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		<title>Pelicans Pelicans What Do They Mean??</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 17:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pelicans were here when we arrived&#8230;&#8230;fascinating&#8230;inspiring&#8230;..
I arrived at the lake to prepare for some friends to arrive for a couple days of fun.  It was raining and overcast skies.  Not a perfect setting for a bonfire and time at the lake but was assured that all would be perfect.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The pelicans were here when we arrived&#8230;&#8230;fascinating&#8230;inspiring&#8230;..</p>
<p>I arrived at the lake to prepare for some friends to arrive for a couple days of fun.  It was raining and overcast skies.  Not a perfect setting for a bonfire and time at the lake but was assured that all would be perfect.</p>
<p>As my friends arrived we noticed two beautiful pelicans sitting right in front of the cabin on the lake.  I had never seen that before.  Then they explained that they had seen pelicans as they were driving to the lake.  They were beautiful, peaceful and serene.  What a message for us, for all of us to live our life in peace and serenity.</p>
<p>As time went by we saw a third pelican, then a fourth.  I couldn&#8217;t believe it!  Why were they suddenly here?  They had never been here for 11 years.  Even more intriguing&#8230;.they were all right in front of our cabin.  They had the whole lake.</p>
<p>As we pondered this, we wondered if this was a message from the universe for us.  No one seemed to know.  What is the symbolism in a pelican.  So true to our lives in 2010, we fired up the computer to search for a meaning of pelicans.</p>
<p><strong>Pelicans:  Abundance and plenty!!</strong></p>
<p>We<strong> </strong>were astonished&#8230;..the four of us met and came together through a prosperity program. </p>
<p>We were learning and understanding the infinite abundance of the universe.  That all is provided for us all the time.  It is only us that stops the flow of goodness to us.  We block the flow of abundance in whatever form (money, relationships, career, etc.) by our limited beliefs, our past, our fears and resisting what is, right now.  We all were born connected to this infinite abundance.</p>
<p>Our journey here on earth is about finding and remembering our home&#8230;&#8230;our inheritance.</p>
<p>Thank you God for the beautiful, powerful message!</p>
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		<title>Miracles DO Happen!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:57:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miracles do happen&#8230;and they can happen to you too.
I just had the opportunity to experience a miracle first hand.  I was blessed by Trivedi an amzing master and teacher who channels divine energy and transfits it to others.
I was feeling a lot of pain&#8230;..the pain was gone&#8230;I know it sounds incredible and it is&#8230; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Miracles do happen&#8230;and they can happen to you too.<br />
I just had the opportunity to experience a miracle first hand.  I was blessed by Trivedi an amzing master and teacher who channels divine energy and transfits it to others.</p>
<p>I was feeling a lot of pain&#8230;..the pain was gone&#8230;I know it sounds incredible and it is&#8230; </p>
<p>I have always believed in miracles&#8230;</p>
<p>I have always believed anything is possible&#8230;.</p>
<p>And I have always believed that it really is our birthright to be healthy and abundant.</p>
<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be hard or a struggle&#8230;I have always believed, IT REALLY HAS TO BE SIMPLE!</p>
<p>We are blessed to be living in 2010 when miracles happen all the time, when the energy of the universe and humanity is at a place of expansion.  When the energy of the universe from the Divine is flowing freely and when individuals walk this planet who are gifted with the ability to trransfer this God energy.</p>
<p>&#8220;Trivedi&#8217;s energy transmissions utilize human intention in extraordinary manifestations on both living and non-living matter. Besides its applications in the realms of inorganic matter at the atomic level, his impact on human wellness is nothing short of phenomenal. But his ability to change the face of large-scale agricultural endeavors is perhaps the most exciting of all &#8211; and will be of greatest use to humanity. I have no doubt Mr. Trivedi will change the face of science and human well-being in my lifetime.&#8221;<br />
- Dr. Rustum Roy, Ph.D </p>
<p>&#8220;This is what appears to be the emergence of a new form of Life Energy. This Energy is presently being transmitted by an individual affectionately known as Guruji [Trivedi] in a process he calls &#8216;blessing.&#8217; The results of this transfer are rather remarkable, as demonstrated by empirical testing on items such as plant growth and human health&#8230;&#8221;<br />
- Ken Wilber</p>
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		<title>From My Heart to YOURS</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>May there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Recognizing your Innate Healing 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sheila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heal yourself in 15 days by Recognizing your Innate Healing Power (part two)
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
When you scrape your elbow, a bit of blood oozes out to clean the wound and wash away bacteria. It then forms a protective scab that keeps out invading microorganisms while your skin has a chance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Heal yourself in 15 days by Recognizing your Innate Healing Power (part two)</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor</p>
<p>When you scrape your elbow, a bit of blood oozes out to clean the wound and wash away bacteria. It then forms a protective scab that keeps out invading microorganisms while your skin has a chance to heal underneath. There, some real magic takes place: Your skin cells innately recognize the need to divide and grow to fill the wound. A cancer-like process is unleashed at the cellular level, activating nearby cells to divide and grow. Your DNA is replicated in the nucleus of each cell with the help of some of the most astounding nanotechnology every witnessed in human civilization. (The best scientists in the world can&#8217;t even come close to recreating it.)</p>
<p>As your cells multiply, nutrients and building blocks are carried to them through a blood supply that adapts to the particular size and shape of the wound. If a blood vessel was destroyed in your accident, the growth of new blood vessels is spontaneously initiated to take their place, and they grow into the tissues within mere hours.</p>
<p>As your skin cells fill in the previous wound, the replication effort is delicately turned off, one by one, so that replicating skin cells don&#8217;t keep replicating beyond what they need to &#8212; a process that would cause the creation of a skin tumor. Your body&#8217;s cells know exactly when to grow and exactly when to turn off, and when it&#8217;s all said and done, you&#8217;re left with a perfect replacement for the skin you previously lost.</p>
<p><strong>Completely automatic healing</strong></p>
<p>The truly amazing part of all this is not the cancer-like processes that are delicately controlled by your body wisdom; it&#8217;s not even the fact that your body has the ability to re-grow lost cells &#8212; it&#8217;s the fact that <strong>all this takes place without any conscious involvement on your part</strong>.</p>
<p>Healing yourself is <em>automatic</em>, in other words. You don&#8217;t have to direct blood to the wound, direct the cells to start replicating, direct the molecular waste products to be carried away and decide when cell replication should be stopped. All this happens without your involvement &#8212; even without your awareness! Much of it happens while you sleep, in fact. While your conscious mind is dreaming, your innate body wisdom is working the biochemistry and energetic transformations necessary to repair your tissues.</p>
<p><strong>You can&#8217;t stop this process even if you wanted to</strong>. You could try to focus all your mental power on your skin not healing, and yet your skin would heal itself anyway.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s because <strong>your body is a powerful <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/" target="_blank">self-healing</a> organism</strong>. It heals itself automatically, innately, without your conscious awareness or involvement. Your ability to heal yourself is so powerful that <strong>you can&#8217;t stop yourself from healing!</strong></p>
<p><strong>Why we don&#8217;t always heal</strong></p>
<p>If this is true, then why aren&#8217;t you healing everything else? Why aren&#8217;t you always in perfect <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/cancer-support.htm" target="_blank">health</a>? The answer, as you&#8217;ve seen throughout this article series, is because we tend to erect barriers to our own healing. And we often misread the <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/" target="_blank">symptoms </a>of sickness that are asking for help, &#8220;treating&#8221; them in a way that makes the situation worse.</p>
<p>Fact: Many &#8220;symptoms of <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/" target="_blank">disease&#8221; </a>are actually the result of your body&#8217;s attempt to heal itself.</p>
<p>For example, most people are chronically <strong>dehydrated</strong>. They don&#8217;t consume enough high-quality water. Because water is so vital for proper blood composition, when your body lacks sufficient quantities of water intake, it begins to take action <em>to reduce water loss</em>.</p>
<p>A significant portion of the water loss experienced by the body each day is lost through <em>respiration</em> &#8212; a bit of water vapor is exhaled with each breath. So to conserve water, your body attempts to reduce water loss during respiration by constricting your bronchial tubes through the creation of <em>histamines</em>.</p>
<p>These histamines constrict breathing, making it more physically difficult. Modern (western) medicine misdiagnoses this as a disease called &#8220;asthma&#8221; rather than the true underlying cause which is often simply <strong>dehydration</strong>. So instead of prescribing water, which would solve the underlying water shortage and end the body&#8217;s creation of histamines, western doctors prescribe <em>anti-histamine drugs</em> that force the bronchial tubes to relax and ease air flow. This, of course, promotes further dehydration, leaving the patient in a more severe state of water loss.</p>
<p>So you see, the body is attempting to heal itself, and the symptom of histamine production is a <em>mechanism</em> by which the body is attempting to heal, but it is misinterpreted by western medicine and then made worse by misguided interventions.</p>
<p><strong>Blood pressure</strong></p>
<p>Another good example of this is <strong>high blood pressure</strong>. High blood pressure is often caused by something I refer to as &#8220;sludge blood&#8221; &#8212; blood that&#8217;s too thick and viscous to flow freely through the body&#8217;s small capillaries. So in order to make sure good circulation is taking place, the heart has to pump harder, thereby raising blood pressure. This is the body&#8217;s way of making sure this thick blood reaches all the cells throughout the body (cells that don&#8217;t receive blood will die, and that&#8217;s bad).</p>
<p>But healthy blood shouldn&#8217;t be so viscous. It should flow more freely, with less friction. When blood is properly hydrated and nourished with the right fatty acids (more omega-3s in particular), the heart does not need to work as hard to pump it throughout the body, so blood pressure automatically drops. (It&#8217;s like the difference between sucking water through a straw versus sucking honey through a straw&#8230; the more sticky and thick the honey, the more pressure it takes to move it.)</p>
<p>Western medicine completely misdiagnoses this situation and says that &#8220;high blood pressure&#8221; is itself a disease. And this high blood pressure is attacked with drugs that <em>artificially</em> lower blood pressure by forcing artery walls to relax.</p>
<p>As you might have guessed, this then immediately causes circulation problems because the thick sludge blood is no longer reaching all the cells it needs to reach. That&#8217;s why people who take high blood pressure medications very often end up with <strong>circulation problems</strong>. Their underlying problem of &#8220;sludge blood&#8221; remains unresolved.</p>
<p>Symptoms such as high blood pressure as your body&#8217;s way of communicating with you to address the underlying causes. In the majority of cases, patients with high blood pressure simply need more water, more living nutrients (such as raw living plant juices), more omega-3 fatty acids and a sharp reduction in the consumption of animal products. Within as little as five days after embracing such changes, blood pressure normalizes as the blood itself becomes more hydrated and free to flow throughout the circulatory system.</p>
<p>Your body knows all this. Western doctors know none of it. High Blood Pressure is treated as a disease unto itself with virtually no thought given to what underlying causes might be creating this measurable symptom.</p>
<p><strong>Your body is trying to heal itself all the time</strong></p>
<p>Both &#8220;asthma&#8221; and &#8220;high blood pressure&#8221; are fictional diseases. In other words, they don&#8217;t really exist as self-contained, standalone diseases. They are merely <strong>symptoms</strong> of something else that your body is attempting to balance.</p>
<p>In order to activate your body&#8217;s innate healing potential, you must learn to <em>listen to what your body is really asking for</em> and give it those things instead of intervening with chemical medications, surgeries and toxic therapies like chemotherapy.</p>
<p>Western medicine misinterprets virtually all expressions of physiology. If you wish to be healthy, you must learn to reinterpret your body&#8217;s messages in alignment with the true principles of health. Difficulty in breathing, for example, may simply be a sign of dehydration. High blood pressure may be a sign of dehydration or poor diet.</p>
<p>Cancer is a sign of cellular miscommunication. A tumor is a sign that cells in your body aren&#8217;t getting the right message of when to stop dividing. (A tumor is merely a wayward cell that keeps dividing.) Cellular communication can be reestablished through changes in diet, environment, mental state and proper exposure to sunlight (among other things).</p>
<p>So keep in mind that your body is always trying to heal itself. &#8220;Symptoms&#8221; of disease are often just cries for help from your own biology. The wise patient listens to those cries for help, attempts to understand what they mean, and addresses them through self-care. The unwise patient attempts to silence symptoms through chemical intervention: Pain killers, chemical pharmaceuticals, surgery and other interventions. Western doctors are not trained in proper symptom interpretation and rebalancing. They are only trained in symptom &#8220;management&#8221; which means reducing symptoms through artificial intervention.</p>
<p><strong>Why you are such a self-healing miracle</strong></p>
<p>Your body is one of Mother Nature&#8217;s most miraculous accomplishments. You possess unbelievably complex nanotechnology in your <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/Integrative-medicine.htm" target="_blank">immune system</a>. Your neurology exceeds the capabilities of the most advanced supercomputers in the world. Your sensory systems contain technology so advanced that even the most well-funded laboratories in the world don&#8217;t have machines that can match what you have right in your nose.</p>
<p>Your reproductive system is a miracle of life; your bones are astounding structural engineering feats (or feets!); and your internal organs such as your heart and liver actually store their own memories and emotions. We know this because organ donor recipients often take on the memories and experiences of those from which the organs were originally harvested.</p>
<p>In other words, <strong>you are a miracle of nature</strong>, and your body has such powerful healing potential available to itself right now that the only way you can even stop the healing is to interfere with it (with pharmaceuticals, for example).</p>
<p>And yet, sadly, that&#8217;s what most people do: They numb their bodies with painkiller medications. They shut down their immune systems with chemotherapy. They shock their neurology with vaccines containing inflammatory chemicals. They interfere, override and interject all sorts of artificial chemicals, procedures and unnatural therapies. <strong>This is what shuts off healing</strong>. This is what leaves patients unable to heal in the way they are capable of healing &#8212; automatically, unconsciously and with zero effort.</p>
<p>So if you really want to heal yourself, first recognize that <strong>you are a miraculous self-healing organism</strong>. And secondly, recognize that if healing is not happening, it may very well be because you have inadvertently interfered with the healing process by introducing artificial chemicals or other elements that hold your healing potential prisoner.</p>
<p><strong>Attaining health requires allowing healing to take place</strong></p>
<p>Healthy people aren&#8217;t healthy just because they eat superfoods and drink living juices all day long. They are healthy because they <em>avoid</em> poisoning their bodies with pharmaceuticals, artificial sweeteners, MSG and other processed food ingredients. They avoid the chemicals in cosmetics, personal care products, household cleaning products and lawn care products. They avoid consuming meat from animals who have been pumped full of hormones and antibiotics. They keep their bodies as free from pollution as possible, and as a result, <em>their innate healing powers are always working for them!</em></p>
<p>You have exactly the same healing potential as I do. Your body can heal itself from <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/cancer-support.htm" target="_blank">cancer</a>, from diabetes, from heart disease and from other &#8220;made-up&#8221; disease names like asthma and high blood pressure. All that&#8217;s really required is for you to embrace the healing potential you already possess, and then avoid all those things that interfere with it.</p>
<p>If you believe in God and Creation, then take comfort in the idea that your body is created in God&#8217;s image, meaning that you are a perfect healing being as is He.</p>
<p>If you believe in evolution and Darwinism, then take comfort in the idea that your body is the result of millions of years of evolution that have given you a successful, proven DNA blueprint for preventing sickness and disease &#8212; long before vaccines and western medicine ever came along.</p>
<p>No matter what your philosophical approach, either way you still believe that your body is an amazing self-healing organism. And that&#8217;s good news because it means you already have the blueprint for powerful healing.</p>
<p>Now simply activate it!</p>
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		<title>What does Health really mean to YOU?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:40:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(NaturalNews) Can you really heal yourself in 15 days? Without using prescription drugs, vaccines, chemotherapy or surgery? Absolutely!
Your body strives to heal itself automatically, every single day. The only thing that really needs to happen for your body to begin healing itself is for you to remove the barriers to healing &#8212; the barriers that [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(NaturalNews) Can you really heal yourself in 15 days? Without using prescription drugs, vaccines, chemotherapy or surgery? Absolutely!</p>
<p>Your body strives to heal itself automatically, every single day. The only thing that really needs to happen for your body to begin healing itself is for you to <strong>remove the barriers to healing</strong> &#8212; the barriers that are holding you back right now.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll greatly enjoy this 15-part article series by the Health Ranger, published here on NaturalNews over the next three weeks or so. This isn&#8217;t a rehash of the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/health.html"><span style="color: #3366cc;">health</span></a> tips you already know &#8212; eat right, exercise more, hydrate yourself, and so on &#8212; it&#8217;s a completely new way to look at how to <strong>unleash the healing potential you already possess</strong>.</p>
<p>Day 1 &#8211; Rethink &#8220;health&#8221;</p>
<p>For many people, the first barrier to healing is found in their mental definition of &#8220;health.&#8221; A lot of people believe that health is defined by having blood certain tests return results within a specific range: Your LDL cholesterol needs to be between X and Y, for example, and your blood pressure needs to be lower than Z. Conventional <span style="color: #3366cc;">doctors</span> tend to define health in this way, too, only spreading this misconception even further.</p>
<p>Health isn&#8217;t defined by a range of numbers. It doesn&#8217;t mean merely shrinking the physical size of a tumor while the patient continues to waste away. Health isn&#8217;t measured solely by the number of days someone is kept alive on life support equipment&#8230;</p>
<p>Health means exactly what you intuitively thought it meant before you were subjected to so much influence and misinformation by drug company advertisements, conventional doctors and friends or family members &#8212; health means <strong><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/quality_of_life.html"><span style="color: #3366cc;">quality of life</span></a></strong>.</p>
<p>And what is quality of life? Being able to sleep at night, walk without pain, eat and enjoy food, have a working memory, and achieve things in your life that mean something to you. Health means time with family, a walk in the woods, a positive mental outlook and an ability to handle stress without flipping out. Health means treating your body with respect and experiencing the joy of feeling it work well in return. Health means vibrant energy, daily optimism and even good sexual energy, too (and much more).</p>
<p>These are important elements of health and yet <em>none of them are really answered by western <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/medicine.html"><span style="color: #3366cc;">medicine</span></a></em>. Most of them aren&#8217;t even considered in the medical textbooks. Modern medicine does not believe it really has any concern about the <em>quality</em> of your life. If you have a problem sleeping, the conventional medical approach is to simply overload your brain with pharmaceutical chemicals that force you to lose consciousness &#8212; and then they call it &#8220;sleep.&#8221; But it isn&#8217;t really sleep. It&#8217;s not <em>quality</em> sleep, and it doesn&#8217;t create <em>quality</em> living.</p>
<p>And that&#8217;s why if you wish to achieve real <em>quality of life</em>, you must broaden your horizons beyond the limiting laboratory numbers of conventional medicine and explore what &#8220;health&#8221; really means to you. This doesn&#8217;t mean laboratory tests can&#8217;t be useful diagnostic tools; it just means to be cautious of letting the chemical measurement approach to health be your one source of answers for attempting to achieve health and happiness in your life.</p>
<p>So today, I&#8217;d like you to think about this for yourself: How do YOU define health? What would you like to do in your day, or FEEL in your day, or experience day to day that would equate to the concept of &#8220;health&#8221; in your own mind?</p>
<p>Once you have a clear picture of that element, you&#8217;ll quickly come to realized that pharmaceuticals will never provide that for you. The real answers to health must come from somewhere else&#8230; somewhere that&#8217;s more aligned with the real definition of health that you intuitively know to be more meaningful.</p>
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		<title>What Would You Do if YOU had Cancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:16:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shock slaps you in the face and sometimes brings you to your knees when you here the words, &#8220;You have CANCER!&#8221;
I literally fell to the ground, collapsed in a pile on the floor, screaming and crying.  I was in a state of shock for a few weeks, walking through time quite unaware.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Shock slaps you in the face and sometimes brings you to your knees when you here the words, &#8220;You have CANCER!&#8221;</p>
<p>I literally fell to the ground, collapsed in a pile on the floor, screaming and crying.  I was in a state of shock for a few weeks, walking through time quite unaware.</p>
<p>You will be embraced by your doctors and the team of experts to help you in your first steps of this journey.  Initially you are so overwhelmed in a new world with a new language and words you have never heard.  You will want to have someone by your side you trust and love to help you absorb and understand all the information.  Your medical doctors will advise you on tests and procedures to determine the exact diagnosis.  They will also give you options for treatment.</p>
<p>It is a complete whirlwind of tests, procedures, and medical information .  While still in shock, you are asked to analyze all this information and then make decisions.  These decisions affect your entire life. </p>
<p>Because not only does cancer affect YOU, emotionally, mentally and physically, it affects everyone in your life.  It is so important that you are surrounded by all the people you love and who can support you.  Each can help you in some way, they will each play a role.  In my workbook, <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/products" target="_blank">Be A Cancer Survivor: A Process to Wellness,</a> it lists all the different roles and helps you sort and assign roles.  Share it with those you know with cancer <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/blog/products" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>
<p>It is extremely confusing, partly because of the shock and emotional turmoil.  Don&#8217;t be too hasty in your decision making.  Make sure you have all the facts and information.  Always seek another opinion.  Every doctor doesn&#8217;t know all the answers.  A good doctor will be researching and consulting with other doctors and bringing in a multi-discipline team.  Every aspect of you and your life should be addressed, mental, emotional, spiritual, family, etc.  It is proven that mental and emotional health has a great influence on your physical health.  Also your spiritual self can influence the outcome of your health.</p>
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		<title>Joy is Your Mission</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jan 2010 16:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year resolve to believe that you are Goodness, Itself. That you are loved beyond measure and that you have nothing to fear and nothing to worry about. That you are the Creator of your reality. That joy is your mission and growth and expansion of consciousness are the natural result of following your heart&#8230;at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">This year resolve to believe that you are Goodness, Itself. That you are loved beyond measure and that you have nothing to fear and nothing to worry about. That you are the Creator of your reality. That joy is your mission and growth and expansion of consciousness are the natural result of following your heart&#8230;at last.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">from Kathy Kirk Applied Spirituality</span></div>
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		<title>Christmas Wonder</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The simple phrase I wonder&#8230;&#8230;. opens up a piece of you to explore and see and feel your deepest desires.
I wonder what today will bring&#8230;
I wonder what this Christmas season will bring&#8230;.
I wonder what the meaning of this holiday season is for me&#8230;&#8230;
I wonder how I could give and receive love&#8230;..
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The simple phrase <em><strong>I wonder</strong></em>&#8230;&#8230;. opens up a piece of you to explore and see and feel your deepest desires.</p>
<p><em>I wonder what today will bring&#8230;</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what this Christmas season will bring&#8230;.</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what the meaning of this holiday season is for me&#8230;&#8230;</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder how I could give and receive love&#8230;..</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what the biggest gift I could give&#8230;..</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what I am to learn this coming year&#8230;..</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what I really want to do right now&#8230;.</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder what my greatest gift to the world is&#8230;.</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder how I feel about&#8230;..</em></p>
<p><em>I wonder if I should call__________&#8230;.</em></p>
<p>These simple phrases allow you to stop&#8230;it opens you and helps you to feel and get a glimspe of the answer.  All our answers are within us.  Often we act or react to something someone says or what someone wants or wants us to do, without really stopping to check in what is the best for ME!  When we react we are acting on autopilot..we are going through the motions without a clear direction and without lining up with our true wants and desires.</p>
<p> I love what Neale Walsh says about reacting&#8230;He says when we are in REACTION we are not seeing clearly or acting with clarity.  We act with clarity when we are lined up with the true us, the us within, the power within, our true self.  So reaction is based on something outside of ourselves.  But when we are in CREATION mode, we are responding with clarity.  We are responding to something by first checking in, finding our answers and lining up with our truest self and true desires.</p>
<p><em><strong>REACTION        vs         CREATION             </strong>There is only one difference in these words&#8230;and that is the letter C.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>So when we &#8220;C&#8221; clearly we are the creators of our reality.</strong></em></p>
<p>So stop today and ask I wonder&#8230;&#8230;.and watch what unfolds.  Practice&#8230;this is a habit to develop and use to create what you want in your life.</p>
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		<title>Your Authentic Self Heals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:20:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is living your authentic self?  What does this really mean?
Living your authentic self is living your true nature, your inner truth,that truth which resides in your heart and soul.  When you are living your authentic self you are guided every moment by the divine truth within you.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is living your authentic self?  What does this really mean?</p>
<p>Living your authentic self is living your true nature, your inner truth,that truth which resides in your heart and soul.  When you are living your authentic self you are guided every moment by the divine truth within you.</p>
<p>You are not acting and saying based on who you are talking to or what others think you should do or say.  You are not allowing the world around you to dictate what you do and who you are.  Deep within you is the truth of who you are and what you believe and you act on this guidance throughout your day.  You are true to yourself.  This is being authentic.</p>
<p>Here is an article by Carol Adrienne and some good tips on being authentic and how to notice when you aren&#8217;t.</p>
<p>Also <a href="http://sheilaulrich.com/blog/living-from-the-heart/" target="_blank">click here to for 5 steps to living from the inside out Living From The Heart</a>.  A great workbook to start being authentic in all areas of your life</p>
<p>As children we have no trouble being authentic. Remember when you woke up in the summer happy with anticipation for the day? Remember the joy you took in having your friends sleep over? Remember your parents’ mixed reaction when you blurted out some delightful, albeit disconcerting, blunt truth? Growing up, we naturally question authority or the status quo because curiosity and the need to understand how the world works are prime motivations in our developing psyche. At some critical point, however, it is inevitably driven home to us that in order to get along in the world, sometimes we need to withhold our opinions, listen to our elders, deny what we see and hear, lie low or even lie. We begin the process of putting a lot of stuff—beliefs, opinions, self-criticisms, pain, fear, disappointments, humiliations, anger, rage, feelings of distrust and abandonment in a closet—with the idea that maybe it will go away or we’ll sort it out later.</p>
<p>The voice of the authentic self seems to be the same as the intuitive voice, that quiet, but persistent voice that whispers new ideas to us in the middle of the night, on vacation, or after meditating. Intuition speaks in short, clear messages that are qualitatively different from the repetitive mind chatter that makes us feel anxious. Intuition tells us where the authentic choice is—for us.</p>
<p>When we are birthing a more authentic version of ourselves—especially when we are <em>unconsciously</em> growing away from the familiar unspoken contracts and agreements we have with people, we experience some or all of the following feelings, which Rae expressed in our conversation. I asked her to state what she <em>does not want</em> as the first step in identifying what she <em>does </em>want. She said, &#8220;I don’t want to be dependent on anyone. I don’t want to feel unsure of myself. I don’t want to be tired all the time. I don’t want to be negative, to always see the down side, or to expect the worst. I don’t want to be a fearful worry wart. I don’t want to be a people-pleaser. I don’t want to feel that I am not being authentic.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a recent article in <em>Noetic Sciences Review </em>(March-May 2003), Eckhart Tolle, author of <em>The Power of Now</em>, says, &#8220;More and more, you realize that you are not your thoughts, because they come and go. They’re all conditioned; they’re all just the contents of your mind. Instead of deriving a sense of self from those contents, you realize that you can simply observe the contents. A deeper sense of self arises then. That is the aware presence, and it feels very spacious and peaceful, no matter what happens in your mind.&#8221;</p>
<p>Below is a list of some of feelings that comprise a <em>syndrome of inauthenticity—</em>which occurs when our inner needs, values, and self-image don’t match our outer expression, behaviors, and accomplishments—and some major characteristics of an authentic person.</p>
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<td width="20%" valign="top"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Inauthentic Self</strong></span>Feels anxious<br />
Is a people-pleaser<br />
Second guesses every decision<br />
Rationalizes<br />
Is rigid<br />
Wants to impress others<br />
Says or does things he regrets<br />
Doesn’t expect much<br />
Placates<br />
Hides or denies feelings<br />
Feels like a victim<br />
Is paralyzed or hyperactive<br />
Uses addictive behavior<br />
Feels confused and overwhelmed<br />
Feels helpless or hopeless<br />
Is depressed or angry<br />
Gets trapped in endless mind chatter</td>
<td width="55%" valign="top"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Authentic Self</strong></span>Feels optimistic<br />
Is honest and open<br />
Commits but is flexible<br />
Thinks for himself<br />
Goes with the flow, open to change<br />
Wants to do her best<br />
Knows when to apologize<br />
Knows how to accept and receive<br />
Negotiates<br />
Listens to feelings<br />
Takes responsibility<br />
Acts when appropriate<br />
Makes healthy choices<br />
Knows when to stop and reevaluate<br />
Knows how to ask for help<br />
Feels happy a lot of the time<br />
 Is tuned into a larger field of intelligence</td>
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<div><strong>Challenging Situations</strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong>It’s easy to assume that once you learn the secret of authenticity, you are going to be confident, balanced, wise, and resourceful <em>all</em> the time! However, some situations carry more stress, which may cause us to regress into old patterns. Think of the times you have attended cocktail parties, business meetings, job interviews, high school reunions, and blind dates. These are the Authenticity Olympics for most of us!! Begin to notice with which friends you feel more yourself—more authentic. You may feel more comfortable in small gatherings&#8211;or oddly enough, meeting a stranger on a plane where you find yourself spilling out feelings you haven’t shared even with family members. It’s easier to be authentic when your identity is secondary to other actions, like chatting with the owner of an adorable and friendly dog. A good sign that you are feeling authentic is when you feel expanded and relaxed. Feeling hemmed in or contracted is a sign that you are shutting down and not being as present as you could be.</div>
<div><strong>Start Now</strong><strong> </strong><strong> </strong>Becoming a self-confident, happy, and fulfilled person who uses her talents to create prosperity and well-being&#8211;as well as to give service to others&#8211;is a life-long task. How might you increase your sense of being truly authentic?</div>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;">MEDITATE. Practice clearing the mind regularly. <em>Observe</em> passing thoughts as if they were clouds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">SPECIFY THE FEAR. When you feel fear about some new action or decision, write down exactly what you are afraid might happen. Get very clear about the shape of the fear and what you are actually dealing with.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">FIND THE ROOT. Ask yourself, Whose voice is talking to me? Who is making me afraid? Is it my voice? My parents? The voice of mass media?</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">MANAGE AROUND THE FEAR. Write down specific things you could do to work around the fear so that you can take a small step <em>in spite of it</em>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">DROP SELF-DOUBT. The best way to feel good about yourself is to complete something that you have been putting off, or to set one small goal and achieve it. Nothing begins to erase self-doubt more easily than a little string of successes.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">LOOK FOR A THIRD SOLUTION. Whenever you are agonizing over two choices, remember that this polarization serves a purpose—to keep you from taking any step. When lost in black and white thinking, look for a third option.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">APPRECIATE YOUR UNIQUENESS. Everyone has a special knack, talents, and skills. Everyone.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">STOP STRUGGLING. There is a time for perseverance and a time to let go.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">ENJOY THE MOMENT. Take delights in small pleasures and beauty. Be with people you love and enjoy.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">TAKE TIME. Slow down. Avoid the tendency to fill up the space.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">STAND UP FOR WHAT YOU BELIEVE. Nothing drains energy more than suppressing action, passion, and commitment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">SIMPLIFY. Troubles arise when we set ourselves up to do too many things or to manage too much stuff. Being authentic is being able to say yes when you mean it and no when you need to.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;">SPEND MORE TIME IN NATURE. The beauty, quiet, and harmony of nature helps you observe your thoughts as separate from who you are. Natural surroundings help put options into perspective. Peaceful sounds of birds, flowing water, wind, and waves lull the mental chatter and clear the mind. To quote Eckhart Tolle, &#8220;When your sense of self is no longer tied to thought, is no longer conceptual, there is a depth of feeling of sensing, of compassion, of loving that was not there when you were trapped in mental concepts. You <em>are</em> that depth.&#8221;</span></li>
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<p>You need not make huge changes in your life to experience being more alert and present. Acting on any one of the choices above can immediately change how you experience your life.</p>
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		<title>It Is What It Is&#8230;..</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you accept what is happening right now?
Are you trying to change, manipulate, fight against, struggle, analyze, what is right now?
What is happening right now&#8230;.It Is What It Is&#8230;..
It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is how we perceive it&#8230;.
It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Can you accept what is happening right now?</p>
<p>Are you trying to change, manipulate, fight against, struggle, analyze, what is right now?</p>
<p>What is happening right now&#8230;.It Is What It Is&#8230;..</p>
<p>It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is how we <strong><em>perceive</em></strong> it&#8230;.</p>
<p>It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is how we <strong><em>react</em></strong> to it&#8230;.</p>
<p>One part of me, my mind, tries hard to figure it out and tries to think it out and tries to talk it out.  This is my habit that I created when I was four or five years old.  I remember being free and knowing all is well!  Then I went to my mind at age six thinking this was the answer to fit in this world we live in&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..big mistake&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.big lesson!</p>
<p>When meeting a moment that we don’t want or don&#8217;t like ….the first thing that happens is we resist it.  We compare that moment to that which we imagined, and if it doesn&#8217;t match up, we resist it or fight it.</p>
<p>Moments are absolutely neutral.  Its our perception of it.  We compare it to something we were hoping for or something we know.</p>
<p>We are attaching ourselves to that which didn&#8217;t match up, that which we didn&#8217;t want.  And we all know we create more of the thing we give most attention to.   When we resist a moment we are actually attaching ourselves to the moment and to the mind that created it.</p>
<p>So events like this reveal to us that which we don&#8217;t want&#8230;..<strong>ALL IT IS</strong> , IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT WE WANT OR DON&#8217;T WANT.  It is perfect design&#8230;.it is a tool for us to learn and grow&#8230; to wake up.  To see and make a choice.</p>
<p>We can get caught up in the moment and completely forget to step back&#8230;.we become the moment, attach ourselves to it and then drag that dreadful moment with us sometimes for years or a life time.</p>
<p>Instead of attaching to it and becoming it, step back and observe what it is showing you.  Use it as a moment of revelation. </p>
<p> It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is how we perceive it&#8230;.</p>
<p>It is what it is&#8230;.the only way we make it anything is how we react to it&#8230;.</p>
<p>Its your choice&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;Learn more about <em><strong>Being The Observer</strong></em>&#8230;Check out <a href="http://www.sheilaulrich.com/products" target="_blank">Living From The Heart</a></p>
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