Spiritual Peacemaker

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!

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

What Do You Want?

If you could have anything you wanted, what would it be?

Do you want more money? Better health? Stronger relationships?

If you were to receive what you wanted, how would it make you feel? More secure? More confident? Happier?

The secret to having anything you want, resides within your thoughts. I believe the Universe totally supports us in every thought we choose to think and believe. Your subconscious mind accepts whatever you choose to believe. It only accepts us at our own value. Then it reflects our beliefs in our lives. What you believe about yourself and about life will become your reality.

I know people who believe that life is a struggle and everyone is out to get them. Guess what? They are right. I also know people who believe that life is exciting and that everyone is out to support them. They are right too. Whatever you believe, will be.

What kind of life are you creating?

Believe it or not, we do choose our thoughts and a thought can be changed. If you find yourself engaging in negative self-talk, stop. It's time to knock it off and change the stinkin'-thinkin'. You truly can have anything you want, but first you have to eliminate all negative thoughts. This isn't always easy because most of us are suffering from self-hatred and guilt to one degree or another. We've built up a lifetime of negative thoughts and false beliefs.

Most of us struggle with the belief of "I'm not good enough" or "I don't deserve." Does this sound like you? The question is why are you not good enough and where did these thoughts come from? Were you brought up to believe that you weren't valuable? Has someone in your life chipped away at your self-esteem to the point where you don't believe you are good enough and deserving?

If you are carrying around strong beliefs that don't support you, it's time to do a little mental housecleaning. Starting right now, take an inventory of your thoughts. When you have a negative thought, take a look at it. Where did it come from? How can you transform it into a positive thought?

Journaling is a great way to discover new aspects of yourself. Find a place where you can be alone and undisturbed when you write. Light a candle, burn incense and create a sacred space. Then let the words flow. Don't worry about spelling or proper grammar. Just write the thoughts that come to your mind. You can always go back and edit later (smile).

The past is over and done. We cannot change that now. However, we can change our thoughts about the past. There is no need to continue punishing yourself in the present moment because someone has hurt you in the long ago past.

Resentment, criticism, guilt and fear cause more problems than anything else. They create dis-ease within the body, mind and spirit. It is time to let go of the past and recognize that you are a gift. When you forgive and release resentment, you will open yourself up to the abundance that is yours to receive.

Begin to create the life you want today by forgiving yourself first.

This may be the most challenging aspect of change, but it is also the most rewarding. You possess incredible strength and power to have, be and do anything you want in this life. Determine what you want, believe that you are worthy and remove the shadows of doubt. Allow yourself to experience the freedom you so desire.

In Love & Light
The Spiritual Peacemaker

Fighting Terror with Kindness

I recently discovered Partners in Kindness, an organization who encourages people to perform one random act of kindness each day. I think their message is important and would like to share the following article with you today.

Coping With Tragedy

Fighting Terror with Kindness

by Shmuel Greenbaum

Kindness has been my personal response to terror. My wife, Shoshana, was murdered by a suicide bomber. She was one of over 100 victims that were killed or injured on August 9, 2001 at the Sbarro restaurant in Jerusalem.

Sometimes I wonder whether telling my story can really help others. Since, the way I am coping with tragedy is so different than the norm, would anyone else understand it?

Many of the rabbis that came to visit me told me a story about a carpet. "Sometimes you only see the knots on the back," they said; "Only later do you see the beautiful design on the front." I thanked them for coming and explained that I see the beautiful design now. I see the "big picture."

I have always been interested in the "big picture" – in how to make the world better. Since I was a kid, I always liked to tackle these big problems by assembling a group of experts to solve them. As a teenager I designed a system to tap hydroelectric power from the wastewater of apartment buildings. I contacted a local engineering school and assembled a team of academicians to prepare the plan for the US Department of Energy.

After my wife’s violent murder, I began a project to teach people how to be kinder. The project has just started to take off. At the moment, we have more than 10,000 subscribers on six continents to our "Daily Dose of Kindness" e-mail. Everyone who signs up for this e-mail list is also automatically signed up as an advisor. As I said before, I like having many advisors. Right now, I have over 10,000 "Kindness advisors".

Last week, one of my Kindness advisors sent me an e-mail link to an article in the New York Times about how medical researches have found that acts of kindness stimulate the brain in the same place that physical pleasures do. So now medical researchers have shown that doing kindness causes enjoyment. From this you can see one way that I cope with tragedy – I receive tremendous pleasure by promoting kindness.

My favorite author on kindness is Zelig Pliskin. In his book Kindness, he presents eighty-five techniques to find new opportunities to do kindness by improving yourself and improving the world around you. In one chapter he explains how you can feel the thrill of an international sports victory every day if you visualize 100,000 people applauding for you and cheering you on when you do an act of kindness. Studies have shown that our hormonal system has actual biochemical responses even though the victory is totally a figment of our imagination.

Shortly after my wife’s death, I prayed with great intensity to G-d to help me to make the world better. From the feedback I am getting from my kindness projects, it is clear that my prayers are being answered and that I am helping to make the world a little kinder – one person at a time. This feeling of Divine assistance combined with the biochemical responses to my imagined victory has given me tremendous emotional strength.

Be a "Partner In Kindness."

Visit our websites:

http://www.TraditionOfKindness.org (Jewish)

http://www.PartnersInKindness.org (Non-Sectarian)

Live Well and Dream Huge,

The Spiritual Peacemaker

My Prosperity Journal

The most amazing things have been happening lately! I belong to a networking group called Ryze. Another member, Marilyn Jenett made a post about a friend who had written a book about cancer and I contacted Marilyn to learn more about it. Marilyn then called me and during our conversation, I asked her if she knew any corporations who would be interested in becoming a sponsor for a motorsports team. My husband is involved in motorsports and they are seeking sponsors and Marilyn has great connections. I don't normally get involved in my husband's business, so it was rather strange that I even asked.

It just so happens that Marilyn does know some people. Brad drafted a proposal and sent it to Marilyn. She spoke with her contact and they expressed an interest. Now, this is where things get exciting.

Marilyn is a Prosperity Mentor. She has a program that will launch you up the prosperity path. Marilyn suggested that Brad and I take her course so that we would all be aligned and focused on the same goal. Isn't that a great concept?

We began our lesson this past Sunday, June 13th. On Monday, my friend Linda Miller, posted an offer on Ryze to connect individuals in her network as Prosperity Partners. There is one member that I have wanted to get to know better. She has a very positive attitude and a passion for life. I contacted Linda with my available times, but made no mention of wanting to connect with Donna. However, I did focus on it with great intent. About ten minutes later I received an email from Donna, telling me she was my Prosperity Partner. I couldn't believe it!

Yesterday, Donna and I spoke on the phone. She is an awesome person and come to find out, she also teaches prosperity courses. We have many common interests and will meet once a week to discuss our goals and desires. As partners, we support each other and combine our energies to create great things. Pretty cool, eh?

Within an hour after talking with Donna, she discovered she had an extra $2000 in her bank account. She contacted the bank to check into the matter and discovered that a man had come into the bank and deposited the money in cash. She does not know who he was or why he deposited money into her account. If any new developments occur, I'll give you an update. ;o)

Last night, I went over to visit my mom. On the way home, I was sitting at a stop light and heard "Buy a lottery ticket". I don't normally buy lottery tickets and I was already running late and didn't feel like stopping. I dismissed it as a silly thought.

At the corner where I was stopped, there was a Village Pantry. I almost drove by, but as I got to the entrance, it was if the steering wheel turned into the lot. This store is usually packed with cars and it's one of those places where you just know you're going to have to stand in line for at least 15 minutes. There were no other cars in the lot.

I walked into the store and looked at the lottery tickets and decided to get the ones in slot #13. I bought 2 tickets at $2.00 each.

I scratched them off when I got home and won $20, on ticket #113. I couldn't help but notice the recurring theme of number 13. We started the lesson on the 13th, the ticket was located in #13 slot, and the ticket number was 113. See...

I realize that $20 may not seem like much to some people, but I see this as proof that I am opening to Prosperity. I can't wait to see what happens next! I fully expect that there is much more to come and I'll post all of them here. Come back for updates and when you're ready, join me on a Journey of Prosperity.

Have a Prosperous Day!

The Spiritual Peacemaker

Prosperity Journal

JULY 9th: WOW! I'm not even sure where to begin ;o) I never doubted that Marilyn's lessons would work, I just didn't realize how WELL they would work!

Let's see....

I am putting the finishing touches on a corporate coffee deal with my new Organic Planet business. Their first order is for 100 pounds and they anticipate ordering at least 150 pounds per month.

My brother contacted me for a consulting job and I went there today. It just so happens they have six computers for sale and I asked the owner if he would consider a barter for one of them. He agreed and I walked away with a $1200 computer for 5 hours of work. Not a bad deal, eh?

Afterwards my brother took me out to lunch and paid for it. Double bonus!

I've been offered a position with a non-profit organization that I've been wanting to work for, for a very long time.

And, last but not least, our mortgage company has agreed to a short sale on our house and have decided to work with us, instead of against us.

I'm amazed at how easy this is and am having an absolute blast manifesting. Marilyn's, "Feel Free to Prosper" website is finished and I encourage you to stop by and take a look for yourself. I know her time is VERY limited, so if you're interested in taking her lessons, I highly recommend you get started now.

Stop back for more updates and be sure to let me know if you take Marilyn's lessons. I'd love to hear about your successes!

Live Well and Prosper,
The Spiritual Peacemaker

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JUNE 24th: Last night was our second call with Marilyn, our Prosperity Mentor. I love the sound of that... I have a prosperity mentor :o) Mariyn's site will be up soon and I promise to provide you with the link. This is some mighty powerful stuff, ladies and gents!

I wish I could share more specific information with you, but I have taken a vow of secrecy and I will honor that. However, it is safe for me to say that Marilyn keeps things very simple and that is what has prevented me from accomplishing my goals in the past. I need quick and simple, yet effective.

I haven't received any additional monetary gains, YET, but a lot of good things are happening. For instance, I am now a consultant with Organic Planet Coffee & Teas. This position will allow me to use my fundraising skills to help affiliates and organizations raise funds for their cause through the sale of free trade organic coffee. And let me tell you, this is GREAT coffee. It's roasted the day your order is shipped and the beans are practically still warm when they arrive at your doorstep. If you like chai tea, you've got to try the organic Rooibis Chai Tea -- Delicious!!

Anyway, although this is a volunteer position, it will provide me with many opportunities to generate another stream of income. Not to mention getting a great deal on organic coffee ;o)

I have also connected with another woman who is interested in my still-in-the-design-phase "personality" kits for Cancer Comfort. I plan to launch the line in the fall and had mentioned it to another Ryze member. She would like to promote one of the kits in a Relay for Life event in Oregon.

I think the best part of this journey is that my husband is participating with me. When he leaves for work, I say "Goodbye my prosperous husband" and "have an abundant day" and he'll greet me with "Hello my prosperous wife". It's so fun! Just changing our greetings to one another has made a huge difference in our energy. It's very uplifting.

And one thing I have noticed is that there have been times that I have been very resistant to letting the prosperity in. When I won the $20 in lottery tickets, I felt this inner conflict. It was almost as if one voice was saying "See, it really works", while the other was saying "big deal, it was only $20". I KNOW this stuff works. I KNOW that where you focus your thoughts and what you think about, you will manifest. I just wonder when I'm going to get out of my own way and let the money pour in, instead of trickle in. Something tells me Marilyn is going to help me fix that!

Check back for updates and as always, please feel free to leave your comments or questions.

Many Blessings,

The Spiritual Peacemaker

Honoring the Timing Cycles When Manifesting

The following article was posted at Energy Therapists and Spiritual Upbeaters network at Ryze. If you're not already a member, stop by and join us. It's free and you'll meet lots of fabulous people.

"Honoring the Timing Cycles When Manifesting"
by Ann Brewer, Channeling Geremyia

Those of you who have conquered the principles of manifestation sometimes scratch your heads in befuddlement and wonder what happened to your materialization juice. You are charging full steam ahead, projecting positive thoughts supported by resonant feelings, defining your goals in the here and now rather than the future, and focusing on what you want in your life rather than observing the illusion of limitations.

However, despite your clarity of focus and the purposefulness of your actions and thoughts, you get caught in your shorts. You lose the momentum as the days turn into weeks and, sometimes, months, and you have not realized your goals.

At first you brush those pesky negative thoughts aside, overriding limiting thought patterns with expansive possibilities. You jump-start your resolve, clamping your teeth and swearing to focus on the positive as opposed to the seemingly undesirable outcomes. But, the inevitable happens.

As time marches on, you begin to doubt yourself and your manifestation abilities. Your thoughts cycle around feelings of distrust, believing yourself foolish to think you could be a limitless Creator within the context of a demonstrably cold, ungiving world. You even get angry at your spirit guides, blaming them for not better assisting you with your efforts. You sit in judgment of yourself and your energy team. And, once judgment descends, you can write off any possibility of manifesting because you are dis-creating faster than you are creating. You are actually unraveling the myriad of possibilities you have worked so hard to put in place. It might have taken you weeks to develop and support the potential, but once you move into negative thinking, it only takes you days to undo it.

The creation/dis-creation cycle is similar to watching a talented artist create a beautiful canvas. Then, right before the finishing strokes, the artist dissolves into self-criticism and decides the work is inadequate, destroying the canvas and tossing it into the trash.

The artist begins another canvas, impulsed to paint another picture based on an overwhelming, sometimes incomprehensible, desire to create...the same creation energy that drives you to your manifestations.

Again, at the last moment, the painting is rejected. The artist's work never comes to completion because the artist dissolves into self-judgment. At the very least, if the artist would roll up the canvas and place it in storage for later assessment, it would hold the energy of the creation and its potential for future possibilities. Instead, the artist begins anew, impulsed toward another creation that, once again, he or she destroys moments before its completion in a fit of self-judgment.

Fortunately, the artist's urge to create never abates since it is a fundamental force that defines existence. Unfortunately, the artist lives in a frustrated state of unfulfilled expectation because no creation is ever brought to fruition.

Some artists continuously repeat this cycle and live in a perpetual state of yearning, some develop addictions to numb their frustration, and some are able to move beyond
their negative feelings and create masterpieces. Where are you?

When you enter a mode of dis-creation based on unfulfilled manifestations, you must immediately stop your negative mind babble, re-directing your thoughts to what you do rather than what you do not desire. You must recognize that your manifestations are in the mode of creation in the non-physical realm even if you have no immediate evidence in the physical realm.

You must honor the timing cycle you have entered because it is always in your highest good. You came here to create, not to dis-create. However, the time frame you desire is not necessarily most beneficial to your situation. You may be manifesting a situation that is premature, causing you either difficulty or disappointment if it were to come to fruition based on your agenda.

Although it is frustrating to generate manifestation energy without immediate results, it would be imprudent to create a situation in advance of its ideal timing cycle. Your higher self knows this and your guides know this. Trust that you are operating in perfection at all times.

After launching a manifestation, always remain in the creation mode. Do not allow the length of time transpiring to counteract what you have already successfully created. Honor the timing cycles, and know that your timing guide who is assigned to you to ensure propitious timing, is working on your behalf to bring you the optimal situation.

Ask your timing guide to assist you by increasing your patience as well as to provide you with any insights that might heighten your understanding of the delay. Also, verify with your timing guide that you have not unwittingly created any blocks that are, in fact, extending the timing.

Whatever you do, do not move into a dis-creating cycle of self-doubt, ripping up your canvas before its completion. Stay in a positive state of expectation, assured that you have adequately propelled your mental request into generative energy. You are Creator energy.

You have entered this physical realm to experiment with creation. Align with this energy and remain aligned despite the seemingly conflicting or contradictory signals you may encounter. Grant yourself the grace to paint masterpieces, and you will!

Ann Brewer assists those who are encountering blocks in their soul paths to remove the blockages through Accelerated Recoding to regain 12 DNA strands, Soul Clearings to remove past, present, and future negative karmic ties that are hindering soul growth, and Holographic Repatterning for moving from resonance at a negative to a positive energy frequency. To contact Ann: InterLink, 5252 W. 67th Street, Prairie Village, KS, 66208, phone 1-913-722-5498, fax 1-913-722-5497.