The Anne Report brings you up to date with Anne’s latest activities. The Main article, Supporting Others, reminds us to consciously take time to love and nurture those around us, amidst our busy lives. The Healthy Living article, We Are Our Physicians, encourages us to actively take responsibility for our health. In the Anne Talk, It’s Ooh Season, Anne explains how we can change our “oohs” to “ooh-la-las.” In today’s Dr. Money’s Prosperity Video, Go on a Treasure Hunt, Anne invites us to go on a treasure hunt, instead of a problem or lack hunt. The Featured Product This Month highlights Anne’s 5 Books. Click to read What is EZosophy? Click to join Abundance Affirmations. Click for Shareables From Anne.

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

Living EZosophy, August 20, 2019
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The Anne Report

Dear ,

Friday I conducted a training entitled, “Reduce Stress by Getting in Touch with the Body.” It’s one of my favorites. Why? Because it’s fun. Playing, even when it is in a classroom, is a stress reducer. The other effective stress reducer is the one we will do. We are so habituated to many patterns of stress that stress is the norm. I had to be careful when handling the technology side of the training. While registration appears to be easy when most sign up online, there are always kinks. And we had our share of kinks, but all turned out well for the day. I am grateful that I get the do the work I love and that most attendees seemed pleased with the outcome.

My husband and I are staying in SC for a couple of weeks. We are grandparent proud, and the boys give us a run for our money! Literally. One of their favorite things to do is race. Though I’ve seen many people who run in the 70 and older category, Grandpoppy and I are not among them, but we give it a go, as we lag behind the five-year-old running experts.

We had an offer on our house, but it was 90K dollars under our asking price. That’s not going to happen. We are eager to move to SC, so send a thought or two our way. We want to get there before the grands grow up.

And that’s it for the Anne Report.

  Main Article

Supporting Others

What is the line between being truthful and being supportive? When someone asks me how a clothing item looks on them, my usual question is, “Do you like it?” and “How does it feel?” That way I can tell what they really want. People need assurance. They often stand on the edge of self-deprecation. You might think, “Not me, I’m self-assured,” but even the emotionally adjusted and spiritually stable of us have our low moments. Asking about an outfit says something at a deeper level. “Will I be acceptable? Will I be loved?” It is during the low moments that we need cheerleaders.

Have you ever asked a loved one, “Do you love me?” Too often people respond to that question with, “You know I do.” While that might be a quick response and an honest one, when we look at the meta-communication, it is a call for love. If someone we love asks if we love them, it provides us with an opportunity to serve. We can say we love them, hug them, and list things we love about them. No matter how popular, successful, and lovable we are, we all need an emotional helping hand at some point.

Unfortunately, when we have a lot of tasks, we tend to overlook people. We don’t look them in the eye when we speak. We plan our exit strategy while in conversation and we don’t hear what is being said. This might be okay when we really need to leave (there are no behavioral absolutes), but is this the way to treat those we love?

I’ve noticed that when I don’t give my husband some quality attention, he gets snarly. He says he doesn’t see it, but, from my end, I can see the change in his behavior. He needs support. He needs a cheerleader. Once I’ve figured out the problem, I try to adjust my tasks and give him attention. It always works. His attitude, the one he didn’t know he had, adjusts.

We are responsible only for ourselves, but with that comes a choice. How will we treat others? As some have said, “Kindness is my religion.” Even if we just offer a genuine smile, the kind that moves from our spirit to our eyes, to a stranger, we enter into service. The most masterful way to live our lives is not by being a grand success, or by being well-informed. Our mastery depends on how well we interact with others. We all need cheerleaders, not brown-nosers, to authentically sing our praises.

Our lives are full. We are pulled in many directions. This is why we have to consciously make moment to moment decisions on how we treat others. I have a friend who acts like Queen Elizabeth is calling when I call. She belts out the same message each time, “Well, hello there.” There’s excitement and anticipation in her voice. Even when she is in the middle of something, she answers the same way. We can all use an enthusiastic, “Well, hello there.”

Henry Steel Olcott was the co-founder and the first international president of the Theosophical Society. He was a mighty force for good in the world. When he was on his death bed, he put his affairs in order and wrote a letter to everyone he thought might have been hurt by some of his presidential decisions. He took responsibility and told each reader that he understood how they felt and asked for their forgiveness. His last thoughts as he left the world were acts of kindness, compassion, and support.

Three things stand in the way of us offering kindness and support: hurry, worry, and narcissism, but when we can move beyond these familiar human traits and into our innate goodness, we find that when we cherish ourselves and others, our lives become EZier and EZier.

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  Dr. Money’s Prosperity Videos

Go on a Treasure Hunt

Today’s Dr. Money’s Prosperity Video is Go on a Treasure Hunt. Anne invites us to go on a treasure hunt, instead of a problem or lack hunt. Time: 3:39

  Abundance Affirmations

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  Featured Product This Month

The Living Book  -  Words Make a Difference
Standing In The Dark  -  EZosophy
Offbeat Prayers for the Modern Mystic

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  Healthy Living

We Are Our Physicians

I do not like the taste of most commercial cough syrups, even the healthier ones. And, I don’t like to take medicines that are unhealthy. I find most drugs suspect. I hunted down this cough syrup recipe and found it works well.

Cough Syrup Recipe

• 2 tablespoons water
   
• 1 tablespoon honey
   
• 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with the mother
   
• 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
   
• 1/4 teaspoon of grated ginger (I used dried and grated it so I had powdered ginger. If I were using fresh ginger, I’d use more.)

Mix everything store in a glass container. Take one teaspoon as needed. I upped the honey on the second batch. It’s a stout concoction, only for the brave. Best to make in small batches.

We are bombarded by ads for both over the counter and prescription drugs. While some drugs might save lives, it is a good idea to make an informed decision about the drugs we take. I go for an annual physical, and the doctor is always offering a prescription for something. I know most doctors mean well, but they are doused in education that treats the symptoms rather than the causes of diseases.

My primary care physician left my HMO and I was left with a new doctor. I told my new doctor, “And I just had my old doctor trained!” We laughed, but I was serious. We are responsible for our health, and I see an MD as one resource out of many. Doctors don’t own health. They are mostly trained in emergency measures. They are usually over worked and sometimes set in their ways, but I like my new doctor. She might even like my cough medicine. We had a heart to heart, and she said that I was an adult and that I could make my own decisions, and that just looking at me, she thought I had made some good ones. I love these young doctors. I think they got something the older ones didn’t get – a higher regard for their patients.

I admit that I am more likely to go to a doctor now that I’m on Medicare. When I was on an expensive, high-deductible, private insurance plan, I rarely went to the doctor because I essentially had to pay everything out of pocket. Now I can go to the doctor occasionally, and I use my doctor as a consultant.

Now, unless it is absolutely necessary (think tooth abscess), my over the counter drugs are made over my kitchen counter. From cough syrup to sinus rinse, I have my recipes. I hope you’ll like this one and that I’ve reminded you that in our lives, we are our own physicians.

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

  Anne Talk

It’s Ooh Season

Today's Anne Talk is It’s Ooh Season. Anne explains how we can change our “oohs” to “ooh-la-las.” Time: 2:10

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  Shareables From Anne

The World's Best Weight Loss Secret

Thought Freedom

40 Days to Abundance

EZosophy Vows

Vows of Seriousness

Anne's Conscious Carols

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Friday, August 23, 2019
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