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CANADIAN NATURAL HEALTH COALITION PRESS RELEASE (September 9, 2008): Canadian Health History in The Making: Landmark Legislation Can Set Canada Apart as One of World's Most Progressive Countries in Health Care Bill C-51 sparked a national uproar and awakened a health freedom movement across the country. It is not until now, that a groundbreaking solution is being offered by those who vigorously opposed Bill C-51.

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In Every Issue 4

Soul Script

By Carol Uchytil

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Insights from the Dream Expert

By Irene Martina

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The Violet Journey

By JC Page

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Ask Dr. Evers The Affirmation Doctor

By Dr. Anne Marie Evers

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By Carol J Uchytil

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By Nadine Gordon

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Prevention Is Key To Prostate Health

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Paige Challoner Business Profile

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Business Woman, Artist and Friend to the Holistic Community at Large Carol Uchytil

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Why Do Some People Get Cancer and Others Don’t?

By Nicola Elliott Lapierre

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Knock Knock...Who’s In There?

By Alex T. Vanwells

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Gobbledegook?

By Judy Blais

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Exercises To Develop Your Intuition

By Irene Martina

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My Walk in Beauty Upon The Good Red Road

By Carolyn Hines (Whiteshawl)

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The Secret Language of Plants

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Perceptions of Karma

By Joette Lees

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Goal Setting on Angel Wings

By Dawn Marie Boucher

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W hat’s Above With Clairvoyant Kim

I recently suffered a miscarriage. What happens to those babies and do they cross over? ~Shelby R., Unionville ,Ontario~ So sorry to hear about your loss. The soul comes in within days of conception. So, yes, they cross over just as every other soul does. For whatever reason, they only wanted to visit the earth for a short amount of time and then cross back over. We all visit this earth to learn. That's the purpose. Some of us only need a short visit while others need to be here for many, many years. I also believe that we choose our parents, the people who will best help us with what we need to accomplish this time around. So, out of all the parents this little girl could have chosen to help her with what she needed, she chose you and your husband. There is a little boy coming into your lives soon.

I am wondering how many generations back you can channel? ~R. McDonald, Calgary, Alberta~ Great question. As long as a soul has not reincarnated, they have the ability to make a connection with someone in the physical world. When I read for someone, usually souls that they are familiar with will come through, but if I sit with a genaeologist, souls from as far back as the 1700s can make a connection. I was recently visiting Salem, Mass., a wonderful city, and the soul of a gentleman who was accused of witchcraft came through with a message. He died in the 1600's. I also visited a site in Salem that used to be a boarding house and a few souls popped in for a visit, giving me information about their lives, deaths and events that happened in that house in the 1700's.

I met you for a reading a few years ago, just after my dad passed. I wanted to know if our loved ones would stay in touch with us. My mom feels my Dad in bed with her and I feel my hair being touched, am I losing my mind? ~Sara C, Calgary, Alberta~ Oh, of course, Sara, our loved ones are always near. This is the message that I am trying to give to everyone. When a soul "dies", all they are doing is changing form from physical to non-physical. They still walk with us. Just because we cannot see them with our physical eyes does

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not mean that they are not there. Since they can see us and we cannot see them, they give us subtle clues and nudges so that we know that they are close by and have not really left us. Anything that happens that makes you stop and think of them, that's a sign that they are close.

I was wondering how long loved ones who pass over, stay with us? Don't they move on at some point? I have a Grandma whom I would love to speak with.

She passed when I was a small child. I miss her dearly. ~Kim D., Alberta~ Souls operate at the spiritual level until they are ready to reincarnate. The time between each life is different for every soul. None of us is living our last life. There are many lives behind us and many still in front of us. So, as long as your grandmother hasn't "flipped" yet, she is still able to communicate with you and your family. Ask her for a sign, then let that thought go and move about your day and before the day is through you should receive a signal that she is close.

I had a private reading with you about 2 years ago and you were amazing. Being a big animal-lover and with all the high-profile animal abuse cases in Alberta before the courts lately, I am struggling to try to understand the role of animals in our world and in the afterlife. Are those without compassion for animals simply less developed spiritually? ~Sandy P., Calgary, Alberta ~ Yes, that is exactly it. Anybody who is an advanced or old soul would find it impossible to hurt any being, whether animal or human. They get it. I believe that God/Universe wants us to be a good person, help others and if we do that we will have a blessed life.

Kim Dennis is a proven clairvoyant medium who resides in Calgary. She is the author of the book What's Above?, a radio host on 1060 AM in Calgary, Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. and is currently producing a second television program for the fall. Her new CD is also available on her website at www.clairvoyantkim.com. We invite you to send your questions about the afterlife to Kim at kim@thevioletray.ca or through her Interactive Column on the Violet Ray Website at www.thevioletray.ca.

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On January 11, 2008, I was sitting in my family doctor's office waiting for the results of an X-ray I had done the day before. My chiropractor had sent me for the test "just as a precaution" I thought. Little did I know that the news awaiting me was that I had a golf ball sized tumour in the Tibia (shin bone) of my left leg. On March 3, 2008, I received the final diagnosis of Osteosarcoma, a cancerous bone tumour.

Now, six months later, after chemo and after amputation of my left leg below the knee, I find myself asking the question, "why did I get cancer and other people don't get it?" My question is not one of "why, poor me" but, rather, what factors contribute to some people developing cancer and others not developing it.

By now we've all heard that environmental toxins, diet choices, lifestyle habits, genetic predisposition and negative thoughts and beliefs are contributing factors to the development of cancer. I agree that these play a role but my question is, then, why did I develop cancer when someone I know, who is my age, has been an alcoholic since his teens, has nearly killed himself several times with crack and other drugs, who smokes likes a chimney and has a family history of cancer, has yet to be affected?

Why did my father develop diabetes and multiple sclerosis in his early thirties and then die at age 48 while one sister lived into her late 70's and another is still living at age 85?

There has to be something more than genetics, environment and lifestyle.

When I asked Spirit this question the answer I received was that "all experiences during our lifetime are pre-agreed upon soul events for the purposes of spiritual growth." We choose the themes we wish to experience before we come into a lifetime. This is not a new concept. Many have said it before me but when I heard it again concerning my own huge life challenge, it rang true.

Do the other factors contribute to cancer? Of course they do. There have been many studies that show they do, but it's our soul that puts us in those situations, with this family and in this time in Earth's history to bring us those challenges for growth.

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Why Do Some People Get Cancer and Others Don’t continued...

Let's face it. We live in a toxic world with lots of poor food choices. Does that mean that everyone will develop cancer? No, it does not because the themes that you choose to experience in this lifetime are different than the ones I choose to experience. Do we still need to practice prevention? Absolutely, as we want to experience good health in all areas and experience vibrant energy in our daily lives.

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ASK Dr. Evers

Ask Dr. Evers is a regular feature in The Violet Ray. Contact Dr. Evers at 1-877-923-3476 or send your questions to: askdrevers@thevioletray.ca

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Even if your question does not appear here, Dr. Evers will answer each one in the order in which it is received.

By Dr. Anne Marie Evers Dear Dr. Evers

Down to Business

I have been single for almost twenty years. When my husband, Donald, ended our marriage with a terse message on my fax machine, I was totally devastated. Do you think there is hope that I, a 56 year-old woman can still find that special Life Partner (Husband)? I always felt and feel like I am a 'married person." Am I destined to be alone the rest of my life?

You know the 'What' you want and God, Universal Mind, Creator, Your Higher self or whomever you believe in knows the 'How'. You need to place your order from the Universe. Have you ever thought of sitting down and writing out your Man Menu? That is, exactly what you desire in your prospective husband?

I could be what some call a 'workaholic' because that is all I seem to do these days. I am a Financial Tax Consultant with a very successful practice. I am always keeping up with the new tax laws and finding ways and methods to help my clients manage and improve their financial portfolios.

Money or I should say, lack of money is not an issue for me as I make a good living, have some investments and inheritance monies. However, I have no one to spend it on.

Donald and I never had children and, being from a different country, my family members live overseas. Both my parents are deceased and sometimes I wonder why I am still here.

It did cross my mind that I should check out volunteer opportunities in my city-but so far it is and remains just a thought.

Oh yes, I know I do a good job for my clients and have a great, successful referral program in effect, but this does not seem to be enough for me.

Still, I feel that there is a piece of my life's puzzle that is missing. I go to church, have high morals and I know others can count on me. Can you please help me find the missing piece to my life's puzzle? I want to feel that I am doing my part to make the world a better place for all of us. I will be forever grateful. ~ Maureen, Financial Tax Consultant, Edmonton, Alberta ~ Dear Maureen, Thank you for finding the courage to reach out for help. I am pleased to know that you already are in touch with your inner self and have discovered your desires and that you really like married life. There are others that prefer to be single and wrap themselves up in their careers and that it his or her choice. Every person is different and what is right for you may not be right for that other person. There really are no right or wrong decisions, only the chosen decisions.

Let's do it now-what type of a man do you want physically, mentally and spiritually? Really think about the qualities you wish him to possess, keeping in mind that when ordering up (affirming) for that husband, you need to have similar qualities. Affirmations work within the Law of Attraction, which states that like attracts like, more gathers more, etc.

Have you ever considered sharing some of your success monies with others in need, such as single moms and dads, the homeless, those who are striving to help themselves? Give of your time, loving energy and money by volunteering with an organization that you feel a connection with. The way to feel fulfilled and happy is to help others.

Your Master Affirmation To Attract Your Prospective Husband Using the Affirmation Step Process STEP ONE Get a pen and paper. Use pink as that color denotes romantic love. Put hearts surrounding your Master Affirmation. Color wakes up and excites the subconscious mind. Also, make it interesting and exciting so you will look forward to reading it.

STEP TWO Select a picture of a man that you would like to attract into your life as a husband. Make it someone you don't know and if you use a picture of a movie star, be certain and write under the picture these words, "Someone that looks like ___________________."

I am sure you have heard it said that a picture is worth a thousand words and when you affix a picture or a sketch of the type of man you desire on the top of your Master Affirmation, this gives your subconscious mind something upon which to focus when doing your Affirmation.

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Ask Dr. Evers continued...

STEP THREE Create the following Master Affirmation "I, Maureen, __________deserve and NOW have a loving, lasting, healthy, happy and prosperous marriage with the perfect man for me. (Of course he will not be perfect, but he will be perfect for you.) He is____ (here give the physical description you desire), about 6 feet tall, nice looking, has a great build, wonderful smile, bright beautiful eyes, etc.

Now for the qualities-He is unattached, kind, loving, generous, healthy and balanced-physically, mentally and spiritually.

He is considerate, good natured, believes in and practices positive thinking, etc. He loves and respects me as I love and respect him. He accepts and loves my family as I accept and love his family. We give each other space to grow.

We do activities together (here write whatever you wish to do, such as hiking, skiing, traveling, visiting, going to plays, shows, etc. We live together and we are happy and fulfilled to the good of all parties concerned. Thank you, thank you, thank you."

I fully accept Signed_____________________Dated_______________ (This is your firm and binding contract with God, Universal Mind, Creator or whomever you believe in).

STEP FOUR Read your Master Affirmation over every morning and evening. Step ahead in your mind, several weeks or months and bring in the five senses.

once, like doing your Last Will and Testament) YOU ARE ON THE ROAD TO having and enjoying that great marriage. I believe it because I know and have proven it over and over that Affirmations, When Properly Done, Always Work-sometimes not in our time frame or as we think they should, but they always work!

Happy Marriage Affirming and please let me know when your Affirmation manifests.

With love and Affirmations blessings, Dr. Anne Marie Evers.

MY COMPLETED AFFIRMATION I am living proof that Affirmations really work! I do them for every part of my life and one of the most important ones was that I attracted my third husband. I started doing my Master Affirmation, as set out above, in late 2004. I became a little discouraged when the end of 2005 came and went and I still had not met him. I thought to myself how can I teach this to others if it is not working for me? Then I remembered what I teach-repetition, repetition, and repletion. So I kept on repeating my Affirmation daily and then, early in 2006, I met Reggie, my third husband. Oh, yes, I have to admit I really had to work at it to keep my faith and belief that this was really happening.

You see the reason it took so long was when I started my Master Affirmation, Reggie was already married. Then, sadly, his wife passed away and later we met. I had ordered up (affirmed) for a husband and also someone to help me in my work, especially in shipping and handling my products, and he is even more than I ever imagined! We were married on June 8th, 2008 in my back yard and I have never been happier! (As I always say "If it can work for me, it can work for anyone-you, you, and all of you!

Do you want the Affirmation Process to work for you? It takes work and effort on your part. Remember the saying, "Effort In, Effort Out?"

See - just the outline of him is fine here; Hear him saying, "Maureen, I love you; Feel his arms around you; Smell some cologne and for Taste either take a drink of fresh, sparkling water or visualize biting into a juicy apple.

Do Affirmations really work? You bet they do!

Just ask Reggie! He is now a firm believer!

STEP FIVE Totally accept and ACT AS IF it has already happened and that you actually have that special, happy, loving, healthy marriage-it just hasn't appeared in your reality as yet!

STEP SIX Take action. Go places where singles are, accept invitations and be open to meeting new and exciting people, while exercising caution and using your own down-to-earth common sense when making appointments to meet, etc.

Reverend Dr. Anne Marie Evers is an ordained Minister and Doctor of Divinity and Philosophy. She is also a best-selling author of many books on positive thinking, some of which are, Affirmations Your Passport to Happiness 7th edition.

She co-authored the best-selling series Wake Up and Live the Life you Love in Spirit with Dr. Deepak Chopra and Dr. Wayne Dyer. For more information, please visit Dr. Evers website at www.annemarieevers.com We invite you to send your questions to Dr. Evers at askdrevers@thevioletray.ca or through her Interactive Column on the Violet Ray Website at www.thevioletray.ca

Maureen, I am so excited for you because I KNOW when you create your Master Affirmation (you only need do it

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Knock Knock...Who’s In There?

By Alex T.Vanwells I'll be as concise as I can be. When you observe our relationship to the world around us, you see that the world around us is simply nothing more and nothing less than a mirror of what we have become from within.

So, when we see a world that appears angry, cruel and thoughtless, that produces suffering for our brothers and sisters all over the world. From this perspective, that world is a mirror of what we have become as individuals, families, societies and nations. It's not right, wrong, good or bad. It's simply a reflection of who we are. The condition of the planet is a feedback mechanism.

choice that either affirms or denies life in our bodies.

Because we are linked through this energetic grid, our individual choices all pool into the collective answer to our future. If we'd like to see a collective change, we must individually become that change.

To do this, we have to live each day consciously. We have to be aware of and recognize the opportunities that cross our paths. Every day we're given the opportunity to be tolerant of another belief system, to forgive someone who has hurt or angered us, to reconcile our own judgments about what should or should not be in our world.

If we want to see change in our world, we must become that change in our everyday lives. If we want to see peace, tolerance, understanding, compassion and forgiveness at the global level, we must become that at the dinner table with our families. We must become that with our schools.

If we can reconcile these things as they cross our paths and consciously deal with them in the moment, then we know we're changing the chemistry of our bodies by changing the way we feel and are preparing ourselves for whatever transitions the earth is going to go through.

We must demand that we be entertained through peace, compassion and understanding. It doesn't have to be dull and boring. It can still be very exciting, but it does not have to be ruthless, thoughtless, cruel or heartless.

The kicker is, the 'ego' does not exist. It is only an illusion of your mind. Your mind/thoughts have taken on a life of their own.

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The 'ego' cannot exist in the moment. It must draw on the past (think of all the negative emotions we can stir up that dwell in the past) or it projects into the future (and with this projection of the future isn't it almost always, somehow, attached to some sort of fear). So, as you can see, the ego needs the past and future to create it's existence and the illusion of its existence depends primarily on negativity and fear.

"YOU ARE NOT LONELY". It is only the workings of your 'ego'. It is the thoughts of the ego that you have given life to that stir up all the feelings and emotions that we always seem to fall prey to. However, it is only the perception of the mind and if you believe it, if you have faith in it, then it is yours to have and to hold for however long you wish to wallow in this dark unhealthy place.

The bottom line is that if you are not your ego/mind, then who are you? Who we truly are is our "AWAKENED / CONSCIOUSNESS / AWARENESS". That is all there is to it. Observe the mind. Observe the thoughts. Discover who you truly are AND YOU WILL KNOW PEACE. "BE STILL AND KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL ONE" WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?

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Find and sustain your unconditioned self/nature.

Learn to let go.

Go with the flow.

Observe.

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Be loving and kind.

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When you really let go of what you want, that is when you will get it because "LIFE" takes care of itself. Drop away from the ego into the your emptiness. Our deepest pain comes from resisting what is inevitable. Your true 'UNCONDITIONED' nature is simply 'AWARENESS'.

Eternity is here. Always was. Always will be ... here ...

NOW! Stay in the "NOW" and all your problems will disappear.

When you 'AWAKEN' you will not be lonely and suddenly you will discover...

PEACE can only happen when one finds freedom from the bondage of 'self/ego' and that can only happen by being aware enough to live in the moment.

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Do all the terms and words used by the new age healers mean next to nothing to you?

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Perhaps a smile from a stranger on the street is all you need or it could be the understanding ear of a friend. If you are ready to heal yourself and need that little bit of help to get you started, try an alternative method of healing used by new age healers. They use universal energy and rely on your body to tell them what you need. Just release the fears you have about trying something you may not understand and start on your healing path.

Your body knows what it needs without your conscious thought. You recognize many of its messages already. You can tell when you need food, sleep, exercise, water and even when you need a hug from someone you love. Your body also gives you many messages you may have trouble recognizing and that is because it uses parts of you that you are not used to accessing, such as a part called your “higher self”. By muscle testing your body, we can access these other parts of you where you may be holding on to pain from past events. After finding where you need to heal, a modality such as Reiki, theta healing or reconnective healing is used to help you release that pain. If you are willing and ready to let go of those old hurts from events in your past, then your body is waiting for you to start letting them go, so that it can let you live the life you really are here to live.

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Exercises to Develop Your Intuition (Series 3 of 3)

By Irene Martina Intuition is the space between your thoughts where the mind lets go and surrenders to the present moment.

There are 7 steps that you can use to strengthen and exercise your intuition.

1. Your intellect! Thoughts are the starting point because everything begins with thought. Pay attention to and listen to what you are saying and thinking.

2. Imagination. Imagination plays a key role in nearly everything we do. It is the ability to picture things in our heads, things that are not visible around us. Visual symbols and shapes are vital to stimulating inner growth.

Imagination is the gateway to awareness.

3. Trusting your gut. Have you noticed that our culture does not value intuition? Our culture values logic and reasoning, so we lose our connection to intuition at a very young age.

We have been conditioned to look outside for the answers.

Do you realize that you give away your power to people you think have all the answers? For example, doctors and healers may have all the information we need, and it may be right, but we should be open to taking it in and asking if this feels right for us. Nobody knows what's true for you as well as you know in your soul.

4. Awareness. This simply means living your life consciously. When you do this and give full attention to each and every moment in your life, you begin to glow in your own light and truth.

5. Meditation. During meditation is when the body can reduce stress and concentration becomes easier and more effective. Your ability to learn expands and you enhance your creative powers. You also achieve an overall feeling of well-being. Remember, to really hear your inner voice you have to learn to be silent.

6. Dreams. They are your greatest source of self-help.

They can express and teach creativity, reinforce learning, work on problems and open the door to deeper spirituality.

Dreams are therapeutic and healing.

7. Practice-Practice-Practice. Think of intuition as a muscle that must be used to gain strength. So, let's do some exercises!

Exercise 1 Take a look at what you are wearing right now. Do you know what your clothes may be telling you? As I mentioned in article two, your clothes, especially the colors, will always tell you something about the energy that you may need at this time in your life.

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- Are you listless and tired?

- Are your clothes and colors reflecting that?

- What color do you think you could put on to change your energy to something different?

- What is your intuition telling you about how you look and feel right now? Are you willing to listen to it?

- Is there someone close by? If so, look at what they are wearing and ask your intuitive self to give you some feedback on what you see.

Part 2. Think of a question that you want an answer to. For example: Will it rain in your city before the next snowfall?

Pretend that the color of the blouse/shirt you are wearing is the answer to the question OR use any other object you want.

- Describe the color, any memories you may have associated with it, what the color means to you in this moment and how your perception of the color has changed during this exercise.

- Simply allow yourself to notice images, symbols and other impressions. Do you feel the color would mean a yes or a no to you right now?

Pretending to and being able to make things up are very important skills to work on for gaining control of your intuition. Intuition is really just information gathering. Don't try to figure everything out.

Exercise 2 Do you ever notice animals or birds when driving or when sitting outside? Did you ever stop and ask yourself why they suddenly came into your line of vision & what they could mean?

Here are some common meanings that you may want to consider next time an animal comes into your line of vision or space. What is the first word that comes into your mind when you read the words below? Do they fit with the ones I have given or did your word feel better to you?

Dogs- friendship, loyalty, unconditional love Cats- independence, freedom, march to your own drums Rabbits- timid, shy, fertility, abundance, growth Crows- Spiritual laws, intelligence Horses- Power, freedom, inner strength Butterfly- Transformation Are you starting to realize that when you use your intuition you are really operating without a safety net? There is no logic or common sense to this. Know that what you sense,

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feel, perceive and dream has some meaning. There is always a reason you notice what you do and that you don't notice everything else.

The same object viewed by two people can mean two very different things. Just allow your meanings of the symbols to come to you. This may take time. It also takes an open mind even if, at first, you have to pretend that the symbols are significant. Allow things to be meaningful and they become meaningful.

Exercise 3 Start an intuition notebook and write your experiences in a book. Write about how some daily, or other, impressions you had may have answered your question.

- Practice on things like who is on the other end of the line when the phone rings?

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DOUGLAS VERMEEREN CREATOR OF

FROM VISION TO PLAN TO PERFORMANCE You have a wish, a need, or a desire that you can't seem to bring to fruition. Why? Maybe you don't have the tools or don't think you have the skills or maybe you're just afraid to try. Master achievers start with a vision, move to a plan and then go into performance. Those three steps are the basis for a new DVD called, The Opus. The Opus is designed to provide you with a variety of tools used by many top performers.

The Opus is an example of a desire fulfilled. Alberta filmmaker Doug Vermeeren had an idea as to how he could put some of his theories into practice. Doug is known as an achievement expert and has interviewed over 400 other top achievers in his search for success.

While he talked to the other achievers an idea percolated in the back of his mind about doing a movie. He has a background in the film business and studied film writing in Los Angeles. It seemed a logical step to move into production.

The Opus is all about vision, plan, and performance. Over several months, Doug interviewed dozens of leaders throughout North America. From those interviews, he chose over 20 to appear in the DVD. The insight provided by the speakers is woven through a story of a young man with a dream.

As one of those chosen to appear in The Opus, I also had the opportunity to work with Doug and be part of his team in recording the interviews and in bringing the story of the young man to life. Meeting international experts who have their own viewpoints on vision, plan, and performance was an enlightening experience. From each person the production crew gained a new perspective on what it is to be a top achiever. When you listen to the likes of Debbie Allen, Bill Bartman, Dr. John DeMartini, and Bob Doyle you know you're going to gain insight into processes that will help you move forward. Think of the phenomenal success that Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen have had with their "Chicken Soup for the Soul" enterprise and

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get a sense of the caliber of information you receive from The Opus.

Take a look at your own desires. Do you really have a strong vision of what the achieved desire looks like? Do you have a clear vision from which to build a plan? Only illogical people would try to build a house, a boat, or an award-winning garden without a vision or a plan. To take your desires to the next level you must have both.

Speakers like Elisabeth Fayt, Morris "The Miracle Man "Goodman, and Willie Jolley provide insight into moving from vision to planning.

Performance doesn't happen without a vision and a plan.

The Opus didn't happen without a great deal of planning and a professional team. We all know what an Alberta January can be like, especially when you have to work outside. For three of the coldest days last January, the production team brought the young man's story to life at Heritage Park in Calgary. The vision and the plan came together as period costumes, cars, and buildings served as a backdrop for the story of a young man coming to a new country with a dream. It's not an unrealistic dream.

It's much like the dream many of you have. You want to achieve, build, grow or experience something wonderful in your life.

Frank Maguire, the co-founder of FEDEX, and LuAn Mitchell-Halter, Canada's #1 Female Entrepreneur for three successive years by Chatelaine and Profit Magazines, give their formulas for success. Maybe their formulas will work for you. Or even if they won't, their formulas will give you something to think about so you can develop your own unique plan for performance.

As we worked in the cold and, sometimes, dark at Heritage Park to put The Opus together it became obvious the cast and crew were into the whole concept of vision, plan, and performance. This wasn't a high budget

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Hollywood production and egos never got in the way.

Neither did negativity or any thoughts that this really can't be done. The laws of attraction were working and collectively we were attracting success. When you watch The Opus you will see enthusiasm, excitement, and a can-do attitude combined with a vision and plan that led to performance.

The participants in The Opus have incredibly diverse backgrounds. Their similarity is achievement. It is not achievement based on status and money, but achievement based on giving back to society and making a difference as you go along. Do a Google search on names like Dr. Sue Morter, Peggy O'Neill, Marci Shimoff, Dr. Joe Vitale, Marc LeBlanc, Dr Joe Rubino and Ed Rush and marvel at the differences in approach but the similarities in level of success. None of them are able to walk on water or do the impossible.

They're human just like you and me.

Doug Vermeeren said when he started the project," I want people to recognize that they will be successful when their achievements allow them to give back to society. It's the legacy we leave behind that counts."

The legacy of The Opus has to do with inspiration. Each time I watch it, I learn something new and get a new idea that I can adapt to my own vision, plan or performance. If you check out sites like YouTube and search The Opus Movie you'll discover that thousands of people around the world are being touched by the messages. Independent sites feature information about the DVD and the messages given by the participants. It doesn't matter if your inspiration comes from Ed Tate, Tammy Walsh, John Beal, Doug Vermeeren or Garth Roberts. It's what you do with the inspiration that makes the difference.

You can find out more information about The Opus at www.theopusmovie.com or attend a screening in Red Deer, AB at the Memorial Center on January 29, 2009.

The chatter on the Internet on various websites and blogs can give you an insight into the impact The Opus is having on those who take time to view it. Remember, put your vision and plan in place. Next, move to performance and, if you need a little help, those who already made the trip are waiting to help you.

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Geese are very family oriented. Both gander and goose share nesting duty and the rearing of family. Geese mate for life. They will not take another partner. Geese are monogamous in the truest sense. They will search the nesting site year after year for their lost soul mate. It can be very heart wrenching to witness their sorrow.

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Young mating pairs respect their elders, allowing them to choose nesting sites first. This happens to be a very long, noisy and jovial period. Then the proverbial golden eggs arrive. The goslings emerge as fluffs of grey down. First they learn to waddle. Then they learn to swim. Geese molt towards the end of June, which means their capacity to fly has been reduced. They are grounded. This, however, does not mean they are helpless. Geese have a very powerful wingspan that they are not opposed to using when it comes to defending themselves or their family against an enemy. They will flog that enemy unmercifully until it leaves. Normally, however, a goose will attempt to avoid conflict by taking to water.

A gaggle of geese will spend the majority of their time in the water during the molting season, bonding and rearing the goslings. When both parent and offspring obtain flying feathers, we notice familiar "V" patterns in the sky as the geese gather strength for the southern winter journey.

The life of a goose has synchronicity and balance, as evidenced in the pattern of the flying "V". Geese share their leadership ability; when one leader tires, it falls back and another takes its place at the helm.

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My Walk in Beauty Upon The Good Red Road

which included both birth and death. Unfortunately, there were many coyotes here when the geese arrived and some geese lost their lives but there are only two certainties in life: change and death. The death of a few geese caused the others to punish the coyotes and they moved out. This changed the gaggle's environment. It became safe.

In any case, for me, the Canada Goose symbolizes seasonal change, the ending of winter and the beginning of spring and the ending of fall and the beginning of winter.

Geese usher in a season of growth and their graceful exit leaves us with that all familiar ending that allows us to dream of their return.

The southwest direction is the direction to ground your dreams. I will remember to give thanks to the Canada Goose for its synchronicity, balance and certainty when I harvest the dreams I have sown.

The Canada Goose leaves us many lessons. Don't give up on love. Protect it. Nurture it. Learn to waddle before you swim. When you learn to go with the flow, you are then able to fly. Circulate to gain strength. Share your leadership ability. Continue to dream and be grateful for what you have right now. Growth is important but life has a certain synchronicity, balance and certainty which cannot be changed. Perhaps, yours is not to question the reason why. Just be. Allow the circle of life to continue and enjoy its mystery.

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By Carolyn Hines (Whiteshawl) I can recall clearly the summer solstice events 6 years ago, which lead me upon my spiritual path. It was June 21, 2002, and I was enjoying the drumming and festivities at Riverside Park, celebrating National Aboriginal Day. I remember staying until the sun sank far below the hills.

I found the call of those same drums reached me again when I later returned to a drum circle that evening, staying until 4 a.m. During that time, I danced under a full moon holding "River of Love", a Brazilian moon quartz crystal skull, of which I became caretaker. I walked out to the end of the pier and looked up to the night sky, asking the Heavens, "Please bring me a teacher". I felt at a crossroads in my life and wanted to heal old wounds, find my true gifts, and be able to eventually help others on their healing journey.

Time went by and, two months later, I was introduced to a Navajo elder and his clan brother, from Arizona. At that meeting, my two friends and I were invited to our first sweat lodge ceremony. "What an honor," I thought.

The next day, we arrived to learn how a traditional fire was built, how the lava rocks were carried inside to the lodge's pit, how to use plant medicines to help in our healing and how to come together as family to pray. These would become the foundations of my new journey upon The Good Red Road.

As I never knew either set of my birth grandparents, my Navajo elder took me as a granddaughter and, later, my friends, whom we were coming to for a sweat lodge ceremony, became my spiritual family; their mother taking me in as a granddaughter as well. From this moment, we would begin attending other sacred ceremonies, some running all night and into the morning, allowing us to Continued on next page...

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become fully immersed in this sacred way of living.

Through these experiences, I would be able to use new tools and gifts to assist in my own family relationships, which have continued to flourish to this day. I believe these past years have truly been an answer to prayer. I have been very fortunate and have been allowed to help care-take this sacred lodge and home and, in doing so, have assisted in keeping the old ways alive for future generations. Many of these teachings I take into everyday life and they have molded who I am today.

As my grandfather says, "Here in the dark of the lodge we are all equal. No one is greater than the next. We are all one."

Spirituality is not a course you take if you have enough money. It is a way of life. Some people are born into it.

Others find their way upon a path at different moments of their lives. I am grateful and willing to share these ways with an open, loving heart in order to show respect for these teachings and help keep them alive. During this time, I have hosted my own radio program at our local university and it has grown into one that showcases native spirituality & storytelling, as we each have a story to share.

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"Lilies," he said, "have long been used in meditation to overcome death." Each Easter, I am reminded of my teacher's instructions when Easter lilies fill stores, homes and churches.

But lilies are not the only plants that carry a special symbolic message or secret meaning. During the Victorian era, small bouquets of flowers and herbs called posies were given not for their beauty or scent, but to convey a secret message symbolized by the plants they contained.

For example, a posy of lemon balm, spearmint and thyme sent to a friend suffering with an illness, conveyed energy (thyme) and sympathy (lemon balm) with a warm sentiment (spearmint). Love was declared with a posy of basil (love), fennel (force) and marjoram (blushes). One may reply to such a declaration with Goldenrod, meaning "allow me time to decide." Perhaps Borage would carry the unwelcome message, "Your intentions only embarrass me."

Messages of danger were frequently sent via posies. A posy of lavender (distrust), rocket (rivalry) and hops (injustice) warned of gossip. A sprig of Chamomile (energy in adversity) may be included to show support.

This very old tradition of symbolic communication comes to us via the Imperial Courts of Persia. In the 1700's, a Swedish ambassador to Persia recognized the value of hidden messages symbolized in plants and sent flowers to his king. Eventually, its popularity spread to England and around the world. The Victorians, with their lack of email and no telephones, popularized the tradition. Many of the traditional meanings of flowers and plants come from the Victorians. Daisies for innocence, dill for good spirits, savoury for the truth will be bitter, all come from the posies of the Victorians.

This tradition may seem quaint and old fashioned but it is still very much alive today. Valentine's Day brings many gifts of roses expressing love and devotion. The colour of the rose specifies the underlying intentions; red for passion, yellow for friendship and white for pure love.

A less obvious example is the child's game of making wishes on dandelions gone to seed. A posy of dandelions symbolized wishes coming true.

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By Abrah Arneson CHT In my twenty's, while traveling overseas, I became quite ill.

Both my lungs collapsed. I breathed only with the support of machines. My meditation teacher sent me a message via a friend to visualize yellow lilies blooming in my lungs.

Several months later, I returned to Canada and travelled to the meditation centre where my teacher frequently taught. I asked him why he gave me a meditation on yellow lilies. He told me the yellow was to open and expand my lungs.

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So, next time you are sending flowers, be aware of what you may really be saying. Do you want your flowers to send compassion? Send bergamot. Perhaps your flowers are meant to apologise, in which case, add an olive branch (peace). If you are celebrating a sudden windfall, send a cabbage (profit). Give a traveling friend a sprig of mugwort, wishing safe journeys. Perhaps, if I had had a sprig of mugwort on my travels, I would not be writing this today.

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By Joette Lees "Qualities such as inner strength, ethics, justice, inspiration, creative expression, benevolence, universal love, happiness, transformation and enlightenment are manifesting now, creating sacredness for individuals willing to receive ascension energy. After all, many philosophies agree that the Divine or Universal Energy wants what is best for us.

Look into the depths of your heart and consider whether YOU are comfortable believing in a Divine Energy that would expose earthly bodies to illness, neglect, starvation or abusive situations. Such acts affect a person's spiritual expression as well as their physical, emotional and intellectual bodies. The family and people around them are also ultimately affected on all levels. Could this truly be Divine's attempt to teach Karmic lessons?

In our human world such acts are lawfully unaccepted and punishable by law.

Karma should not be viewed as a punishment or a consequence with blind acceptance; it is but one part of the universal laws that govern all energetic worlds and beings.

With the passing of time some people are losing the true teachings on this earthly plane and seem to be ultimately choosing a part of a belief system. Should we not question our perception of Karma, cause and effect, good or bad deeds as we understand them in this present time? In the here and now, do we perceive Karma as a way to justify not standing in our own personal power? Do we justify being a "victim" instead of a warrior? Do we allow other human beings and some of the animal kingdom to suffer?

We must ask ourselves: How is suffering Divine?

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Allow freedom of choice to will inner strength and give insight to all beings. Through this progression to manifest genuine worth, necessary to realize the grace to receive,

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letting go of judgment is granted. Then Karma becomes a "guide" on our path to the Divine, as it should be, not a justification for our own inner conflict, a result of our perceived shortcomings or the many situations throughout humanity.

Call upon the Angels daily. Allow the Earth Angels to guide you with shared heavenly information from the Divine, white light energy. Their guidance is shared with loving, patient attention.

Enlightened beings will bring forth statements without prejudice, manipulation or control. They will bring forth just statements or facts. You and only you alone can decide how you choose to hear what is being said. Do you judge the intention and heartfelt, caring love behind such spoken statements because you believe you have lost some integrity, creating a reaction? Do you expect people to have ulterior motives? Be educated, at this time of ascension opportunity, of the activities or thoughts that lower your inner ascending vibrations through your free will.

If you have inner conflict and are comparing yourself to others, you may react to situations with prejudice or belittling statements. Take a moment to truly think of virtual ascension as your main focus. Do your actions and words create or cleanse toxic behavior?

Many spirits, expressed in physical form, have become too individualistic and materialistic even at the expense of other physical beings' states of virtuous rights.

More compassionate unity and less assuming judgment are closer to The Divine's Original Plan. This aspires to a greater understanding of embracing ascension energy.

Create unity and let segregation go. By empowering ourselves with choices and new perceptions, we can embrace with an open mind and heart The Divine Mother Earth and all of its inhabitants. There are lessons for all of our brothers and sisters on this Earth and in the universe and ourselves in every moment we walk on this path to Source. With that perspective, we can than break down the barriers of judgment, blame and indifference, sometimes disguised as the negative side of Karma, and open up instead to empowering choices of prosperity and abundance for us all.

I would like to end this article with a quote from a very dear earth angel Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

"We are not channels, we are instruments. Channels give nothing of their own; they just let water run through them.

In our action, we are instruments in God's hand and he writes beautifully."

Joette Lees is a Spiritual Healing Counselor and the owner of Angel Stardust Journey. She can be reached through her email at angelstardustjourney@shaw.ca or her website at http://www.angelstardustjourney.com.

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Life is meant to flow with ease and joy. However, we can make it a struggle when our decisions arise from our fears and we become disempowered or force (control) realities that aren't meant to be. The love, joy and peace of our higher self has been concealed by the experiences of this world that have hurt and drained us emotionally and spiritually. Loving and powerful angels who want to assist you in every area of your life surround you.

Goal Setting On Angel Wings

By Dawn Marie Boucher Do you know your life purpose? And, what does your current career or occupation have to do with it?

Let's start at the beginning, which is to take a soul-searching look at the end of your life. Understanding your purpose is the foundation for setting goals. The word purpose means to have intention, reason and drive. When we live in purpose, we make a conscious effort to be (goals) or create (goals) something. So, our career choice facilitates this occurrence.

Now, back to the end of your life ‌ like a pot of boiling water that is eventually reduced to the minerals in the water, if you had to reduce your life to one goal, what would it be? Do you know how to get there? What is the one thing you would want to accomplish in order to live without regret at the end of your life on this earth? How does knowing that your "inner most Being", "Higher Self", Spirit is ALL that will continue on when you leave your physical body influence your goal setting decisions here and now?

Pondering the end of your life in retrospection and asking these sorts of questions of yourself can, like a magnifying glass, acutely focus and clarify your life purpose.

Our lives are about evolving as souls. There are many reasons, big and small, as to why we are here. Once we understand our driving purpose, we can begin to understand why we are where we are in our life and be accountable for our future.

It is helpful to distinguish between life purpose and career.

Our life purpose is generally NOT our career path or our lifestyle. Our life purposes - because we do have more than one reason for being here - belong to the Divine realms. For this reason, our being here has as much to do with what we learn and what we become (awakening and growth in consciousness) as with what we do. Our life here is very much a classroom - an educational journey to our Higher Self/Innermost Being.

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For most people, as it did for me, it takes some sort of crisis (and not that it has to, but we are human, right?) to come to the point where you say to yourself, "No matter what it takes, I cannot live this way any longer." So, you begin to search for truth and purpose. The angels are a bridge between the truth and the nightmarish illusion of problems we create for ourselves. Your angels are with you to enact God's plan of harmony. They help calm you because, one person at a time, leads to a world at peace.

So what does all this have to do with your purpose and goal setting? E v e r y t h i n g!

From this place of peace and calm, career clarity and goals rise like the early morning mist on a lake. The "method" of goal setting is secondary to the spiritual principle of being "one" with your Being. This is where calling on your angels for assistance as you reflect and go "within" is key. You will clearly "hear" your angels when you are in this place of stillness and presence.

"Without ambition one starts nothing. Without work one finishes nothing. The prize will not be sent to you. You have to win it. The man who knows how will always have a job. The man who also knows why will always be his boss.

As to methods there may be a million and then some, but principles are few. The man who grasps principles can successfully select his own methods. The man who tries methods, ignoring principles, is sure to have trouble." ~ Emerson ~ While goal settings methods are more than the scope of this article, a place to begin is to vividly use your imagination to create a list of 100+ health,career, family, financial, educational and adventure goals. Grade them: A- goals you feel really motivated to achieve by a specific date (does not need to appear possible). B-goals you'd really like to have happen but not in the same way as A goals. C- goals that are 'nice' to achieve someday but not like A&B goals.

Two things to remember as you focus on your goals: One, if they do not seem believable suspend that disbelief and visualize them completed. Two, when you have a negative thought 'I can't do this' remember thoughts become things and rapidly tell yourself "I will do this!"

As you move forward, on angels wings, remember the ultimate goal is to be One with the Divine which in truth we already are.

Dawn Marie Boucher is an Angel Therapist (certified by Doreen Virtue) and can be reached at: Exceldmb4706@hotmail.com

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Deadly Additives

By Merinda Reid If there were chemicals that contribute to migraine headaches, learning disabilities, strokes, ALS, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, would you willingly eat them?

There are and you do. MSG and Aspartame play a part in all of the above.

The defenders of MSA and Aspartame, namely those making huge profits, say they are safe because they are derived from amino acids, glutamate and aspartate. Not true! The chemical alterations they go through change them into something deadly! Glutamate and aspartate excite neurons to fire, playing a role in normal bodily functions. When they become MSG and aspartame they overexcite neurons to fire until they die. That is why the additives are called excito toxins.

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Additives that may contain MSG: Whey Protein Concentrate Soy Protein Concentrate

The fact that the FDA has approved MSG and aspartame means nothing! That watchdog quit doing its job years ago. The studies that are done to prove their safety are funded and controlled by the companies that manufacture and distribute the excito toxins.

I'll give you an example of how the studies are rigged. A study was done to prove or disprove the connection between headaches and MSG. Several hundred people were given MSG in tablet form. An equal number in a control group were given a placebo. The placebo, instead of being just a plain, old-fashioned sugar pill, was aspartame. The result was that the control group got as many headaches as the group given MSG, proving that MSG does not cause headaches.

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Under certain conditions: low blood sugar levels, infection, fever, head injuries, low oxygen levels and when taking some drugs such as aspirin and anti-cancer medications, the integrity of the blood brain barrier is compromised and toxins, including excito toxins are allowed into the brain.

The aging process also weakens this barrier, making elderly people especially vulnerable to these additives.

Children, too, are at high risk because the developing brain is four times more sensitive to excito toxins than the adult brain. The blood brain barrier is not fully developed at birth. One region that takes many years to develop is the hypothalamus, which controls endocrine function. I believe that excito toxins are one of the main reasons for the huge increase in childhood obesity.

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PREVENTION IS KEY TO PROSTATE HEALTH

By Klaus Ferlow Infection, enlargement and cancer are three common problems that challenge prostate health. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Canadian men and it accounts for almost one in four cancer diagnoses. In 2002, an estimated 18,200 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer; 4,300 died from it.

On average, 350 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer every week. Of those diagnosed, 83 will die each week! Furthermore, statistics reveal that one in eight men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime and, after age 70, one in 28 will die from it. This is a pretty grim statistic that should really act as a wake-up call for men!

Symptoms of an enlarged prostate typically appear in men after 50 years of age and, in many cases, even earlier. An enlarged prostate does not necessarily indicate cancer, but it is a symptom that should not be ignored. It is not uncommon for the prostate gland to become enlarged as a man ages. This condition is referred to as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The exact cause of this condition is not known. Prostate enlargement and cancer are both linked to hormonal changes that occur as men get older (called andropause) which is similar to the menopausal changes that occur in women. Statistics show that approximately 75% of males between the ages of 30 and 40 will develop enlargement of the prostate. This increases to 90% of men over the age of 65.

Early detection can make it possible to catch the cancer before it spreads to other areas of the body. A careful rectal exam of the prostate, how inconvenient it may be, is the simplest and most cost-effective approach for detecting prostate cancer. It is suggested that every man have an annual exam beginning at the age of 40.

A blood test to detect elevated levels of a substance called prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is an excellent screening test for prostate cancer. PSA is currently the most valuable "tumour marker" available to diagnose and evaluate the effectiveness of therapy for prostate cancer. A PSA test result between 0 and 4 is considered to be within the normal range and a PSA over 10 is assumed to indicate cancer until proven otherwise. If a man's PSA level is found to be high, the test should always be repeated.

Here are some signs to watch out for. Your health care practitioner should check out any of these symptoms: - a weak, hesitant or interrupted flow of urine - difficulty controlling the flow of urine - pain or straining to maintain a stream of urine

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blood in the urine or semen a sensation of incomplete emptying of the bladder frequent urination, especially during the night infection of the bladder pain or stiffness in the hips, thighs and lower back

Prevention is key to prostate health!

Good dietary habits and supplements can help to prevent most problems associated with the prostate. The following offers simple guidelines to clean up your diet and environment and to enrich your nutrition and supplementation. It may not possible to follow each of these recommendations, but a few alterations to your current practices can make a significant difference.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Try to Avoid: - daily consumption of red meat; - refined sugar & table salt, alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, white bleached flour products, hydrogenated (deep fried) vegetable oils, margarine, processed peanut butter; - chemicals added to food (artificial preservatives such as BHA, BHT, MSG, nitrites, nitrates, sodium benzoates; - processed meats and sausages; - artificial colouring and flavouring; - sweeteners (such as Aspartame, Neotame, Nutrasweet, Equal, Splenda) and saccharine (like Sweet 'n low) found in diet sodas, diabetic foods and other processed low calorie foods; - fluoride, chlorine, aluminium and Teflon cookware; - amalgam (mercury) dental fillings.

Try to Include: - zinc, the single most important nutrient for a healthy prostate (cert. organic pumpkin seeds are an excellent source); - other nutrient rich seeds such as hemp ,flax, sunflower, sesame seeds; - unrefined, cold pressed nut and seed oils such as flax, hemp, walnut, hazelnut, evening primrose, sesame, fish oil GMO free; - certified organic fresh leafy green vegetables; - whole grains and raw wheat germ (includes freshly pressed juices of carrots, green vegetables, wheat grass, citrus fruit, mangos); - chickpeas, pistachios, almonds, Brazil nuts, lentils, beans; - cabbage, spinach, Swiss chard; - oatmeal; - apples, onions, tomatoes, watermelon, grapefruit, papaya, carrots, sweet potatoes, turnip, corn; - digestive enzymes, lactobacillus, acidophilus; - beneficial herbal remedies like saw palmetto, pygeum africanum, stinging nettle, cat's claw, Echinacea, ginseng, buchu, goldenseal, uva ursi, chaparral, parsley, sage, St. John's Wort tea, horsetail bath; Of the herbs listed, saw palmetto is the most commonly used herb to offer protection for the prostate. Studies have

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shown saw palmetto to be an effective alternative to prostate surgery. Men using it also experienced an increase in sex drive and ability to function sexually. It must be used long-term to shrink the prostate, but many men notice an improvement in their symptoms within six weeks. Saw palmetto can be used to increase strength and muscle mass and it works best when combined with exercise programs.

Good prostate health begins with PREVENTION! Words of Wisdom "A wise man should consider health as the greatest of human blessings and learn how by his own thought to derive benefits from his illnesses." ~ Hippocrates (Greek Father of Medicine, 460 - 377 BC) ~ References: - The Natural Way of a Healthy Prostate, Michael B. Schachter - The Men's Essential Guide to Prostate Health, Victor Contreras, MD, Garry Gordon, MD, Roger Libby, Ph.D. - Freedom Press Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy & Prostate Cancer, Kurt W. Donsbach, Ph.D. - The Prostate, Yosh Taguchi, MD - Nature Cure for Prostate Troubles, Harry Clemens, ND, DO - Protect Your Prostate, Michael Colgan, ND

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BUSINESS PROFILE - BY SHARYN LEMASURIER

Stephanie Monsen Reiki Master & Yuen Method™ Practitioner in Training

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The Yuen Method™ is a revolutionary alternative healing modality that blends knowledge of anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, chiropractic, qi gong, Feng Shui and quantum physics to eliminate or greatly minimize chronic pain, allergies, fear, depression and release old behavior patterns. It often delivers immediate and lasting results in 3 treatments or less.

Email: stephanie.monsen@shaw.ca Meet Stephanie Monsen, Creator of Watersong Wellness.

Reiki Master Stephanie Monsen's first personal experience with a healing modality called the Yuen Method™ in May 2006 was, as she put it, "spectacular". This experience was the final step on a journey of self-discovery and learning that led her to create Watersong Wellness.

As a senior executive for a national financial services firm, Stephanie observed how health issues, difficult relationships, stress and anxiety could deeply impact an individual's well being in all areas of their life. Her drive to understand the connection between lifestyle and thought led her to study the Silva Alpha Meditation Technique, and Reiki. By the winter of 2006, she had completed her Masters Reiki training in the Usui tradition.

Here is what she says: "My personal experience with my first Yuen Method™ appointment was nothing short of spectacular. Instant and permanent relief of both physical and emotional pain and trauma occurred. I couldn't believe what had just happened. At the end of my appointment I inquired about the scope of issues that could be healed through the Yuen Method ™ as well as asking to be referred to a Certified Practitioner and Teacher to study this modality so others could benefit from this knowledge."

Her first class was with Dr. Kam Yuen, the founder of this modality in Saskatoon, SK in September 2006. In November of that same year Stephanie was involved in a serious horseback riding accident and collapsed her left lung. Through the amazing power of the universe, all her fellow Yuen Method™ and local Reiki colleagues were notified of her injury within hours of the incident and began to send remote healing. Her recovery was nothing short of amazing! She was in the hospital for less than half of the usual amount of time (two days instead of five). Her pain levels were lower than the medical staff had ever witnessed for such a bad injury and she was released without antibiotics and did not have any trouble with infection.

Four weeks later, Stephanie had made a full recovery and was back at work. Her doctor was amazed at the state of her lung. It was as if it had never been injured! This experience inspired her to continue to learn the Yuen Method™ in hopes of being chosen as one of a handful of

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students to become Yuen Method™ Certified Practitioners in Canada. She has studied with a total of 4 Certified Yuen Method ™ Practitioners throughout North America and has achieved all of the prerequisites to become a Yuen Method™ Certified Practitioner. Stephanie plans to attend the biannual certification course in November 2008 in Los Angeles with Dr. Kam Yuen.

Treatments can have profound and lasting effects on health, rejuvenation, self-esteem, positive attitude, better relationships, as well as increasing personal prosperity and wealth. They require absolutely no exercise, no drugs, no meditation, no devices, no hypnosis, and no religious beliefs.

The Yuen Method™ does not require physical touch to bring about change. You will not receive a diagnosis or be prescribed medication, nor will we recommend that you discontinue medication prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner. Instead, the Yuen Method™ uses applied kinesiology to locate and correct energetic weakness and blockages in the energy body. Once a person's energy body is strengthened, their physical body's natural healing ability takes over to bring about positive change.

The premise behind the Yuen Method™ is that a person's body functions like a computer. On an energetic level, we, as humans, are either strong or weak to any given issue or situation. Pain or discomfort in any area of our life is a sign that something is wrong with the flow of energy in our body.

Humans are complex beings with multiple levels of consciousness. Energy healing simply works to make sure that all levels of consciousness are in congruent communication so that pain and discomfort can be eliminated and personal goals can be attained.

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Vladimir Kanizaj Life Mastery Coach “Every interaction is either an act of love or a call for love.”

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Financial Advisor, Will K. says, “Vladimir coaches with integrity, compassion and comes from a place of love. I learned that passing judgment was about me. It’s either something I want to be or something I am but don’t want to face (I do now). With Vladimir’s guidance, I have dropped the illusion that I need to withhold, hide or protect anything about myself. If you truly seek peace, I urge you to seek out Vladimir.”

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Left in Croatia by his parents before his first birthday, he met them again when he flew to Canada at the age of four. He left behind a loving grandmother and found himself in an abusive, dysfunctional household. It is here that he first learned his astounding survival skills. He gained the strength to leave home and, unbeknownst to anyone, he struck out on his own in the tenth grade.

Vladimir supported himself through the rest of his high school years and on into college.

At the age of twenty, Vladimir married and soon was the father of two. After fourteen years, he became a divorced single parent raising his two children alone.

His need to be the best saw him rise to the top as he pursued a career in financial management, at the same time becoming a super athlete in basketball, volleyball and soccer. However, his dark side continually surfaced and he was challenged with rage, and people pleasing issues. He became involved in addictive behaviors and was a self-confessed workaholic, immersing himself into acquiring financial degrees and studying psychology.

A diagnosis of doom at age thirty-nine led him to study alternative health modalities, and natural medicine. He attributes those studies to his still being alive today.

10 years ago, Vladimir saw a most gentle,kind man working in a hospice with hundreds, perhaps thousands of people speaking their last words to him; he kept hearing two questions. “AM I LOVED?” and “DID I LOVE WELL?” Vladimir decided not to wait until death, and began asking those same questions to himself every day. Today, he feels it instantly, moment to moment, if he is not honoring himself and others in a loving manner. He has now moved from being a ‘people pleaser/rager’ to feeling overwhelming bouts of happiness for no apparent reason.

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Imagine a road to peace, gently and gracefully welcoming and embracing fears.

Are you courageous enough to face your inner truth?

Susan L a Biofeedback technician said she was. In gratitude, she adds, “Vladimir’s incredible intuition, in addition to his innate ability to uncover truths in human behaviors, equates to a very powerful relationship between him and his clients. Vladimir “walks his talk,” and lovingly encourages others to do the same. My life has changed in so many ways as a result of having worked with him, and I (thankfully) can’t get away with staying in my unhealthy patterns for very long when we are talking together. The movement into self-awareness can be almost instantaneous, if one is willing and open to receive this gift. I highly encourage anyone who is motivated to become more self-aware to connect with this man!”

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BUSINESS PROFILE - BY NADINE GORDON

Paige Challoner Certified BodyTalk Practitioner Located at The Little Shop of Healers #6, 5221 - 46 Street Olds, Alberta

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Meet Paige Challoner,a certified BodyTalk Practitioner from the Little Shop of Healers in Olds, AB. BodyTalk is a healing modality that enables the physical body's innate self to heal through a series of tap and non-intrusive energy touch methods to balance and become whole through body, mind and spirit.

Paige is a very enthusiastic, bright and professional woman who, prior to becoming a BodyTalk Practitioner, worked in a variety of high pressure marketing positions. For example, she was employed by Microsoft and Kraft Canada in Toronto, ON, and Loblaw Companies Ltd. in Calgary, AB. Of her background, Paige says, "I love that type of work but the hours are long and my family is number one. So I thought, forget it! There's something else out there. I get it, but something's missing and I always wanted to help people." Paige quit her job and, along with her husband, began to travel. They lived and worked in Kenya helping the local Maasai people with an income generating project.

They then worked for A.D.R.A in Rwanda helping with a land reclamation project prior to returning to Canada. As much as Paige loved to travel, it caused her physical pain in her neck and back.

Paige was drawn to BodyTalk after having suffered for years with chronic pain occurring from a childhood car accident and then a pool accident as a teenager. For years, Paige went to a chiropractor and suffered discomfort because of the intrusive technique. She also went for massages. However, these only offered her temporary relief. Finally, she was referred to a massage therapist who practiced BodyTalk. After about the third session, Paige was amazed. She said, "My life has done a 180 degree turn since then. I took the BodyTalk Access course first, then decided to take the Basic Levels but, before I did, my Dad was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer. There was nothing the medical profession could do but keep him comfortable. Both my sister and I practiced the BodyTalk system on him and it really helped!"

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During a BodyTalk session, the practitioner uses subtle muscle testing and a protocol chart to ask the client's body which areas are a priority to address. Then a light tapping technique is used, first on the head to tell the brain to store the changes and fix the problems, and next on the heart to store the changes and circulate them to the rest of the body. The result is that internal communication is greatly improved, allowing the body's systems to be re-synchronized, stimulating the ability to regain and maintain a healthy balance.

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Insights from the Dream Expert - Irene Martina The Elevator Dream sent in by Darryl, Calgary, AB Dear Irene, Can you please help me with interpreting this dream?

I was at a seminar at a hotel. I was rushing down the hall to catch an elevator to go down to the meeting room but I just missed it; the door was closing as I walked up.

There was a group of people inside that did not really make an effort to hold the door. I pushed the "up" and "down" buttons to get a 2nd elevator as quickly as possible. The door to the service elevator opened. It was small and cramped. I entered, and there were 2 men inside, 1 wearing only his bath towel, like he had just left the shower. The other looked like a Foreign exchange student. The man in the towel got off a couple of floors below. The service elevator went outside the building - a high rise with a lot of 1 way glass - on tracks (e.g. train tracks) like a roller coaster, curving along the outside of the building. (I love roller coasters, so there was no fear, just the initial feeling of weightlessness at the top). The view was awesome - snow capped mountains in the background and overlooking the city! The elevator stopped outside a large warehouse type setting and the student got off. He made a big deal of saying goodbye to the point where it was uncomfortable ‌ then he touched my arm, essentially making a pass at me! I hurried out of there!

Dear Darryl, This dream is rich with messages about your current life situation. The important thing to look at when doing dream interpretations is the symbols, metaphors and emotions.

Because your dreams are uniquely yours, every symbolic meaning is simply what it means to you. I can only give you my personal interpretation (below) but ultimately it has to resonate with you and fit into your beliefs and life.

Here is the list I am highlighting from your dream. "seminar" Seminars are places of knowledge that we look for, especially for business and personal growth. We sometimes attend seminars to be with others of like mind and who are on a similar path. The dream indicates this is what you maybe looking for currently in your life. "rushing" A sense of urgency, "missing the boat," and that "time is of

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the essence" for something happening or not happening in your life. A good metaphor here could be a caution that "haste makes waste." Because the "rush" was to enter an elevator (an object of restriction in movement) this could be an action or movement that appears in your waking life to watch out for.

"I just missed it" We often experience moments of "missing things" in life and this is when we must trust our personal journey. The universe always gives us signs and when a door closes another one will open. "did not really make an effort to hold the door" There was an expectation on your part, which shows an action that often happens in life when we assume something from others and how necessary it is for us not to expect others to do things and that we need to make our own way.

"I pushed the up and down buttons to get a 2nd elevator as quickly as possible" A second option is presented and perhaps there is some confusion and frustration by pushing both buttons as to what direction to go as well as a great sense of urgency.

A good metaphor here might be: Is someone "pushing your buttons" or them yours?

Relating this to your waking life might be as simple as you are in a rush to get somewhere and for you to consider more than one option. Going up in an elevator usually indicates moving in the right direction and down the opposite so you should be considering your options carefully. Also, these options could be very restricting to you as elevators are very limited. Down can also mean you are digging deep into roots or rooted thoughts trying to understand your motivation and feelings. Consider this action is a sign of doing some deep thinking on some issues in your life.

"The door to the service elevator opened. It was small and cramped."

Oh, I love this part‌ doors open to all aspects of "how may I serve or be served in this life?" What services you are expecting life to bring are things to look at.

Being cramped is very limiting in movement and may not "serve" your purpose or be where you are supposed to go.

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"2 men inside" We may make an assumption that these men are, very possibly, guides. It is important to note that guides offer us choices and options and when they do it is always with love and for our ultimate good. Let's see if these two men stand up to the qualities of being guides with their actions. "bath towel man and that he got off a few floors below", As all aspects of the dream are part of the dreamer's psyche, the people in the dream are aspects of us. A man wearing just a towel may be a part of you that feels exposed and vulnerable. A towel can bring a sense of warmth and protection after a "cleansing". Note: The elevator is going down so you are likely digging into some aspects of your life and feeling exposed while doing so. A little digging might show some results quickly as "he got off the elevator fast" and this frees "you/him" from mobility restrictions and puts you back on your course. I do not take this man to be a guide as much as I do a message.

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T he Violet Journey I often wonder why? Why life changes when it seems so right. But was it really? Is there more that we should question? Is there more that we should question for change.

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Short Story - Writing by Al "I want a Divorce" These four little words carry so much impact; four little words that turned my whole world upside down. After hearing these words uttered by my wife, I began a long spiral into a deep, dark pit of despair. At times I wondered if I would ever emerge from that pit. Other times I wondered if I even wanted to. Giving up seemed the easiest route to take.

Somehow, however, I was able to find the determination and perseverance to begin and, with the help and support of those closest to me, I was finally able to emerge.

I have often heard separation and divorce being compared to a death. Honestly, I could not see the connection until I was faced with it myself. My experience was a classic case of grief, complete with all five of its stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. At first, I could not believe what was happening. As the reality of the situation began to sink in, I began to feel a sense of rage building within me. With my desperation building, each of my attempts to convince her to change her mind met with no success. All of this led to a depression that nearly consumed me on more than one occasion. It was not until I actually accepted what was happening that I was able to finally turn myself around.

The problem, however, was how does one accept that their spouse does not want to be with them anymore? As I sat back and took in my situation, I asked myself what the absolute worst-case scenario would be. After several hours, I was able to come up with an answer. The worst-case scenario for me went far beyond the separation itself; it was the inability to overcome the depression I had fallen into and ultimately ending my pain. With this realization, any outcome was better than that, even divorce. I began to look within myself for means to ensure that I would avoid that scenario.

In my search, I have made numerous discoveries about myself and, in essence, experienced a re-birth of sorts.

The first discovery was the realization of how closed off I kept myself from others. For a large portion of my life I have built a brick wall around myself and rarely, if ever, let others inside. Having never dealt with anything like a separation, I had to seek the help and advice of others. This meant the wall had to come down. There were many evenings spent talking with a very good friend who was also dealing with the same scenario. He was a great sounding board and offered

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great insight, being someone who knew me personally. I even managed to scrape up enough courage to seek professional help in the form of a therapist as well as a dietician. Both were able to provide me with tools to help ease some of the stress on a day-to-day basis.

In addition, I also realized that I am important. Through the course of my marriage, I had always put myself second to my wife and then even further down the ladder when our daughter was born. By trying to ensure that those I held dearest were happy, I had made myself miserable which, in turn, had an impact on them. If I were going to be the parent I wanted to be for my daughter, there would be times that I would have to put myself first. I had to ensure that there was always space for 'me' time and that meant that I had to resist the urge to change who I am in an attempt to satisfy someone else.

Over the course of the past year these discoveries have fuelled the re-birth I have experienced. There have been changes in all aspects of my life: physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. One of the biggest surprises for me is how inter-dependant all of these aspects are.

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Although I don't consider myself a religious person, I feel I have experienced a spiritual awakening of sorts. I have always had an interest in photography, but saw that interest wane over the past decade. Now, I see the world in a different light. My creativity has been rekindled and I find myself once again using photography as a means to invite others into my world to see it how I see it. Although I am still not totally comfortable talking and sharing with others, I have been able to use my work to open the door to areas I once never dared. It has become an area of comfort that I can begin with and move on from there.

During my journey over the past year, I have made a few revelations. First, I am where I am in my life because of my choices. Even though the actions of others may have some impact on my life, ultimately, I am responsible for where I am.

It does not mean I have made good choices or bad choices.

It simply means I have to accept responsibility for the choices I have made, as well as those I chose not to make.

Secondly, I cannot live my life behind my brick wall. I have to be willing to allow others into my life, to draw strength from them as well as provide strength to them. Finally, I cannot allow anyone to change who I am. If someone is trying to change me, it is obvious that they are not happy with who I really am. I cannot sacrifice myself and my happiness for the potential happiness of another.

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Has my journey come to an end? Definitely not. It has just begun. However, I feel confident that I have found my map and compass and will no longer get lost. Although many people have commented on my inner strength, they don't realize that in most cases I drew that strength from them. I would like to thank those who have blessed my life with their love, support, friendship, and advice. It is in their honour that I choose to share my experience in the hope that even one person benefits from it.

All that Alex asks is for others to pass their knowledge and experiences to someone else.

In Dawn Marie Bouchers’ “Goal Setting On Angel Wings”, she questioned what the one thing was you would want to accomplish in order to live without regret at the end of your life on Earth. It's a tough question that addresses our purpose but aligns nicely with the article submitted by Garth Roberts, The Opus - From Vision - To Plan - To Performance. Douglas Vermeeren states "I want people to recognize that they will be successful when their achievements allow them to give back to society. It's the legacy we leave behind that counts."

I trust this issue provided you with some new insight and courage to do what you feel is necessary to create your extraordinary Opus. Until the next issue...

J.C. Page is a Researcher, Writer, Counselor and a forever student of Ayurvedic Medicine.

With Love and Light,

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Carol

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Serendipity

By Carol J. Uchytil

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"Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for."

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JOY OF GIVING Christmas Section.

To assist those in need at Christmas $10.00 from every advertisement in this section will be donated back to the Community.

This issue featured inspiring articles of courage, personal growth, conscious choices and wellness from experts and practitioners in the holistic community.

In J.C. Page's The Violet Journey we were reminded that in times of weakness or change, we draw our strength and wisdom from other people in the community such as family, friends, practitioners, our spiritual organization, this magazine or people that inspire and motivate us. By the same token we provide that strength and wisdom to others when they need us.

In Alex Vanwells’ “Knock Knock...Who's In There?”, the condition of the planet as a mechanism for feedback was suggested. Alex emphasized that if we'd like to see a collective change, we must individually become that change.

In Joette Lees’ “Perceptions of Karma”, she stated that teaching with compassion is Divinely necessary to empower the entire awakening of all universal energies.

We must co-create with Divine Destiny through absolute integrity, impeccability, courage, conviction and intention for balance. By empowering ourselves with choices and new perceptions, we can embrace with an open mind and heart The Divine Mother Earth and all its inhabitants.

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With Psychic Counselor Sharyn LeMasurier Sharyn is a psychic consultant, medium and the owner operator of The Studio Holistic Health Centre in Red Deer, Alberta.

Submit your questions for Sharyn by logging on to www.thevioletray.ca

Dear Sharyn, When I was younger, I remember my mother would always get a headache when she was angry or upset. Is there a connection? ~ R.K.~ Thank you for the question R.K. This has to be one of the most common queries in our culture as people start to realize their emotions are directly tied into their physical wellness. Negative thinking patterns will create negative physical reactions. It is your body's way of telling you that what you are doing isn't working. For your mother, the expression of negative emotions and negative thoughts created a negative physical response in the way of headaches. Health issues like headaches are often connected to the way we think, express and live so, for your mother, it certainly was her body telling her that the negative choices were not working well for her.

Dear Sharyn, I really hate my job, but I feel stuck because I have to pay the bills. I have been there a long time and I feel I am too old to look for something else. I am miserable – what do I do? ~ J.L.~ Thanks for the question J.L. You have many choices, some of them are: stay there, stay miserable and complain to anyone who will listen; chance a change and look for a new work situation; quit and go on disability; or, change the environment you are in to make it more pleasant. You sound as if you are from the baby boom era and possibly close to retirement. You can continue on just the way you are, feeling miserable, or you can take control of your experiences. You arise in the morning and hate getting out of bed because you know the dreaded day ahead is going to be miserable. You anticipate it, thus you make it your reality. My suggestion is this: When you go to bed at night, offer up gratitude to the Universe for the events and opportunities you had that day.

It does not matter what the events were, just be grateful for all of them, positive and negative. Before you arise in the morning, offer gratitude for the wonderful bed you sleep in, the warm roof that protected you while you rested, and the potential the day ahead presents. Offer gratitude for simply

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awakening and having the opportunity to live another day.

As you engage in these behaviors, you will discover things getting better for you. You will more surely notice the wonderful events of the day and slowly your thought patterns will become more of gratitude. This will bring to you events that match your thoughts. Like attracts like positive thoughts attract positive experiences. Please write back and let me know how this works for you. Good Luck!

Dear Sharyn, I am developing along a spiritual path but my husband scoffs at everything I do. He says I am deluded and silly and, often, will sabotage good things I have planned. I am learning to resent him a great deal and I do not like the way that feels. Can you help? ~ V.R.~ Thank you for the question V.R. It is a great question in these times of spiritual awakening. Not all humans are awakening and that is challenging for family. The first thing to know is that you have no control over anyone else, husband included. You can only take control of your own life and I have an idea that I think will work for you. I will share an exercise with you that was taught to me by a Buddhist Monk. It worked for me and has worked for several clients that I have shared it with. I would love to hear if it works for you.

When you retire at night, visualize your husband in your minds eye. See his face clearly and, from your heart, send him all the loving thoughts and wishes for success and good things that you can muster. Hold this feeling for a few minutes and then release the exercise with love and enjoy the night's sleep. Continue to do this every evening for seven days. I will look forward to hearing the result for you.

This exercise is a personal and private one, so try not to share it with anyone while you are in the seven days. Just do it and trust. You are already angry so you have nothing to lose by offering up love and kindness. By the way, this works for any negative relationship in your life, not just scoffing husbands.

Namaste from Sharyn

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