InnerSelf Magazine - March 7th, 2004

InnerSelf Magazine - March 7th, 2004 InnerSelf Magazine  March 7th, 2004      "We are not born into this world for ourselves alone." -- Plato       NEW ATTITUDES... NEW POSSIBILITIES Welcome to the March 7th, 2004 edition of InnerSelf Magazine. We are fortunate that the only thing we need to change our lives is something we already have -- ourselves. We do not need a new job, a new relationship, or anything else -- the only "new thing" that we may need is a new attitude, since with a change in attitude and expectations come new possibilities and a new life. We do not even need what many of us feel we are lacking -- extra time. We only need the present moment -- that moment right now when we can choose to be aware, to pay attention to the internal messages, as well as the external. We already have what we need to live a life of bliss -- we simply need to open up, let go of the past, be mindful of the present, and listen to our inner voice... and all this is done simply in the "now". It does not require any fancy gadgets or even "enlightened teachers". As we listen to the words of wisdom around us (and read the words of wisdom in these articles), it reminds us to listen to the words of guidance and wisdom of our own inner teacher. 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 * Hanging On to Old Values? by Dan Joseph. If I'm having difficulty opening my mind to a new perspective, I often find it helpful to look at how much value I'm placing on my old ways of seeing. Sometimes we invest very heavily in our old perspectives, without even knowing it. On one level, we want our minds to be healed. We want to be at peace. But on another level, we're frightened of what will happen if we release our own, personal perspectives. Trusting What You Feel by Julie Tallard Johnson. When I was a teenager, I began to notice that I was often aware of things that were hidden under the surface of my everyday interactions with other people. I had a strong sense of what others were feeling; I seemed to know a lot more about what was going on around me than people were telling me. I often had psychic dreams -- dreams that gave me more insight into what was happening in my life. Martial Arts as a Way of Life by F.J. Chu. The wisdom and knowledge that the martial arts offer is something that should be preserved in modern society. The Asian intellectual heritage embraces the whole cycle of life that most of Western psychology has studiously avoided. The practitioner who views his training as merely a means of self-defense will eventually realize that his efforts are unrewarding. The martial Way is nothing less than self-cultivation and the promotion of virtuous conduct. Steps to Inner Healing by Dan Joseph. There is a three-step process of inner healing that I have found to be very helpful in my life. Although it is a simple process, it can be powerful. Although those three steps are simple in theory, they are not always easy to practice. However, I find that they can produce very tangible results. Thinking: Good or Bad? by Andrew Weiss. When most of us are introduced to the practice of meditation and mindfulness, usually our opinion is that thinking is bad. After all, we reason, our thinking and ideas have become a layer between the present moment and ourselves. Our mind has convinced us that we are isolated. At least, that is how we often perceive the situation.   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.com   To access recent issues of InnerSelf Magazine, go to: January 11th issue January 18th issue January 25th issue February 1st issue February 8th issue February 15th issue February 22nd issue February 29th issue DEAR CHILD   Dear Child, Breathe in deeply.  Breathe in hope.  Breathe in peace.  Breathe in brotherhood.  Realize that everyone on the planet breathes just as you do. Are you better or less than the next person who breathes just as you do?  What if everyone decided to breathe in the concept of peace and exhaled the thoughts of judgment and hate?  Take that breath for peace.  Hold the thought that one by one we can change the misconceptions that we are all different.  Two arms, two legs, one mind, one heart.  We are all the same if only we will let ourselves be.                         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      Falling in Love with Yourself When you fall in love with yourself, you begin to feel the positive self-esteem that comes when we don't deflate ourselves. You're ready to take yourself out for tea or to that wonderful spa for a day, or to go back and play the piano, which you always wanted to do. You're ready to recognize all the tools of wisdom that you have to offer. You're ready to recognize that you have an Enchanted Self that deserves to be part of your every day. When you love yourself, you know when you need help. You know when you need guidance. It isn't a narcissistic love where you feel that you are perfect. It's a love of yourself, as you would love a child. If the child is ill, you take the child to the doctor. If the child comes home with a good paper from school, you put it on the refrigerator. It's a self-acknowledgment that makes you viable, real, and whole. Now you've become really ready to see the story of your life in a positive light. Even the disappointments, even tragedies have served only to hone you like tempered steel. You've been through the battles and have emerged stronger. 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