
they
don't live up to those expectations. How would you like to be
in their
shoes and have to live up to the expectations you have imposed on them?
Have
you ever thought there may be those in your circle of friends who think
of you in the same terms? They see you with abilities they
don't have.
They see you through rose-
colored glasses.
They see you the same
way you look at your standard bearer. You know they are out
there.
Perhaps they don't mention it. They may feel it and never say
a word
to you. You are special to someone!
We all need to learn that
just because someone can help you get through bad times, help you solve
your problems, and give you tools to live your life happier and more
fulfilled, does not make them better than you. It does not
make them a
god. It just means they have been there, done that, and wear
the
T-shirt. They are still a work in progress too!
© 2008,
L. Sue Durkin
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Life is Like
Making Chocolate Chip Cookies
ISBN
#
978-0-615-17262-0
This
book
is a guide to living the life you want. It uses
stories and
metaphors to inspire and inform readers on how to deal with life
situations. The insights shared come from personal
experiences,
as well as from others. Life is Like.... addresses
mind,
body, and spirit. Insightful views on meditation and dealing
with
self, others, and relationships help people caught up in disappoints,
negativity, anger, and fear. Help is here now!
A
companion book in the form
of a workbook is already being written for Life is Like Making Chocolate
Chip Cookies. We are intending to publish it
before the end of 2008. More information to follow as it
becomes available.
For more
information on how to order
an autographed copy of my book go to:
http://www.weavingdreamspublishing.com
or
http://lifeislike.suesunshine.com
Also
Available (unsigned) on
www.amazon.com
www.barnesandnoble.com
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Happiness is not something ready made...
It comes from your own actions.
~ Dalai Lama
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>>Allison
DuBois, Psychic Medium
>>Sylvia
Browne 2008 Tour
with
Colette Baron-Reid
Now
through May 8, 2008
Featuring Colette
Baron-Reid, Sylvia
Browne
>> Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Good Grief:
The Heart of Healing
The 24th
Annual Kara Conference in Support of End-of-Life Care and
Grieving
May 9, 2008
Menlo Park, CA
This is a day of insight and inspiration for caregivers. I will be
presenting the morning keynote on Integrating Science and Spirit in
End-of-Life and and Bereavement Care, and then presenting again in the
afternoon with Karen Drucker, focusing on Music and Humor for Grief
Recovery and Healthy Living. In the afternoon I'll do a breakout
session on the Psychology of Consciousness and Healing (there are
several other very fine breakout sessions concurrently). At the end of
the day I'll be facilitating a panel of conference presenters and
partners. Karen will be weaving music throughout.
Kara
www.kara-grief.org
>>Mark
Stanton Welch
Friday, May
30th
7pm-10pm
Saturday, May
31st
9am-5pm
7pm-10pm
Boettcher Auditorium
The Colorado History Museum 1300 Broadway Denver, CO
Mark Stanton Welch has been raising the vibrations through music for
over 25 years and has inspired the hearts and minds of audiences
worldwide. In the Good Vibrations celebration Mark will teach
participants how to use and experience the power of sound to raise
their vibration through music, movement, rhythm, and voice.
For more information about Mark's work please visit www.musicbymarkwelch.com
Entire weekend $150 if you register before May 23rd
($200 afterwards). Registration includes all sessions
For more information:
Contact Laura DiMinno at 303.437.9734
Mishka
Productions from
Arizona, two dynamic women and great leaders in the revolution to wake
up the world to Spirit are coming to Chicago in June with Celebrate
Your Life. There will be many great teachers and
leaders, like
Marianne Williamson. John Holland, and Neal Donald
Walsch joining in the experience, so it should be a
fantastic weekend. Mark your calendars and don’t miss this
marvelous and joyous event. To register go to www.mishkaproductions.com
>>Carol
Ritberger
Class One -
A Comparative
Analysis of Medicine & Healing Approaches.
June 7-10
Holiday Inn Express
El Dorado Hills, CA
Register
today as space is limited to ensure a more individualized and
interactive learning environment.
>> Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Minding the
Body, Mending the Mind
June 14, 2008
Transformations Holistic Learning Center, Cherry Hill, NJ
This one-day workshop is on Minding the Body, Mending the Mind. The new
revised edition of my classic book was released in the fall of 2007.
This workshop will be an up-to-date presentation of the science and
psychology of health and healing, coupled with experiential exercises.
It is appropriate for people coping with illness, those who want to
establish authentic wellness, home caregivers, and health-care
professionals.
Transformations Holistic Learning Center
(856) 470-1399
www.readytotransform.com
>>An
Evening with Robert Holden and Michael Neill
June 20th - New York
Say “yes” to happiness
– and learn how the power of true joy can attract greater
abundance in your life, work and relationships!Join two of the
world’s top happiness experts—Robert Holden, Ph.D.,
and Michael Neill for a life-changing evening of inspiration,
empowerment, and practical advice on creating the happy and successful
life you want to live.
>>Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
Your Soul's
Compass
June 20-23,
2008
Unity Village, MO
For those of you ready for a full weekend retreat on Your Soul's
Compass, please join Gordon and me in spiritual practice based on the
mystic heart that unites all the world's great wisdom traditions. The
focus is on interior freedom, reaching that place of awakening to true
nature rather being controlled by ego. You will develop insight,
compassion, and vision that leads to enlightened action and authentic
happiness. We hope that you'll join us for this intensive retreat.
SpiritPath at Unity Village
(816) 251-3540
retreats@spiritpathonline.org
www.spiritpathonline.org
>>I Can
Do It! 2008 - Las Vegas
June 26-29,
2008
Featuring Colette
Baron-Reid, Joan Z.
Borysenko, Ph.D., Gregg
Braden, Sonia
Choquette, Alan Cohen,
Terah
Kathryn Collins, Dr. Wayne
W. Dyer, Gordon
Dveirin, Ed.D., Steven D.
Farmer, Ph.D., Timothy
Freke, David R.
Hamilton, Ph.D., Jean Haner,
David
Hawkins, M.D. Ph.D., Robert
Holden, John
Holland, Loretta
LaRoche, Glynis
McCants, Peggy
McColl, Michael
Neill, Robert
Ohotto, Gary R.
Renard, Cheryl
Richardson, Sandra
Anne Taylor, James F.
Twyman, Iyanla
Vanzant, Doreen
Virtue, Brian L.
Weiss, M.D., Dr.
Darren R. Weissman, Lisa
Williams, Marianne
Williamson
Today's most
inspirational speakers gathered together for one
incredible weekend event!
>>Marianne
Williamson 2008 Tour
Now
through June 29, 2008
The
Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife
Featuring Marianne
Williamson
>>Joan
Borysenko, Ph.D.
July 9-13,
2008
Your Soul's
Compass:
Intensive 4-Day Retreat
Hollyhock Conference Center
Cortes Island, BC, Canada
I've been presenting workshops at Hollyhock for almost 20 years. It is
the most healing, magnificent environment you could ever imagine. The
ocean, the ancient cedars, the huge organic garden, the elegant
vegetarian fare (except for wild local salmon on the weekend, and
perhaps an evening of barbequed island oysters on the beach). They talk
about Hollyhock as a vacation that heals, and I can vouch personally
for that. This is pure magic. It's also a place where you can sometimes
bring your kids…please check on what's available for them.
View
flyer
>>Wayne
Dyer 2008 Live Tour
Now
through October 24, 2008
Join Sonia in the beautiful Berkshires of
Massachusettes for True
Balance at Kripalu this June
1-3, 2007 to strengthen your chakras and
heal your Spirit. www.kripalu.org
Don’t
miss Sonia Choquette
and
her guides,
Joachim
and The Emissaries of The Third Ray
in person as I bring the message of Soul Lessons and Soul
Purpose to a city near you.
Next dates; Australia
Sept. 15th
San Francisco
Nov
17th
New York Dec
1st
To Register go to www.trustyourvibes.com
For
more Sonia
during 2008 click on the following link.
http://www.soniachoquette.com/calendar.php
>>Esther
and Jerry
Hicks Live Workshop
Law
of Attraction - A Day with Abraham/Hicks
Toronto
- September 20th
This
lecture
presents the powerful basics of the Teachings of Abraham. You'll learn
about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe and how to make
them work to your advantage. The knowledge that you'll absorb from
listening to Abraham's wisdom will take all the guesswork out of daily
living.
>>An
Afternoon with
Doreen Virtue
How to Hear
Your Angels: Angel Readings and Angel Therapy
San
Francisco - September 7th
Celebrate International Angel Day with Doreen! You’ll leave
the event feeling uplifted and lighthearted with the help of the
angels’ beautiful energies. Whether you’re new or
experienced with working with angels, you’re sure to gain new
insights into your own life and receive answers and guidance. This
session will conclude with a powerful Angel Therapy healing session to
help you release blocks, negativity, and pain.
>>Sedona
Woman's
Retreat:
Transform Yourself 2008 Retreat
October 2008!
8 AM Thursday, October 16th until
10 AM Sunday, October 19th
If you could use an escape from reality, a
chance to grow spiritually
and an opportunity for deep connections with others, mark your
calendars because this event is not to be missed!
At this retreat, you'll learn to:
1. Relax into BEING - to create your life in the NOW moment
2. Leverage your Emotional Guidance System - to raise your vibration
with the Journey to WOW - Create it NOW system.
3. Connect to Your Spirit - to awaken your intuition and work with your
energy to foster new growth and align with the Divine
Workshop Leaders:
Pat Altvater,
Author, Creator of Journey to WOW, Create it NOW, Certified Law of
Attraction Coach
Carole Ray,
Certified Hypnotherapist and Reiki Master
Rebecca Taylor,
the originator of "The Dancer Within"
Danita Arthur,
Food Fitness CHEF, Certified Coach, Certified Journey to WOW. Choose
Health NOW facilitator
For more information, visit our website at Transform
Yourself Retreat.
>>The
Secret
Pleasures of Menopause
Los Angeles
11/9
Denver 11/11
Atlanta 11/13
Embracing the Best Decades of Your Life
In this upbeat and eye-opening session, Dr. Christine Northrup will
share her
cutting-edge ideas and reveal how to have the best sex of your life.
You’ll learn how to embrace this very exciting and fulfilling
time, full of pleasure, prosperity, and fulfillment beyond your wildest
dreams.
Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta
>>You
Can Heal Your Life Conference
Los Angeles -
11/16
New York -
11/22
You've Watched
the Movie - Now See it Come to Life!
It's your turn to delve deeper into the healing process of
self-discovery that can change your life! Experience this empowering
day of learning hosted by Hay House with the world-renowned teachers
who shared their astonishing stories in You Can Heal Your Life: The
Movie!
Los Angeles, New York
More
information »
>>Christiane
Northrup, MD.
>>Loretta
LaRouche
More
Conferences and Workshops as the information becomes available.
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I don't know the key to success,
but the key to failure is trying to please
everybody.
~ Bill Cosby
Blessings from a
subscriber.
Denise from
Georgia
My blessings:
1. My mother is still with me, even with alzheimers, she remembers me.
2. I am blessed. 2 hawks hunting my cat, didn't find him.
3. Abundance is all around me, and sometimes it is money.
4. The computer...keeps me in touch with loved ones.
5. Food and Gas for my car. Sure they are rising prices, but
I am grateful for them.
What are your blessings?
Please email
me what your blessings were this past month!
I
would love to hear from you!
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