A Note From Anne

Dear ,

I am in LA taking care of my sister, Lois, who is hospitalized. It seems like a thousand years since I left Chicago, flew to Houston, and then to LA. The part of the Theosophical Conference I attended was wonderful, yet all the magic faded in the past week of hospitals, dinging bells, interrupted sleep, and driving in unfamiliar territory.

As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I’m re-reading The Autobiography of a Yogi, the life story of Paramahansa Yognanda. When we landed in the City of Angels, I remembered that Yogananda spent many years in LA and that there are several Self-Realization Fellowship Centers here. I made a metal note that I would love to visit one, if I had time. I arrived at the hospital and was amazed to find there was an SRF center across the street, and my sister’s room overlooks it. I went there for about 15 minutes and drank in the lovely gardens and temple. Lucky me.

This week we’re rerunning some previous articles since at the present there’s little time for writing and frequent difficulties getting a decent Internet connection.

Anne

  Contemplate the "Re"s

Contemplate the "Re"s: Reflect, Renew, Revitalize, Refresh, Regroup, Realize, Restore, and Resource.

By now, if you've read my newsletter for any length of time, you've discovered my fascination with the power of words and the ability to learn directly from words through contemplation. When we work with contemplative practices, we train the mind to become quieter; slowing down the mind is a training process. Could you imagine having a gold medal for mind practices? The gold medal for compassion goes to the America team. The gold medal for being the most peaceful goes to the country of India. The medal for best mediator goes to ... you get the picture.

Words have energy and presence that tie us or point to the experience of which they speak. The word "love" is not the expression and experience of love, but the word can communicate something that lies beyond the word itself.

Contemplation of any word, coupled with awareness, awakens the living meaning of the word. Ponder the "re" words in the first paragraph one by one and experience the word as it is born in you. Focus on the area in the center of your upper chest.  Imagine there is a still pond in your chest and see a drop of water falling in the pond sending out circles. See each drop as a word. See the word "reflect' drop in the pond. Go slowly. Monitor your body and continue to let go at deeper levels. Do this five times and then go to the next word.

This will take about 20 minutes. When you are complete, write down any impressions you may have about any of the words. It is astounding what bubbles up when we intentionally focus and still the mind.

A rested mind is a competent mind. When the mind is rested, it is more resourceful, it has direct access to wisdom, and it handles challenges in more creative ways. And when the mind is rested, you will find that "Everything can be easy or at least easier."

  Health Tip: Affirmation Meditation

  Anne's Books

Standing in The Dark

EZosophy Book

Offbeat Prayers

Click here to see all three of Anne's books

What people are saying about Standing in the Dark:

"If as you said, it is not a positive thinking book, then, however, it is a positive being book, because positive has its own rewards. You wrote very eloquently, and gracefully about very hard to cover topics. More than that, your shadow is a light unto us, Anne, and your night is like a day. I thank you."
  – Veronica Nannee, Houston, Texas

"Someone asked me how you could be spiritual and live in the world. Your book spells it out perfectly."
  – Helen Hutchison, Nacogdoches, Texas

  Quotes

"Your neighbor is your other self dwelling behind a wall. In understanding, all walls shall fall down."
  – Kahlil Gibran

"A smile is the light in your window that tells others that there is a caring, sharing person inside."
  – Denis Waitley

"Be one who nurtures and builds. Be one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart; who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them."
  – Marvin J. Ashton

  EZosophy CD/DVD Spotlight

Each week in this space we'll be featuring one of Anne's CD's or DVD's. Click the link below to learn more.

EZosophy CD: Easy Times

Incorporate the principles of EZosophy into your subconscious mind for an easier day-to-day experience of life. Struggle and ease come to our lives through decision making. This process will allow you to decide for ease rather than struggle, so you can live life the way it was meant to be. There is a flow to life. You can go with this flow. This CD is designed to work with both sides of the brain. This special effect is called Split Brain Learning. The split brain theory proposes that we have two separate realms of conscious awareness: two sensing, perceiving, thinking, and remembering systems. The left hemisphere controls language, sequential learning, and information storage. It is logical, rational, and linear. The right hemisphere is holistic, creative, thinks in pictures. It is nonlinear. This CD works with both sides of the brain to expedite a new understanding that will make your life easier. You need to work with each CD for 31 days or more to experience miraculous changes that make you live easier in the area you have chosen. CD: $14.99 Downloadable MP3 file & Printable Cards & Affirmations in PDF format - $9.99. http://www.annegillis.com/Books-CDs-Etc.html#Split

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  Anne's Schedule

September 11 & 13, 2013
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"EZosophy"
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Because I am so busy with caring for my sister Lois, who is hospitalized in Los Angeles, I will not post this column this week.

Annie G

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  Anne Art

This photo collage shows images from the Paramahansa Yogananda Self-Realization Fellowship Mother Center in Los Angeles, which is across the street from the hospital where my sister Lois is staying.

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