InnerSelf Magazine - June 13th, 2004

InnerSelf Magazine - June 13th, 2004 InnerSelf Magazine  June 13th, 2004      "I did not wish to bring men to me, but to themselves... my boast is that I have no followers." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson     NEW ATTITUDES... NEW POSSIBILITIES Welcome to the June 13th, 2004 edition of InnerSelf Magazine. There is so much going on in the world... there is the good, the bad, the ugly, and yes, the beautiful. Yet if we are to surpass the separation between us all, we need to let go of the labels, of the judgments, of the fear of whatever is different from what we are accustomed to... and start to see the oneness, the Universal family, the similarity between us all -- whatever race, creed, country, or sex (and whatever sexual orientation). We are all human... you-man / you-woman. We all seek the same joy, the same happiness, the same feeling of satisfaction with our lives. As we search within our own selves and find the balance and harmony within, we can then reach out and share with others from that space of healing and well-being. We can then connect with the people around us, as well as around the world, and let go of the separation that is really not there... it is only there in our minds and our perception... We are the world We are the children We are the ones who make a brighter day So let's start giving There's a choice we're making We're saving our own lives It's true we'll make a better day Just you and me... (We Are the World -- Michael Jackson) With love and best wishes               from our InnerSelf to yours...  ******************************************************* Shop at the "NEW & EXPANDED" InnerSelf Marketplace GREAT GIFTS for yourself and your loved ones!!! (Your purchases help support the InnerSelf website.) What you will find in the InnerSelf store: T-Shirts with Attitude  Health Products Greeting Cards Coffee Mugs Astrology Readings Sea Vegetables Paper Incense Books, etc. *************************************    We invite you to support InnerSelf! Go to the donations page to find out more. ****************************************************************** THIS WEEK'S NEW ISSUE OF INNERSELF MAGAZINE: Welcome to the new issue of InnerSelf Magazine!   Scroll through below for the links to this week's new articles & columns,  Dear Child, and the Newsletter Tidbit.   * THIS ISSUE'S ARTICLES * Changing our Perception by Dan Joseph. As we let our views of other people become healed, we open an ever-wider channel to God's love within us. To begin, please choose a person whom you don't feel a great deal of appreciation toward. It could be someone you love who is currently bothering you, someone you strongly dislike, or someone whom you feel just slightly negative toward. Death and Dying by Tom Paugh. After living sixty or sixty-five years people tend to move around a lot. Many buy and use house trailers and motor homes, enduring cramped conditions to seek new horizons. Still others devise various forms of travel to see the world or the country "while still young enough to enjoy it." Many, if not most, hike, walk, swim, jog, cycle, climb, swing golf clubs or tennis racquets or fly rods. The shared desire seems to be to achieve a state of almost perpetual motion. Action symbolizes life. Death is such a very long stillness. There seems to be a grim universal blind hope that it will be harder for the death dart to hit a moving target. Healing Process: Steps 1 - 12 by Cheryl Canfield. It isn't possible to make good, conscious decisions in the midst of confusion and shock. Slow down and don't be rushed. Listen to your inner voice. Weigh the options and make decisions and choices based on what you feel is right for you. We stay far more empowered when we take charge and make decisions we feel good about. Revitalization of Spirituality by Hank Wesselman, Ph.D. It is of interest that the current spiritual reawakening is mainly happening outside the carefully patrolled borders of our organized religions. It appears to be cutting across socioeconomic levels of achievement and status, and is transcending cultural, political, and ethnic boundaries as well. Although it's possible to do this in the church or the temple, the zendo or the mosque, the challenge is to accomplish it out in the world at large... Three Keys to Success by J.R. Parrish. I can tell you that learning effective human-relations skills completely changed and dramatically improved my life. Since getting along with people is crucial, it's important to learn how to get along early in your life. Human-relations skills should be taught from kindergarten through college... The first key is to recognize the fact that every human being's greatest need, after food, clothing, and shelter, is the need to feel important.   THIS ISSUE'S COLUMNS: HOROSCOPE (weekly): by Eliza Bassett. Current Week;   Previous Week (NEW HOROSCOPE EACH THURSDAY)   DEAR CHILD: by Shari Rathman. (See below)   NEWSLETTER TIDBIT Inspirational Message. (see below) Daily Inspiration Free!!! Sent to you daily by email Sign up here. INNERSELF MAGAZINE Free! Emailed to you each week. Sign up here Gift Subscriptions to help uplift and support your friends, family, and all loved ones Gift to the weekly magazine AND / OR to the Daily Inspiration Help your loved ones live a happier and healthier life... naturally, with InnerSelf To access recent issues of InnerSelf Magazine, go to: January 11th; January 18th; January 25th February 1st; February 8th; Feb. 15th; Feb. 22nd; February 29th March 7th; March 14th; March 28th April 4th; April 11th; April 18th; April 25th May 2nd May 9th May 16th May 31st June 6th DEAR CHILD   Dear Child, Know that as you release the past, the future can be shaped differently.  Release the need to be right.  Release the need to be in control. Release your true needs to a Higher Source and watch miracles start to happen. Have faith in yourself.  Have faith in a Higher Source who is here to guide you.                          All is well, Child of God.               ~ Shari Rathman ~        This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it          INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE      Swans and Geese Where we live, on the Eastern shore of Maryland, the gentle waters run in and out like fingers slimming at the tips. They curl into the smaller creeks and coves like tender palms. The Canada geese know this place, as do the white swans and the ducks who ride an inch above the waves of Chesapeake Bay as they skim their way into harbor. In the autumn, by the thousands, they come home for the winter. The swans move toward the shores in a stately glide, their tall heads proud and unafraid. They lower their long necks deep into the water, where their strong beaks dig through the river bottoms for food. And there is, between the arrogant swans and the prolific geese, an indifference, almost a disdain.   Once or twice each year, snow and sleet move into the area. When this happens, if the river is at its narrowest, or the creek shallow, there is a freeze which hardens the water to ice. It was on such a morning, near Osford, Maryland, that a friend of mine set the breakfast table beside the huge window, which overlooked the Tred Avon River. Across the river, beyond the dock, the snow laced the rim of the shore in white. For a moment she stood quietly, looking at what the night's storm had painted.   Suddenly she leaned forward and peered close to the frosted window. "It really is," she cried out loud, "there is a goose out there."  She reached to the bookcase and pulled out a pair of binoculars. Into its sights came the figure of a large Canada goose, very still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its feet frozen to the ice. Then from the dark skies, she saw a line of swans. They moved in their own singular formation, graceful, intrepid, and free. They crossed from the west of the broad creek high above the house, moving steadily to the east.   As my friend watched, the leader swung to the right, then the white string of birds became a white circle. It floated from the top of the sky downward. At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle landed on the ice. My friend was on her feet now, with one unbelieving hand against her mouth.   As the swans surrounded the frozen goose, she feared what life he still had might be pecked out by those great swan bills. Instead, amazingly instead, those bills began to work on the ice. The long necks were lifted and curved down, again and again, it went on for a long time. At last, the goose was rimmed by a narrow margin of ice instead of the entire creek. The swans rose again, following the leader, and hovered in that circle, awaiting the results of their labors.   The goose's head lifted. Its body pulled. Then the goose was free and standing on the ice. He was moving his big webbed feet slowly. And the swans stood in the air watching. Then, as if he had cried, "I cannot fly," four of the swans came down around him. Their powerful beaks scraped the goose's wings from top to bottom, scuttled under its wings and rode up its body, chipping off and melting the ice held in the feathers. Slowly, as if testing, the goose spread its wings as far as they would go, brought them together, accordion-like, and spread again.   When at last the wings reached their fullest, the four swans took off and joined the hovering group. They resumed their eastward journey, in perfect formation, to their secret destination. Behind them, rising with incredible speed and joy, the goose moved into the sky. He followed them, flapping double time, until he caught up, until he joined the last end of the line, like a small child at the end of a crack-the-whip of older boys.   My friend watched them until they disappeared over the tips of the farthest trees. Only then, in the dusk, which was suddenly deep, did she realize that tears were running down her cheeks and had been for how long she didn't know.   This is a true story. It happened. I do not try to interpret it. 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