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GENUINE
I am genuine and authentic
in all my interactions with others.
I am sincere and honest with myself letting go
of false pretenses because I value being
Genuine with each person I talk to.
I choose to relate from the heart of my authentic being.
-- from Seed Thoughts for Loving
Yourself
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By Suzanne E. Harrill
By Gerald L. Finch
By Clarissa Pinkola Estes,
Ph.D.
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Inner Fitness For
Creating a Better You
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Greetings from the
Editor:
This Only Happens in Other Peoples’
Lives
Never would I have believed I would be writing a passage of
such a solemn nature for this newsletter’s series, Transforming
Victimization. Trauma stuck my family this past summer and
I have the opportunity to test my belief system and put into
practice many ideas and techniques learned over the years to
balance and help myself heal. One of author Depak Chopra’s
quotes has stayed with me through this grieving process. To
put in my own words he said, "It is not what happens to
you that keeps you stuck and in pain but how well you digest
your experiences that matters." I remember this often as
I process my reactions, my feelings, my beliefs, and my
thoughts.
Namaste,
Suzanne
By Suzanne E. Harrill
When I learned that my dear brother,
Richard age 56 and in good health, was shot and killed, I
started hyperventilating and could not catch my breath. The
message delivered by his twin, my sister, sent me into a panic
attack. I had to get off the phone to steady myself and
practice breathing techniques learned over the years, such as
breathing slowly as if I were blowing up a balloon. I heard my
own voice talking to me as I had done in times past for
others, mainly clients wanting techniques to manage their
stress level. Let me share some of my process and how I am
evolving through this experience. May there be something of
value for you on your journey as I share my story...
(read
the article)
Question: Hi Suzanne, I need some
advice. I am going through the grieving process right now. A
five year relationship just ended with someone I was very much
in love with. Do you have any tips on how to make the process
go smoothly and to help make life feel normal again?
(read the
whole article)
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Awakening
By Gerald L. Finch
The Relationship
between Spiritual Intelligence, Meaning, and the Sacred
Danah Zohor and Ian Marshall
define spiritual intelligence as the capacity to place our lives
in a meaningful context. Obviously, this pursuit of meaning can
be via sacred and/or secular means. When we speak about applying
spiritual intelligence in our religion, however, one can see how
our religion should—to a large extent-- be an expression of
those values, beliefs and practices that add rich meaning to our
lives.
Thus spiritual intelligence can
be strengthened by both secular and religious means; if we
decide, however, to address spiritual intelligence via the
sacred, we often are talking about religion. And when we do
this, we are often placing meaning at the center of our
religion. We understand that one of the purposes of religion is
to increase our spiritual intelligence through sacred meanings.
We may chose to do this via many means and in this paper I would
like to mention how achieving/ creating, meaningful experiences,
attitude adjustments in unavoidable suffering situations,
purposes and missions, and spiritual practices can increase our
spiritual intelligence in the sacred dimension...
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the whole story)
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By Clarissa Pinkola Estes,
Ph.D.
Do not lose heart. We were made for these
times. I have heard from so many recently who are deeply and
properly bewildered. They are concerned about the state of
affairs in our world right now...
Ours is a time of almost daily astonishment
and often righteous rage over the latest degradations of what
matters most to civilized, visionary people. You are right in
your assessments. The lustre and hubris some have aspired to,
while endorsing acts so heinous against children, elders,
everyday people, the poor, the unguarded, the helpless, is
breathtaking. Yet, I urge you; ask you; gentle you; to please
not spend your spirit dry by bewailing these difficult times...
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