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THEINFINITEFIELDMAGAZINE October 2009 Table of Contents
Feature
SYNOLVE CRAFT
THE GOLDEN FLOW 49
Articles
REV. ALAN ROWBOTHAM
“COUNT ME IN, GOD” 45
SPIRITUAL SOLUTIONS
SUSAN MAREK
MINUTE MEDITATION 28
MEDITATION
ALICE LANGHOLT
36
REIKI EXPLAINED 67
REIKI
TERRI LEE-JOHNSON
CHOOSE THE WISELY 30
THE SPIRITUAL BOOKSHELF
JANICE GIRGENTI
FENG SHUI TIP 32
32
FENG SHUI
69
THRU CREATIVITY 24
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
TONYA PARKER
BODY AS TEMPLE 11
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
A Loving 73
RHONDA JONES Relationship
SOMETHING TO PONDER 38
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
BEN CHILD JANE BLUESTEIN, PHD, JUDY LAWRENCE, M.S. ED, AND SJ SANCHEZ, M.P.A.
BIO-ELECTRICAL BEINGS 61 WONDER ALL AROUND 80
MAGNIFICENT YOU! CONSCIOUS PARENTING
JENNIFER HOPPER
VALERIE LOVE LAWS OF LIFE FOR KIDS:
OWNING YOUR HARVEST 69 THE UNHAPPY TREE (THE LAW OF WORTH) 72
SPIRITUAL FINANCE KIDZ
LISA GUTOWSKI
82
EMOTIONS HOW TO STAY IN NEUTRAL AND BE
FREE 64
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
DOREEN P. SWEETING, MD
BE HERE, NOW PART II 18
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
67
z A Note from the Editor z
Like a book unfolding for the past Infinite Flow (a newly coined phrase
three months, I have been sharing by Kristopher Raphael).
with you the process of how your
dreams come to you and how to Whatever you call it: It is the place
manifest those desires. We started where, like spokes on a wheel,
with The Tap in the August Issue everything just starts coming
which is the initial nudge that you together. This really is what the
feel from Spirit that announces to you Cosmos must have experienced when
a new dream or goal that you might Spirit spoke these words, “Let there
not have imagined possible. The be...”
next step is to decide what to do with
this announcement from Spirit and This month TIFM shares with you,
this new dream or goal which we how to get in “The Flow” of your
explored in the September Issue. For own life. We explore how to get into
Scott Blum in Waiting for Autumn, he the rhythm of life where you
was given an idea for a book and held consciously draw ALL the things that
it inside until it was no longer you need and desire into your life
humanly possible to do so. Waiting effortlessly. If you have a dream that
for Autumn explores some of the is just waiting to manifest itself, then
different blockages that can hinder us you’ll want to read every article this
and keep us from experiencing our month. Study them. Re-read them
dreams. Each of the TIFM again and again. From how to deal
contributors explored various ways of with your emotions, using your
letting go and releasing our fears. imagination, eating peak foods,
meditating, conscious parenting,
This month, October, we will go on relationships, your health, your
another profound journey together money, your mind, body, and soul,
into the flow of life. Some like, you will learn how to get in and stay
Kristopher & Kalyn Raphael, in the flow.
founders of The Toltec Mystery
School call it The Golden Flow. I am so excited to share this month’s
David Breslow, a Peak Performance/ issue with you!
Success/Change and Resilience Life
Coach & Mental Game Trainer for Welcome to The FLOW!
Professional Golfers and Actors calls
it The Flow Zone. Others like myself Infinitely Yours,
call it, The Infinite Field or The
Synolve
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No
Accidental
Encounters
David Breslow
Let’s look at how intelligent the universe really re-occurrences. This is not “eerie” stuff here—
is today. That’s right, the universe is intelligence take a close look---you’ll see it for yourself!
in action. In fact, it is so intelligent that it
continually provides you the exact lessons you In his book The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran writes,
need for your growth and development. “Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter
potion by which the physician within you heals
Are you paying attention? If you doubt this, take your sick self”. Consider what he’s saying for a
a look at the situations that repeatedly “show moment. He’s saying that we continually “heal
up” in your life because if you do--you’ll begin our sick selves” by putting ourselves near people
to notice there are no accidental occurrences or and situations that contain the very lessons we
need in order to grow.
If you’re not sure where these lessons are in your life, take a look
around you. They are available to you every day through the
people, places and situations you encounter…if you choose to be
aware of them. It’s not them—IT’S YOU!
What will you do with the lessons reflected in your life today?
Many of us first start with managing our weight as a way to get our
physical body in order. As the fall and winter holidays approach, we are
often faced with challenges to weight maintenance because of the
abundance of opportunities to feast. Consequently, many of us have
developed patterns of putting on extra pounds, followed by periods of
frantic efforts to release the excess weight. Unfortunately, the
choices we make in improving our physical body do not always
support the system as a whole as we take an extreme route to
weight release.
The Every Diet website, http://www.everydiet.org/diets.htm, lists almost three hundred little- and well-known nutritional
diets. The sheer number can seem daunting to someone desiring to make a conscious choice about a nutritional plan.
Below are a few diets and lifestyles often encountered by many seeking to strengthen their body temple in a more holistic
manner.
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e v ery d a y di e ts fo r y ou r t em p l e
Veganism:
Vegans are vegetarians who
Pescetarianism:
This is basically a vegetarian Fruitarianism:
exclude all animal products diet that includes fish and AKA fructarianism. This is a
from the diet. So this includes shellfish. It is also called pesco- type of vegetarianism in which
not just meat, but dairy vegetarianism, though some dieters limit their intake to
products, eggs, and honey. mistakenly claim vegetarianism, fruits, nuts and seeds. Some
Many vegans take this to which can be a source of factions avoid grains and seeds,
another level by choosing to confusion. some cooked foods, some use
abstain from use of animals for the botanical definitions of fruits
any purpose, including leather and consume legumes, such as
and fur. beans and peas, and others
include root vegetables in their
diet.
Our body is our temple. Just as each person’s relationship with the divine and path to enlightenment is an
individual experience, how we provide nutrients for our bodies is individual, as well. Cookie-cutter, one-
size-fits-all approaches, especially of the extreme variety, can be risky. Being conscious and taking a holistic
approach to nutrition is important. Make sure you educate yourself fully and check with your health care
provider before choosing to adjust your nutritional lifestyle. Finally, pay attention to when your temple
communicates if an approach is supportive or not—it is your temple, so be
familiar with its signs of breaking down.
Tonya nurtures Mind Body & Spiritworks, the vehicle for her natural health
ministry, providing massage, Reiki, aromatherapy, conscious catering/personal
chef services, holistic wellness consulting, and training workshops. She currently
is working on a book based on her Natural Sistah adventures, and is completing
her first e-cookbook, Natural Sistah’s Recipes for Healthy-As-You-Wanna-Be
Living.Visit Tonya at www.mindbodyandspiritworks.com and
www.facebook.com/NaturalSistah.
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
Serves 6-8.
by Robin Marvel
ChakraCize
Your
Spirit
For Kids & Their Grown-Ups!
T
Awareness will prevail! As parents we have the
opportunity to guide our children to a path of self
awareness to enhance their knowledge of the bigger
picture of life. Children are the future. So, where
better to start encouraging self awareness?
We are energy beings. Full of life force also known as Chi. This
life force energy flows through each of us in all we are. By
learning how your energy affects each of your seven major
chakras you can start to focus and heal them.The seven chakras
are like a pearl necklace starting from the base of your spine with
the root chakra and end at the top of your head with the crown
chakra. The chakras are: Root Chakra located at the base of the
spine, Sacral Chakra located right below your belly button, the
Solar Plexus Chakra which is located right below your ribcage,
the Heart Chakra is located in your chest area, the throat chakra is
located at the base of your throat, the third eye chakra is located
on your forehead between your eyes and the crown chakra is
located on top of your head.
Let me give you a little recap from last month’s I will spare you the details of the origins of the issue that
experience. brought me to my crisis. I do not believe that examining
why you are where you are is nearly as important as
You have decided to consciously manifest the life of what you are doing to keep yourself there. This
your dreams. You understand that having a firm grip on knowledge is important whether you consciously want to
the reality of where you are now will allow you to move keep things as they are or keep things moving.
toward your new destination.
You know that sick feeling you get when your brain
Now that you are clear about how you arrived at your finally screams out, “What am I doing here? I’ve worked
current destination let us examine, “THE WHAT!” all my life to get here and it is not making me happy!”
What do I want in my life? Do I really want what I am This was a very frightening moment for me. First,
attracting and what is showing up NOW? because I knew that I was the only one who could hear
this loud voice in my head. Second, because it brought
My own journey took a great turn for the better, shortly with it a blinding moment of clarity that pierced through
after it took, what initially seemed like, a nasty turn for the big bag of denial in which I was keeping all of my
the worst. Things became very clear after I discovered, “ nagging feelings of dissatisfaction.
THE WHAT!”
By all outward appearances I should have been happy.
So, what was the problem?
Dr. Doreen Sweeting is currently working on her new book Musings of a Medical Mystic. She is the
founder of Psychosomatic Wellness Intuitive Life Coaching. Doreen is a medical doctor with a
specialty in Internal Medicine and Acupuncture. She has studied in the United States, Asia and India.
She is also a medical intuitive and energy healer. Consultations are in person, by Skype and by
telephone. Visit Doreen at www.GOD-AS-ART.COM The Infinite Field Magazine page 19
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THE
RHYTHM
OF LIFE
“when everything comes together”
Life has it’s own natural rhythm. It shows up in have been given a vision that will help you to
nature, it appears in the changing of the seasons, and continue to flow in the perfect rhythm of life.
it’s very prevalent in human lives. When we flow in
the natural rhythm of life, it leads to peace and Second, you have to create a process of turning what
abundance. Getting into the natural rhythm is where you imagined into reality. You must decide “the how.”
some people seem to struggle. They don’t seem to be Your job is to now bring the idea into the universe as
able to find their flow. For me, my imagination allows a piece of music, a book, or a message. It is your
me to get into the natural rhythm of life. Using my responsibility to create the flow or the process to give
imagination allows me to be open and creative. The back to the universe what it has given to you.
imagination is that human capacity to receive and
respond to God’s revelation in our everyday lives. I The first time that I used my imagination for the
believe it is this human capacity that plays a key role universe, I found myself quite unintentionally and
in flowing in the rhythm of life. very naturally entering a quiet place of meditation and
creation. From that space, I began composing music
The imagination is an instrument of the soul/mind. It almost 12 years ago. This was something I had never
helps to explore the endless possibilities of one’s self. done before. When you allow your imagination to
It always provides and answer, but sometimes we flow freely, you experience a sense of something
don’t know to what. Some may struggle with the fact deeper at work within your creative process that is
that we really imagine a lot when we are asleep. Face connected to the creative median of the universe. It
it, for some, that is the time in-which we are still allows you to preform and create things that are
enough to receive thought and creativity from the beyond you own individual amazement. You may find
universe. yourself writing several books, teaching great
workshops, composing wonderful works of music, or
It has occurred to me for some time that there is a fine writing articles for a great magazine.
line between imagination and reality. Imagination is
that thought or dream of what we would like to Everyone has this powerful tool at their disposal. You
happen. The reality is we have to allow it to happen have the ability to use it at anytime you wish. It is
while understanding that we have the power to make your divine connection to your imagination that will
it happen. allow you to flow in the rhythm of life.
How do you flow in the rhythm of life using your What are you imagining?
imagination?
EMBRACE LOVE
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Many of us haven’t been taught how to be with, express 2) Move your body. This is truly miraculous. When you
or ‘manage’ anger. There’s no solution that’s right for feel angry simply move your body. The first time I
everyone. The 3 tools and practices that follow are what experienced this I was triggered by someone who had
I have found to be most effective: triggered me daily for months and my new friend said,
“Go jump on the mini-trampoline.” Though reluctant to
1) Express it as soon as you feel it. If you shove it down let go of my anger, I did it anyway and quickly felt less
it will build up and turn into Mount Vesuvius. What I’m tension and more lightness. One technique, called “joint
talking about here is prevention of reactive outbursts, play,” I learned from fellow relationship coach Cliff
not controlling your emotions. Trying to ‘control’ anger Haggerty who trained with Gay & Kathlyn Hendricks.
is like trying to control the ocean. Talk to the person (see While standing, you simply move your joints around in
Happily Ever Now™ blog entry on Compassionate a goofy and simple way while you keep breathing. I like
Communication for more about how), talk to someone adding the expression of whatever noises want to come
else you trust, write about it about twice as long as you out. The first time I tried this during a fight with James,
think you need and/or try tool 2 or 3. I simply went to the bathroom, did joint play and when I
came back in the room the energy had shifted. It’s not
always that effective, but it’s worth trying. You can also
beat your couch or some pillows while making whatever
noises want to escape from your body.
EMBRACE LOVE
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CRAFTING CREATIVITY:
UNLEASHING YOUR SOUL
THRU CREATIVITY
By Jan Bowers
The author pauses during a snow machine trip with family and friends to take a
photo of Mt. McKinley. Plan ahead to make sure winter fun like this is part of
your season. ( Photo by Jason Bowers)
T he world is filled with young girls and young
www.liveyourdestinytoday.com
Minute Meditation
By Susan Marek
Minute Meditation
Take a deep breath. Inhale through your nose, letting the breath flow easily and effortlessly into your lungs. Exhale
slowly, allowing your breath to gently flow upward and out through your mouth.
Relax deeper into yourself as you take another deep breath, again letting it effortlessly flow in through your nose and
out through your mouth.
Visualize yourself standing at the bottom of a small hill on the edge of a lush meadow. It is a bright, sunny day, and
there is a cooling breeze that softly brushes by your face. You begin to walk up a gently sloping path that winds its
way around the hill to the summit. This walk is effortless, and you seem to easily glide along at a relaxed pace. You
can hear the chirping of birds in the meadow. You are fully relaxed and enjoying the day. As you ascend further, you
notice the sounds have shifted and now seem to be coming from above you. You hear soft tones, which surround you
in a gentle vibration. You are at the top now, and the light around you is an intense gold light. You feel lighter than
you have ever felt before and more relaxed than you have ever been. You sit in the grass at the top and allow the light
and tones to completely envelope you. Breathe deeply and relax into this Divine light and vibration, knowing you are
complete just as you are, and that you are connected at your core to Spirit. The vibrations are aligning your higher self
to the Oneness of the Universe. You are perfect, whole, and complete. As you breathe in the golden light, your body
drinks in the energy, replenishing and repairing itself, aligning itself with its Divine blueprint. Breathe…
You stand and begin to walk slowly down the path toward the meadow. As you descend, you feel blissful and renewed.
You reach the bottom and again hear the birds and sounds of the meadow. You are grateful for the divine connection
and know that you may return to this spot at anytime. When you are ready, take a deep breath and feel the energy
flowing through your body as you gently come back into the room and continue with your day, fully energized and
refreshed.
Susan Marek is a life-long intuitive who uses her gifts of claircognizance, clairvoyance,
clairaudience, and clairsentience to be of Divine service. She works with angels, ascended masters,
and elementals to provide healing, guidance, and insight to earthly issues. Trained as Reiki Master
and as an Angel Therapy Practitioner® and medium, certified by Doreen Virtue, PhD, Susan uses
her knowledge to be of service to others through readings, speaking, and writing. She is the author
of “A Children’s Guide to Chakras.” For more information on Susan, please visit
www.susanmarek.com.
Mike Dooley says, "we're each the co-creator of all that we share and our
experiences spring from an eternal now." He suggests to the reader to "just
open this book to any 'random' page and see what you get." One can
assume that this randomness works as each bit of wisdom is seemingly
always relevant and relative. So, I randomly flipped the pages and the book
landed on "The Voyage":
The Voyage
Your dreams are gifts
that set you in motion
on the tides of time
where life is an ocean.
And your sails are filled
with the winds of desire
to surge through the waves
of murk and mire.
But when you awaken
with your goal at hand,
you'll see your true destination
was the voyage not the land.
One sentence in his thoughts following this poem sums it up nicely: "A lifetime is made up of journeys, not
destinations." Here, the idea that the journey itself, not the end result, is what makes us is what resonates.
For all of his brevity (most of these bits of wisdom are on a single page), Dooley's Choose Them Wisely
can certainly impress upon you thoughts that have the weight of lead and, at the same time, leave you
feeling light.
Take a last look at the exterior of your home as you prepare to nest for the
winter. Complete any Feng Shui adjustments that you set out to do to
harmonize the energies before they flow into your home. This is most
important now, because much of your time will be spent indoors over the
coming months.
For example: the home that sits on a T-intersection or cul-de-sac has to create
some stability and motion to the space as these energies bring tension to the
property. Be sure to "square off" the house if you have found a "missing
piece." And, of course maintenance like chimney work, painting and the like
should be taken care of before the weather turns us inside.
Lori Saitz is the Founder and Chief Executive Rabbit of Zen Rabbit
Baking Company, which makes the world famous Gratitude
Cookie™. The Gratitude Cookie™ is perfect for showing
appreciation for valued relationships, whether business or personal.
To sign up for F.R.E.E. “Gratuities-Tips on Bringing More Joy to
Your Life” and learn more about The Gratitude Cookie™, visit
www.GratitudeCookie.com.
This reminded me of a place I’d been before and where I was in that
moment of my life. I was repeating a pattern. I felt as though it was
raining in my life and that it was coming down hard and abundantly. The
rain appeared so thick that I could not see what was right in front of me.
My car which was only 10 feet in front of me could not be seen through
the heaviness of the rain. I felt like Paul must have on the Road to
Damascus- Blind! I could not figure out where my life was headed or
how I was going to get there. All I knew is that I had to keep one foot in
front of the other and just step; one step at a time. I had to continue down
the path to where my life was leading me, only in this moment without
being able to see where that was. There were times where I wanted to quit
and give up and go back to the way things had been before, even though
Rhonda Jones is the assistant they did not make me happy they were comfortable and familiar.
editor/contributor acquisitions for
As soon as I began to have these thoughts of drifting back to the old, the
The Infinite Field Magazine. She
rain suddenly stopped and the sun came bursting through the clouds. Just
is a graduate of the University of
like that, it was over.
North Carolina at Greensboro,
where she earned a degree in The clouds were still visible.......still there for me to see, yet, the sun was
Media Studies. She is currently a shining through. It was as though the sun was winking at me and letting
Ministerial Student at Inner me know that everything is fine. This made me smile. My 8-year old
Visions Institute of Spiritual niece who had also been watching the rain, commented, "That was weird.”
Development, Rhonda can be "What was weird?" I asked. “That the rain just stopped and now the sun
reached at Iziz108@gmail.com. is out and I can already feel the change.” Yeah, I thought. The storm is
over, the sun is shining again, and the change has come. Just as quickly as
the rain came, it left. All that was left were remnants of the storm to
remind me of what had just passed through. I returned my focus to the sun
and smiled for I knew that the storm in my life would soon be gone and
the sun would shine again.
So, what do you do when life seems to not be cooperating with your
desires? Do you react out of fear only to repeat the lesson or do you
respond knowing that this too shall pass? Just something to ponder.
Most people who pray will affirm that they pray because it is
how they connect, communicate and commune with their
Higher Power. Often our prayers have a request attached to
them and sometimes our prayers are simply our way of
having an intimate relationship with the Infinite, deepening
that sense of connection and oneness with something larger
than ourselves. I think we can all find comfort in prayer. As
we evolve in our relationship with Life, perhaps our
intentions and the content of our prayers do as well.
Dennis is a universal speaker who is equally comfortable speaking to an audience seeking spiritual inspiration or
to those seeking a purely secular motivational message that moves people toward specific goals and fulfillment
of their desires. He has a deep understanding of universal principles and draws on wisdom from both eastern and
western philosophies. Dennis believes that there is a new consciousness of unity, cooperation and reverence
rising in humankind where the value of all life is sacred. He believes this consciousness of unity, cooperation
and reverence for all life will be one of the most significant spiritual influences upon society, helping to ground a
realistic, spiritually mature approach to the challenges of 21st century living.
4) Rise above dense emotion. The flow of love is To raise awareness of what is going on inside you is very
unaffected by fluctuating mindsets, reactions, empowering. This enables you to be more informed of
obstacles or disruptive emotions. You focus on whatever existing choices of where to go from where you are. Part
you choose. Physiology, biochemistry, biology and of the process of learning to quiet the mind is learning to
unseen elements of mind- spirit, all adapt to changing listen to the noise and choosing to make sense out of
external events. You can learn to shift attention from the what matters. As one moves from listening to mind and
external world of triggers to the internal world of pure begins listening to the heart, one knows exactly what to
tranquility. do.
In essence, it is possible to learn to notice more than one Ph.D. in areas of psychoanalysis and international
kind of surrender. Initially, you may feel the urge to relations.
My name is Shelagh Jones, and I want to tell you a little about how Spiritus - the Spiritual Marketing Directory, came
to be created.
Business Promotion
First, being involved in internet marketing myself, I was a member of several social networking sites, where the prime
intention was to relationship with other people.
But behind this intention was another intention, the intention to attract people to my business. And sometimes this
secondary intention got in the way of the first intention, and I began to think to myself - What if there was a business
directory where people could openly and cleanly promote their business to like-minded people?
A second place was from my work with small businesses, helping them to build their list of customers.
A common cry was - I wish I could find more customers who are just like me. People who have the same values, who
think like me about how to live a life, how to run a business, how to have business interactions work out to the best
advantage of all involved.
And often I would introduce suppliers to customers and see a business relationship flourish because of the shared
values of the people involved.
A third place was meeting people who were operating in industries which have a poor reputation for customer service -
but who were choosing to do things differently, to do what felt right and good to them, not what everyone else was
doing.
I thought - what if there was a place where people looking for a company in that industry could find out about the
values of businesses, about what motivated them, before starting a business relationship with them?
Out of these three ideas, Spiritus - the Spiritual Marketing Directory was born.
www.spiritus-thespiritualmarketingdirectory.com
spiritual solutions
(Rev. Alan A. Rowbotham, a native of England, moved to the United States in 1967. An ordained
Unity minister for over thirty-seven years, he is now retired from full-time church ministry. Rev.
Alan publishes a blog and a free inspirational e-mail newsletter, www.spiritualsolutionsblog.com
to which he invites you to subscribe. Please feel free to share this article in its entirety with a
friend.)
“COUNT ME IN,
GOD”
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spiritual solutions
Q
&
The Infinite Field Revealed provides quick and easy tips, suggestions, and examples to
help you live in the Infinite Field.
Part 1
Part 2
MILTON CRAFT
Musician & Composer
www.miltonwcraft.com
The
Golden
Flow
An
Interview
with
Kristopher
&
Kalyn
Raphael
by
Synolve
Craft
o
Divine Karma, synchronicity, The and to teach us how to flow in can live in The Golden Flow
l
Infinite Field or The Golden this Divine power without end, every moment of our lives. Like a
Flow, this power is as innate as first Kristopher’s face and then love story straight out of the
F
walking and breathing. Yes, each Kalyn’s face magically appeared. pages of an Indiana Jones novel,
of us has this power...this inner I wanted to talk with someone Kristopher & Kalyn were
n
force within us that can be used to who was able to tap into this married in the beautiful
create the life that we desire. In extraordinary energy, and who Teotihuacan Pyramids, the 2nd
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my own life, I call it The Infinite knew the secret of how to keep largest Pyramids in the world,
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Field. I have experienced this this energy flowing. near Mexico City. They were
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infinite power many times before. married by Don Miguel Ruiz, the
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Kristopher: So what keeps us from our flow or problem with that is: By doing
We were traveling in Mexico and makes us feel like we are not in this, they [memories] just stay in
were at a hotel. Sitting at the table “the flow”? your subconsciousness. The
next to us was the hotel owner and Golden Flow and many other
the Minister of Tourism. The Kristopher: systems, such as The Toltec
gentleman can over and we began The difficulty is that people System that Don Miguel does,
talking about our trip. At the time, encounter is that they have blocks. teaches us to Welcome the Fear in
we had no idea who he was. He For example, maybe they want to or whatever block or fear that
told us unique places to visit and have a more intimate relationship, exists for you. Welcome “it” in:
he also arranged everything for us. but they’ve had some bad
This is what happens when you’re relationships in the past. So they
in “the flow”. You find people have some fear of intimacy;
where ever you are to assist you therefore, they don’t really step
on your path. You will naturally into that infinite field or that flow.
attract those people to you. Maybe they want or desire a new
job or career, but they are afraid or
have had some bad experiences
with bosses or jobs in the past.
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teaches you how to let all of that flow so whatever it was that they were doing
you’re back in your sources flow. There before they got hurt. As adults, we
you’re having that genuine authentic will say over and over to ourselves
natural experience in which life is a ‘You know I can’t climb that or I
beautiful thing and your dreams come true. can’t do this, because you know I fell
You work through problems. They last time.’ And we’ll repeat that story
[problems] are not monumental. They’re over and over again.
just small things. You can shift and become
who you truly are. Also, it is really at that Kristopher:
point which allows you to connect with The Toltec’s and what Don Miguel
more of your divinity. Because when you teaches is that this is called
are in “the flow”, you get a better sense of domestication. A child, like our
your connections with your source. You get daughter for example, will keep
a better connection with everything jumping off of a wall until she
including your life, your work, or other masters the art and no longer has to
people. Whereas when you’re really worried hurt herself in the process.
about problems or when we’re not in “the Children teach us such great
flow” and we’re having a hard time, we tend lessons.
to forget our connection. We tend to forget
who we are.
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Kalyn: enjoying the pot NOW and all of their energy is focused
That’s the kind of thing that keeps us from staying in on the moment NOW.
that flow...when we keep telling ourself that same story.
Children do a really good job of staying in “the flow”. Kristopher In Depth:
And not only do we do it the other way too when we
Kristopher: get to be adults. But we also begin future tripping.
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that “The Infinite Field is that NOW moment.” gonna have my job in a year from now? Am I gonna
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with the NOW. Now, I understand. That is why gratitude opens you up
And although to the NOW, and puts you back in the NOW.
I’ve heard it
explained Kristopher:
many times Yes. Gratitude is a wonderful and powerful way that
before, I just got it! When you said it Kristopher...about puts you back in “the flow”. Another way which is very
the NOW moment, and Kalyn, with your example of similar to gratitude is to cherish every moment of your
children enjoying the moment, I GET IT!! Children are life. And really appreciate your life. Appreciate the
only into the wholeness of the NOW person that you’re with, and appreciate the house you
moment....enjoying now. Children enjoy what they are live in. No matter how bad things are, you can find
experiencing now and aren’t worried, for example, if something to be grateful for and something you can
they reach for a pot whether something might fall on appreciate. This can put you in The Golden Flow and
their heads or if they might get hurt. They are just in The Infinite Field.
solely focused on the moment. Meaning: How shiny the
pot is or how good the pot feels. They are oblivious to Synolve:
whatever else is going on around them. They are just What’s the next Step after Welcoming It?
Kristopher:
The second step is what we call “To Flow It.” The first step is that you just allow it to be there..whatever it is. You
don’t chase it away or wish it was gone. You just Welcome it. After that, there is a point where you realize that there
is a energy that flows through you like a river. And you take the pain or whatever you have allowed to be there, and
just let it release it and allow it to flow down the river. You would be very surprised at how powerful “letting go and
letting it flow really is” and how wonderful you feel after you do it. But you can’t do the second step until you
welcome it and release the blocks. So the first step is very important.
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years. Tell me what some of your clients have experienced after going
through The Golden Flow System.
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For a lot of participants that we’ve had who’ve worked with The Golden
Flow, they start to find the resolution to a problem or they start to see and
figure out how to attract something to themselves. Everything starts to
fall into place. A lot of that is happening in that 3rd step where there is
nothing to do, except allow. Because at that point you have gotten
yourself into your flow. Everything shifts then. EVERYTHING changes.
Kristopher:
What we tried to do, when this system was downloaded to us, is to make it simple for everyone. By the time you enter
the 3rd step, you’re already flowing and have already entered The Infinite Field or The Golden Flow. Then what you
need, will then be given exactly as you need it. Exactly what you need will be given to you. Whether its a solution or
an answer that you have been looking for, maybe you need love or maybe you need security. Whatever it is, you call
the replacement: (your source energy, that golden flow, that infinite field) you will be there, right there where it is.
And it will always be there for you. That 3rd step is when you are actually in the infinite field.
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to flow down the river of The Infinite that flows inside me. Instantly, I was back in “the flow.” Back doing what I
love, which is sharing good stuff with all of you...back in The Infinite Field where I belong. Ahh, yes...It never left
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Golden Flow. The Infinite Field.
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To learn more about Kristopher and Kalyn Raphael, visit them at the following websites:
The Golden Flow (www.golden-flow-system.com)
Kristopher Raphael (www.kristopher-raphael.com)
Kalyn Raphel (www.kalynraphael.com/blog)
Toltec Mystery School (www.toltecmysteryschool.com)
Sacred Journeys (www.mysticalodessys.com)
Welcome to C.O.L.O.R.S.!
We honor your path on your spiritual journey. We offer love, support, Rev. Claire A. Middleton
fellowship and affirmative prayer (Spiritual Mind Treatment). Founding Pastor
We have the ability to examine our belief system and come to a clearer
understanding of the truth and operating from this greater truth change
our lives. We know that we are always supported, connected and guided by
our source, God. We are always supported and guided to our greater good.
change
change happens
through trees swaying
that soft sultry way
it baffles the eye
the heart
can hear its whisper
welling up preceded tears
like aroma from a seaside
scented candle
sneaks up on a nose
before it grows
to draw on thoughts
it salts the tips
on the tongue
making juices
flow
in time
the concerto
of owls and crickets
change shifts
take form
as eyes catch
limbs that wave
dancers’ hoorays
frogs awaken lily pads
the hypnotic potion
existence
rises from the waters
to blow
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BIO-ELECTRICAL
BEINGS
In essence, we are bioelectrical love, and imagine from. Health is energy and so we can see why
beings. our birthright and we can choose rather than experiencing a burst
to live in a state of continuous of energy from eating
As organic systems we are peak energy, mood & beauty, the appropriately we end up in a food
primarily water which brings rise easy way. coma and feel like falling asleep.
to the questions: What is the rest
of our bodies comprised of? Are Peak Energy. What is that? That Living on nutrient dense foods
we building our bodies from is what happens when a person’s which satisfy our body's
substances that lead to stagnation eating style is centered around nutritional requirements and are
of bodily systems until stasis? Or foods that require very little calorically sparse result in less
are we crafting our bodies from energy to digest. When a person energy being put towards
substances to increase the flow of eats foods that are very low in digesting food all day long and
bioelectrical fluid dynamics for nutrition, they are required or provide more available energy
ever expanding equilibrium. The inspired to eat more and more towards whatever we enjoy
latter perhaps providing for a fine food just to extract some amount doing.
tuned instrument increasing of nutrition. Processing all that
conductivity to energies, we pray, mass requires large quantities of
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Continuous Peak Mood. soled shoes. Grounded? Feeling
Satisfaction is one of the side disconnected to spirit and nature
effects experienced when even when you’re out in it? Some
nutritional requirements are met answers are right underneath
continuously. Plus, when a your toes and you may find as
person’s diet is Super Food your health comes upscale how
centric, with proper synergy, the the electricity really flows.
foods cleanse and build the body
simultaneously without the detox Enjoy Everyday!
symptoms. For example my
choice Super Food synergists Ben
consists of fully fermented Cacao
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Powder, Hemp Seeds, Whole assistance for everyone making a choice
Coconut Flour, Rhodiola Rosea, to bring their health upscale through
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primarily what happens is 3 resonate with those who desire to
achieve their highest state of well being
things: First, Cacao is an amazing so that the well being of our planet
dilator which mechanically regenerates as a result of rapidly
expands a person’s fluid passages evolving intentions. I have ventured into
throughout the body which the realms of Raw and Living Culinary
Arts to inspire the appetites of others
allows for built up debris to be who have a taste for bioremediation
flushed out. Second, these types technologies, giving thanks for our
of foods are alkalizing in nature. ecosystems through righteous
toxins. When pH is too acidic, a environmental action. My name is Ben
In comparison to a detox or Child, now and continuously at the
cleanse program where a person person’s cells decrease and speed of spirit, I choose to see humanity
experiences the pain resulting shutdown fluid exchange transition into a state of co-creative
from acidic toxins being released, resulting in inadequate water and sustainable vitality where we leave
nutrients in the cells. So when pH survival far behind, and remember how
these foods neutralize the acidic we thrive with grace and ease. Through
properties of toxins being is on or slightly alkaline, a past experiences as a Certified Gourmet
released as a person’s health person's skin will reflect the state Raw Food Chef, Bachelor of Science in
comes upscale. Third, when we of which fluids flow in and out of Health & Physical Education with focus
cells and they literally become in Health Promotion & Fitness
work with cacao that is fully Management, adventures as a
fermented, natural state, and younger. permaculture intern coupled with
cold-processed we can live on it continued educational exploration into
With appropriate hydration and mycoremediation, I am excited to share
without any of the negative the abundance of knowledge available
attributes people associate with nutrition in combination with now from those genuine individuals
chocolate because it is a food. sunshine and breathing, natural who took a path much less traveled and
inspirations for exercise arise as never looked back. I carry very unique
the natural requirements to life super foods which are my highest
Beauty the natural way. As a choices of natural state botanicals and
person's eating style becomes synergize. Now we can enjoy encourage your most inspired life
centered around Super Foods having continuous peak energy, experience expressed to your fullest
synergy, your nutrient uptake mood and beauty the easy way potential.
increases on a cellular level as and pain free all the way. Then
pH will tend to be more balanced we remember and are perplexed
continuously. This is due to an at why we give attention to being
eating style consisting of many connected to spirit, each other,
alkalizing foods which neutralize and to nature when we walk
the released acidic accumulated around everyday wearing rubber-
Week 2:
The flow of life can not be turned off, stopped, or shut down. It is
a natural occurrence in my life. It is the very essence of my being.
The flow cascades within me like a waterfall. The Flow within me
is greater than Niagara Falls. It is and will always be.
Week 3:
I feel the flow of Spirit/Universe/God with in me....as me. We are
one. I know that everything I need, desire, and want comes to me.
The flow is always working for me...in me...as me...with me.
Creativity abounds. Love, joy, peace, and abundance express
themselves fervently in my life. All my needs are met. All my
dreams are fulfilled.
This is my truth.
Week 4:
I yield myself to the flow...to the Infinite...to the Divine Wisdom
that is within me. I listen. I hear. I acknowledge. I welcome the
flow in my life. I follow the flow of the Spirit/Universe/God that
is within me wherever it leads me. I am open and receptive to the
flow at all times. It is ever-present within me. I am never alone.
Week 5:
I am in awe of my life. The flow spreads thru me. It is me. My toes
tingle as the flow moves within me. My heart beats with
merriment as the flow bubbles inside me. My mind swirls with
creativity, imagination, and manifestation as the flow explodes
within me. My life expands. My reach expands. My impact
expands. I expand as the flow of God/Spirit/Universe expands
within me.
an so it is!
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EMOTIONS
HOW TO STAY IN NEUTRAL
AND BE FREE
G u t ow s ki
Lisa
Emotions, once we are aware of when we are remaining in our physical body. Emotions, and the
having them and even by being aware of when they vibrations they create, are a 3rd dimensional
have us, can be a phenomenal barometer to how experience. We now have the availability of being
aligned to source we are at any moment. Chemicals multi-dimensional, meaning we can operate on many
different levels simultaneously.
called hormones are created when we have emotions,
they free flow in and out of the body, seeking target When we create something in a higher vibration, it
cells or working near where they are expelled. has a trickle down effect into this dimension. Lower
Chemicals are incredibly boisterous energetically. vibrations cannot exist in higher dimensions- too
Their particular vibrational signature screams out to much incompatibility, this includes the frequency of
the Universe- and the law of Attraction brings more emotions. In order for us to remain multidimensional,
of the same frequency back to the source of the we must remain in the perfect neutral state where all
vibration. dimensions intersect, and where we can interact
freely in harmony.
The emotions of joy and bliss are Move into complete connection to
higher in vibration, thus closer to source once through neutrality, and
source than sadness and hate. When having that connection available in
you are in happiness and bliss you this dimension occurs. Knowing
get more of that, and it feels really during meditation that all is in
good, like you are light as a feather. divine right order, and that peace
When you are in a negative state, fills your heart here, right now.
you get pounded with more than
you can usually handle. It just feels The technique:
horrible to be in the lower
vibrations for any length of time. At any given moment you can
The longer you remain in the lower choose to either stay in the emotion
vibrations, the harder it is to climb (and deal with the consequences) or
out of the negative space because move into a differing emotion, and
you keep attracting the heaviest of vibrations, which change what you are experiencing, immediately.
will continually weigh you down.
The key is awareness, for you cannot change that
So, the quest is to be in the happy vibes more often which you do not know about. Knowing that you, and
than the sad vibes, right? only you, are in control over every aspect of your life,
that no one can make you mad, no one can make you
Not really- because even the highest bliss humans can cry, there is not a single person in the world that is in
experience is still nowhere close to the indescribable charge of your happiness and only you get to choose
experience of being in full connection to source! which emotion you are experiencing is empowering.
Practice being in neutral, with no emotional charge whatsoever. As often as you can, simply see your emotions as a
gear shift on a car. See your hand moving the gear from drive (or overdrive!) to neutral, or reverse back to neutral.
Breathe. Breathe. And, did I mention breathe?
With every repetition of your moving from emotion to neutral, you are building neural pathways in your brain, and
like a muscle, these pathways get stronger and faster every time you repeat the process.
Soon, you will notice that the time it takes you to get back into neutral decreases. Then, it will seem like it is on
automatic.
This is being.
Happy Neutrality!
Lisa Marie Gutowski’s teaching style integrates energy healing with easy to understand
science into a simple yet profound experience for the spiritual seeker. Lisa is
a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Reiki Master Instructor, founder of New Earth
Reiki, 2nd degree Black Belt, meditation instructor, with a wealth of knowledge of
various modalities and energy work. Her teaching, lectures and workshops have helped
raise the consciousness and bring heart centered healing to thousands of people. She is
the Author of Beyond Techniques: the 2012 Shift, Evolving From Lightworker to Light.
See her full profile at www.beyondtechniques.net. You can contact her at
lmgutowski@wowway.com.
SPIRITUAL FINANCE
You are responsible for, and you are the creator of the condition of each item on this list. They are all just one big
mirror; reflecting back to you your dominant thoughts about money—conscious and subconscious—and how much of
it you think you deserve. Owning up to what we create is difficult if we have a financial mess on our hands. Owning
up to what we create when things turn out well is easy to do.
To become wildly successful financially, you’ll have to own up to both sides of the coin:
1. If you created a mess, acknowledge it, and determine to change it. Then set up a plan to mend your situation
and follow your plan religiously. Never belittle yourself in the process as this is counterproductive to your
success.
2. Conversely, if you’ve done something well and have had some financial success, acknowledge that too, and
take the appropriate credit for it without being a braggart.
This is a good time to relate one of my favorite Zen master stories.
The student saddled his horse, and after many days of traveling, he
finally reached his master. When the student arrived, he greeted the
master and could barely wait to ask, ‘What is the meaning of this, I
have told you that I am free of the eight winds, why have you sent
this message to me?’
The master simply stated, “You say you are free of the eight winds, but
two little farts blew you all the way down here.”
This is a good story to keep in mind when you think about your money.
Why? Because balance is called for in all things, including, and
especially, money. When things are going well, and others praise you
for it, accept the praise graciously and take the credit, but never allow
the praise of others to make you big-headed, haughty, prideful or
unteachable.
On the other hand, when things are going poorly, don’t beat yourself up
or allow yourself to become dejected, depressed or downtrodden about
your monetary failures. Even Donald Trump had huge money failures,
only to use them as fuel to make a huge comeback and become even
richer than he was before the fall. Failures teach us how not to proceed
the next time. Whenever I have a monetary failure, I’ve learned to look
in the mirror (where else would I look?) and ask myself a few simple
questions:
You won’t reap a harvest of Money Trees if you think that you’re a victim. When things go wrong,
you have two choices:
1. Be a victim, or
2. Be a creator
You know you’re slipping into victim mentality when the following comes to your mind, or even falls
out of your mouth with regard to your money:
1. Why me?
2. I don’t know how this could have happened to me.
3. Just when I think I’m getting ahead, something always comes along and knocks me back down.
4. One day my ship will come in.
5. Why is it that everyone else gets what they want and I don’t get what I want?
When you know you’re responsible for your own financial situation and you meet with failures along
the way, you think and say:
1. What kind of thinking do I need to eliminate so I can eliminate this money problem?
2. What do I need to learn to rise above where I am right now?
3. What action do I need to take to ensure that I succeed with my money?
4. Who could I partner with so I can move past this failure swiftly?
5. How can I not repeat this mistake again?
6. What are the lessons I need to learn so I can grow into a person who’s bigger than any failure?
Just remember this: you are not powerless.
You are a powerful creator who always has options. You may not like all your options, and some of them may be
limited, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Make the most of your options, and think like the creator that you
are, and you’ll rise to new heights financially and reap a huge harvest!
Valerie Love
One day, a very small ant climbed the tree. The ant’s legs
tickled and the tree could not stop laughing. “That tickles,”
said the tree to the ant. “I am happy to hear you having fun,”
said the ant, “you always seem so sad.” “I do feel sad most of
the time. How did you know?” asked the tree. “I can see it.
Your branches are drooping. Your pine needles are dry and
brittle. You seem weak and you have stopped growing,”
replied the ant. “True.” I do not have much to feel good
about. Everything about me is all wrong,” sighed the tree.
“What do you believe is wrong with you?” asked the ant. So,
the tree described every detail of what she believed was
wrong with her. “You feel sad because you think that there
are some things about yourself that are not the way you
believe they should be. Is that right?” asked the ant.
“Yes, that is it! Do you ever feel important and valuable as She began to grow. Her branches
that way?” the tree asked, as she everything else God makes.” became fuller. Her pine needles
began to cry. “Not anymore, but I were thick and green. The tree felt
used to,” replied the ant. The tree wanted to believe what the love that had been in her heart
the ant said; she wanted to feel all of her life. Over time, the tree
“What changed?” the tree good about herself. She thanked came to really love herself, even
inquired. “Glad you asked! My the ant for talking with her. As the the bent branches. Many forest
thinking changed,” said the ant. “I ant climbed down her trunk, she animals and bugs now had food,
got still and thought about who I was tickled again and giggled. shade, and a place to make a home
really am, deep in my heart. I The tree decided that starting right because she became strong and
found that I am more than what I then, she would stop her thoughts, healthy. The tree believed she was
think. I am more than what I feel. even for just a minute or two, and important and valuable and that
I am more than anything that I do. be still. She would imagine felt good.
I am more than what I look like,” herself going into her heart and
the ant explained. “I am really the feeling the love that was there.
love that I feel in my heart. That Then, the tree would let that love
love matters more than anything fill up every part of her. She made
else; that love is God,” continued a choice to do this every day and
the ant. “Really?” asked the tree. see what would happen.
“Yes,” the ant replied, “and there
is more. Everything God creates After a few weeks, the tree noticed Min. Jennifer Hopper's mission is
has God in it, so I am a part of some changes taking place. She to promote love, peace, freedom,
felt happy inside as she realized and understanding on the planet.
God. I know God is valuable and Currently, she provides parents,
good, and so am I because I was she was a part of God and just as teachers, and children tools and
made by God. I am just as beautiful as everything else God information that support them in
created. She began to stand taller. understanding themselves and
one another.
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A Loving
Relationship
A Special Interview
with Spiritual Life
Coaches
Ken & Reneé Kizer
by Ken and Reneé
Kizer
Many people want to know the key to having and enjoying a successful relationship. We have been
blessed with a most excellent marriage experience. It’s largely the result of making the conscious
effort to play nice with each other. The main thing we’ve discovered is that love is the easy part. All
it takes to really love someone is to spend time with them. The more challenging part is in the
details: do you trust each other? Can you communicate? Do you share a vision? Do you even like
each other? Here is our story.
Trusting myself to give and receive all the love that has been and is present everyday. There is a natural law that
states,"Love brings up anything unlike itself for the purpose of healing." Over the years I have found this to be true for
me. Anytime I fall deeper in love with Ken, inevitably I find faults about him or about myself that attempt to distract
me from the love that is present. It sometimes looks like he has disappointed me and sometimes it looks like I have let
him down. In other words I dredge up old thoughts from my past to justify why the relationship isn't working in that
moment. Even now, those thoughts can feel very real and I have to remember to forgive the past, my birth family,
myself, and/or Ken. The more I love myself, the more I love Ken, and then I can get back to having fun in the
relationship. It does take discipline to work my process, focus on a more positive outlook, and a willingness to
surrender to thoughts and feelings that are not always easy to handle. What I have found in the down times, is that often
it is just a mood I am experiencing and it always shifts over time. The other belief I hold is that everything is a choice
and I can always change my mind and moods are a choice (whether I know why I made that choice or not).
More of this Love, this passion, this amazing relationship, and remembering our first promise to each other: Keep
having fun!
Ken and Reneé have been married and working together since 1989. They are conscious connected breath and spiritual
life coaches, and Ken is an astrologer. They are senior faculty with Inner Visions Institute of Spiritual Development,
created by Iyanla Vanzant. They offer telephone or in-person consultations and group sessions, and can be reached at
(804) 320-6958 or kizer@mindspring.com. Visit their website at http://www.centerforawareness.com.
Have you ever gotten a postcard from a place so beautiful that you stopped to
imagine what living in a place like that must be like? Have you ever suspected
that doing laundry or paying bills would somehow be a lot less tedious in
Tahiti, Paris or the Himalayas?
You may also need to broaden your definitions of beauty and wonder. Truly fortunate are those who can find
resplendence in any environment, who can be awed as easily at the sight of a road through a rural cornfield as they
can be watching storm clouds blanket a crowded city or a sunset embroider a snow-covered mountain. But it’s not
necessary to leave home or travel to exotic lands to experience beauty. Sometimes, it’s just a matter of seeing.
Remember, somewhere out there, a visitor may be sending someone a picture postcard of your hometown.
Go to a window or step outside. Look around. Notice the lines and curves, the textures, shadows and colors in the
buildings on your block. Witness the miracle of a flower growing through the crack in a sidewalk or a vacant lot.
Allow a sunset to take your breath away. Smell the adventure of the changing seasons in the gentle beauty of a
fallen leaf. Lie down on your roof or lawn and float along with the clouds.
Enjoy!
Excerpt from Magic, Miracles and Synchronicity by Jane Bluestein, Ph.D., Judy Lawrence, M.S.Ed., and SJ
Sanchez, M.P.A. (This book was previously published under the title Daily Riches.)
A dynamic and entertaining speaker, Dr. Bluestein has worked with thousands
of educators, counselors, healthcare professionals, parents, childcare workers
and other community members world-wide. She has appeared internationally as
a speaker and talk-show guest, including several appearances as a guest expert
on CNN, National Public Radio and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
In the process of change, these three fundamental steps will be repeated, over and over again. Learn these, and life will
inherently become more effortless. You won’t eliminate change from your life, but you will find more pearls and peace
within life’s ever-changing landscape.
The interviewer: Laurie Martin is the author of an inspirational book, Smile Across Your Heart, The Process of
Building Self- Love. Laurie is a speaker, certified life coach and writer for several magazines, including a bi-
monthly “Ask Laurie” advice column in a city wide magazine. She was a regular guest for six months on Fox 4
television as their inspirational “Life Coach.”
Manifesting
Abundance