The only point in time where we have any power is in the present moment. Right here, right now. In the present moment, we have the ability to heal our past and to lay the groundwork for our future. When we are focused in the present moment, we are able to see the past free of the filters that we have acquired over our lifetime. Without these filters, we can create a future that supports our spiritual, emotional, mental and physical well-being.

Unfortunately, most of us spend most of our time in either the past are the future. When we are living in the past our focus is generally on events which we consider negative and that we fear repeating. By being focused on the past we are actually missing the beauty and energy that is all around us and the present moment that can be used to heal these hurts and traumas.

When we are living in the future we are either projecting our fears from the past or our desires onto another time. This again, stops us from being in a place of power where we can actually create the future, we desire. This is not to say that we shouldn’t have goals or dreams, but rather that we should stay truly grounded in the present and do the work that is necessary to make them come true.

One of the ways I have found to be most helpful in staying in the present is to spend a few minutes each day in meditation. If however at some point during the day you discover that your mind and your body are not in the same place or time, there is a simple exercise that works wonders for bringing you quickly into the Here and Now. Simply sit upright in your chair with your feet firmly planted on the floor, hands and legs uncrossed. Close your eyes, take three deep connected breaths and allow yourself to relax. With your eyes closed, and continuing to breathe slowly and deeply, become aware of five things that you physically feel. Once you have done this, turn your attention to five things that you hear, and then to 5 things that you smell. You will be amazed at how much more present you are in your body after you have done this exercise.

When you are fully present in the moment you have the power, the clarity and the focus to heal your past so that it no longer affects either your present are your future. You also have the power, the clarity and the focus to do the work that will allow you to create a joyous and abundant future.

Love and light,
Dr. Rusty Barrier & Dr. Tricia Seymour

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The Circle / When We Were Beautiful (CD + DVD) $3.25 Track Listings:1. We Weren't Born To Follow 2. When We Were Beautiful 3. Work For The Working Man 4. Superman Tonight 5. Bullet 6. Thorn In My Side 7. Live Before You Die 8. Broken Promiseland 9. Love's The Only Rule 10. Fast Cars 11. Happy Now 12. Learn To Love...

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Learning How to Let Go | BNET

Let go of the mistakes you make in the same way that you let go of the consequences of the past, the reality of the present, and your doubts about the future. Get Rid of Unhelpful Messages. Most of us have messages in our minds which …

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Self-love Lessons From Fenix the Cat | Easy Online Jobs Review

I know that at any moment I can choose to let go of the past and experience the peace of now, rather than the turmoil of the past or future, and I learned it from a long-haired Persian cat named Fenix. Sheri O. Zampelli is the author of …

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The Awakening Center: “Inner Wisdom”: Letting Go of Shoulds …

The process of absolving oneself from the “shoulds” in life can be a slow process as it can be difficult to let go of or alter one’s goals without feeling like a failure. The key, I have found, is to meet life where you are rather than … Rather that anticipating what will happen next or needing to obsessively plan for the future, I have absolved myself to just be. I believe it is helpful to stop in the moment at least once a day and remind myself that life is good even …

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Whenever you reach beyond yourself and your own challenges and concerns of the moment to give to another human being you are immediately rewarded. This reward may not come from that person themselves in the form of a thank you or even the return of a similar favor but rather from the feeling you get of knowing that you come from a place of abundance.

We can only give that which we have to give. What this means is that when you reach out to someone else you innately understand that you have something to offer. You also understand that this is a situation where you temporarily have more, and the other person temporarily has less. This role will change from time to time and from person to person.

It is also important that you be willing to receive from other people. There is no greater frustration than having a gift that you wish to share and no one to share it with. The gifts that you have to share do not have to be big or huge. It can be as small as a smile or a kind word.

One of the ways of maintaining a positive mental attitude and that healthy sense of well-being in life is to constantly be aware of all the ways in which you can share with others and which they and the universe at large are constantly giving to you in both small and large ways. By counting your blessing you will see the opportunities you have, to give to someone else and become more and more open to the abundance and grace that exists within your own life.

Love and Light,
Dr. Rusty Barrier

Deepak Chopra: The Law of Giving and Receiving

Deepak Chopra: The Law of Giving and Receiving

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Honor Yourself: The Inner Art of Giving and Receiving $7.53 Honor Yourself: The Inner Art of Giving and Receiving tackles the issue that plagues so many of us--the struggle to balance the needs of family, career, and even community with our own needs. But rather than focusing on how to pamper ourselves, Honor Yourself goes to the heart of the problem and reveals the real source of our stress: our inability to recognize and embrace the little-understood but...

Giving and Receiving: The Sacred Dance of Life

Simply volunteering somewhere will allow you to tap into the power of giving. And as you do, do not neglect your very important role as the receiver. This kind of healing requires both giving and receiving. Allow yourself to accept and …

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5 Principles of Gratitude – The Affirmation Spot for Wednesday …

However, the reciprocal nature of giving and receiving promises that the more we give the more we will receive. By giving, we are setting ourselves up for more opportunities for gratitude in our lives. Honesty – gratitude is definitely …

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Giving and receiving

“When you have difficulty receiving, you impede your giving. Likewise, when you have difficulty giving, you impede your receiving. Because the universe remains in perfect balance, these two sides of the fair-exchange equation are …

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When we are in a state of love we experience all of what we would judge to be the positive feelings; joy, connection, trust, warmth, and of course peace. When our mind and our body is in a peaceful state are very neuro-chemistry supports our health and well-being. When we move into a state of fear, however, this very same neuro-chemistry begins to create toxins and cause our bodies to shut down and deteriorate. This is the beginning middle and end of the dis-ease process.

Each and every day we are offered many opportunities to choose whether we wish to be in a state of love are fear. When we hear about oil spills, wars, famines, or other disasters is up to us whether this moves us into a state of fear or opened our hearts to reach out. Unfortunately, most people tend to react in fear when they hear of some disaster or catastrophe. It is vitally important that we learn how to read center ourselves and return to that sense of inner peace that allows us to feel connected not only to each other but to our Source as well. As we practice discerning between love and fear and willingly choosing to release the fear we support ourselves and others in growing and evolving in consciousness as human beings.

One of the things that that can be done to assist in choosing between love and fear is to simply take the time to make a list of all the feelings that are associated with love in all the feelings that are associated with fear. Once this is done, take a long look at this list and make the decision which feelings are the most supportive of your growth and development.

Love and light,
Dr. Rusty Barrier

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Love Versus Fear and the Law of Attraction

In the search for making the most out of the Law of Attraction, there is an underlying fundamental question that needs to be considered first: Do you live your life based on fear or love? The answer probably lies in both. …

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Love vs Fear

The fear of not having those things. The fear of trying and losing. Fear. I’ll sum of the universe in one word: Love. The opposite is fear. If you fear something, anything, you are not loving it. If I have nothing, but love, …

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Love versus fear

Love lets us see and know truth as it relates directly to our experience of life and all of us know this innate feeling in varying degrees; one might say that the dance between the states of love and fear are what give humans the vast …

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Every single being on the planet is a divine child of God. It is up to you and I to recognize this essence within each of us. Far too often we become distracted and confused by the behavior of the individual and never look within to see who they really are.

When we take the time to truly see another person, it opens our heart and causes us to join with them in a very deep and intimate level. This intimacy is often frightening and sometimes painful as we begin to see who they are and what is behind the behavior they exhibit. It is important to realize that just because we are willing to see the person and to recognize that the essence of their being is love, it does not mean that we have to be present when they are acting out in that behavior. It does mean that we still recognize them as a divine child of God regardless of the behavior.

AFFIRMATION: I see each person I meet as a divine child of God whose very essence is LOVE.

Love Is Letting Go of Fear, Third Edition $6.76 After more than thirty years, Love Is Letting of Fear continues to be among the most widely read and best-loved classics on personal transformation. Both helpful and hopeful, this little gem of a guide offers twelve lessons to help us let go of the past and stay focused on the present as we step confidently toward the future.  Renowned all over the world as the founder of Attitudinal Healing, Dr....

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Introduction to Attitudinal Healing

“Attitudinal Healing is based on the principle that it is not other people or situations that cause us distress. Rather, it is our own thoughts and attitudes that are responsible for our distress, and the actions we take as a result of …

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As we focus on the principle of divine order, order manifests in our lives. When our desk or home is cluttered, it is because we have not taken the time to put things in order. When life feels overwhelming, it is because we have let our minds become cluttered with thoughts with no clear intention.

We keep your thoughts in order by refusing to dwell on any thoughts except those that support our highest and best good. Refuse to let fear or doubt or discouragement derail your thinking.

Affirmation: I see divine order at play in all areas of my life.

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Divine Order – Create New Possibilities

When I was little, my mom tells me I started running before I walked. And that is pretty much how I’ve been most of my life – let’s move it along, go, go, go… Until I fell ill in 2003, I went as quickly as possible through everything.

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Ad me Up before you gogo » Blog Archive » A New Causation (Lorrie …

That is: God is one, God is love, there is a divine order to the Universe, and I am an intricate part of that divinity. In my cosmology, the greater one’s clarity of heart and mind, the greater one’s contribution to raising the …

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How to Manifest the Big Things as Easily as the Little Things

I know that all is well and in Divine Order.” It feels like being willing to never have what you want: “I am willing to trust that the Divine has my best interest in mind and therefore, if it’s meant to be that I never ‘get this’, …

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According to her own website: http://marianne.iamplify.com Marianne Williamson is an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher. Among her 9 published books, four of them — including A Return to Love – were #1 New York Times Bestsellers.

A paragraph from that book, beginning “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” Her latest book, The Age of Miracles hit #2 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

Marianne’s other books include Everyday Grace, A Woman’s Worth, Illuminata, Healing the Soul of America and The Gift of Change.

She has been a popular guest on television programs such as Oprah, Larry King Live, Good Morning America and Charlie Rose.

Marianne is a native of Houston, Texas. In 1989, she founded Project Angel Food, a meals-on-wheels program that serves homebound people with AIDS in the Los Angeles area. Today, Project Angel Food serves over 1,000 people daily. Marianne also founded The Department of Peace Campaign, a grass roots campaign supporting legislation to establish a U. S. Department of Peace.

She is one of the great spiritual teachers of our time!

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The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife $4.44 The need for change as we get older—an emotional pressure for one phase of our lives to transition into another—is a human phenomenon, neither male nor female. There simply comes a time in our lives—not fundamentally different from the way puberty separates childhood from adulthood—when it’s time for one part of ourselves to die and for something new to be born. The purpose of this...

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Slowing Down with Marianne Williamson « The Power of Slow

Last week I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Marianne Williamson about her latest book, which she has co-authored with Deepak Chopra and Debbie Ford, entitled The Shadow Effect. I chat with all three; in our discussion each …

Publish Date: 05/17/2010 7:00

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Taking Personal Responsibility for the oil spill

Spiritual author, activist and lecturer, Marianne Williamson has begun a global prayer chain for a miracle to stop the oil spill She asks that we collectively spend one minute at noon daily envisioning the oil leak plugged. …

Publish Date: 06/21/2010 13:32

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Marianne Williamson: A Return to Love (part 4) | Communciation …

Dedicated to my Facebook friend. Synopsis Based on the teachings of A Course in Miracles, a self-study program of spiritual.

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Today look for blessings and find them all around you. Pause to notice the brilliant sunshine or, perhaps, the refreshing rain. Choose to be thankful, no matter the weather or situation.

Is Gratitude The Key To A Good Relationship?

Studies show that showing some gratitude can improve overall relationship satisfaction.

Publish Date: 06/01/2010 18:30

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Developing an Attitude of Gratitude | The Picky Apple

can be helpful in developing your attitude of gratitude. It can also be useful to seek inspiration in the lives of others, particularly those who have similar values to your own. But there will always be someone who has a bigger house, …

Publish Date: 05/27/2010 22:55

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Improving Your Attitude with Gratitude | 2012 Doomsday Predictions

In the 1980s, I started a daily practice that I still maintain today. I was attending an intense personal growth workshop at Deerwood, Minnesota.

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Forgiveness means looking beyond behaviors. Without condoning hurtful actions, you accept that each of us is doing the best we can in that moment. The truth is that we are all innocent children and nothing can diminish or change that. By releasing the belief that it is possible to lose your good or lose your power, you can let go of the negativity weighing you down and forgiveness to flow into your life. When you are free of resentment, judgment and condemnation, you are able to love others, to laugh and to live joyfully.

What then can you want that forgiveness does not offer?

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Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All $7.21 This is a small book with a big message: if we are to heal ourselves and learn to live with each other in love and harmony, forgiveness must become as important and regular as breathing. The first chapter offers a number of powerful stories chosen to open the reader's heart to forgiveness. Subsequent chapters explain why so many of us find it so difficult to forgive, and why holding onto grievance...

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By Jess Ainscough “Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” –Harriet Nelson At some point in our lives, each and.

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Tikkun Daily Blog » Blog Archive » Forgiveness

The science, stages, and benefits of forgiveness to sustain and/save an intimate relationship. Radical Forgiveness: Making Room for the Miracle by Colin Tipping, Global 13 Publications, 1998. Written by a pioneer in the field of …

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WELLNESS WARRIOR: The power of forgiveness

But the ability to understand and practice forgiveness will lead you to a life that many people are too stubborn to experience. And the benefits of letting go of a painful situation far outweigh the bitter taste of betrayal. Read more … …

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