Today's Stimuli
October 22, 2013
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DOING THE WORK
SURRENDERING AND CLEARING FEAR
One of the reasons we become stuck in an experience is because we hold on to it. This week we will practice surrender.
CALLING IN
THE GOOD
Using a sheet of lined paper, complete the following statement a minimum of 11 times daily identi- fying those things that cause worry, anxiety, fear, anger, shame, guilt or any other negative emotion in your life.
Dear God: Today I give you this _______ about _______. Identify the emotion in the first blank and the experience in the subsequent blank space.
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Authenticity relates to the ability to stand for, embrace and pursue that which is meaningful, valuable and an accurate representation of who or what an individual believes him- or herself to be.
It is impossible for one to achieve or attain something they do not believe in or deem valuable, worthy or important.
Authenticity relates to an individual's willingness and ability to be a stand (walk the talk) and take a stand (ask for what is desired) for who he or she believes him- or herself to be at the moment while remaining open to healing, growth and transformation.
Essential Characteristics:
1. Presence and mental/emo- tional state of being
2. Demonstration of self-aware- ness and self-acceptance
3. Willingness to live without pretense or defense
4. Demonstration of self-value, self-worth and self-respect
5. Willingness to participate fully in all arenas of living
6. Willingness to ask for what is needed/required under all circumstances
7. Acceptance and acknowledg- ment of divine uniqueness
8. Opportunity to support and participate in the natural ordered healing and growth process
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Loving and Most Gracious God,
You amaze me each day. It's not that I don't know who You are; and
it's not that I don't understand that, in You, all things are new.
It's just that there are times when it appears that all doors have been closed. Sometimes it even seems that there isn't a window available either.
Yet, God, because of Your grace, the higher working of Your Law, new doors are created before me.
Out of what I think in nothingness, You create and provide me with fresh and new opportunities.
You place people and resources on my path that I couldn't even imagine. You support me in ways that are beyond my limiting thinking.
I am grateful for the new doors that You continue to open for me. I am grateful for the wisdom and discernment that supports me in recognizing they are there.
I am grateful for the strength to get up off my knees so that I can approach them. I am grateful for the courage to walk through them in the face of fear and doubt.
Thank You, thank You, Dear God, that I get to remember that it is You that lifts me.
Thank You, that I know that You not only walk beside me through the new door, You walk in front of me to hold it open.
Now I get to create anew to give honor to the gift that You have laid before me.
Hallelujah! I give praises to You!
Amen and amen.
Rev. Beverly Saunders Biddle
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Today, I am connected firmly and passionately to my true self!
I realize my potential, and I honor it by allowing myself to be uniquely me!
I consciously release all false
versions of who I thought I was
and consciously replace them with
a connection to my authentic self.
The most sincere place of impact in my life happens when I am honest my self! Today, I choose honesty.
I create loving relationships from a
place of knowing who I really am.
In this moment, I focus my attention
on using my time and talents to
create a world that supports
a greater unfoldment of Life.
Today, I align my inner higher Self
with my day to day activities,
blessing everything that requires
me to change and grow.
Today, I stand grounded in the
power of my most authentic self.
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The Application of Authenticity
In order to be authentic, you must be willing to acknowledge and accept the natural outgrowths of everything you think, do, and say in this life. . . . Anything that shows up is either a reflection of God, or a reflection of you. Authenticity also requires that you stay in touch with your feelings. You cannot deny what you feel, and you cannot hold it back. Be authentic! Learn how to describe and communicate what you are feeling when you feel it, first to yourself. You can communicate with others as necessary. Another important aspect of being authentic is the willingness to always tell the truth. Gay and Kathlyn Hendricks call it "the microscopic truth." This means telling the truth about every little thing. . . . When you hurt, don't say it's okay. Own your pain. Own your fear. Own everything you create, internally and externally. Acknowledge every emotion for exactly what it is, a part of you. Authenticity also demands no comparison. You cannot compare yourself or what you do to anyone else. You are you! You represent a true and original part of the Master. There is no one else like you. Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the same courtesy.
Excerpted from One Day My Soul Just Opened Up
by Iyanla Vanzant
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Something for the Men
Mind Over Medicine: How to Help Your Body Heal Itself
Your body is a self-healing organism. By bypassing its natural self-repair process and handing all your power over to a doctor, you might be ignoring the very thing you need to heal. This is not a revolutionary idea. As doctors, we learn that the body can heal itself. Our physiology texts teach us that it is brilliantly equipped with natural self-repair mechanisms that kill the cancer cells we produce every day, fight infectious agents, repair broken proteins, keep our coronary arteries open and naturally fight the aging process.
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20907
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