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Just remember... You matter

I spent over 3 decades of my life feeling depressed, often times suicidal and overwhelmed. I felt as if I didn't matter, as if I was a waste of breath.

I bought into the lies and abuse of so many and when they stopped abusing me, I kept the abuse going by constantly replaying those "old tapes" in my head.

I began chanting Nam myoho renge kyo and my life began to shift. I couldn't think too much while trying to chant. Then I began to chant the gonyo (a book in Japanese) and although it is a tiny book learning to do gonyo again freed my mind from thinking.

Yes, chanting is powerful and life altering... take that and add it to moments of no thoughts and the growth and healing process speeds up greatly.

We hear crap all our lives about things we've done wrong, others opinions of us, etc... that stuff that doesn't feel good. Instead of just learning from feedback and growing we get caught playing it over and over in our minds. It's even worse when the feedback or messages are brought to us by people with the intention to cause harm and not to cause positive change.

Clear you mind and focus on the times people said good things to you. Isolate those thought and give great thanks for them.

Gratitude will bring you to the light of your own value. Service does too.

Find ways to clear and ease your mind.
Focus on all that you have to be grateful for.
Do things for others.... go rake a neighbors leafs that is ill and unable to do it themselves. Volunteer somewhere, but do something simple as often as you can to serve others.
Do something creative
Do some form of healing such as EFT Tapping, chanting, meditation or Reiki....

Thinking you don't matter is an illusion. And it can also be selfish. We ALL have something to contribute to this world and we all have things to learn.

At times life is hard and at times it is beyond hard to the point that it is just down right impossible. However, hang in there because you can turn poison into medicine and you can and do make a difference that is important and meaningful.

I used to think that I was about 80% unhappy and 20% happy on a good day. After chanting for 7 years (and only several times a month. It is best to chant twice daily, but I haven't), I am about 90% happy and 10% so / so on a bad day.

If anyone would have told me I could feel a bit less depressed and love myself just a bit more I would have told them go to hell because it's crap. I would have told them it's impossible.

But with Buddhism, study, practice, gratitude and determination I have moved forward into healing and growth I never knew possible. If I would have died either from accident, illness or self harm I would not be here today to tell you I care and that I KNOW you matter.

Hang in there my dear friends and keep moving forward.
Remember when you are not moving forward it could be that it is because you need to shift something in your life... chant more, love more, appreciate more, etc...
Or, it could mean that you are in transition, rebirth, like the caterpillar in a cocoon waiting for his wings to grow.

I'm going to add some blogs about this... about how you can shift yourself from pain to liberation.

Please know dear one that you matter and your contributions to this lifetime are valuable.

Enjoy some music, poetry, dancing, running, sex or what ever takes you into that pleasure space and stick around because we need you.

Thank you for being you and thank you for being here.

How can I make a difference? How can I create good karma?

I have some simple suggestions that you can consider that will give you 2 for 1.

When you are out shopping for the holidays or just simple gift buying...

You make a difference

• when you do things that give back to your communities, your planet, your family and friends 
• when you give back to yourself (such as when you create inner peace within yourself).
• when you pay it forward such as creating or donating to scholarship funds, building or funding water wells in places without water, save and endangered species
• etc

You create good Karma

• When you do things that give back and that pay forward.
• When you raise your own life condition through chanting, prayers, meditation, healthy living etc
• When you do acts of kindness
• When you assist others in creating their own inner peace
• etc

1. Shop at locally owned small and medium businesses.

• This helps your community by keeping money local.
• This can also help keep balance in the country so that money is being distributed out to places other than to large organizations and corporations alone.
• This also keeps money working diversely in our communities (keeping businesses in creative form, not cookie cutter)

    2.  Donate money to a non-profit organization you believe in

• This can be done in someones name that has passed over. A way to give a gift to someone in spirit form that affects the lives of others or the planet (depending on the cause of the organization).
• Give to a animal shelter, zoo or wildlife preserve in your pets name.
• This form of giving not only gives to great causes but keeps the landfills free from the gifts that just get tossed after a season or so.

   3.  Buy family member tickets or yearly memberships to places that support a good cause, are educational, supports or promotes a cleaner planet, supports wildlife. Such as:

• The Zoo
• Wildlife preserve
• Science center (ie. Hatfield Science Center in Oregon)
• Youth Science center (ie. OMSI in Oregon, or Gilbert House)
• etc.
• This kind of giving keeps giving all year (if it is a membership), it promotes family time, or couples time, education, the community and often times the environment and or animals
• And again, this saves the planet from extra stuff that just gets thrown out.
• This keeps people active and aware and having fun!

    4.  Buy items made in the US, your local state or city and or make things yourself.

• Again this supports your community and the country. 
• This means you know that it is less likely to be make by child or any kind of slave labor.
• This means you know it is less likely to have harmed animals in production or testing (some labels will say so)
• This gives you peace of mind that the toxicity in the item may be documented with more accuracy and or honesty. 

    5.  Buy or create from recycled items. (be aware of toxic levels)

• This saves the planet from added trash
• This gives you peace of mind that you are saving the planet extra junk
• This can be incredibly creative and fun
• This means you may also be saving land, lives, animals and our precious water.

    6.  Eat at locally owned restaurants, get coffee from locally owned coffee places and shop or eat at your local bakery etc. 

• Like with all the other things this contributes to the wealth of your community
• This helps keep employment levels up
• Supporting locally owned businesses keeps businesses open
• This keeps our communities rich in diversity and creativity
• This allows you to experience a variety of flavors and styles of cooking
• This allows you to experience unique and friendlier places of business and customer service
• This raises our standards on products, customer service and gives a personal touch to our lives
• This is an amazing way get to know more people as well. Locally owned places can often have a friendly atmosphere

This is a short and simple list to get you thinking.

I may not answer a lot of question but rather I want to get you asking more questions while you are out shopping and having an impact on your community. I want you to be aware that the impact you have on the world, the country and your community does affect your karma.

The more aware you are of the affect, and the importance of your actions the more responsible you will be as well.

 
There are a ton of other things you can do as well!

• Create scholarships for specific groups that are in high need
• Volunteer at a non-profit agency or organization that supports your beliefs
• Attend small music events, art shows, fairs, fund raisers and spend or donate money
• Offer to clean the yard of someone that is elderly and clearly is in need
• Pick up trash you see and put it in a trash can
• Stop people when you see them hurting and animal (only do this if it is safe to do so. If children are involved, no matter how harmful they are being, be gentle, be the adult and ask to address their parents. Please be kind to children when address their mis-guidance)
• Say hi to homeless people and treat them the same as everyone else, because they are.
• AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO THINGS FOR YOURSELF DAILY THAT WORK FOR YOU SUCH AS CHANTING AND MEDITATION... YOUR ENERGY, THE CHOICES YOU MAKE, BEING ABLE TO BE PROACTIVE AND NOT REACTIVE ALL MAKES A DIFFERENCE!
• YOUR INNER PEACE AFFECTS THE PEACE OF THE WORLD!

Have a beautiful and prosperous rest of the year! Thank you for reading this and keep reading, I enjoy having you as part of my journey.

Namaste

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I would love your feedback on my updated website!!! :)

As you can tell it is a crazy hour to be up.
So you can imagine that if I just finished my website that does NOT have spell check and all of that good stuff, lol, then I could use some help in a big way!

I really like what I've done but my vision is almost blurry with exhaustion and I have a full day ahead of me tomorrow.

I will be back on line after about 5 pm. If you want to take a peak and give me some pointers I'd love to hear from you.

Be gentle... lol....

And have a very beautiful week!

In gratitude,
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I'll add a color print another time.

There is much to be learned from suffering, yet suffering is not needed for learning, gratitude ends suffering and takes us into abundance and more

We learn so very much from suffering. Sometimes people only learn through suffering. Suffering is not the only way to learn. Suffering is key to some learning sometimes but not all learning all of the time

Wisdom says; to learn without suffering, learn from the suffering of others. Learn from the mistakes of others. If and when we can do that we are so often better off.

When you are suffering and want it to end, look at what the light side of the darkness reveals.

There is light and shadow, up and down, back and front.... what can you learn from the suffering?

The most important keys to embracing the lesson is seeking it, surrendering to it and accepting it and allowing it.....

The most important keys to moving on from the suffering is stepping into gratitude, love, acceptance, forgiveness and surrender. 

But gratitude is the most powerful of all and once you step into gratitude.... the rest comes with ease.

Life and lessons are far easier than you realize. It's a myth that learning, growing and or prosperity has to be hard work.  

In the dark I seek to see (clarity)

Imprisoned I seek freedom (growth, movement, limitlessness)

In ignorance I seek knowledge (education, wisdom, knowing)

In pain I see liberation (great health, stable mind, understanding)

In chaos I seek peace (calmness, peace, serenity)

In poverty I seek prosperity

In lack I seek to be grateful

In light I seek to guide others

In freedom I seek to free others

In knowledge I seek to teach others

In liberation I seek to heal others so they may be liberated

In peace I seek to guide others to peace

In prosperity I seek to share so others can live prosperous

In appreciation I seek to enlighten so others can be grateful

In gratitude I experience an increase in abundance in every area of my life

In abundance I have so much more to contribute

The more I heal the more I can do for myself and others

The more I experience abundance the more I have to give

The more positive energy I have the more positive energy I have to contribute to the world

The more compassion I have for myself the more compassion I have for others

The more I accept myself the more I accept others

The more I am liberated the more I can celebrate the liberation of others

The more I am living up to my full potential the more I can celebrate the greatness of others

The more I am educated the more I have to teach

The more I learn how to heal myself the more I can guide others through their own healing

When we take care of ourselves, allow ourselves to evolve and accept ourselves, we are contributing more and are capable of contributing more to this world and to this planet.

Doing for ourselves is the most selfless action we can make

Doing only for others is a selfish act and creates negative cause. How? You might ask. When we give from lack we give with hidden strings attached and we do so to continue that cycle of addiction to suffering or to control we might have. When we give and give we can cause others to become dependent on us and they can become resentful.

When we heal our core selves, when we allow ourselves to be great we have far more to offer and what we have to offer comes from pure heart and soul. When we give we give freely and abundantly and what we give comes from an abundant source.

Guilt and fear are self serving.

Love, acceptance, forgiveness and prosperity are abundant and serves us all.

May you heal and grow and love abundantly.

Clearing up some confusion.

I can go into great detail about each one of these statements. But here is a list of truths as I know them. I want to share this with you simply and please let me know what questions you have.

Surrender is not the same as quitting

Giving is not the same as being taken

Compassion and kindness are two different things

Kindness is not weakness

Gentleness is strength

Being a pacifist is being pro peace not being passive

Being pro peace means being pro justice and equality

Being pro peace means being pro environment

Being pro peace means finding ways to create justice, equality and a better planet by peaceful collaborative means... it is possible

Being pro peace means as you become and as you are abundant you keep peace as a main goal

Prosperity does not equal greed

Poverty is or can be an act of greed (hhhmmmm think on that one for a while)

Committing acts of kindness and charity is creating good cause

Allowing others to pay their debts allows them the give back

Allowing others to give allows them the blessing of giving

Allowing yourself to receive payment for what you do or sell allows yourself to be valued and receive the blessing of abundance

Allowing yourself to receive allows you the blessing of receiving

Independent does not equal alone

Inner-connectedness does not mean dependence

Giving and receiving are acts of self love and acts of loving others

So often people think that receiving is greed, it is not. There is a balance to be maintained in the world.

When you do not allow others to give you deny them that blessing
When you do not allow others to pay their debts you deny them that blessing

Forgiving debts for some that are in a place of crisis or giving to charity etc... these are acts of compassion and kindness.

But not allowing others to give or pay for your services or products because of fear or guilt or to control another to keep them dependent on you etc.... this creates an imbalance that creates bad karma.

I will write more fully on this later but think on this for now and please ask questions or leave comments. Dialogue is a powerful way of clearing up myths, misunderstandings and of working together towards a better world.

Peace and prosperity

Reaching outside of limits we find so much more beauty and truth to embrace

While bound by the limits (prison walls) of rigid religion or limits caused by the rebellion of religion we often miss the many enlightened messages of the world.  There is great teaching everywhere and in many forms.

I want to share with you a couple prayers I have been introduced to. These are some of the most powerful prayers I have ever read.

I love being a rebellious person. A person that questions almost everything and that loves living outside of the box. Yet, there are limits and losses in rebellion. Rebellion does not equal freedom. Freedom equals freedom.

Being a non-conformist is a contradiction if you really think about it. It can be a form of conformity to a particular belief system... so remember when you are questioning everything to ask these question: What can I learn here? What does this mean to me? How can I use this new knowledge or ideas to benefit my life or the lives of others? Is there any truth in this for me?

There are many more valuable questions and although I wont focus on listing them all (as if I could, lol), I will remind you that when you are questioning consider what questions you are asking and how you are asking them.

In peace, joy, love and light I wish you a very amazing day.

Saint Francis’ Prayer Before the Crucifix

 
Most High, glorious God,
enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me
true faith, certain hope, and perfect charity,
sense and knowledge, Lord, that I may carry out
Your holy and true command.

 

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

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A sudden cardiac arrest victim's chances of survival fall 7 percent to 10 percent for every minute of delay until defibrillation (AHA). Literally every second matters!

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My sister has been in a nursing home 17 years as of last month from suffering strokes without any proper care. She was 29 when the first 3 or so hit and no one knew or offered her help. She was by herself and someone dropped her off on my door with a note after she has so much brain damage she couldn't use half her body or talk.

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Expressing gratitude is so key in shifting your life

I will probably talk on gratitude a million times.

Imagine that the things we feel and experience that we don't like and we'd like less of (often labeled as negative) is water. And the things we love, enjoy, and make us feel good (often labeled as positive) is sand.

You have a glass full of water (all kinds of yuck: beliefs, feelings, complaints, etc)
You also have a glass full of sand (all kinds of great memories, current things you appreciation and things you want to see in your future)

The "positive" is sand because it is of more significance than the "negative" which is water and weighs less or is easily moved by something more dense.

If you spend your day complaining and focused on the yuck then that is all your life will be about.

But if you spend your time looking for things to appreciate then that is what you will get more of and that is what your life will be about.

There were times in my life if I wrote a list there would be at least hundreds of things I could complain about and only a dozen I could find to appreciate.

Yet when I put my focus on those things I appreciated it was like being in a dark room where I couldn't see anything and the lights came on. Suddenly I could see more things to appreciate.

When you are in your deepest darkest space the things to appreciate seem rare.
Someone might say, "well at least your breathing. You can appreciate the air". and your darkness will respond with stuff like "well the air is full of contaminants so who cares, it'll probably kill me later anyway" or "That damn air is what's keeping me in this miserable world so I'd rather it just go away so I can just die".
I'm sure many of you have had moments in your life that just felt awful. That inner voice aka fundamental darkness aka FD is part of our shadow side and we all have it.

When FD is messing with you and trying to dominate you can push it away and step towards your light side much easier and faster with appreciation.

So the air is not one you appreciate... but while you are breathing.... appreciate you have roof over your head this moment, clothes on your back this moment, the ability to read or be read to, the ability to feel, the feelings may not feel good buy at least you are alive. Appreciate that you have water to drink, food to eat, a cell phone, a home phone, a car, a buss pass..... that you like the color of the carpet or the sound of the storm outside....

It is the things you can appreciate no matter how small or silly it seems focus on it!!! Appreciate it!

Stepping into appreciation, ignoring FD and just being in the feeling of appreciation makes FD fade out at least enough so that you feel enough freedom to see more to appreciate and on and on....

As long as you keep appreciating, the more the "lights come on" to show you there is more to appreciate and then the more the universe will give you to appreciate!

It is truly incredible.

Now see those two glasses. Poor the sand into the glass of water and you will see more of the water will leave the glass leaving mostly sand. And although a lot of the sand will be wet, their is still far more sand then water and as time goes on, that water will dry up and the sand will remain.....

                                                             Appreciation will remain....

EFT Tapping and healing life's stuff

I learned from Dr. Garland Landrith that it is most affective if we regularly tap out the yuck and tap in the affirmations. And it's important to tap in groups about once a month or more because he has noticed that people heal faster when they've done group tapping.

During his training he did tapping on several people over the weekend and for many issues. I had been having shoulder pain so sever I couldn't hardly lift my arm or do much with it. I would wake often from the pain. After the tapping I didn't think about my shoulder because I was focused on learning and excited about the higher energy I had and this new skill I just learned.

About a week and a half after the training, I realized that about 85% of my pain in my shoulder had been gone the entire time. I realized I had been sleeping better, craving and enjoying healthier foods, feeling more confident and more energetic and a lot of other benefits.

The shoulder pain being almost gone was a big surprise and a big benefit!

These benefits were created by tapping in a group on other people's pain and issues and yet even though the focus was on them, I received tremendous benefits!!!

I tapped once a day for another week and a half and then stopped.

My pain did not return, however energy did go down some and I certainly was not progressing in my healing in the same way as I had been with the tapping. I also stopped chanting (Nam myoho renge kyo), doing self Reiki and meditation.

I was inconsistent with the chanting and the meditation for years so the benefits from EFT I could clearly see were new and from that source. Of course I chanted to receive new healing techniques that would benefit myself and my clients and I'm sure that's how I was led to the EFT training.

I realized that my pattern in life was to be inconsistent. I realized that the pattern probably started as a child because we had moved almost every year of my youth and about 4 of those years we moved about 9 times a year. But even with this awareness I've had for a few years I still wasn't able to shift it.

Today I tapped on this issue. I tapped on having the problem of not consistently following through with things that have great impact in my life such as EFT tapping, chanting, meditation, Reiki, eating healthy and exercise.

While I was tapping, things came to the surface that I never would have thought of otherwise. I felt a release and a healing come that was incredible! I was able to identify a lot if beliefs I didn't know where there, and some that I had intellectualized away, so I thought but in discovering them, I had emotions attached that made me realize they still affected me. I tapped out quite a bit a feel very successful. I also tapped in affirmations to replace the old beliefs.

I share this with you for a couple of reasons: The first one is to let you know so that you can follow to see how this works for me. Next is to let you know that as you tap out problems, limits, or anything that feels negative (for lack of a better word) you will see that you are holding on to beliefs and feelings that you had stuffed so far down they were/are like little secret spies... you can't see them, but they're sending out coded messages that are affecting your life.

Tapping out the negative is so important. Imagine you have a glass full of water, and then you try to pour another full glass of water into it, there wont be any room for the new water. Releasing the old stuff leaves room for the new stuff.

Happy healing my friends.
Peace and joy

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Appriciation will shift your life!

"Trade complaints for gratitude and see how your life shifts!
Hate your job? Love that you are employed and employable!
Frustrated with family? Love that you have them in your life!
Mad that you don’t have a lot of money? Love that you at least have some!
The glass IS half FULL."

Often times there is far more to be grateful for than you have realized. Looking beyond the things that are painful or upsetting there are things in life you enjoy, things you Cherish... this is what to focus on.

Remember that what you focus on and put your energy on is what you get more of. So focusing on pain, loss, fear etc is only creating more of that.

Finding all that is good to appreciate is going to create more things to appreciate.

At one point I was laying in my bed, I couldn't find anywhere on my body that didn't hurt. I was abandoned, a victim of domestic violence and trying to heal more broken bones than the medical world could comprehend and I was unable to get up and make if further than the bathroom and that was a once or maybe twice a day venture. I could not make it to get food. I was there on my last moments of life, again, I couldn't reach anyone by phone and I was fading fast. I took myself off the pain medication as I mentioned before and so Only 8 months after my car crash I was un-medicated and having to heal all these injuries on my own.

I hadn't eaten in a few days, besides a yogurt my daughter brought me. She left to stay at her Grandmothers, she was only 13 and was overwhelmed and afraid trying to care for me and make it to school, having an autistic child care for her dying mother is a lot to ask but we had almost no one. My mother who was mostly home bound took in my daughter and my daughter cared for her but it was a lot easier than caring for me. Sooo understandable. Yet, I really wish we had had resources as that was a lot to ask of a person at any age. My 11 year old ended up staying with school friend most of the time.

So 1 yogurt in 5 days and what water I could scoop up from the sink in the bathroom once or twice a day was what I had to live on. The pain of healing bones and organs and torn muscles and injuries from head to toe (no exaggeration) was almost unbearable.

I thought about my children, about all the people out there chanting for me. I knew people had not known what was going on with me because, many I had not called and others were under the influence of my ex partner. My ex had did exactly as she said, she said she would get all my family and dear friends to believe horrible things about me if I didn't do certain things she wanted. Physically I was absolutely incapable and I even mentioned to the doctor in front of her what she said, well not that she said it but I asked, what if I wanted to do.... (certain things) and the doctor looked at me as if I just said I wanted to go and kill a million people. He looked horrified. He took a moment and said, it will be couple of years before we can safely clear you for those activities. He pleaded with me to not even consider these and that it could kill me in a horrible and painful way.

So, my ex left me and whatever she told everyone, they seemed to believe her because no one would return my calls or anything.
I am so sure it was easy for them to believe bad things about me because it's not like the doctors send home literature about how to deal with a family member/friend that has just survived a crash and is in the middle of domestic violence. I was dealing with the worse injuries historically in this country and possibly in the world according to many doctors I met from several countries, I was dealing with the highest doses and variety of meds, mostly narcotics, for pain and for other symptoms, I was also dealing with an abusive partner so I was unable to be calm all the time, rational or nice.

My 13 year old has aspergers (autism), she has bi-polar and several other sever disabilities. As I was being uncared for, so was she. She became extremely violent and re-fractured my left hip and caused several injuries to my body. She was out of control and with no one to care for her she had no way of controlling herself. She is doing fantastic now I might add. I'm in such awe of my children's ability, will and strength to work through such horrible times. They are my heroes!

People didn't understand that when I talked my energy quickly faded, my pain went way up and I could hardly think or focus. The doctors have no way of understanding how I have survived, how I could deal with such pain, how I could be as rational and comprehensive as I was on so much medicine (or even off medication at such an early time) and so there is no way my people could. So I am not angry that they would buy such lies and abandon me and my two disabled daughters to fend for ourselves. We are fighters and strong and we suffered things that I doubt many would believe or understand. And although we all feel hurt from time to time that people didn't care enough to ask us if whatever was said was true or not, or how they could help us, or even just come and take care of my children....

We don't want guilt, shame or anything like that.... I can't speak for my two daughters (I have 3 daughters, but two were living at home), but I can say for me, I want awareness, I want people to learn from this and to see there is a way through the pain and into healing. I want there to be an awareness of what people can do for each other so that no one suffers the way we did ever.

Just to move forward a bit: I knew that I was horrible at times during the first 9 months or so, so I started studying PTSD and other things that occur after an accident. Based on what I found from psychology books I should have been a lot worse and that my anger and confusion and such were normal. In fact, they were average to better than normal. Yes it was horrible for my family and friends to see me the way they did, and to endure the crap I put them threw and I am so happy it wasn't worse. And I give my self permission to be grateful for my strength and ability to do as well as I did with what I had to deal with. Mostly the crap I put them threw was yelling and screaming because the violence on my body was too much and even when I called people for help, no one would because no one could see children in such a way or understand that although my ex was not living with me she was trying to contact me a couple dozen times a day with threats. There was just so much going on.

Children with no disabilities would have been acting out as well in such situations, let alone those with the issues my children had to face. I also had hallucinations at times when I was allergic to a couple of narcotics. So they went through so much.

The books I read, were mostly people that had people to take care of them and their children. I found no books of stories such as ours. I didn't find studies of what children go through in these case either. It seemed there was so little but I only did research daily for a couple of weeks... so for me and my girls to do as well as we did while dealing with inhuman conditions, I'm giving myself and them a lot of credit for what we survived as well as we survived it.

I tell parts of my story here on Blogger because I want you, my reader to see that although things may seem awful, there is a way out, things can get better and there are affective things you can do.

Now here is what I want you to know.

After those 5 days (the second or third time this happened), I was able to get an ambulance (again), go to the hospital and stay for a couple days. I was 3 times near death from starvation (not to mention the other NDE's I had altogether through this). I had been re-injured due to violence and had a heart attack from detoxing off all the meds. So after this last time going to the ER I was on my way to recovery in a big way although I didn't know it at the moment.

I was laying in my bed 3 days after returning from the hospital. This time I had a few things to eat with me in my room and ate a couple bites a day, so I wasn't starving. But the pain was so high I kept having respiratory issues. I found it hard to breath and did my breathing exercises and used my 4 inhalers but still struggled. I lay there crying on the inside because there was not enough energy or hydration to cry on the outside. I was almost ready for the first time to just let go. I was willing to just die. And I knew I could die with ease. This is a knowing that when you are on the verge of death, you just know with absolute certainty.

I tried to yell out in anger but word came out barely audible and it drained me so much I passed out. I passed out often back then from the combination of "quick drain activities" and limit energy.

I did an inventory of my body, trying to find anywhere that didn't hurt. I couldn't.

I remembered the man in the movie the Secret, the one that survived the airplane crash, I remembered his persistence and I started crying on the inside again. I knew that it was from stories like his and from my own survival stories of many things I had already survived in life that brought me further than anyone could comprehend. Yet, I felt angry, I thought "how in the hell can I find something to appreciate so I can have more of it when I am starting with nothing!" I passed out again. When I woke, I remembered being a youth and running all the time. I remembered being born with a bone and muscle disease that I was supposed to die from and I was supposed to be crippled from. I remembered how much I appreciated my abilities and I loved running. I loved doing Martial arts (as far as forms and sparing, not competition). I loved challenging myself to jump high and run fast and punch fast and kick hard and I lay there in these memories and I found myself appreciating all the abilities and fun I have had with my body.

I passed out with a smile on my face. I woke in sever pain, again angry at the idea that I could not find a pain free spot in my current body to appreciate. But before I passed out I took one last effort, I decided to do another inventory, this was a last effort not just before passing out, it was a last effort before allowing myself to die. No more food in the room, unable to go pee for almost 24 hours I was running out of steam.

Again I thought of my family and of all those that were chanting for me and I thought, if they care so dang much to send all that energy and prayer my way I have to give it another try.

I started feeling my entire body, that I could reach, and almost to the second I was about to quit, I found a spot on my left thigh the size of my finger tip that didn't hurt.
I almost became negative thinking, "is this it!" but I remembered before I appreciated the joys my body had had in the past, I didn't have any such spot, so this is new and this is progress!!! I loved on that spot, appreciated that spot and gave thanks for that spot as if it were the best gift ever.

I passed out and slept for about 3 hours. I woke up and realized that I had enough strength to make it to the bathroom. Celebration time!!! I made it there, drank some water, came back to bed and fell asleep right away. Upon waking, I realized the top of my thigh, the size of my hand was pain free! I also noticed about a quarter size on my right thigh was pain free as well!!! I gave thanks, repeated the celebration, and then passed out.

I woke up a few hours later and realized I had the energy to go to the bathroom and maybe more, I realized all my pain had let up enough that I could maybe walk to the kitchen. Although we lived in an 800 sq ft apartment it seemed like miles. I made it! I went pee, and made it to grab an apple and a yogurt.

After sleeping 6 hours, I found I could move more, had more energy, and made more progress.

By the time it was only 11 1/2 months after my accident I could do enough to get a job!!!! I worked for about 7 months. I missed as much as I made it but I was working!!! I was told I could not be without a walker for about 5 to 8 years. I was walking without a walker! I was told I may never work again and that I would live all my life on the highest doses of pain medications legally allowed. I was told that I would spend the first 2 to 4 years dependant on a wheel chair most often. I was told that I should just be happy to be alive and enjoy what moments I had left because there was not enough medical information out there to work with someone like me... yet here I am, with all of these accomplishments!

I progressed this much without therapy, without assistance, without medications, without a soul to talk to besides my children at times and my dog. And I did it! Through appreciation I made it.

I was able after 1 week of the progress from appreciation to actually chant a little here and there, and I feel deeply this was huge in my recovery. I was also able to allow a couple of Buddhist leaders and members into my horribly messy home to chant with me and this too I feel was one of the biggest contributors to my success. They couldn't stay long, I would have just fallen asleep but they chanted with me, even when I did fall asleep and made me feel valued.

Yet, I stopped chanting, stopped appreciation, started complaining a lot and my pain started getting worse. My abilities decreased greatly...

After about 2 or 3 months of this hell, way better by far than before but still hell.... I decided to stop that shit and get back on the life I am here to live... so i started appreciating again, chanting, focusing on what I want... and having faith.

Once I started again, back into appreciation etc, I was improving again, my mindset was getting better, my body was healing, my family was happier, we started therapy together and individually, we made huge progress!!!

I made a lot of amazing new friends. Old friends are back and family is back. I don't ask them what was said or why they didn't check on us. I don't want guilt or shame... I only want us all to forgive each other, forgive ourselves and to see who we are from this moment forward.... and I want us all to learn from my family's story.

I do have to say, in my worst moments I did try to hound everyone about why, what etc.. but that only pushed everyone further away, and it only made me worse in every way. So I decided to prioritize and let things go.

I will talk about this more another day but for now...
I want you to know that appreciation, letting go, forgiveness, moving forward, loving yourself all of that... is POWERFUL!

Appreciate!

I own two businesses now and have a very exciting life of friendships, events, community etc... Life is sooooo good!

Like everyone, we still have struggles, but remembering to appreciate, chant, and do what is good for us, shifts that every time! I encourage you, if you feel things are off or not how you want them, appreciate all you can, Chant: Nam myoho renge kyo, or what ever type of affirmative prayer you do and do what works for you... action is the key. Actively appreciate.

I appreciate you for being my reader and for letting me tell a little bit of my story.

In love and light I wish you all peace, health, wealth and joy.

EFT Tapping update

Hi friends,

I haven't done the EFT Tapping for a few days. Things have been busy and I have not followed through. As they say, old habits are hard to break but truth is, sometimes, new habits are hard to create. :)

So, I'm going to be tapping on a few things this week. One thing is I'm going to tap out some old habits that limit me. I'm going to tap in some new habits that are beneficial such as EFT Tapping on a regular basis... SMART huh. :)

I've been working a bit more on the Professional Development business http://www.mlha-biz.info/  I have and have found myself off balance. So, I am also going to be tapping out the poor habit of not maintaining balance and tapping in maintaining good balance.

I love this EFT Tapping because not only is it very affective but also because it is so simple.

Remember my dear friends that if you are doing EFT Tapping be prepared that it can bring up some old stuff, internal yuck that you forgot you had, so be prepared to seek a therapist if the need should arise.

EFT Tapping is incredibly affective and most likely you can just tap out the yuck that comes out, in fact that is what this is all about (out with the yuck and in with the good) and tap in the mindset that you want to replace it with. Just be prepared and be easy on yourself.

If you have sever mental health diagnosis or a very a traumatic past, please seek the advice or guidance of a psychologist or mental health provider first.

I will be teaching the classes here in Oregon very soon! I have seen great results in my life and in the lives of others and as I get more practice I can speak more from personal experience. I'm excited to bring this amazing healing and life changing techniqe to many others!

I will post the announcement on here when it is scheduled.

Happy healing....

Prepaid Legal Article. Exciting stuff!

I read this article today and am excited to see all that the founder Harland Stonecipher is doing these days. I absolutely love this company and all we get to do with it to help others save money and hardships from lawsuits as well as help people earn money as an associate.

http://www.pplmediaroom.com/2010/11/the-following-article-was-published-in-the-ada-evening-news-nov-12-2010-stonecipher-speaks-to-osu-entrepreneurship-class.html

please be sure to check out my PPL website as well for more information.

www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/jodygonzalez

have a very prosperous week.

Action is a vital part of the equation

"You cannot change anything in your life with intention alone, which can become a watered-down, occasional hope that you'll get to tomorrow. Intention without action is useless.' Caroline Myss"

In Buddhism they say something like: Practice plus faith plus action equals results.

This similar belief is in many philosophies and religions. Yet even though this is such a wide belief many people forget the action part.

It's not the action that says... all action, hard work, etc is the only way... not the controlling it all attitude or sort of action... it is

Setting an intention that you will get a job, then working on all the right steps to get there and accessing a quality network of people and services to assist along the journey, having faith that your intention is set and your prayers are out there now all you have to do is be part of the process.

When you have practice of some sort and faith in a higher power the action comes with FAR more ease and FAR better results.

Comments?

I love dialogue in areas such as this.

What things can and will you do today to create the kind of outcome you desire?

Have peace in your day

Understand Your Risk for Diabetes

Understand Your Risk for Diabetes
Many people don't know that heart disease is a risk for people with Diabetes.

American Heart Association has a lot of great articles. Please check them out and learn as much as you. Knowledge and appropriate action can save your life!

Be well.

“Fake It Till You Make It” by Earl Nightingale

“Fake It Till You Make It” by Earl Nightingale

I am a big fan of Earl Nightingale. His leadership in understanding the law of attraction has been one of the biggest sparks in leadership, business, and personal development. Earl Nightingale also wrote "The Strangest Secret" and was the first to develop the audio book.

Growing up with a blind sister I am a huge fan of audio books. And as an avid learner I am a lifetime student of Auto University (listening to audio books while driving :).

Enjoy this article...

I wish you peace and joy throughout your day.

EFT Tapping benefits, NDE, Reiki etc...

I have been doing EFT Tapping now for a couple of weeks with extraordinary results!!!

I went to this workshop to learn how to do EFT Tapping to work on my own healing but also to assist others. I am a Life Coach, Reiki Master and I learn as much as I can on healing for my own journey and to assist others in theirs.

The car crash I was in 3 years ago was extensive. I shattered many of my bones, punctured most of my organs and at the time of my crash was the only surviving persons with such bone injuries or to survive the amount of blood loss I had. I spend a couple of weeks in a coma and several months in the hospital. When I asked if I'd walk again they'd give me answers like "Ya we're pretty sure you'll walk again but that has not been our focus. We're still trying to see if you'll live". I heard that sort of thing for over a year. When I asked what my injuries were they'd tell me they could only address the worse of it but there were so many they couldn't address them all.. Hmmm so that means what to me?

I was t-boned by a Ford F-150 on my drivers door and squished between my drivers door and my center console. Although the impact was on my left, my right femur was shattered more severely than my left. I wore external fixators on my right leg, my pelvic craddle and my arm (I think). The leg fixator was only on a couple of months, the pelvice craddle one was on several months and the thing on my arm a month maybe.

I was born with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and so the healing journey for me began from the beginning of my life. I'm so grateful for what I knew at the time of my crash because I strongly feel the techniques I used to help myself is why I am here today. Of course the doctors and my family did A LOT too! :-)

I spent a year like guinea pig in a lab with doctors from all over the world coming to learn from my injuries and survival.

I learned Reiki before the accident, visualization, the benefits/power of gratitude and put all that together to bring me through. And yes, I am a miracle in many ways. at least 5 NDE's (near death experiences) at the time of the crash and over the next year has baffled medical people alone plus a lot of other things too. I was once told by a nurse that as many times as they started the paper work on me to pronounce me dead I was killing trees. She was just joking and I loved her humor.

Nurses and doctors also accused me of giving their education a run for it's money. I LOVE the humor of the medical personnel, my family and my friends because HUMOR is one of the biggest healing tools I've experienced, that and gratitude I'd have to say.

Each day I live in gratitude at the extent and speed of my healing.

I was told I would be dependant on pain medications (narcotics) for the rest of my life. I was told that since I was the only surviving case in the country and possibly the world (as documented) that doctors put me on the highest doses of medications legally allowed because they had no idea of how to help me. The high doses I was on was the same doses as patients on their last few months of life that have cancer, AIDS etc... However, I detoxed myself of the meds after just 8 months. I did it wrong and caused myself to have a heart attack so I highly recommend you detox under the care of a doctor.

So, learning EFT has been incredible for me because although I do take Aleeve, or Advil and I do still take vicoden (1 pill about every 3 months or less) when the pain brings me to almost puking.

I would NEED something (advil) for pain about 3 or 4 days a week. The pain in my pelvic cradle made it so I could only walk about a block at a time. In the grocery store I could shop for an hour but then not walk (be in bed) for the next 1 to 3 days in sever pain. I used meditation, Reiki and gratitude to lower my pain yet I still was so limited. Besides, in that level of pain I'd simply forget to do my own healing work cause I would get into survival mode.

In this last couple of weeks doing EFT Tapping about once a day or less, I have walked around 5 blocks! I went grocery shopping for over and hour, came home, put the food away and then went and had coffee and then walked all the way around two city blocks!!! And the level of pain I had after that was slightly more than the daily average. I have taken Aleeve 2 times and Advil 1 time in this last couple of weeks and one time was out of habit, not necessity.

I'm not saying EFT is a miracle worker for everyone, but I am saying that it is making miraculous changes for me.

I'm excited as I learn to offer this to others!!! I'm starting classes and groups in my community starting the end of November because according to what I'm learning, the healing is even stronger in groups.

I had an NST adjustment by a doctor in Portland over the summer and that too was amazing!!! So as I am able I will go to school to learn that as well. But after doing this EFT Tapping I'm in no hurry as this is off the charts!

I will keep writing about my healing journey and my experience with EFT and other healing arts as I go along my journey.

http://www.theuniverselieswithin.com/Home.aspx
This is the link to the Doctor's website that trained me. Happy learning and happy healing...

http://mysticlotushealingarts.com/default.aspx and this is the link to my website.
I don't advertise the Reiki, EFT or other healing arts on there at this moment but am still working with clients by referral or by request.

A new day

Today is a new day.
What happened yesterday is gone and over
What mistake we have made we are not making today
What pain we felt we are not feeling today
What angered us yesterday is not happening today

We get to start over at any point in our lives.
Our lives begin right here, right now and we do not have to own or be controlled by the issues, conditioning, or beliefs of the past.
Sure there may be some residual stuff we need to take care of but how we react to it, how we perceive it, how we are affected by it and how we act from this moment on is what we get to change.

So because I decided to change from this moment on:

v The money I gambled away yesterday will reappear?

v No. But you can decide not to gamble today and take actions such as calling a support group or sponsor to assist you in your decision

v So the bills I ran up last week on my credit cards will go away?

v No. But you can make the decision to stop creating bills and start creating prosperity. You can start from this moment to change the patterns of behaviors you have had that created debt I your life.

v I screamed at someone I loved yesterday and hurt them very badly, so if I decide to shift today will that mean what happened is not big deal or that they should just get over it?

v Yes and no: Hurting others is a big deal as is the decision not to hurt others. It can be hard to heal scars especially those that are not our own. The other person may feel scared by the actions you made so by changing how you behave and by validating their feelings and taking responsibility for your actions helps them with their healing journey. They may not forgive you or let it go and that is their choice. But you can allow yourself to move beyond your mistakes, heal from your mistakes, forgive yourself and move on. Depending on how bad it was, you may have to face consequences for your actions such as divorce or being fired or losing a client, however, by making a decision to behave differently and taking actions (such as therapy, meditation, etc) you will avoid further pain to others and to yourself.

v So I became disabled from an accident. By shifting am I just healed?

v Yes and no. You probably won’t grow limbs back and may not completely heal a particular part of yourself however healing can and will happen in many forms: You can heal your emotional and mental pain. You can step into a path of healing that lowers or illuminates physical pain. You can heal far more than you realize by deciding to shift how you live from this moment forward.

I recommend the movie with Dr. Wayne Dyer called The Shift
I also recommend learning some Buddhist philosophies on starting fresh.

Watch the movie "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise Hay

http://www.hayhouse.com/details.php?id=3219

Keep asking the questions and keep seeking for the answers. As you decide to change your world will change… it’s up to you if it’s for the better or for the worse.

And keep watching movies and reading books and listening to people talk about ways you can shift to make your life and the lives of others better.

What kind of mark are you leaving here?

Are you leaving this place better than how you found it?

What are your daily contributions?

How you react to things in life does make a difference and it does have an impact on others and on the planet

Are you proactive?

What actions steps will you take to improve your life?

Did you know that YOU, one person can and do make a difference? The real question is: what kind of impact do you want to have?

I wish you all peace, love, joy, prosperity and beauty and abundant energy… It’s all yours, enjoy….

http://www.dyermovie.com/ 

THE SHIFT Movie Trailer

Ghetto Buddha. What!?

Hi.
Happy Tuesday!

What the heck is Ghetto Buddha.... LOL NOOooooo it's not marijuana from the Ghetto...

It's a funny nick name for myself. It's not really what anyone calls me but almost more how I can be described, humorously that is.

I am multicultural including race, class, spiritual practices and beliefs and I find humor in so much of life.

Often I found it easy to fit in everywhere I go because I am so diverse. I am a mix of so many beliefs and ways of life:

• I can have a mouth that should not be heard many places LOL.
• Even when people think I'm a dork, I think I'm hilarious!
• I'm quite studious and especially learn as much as I can about creating inner peace, prosperity, and creating a life of joy.

I'm the kind of person that can kick it anywhere. Seriously, I can hold my own in a room of PH D's and not miss much of a beat. I can kick it with multi-millionaires, old money and new money and attend black tie events just fine. I can also fit in just fine in a back yard BBQ in most any hood, trailer park or barrio. It's because I'm comfortable and confident in myself and can blend in most places. There is much I don't know, yet I'm comfortable with that and open to learning.

What I notice is that because I am comfortable with myself, others are as well. It's not at all that I know the languages or customs but that I am relaxed, open to learn and can laugh at myself an allow others to laugh at me as well. Even the things about myself that might seem offensive or awkward to others somehow becomes acceptable as we get to know each other and even beyond that.

The shadow side of that is I can also lose myself a bit if I am in one area too long. I have to keep myself being true to me and not become my environment. A chameleons can blend in very well but regardless, it's still a lizard. So I have to keep that in mind. When I was young it was a lot harder, but now it's pretty easy to remain true to myself, authentic in all environments. And the great thing is... I fit in better now the more I know how/who I am.

One thing I observe is people try too hard and in doing so they can become offensive when submerged in a culture of which they know little or just enough to be dangerous.

You will deal with the same things everywhere you go. There are those that will poke fun at you for being different, others fascinate by it, others feeling Superior and others feeling violated etc... the list goes on. Regardless of race, religion, nationality, gender etc... ego, fear and pain affect many. As well, many people feel the joy of learning about you, the opportunity to become connected to a culture other than their own, expanding their own beliefs and circle of friends. There is light and shadow in all cultures.

See people as simple human beings, inner connected to ourselves, and by really being your authentic self you will learn so much more.

Find humor in simple mistakes and move on. Be compassionate with yourself as well as others. Love yourself deeply as well as others. See your own beauty and you will see theirs.

Those little things such as swear words and "weird cultural traditions" are just little things. Honor them as they are, respect their homes and countries (laws and rules), and know that as you accept them just as they are, you will find you can accept yourself more as well, and vice versa.

As you read things I write you will see that I often reflect my moods and the environment that I have been spending much time in or reflecting on. And you'll see I have plenty of dorky humor to toss in here and there. So enjoy the crazy ride of my mind.... I sure the hell do. LOL 

"I love myself, I love you, I love myself" (RUMI)

Express gratitude and enthusiasm in your life

I’m so excited to have started this blog. Although I am not sure exactly what I want to talk on or if I even want to limit my topics I am so happy to have a place to connect with others and share what’s on my mind and what I learn with others.

I encourage you all to stay focused on what you learn, the love you feel, the joys you experience and the blessings you receive.

Appreciation and enthusiasm changes lives! You can and you do make a difference in this world. There is no time for pain when the time is spent on gratitude and love.

Peace, prosperity, happiness and love to all

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Thanks to all!"

Simple solutions to save you time and money!

Housework: simple solutions to save you time and money!

Keeping the house clean and organized can sometimes seem impossible. Life gets busy and if you add more people to your home like a partner, children and perhaps some pets then it can get downright overwhelming.

When you take a few moments out of your day to stay on top of things so they don't get out of control helps save you time and money and sets you up for success! With an organized life it is much easier to place your focus and energy on those things that are really important to you.

The best piece of advice I can give you is to do a little as you go, never let a little thing sit because one little thing, turns into many little things and then you get one bit mess. If you clean a small mess immediately it can take half the time or less than if you let it set.

·         To help keep the kitchen drawers clean, make sure that the drawers are closed all of the way when you are cleaning, or cooking. Keeping the drawers closed during kitchen activities means that food and debris can’t fall inside of them.

·         Cleaning under the stove top and under the appliances regularly (say once a month or once a season) makes it easier to clean than waiting until you move or need to move and appliance. Additional benefit: helps lower risk of pest and hazardous bacteria.

·         Rinse dishes right after eating and / or cooking: this shaves minutes off of scrubbing later. This also saves money from the extra electricity, water and products needed during the scrubbing process.

·         Place extra food in containers, place them in the fridge and then soak your pans while you eat or even better to save water, rinse them right away. This can also save you from eating seconds because the food is already put away.

·         Rinse clothes that have spills on them right away: this saves time and money from having to go shopping later to replace them from stains that developed

·         Each time you get up from a room to head to the kitchen be sure to take your cups, dishes or trash that you had with you to the kitchen

·         Cleaning up after your dogs each time you take them out is much easier and more sanitary then waiting and doing it once a week or so. This also saves you the mess they might track in from stepping in their own messes.

·         Cleaning off doggy paws just before they come in from outside can save you a lot of extra cleaning of your floors and furniture later. This will also save you money from all the cleaning products and possibly the need to replace carpets and furniture.

·         Making sure to walk your dogs before leaving sets them and you up for success again saving you time and money by preventing messes in the house

·         Be sure to spend a moment playing with your pets and giving them toys to play with while you are gone and this will lower their level of boredom and save you from possible damages to have to clean up later

·         Put your clothes right after washing lowers the need for ironing plus it lowers the incidences where they could get dirty before you even get to wear them (like from pets or children or just simply by collecting dust).

·         Organize your home: much time is wasted looking for things and much money is spent buying things you already have

·         Have a consistent spot to put your daily things: Keys, glasses, sun glasses etc. this will save you seconds or even minutes each day from having to search. Plus you will set yourself up to be on time for events and not using the excuse you couldn’t find your keys

·         Have a spare set of keys in a specific location for those times when you do actually lose your keys

·         Have your keys in your hand and look at them as you close the door or trunk of your car. This will prevent you from locking them in and having to find a way to unlock your car or pay to have someone do it for you.

Your home is your castle, it is your oasis away from it all and what many may not realize is that it is often the center of your life, and the place where your day begins.

Much of your success starts at home! If you start out frustrated because you can't find things or you are tripping over things or you just don't feel good in your home it can and most likely will affect your day. 

Make your home a place of peace, relaxation and a place that you can start your days off joyfully.