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| Written by Misty-Eve | |
| Tuesday, 08 July 2008 | |
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"Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change." Attuning to and being in harmony with one’s self is much more difficult than it sounds because I find myself continually distracted by what goes on in my world. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ASK YOUR BODY FOR ADVICE "The body has its own way of knowing, a knowing that has little to do with logic, and much to do with truth, little to do with control, and much to do with acceptance, little to do with division and analysis, and much to do with union." ~ Marilyn Sewell Are you aware of your body’s wisdom? Our bodies usually know us better than our minds do. If you have a decision to make, consult your body before making a final choice. Reflect on an option before you and then pay attention to your body. Are you breathing deeply or barely at all? Are your muscles tense or relaxed? Is your energy blocked or flowing? Your body knows what it likes and it feels good when it's happy. As your body is the source of your vitality, your motivation, your inspiration and enthusiasm and most importantly, your intuition, it's best to get that part of you on-side if you are venturing into a new activity. "When you are saying that you are happy and you are not, there will be a disturbance in your breathing. Your breathing cannot be natural. It is impossible." ~ Osho "Our inner guidance comes to us through our feelings and body wisdom first -- not through intellectual understanding. ...The intellect works best in service to our intuition, our inner guidance, soul, God or higher power -- whichever term we choose for the spiritual energy that animates life." ~ Christiane Northrup (C) Reproductions Permitted: http://www.higherawareness.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SYMPATHY: QUOTE OF THE DAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "To be who we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life." ~ Robert Louis Stevenson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I ACKNOWLEDGE AND RESPECT MY NEEDS Does being compassionate mean we must bend over backward when others ask us to -- or that we must assist in solving everyone's problems or gratifying their desires? Definitely not. When helping others causes problems for us, it is time for a careful review of ourselves and our objectives. Life is infinitely more pleasant when we possess the ability to comfortably refuse unreasonable or inconvenient requests. If we'd like to refuse obligations that aren't really ours and want to avoid feeling angry and resentful when people don't respect our needs, we must keep one important fact in mind: If we don't acknowledge and respect ourselves and our needs, neither will anyone else. Excerpted From the InnerSelf.com article: Helping Out by Jerry Minchinton. For More on this see: http://innerself.com/Behavior_Modification/helping_out.htm (C) Reproductions Permitted http://innerself.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEDITATION CAN EXTEND YOUR LIFE Do you suffer from chronic stress, anxiety and/or insecurity? These unhealthy states of mind if left untreated can inevitably lead to an unhealthy body and even an untimely death. This is because the main cause of all mental and physical illnesses are energy imbalances in the body. Meditation helps you return to your perfectly balanced state by cultivating positive and peaceful states of mind thus reducing stress and other negative states of mind until they are eventually eradicated altogether! In fact medical studies show that meditation can reverse certain aspects of heart disease as well as reduce and eliminate physical pain. By engaging in a regular meditation practice you will live a longer, healthier life! Check it out for yourself. Begin with a simple five-minute-per-day commitment, gradually working your way up to a few more minutes each session until you’ve reached a full twenty minutes of uninterrupted meditation. You’ll be surprised at how quickly you will start to look younger and feel better! ~ Len Foley and Rebecca Gauthier ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CANCER: “I FEEL” 2nd Decan Influence: "SYMPATHY" July 2nd – July 12st The second of July this year heralds the entrance to the Second Decan of Cancer. This period teaches us more about Cancer’s "feeling" with Sympathy. This is something more than feeling, however; it is feeling together. It follows on the heels of Intuition because it is an intuitive knowing with regard to other people. The derivation of the word tells us this. It is derived from the root "sym" which means together; and from "path" which is feeling or suffering. Hence "Sympath", feeling together. Sympathy is the sharing of another person's mental or emotional state, and that too is appropriate to Cancer. This gift of sympathetically feeling another’s joy and pain takes a special strength to handle while being sensitive to their needs for privacy. When people's feelings become known, things can become very dramatic. Watch others and search within for your feelings of sympathy. This can be a good time for getting feelings together with the Brothers and Sisters and learn a Cancer lesson doing so. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For more on the lessons of CANCER see: http://druidcraft.us/astrology.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DO YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE? To learn more about the teachings of the DRUIDIC CRAFT OF THE WISE visit the “Courses” page on the website: http://druidcraft.us You are a blessed being! Misty-Eve* Druidic Craft of the Wise The American Rite http://druidcraft.us “It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that truly makes him a man. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.” ~ Albert Schweitzer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A WORD TO THE WISE A Daily Newsletter of Astrological Reflections from The Druid Perspective ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Share A WORD TO THE WISE with those you care about. Reproductions are permitted with the use of the following tag line: (C) Reproductions Permitted: http://awordtothewise.info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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I have an older lady friend, 92 this year, who told me that she attributed her longevity to the fact that she listens to what her body tells her and always tries to be good to herself. | < Prev | Next > |
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