The Anne Report, The Universe Goes Through the Roof, tells the story of how The Universe provided her with a new roof. The Main article, The Supreme Okayness, the surprise element in this article, is a force that guides us even when we are not aware of it. The Healthy Living article, Ways to Avoid the Care and Feeding of Disease, gives examples of some ways we can avoid causing disease conditions. The Anne Talk is EZosophy. The Featured Product This Month highlights Anne's second book, EZosophy: The Art of EZ or at Least EZier Living. Click for Anne's Books. Click for What is EZosophy? Click for Abundance Affirmations.

The EZ Mantra: "Everything can be EZ or at least EZier." -- Anne Sermons Gillis

Living EZosophy, February 20, 2017
Published Weekly on Tuesday Mornings

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  The Anne Report

The Universe Goes Through the Roof

Dear ,

The exciting thing of the week is our new roof. We had a series of buckets in the attic gathering the uninvited water. When it rained hard, I cringed and headed to the attic, towels in hand. I had not thought about insurance paying for our roof, but I knew we had to have a new roof. Rotting boards, the ones hiding under the wet shingles, lead to even bigger homeowner problems. I talked with a roofing company and found that we had a hail storm come by last year and he thought we could get that insurance to pay. I was doubtful, given that we had called them in once before, and the damage done from another storm was less that the deductible. That meant no new roof.

I asked my Master Mind group for support, and today I sit in my quiet home with a new roof. I'm loving Traveler's Insurance Company. I am almost as happy over the quiet as I am over the roof. Lucy, my dog, was so tired from barking that she collapsed at bedtime. It was a noisy affair, and she was unable to nap. While we had to pay a hefty deductible, we made enough money on a $150.00 investment to pay it. I met with my son-in-law, who was in town on business for less than 24 hours, and excitedly told him about our upcoming roof. He smiled, "Funny the things we get excited about when we get older." He's right. I am chilled and thrilled that my new roof is on and that, as far as I'm concerned, the universe paid for the whole thing.

That's it for the Anne Report.

Anne

  Main Article

The Supreme Okayness

We are prone to suffering. It started when we were impressionable, sponge-like beings. We watched our parents and saw them suffering over ridiculous things; they complained about taking out the trash and getting gas. They swept the real pain under the carpet, but it leaked through, as they grumbled about the weather or about others. We are imitators. We assimilate the behavior of others until it becomes our own. This especially goes for our parents. We were under their spell until we were grown, and after we left home, we were still under the influence of their limiting beliefs and ideas.

It's not like our parents and role models set out to control us; they just did what they did, and we were there to witness their behaviors. We wanted to be like them. We thought they had life figured out, and if we followed their examples, we would have a fulfilling life, or at least some kind of life. Or we rebelled. We decided, at a subconscious level, to be the opposite of them. If they went up, we went down. I was a hybrid. I was either copying the authority figures or rebelling against their life choices. Either way, I was under their influence: the influence I couldn't see, that lived in my head.

My parents divorced when I was young. I grew up with my mother, and the grass looked ever so much greener on the other side. I married someone who was like my father in many ways, no surprise there, and subconsciously tried to recreate his life through mine. By the time I was 25, I lived in an upscale neighborhood. My husband and I were members of the Country Club. We had one child and a dog. We ate decadent meals, compliments of a large expense account, and traveled when we had time. My father was a politician, but when I announced that I wanted to run for office, my ex-husband was less than supportive. I didn't run: I was a pleaser. It was an empty life. It was my father's life.

After replicating my father's life and sensing the emptiness, I sought a divorce and followed my mom's life. I would be a spiritual person with little interest in the world or in material things. I would live on a miracle and a prayer.

It didn't matter how right those lives might have been for them. Their lives could never fit me, and trying to mold into anything other than me, brought me to my knees time and time again. I suffered. I suffered at the hands of lovers who left, with finances that caused worry and concern, but mostly I suffered because I was not being me. Then I started trying to be me, but I couldn't find me. I made out my list of 100 things. It was 100 things I wanted to have, do, or be. While those things weren't me, making the list pointed me away from living vicariously through others' desires. I didn't need to take flying lessons to be like my father or drive a luxury car like my mom's. I needed a paradigm shift or a paradigm lift. I got the latter.

Life's about the journey, because along the way, despite all the detours, I've lived an amazing life. I peeped out, the real me, from under the clouds of misperceptions, the whole time I was I under the influence. I didn't know, suspect, or understand that I was making my way back to me the entire time. I was easing out the old ways and sprinkling each moment with an infectious hope that delivered me into the perfect circumstances, not once, but repeatedly. What was this me, that was overseeing my life as I sped along, gazing through foggy glasses, rose colored glasses, and broken glasses? I had an inevitable goodness following me like an eager puppy. It never cared what I did or how I did it. This principle stayed loyal to me. It wouldn't let me go, and even though I didn't know it was there, it comforted me and guided me along the way. It was The Supreme Okayness.

No matter what happens, the Supreme Okayness has it. Each action, each reaction, every twist and turn, are overseen by this force. Every mistake eventually feeds the garden of our lives, and every wrong turn leads toward serendipity. We can stress and worry if we want to, but regardless, The Supreme Okayness continues to move in our lives and as our lives. That's the EZ secret. Our messes become our blessings, our control leads us to surrender, our resistance births acceptance, and our despair becomes our hope. We can deny this truth, but when we let go and rely on The Supreme Okayness, everything can be EZ or at least EZier.

Anne

  Quotes

Anne Quotes

"There is a world that exists that is not dominated by the mind. Maybe it's a parallel existence. It contains familiar human constructs, yet it's totally different. Some call it heaven on earth. Others mention the peace that passes understanding, as if it is a state of consciousness, not a place of consciousness. Religions build from stories about the those who live there or from others who briefly touched it. I believe this to be true, and life would hang heavy on my heart were it not so. I have seen it, touched it, lived it. It's tempting to forget, but to forget is to give up the vision, and without a vision, we slowly slip from life's wonder."

"Practicality is the element in life that sustains us. It replaces childishness with the skills we need to survive and thrive. Practicality pushes us toward earning money, paying our bills, and providing food, clothing, and shelter. It keeps us from danger and makes our lives easier."

"Ego driven suffering can be cleared up in an instant, but an instant cure for genuine suffering rarely exists. The trying times anoint us and guide us. These wearisome times, at their best, evoke compassion and humility. When we are on top, it's so easy to serve the egoic mind, but when tragedy strikes, it brings with it the ability to reach into our deepest spiritual strengths and reach out to our support systems. This is what makes our situations EZier. We might not be able to carry our 50-pound load, but when a friend joins with us or someone wipes our tears, it lightens our load. And when there is no one else to count on, something can rise from deep within to soothe us. We are never left alone."

  Peaceful Relationships Retreat

Noel Marshall and Bob Warner invite you to join them for the Peaceful Relationships Retreat: Creating Inner Peace During Stressful Times, sponsored by The Oracle Institute. It will be held at the beautiful St. John's Retreat Center at 2615 St. Beulah Chapel Road, Montgomery, TX, on March 23-25, 2018. Based on the work of Marian Head, this retreat will guide you through discovering the "Revolutionary Agreements" (Truth, Acceptance, and Gratitude) and integrating them in very practical ways into your life. See this flyer for more information.

  Shareables from Anne

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Thought Freedom

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  Featured Product This Month

At last, the reprint of EZosophy: The Art of EZ or at Least EZier Living, is out. If you've been wanting an EZier life, this book provides a clear path toward EZ.

EZosophy:The Art and Wisdom of EZ or At Least EZier Living is a simple philosophy that radically changes lives. It is a book for the spiritually-based reader who no longer values the ego driven struggle of contemporary life.

EZosophy will help readers:

• Give up Hard Attacks. Hardaholic no more.
• Drop the drama.
• Make your life EZier. Ease is not indolence. Rather, ease is the art of accomplishment without struggle.
• Learn to identify ego driven suffering (EDS).

Click here to learn more about Anne's book, EZosophy.

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  Healthy Living

Ways to Avoid the Care and Feeding of Disease

It does not matter what we do to or for our bodies: if we are not excited about living and we do not appreciate life, we will continue to depreciate. Every cell in our body is a friend, and if we are not friendly to our friends, they cannot thrive.

Here are some ways we may be depressing our immune system and the cells in our bodies:

• Judge and talk about what others say, think, and do. It's okay sometimes, but if our lives point this way frequently, our bodies respond in very, very, very negative ways. We kill ourselves slowly, disease after disease, with our chronic, negative opinions of others.
• Live in fear over what we eat. Yes, foods are adulterated, but we have to settle on a diet we can live with, and give up food fear. What we think about food when we eat it is probably more important than what we eat.
• Live in reactivity. When we live in reactivity, we can be sure we have not made peace with the past. We are living with passed on emotions, and it will take some work to let them go. A great place to start working through the past is with the book Facing Codependency, by Pia Mellody, or check out this video by Pia.
• Carrying a long-term grudge. This eats away at us because our upset with someone else, upsets us. Check out the free e-book, Radical Forgiveness, by Colin Tipping, if you can't let go of an old grievance.
• Carry shame. We must be proud to be alive, not ashamed to be alive. Check out Brené Brown's TED talk on shame and vulnerability and begin to claim your innocence.

We blame illness on germs, but why do some people thrive, even when exposed to all kinds of contagious illnesses? We know; when our immune systems are suppressed, we get sick. Look at the five biggies above and see what steps might be necessary to support happy cells. Our bodies hold within them a pharmacy, but if our minds are not in the right place, our cells will never go through that bio-pharmacological door. Join in a cellular rejuvenating revolution by healing your mind and emotions because you do, life will become healthier and healthier.

If you have any healthy living tips for the newsletter, send them to me at anne@annegillis.com.

  Anne Talks

EZosophy

In this video, EZosophy, Anne talks about how our self-talk affects our life. Time: 2:39

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  Anne's Schedule

All times here are Central Time
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Sunday, March 18, 2018
10:30 AM: "Synchronicity"
After service: "Synchronicity Workshop"
Centers for Spiritual Living, Clearlake, TX
18096 Kings Row, Suite D
Houston TX 77058
The Center opens at 10 AM for community, in the Common Room.

Sunday, April 8, 2018
10:30 AM: "Synchronicity"
Unity Circle of Light
25817a Gosling Road
The Woodlands, TX 77389
281-681-8883

Sunday, April 22, 2018
11:00AM-12:00PM: "Emerge and See"
Unity of Brazosport
507 S. Brooks St. (Hwy. 36)
Brazoria, TX 77422