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The Eye of God

The following image was taken by the hubble telescope by NASA.

Contemplate the beauty of our Universe and what it may mean to you and humanity.
No more words are needed.

God Lives Under The Bed

This text was sent to me by a friend who has a mentally disabled son. Read it... it is worth the time and deserves some reflection!


I envy Kevin. My brother, Kevin, thinks God lives under his bed. At least that's what I heard him say one night.


He was praying out loud in his dark bedroom, and I stopped to listen,
'Are you there, God?' he said. 'Where are you? Oh, I see. Under the bed...'


I giggled softly and tiptoed off to my own room. Kevin's unique
perspectives are often a source of amusement. But that night something else lingered long after the humor. I realized for the first time the very different world Kevin lives in.


He was born 30 years ago, mentally disabled as a result of difficulties during labor. Apart from his size (he's 6-foot-2), there are few ways in which he is an adult.


He reasons and communicates with the capabilities of a 7-year-old, and he always will. He will probably always believe that God lives under his bed, that Santa Claus is the one who fills the space under our tree every Christmas and that airplanes stay up in the sky because angels carry them.


I remember wondering if Kevin realizes he is different. Is he ever dissatisfied with his monotonous life?


Up before dawn each day, off to work at a workshop for the disabled, home to walk our cocker spaniel, return to eat his favorite macaroni-and-cheese for dinner, and later to bed.



The only variation in the entire scheme is laundry, when he hovers excitedly over the washing machine like a mother with her newborn child.


He does not seem dissatisfied.

He lopes out to the bus every morning at 7:05, eager for a day of simple work.


He wrings his hands excitedly while the water boils on the stove before dinner, and he stays up late twice a week to gather our dirty laundry for his next day's laundry chores.


And Saturdays - oh, the bliss of Saturdays! That's the day my Dad takes Kevin to the airport to have a soft drink, watch the planes land, and speculate loudly on the destination of each passenger inside. 'That one's goin' to Chi-car-go! ' Kevin shouts as he claps his hands.

His anticipation is so great he can hardly sleep on Friday nights.

And so goes his world of daily rituals and weekend field trips.

He doesn't know what it means to be discontent.

His life is simple.

He will never know the entanglements of wealth of power, and he does not care what brand of clothing he wears or what kind of food he eats. His needs have always been met, and he never worries that one day they may not be..


His hands are diligent. Kevin is never so happy as when he is working..
When he unloads the dishwasher or vacuums the carpet, his heart is completely in it.


He does not shrink from a job when it is begun, and he does not leave a job until it is finished. But when his tasks are done, Kevin knows how to relax..

He is not obsessed with his work or the work of others. His heart is pure.

He still believes everyone tells the truth, promises must be kept, and when you are wrong, you apologize instead of argue.

Free from pride and unconcerned with appearances, Kevin is not afraid to cry when he is hurt, angry or sorry. He is always transparent, always sincere. And he trusts God.


Not confined by intellectual reasoning, when he comes to Christ, he comes as a child.. Kevin seems to know God - to really be friends with Him in a way that is difficult for an 'educated' person to grasp. God seems like his closest companion.

In my moments of doubt and frustrations with my Christianity, I envy the security Kevin has in his simple faith.

It is then that I am most willing to admit that he has some divine knowledge that rises above my mortal questions.

It is then I realize that perhaps he is not the one with the handicap.. I am. My obligations, my fear, my pride, my circumstances - they all become disabilities when I do not trust them to God's care.


Who knows if Kevin comprehends things I can never learn? After all, he has spent his whole life in that kind of innocence, praying after dark and soaking up the goodness and love of God.


And one day, when the mysteries of heaven are opened, and we are all amazed at how close God really is to our hearts, I'll realize that God heard the simple prayers of a boy who believed that God lived under his bed.

Kevin won't be surprised at all!

When you receive this, say a prayer. That's all you have to do. There is nothing attached. This is powerful.

21 Virtues to Live By

Received in one of these chain letters... but truly valuable lessons:

1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
2. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
3. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
4. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
5. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
6. Be engaged.
7. Believe in love at first sight.
8. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
9. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
10. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
11. Don't judge people by their relatives.
12. Talk slowly but think quickly.
13. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask. 'Why do you want to know?'
14. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
15. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
16. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
17. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
18. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
19. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
20. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
21. Spend some time alone.   

      

When Things Don't Go So Well... Finding The Hidden Gift

Here is another article from my friend Collette. Visit her at www.CreationMastery.com
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Sometimes life throws you a curve...
and the more important thing is to know how to take it, and turn it into a wonderful, even joyful experience...in the end!

I was in France last week and had a wonderful time. One day before coming back Eric, my husband, locked the car keys in the rental car!He was parked miles away from our "home" just in front of a farm -- one of these farms that rent rooms for the summer.

He had two choices:

1- rage, scream f words for hours and kick himself and the car door too, or
2- relax, trust, and enjoy the moment with the wonderful people who had rented the farm for the week.

He did the latter. I came and joined him. We had a wonderful time.

They helped him so much: they fed him, it was noon...he had just biked for three hours and was hungry. They served coffee, got their computer out and looked on the internet for a garage in the area, and helped by trying to open the door. They did a little damage to the paint, but overall, not too badly.

Finally a specialist came and opened the door.

When I arrived, I was stunned by the people I met in this place. It was a familly of 19 people! Brothers, sisters, kids, etc... What totally got me was that when I arrived, one men of the group was getting a massage by another person of the family.

When I told them what I was doing in Houston, I was told that they already knew: EFT, The Secret, and massage therapy...the entire family was in harmony. It was just like a miracle.  We were welcomed by the most incredible family I have ever met.

Several healers; men open to healing and massage...very intelligent people, and so loving and welcoming.  We even came back that evening to visit and talk some more.

I felt I had met my soul mate in terms of healer: Isabelle.

I wanted to hear from her, her techniques, and she wanted to know more from me. We talked for hours. The five women of the family, three generations, were sitting around me in the garden, listening to my explanations of BodyTalk...  I listened to Isabelle who heals souls. She is gifted and gets messages through automatic writing. We had so much to talk about...so we will call each other, then cooperate in our therapy. We will help each other.

The universe gave me the most incredible gift. I was not even dreaming of finding a French healer who I could connect with at this level. I wanted to come back and teach every year in France, well, with Isabelle, we are thinking we could organize seminars together...

So locking his keys in the car could have been a disaster, but it turned out to be the only way the universe could find to make me meet Isabelle...

There is always a gift behind a seemingly disaster. All you need is stay open, control your thoughts, look for the positive, and you will find the gift.

Sometimes the gift is more hidden, it is the sharpening, the clarification of your desire.,...so that what you create next is much more satisfying and enjoyable, more clearly in alignment with your true heart's desire.

When life throws you a curve, stay focused on feeling as good as you can, look for the gift, you will find it...now, or later.

Warmly,

Colette
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Great, Colette! I love your newsletters and I read them religiously. :)

A Letter From God

Dear Friend,

How are you? I just had to send you a note to tell you how much I care about you.

I saw you yesterday as you were talking with your friends. I waited all day hoping you would want to talk to me, too. I gave you a sunset to close your day and a cool breeze to rest you -- and I waited. You never came. It hurt me, but I will love you because I am your friend.

I saw you sleeping last night and longed to touch your brow, so I spilled moonlight upon your face. Again I waited, wanting to rush down so we could talk. I have so many gifts for you! You awoke and rushed off to work. My tears were the rain.

If you would only listen to me! I love you!

I whisper it in the leaves on the trees and breathe it in colors of flowers, shout it to you in mountain streams, give the birds love songs to sing. My love for you is deeper than the ocean, and bigger than the biggest need in your heart!

Ask me! Talk to me! Please don't forget me. I have so much to share with you!

I won't hassle you any further. It is your decision. I have chosen you and I will wait.

I love you. Your Friend,

God   

How To Make It Big Time....

Ever heard of Gary Vaynerchuk? He is the founder of WineLibrary.com , and what an inspiration he is! He makes a lot of money, but he credits his success to "investing in people". He says that he'd rather have 1 million friends than $10 million dollars....

Watch this interview, it's infectious!

 

Doctors gave up on him... 46 years ago!

This is a powerful example of one man's dedication to his son and family. Also visit the Team Hoyt website.
Spontaneously, what comes to mind:
"One man's burden is another's joy!"

What's YOUR perspective?

I have to remind myself to "put things in perspective"....

Winning is Everything... or is it?

Are you normal?

Not sure what normal means? Check out this short recording: http://tinyurl.com/5erxrn

Jack Barakitis is an extraordinary man who is part of my discussion group in Savannah. He made this recording. He told us in yesterday's meeting how he works with acronyms and demonstrates the Power of Words. It seems he has an acronym for any meaningful word out there. They bring a whole new meaning to the spoken language and make us reflect on what we really say when we speak. He says, and I paraphrase, that he sees the world, situations, relationships, the environment and indeed everything in mathematical/geometrical formulas that manifest  as what we perceive and express as reality.

As a matter of fact, if you'd like to learn more about his fascinating philosophy, got to his Sciences of Spirituality website. Even on his website, there is a mathematical system, or what I would call a 'ceremonial order' in place.  Just look on the header of his site where  it says: Sciences of Spirituality -  The Study of Sound, Semantics and Symmetry.

A silly play on words? - I don't think so.  It is expressing the truth which some of us are just beginning to discover - in the true sense of the word. Let me try it myself:

T.R.U.T.H.        Total Realty Unknown To Humans.

Well, I am on a journey to learn the truth. How about you?