Weekly Newsletter from INTUITION - 15 September 2004

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I hope you have been keeping well.

May your week ahead be one filled with tranquillity and Peace...

In thoughts and Love

Iain

 

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" Instead of thinking about the problem, turn from it to a recognition

that the Life Principle has no problems. Know that the Mind within you

already understands the solution to this problem. State definitely that

the Mind within you knows what to do. Affirm that you are inwardly

guided by the supreme Intelligence of the universe. Affirm that

everything you ought to know, you do know. Affirm that you are

compelled to make right decisions. Know that there is something within

you that will not permit you to make a mistake. "

By Ernest Holmes, This Thing Called Life

 

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Spiritual Core Beliefs --What are they?

By D.R. Lawrence

 

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The Power of Negative Thinking

By Remez Sasson

 

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Eight Gifts that don't cost a cent

By Author Unknown

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Spiritual Core Beliefs --What are they?

By D.R. Lawrence

 

There are many things we perceive as a " knowing " and believe it to be so

based on that. These things we explain as a " knowing " are core beliefs. We

operate on core beliefs and values daily - many times unaware of what they

are or where they come from. They can be from an external generated stimulus

or control, or they can be from an internal focus. Some examples of core

beliefs we accept externally are a) knowing the sky is blue during the day

even if the clouds obscure its view; b) if I do not have oxygen, my body

will die. These are beliefs we have learned from our existence here.

However, core beliefs are perceptions and not all are balanced with

scientific and other laws we have come to understand.

 

Many core beliefs we carry with us are dysfunctional concepts. Values and

beliefs we hold intrinsically that were learned from our background,

culture, and experiences in life. Automatic thoughts of, " I can't " , " I don't

deserve " , " I will just fail " creep in as reminders our past that have sat at

the helm of our consciousness to keep us from our higher dreams and

aspirations. Its like climbing a mountain with thrill and exhilaration, then

thoughts flow when we reach the mid-point like a polluted river telling us

we will fail. So entrenched are these thoughts that many times we aren't

even consciously aware of them.

In order to reach the top of the mountain we must get beyond these limiting

beliefs, and begin to build core beliefs reflecting our understanding from a

higher inner understanding.

 

Once we begin to realize that something must change, we become vacuum

cleaners eating up every book, teacher, counselor, and source we can find to

understand what went wrong. We attempt to study all the philosophies and

concepts in the world in the hopes of finding the " wellspring " of knowledge

to correct all our woes. Although books and guidance can be greatly

beneficial, there is a dilemma here. Do we still follow the tradition of

looking outside ourselves for the answer verses within? Do we still carry a

feeling and belief that we are isolated or separate from the answers we

seek? Regardless of the path or ideology we choose as our outline for truth,

the following is a good set of questions to ask for our own well being:

 

CLINEBELL'S (1965) TESTS FOR MENTALLY HEALTHY RELIGION

Does a particular form of religious thought and practice

1. Build bridges or barriers between people?

2. Strengthen or weaken a basic sense of trust and relatedness to the

universe?

3. Stimulate or hamper the growth of inner freedom and personal

responsibility?

4. Provide effective or faulty means of helping people move from a sense of

guilt to forgiveness?

Does it provide well-defined significant ethical guidelines, or does it

emphasize ethical trivia?

Is its primary concern for surface behavior or for the underlying health of

the personality?

5. Increase or lessen the enjoyment of life?

Does it encourage a person to appreciate or depreciate the feeling dimension

of life?

6. Handle the vital energies of sex and aggressiveness in constructive or

repressive ways?

7. Encourage the acceptance or denial of reality? Does it foster magical or

mature religious beliefs? Does it encourage intellectual honesty with

respect to doubts? Does it oversimplify the human situation or face its

tangled complexity?

8. Emphasize love (and growth) or fear?

9. Give its adherents a frame of orientation and object of devotion that is

adequate in handling existential anxiety constructively?

10. Encourage the individual to relate to his or her unconscious through

living symbols?

11. Accommodate itself to the neurotic patterns of the society or endeavor

to change them?

12. Strengthen or weaken self-esteem?

 

Each individual must determine the ultimate reflection of sound spiritual

core beliefs and values. Those are found with and through inner practices

such as meditation. We must come to accept all aspects of ourselves

unconditionally. Understand what are our ultimate concerns and begin a

JOURNEY today to discover what are your spiritual core beliefs!

 

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The Power of Negative Thinking

By Remez Sasson

 

For some reason, most people find it easier to think in a negative way than

in a positive manner. It seems that some effort is needed to think positive

thoughts, whereas negative thoughts come easily and uninvited. This has much

to do with education and the environment one has been living in.

 

In order to understand how positive thinking works, and how to use it

efficiently, it is important to understand the power of negative thinking.

 

If you have been brought up in a happy and positive atmosphere, where people

value success and self-improvement, then it will be easier for you to think

positively and expect success. If you have been brought up under poor or

difficult situations, you will probably go on expecting difficulties and

failure.

 

From an early age people let outside influences shape their minds. They view

everything through their predominant mental attitude. If their thoughts are

positive, that is fine, but if they are negative, their lives and

circumstances will probably mirror these thoughts.

 

If you believe that you are going to fail, you will unconsciously sabotage

every opportunity to succeed. If you are afraid of meeting new people or

having close relationships, you will do everything to avoid people and

relationships, and then complain that you are lonely and nobody loves you.

 

Do you often think about difficulties, failure and disasters? Do you keep

thinking about the negative news you have seen on the TV or read in the

newspapers?

 

Do you see yourself stuck and unable to improve your life or your health? Do

you frequently think that you do not deserve happiness or money, or that it

is too difficult to get them? If you do, then you will close your mind, see

no opportunities, and behave and react in such ways, as to repel people and

opportunities. You let the power of negative thinking rule your life.

 

The mind does not usually judge or examine thoughts and opinions before

accepting them. If what it hears, sees and reads is always negative, it

accepts this as the standard way of thinking and behavior.

 

The media constantly bombards the mind with a lot of information about

disasters, catastrophes, wars and other negative happenings. This

information sinks into the subconscious mind, and let the power of negative

thinking grow. By occupying the mind with negative thoughts and expectations

one radiate negative energy into the surrounding world, thus creating and

recreating more negativity, failures and disasters.

 

The mind can be directed towards positive thinking or negative thinking. The

power of thoughts is a neutral power. The way one thinks determines whether

the results are positive and beneficial or negative and harmful. It is the

same of energy acting in different ways.

 

Persistent inner work can change habits of thoughts. You must be willing to

put energy and time to avoid negative thinking and pursue positive thinking,

in order to change your mental attitude.

 

Each time you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, change it into a

positive one.

If you catch yourself visualizing failure, switch to visualizing success.

If you hear yourself repeating negative words, switch to positive ones.

If you hear yourself saying, " I cannot " , say to yourself, " I can " .

Do you repeat useless and unnecessary negative words and phrases in your

mind? Change them to positive ones.

 

Open your mind to positive attitude, happenings and events. Expect them and

think about them, and soon you life will change for the better. Decide that

from today, from this very moment, you are leaving negative thinking behind,

and starting on the way towards positive thinking and behavior. It is never

too late. Soon your life will turn into a fascinating, wonderful journey.

 

About the Author

Remez Sasson writes and teaches about self-improvement, spiritual growth,

meditation, positive thinking, creative visualization, success and mind

power. He is the author of several books, and the publisher of the biweekly

ezine, " Consciousness and Success " .

Website: http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com

Books: http://www.successconsciousness.com/index_00003f.htm

Contact: info

Subscribe to his ezine :

http://www.SuccessConsciousness.com/index_000026.htm

 

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Eight Gifts that don't cost a cent

By Author Unknown

 

1. THE GIFT OF LISTENING...

But, you must REALLY listen. No interrupting, no daydreaming, no planning

your response. Just listen.

 

2. THE GIFT OF AFFECTION...

Be generous with appropriate hugs, kisses, pats on the back and handholds.

Let these small actions demonstrate the love you have for family and

friends.

 

3. THE GIFT OF LAUGHTER...

Clip cartoons. Share articles and funny stories. Your gift will say, " I love

to laugh with you. "

 

4. THE GIFT OF A WRITTEN NOTE...

It can be a simple " Thanks for the help " note or a full sonnet.

A brief, handwritten note may be remembered for a lifetime, and may even

change a life.

 

5. THE GIFT OF A COMPLIMENT...

A simple and sincere, " You look great in red, " " You did a super job " , or

" That was a wonderful meal " can make someone's day.

 

6. THE GIFT OF A FAVOR...

Every day, go out of your way to do something kind.

 

7. THE GIFT OF SOLITUDE...

There are times when we want nothing better than to be left alone.

Be sensitive to those times and give the gift of solitude to others.

 

8. THE GIFT OF A CHEERFUL DISPOSITION...

The easiest way to feel good is to extend a kind word to someone, really

it's not that hard, to say, " Hello " or " Thank You " .

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We give and receive gifts each and every day.

Gifts do not have to be monetary in value, the thoughts below brings out

this point.

How many gifts can you give this week?

 

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