The EZ Secret: Tips on Living in EZ, from Anne Sermons Gillis, 02/12/2013
Published: Tue, 02/12/13
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Happy Valentine’s Day on Thursday. It’s the love
holiday and my tenth wedding anniversary. My husband and I met in
1998 and married in 2003. Relationships are powerful conduits to
the experience of love. I used to try to get love until I found
that the love experience is about living love under all kinds of
unusual and trying situations. Love is unconditional, and I am the
only one whom I can hold accountable to the standard of
unconditional love.
Another tip, if you want to eat out with your loved one
on Valentine’s Day, go for lunch instead. It’s much easier. Just a
thought. It’s such a spectacle, quite delectable, so detectable. So take this day, to live love’s way. Happy Valentine’s
Day. Do you want more joy in your life? If yes (really, who wouldn’t say yes), then consider attending Joy Class. Joy is a master teacher. Being in joy (enjoy) requires attention and attendance. What we attend to, we create and attract, and in this crazy, fast-paced world, we tend to be too serious. There’s a somber attitude that blankets modern life. Even though joy is ever-present, regardless of external circumstances, we stay glued to life’s maelstroms. One cannot fill his or her mind with resentment, pain, and disaster and expect joy to surface on life’s horizon. To repeat and make it as clear as possible: Don’t think we can be dismal folks and something uplifting is going to rip away our solemnity, turn us around, and make us joyful people. Les Brown says that secondhand violence is as dangerous as secondhand smoke. It’s secondhand because it’s not happening to you. Thinking along these lines, we realize that secondhand pain, suffering, and struggle are detrimental to the way of ease and joy. The News, Hollywood, and the Internet offer a steady stream of secondhand suffering and pain. All suffering affects the mind and heart, whether it originates from the inside or from an outside source. When we drink in bad news day after day, we begin to feel powerless, helpless, and hopeless. It’s best to take the news in small doses, but if you watch the news on television or read the newspaper, do it consciously. When you see blood and gore in the news, stop internally and see the situation in its perfection, with all grievances healed and bodies in radiant health. You may want to pray for a good outcome from the situation or take action against an injustice. Since the mind absorbs what it sees as if it is happening to the viewer, be conscious and say to yourself, “This is not happening to me.” You may not have to go to these lengths; these are just suggestions. Just stopping and remembering the present moment is helpful to guard against drinking in secondhand violence. Joy Class Are you convinced? “Yes, sign me up for Joy Classes. How do I get started?”
Let the practices prove themselves to you, and if you find things moving in your life and mind, you may want to continue the practices for at least a month or maybe even longer. Avoid the mental crashes of the obsessive mind. When you travel through life on joy’s highway, you attract a life that’s easier and more fun. We’ve been too serious. We strive to be personally successful or bust our guts to make a difference. Both sides of this coin build despair. Striving is heavy. When we do what comes naturally and tune into life’s ever-present joy, the world changes; we become naturally abundant. EZ (pronounced ease) is an idea whose time has come; EZ is our natural state. Joy and ease are an integral part of the same tapestry of life. EZosophy is a philosophy that pulls us into the non-efforting comfort of an organized and friendly universe. Don’t struggle; be at ease, and remember the 8-word EZosophy affirmation: “Everything can be EZ or at least EZier.”
My husband and I consider ourselves most fortunate
people. Actually, I am off the charts lucky. In the recent drawing
(at Mary’s concert) of three winning tickets, two drawn were mine
(I bought five raffle tickets). I have a lovely bouquet of roses
perched on my kitchen island. In keeping with that theme, we were
honored to host an award winning musician this weekend, Mary
Flower, from Portland, Oregon. Mary boasts more
stylistic diversity than just about any other artist currently
performing under the "acoustic blues" banner. Below is a graphic from one of my YouTube Channel videos entitled Love is Now. It's a 15 minute audio with musical accompaniment and some beautiful graphics. It's designed to move you from self-assessment to self-love. The audio was originally recorded as a birthday present for a good friend, Bettina Sparkles. But it's a also nice reminder for everyone to love and honor ourselves – a good practice for Valentine's Day or any day. Click the image to watch and hear the Love is Now video. See all of Anne's Products for Easier Living Click
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February 17 April 27 We will post a link when it is online. Dear Annie G, Lois in LA Dear Lois, If you get diarrhea, you’ve had too much. Ginger is a great spice, but I consider it a medicine. One cup a day of Yogi Ginger Tea is probably enough. It’s also good to consider other factors in your ginger consumption as well. Don’t drink ginger tea if you are undergoing surgery in the near future or have just had surgery. It limits the blood’s ability to clot. If you take blood thinners, skip the ginger tea. It is a stimulant as well, so do not drink it at night. Also, if you are pregnant, you need to limit your ginger consumption. It is good for morning sickness, but you don’t want to drink it on a regular basis until after the baby’s born. You’ll probably need it then. Don’t let these factors dissuade you from your ginger
tea. Ginger is good for indigestion, it fights cancer, it deters
motion sickness, and, as you already know, it reduces inflammation
in the body. NOTE: Send your questions on life, health,
food, spirituality, and relationships to Annie
G. Health Tip: Homemade Mouthwash You can easily make mouthwash by steeping one tablespoon of dried thyme in one cup of boiling water. Let cool. Swish away. Thyme has a natural antiseptic named thymol that naturally washes away bad odor. Use as a gargle to heal sore throats. If you accept the idea of an unlimited abundant
universe, you can relinquish the desire to manage circumstances
and force solutions in order to manifest your desires. Deep in my heart, a winter without words. Yet in
that silent snow, I am humbled to find Your footprints gently
there. Positive thinking and negative thinking keep us
evaluating reality rather than experiencing it. Positive
thinking is a stepping stone to wholeness, but when we reach the
promised land, we no longer need the path.
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