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& columns,
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* THIS ISSUE'S ARTICLES *
Casinos As A Spiritual Tool
by Tolly Burkan.
 Slot
machines are a powerful vehicle to help you learn how to keep your heart
open. Since the brain and, in fact, the entire body, is a package of
electrochemical impulses, it shouldn't seem so farfetched that we can
influence electronic devices.
Birth Order Personalities
by Cliff Isaacson and Kris Radish.
 Birth
Order Personalities develop as coping strategies each one of us used as
children to make ourselves feel okay in our particular positions in the
family. Think about this: A second-born child is surely going to act
differently than the first-born...
Speeding Through Time
by Kathleen Norris.
 When
I began using computers during the 1970s, I noticed they were influencing me
in unexpected ways, especially with regard to my sense of time. In a matter
of days I went from marveling at the speed with which the computer could
complete tasks, to snarling at the stupid machine for being so slow.
Deep Listening
 by
Roger Mills
and Elsie Spittle.
Traditional models of couples or relationship
therapy emphasize being honest about our feelings, being "up front"
 and
standing up for ourselves. The problem with these models is that when we are
upset, we do not see things clearly. We do not see how the situation looks
to the other person with whom we are involved.
Addiction's Underlying Needs
by Gary Reiss, LCSW.
Traditional approaches to addiction emphasize stopping use of the substance.
Process work emphasizes saying "no" to the substance, but also emphasizes
saying "yes" to the part of the personality accessed and supported by the
use of the substance. Often addictions support parts of the personality
society doesn't encourage.
Dear Child
by Shari Rathman. (See
below)
NEWSLETTER
TIDBIT
Inspirational Message.
(see below)
* Articles from the previous 2 issues:
June
6th:
Getting Out of Our Way
by Chandra Alexander.
Making New Connections
by Brenda Crawford-Clark.
Active
Imagination--The Oracle Within
by
Robin Robertson.
Soul Mates & Soul Families
by John L. Payne.
Listening to Ourselves
by Rebecca Z. Sharif, M.A. CCC.
May 23rd:
Living in the Moment
by Jacob Liberman
with Erik Liberman.
Options for Wisdom
by Jamie S. Walters.
Learning to Process Emotions
by Gary Reiss, LCSW.
Connecting to Energy
by Irini Rockwell, MA.
Healing through Deep Sleep
by Amorah Quan Yin.
For a list of articles
grouped by date,
(from 1999 to now)
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THIS ISSUE'S
REVIEW:
Second Chance:
Healing Messages from the Afterlife
 by Suzane
Northrop.
More than 75% of Americans believe in the possibility of life after death.
Whether you're a believer or whether you're a skeptic, this book is an
eye-opener.
THIS ISSUE'S
COLUMNS:
ASTRO
INNER TALK:
Station-Retrogrades & Back
 by
Erin Sullivan.
The slowing, stationing and retrogression is often noted by events or inner
mood shifts. Frequently within a week on either side of it, there is a
marked shift in psychological and physical energy patterns.
CALLING ALL PARENTS:
Children
of Divorce
by Montel Williams and
Jeffrey GardFre, Ph.D.
 Here's
a stunner: 64 percent of all marriages that began in 1990 ended in divorce
by the turn of the millennium.
Roughly half of all children born in this country over the past 15 years
have ended up being children of divorce.
HEALTH & YOU:
Better
Health Through Meditation
by Eric Harrison.
Don't be surprised if your doctor says to you, "Have you considered
meditation?" He's not some alternative quack. The doctors are on firm ground
when they recommend meditation. They are backed up by hundreds, perhaps
thousands, of scientific studies going back decades.
HOLISTIC POLITICS:
Big
Visions for Small Businesses
by Jamie S. Walters.
 Unlike
companies that seem to have a gap between espoused principles and actual
decisions and effects, big-vision small-business owners may opt to avoid
quantitative growth, turn away a profitable account, or forego entry into a
hot new market if it means casting aside the core values upon which their
business is based.
HOROSCOPE (weekly):
by Eliza Bassett.
This
week's Horoscope
June 20th - June 26th, 2002.
and the
previous
week's horoscope
MEDITATION:
Being
Fully Aware
by Jim Pym.
The Buddha's teaching of simple mindfulness or awareness as a way to
enlightenment is particularly suitable for people today. The key to
mindfulness as a form of meditation lies with the breath. As with many forms
of Buddhist meditation, the breath is used as a vehicle to calm the mind.
RECIPE:
String Beans with Potatoes
Vegetarian version of the Tibetan dish Tema
tang Sha (String Beans with Beef).
REFLECTIONS:
Holding
A Grudge
by Marie T. Russell.
 Usually
the events for which we hold grudges are long-time past, yet, deep in our
heart is this little hard cold spot where the memory of that event lives on
as if it happened yesterday.
TRANSFORMATIONS:
Let Me Sing You A Song...
by bobby jennings.
 In
1962, when I was seventeen, I did not feel that it was a good year. In
October of 1962, the joy of my "seniorhood" was broken by the rumble of
military machines making their way through my hometown to South Florida
during the Cuban missile crisis. We were at the height of the "Cold War"...
* PREVIOUS
COLUMNS *
ASTRO INNER
TALK:
Unaspected
Planets
BOOK REVIEW:
Every Saint Has a Past,
Every Sinner a Future
by Terry Cole-Whittaker.
CALLING ALL PARENTS:
Great Expectations
COSMIC COMEDY:
Ask The Swami
FROM
THE HEART:
Give Atlas a
Break
HEALTH & YOU:
Creating
Strong Immunity
HOLISTIC POLITICS:
The
Power of Partnership
HOROSCOPE
(every week):
(previous week)
MEDITATION:
Setting
Yourself Free
RECIPE:
Tofu
Hummus
REFLECTIONS:
Even One Is
Enough
SEX TALK:
Sex After Sixty
SPIRITWISE:
Bridging East & West
TRANSFORMATIONS:
Connecting Dots
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A Work of Art
Edward Fischer
writes in Notre Dame Magazine (February, 1983), that a leper (or, more
correctly, a sufferer of Hanson's Disease) in Fiji followed the leading of
his twisted hands. He became an internationally known artist. "My sickness I
see as a gift of God leading me to my life's work," he said. "If it had not
been for my sickness, none of these things would have happened."
As a young girl,
Jessamyn West had tuberculosis. She was so sick that she was sent away to
die. During that time she developed her skill as a writer and authored
numerous novels in her lifetime.
That great author
Flannery O'Connor suffered numerous ailments -- lupus struck her at 25 and
she walked only with the aid of crutches for the final fourteen years of her
life. She noted, however, that this illness narrowed her activities in such
a way that she had time for the real work of her life, which was writing.
Some people succeed
in spite of handicaps. Others succeed because of them. The truth is, our
problems help to make us what we are. Those who suffer often learn the value
of compassion. Those who struggle often learn perseverance. And those who
fall down often teach others how to rise again. Our troubles can shape us in
ways a carefree existence cannot.
A story is told of
an Eastern village which, through the centuries, was known for its exquisite
pottery. Especially striking were its urns; high as tables, wide as chairs,
they were admired around the globe for their strong form and delicate
beauty.
Legend has it that
when each urn was apparently finished, there was one final step. The artist
broke it -- and then put it back together with gold filigree. An ordinary
urn was then transformed into a priceless work of art. What seemed finished
wasn't, until it was broken.
So it is with
people! Broken by hardships, disappointments and tragedy, they can become
disappointed and bitter. But when mended by a hand of infinite patience and
love, the finished product will be a work of exquisite beauty and
effectiveness; a life which could only reach its wholeness after it was
broken.
If you feel broken
remember that you are a work of art! And you may not actually be complete
until the pieces are reassembled and bonded with a golden filigree of love.
~ Author Unknown
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