Spiritual Peacemaker

Welcome to Spiritual Peacemaker

Spiritual Peacemaker is a gathering place for those who are ready to transform their lives. Its purpose is to empower people through knowledge and to assist them on their spiritual quest. It's a place where like-minded individuals can come together and share ideas, build relationships, obtain advice, motivate and support one another.

Each of us possess a strong personal power. We were born with it, but most of us were not taught that it even existed; let alone how to harness it. Many of us are living lives that do not align with our unique gift. We have placed our dreams on hold, or completely forgotten about them. Our lives are filled with never-ending "To Do" lists and overwhelming responsibilities. We've had to change our priorities to take care of more important obligations. But I ask you... if you are running on empty, how can you provide value to anyone?

Like many others, I endured an abusive childhood. I have experienced addictions, low self-esteem, depression, destroyed relationships, financial ruin and immense emotional pain. Not to mention guilt and shame.

In 1992 I developed serious health problems, which led me to alternative healing. I devoured every book I could find on alternative health, nutrition, spirituality. I took workshops on several metaphysical topics including reiki and feng shui. I began to practice meditation, experimented with crystal healings and discovered the power of therapeutic essential oils.

Once I participated in a scream therapy workshop. Imagine a group of 15 women who had never met, all screaming at the top of their lungs for 30 minutes. Imagine our surprise when the police arrived to make sure no one was being murdered. That was a little embarassing.

I'd like to share the resources that have benefited me and look forward to learning about your experiences. Life is a journey of change and transformation and there is always more to learn.

Change can be difficult. Buried emotions can cause great pain. It takes courage to be honest with yourself. It takes courage to step outside your comfort zone and venture into unknown territory. It also takes patience and time.

If you are ready to transform your life and are willing to begin eliminating the beliefs, thoughts, things and people that no longer serve you; I would like to provide you with tools, resources and support to assist you on your journey.

Post your thoughts and come back often. You are always welcome here.

In Light and Love,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

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Preparing for Your Journey

A New Day Has Arrived - Are You Ready to Begin Your Journey???

Where would you like to be in five years? What are your dreams, goals, aspirations? Do you want to obtain better health, create strong friendships, start your own business, achieve financial security? The first step in creating spiritual peace is to determine what you really want.

No Man Has A Chance Of Success Until He Begins To Look In The Mirror For The Real Cause Of All His Mistakes ~ Napolean Hill

Everything we think, say, feel and do has a direct impact on our physical, emotional and spiritual health. And yet, we overlook this fundamental truth every day. Wellness is one of the greatest and most powerful words in the English language. Unfortunately, it is also one of the least understood. Wellness is the complete integration of body, mind, and spirit - the realization that everything we do, think, feel, and believe has an effect on our state of well-being.

Wellness is a choice, a decision we make to move toward optimal health and maximum life. It is a process - an awareness that health and happiness are always possible in the present moment, here and now.

Wellness is not a "medical fix" but a way of living. It is an approach to life we each design to achieve our highest potential for well-being. So, what's the first step in achieving wellness? It begins within...

STEP ONE: You must be willing to accept that you deserve all that you seek.
STEP TWO: You must own, recognize, embrace and verbalize your fears.
STEP THREE: You must be willing to learn and apply new principles and release negative beliefs, thoughts, things and people who no longer serve you.
STEP FOUR: You must be willing to devote time to develop your newfound skills.
STEP FIVE: You must be willing to speak your truth with kindness, compassion, dignity and love.
STEP SIX: You must remember that everything is unfolding in Divine Time - have patience.
STEP SEVEN: You must be willing to trust your instincts.

Journaling
You are about to embark on a very special journey. When you begin to open up to receive the gifts of the universe and make positive change, you'll begin to experience things you may not have felt since you were a child. Stuff will begin to bubble up. You may find yourself crying for no reason or feeling a little weepy. This is normal.

I encourage you to begin a journal. Writing is very therapeutic. It can help you find answers from within and provide you with a new perspective of your life. Magic occurs when the pen connects with paper and you allow your thoughts to flow. Invest in a luxurious writing instrument and journal*.

If writing isn't your cup of tea, there are several online journaling sites*. And last, but not least, use your word processor to create a journal. Just write. It doesn't have to be grammatically correct. It doesn't have to be in perfect order.

Begin by taking 3 deep breaths. Breathe deeply through your nose. Allow the oxygen to fill and expand your lungs and hold for the count of 3. Ready? Breathe, fill, expand, hold - 1-2-3. Now, exhale slowly through your mouth. Repeat. Don't you feel better already?

Now let the words flow. Write down everything positive that happened to you today. Make it a habit: at the end of each day devote 10-20 minutes writing down what you have accomplished, what steps have you taken towards your goal.

Don't write what you didn't do or what you still have to do. Focus only on what you DID do and keep it positive!

If your goal is to lose weight write down that you exercised for 20 minutes this morning. Or used stairs instead of elevator. Write down every little detail!

Your Personal Life Journal will help you to maintain positive attitude. It will help you to stay focused on your goal.

Start your Journal now! Yes, right now! It's fun! And it will boost your motivation and bring you a few steps closer to success.

RESOURCES:
Journals: Amazon
Online Journals: Open Diary, Oprah, Spirituality.com

What Are You Thinking?

"The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of Hell, a hell of Heaven" - John Milton

Pssst.... wanna know the secret to happiness? It's really quite simple, yet most of us are never taught that we only have to change one thing in order to obtain it and that is - where we focus our thoughts.

Part of my work allows me to help others overcome challenges. The majority of my clients come to me because they are overweight or have chronic health problems. The clients who struggle with their weight focus their thoughts on how much weight they must lose or their lack of willpower. They talk about how weak they are when it comes to food. They dwell on how unmotivated they are to exercise.

I once worked with a client we'll call Sally. Sally was 40 years old, 100+ pounds overweight and had suffered two heart attacks. She was taking medication to lower her cholesterol and high blood pressure and seeing a chiropractor for sciatica and two ruptured discs. She was in constant pain. Her profession was cleaning houses and she had been unable to work for nearly a year.

Every session, Sally would begin by providing me with a list of all the things she couldn't do. She was frustrated and angry at how miserable her life had become. Sally and I began to identify what she might be able to do to break out of her thinking pattern and learn to live with her impaired ability to walk.

It wasn't long before Sally realized that she was in a self-imposed prison. She spent her day wishing for things to be different. She focused all her thoughts on what she could no longer do instead of being grateful for the things she could do. She expended a great deal of energy being angry that she could no longer eat the foods she loved instead of seizing the opportunity to experiment with new foods. She saw exercise as a form of punishment instead of a way for her to tone her muscles and shed the extra pounds that were causing her to not be able to do the things she wished for.

Sally began to 'mind her thoughts'. She started a Gratitude Journal and every day she wrote five things that she was grateful for. This was no easy task for Sally in the beginning, but in less than a month, Sally was able to write an entire page of things she was grateful for. She began to visualize her weight melting off. She looked forward to the day when her doctor told her she could discontinue her meds because her cholesterol and blood pressure were within normal range. She imagined what it felt like to get through the day without the burning pain shooting down her leg. She allowed herself to believe her discs could repair themselves.

Sally's dreams came true. She is now 118 pound lighter. She's healthier than she's been since she was a teenager. She started her own office cleaning business and has six employees. Life is good for Sally.

We must be mindful of our thoughts. We have the power to determine what we focus our attention on. Stop the mindless wishing things would be different. Rather than waste your time and emotional and spiritual energy focusing on why you don't have what you want, focus on how you can begin to pursue other ways to get it.

Choose where you focus and what you focus on. Choose thoughts that nurture. Concentrate on what you have, not what you've lost or never had in the first place. You'll see the results in your health and your life.

In Love and Light,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

Gladiators of the Universe

Virtually everything in our society tells us, reminds us, and insists that we are limited, aging “creatures”, who live lives between luck and fate, in a hard, unforgiving world… and sadly, many of us have believed it. The truth however, and this will likely ring true in your heart of hearts, is that we are INFINITE and POWERFUL… fun loving Gladiators of the Universe; Adventurers just being human, with eternity before us, and the power of our thoughts to help shape it. WE MAKE OUR OWN REALITIES, OUR OWN FATE AND OUR OWN LUCK… that, is how powerful we are… and that is how powerful YOU are. THIS IS THE KIND OF MESSAGE YOU NEED TO HEAR as often as you have to hear all the others…

One of the resources that helped me truly understand the power of positive thinking is a program called "INFINITE POSSIBILITIES: THE ART OF LIVING YOUR DREAMS!"

There's some pretty powerful stuff here. You know that set of golden keys you've been looking for? Well, here they are. Take a little time and check it out. See if it's a fit. You can even try this program RISK FREE! Life is good!

Harnessing the Energy

We all have the ability to connect to and harness the energy that surrounds us. Energy is everywhere - it is EVERYTHING. You cannot destroy energy; but you can change its shape and redirect it.

I was introduced to Reiki (Rey-kee) about ten years ago. I attended a group session to receive my first attunement. One of the first things we did was place our hands together, fingertips touching and hands cupped. We focused on feeling the pulse in our palms and then slowly began to separate our hands. You might want to try this now.

Allow yourself to disconnect from the keyboard for a minute. Close your eyes and breathe deeply through your nose, hold for the count of 3 and then slowly exhale through your mouth. Do this 3 times.

Next, place your fingertips together and cup your hands. Allow yourself time to connect to the energy that is pulsating through your fingers and palms. Now, slowly begin to separate your fingertips, keeping your palms cupped and feel the ball of energy expand. Is that cool or what?

Reiki is the act of laying hands on the human or animal body to comfort and relieve pain. We all possess this natural instinct. Think about it. What's the first thing you do when you smash your finger in a drawer or bang your knee on your desk? Was your answer, "I put my hand on it"? Now, some of you might stick your finger in your mouth, but isn't this the same effect? We're instinctively providing comfort to our pain through the use of energy.

When experiencing pain, the first thing most people do is to put their hands on it. Human touch conveys warmth, serenity and healing. Our bodies radiate warmth and energy. This energy is our life force.

Everyone has the ability to be a reiki healer. When I chose to become attuned to Reiki, I really didn't know why I wanted to do it; I just knew I did. As ideas are presented to you at Spiritual Peacemaker, you'll know which ones resonate with you. My goal is to help you reconnect with your intuition and to introduce philosophies and healing modalities that can provide you with inner peace and faith. Faith in your Higher Power, faith in yourself. Because in reality, you are your Higher Power. Reiki helps you connect with that aspect of yourself.

The person who is attuned to Reiki has their body's energy channels opened and cleared of obstructions. We carry alot of baggage around inside of us. Some of this is emotional, some spiritual and some physical. For instance, if you've had surgery, chances are the flow of energy in that area has been somewhat restricted. If you've suffered emotional turmoil, you may be carrying around feelings of inadequecy or guilt. Reiki can help open these channels and allow healing to begin.

Reiki attunements allow the individual to become a channel for the universal healing energy. From the time of the attunement, all the individual needs to do to connect with the healing energy is to place her hands upon herself or someone else and it will flow through her automatically.

This energy first heals the recipient and then also heals others without depleting the healer. The receiver of Reiki energy is given a gift that forever changes his/her life in every positive way.

Attunements are given one-on-one. The process of attunement is what sets Reiki apart from other forms of laying on of hands or touch healing. The attunement is not a healing session, it creates the healer. The attunements may be given in a beautiful ritual or done quickly and without any ceremony. They may be done in a group of other individuals, or can be provided distantly. Receiving an attunement is a magical experience and a life-long gift.

The Reiki Master begins by standing behind the receiver and draws the Reiki symbols. Each receiver will have their own unique experience. Some perceive colors, others see pictures, some are filled with light or a feeling of total peace. The sensations are as varied as the individuals. Soon after the attunement, the receiver is asked to place her hands on someone else and the new Reiki healer may experience for the first time the Reiki characteristic of heat radiating through her hands.

The person who has received the attunement is now a Reiki practitioner, with abilities s/he did not know were there. The attunement has not given the receiver anything new; it opens up and aligns what was already there.

Reiki is divided into three degrees. In Reiki I, the attunement heals physical dis-eases in the person who receives it. At this point, I must state that I am NOT making any medical claims or saying that someone can be healed through Reiki. That is up to the individual who receives reiki. They, and only they, can decide if they want to receive the healing energy reiki can provide.

It generally takes three to four weeks to adjust to the Reiki I attunement. Individuals have reported feeling spacey or tingly. Some experience intense dreams. Otheres experience detoxification symptoms including diarrhea, runny nose, slight aches and pains. This is simply a cleansing process and should not cause any alarm. What is happening is that the energy is adjusting and increasing the new healer's ability to channel it. If the process becomes uncomfortable, it is recommended to do a self-healing to rebalance the energy and decrease the sensations.

Reiki II adds considerably more power to healing sessions. It also provides the methods and tools for doing distant healings.

Reiki III is the Master/Teacher's degree. A Master is simply a teacher - one who has mastered the discipline. This degree is only recommended for the serious healer, and for those who wish to make Reiki a regular part of their lives.

Reiki energy heals on all of the body's levels - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Reiki energy heals the whole person.

Some of my favorite Reiki books include:

Essential Reiki by Diane Stein
Reiki - The Healing Touch by William Lee Rand
The Original Reiki Handbook of Dr. Mikao Usui by Dr. Mikao Usui

Reiki has brought a great deal of clarity, peace and compassion into my life and I would be honored to help you on your spiritual journey. Please feel free to post your comments or ask questions and I will personally respond to all inquiries.

In Love and Light,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

Are You Out of Your Freaking Mind?

"Are you out of your freaking mind???" - asks Calton Bolick, a visitor to Spiritual Peacemaker.

Calton was referring to my Recommended Reading list, where I had included Marlo Morgan's books - "Mutant Message Down Under" and "Mutant Message From Forever". It never crossed my mind that these books would provoke such an emotional response. I truly enjoyed both books and have recommended them to others. As a matter of fact, one of my Aussie friends loaned me the book to begin with.

Calton also left a few links, which I took the time to investigate. The links lead to articles posted by Jon Carroll of the San Francisco Chronicle and were very enlightning, so I embarked on a quest to learn more about the controversy behind these books.

The first site I landed on, after typing in "Marlo Morgan" at Google was Danny Yee. In his writing he states: "Her work is helping to both exploit and hold back Australian aborigines." Personally, I don't want to promote anything that exploits or holds back anyone, so I continued my search.

The next site I arrived at was Dumbartung Aboriginal Corporation. Here I found many more quotes of exploitation of the Aborigine people.

At Teaching Heritage I read a statement from the Aborigines Progressive Association supplied by Gisele Mesnage.

I have learnt a great deal about the suffering of the Aborigines. I feel the most eye-opening site I visited today was ENAIR.

My feelings about "Mutant Message Down Under" and "Mutant Message From Forever" have not changed in the sense that I most definitely did enjoy the books. However, I will no longer promote the sale of these books based on the information I uncovered today. Perhaps I would change my mind if Ms. Morgan were making a postive difference for the people she is writing about.

The internet is a wonderful tool for learning. I read a few books. I liked them and I shared them. Then someone presented another perspective and I took the time to see why this individual felt so passionate about his point of view. Because of that I became more informed. Perhaps you will be more informed today as well.

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In Light and Love,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

I'm a 9, What Are You?

Sometimes, when you least expect it, you get hit by the proverbial "Mack truck". You see, for the past six weeks, I've been on a cleansing program to flush the toxins from my body. Years ago, I did one of those radical cleanses; where I fasted for 3 days and eliminated all my fav foods & beverages for 30 days. It was tough, but I felt fantastic once I eliminated all the junk and had no desire to go back to my old eating habits.

Little by little, I've returned to some of my old ways and I was feeling the effects - brain fog, chronic fatigue, bloated, and basically just feeling crappy all over (no pun intended).

I recently joined Young Living and had purchased one of their products for my daughter. She has problems with proper digestion and I wanted to see if this would help and it did; when she took it.

I got tired of hearing myself nag at her and decided to try it myself. Then I added the second product, which cleanses the liver. That's when things really broke lose.

You see, the liver is our body's filtration system. Everything that enters our body, gets filtered through the liver and that includes emotions.

In addition to the physical cleanse, I've been doing alot of work on balancing my chakras. Chakras are centers of energy, located on the midline of the body. There are seven of them, and they govern our psychological properties. The chakras located on the lower part of our body are our instinctual side, the highest ones our mental side.

While working with the chakras, I've been using a variety of therapeutic essential oils, which are much different than the typical aromatherapy oils. Therapeutic oils work on a cellular level and enter your bloodstream, so they can re-wire things that are out of whack.

Yesterday, all those emotions and elimination of toxins, took a toll on me. I woke up feeling very depressed and no matter how hard I tried, it was consuming me. I had no desire to do anything but forced myself to do something, even if it was wrong. I found myself tearing up over everything. I cried at least half of the day.

Around 6:00 pm, all hell broke loose and I felt like I was crawling out of my skin. I was crying, I was mad, I was physically ill and I wanted to escape from life. (I'm not talking about suicide here, but a trip to a deserted island would have been nice). At one point, I was beginning to think I might actually be having a heart attack. That was a little scary, as just when I thought things were under control, my heart would begin racing and I was having serious chest pains and difficulty breathing. My husband and daughter were doing everything they could to convince me to go to the hospital, but I had a sense of knowing that all would be fine. It wasn't an act of defiance or being stubborn, I just knew.

My years of working with energy and knowing that I had been cleansing and balancing, allowed me to understand that I was experiencing a healing. It wasn't what I would call fun, but it did provide me with a great deal of insight.

When I awoke this morning, I felt like I had been hit by the Mack truck. I was so tired and emotionally drained. Yet, there was a calm that hadn't existed yesterday. That led me to further research the effects of chakra balancing and through the infinite wisdom of the universe, I arrived at Eclectic Energies. What an incredible resource this is!

They offer a free test called the Enneagram, which I took. Come to find out, my personality type is a 9 - The Peacemaker. It was interesting to discover that Nines tend not to give themselves enough credit in general, and their self-effacing attitude often seems to invite others to take them for granted or to overlook their often significant contributions.

And that, is exactly how I have been feeling - overlooked. I give a great deal to others - it's just who I am. I have been pouring a great deal of time and energy into a very special project, "Sarah's Gift" since October '03. It's been an emotional roller coaster and I've been frustrated because I haven't been able to bring it to fruition. I've been feeling like my family expects me to keep on top of all the chores and provide them with their every need, without so much as a "Thank You". I've been feeling like people only come to me when they need advice, but don't have time for me when I just need to vent. I got caught up in the drama of my life. And in doing so, I was led to the root of the problem and now possess the tools to create the change I need.

If you are feeling overlooked, overwhelmed and unappreciated; if you are caught up in the drama of your life, I encourage you to hop over to Eclectic Energies and take the test.

Here's another great resource on Enneagram's

free enneagram test

In Light and Love,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

P.S. If you experience chest pains and shortness of breath, I recommend you contact your healthcare practitioner, or make a trip to the hospital.

Tools to Enhance Your Spirituality

Rumor has it that we humans are evolving into more spiritual beings. We are beginning to see that we are all connected and that Mother Earth is a living, breathing entity that sustains our very life.

I was introduced to Reiki and Feng Shui years before the mainstream heard of them. When I shared these philosophies with family and friends, they looked at me as if I had six heads. Over time they saw my life transform and wanted to know more. It has been wonderful to watch them expand their consciousness and begin to experience miracles in their own lives. I'd like to help you create miracles in your life too!

Listed below are some really great tools to help you enhance your spirituality and assist you with personal development. Some are free, some are not. Some I am an affiliate for, others I just like. I will tell you straight up, that I am compensated for promoting some of these products. However, I don't endorse just any program that comes along. I have investigated and invested in these products to make sure they deliver. And, I stand behind them. If you ever encounter a problem with a product you've purchased through my referral and don't receive a satisfactory response, let me know and I'll take care of it for you.

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ABUNDANCE - ARE YOU READY TO ACCEPT IT?

Oftentimes, when people begin to move forward on the path toward spirituality, they encounter internal conflict. One conflict concerns money. We are often taught that "money is the root of all evil" or that "rich people are selfish and self-absorbed". If you are struggling financially, this does have an affect on your spiritual growth. It's hard to have faith when you're constantly worried about how you're going to pay your bills or if you will have enough food on the table to feed your children. I know what that's like and how much energy is wasted worrying.

Embracing spirituality and becoming involved in the numerous practices available, can help you overcome any financial blocks you may have. If you don't feel like you deserve abundance, then you will never fully experience it.

Money is simply a form of energy. It can provide the things you want in life, allow you to travel, start your own business, donate more to your favorite charity. There is nothing wrong with having an abundance of money. But first, you must be willing to accept it.

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Please feel free to post your comments. I love to interact with my visitors and truly want to know your thoughts. Let me know if there is a topic you would like to learn more about. Ask a question. Tell me how I can make this a site you want to return to.

I appreciate you and wish you abundance on your life journey!

The Spiritual Peacemaker

The Magic of Financial Freedom

A wise wizard once told me that the secret to having abundance is in believing that is exists. Many of us are taught at a very early age that people who have money are greedy, arrogant and selfish. How many times have you heard "money is the root of all evil". Many of us crave money and will go to great lengths to obtain it. Money - it's a powerful thing.

How is your financial health? Are you struggling? In over your head? Living from paycheck to paycheck? Lack of money can create a great deal of stress and stress can lead to dis-ease. Dis-ease costs alot of money and losing your health is worse than being poor. So how do you get off the financial hamster wheel?

It begins within...

If you are always focused on what you don't have, instead of what you do have, you're headed for trouble. If you don't feel you're worthy of having money, chances are you won't ever receive the very thing that you seek. If you think money will solve all your problems, you might be in for a rude awakening.

You see, we humans are vibrational beings. Every thought we have is a signal to the Universe. Oftentimes, we send conflicting messages. You may say you want to win the lottery, but don't believe you have a chance in hell of winning. If you've made poor financial decisions in the past, you may have a false belief that you will do it again and are blocking your ability to attract money. If you find yourself saying things like "we can never get ahead", you're affirming that you will never get ahead.

I have only recently broken through my financial barriers. For me, the problem was I didn't allow myself to be accepting of abundance. I thought it was reserved for others - those who were better than me, kinder than me, more deserving than me. The thing is, we all deserve to have abundance in our lives.

My husband made a great analogy the other day. He travels quite a bit and he stated that when he first began traveling, he would take along alot of baggage. It didn't take long for him to get weary of carrying the baggage around, so each trip he would pack a little lighter.

He has now mastered the art of packing everything into one bag. He stated that life is like traveling through the airport. The more baggage you carry with you, the harder the journey. As you travel your journey through life, pack light.

Just for today, release your money fears. Believe that everything will work out and be grateful for what you have. Tell the universe what you need. Visualize how you will feel when it arrives and exactly what you will do with the money you receive. Be open to receive it from unexpected places and watch as the magic begins.

Live in the Now - No Opportunity Wasted!
The Peacemaker