The Anne Report brings you up to date on Anne’s latest activities. The Main Article, The Point of No Return, shows us ways to move beyond those seemingly hopeless places in life. In the Anne Talk, EZosophy - Experience Your Self, Anne shows you how to connect your personal consciousness with your Sea of Tranquility. Click to see Anne’s Art. The Dr. Money Talk, We Are Creating the Story That is to Be, shows how our thoughts and feelings contribute to how our life’s story plays out. Click to see the Quotes. The Featured Product This Month highlights Anne’s 5 Books. Click to learn about EZosophy. Click to learn about Anne’s Abundance Affirmations. Click for Shareables From Anne. Click to learn about Anne’s Schedule. Click to Schedule Anne. Click to learn about Anne’s Services.

Anne’s 8 Word Miracle Mantra: “Everything can be EZ or at least EZier.  Anne Sermons Gillis

Living EZosophy, August 4, 2020
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As I write, rain pours on the roof of our tiny home, and nature, in the form of Isaias, moves her way up the east coast. The bulk of the hurricane will pass this afternoon, but the center is far enough away that I think we will be safe. There is always something a bit intriguing about a storm. When I lived in Houston, we had a two-year drought. Trees died, plants withered, and when it finally rained, we rejoiced. Now whenever it rains, I am always grateful. Rain seems to be a part of the abundant nature of life. Then again, I lived through hurricane Harvey, and as I saw the flood waters inching toward our home, rain took on a different meaning. Rain was no longer a part of a fortune, but the cause of a disaster. So it is with belief systems: something that is helpful in one circumstance, is hurtful in others. That is why we cannot live formula lives. One situation looks the same as another but requires a different solution. That is why I am an advocate of intuition.

Thomas, one of my grandsons, was looking for his water. “Where’s my water, Grand Ma Ma? I’m dehydrated.” We used to just say, “I’m thirsty.” People often say, “My blood sugar is low.” Whatever happened to “I’m hungry.” I am not judging; just noticing the trends. Anyone have any idea on the trend of medical diagnosis replacing describing everyday physical sensations of hunger and thirst?

Seven days left until surgery. That means August 13. I have never had surgery, and I admit I am a bit nervous about the whole thing. Again, I ask for your prayers. I ask that the tumor on my kidney be dissolved and that my spine be aligned. My perfect outcome would be for the surgeon to say, “Where did that tumor go?” I ask that I might be receptive to my healing and to the love I receive. For those who can spare a thought or a few minutes, between 1:30 to 1:45 PM EDT on Thursday, I appreciate your prayers, treatments, or good thoughts.

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The Point of No Return

Have you ever wanted to return something to a store, but you put it off for so long that you dropped the issue and kept the item? You did not care about the five dollars or maybe you lost the receipt. You reached a point of no return. It was no longer worth the trouble. Have you unknowingly walked in the wrong direction, but you did not want to double back, so you kept going, hoping you were going in the right general direction? Have you reached a point when you were doing something that harmed you but knew you wouldn’t or perhaps felt you could not stop? The point of no return is finite. It signals that we will move forward despite any odds or because we need a risk to catapult us from our trivial lives. The point of no return seems final, like a contract: once you have signed it, you have passed the point of no return.

Do we have a point of no return in our lives? Is there a place so hopeless that we think we cannot return to our good? People who take their lives reach this point of no return. They believe they have passed the point where life holds any meaning and that good will never come to them. Though we will not take our lives, we all reach a point of hopelessness that burdens us deeply. We might whisper silently to the All, “I can’t take it any more. Take me.” These fleeting thoughts are not abnormal, and they are fleeting.

How do we handle being on the end of that proverbial rope? How do we turn our emotional point of no return into a passage, not a stopping place?

• Borrow courage from others – There is nothing like reading how others have made it through a similar event or drawing from a friend’s courage. I have a friend whose 12-year-old son was killed in a gun accident. It was hard to deal with, but she did what she could to muddle through. Then another tragedy struck. Her home flooded, and her unemployed husband had not paid the flood insurance. They moved into another home, paid rent, and continued to pay the mortgage on the flooded home, which was never rebuilt, until it was paid off. Her husband and mother became ill and she cared for them both until they passed away, within weeks of each other. She was in her mid-seventies when we met, and still working long hours. Her circumstances had not allowed her to save money for retirement, yet she was upbeat. While I do not want to diminish my challenges, I draw strength and courage when I see what others have come though. After all my friend’s tragedy, she never gave up. She used positive thinking to move her from the hole she might have remained in if she believed she had reached life’s point of no return.

• Call a friend – Talking with others is a miracle cure. Talking with a professional is great but sometimes we need immediacy. Our emotions often demand that we talk at the moment. However, we often get shut down when we call our friends to talk about our feelings. Most people feel they are responsible for making us feel better, and they jump in to fix us or our situation. Have you ever heard someone say, “You do not want solutions, you just want to complain.” The one who can offer solutions is probably one who does not know how to deal with emotions. Solutions are to fix problems, but most often when we talk about our problems, we do so to get through the emotions, not so we can figure out what to do. A great way to approach a friend or even train a friend to listen, is to say, “I need a friend to listen. I do not need advice or for you to tell me what you’ve done to handle this or how I should handle this. I would appreciate it if you do not tell me to be positive or tell me to say what I am saying in a different way or correct me. If you can just listen, that’s all I need.” I once went to see some friends. I was a nervous wreck. I was going through a relationship breakup and I was in a lot of pain. I cried, they listened, but they did nothing but acknowledge my plan, hand me tissues, and hug me. That was more than 35 years ago and I still remember their support.

• Write it down – One way to stay clear is to keep an “It Sucks” journal. Write down three things a day, more if necessary, of things that sucked. Someone would not let you in traffic. You stumped your toe. You were disappointed because someone ate the pizza slice you were going to eat for breakfast. Speaking the truth does not make you a negative person; it makes you an emotionally gifted person, if you do this the right way. Writing it down is a way to let off steam. After writing down the complaints or disappointments, cross though each line and sign, “Paid in full.” This means you do not have to carry it around. If you cannot let it go, put it on tomorrow’s list, but ask your Higher Power to help you let go of the upset around the incident. Keep it on your daily list until your upset dissipates, but remember, mark it off your list every day. If we have always been bright, cheerful, and a bit too “good,” our shadow probably needs a bit of room to be negative, so those down emotions don’t creep through the back door.

Though there may be time limits on items we can return to the store, life does not have term limits. We might feel hopeless, and that is a daunting feeling, but we are never helpless. In life, we never reach a point of no return. We can always choose again, and we can get out of any emotional or psychological mess. And when we understand our options, everything gets EZier and EZier.

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Anne’s Five Books

The Living Book  -  Words Make a Difference
Standing In The Dark  -  EZosophy
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EZosophy - Experience Your Self

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We Are Creating the Story That is to Be

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