A Note From Anne

Dear ,

Recently, I came across this silly poem I wrote more than 15 years ago. If you remember from last week’s newsletter, silliness, when properly placed, assuages fear and terminal seriousness.

Martyr, Martyr, let it go.
Do not suffer, be in flow.
Take your pain and add some ease.
Let your thoughts be peaceful please.

Do not struggle, do not stress.
Give your stuff a needed rest.
Life is easy when you’re not
Making life a Hardaholic plot.

EZosophy is the way
To send hardships to their grave.
Make life easy, make it light.
Forget the need to be uptight.

Life is good; just let it be.
Give up the drama and you will see
Freedom, lightness, love, and peace.
Easy thoughts bring quick release.

I am willing to risk being corny; it keeps my intellectual side humble. I hope this brings at least a smile and points to the thought that we can make life easier and easier.

Anne

  The Courage to Love

To love those who bug us is freedom. To truly surrender our hearts, especially when we are in the presence of people who drain us, who prattle on, or who appear vindictive or angrily righteous, these are love's greatest moments. If our hearts remain open and generous when people lecture us, teach us, and try to direct our lives, great peace ensues. To be nonreactive when others criticize us is the great challenge. These are the people who give us the ability for the final release.

If we lived in a culture where we had a personal spiritual teacher, we might recognize that when these people appear on the horizon, it is the master in disguise. There are no chance encounters, and each person we meet is an assignment in the school of life. Being kind to all is a chance we must take even in the face of harshness, pettiness, and cruelty.

Our reactions to people must be based on our values, not on others' behaviors. We are like sailboats who are blown about by the winds of others until we allow the winds of our hearts to direct us. Everyone wants to feel loved. When we love others, love bestows a great blessing; we experience that love ourselves. We receive what we give.

Love is two sided - there is the love we give and the love we receive, but unlike a coin, love is a circle and its movement has unlimited momentum. Drink deeply into each moment, because love is here: it is behind each word, under each rock, and in the open as well. It is subtle and will not compete with pride, control, or power, yet it is unconditional and shines on the just and the unjust. May each moment in your life and each breath you take, be an invocation for this ever-present love. It is a perennial gift awaiting you the receiver, and it is always with you.

  Quotes

"As long as our sense of well-being is linked to another's behavior, feelings, or attitudes, we are doomed."
– Anne Sermons Gillis

"All upsets with or about others, hurt me, not the other person."
– Anne Sermons Gillis

"Don't wrap your life around someone else's flaws."
– Anne Sermons Gillis

  Anne's Books

Standing in The Dark

EZosophy

Offbeat Prayers

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What people are saying about Standing in the Dark:

"Standing in the Dark, by Anne Sermons Gillis, isn't just another positive thinking book. It's a book about the difficult times in life and what we can do to make it through them. It does, however, give us positive ways to make life easier. It's a short book, but it's one that may just turn your thinking on its head, which will probably be the best thing that's happened to your thinking in a long time. It's about how to bring more ease into a life that isn't easy all of the time. Anne discusses six main areas of life: Ease, Mission, Health, Relationships, Money, and Loss."
  – Charles David Heineke

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What people are saying about EZosophy: The Art and Wisdom of Easy or at Least Easier Living:

"Although most conscious people understand that life doesn't have to a struggle, the "how to" has been missing... until now. Anne's book makes it "easy."
  – T. Harv Eker - Bestselling author and Founder of Peak Potentials Training

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What people are saying about Offbeat Prayers for the Modern Mystic:

"I love your book. It is filled with much wisdom, humor and heart. Really beautiful."
  – Alan Cohen author, Enough Already, mentions Anne and EZosophy on page 99

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  What is EZosophy?

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  Theosophical Society

Anne Sermons Gillis currently serves as the president of the Houston Lodge of the Theosophical Society.

We encourage our members to live a life in service to humanity, in stillness through mediation, and in study of ancient wisdom.

"Recognition of the unique value of every living being expresses itself in reverence for life, compassion for all, sympathy with the need of all individuals to find truth for themselves, and respect for all religious traditions."
   --The Theosophical World View

Meetings are held on the first and third Saturdays at 10 AM Central Time in Houston, Texas.

For more information visit The Houston Lodge or visit our national organization at http://www.Theosophical.org.

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  Anne's Services

  Schedule Anne

You may reach Anne by phone at 281-419-1775 or click the button below to contact Anne by email. Anne is also available to officiate at weddings and funerals.

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  Anne's Schedule

All times here are Central Time.

Wed. & Fri. Sept. 17 & 19, 2014
10:00 AM-Noon, “Synchronicity”
Lone Star College ALL Program
Montgomery Campus
3200 College Park Drive
Conroe, TX 77384-4500
936-273-7000

Wed. & Fri. Sept. 24 & 26, 2014
1:00-3:00 PM, “Alive, Awake, Aware”
Lone Star College ALL Program
Kingwood Campus
20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339-3801
281-312-1600

Wed. & Fri. Oct. 29 & 31, 2014
1:00-3:00 PM, “EZosophy”
Lone Star College ALL Program
Kingwood Campus
20000 Kingwood Drive
Kingwood, TX 77339-3801
281-312-1600

  Healthy Living

Morning Back Warm Up

Do you bound out of bed in the morning? It seems like a peppy exit from your cozy nest might be desirable, but your back wants to tell you something. "This is not for me. Slow down." The back needs to warm up before you head for the running path or even the shower, and it's simple to get your back off your back. Three little stretches loosen your back and make it ready for activity.

While still lying in bed, bring your right knee up to your chest and hug it. Do the same for the left knee. Finally, hold both knees to your chest and hug them. Let go of your legs and you and your back are ready to start the day.

  Anne Talks

"Try Being a Nobody" video with Anne Sermons Gillis. Short one minute video. Move pointer to the right to display the video player and press the Play button.

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