The Anne Report, The Wonders of Grandparenting, shows some of the joys Anne and Jim receive from tending their grands. The Main article, Living in the Moment, challenges us to enjoy the spontaneity of a life lived in the present moment. The Healthy Living article, Keys to Prosperity, provides six keys for developing prosperity consciousness. The Anne Talk, Egor the Ego, shows Anne singing her song, Egor, the Ego, with the help of her Egor hand puppet. The Featured Product This Month highlights the newly reprinted version of Anne's book EZosophy:The Art and Wisdom of EZ or At Least EZier Living. Click to read What is EZosophy? Click for Abundance Affirmations. Click for Shareables From Anne.

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

Living EZosophy, October 23, 2018
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  The Anne Report

The Wonders of Grandparenting

Dear ,

Today finds me in Mt. Pleasant (Charleston). We leave in the morning to return home. It's been wonderful and exhausting to take care of my grands. One of the most enjoyable parts of our stay is to listen to their four-year-old command of the language. This summer they took a trip to Chattanooga and rode the Chattanooga train. I asked them today if they rode the Chattanooga Choo Choo when they were there, and Reynolds said, "Yes. We rode the Cha-ta-noo-noo-choo-ka train." They usually tell me that one of the repellers on their little Dusty Crop Hopper plane is broken. They are in awe of the smallest things. Their zeal is contagious.

I got a Lenovo Smart Assistant for my 70th birthday. It's like an Amazon Echo, but it has a display screen. I am going nuts over it. It's the neatest thing I've gotten since my first smart phone. It has great speakers and I just ask it to play my momentary fancy and it complies.

I've also used it to play all kinds of videos about sea animals for the boys. Did you know that the clownfish, like our all-time favorite fish, Nemo, are Anemonefish? They have a symbiotic relationship with the anemone. Anemone are jelly fish that can't swim. They stay in the same location. Clownfish can swim through the anemones' little tentacles to clean them, which provides a meal for the fish, but if other species brush them, they are poisoned and then eaten. All clownfish hatch as males. When the female in the group dies, the dominant male undergoes a sex change and turns into a female. And we thought we knew nature! All that info from my new gadget. And that's it for the Anne Report. Take EZ.

Anne

  Main Article

Living in the Moment

When I sit down to write, I often have a topic. It may not be well thought out, but I elaborate on some idea I've written down on a scrap of paper. Sometimes I awake and there's an article coming through. It's a voice that demands I not only listen, but that I also take notes. Sometimes, like today, I have no ideas. I let the blank screen talk to me. Then there are the times there is nothing. Ordinary life stakes her spot, and she sits, tight-lipped, and she's not sharing.

The writing process is like life. Sometimes it passionately consuming, but at other times it's like a lazy stretch, and at other times there's sleep. Life can be the old all-or-nothing routine. We run our lives full throttle, burn out, drop out, and finally resurface, to start the process again.

I like this live-as-you-go model. I couple it with a dose of trust and with conscious life design. It's tough for some to operate on the lap of spontaneity, but it's fine for me. There are times when we need to plan, but then there are times to let go and allow the unfolding. One way to practice this is when traveling. If I am flying, of course I plan, by purchasing a ticket, and it's also good to know the local modes of transportation in a country, upon arrival. Sometimes I book a room, but at other times I figure it out on the way. Some planning is practical, but too much planning stomps down the magic.

When my daughter and I ended up in Seoul in the wee hours of the morning, in the snow, and no one spoke English, she sincerely doubted my spontaneous ways! Yet, it did work out. Christmas day we hiked from our boat, in waist high water, to a location in southern Thailand. We overheard a couple talking about renting a boat to a very out-of-the-way beach, and I asked if we could go too and pay for half the boat. What an amazing stay we had. At least I did. My daughter got food poisoning on our last day there, and I had three days to explore alone. Really, I was safe when I ended up in the sex district of Bangkok!

The first big trip my husband and I took together was to the Cayman Islands. He would have none of my "land-then-book-a-room" modus operandi. He booked a room and said if I found something we liked better, we could move. He found a reasonably priced room at a super location. He was sure I couldn't beat that, but I wanted to try. I dreamed of beauty, mystery, friends, and adventure, wrapped in one glorious package. He was used to being practical; I was used to being passionate. The day after we arrived, I went on a room hunt. I found a wonderful room at a bed and breakfast. It had gardens, guests that we were able to enjoy – we even went to a guest's wedding! There were the bride and groom, their young child, our hosts, and us. We had a ceremony, a meal, and many toasts to the bride and groom. It was an intimate affair. And that was one of my requests to the Universe for this trip. I wanted to feel close to others. The B and B hosts steered us to the best activities and places. And the room cost less than the room my husband had booked. Our new room was the hub of our great adventure. I would have thought since it was my idea to win our grand vacation, and we did, he might have had more faith in my dreams, but after almost 20 years together, I think he's coming around.

We are called to something great. We must totally disarm our egoic mind if we are to partake of the movable feast called life. We must disarm cynicism, false pride, anger, and judgment. We must wear an armor of expectancy, appreciation, and excitement. We must turn our minds away from the habitual drone of the ego. The ego's mantra is usually: "It's going to be the same today as yesterday. No need to do anything except complain." The ego doesn't want any changes, especially good ones; it wants to maintain its power of gloom.

I wonder why we can't sustain the same sense of adventure when we are home. Why can't we awaken with a fresh take on life and think, "What adventure will the Universe take me on today? Will I feel the deepest peace I've ever felt? Will I give or receive extraordinary appreciation? What will happen? I can't wait to see the day unfold." It may sound naïve, but when I start my day without my mind focusing solely on a to do list, and open to the mystery, my world rocks. I bump into the people I most admire. I easily and sometimes accidentally receive the information I need. I end the day with stars in my eyes and sparkles in my soul. I know there are many tragedies in contemporary living, but if my life is okay today, I can't waste it with constant grief and sorrow. It's time to take on the awe of a three-year-old, the excitement of a lottery winner, the zeal of person who just stopped smoking, and the pleasure of one who is licking chocolate off her/his hands, because when we do, everything is EZier and EZier.

Anne

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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.

  Shareables From Anne

The World's Best Weight Loss Secret

Thought Freedom

40 Days to Abundance
 

  What is EZosophy?

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  Healthy Living

Keys to Prosperity

Prosperity is powerful. It provides a framework for healthy living. The following keys move us into a prosperity wisdom and manifestation.

• Harbor no jealousy. People tend to envy those who have more than they do. They make a tragic prosperity mistake. Jealousy is a prosperity demagnetizer. Celebrate those who have more. Think, "If they can have it or do it, so can I. They prove it is possible."
• Say goodbye to guilt. Guilt is the ego's ultimate tool. It ruins everything it touches. We need to give up guilt about what we did or didn't do about anything. Guilt is contained in the collective unconsciousness. The story of Adam and Eve depicts two people who were expelled from paradise, from a garden state of consciousness, because of their beliefs, not because of their morality. We must shake this guilty state. We must come into each moment fresh, or we will suffer the perilous fate of our thoughts and emotions. Repeat this thought throughout the day: "I am innocent." Feel and embody an innocent and childlike state.
• Picture what you want. We carry images in our subconscious minds. If these images don't bring up states of harmony and prosperity, we must replace them. If  we want health prosperity, we picture health. We imagine ourselves exercising and eating healthy foods. If we are not experiencing financial prosperity, then we can spend five minutes a day picturing money coming in. We can take this visionary approach with our emotions, our relationships, and even with our faith.
• Judge no one. Judgment about others is subconscious guilt. When we feel guilty, we punish ourselves. Judgment is low self-esteem and emotional pain projected onto others. When we see others through the eyes of love, we undo personal pain.
• Forgive everyone and everything. It is important to forgive the past, forgive all who have harmed us, and to forgive ourselves for the actions we have taken or not taken, that have harmed others. Affirm: "I forgive all who have harmed me, and all who have harmed me, forgive me. (This does not mean releasing people from legal accountability.)
• Pay all debts on time. If you are unable to pay the full amount, pay small amounts on a regular basis. Show your debtor good faith and integrity by staying in touch with them and making some kind of payment – as little as a dollar a week can show good faith.

Developing a prosperity consciousness is about being clean with money and finances, feeling a state of emotional well-being, and experiencing a life of fulfillment. Having a good prosperity consciousness provides a solid foundation for us to experience being who we were created to be, and it definitely makes our lives EZier and EZier.

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

  Abundance Affirmations

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This group is a place to post uplifting affirmations and thoughts about prosperity and abundant living. Let's create a right relationship with money so that we feel comfortable about money. Let's use money as it's meant to be used, and not as a way to accumulate power or to fill a void. We don't need money to buy more stuff. We need it to create a world that works for everyone. We want to cast off old beliefs of lack and reclaim our natural state of abundance.

  Anne Talk

Egor the Ego

In Egor the Ego, Anne sings her song, Egor, the Ego, with the help of her Egor hand puppet. Time: 1:57

  Anne Art

Mandala
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Tea Art
Anne used the art from a tea canister to create the centerpiece of this graphic and then added her own art around it.
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  Anne's Schedule

All times here are Central Time
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Sunday, October 28, 2018
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: "Wisdom"
Unity of Brazosport
507 S. Brooks St. (Hwy. 36)
Brazoria, TX 77422

Sunday, December 23, 2018
11:00 AM-12:00 PM:
"Celebrating Christmas in Your Heart"
Unity of Brazosport
507 S. Brooks St. (Hwy. 36)
Brazoria, TX 77422

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