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You Can Create An Exceptional Life

I feel as if I’ve just returned home from a great weekend trip with two of my best friends. I’ve just finished reading, “You Can Create An Exceptional Life” by Louise Hay & Cheryl Richardson
You Can Create An Exceptional Life
Learning this new information from tips by Louise Hand and Cheryl Richards has left me revived, inspired, and excited about my new possibilities.

If you think you’ve learned all there is to know about positive thinking and self care then prepare to admit you were wrong! These two inspirational ladies take you through their experiences and daily habits they use which have aided them to become motivational and happy women.

Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson team together to write a book to prove that there are always new aspects and techniques to learn and use for those of us who believe we can co-create our own life. Cheryl Richards writes the book by spending time with Louise Hay and gains valuable tips concerning how to begin your day and other life lessons.

Through out the time writing the book Cheryl is inspired from Louise and adapts the tips into her life and writes about her experiences and how they worked to help her become a more rounded and energized person.

This is a book you will want to keep by your reading chair and keep refreshing yourself on becoming a stronger and a more vibrant person. It consistently inspires me to adapt new and working techniques to become positively powerful in life and I don’t hesitate at all to recommend it to anyone else seeking the same path.
Follow one of these links to pre-order and purchase this book:

Hay House

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As part of the FTC disclaimer rules I am making you aware that
I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the book.

Don’t Get In My Light!

“You Got In My Light and I died!” groaned my 8 year old son. He was talking to my daughter at the time. He was playing a video game and she walked in front of the window that he was using to see his screen. The absence of the light caused him not to see his character who then died as the result.
It was the type of sentence that normally would have just disappeared into the
the vast as most child hood squabbles did but this sentence struck a chord with me.

I applied this remark to a spiritual concept. I considered it and applied it to my life. It took a lot of faith and a lot of constant reminding to myself that the Divine is always leading, not us.

People often walk different spiritual paths than others. We are never sure of the path directed by our creator to get a person where they need to arrive.
I love to enjoy the company of everyone in different areas of faith. It is not required of us to judge where a person is at in their life. It is only up to us to love them.

I choose to allow others to walk the path they feel directed rather then critiquing their walk and taking the chance of getting in their light and letting them stumble in the dark.

A New Perspective on Self Help Books

I use to read self help books continuously. I would absorb them like a sponge and try to apply them to my life.

One day the thought came to me, “What exactly am I telling the Universe by reading one after another?” Although my original intent was to absorb and learn I realized I’d floated over to a new realm of “I’m broken and I need fixed.”

I began a new path of not becoming so fixated on the books and just began to enjoy the journey. I searched within myself more and devoted more time to meditations and thoughts. Surprise! My inner voice became more of a guidance in the directions I should take.

Of course it had always been there and perhaps it was trying to guide me all the time but my faith had been in books rather than trusting my own guidance system that is bestowed to me by the Universe.

By focusing on what I know then what I need to be learning created a more grateful me and a better awareness to the positiveness of what the universe brings.

Have I given up self help books and reading them? Certainly not. I’m just using them to extend my knowledge instead of relying on them for a map.
I have a Divine Spirit to map out my life and the confidence to know that it will get me to the right destination at the right time.

Life is Like a Forrest Fire

I’m attuned to nature living on the edge of the National Forrest. I see things in nature and easily transfer it over to my life. Forrest fires are one of those incidents that I see the comparison.

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Forrest fires are terrible but what most people don’t realize is that the Forrest Service regularly performs ‘controlled burns’. Sections are plotted out and a fire set.
Animals have to run and seek a new home. Trees and the ground floor are destroyed and only the burnt char remains as an echo of what once was to the occasional passer by.

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Although the fire destroys it also heals. Trees that survive have no competition for their root systems that once competed with the undergrowth and saplings wanting to grow as well.

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The animals that relocated find new homes and new resources. New things grow to replace the old. It gets rid of the old way of life to allow for the new growth. Those of us that are accustomed to this way of life see the good that comes from the bad.

My vacation is like that Forrest fire. With the vacation I got rid of some old habits and replaced it with new growth and a new beginning. This beginning covered my personal life, my spiritual life, and my computer life.

I fully intended to come back to blog but as I sit here and feel how forced this action is to me I’ve realized that there is one more area for a controlled burn and that is blogging. It is something in my life that will not survive the burn but be eradicated to new growth of focusing on my jewelry line and new studies in my life.

I have a new site for my macrame jewelry and a tutorial blog there for projects. I’ll also be keeping my facebook page for my jewelry.

Please know that you will always be welcome because old and new friends always survive the Forrest Fires in life and I will come and visit you at your blog homes upon occasion to give a comment and show my support.

I have always and will continue to cheer for each and everyone of you and wish your lives to be filled with new adventures and growth for a rich and rewarding life.

All My Love
All My Life,
Grace

National Forrest near my home

The Power of Your Spirit

The Power of Your Spirit, A Guide to Joyful Living by Sonia Choquette.
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The Power of Your Spirit is a guide not just a book to inspire.
The book covers four main phases of a spiritual journey and the daily practices help the reader to travel through each.

The first phase is recognizing the Universe and the spirit you posses and connecting each through a daily practice.

Realization begins that the Universe is a never ending source of creative inspiration and how our lives are interconnected to help each other. This acknowledgement motivates us to become conscious to a living an authentic life.

The importance of mediation is discussed and helpful tips are suggested.
The daily practice of mediation and centering your breathing helps to relieve anxiety, fear and begins the participant on the road to relaxation and peacefulness for yourself and others.

The second stage expands to not only gaining more knowledge about yourself as an extension from the Creator but spiritual growth comes from applying experiences and the desire to discover other areas of the spiritual realm rather than depending totally on reading and classes.

The third stage is a submitting to the flow of the Universe and laying down trusting logic and your control. During this phase most stop living in the past and future but pay attention to the present and trust more in the Universe rather than being affected by what others think.

Practicing the daily lessons brings the reader to stage four where trust is built fully in the Universe and Divine inspiration becomes a reality. Inspirations to help others and live in peace rather than being motivated by fear brings a rich and spirit filled life.

I read this book twice. It was easy to understand and interesting which kept my attention and my desire to continue to read it.

The second time I read it was read in the way the book was intended to be read, as a guide.

It is thoughtfully written with helpful practices and tips blended with the authors, family and friends experiences in life which back up the points expressed in this book. Those searching for a book in which to expand in spirit would find this book enjoyable and helpful.

Links to purchase this book:
Hayhouse
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Chapters.Indigo.Ca

As part of the FTC disclaimer rules I am making you aware that
I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the book.

What If? By Eledon Taylor

What If? By Eldon Taylor, is an interesting book that is a clear and to the point guide for examining your thoughts and consciousness by challenging you to examine other alternatives and scenarios looking at a situation from a different vantage point.

This is a Self-Realization journey where the author suggests a circumstance in each chapter then asks questions inviting the reader to examine their familiar assumptions which may cause them to relinquish old set patterns of belief systems and become aware of contradictory conviction they may be holding on to in their thought process.

I had expected something entirely different when I began to read this book and at first I was afraid I was going to be disappointed but soon saw the value of the process this book offered.

The situations presented in each chapter are interesting and thought provoking. Through each chapter I learned to examine my thoughts and beliefs and was pleasantly surprised one day when I viewed a certain incident and immediately challenged my own thoughts and saw how it was in contradiction to my emotions and reactions to the incident.

This is a journey of discovering to who you really are and change thoughts that have been programmed into you by your culture or through society’s standards.

Those that are ready to take a trip to self detection and to learn to do your own thinking will greatly appreciate this book.

Below are links to sites offering this book for purchase:

Hay House

Amazon

Barnes And Noble

Chapters.Indigo.Ca

As part of the FTC disclaimer rules I am making you aware that
I received this book for free from Hay House Publishing for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the book.

Cassandra’s Angel

Cassandra’s Angel is a picture book wonderfully written in verse by Gina Otto and beautifully illustrated by Trudy Joost.

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The story is about a little girl who is beautiful, creative and imaginative and desires to be accepted and understood. Often she encounters negative correction from adults and other children even though her actions are typical of any child.

Cassandra struggles to listen to the adults correction yet seeks to find encouragement of her true self.
Cassandra's Angel
The little girl meets an angel who confides to her a secret of what she should believe about herself. Cassandra then believes and carries that message with her to build a more positive realization of her true nature.

After reading this book I wanted to hug it and share it with as many children as possible.

It is a gentle correction to adults that we need to accept our children for the wonderful and creative beings that they are in our lives without judging or giving negative reinforcement that would cause self esteem damage.

I plan on sharing this book with my grand daughter so she may apply this powerful message from the secret to her life as well.
This book is for children from four to 104 and all will love looking at the illustration and the reading this book.

Here are some links you can find and pre-order a copy for yourself.

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

As part of the FTC disclaimer rules I am making you aware that
I received this book for free for this review. The opinion in this review is unbiased and reflects my honest judgment of the book.

Is This The Country Fought For in 1776?

Once upon a time there was a group of people that just felt life could be better than what it was at the time.

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They felt that everyone had a chance to develop and live their dreams. This opportunity to a better life should not be left available only for the rich but anyone of any status that was willing to work hard to earn success from their toil.

They felt a government should work for its people and not be a government that worked on the back of their people to benefit the government officials. All citizens had the right to be represented and reap the benefits of a free country.

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They believed in this so much that they were willing to fight for it and if necessary to give their lives so others may taste freedom and the opportunities it offered. In 1776 our country became the manifestation of that dream.

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We today owe them the respect and gratitude for the sacrifices they made.

And with that thought we also owe it to them to stand as a people united under the dream they fought to make it a reality and make our voices heard to keep our country set to the standards in which it was created.

Even our poorest experience freedoms that would stagger 3rd world country citizens and we have a lot to be grateful. I have the right and freedom to write my views and opinions on my blog without fear of retaliation from my government even though I voice opinions that would not support theirs.

However, we still need to insist on some changes so our poor are not limited from opportunities for education and making a better life through joining the work force and manifesting their own dream. We still need to have our voices heard so the elderly, children, and middle class do not have to sacrifice their right to happiness so the billionaires and government officials may escape taxes due to tax cuts and loop holes.

Here is a facebook page that may offer some solutions to take back our government and make it work for the people. If you agree with this then maybe you too may want to join and begin by having your voice heard as well.
Here are their goals:
Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

We Need Reform!
Mission Congressional Reform Act of 2011

1. Term Limits.

12 years only, one of the possible options below.

A. Two Six-year Senate terms

B. Six Two-year House terms

C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms

2. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.

8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/11.

The American people did not make the current contract with members of Congress. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves.

Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

What I’ve Learned About Blogging.

Like facebook blog buddies with your personal page and link to your group page so they can follow back and like you. I wasn’t the only one that was clueless to this. I had over 100 people and I being Miss Organized was liking them with my Group Page so I could keep them separate from my Personal Page.

I honestly never noticed that the page count didn’t increase when I did that and I wonder now how many people thought I was a jerk instead of uninformed.

One day some one asked me to like them with my personal page as group pages didn’t increase their count. I was embarrassed but grateful to the brave soul that finally clued me in. I spent the next day going back and liking everyone with my personal page to add to their page count and I hope I didn’t miss anyone.

There are still people that don’t know that you need to do that so I give them the benefit of the doubt. Sometimes I ask them if they can like me with their personal page for my fan count to go up. Some days I do it more diplomatically. Most understand and come back and like me with their personal page. I certainly can’t judge them can I? After all I was guilty of the same thing once as well.

One of the major things I’ve learned about blogging is not to let it turn me into being petty. I’ve read that there are people that go back and unlike from facebook and GFC because someone didn’t like them back but I feel better just giving the person the benefit of the doubt. After all I hope people did that for me when I was happy go lucky liking facebook pages with my group page instead of my personal page.

I figure forgive and forget is a wise motto and is much easier than ‘Taking Names and Making Lists of Who Did and Who Didn’t.’

The New Me.

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