Freedom From Unhappiness -The Power Of Now - Eckart Tolle

Most people blog about or relating to what is happening in their lives. I am no different. Last night I was presented with an issue of what would bring resentful feelings to someone in my life. As spiritual being and teacher and student I believe that there are no accidents, that the lessons we need are presented at the time we need them in the way we need them, whether they are comfortable for us or not. I have been blessed for all my lessons as hard as many have been.

I am currently reading Eckart Tolle's The Power of Now and I highly suggest it to all my blog readers. Each of you will undoubtedly find yourself reading the exact words and message relevant to your life just as I found myself doing today. I could not help but hear the messsage, "read the book" as I started my day. So with my cup of coffee in-hand I picked up the book, curled up on my glider and rocked/lulled myself and read.

Two things jumped out at me. Perhaps if you are reading this then these are lessons you can relate to at this moment in your life.

On page 68 of his book he writes, " See if you can give as much attention to the doing as the result you want to achieve through it."

And starting on page 77 he writes the following:
Do you resent doing what you are doing? It may be your job, or you may have agreed to do something and are doing it, but part of you resents and resists it. Are you carrying unspoken resentment toward a person close to you? Do you realize that the energy you thus emanate is so harmful in its effects that you are in fact contaminating yourself as well as those around you? Have a good look inside. Is there even the slightest trace of resentment, unwillingness? If there is, observe it on both the mental and emotional levels. What thoughts is your mind creating around this situation? Then look at the emotion, which is the body's reaction to those thoughts. Feel the emotion. Does it feel pleasant or unpleasant? Is it an energy that you would actually choose to have inside you? Do you have a choice? Maybe you are being taken advantage of, maybe the activity you are engaged in is tedius, maybe someone close to you is dishonest, irritating, or uncouscious, but all this is irrelevant. Whether your thoughts and emotions about this situation are justified or not makes no difference. The fact is that you are resisting what is. You are making the present moment into an enemy. You are creating unhappiness, conflict between the inner and the outer... DROP THE NEGATIVITY THAT YOUR MIND HAS CREATED AROUND THE SITUATION THAT SERVES NO PURSOSE WHATSOEVER EXCEPT TO STRENGTHEN A FALSE SENSE OF SELF...You are responsible for your inner space; nobody else is...As within, so without."

The Power of Now ISBN-IO: I-57731-480-8, ISBN-13: 978-I-5773I-480-6 can be found at most bookstores for $14 U.S.

Does Reiki Jive With My Religious Beliefs?

There is a misnomer for some that Reiki is not allowed or goes against one's religious beliefs. Today I received the following Parshat explaination (torah portion) in my email box.

Reiki is spiritual. There is no way to practice Reiki without accepting this truth. Spirituality is about faith, not religion. This religious Parshat gives a lesson about faith. Ah...just another beautiful paradox.


http://www.lelamed.org/

In Parshat Lech Lecha, among the blessings that Avraham was to receive for leaving all that he had was the blessing that he himself should be a blessing (12:2). How does one become a blessing? Furthermore, Rashi comments that G-d promised Avraham that although he would be identified with Yitzchak and Yakov, any such blessings would end with Avraham's name at its conclusion. If the sages are correct that Yitzchak and Yakov reached higher levels than Avraham, what made him so special that any blessing would end with him?

Rav Moshe Feinstein explains that Avraham merited greater distinction because he was the first to establish faith in Hashem (G-d). Although those after him reached greater heights, Avraham's accomplishments were more significant, much like the concept of compounding interest,where early gains have more opportunities to grow. Maybe this can explain how Avraham himself became the blessing: Taking initiative and starting something you believe is important is a blessing on its own,because it lays the framework for others to build on it. G-d promised Avraham, and in turn promised us, that, if we become leaders and initiators, our initial efforts will never be forgotten and we willalways be remembered as a blessing!

Take Responsiblity for Your Life By William Lee Rand

Please find the full article at the following address

http://www.spiritualone.com/Online/Oct07/OctNL07.htm

"One unhealthy emotional condition that often crops up is the tendency to blame others. It is easy to get caught up in a feeling of powerlessness, and to relieve the tension, resort to blaming others for our difficulties. Blame may be placed on parents, childhood teachers, spouses, the government, or even God. It is easy to find those who will sympathize and agree with us, thus providing some level of comfort or self-justification, although just below the surface, this behavior is easily recognized as unhealthy and doing nothing to resolve our problems."

Store Wars

"Our Goal is a Healthy Mommy and Baby"

I am simply choosing to report from what I viewed without comment and let the information speak for itself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pky9DHxH0uo
Cesarean Birth from Hartford Hospital

C-sections -- "1.2 million are performed each year making it the most common procedure in the United States"

"...certainly one of the most rewarding for an Obstetrician to perform"

Here is what I heard as I listened to this video from Hartford Hospital:

The doctors speak about separating the rectuc muscles and stretch them apart from where they are split in the middle and pick up the peritinium and manipulate that from inside to get to the baby. They make an incision in the peritinium from the inside to get better access to the uterus. Just above the pubic bone above the uterus is the bladder which is somewhat adherent to the uterus, so it must be dissected away from the uterus and out of the way. Recovery time is 3-4 day stay in hospital and 6-8 week recovery time at home. Finally a uterine incision is made to remove the baby from the womb and deliver the baby. Since the mom didn't go into labor the uterus did not have a chance to thin out. This means a longer time for recovery of this part of the procedure. Transverse incision in the uterus is the most common and safest to perform which will allow the possibility of a VBAC. Babies born by C-sections and not the birth canal don't have the chance to remove excess fluids from the lungs which happen naturally during a vaginal birth, therefore "babies born by C-sections are born with more fluids in their mouths" which need to be expressed by the doctors. Unscheduled C-sections will have a Pediatrician in the surgical room for the birth of the baby. C-babies are generally more quiet since there was no transition from uterus to the breathing world. If your OB leaves the uterus inside to suture you up "you will have less nausea and vomiting."

Malpractice concerns is the FIRST reason listed from the doctor in this video when asked for the reasons for the rising rates of C-sections in the United States. "To stay away from forcepts delivery and patients' preference" are listed next.

http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/obstetrics
1 result for: obstetrics
Main Entry:
delivery
Part of Speech:
verb
Definition:
childbirth
Synonyms:
Caesarian, Caesarian section, accouchement, bearing, birth, birthing, bringing forth, childbearing, confinement, geniture, labor, lying-in, midwifery, obstetrics, parturition, travail
Source:
Roget's New Millennium™ Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)