A Note From Anne

Dear ,

A few weeks ago I heard Dr. Eben Alexander speak. He is the neurosurgeon who contracted a rare bacteria and was brain dead for a week. He explained the neurophysiology of the event and his unique experiences, but at the end, he looked into our eyes and with complete authority said, “I bring one message from the other side. You are loved unconditionally. You can’t do anything wrong. And everything will be okay.” The truth resounded though the filled-to-capacity auditorium.

I hope this message reaches from the other side, through him, to me, to you. Drink it in and remember that life can be easier than you make it out to be.

Anne

  Keeping Tabs

Too often we keep tabs on the problematic issues in life. It’s a limited viewpoint: life is a problem. This is how we make life hard. This is how we become Hardaholics – through our perceptions. For numerous companies, Y2K was problematic, but for hundreds, if not thousands, of well-paid programmers, Y2K was a job. It meant employment.

Rather than building problems with our minds, we might do better building emotional and mental scenarios of gains, rather than those of loss.

Please consider playing some of my favorite building games:

• Expected and Unexpected Income I start the day with this thought: “Today I receive expected and unexpected income.” Each day I keep tabs on my income, based on that intention. Recently I found $12 between some papers. One day a friend gave me a book. Another day we got one free bag of dog food for making our tenth purchase. That same day we received a free bottle of flax seed oil. My husband was told by a store worker that the store did not carry flax seed oil. My husband checked out, but before he left, the employee caught up with him and handed him a bottle of flax seed oil. “I was wrong. We had it. Just keep it for free.” That was $10.00 worth of oil.
• What good happened today? At the close of the day, review what happened and find at least one good thing that happened that day. Let the last thing on our minds be a life-supportive thought.
• Synchronicities of the day Synchronicity means meaningful coincidences. One of my most profound incidences of synchronicity happened when I was explaining the concept of synchronicity to a client. “If I am saying something to you and a tree falls in the backyard, that would be a sign that what I am saying is important. It would be as if the tree falling was the Universe’s way of saying, ‘Listen’.” As I was saying that, a tree fell in the backyard of my office. There was a window in my office, so we had a clear view. The falling of the tree pointed out that synchronicity would probably be important in her life. These events are magic and they make wonderful journal material.
• Keeping up with the miracles – the small ones. A miracle could be changing the way I react to something. The behavior or activity that used to upset me no longer disturbs me. Another miracle would be a deep feeling of peace even in the face of a loss. I remember flying home for my father’s funeral and feeling uplifted on the journey. It felt like invisible arms were holding me. A miracle can be meeting an influential friend or turning to the very page in a book that you needed to read for information or inspiration. Maybe it’s a good night’s sleep when you are an insomniac. Look for those miracles.
• Keeping tabs on me This involves taking a second throughout the day to feel what it’s like to be me, when I feel me, and I connect my mind and body. “Oh, here I am.” I check in throughout the day and it keeps my mind from too much chatter and calms me. Simple task; profound results.
• Keeping tabs on my breath I check my breath during the day. Just noticing my breath makes me sit up straighter and breathe deeper. If I’m holding my breath or have shallow breathing, it tells me I’m stressed. I relax my body. I let go in my belly and shoulders. Relaxation is the secret simple key to health. (I heard that relaxation quote recently, but don’t remember who said it).

The eastern trinitarian concept highlights construction or creation, sustaining life, and destruction or tearing down. Brahma creates, Vishnu sustains, and Shiva destroys. What does your mind keep tabs on? Is it the constructive or the destructive nature? Are you mentally affixed to the negative side of Shiva’s nature? Life is always falling apart; that’s the Shiva nature, but focusing on that aspect alone will bring despair. Things need to fall apart, but watching the fall may not be the best use of your time!

I have a compost bin in my kitchen. It lives in my pantry. I don’t deny its existence. I use it to dispose of my vegetable and fruit trimmings, but I don’t stand over the compost bin for hours and smell the stench. It really stinks. I know it’s there, covered and tucked inside my pantry, but I don’t let its existence determine my life’s view.

What we keep tabs on colors our world view and either builds or destroys personal realities. What are you keeping tabs on? Tim Bays says it so well in his song, A thousand things went right today and will again tomorrow. The exercises above build the mind and heart and take us from hopelessness and helplessness and deliver us to peace, ease, and happiness. Please join me in creating an easier and safer world. Your world view is up to you, and it’s time to make it easier, freer, and lighter.

Anne

  Quotes

A person asked Buddha: "Are you a God?"
Buddha's reply was "No."
"Are you an Angel?" "No."
"Then what are you?" "I am Awake." – Unknown

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. ... Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." – Carl Jung

"Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens." – Jimi Hendrix

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  Healthy Living

Red Pepper Pâté

I have my standards, most of the time. I buy organic red bell peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, kale, carrots, and berries. I know friends and restaurants don’t often use organics, so I slide sometimes. I spent a month in Ecuador and stayed in a private home part of the time. I just didn’t get enough food at the sit down meals they provided, given that each plate was pre-served. This was during one of my chicken eating phases. One serving of chicken was ½ leg, no thigh included; one thigh would made 2 servings. Add a few pieces of lettuce, a slice of tomato, and some clear broth and that was a meal. I can understand why they were so thin! The ton of food bars I’d slepped from the US quickly disappeared, so I supplemented my meals with food from a nearby bakery. This shows that my purity can be stretched. That’s where the bakery came in. I ate white bread.

All my slippery eating styles aside, I am called what is often referred to as a “pure eater.” Recently my husband was shopping at Costco. He was looking at tomatoes, lettuce, and cucumbers. He didn’t find any organic, but I asked him for the food labels and did a search to see how the food was grown. When I looked up the companies, I almost stood up and cheered. Both companies used no pesticides or herbicides. They used integrated pest management. They didn’t claim their food is organic; they say it is even better. They grow green and use sustainable growing practices. The two companies are Windset Farms, located in Canada, and Village Farms in Marfa, Texas. I know, Windset Farms is not local, but forgive me, I can’t seem to buy everything local. Check out their amazing websites. It pays to look up the companies who grow our food and to buy from those who not only support our personal health, but also support our planet’s health.

My husband came home with tomatoes, two kinds of cucumbers, and six red peppers. The peppers were like a dollar a piece – a far cry for the $2.50 I pay on special occasions. Last night we had one of my favorites, Red Pepper Pâté. You’ll love it. It’s so easy to make.

Red Pepper Pâté

1 cup walnuts
1 cup pecans
2 stalks organic celery, chopped
I large red bell pepper cut into chunks (take out the seeds)
I large green onion cut into pieces
½ to ¾ teaspoon salt
Dash of Cayenne or to taste

Put items in food processor and process until it’s creamy. You will have to stop and scrap down the sides so all the ingredients mix well. Make lettuce wraps or dip with raw veggies. It’s so good you will store this recipe with your favorites. Bon appetite.

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