March 2006 issue ~ Embracing the Essential You

While in Amish Country, PA for a long weekend recently, Ken and I met a Mennonite woman who (at least on the surface) appeared to be embracing her life purpose. This 60 something year-old woman, wearing the traditional Mennonite dress, enthusiastically oversaw a thriving quilting business in Bird-in-Hand, PA. With her cell phone clipped to her collar, she explained how this quilting business started with just a hand full of women decades earlier and now there were thousands of women who helped make the (most amazing) quilts. Find trip photos here.

In Melanie Votaw's life purpose course, she reminds us that the hallmark of life purpose is when doing what you love also benefits others in some way. Do you know the essential you? Her article this issue helps us boil down our true essence.

As always, we hope you enjoy this issue's tips, blips and articles. And that you'll consider enrolling in one of our quality e-courses for self-healing today.

Blessings for health & healing, June Cook Self-Healing Expressions (S-HE)

Living with Purpose: Embracing the Essential You By Melanie Votaw Do you know and embrace the essential you? The essential you is the you that entered this world without the learned beliefs and fears that later took hold. Everyone has these layers to contend with and peeling them away, like layers of an onion, reveals your essence, which is your soul expressed in physical form. The moments when you are living from the essential you are moments when you are expressing your soul, your inner spirit, in the physical world. If you were to sum up your… Read on. Melanie Votaw is the instructor for the course Discovering Your Life Purpose: Living the Life You Were Born to Live.

From Denial to Desire: New Perspectives on a Lenten Path By Elizabeth Reed While many would describe Jesus' message during the Lenten season as one of willingness to endure a life path of denial and sacrifice, there are those who would argue to the contrary. Yeshua (Jesus) lived a life in total alignment with his life purpose, in total alignment with Divine Unity's Purpose, in total moment-by-moment, breath-by-breath union with Unity. The path of those who would follow Yeshua is not seen as denial but desire. Yeshua invites all of us to fulfill our unique purpose in life aligned... Read on. Elizabeth A. Reed is the instructor of A Healing Journey with the Aramaic Lord's Prayer: Reclaiming the Mysticism of Jesus through His Native Language, co-created with Neil Douglas-Klotz.

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Victimhood: Pilot or Passenger on Life's Journey? By Linda Pendleton Are you the pilot, or the passenger, of your journey through life? Victimhood has become a way of life for many. If we are hurting and feeling abused from an action or reaction of our own creation, we may tend to find a degree of comfort in the illusion that we have been victimized. How often have you blamed others for your reactions? Forgetting that it was... Read on. Linda Pendleton, medium and author, is the creator and instructor of the course Journey to the Heart: Exploring the World of Spirit.

Finding the Spirit of Laughter with Laughter Meditation By Lynn Shaw, Laugh Therapist

Have you ever notice when you laugh hard, you stop thinking? It puts you right in the present moment. Laughter meditation is a way to relax and quiet your mind. In essence, you use laughter to release running thoughts and worries. It can be done in a group or alone... Read on. (Also, enjoy the video by Beth Agnew demonstrating laughter meditation.) Lynn Shaw is the creator and instructor of the course Laughter for the Healing Heart.

A Coping Blurb from Art By Arthur Soissons-Segal, Ph.D. ~ Therapist and Brain Tumor Survivor

After my brain tumor was removed, I discovered abilities I never recognized. After that realization, I could live with my limitations. My poor balance and my other difficulties became less important than my ability to write and to help others. To conquer obstacles became an exciting challenge. Arthur Soissons-Segal is the instructor of the course The Joy Of Coping: Overcoming The Stress of Dis-ease.

Dear Marty ~ Am I Too Old to Get Another Dog? Q & A by Bereavement Counselor Marty Tousley

Question: My husband and I are both 74 and we have no children. So our pets become surrogate kids. My husband loved our dog but he seems to cope much better with her loss. He has health problems so much of her care fell on me. She was my friend! It has been three weeks now and I still feel sick when I think of her. I would like to get another dog but I am not sure what would be best. I am fairly... Read on. Marty Tousley is the instructor of The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey and A Different Grief: Coping with Pet Loss. Find Marty's courses listed here.

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Reiki Heart Anchor Exercise: For Self-Healing & Self-Acceptance By Maggie Wahls, RMT

Touch is an essential means of sending and receiving love. The Usui system of Reiki uses touch to heal and is one of the easiest natural healing systems known today. It is also the most effective way to transfer Universal Life Energy….Whether you have been attuned to Reiki - or not, this simply touch exercise will help anchor your heart center. It is excellent for self-healing, self-love, and self-acceptance... Read on. Reiki Master Teacher Maggie Wahls is the creator and instructor of Reiki for Healing: Level I, Reiki for Healing: Level II, and Discovering the Shaman Healer Within: Apprentice Course.

Meatless Cooking: Tasty Wheat Meat Stew By June S. Cook Seitan (say-tan) is a popular meat substitute available in most health food stores. It is made from gluten extracted from wheat flour. While known as seitan in Japan, it is often called wheat meat and gluten in the U.S. Seitan is a low fat and high protein food, containing about 31 grams of protein per 4 oz serving. It contains no saturated fat or cholesterol. I ladle this tasty meatless stew over mash potatoes or whole wheat noodles. It's a family favorite in our home! Recipe here. Take steps towards strengthening your immune system. Enroll in The Healing Power of Food: Conscious Eating by Julianne Koritz, a registered, licensed dietitian. Course features printable recipes like above!

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This Month's Holistic Prayers

The Light of God before me.
The Light of God behind me.
The Light of God above me.
The Light of God beside me.
The Light of God within me.
~ Adapted from the Prayer of St. Patrick


   


May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back,
The sun shine warm upon your face,
The rain fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
~ An Irish blessing

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