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Day 60 – Lessons We Learn From Hippies… Far Out

Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 2:03 pm  
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If we examine every stage of our lives, we find that from our first breath to our last we are under the constraint of circumstances. And yet we still possess the greatest of all freedoms, the power of developing our innermost selves in harmony with the moral order of the Universe, and so winning peace at heart whatever obstacles we meet. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

We are at choice in every moment. And every moment is an opportunity to begin again.

In any given circumstances, I know I have a choice between love and fear and…

I choose to choose love.

AND with practice, choosing love over fear comes as natural for us humans as going to the bathroom.

It just does.

I got this really clear message in my meditation this morning.

It was as if John Miguel Ruiz was speaking to me directly.

He wrote the book “The Four Agreements”…

One of the Four Agreements is “Don’t take things personally.”

2. Don’t Take Anything Personally

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Don also wrote these words which are in alignment with my philosophy about choosing love over fear.

“The human mind is like a fertile ground where seeds are continually being planted. when you are impeccable with your word, your mind is no longer fertile ground for the words that come from dear: your mind is only fertile for the words that come from love.

What seeds are you planting in your mind today?

I am planting fun seeds.

A lot of people really love Halloween. I enjoy it for the fun factor of seeing how people get into it. It was fun to be at the gym today and see people come dressed up….It just makes me laugh to see grownups dressed up as cowboys and hippies. And how funny is it that being a hippie is a costume? What does that make people who really dress like that now?

I love hippies because their goal is peace, freedom and expression and all those things that I teach and live by.

One of my Pinky’s who is a love bug sent me this photo of her Halloween costume and I wanted to share it with you.

She is having fun.  May we all spend some time today laughing at ourselves and at others. Life is meant to have fun, you know?

lisa wade

Live, Learn and Let Go and LAUGH.

Love you Leah and everyone else reading this…XO

Laura

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Day 59 – Lessons We Learn From Spiders…and Joe Tye

Friday, October 30th, 2009 at 4:29 pm  
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Leah,

I was thinking today that we should publish our back and forth posts, cause there is a lot of insight and meat here. What do you think?

I am really enjoying this ceremony of writing daily. You inspire me to want to do it even when I don’t want to. Thank you for that Sweetheart.

Speaking of Sweet, I hope my mailing resonates with many readers on the dangers of Sugar…and everything in moderation…however, people need to be aware of the impact we are having on our bodies with food, with our thoughts, with our actions.

My dear friend Joe Tye is amazing. He gets it. He gets this mind, body spirit connection and wrote a great piece that he gave me permission to share with you all today…

In honor of Halloween, Joe wrote about his experience getting bit by a spider in the grand canyon and the impact and insight that had on him…Since tomorrow is Halloween and black spiders are part of the Halloween culture, I thought this was a good time to share this with you all. And a little bit of background, Joe goes to the Grand Canyon every year, sole and he also leads hikes there.  One of these years I want to go with him and I will.

Joe, in his infinite wisdom writes:

A few more spider bite lessons – just in time for Halloween
Lesson #1: Never say never. I meant it when I said that I have too many important goals and responsibilities to undertake another long Grand Canyon trek, especially solo, but I can see the day coming where there are so many Certified Values Coaches who are so much better than I am that no one will even miss me if I disappear into The Canyon for a week or so.Lesson #2: Never make important decisions based on pessimistic assumptions when you are feeling bad. That’s when you’re most likely to say “Never again” when “How might I…” would serve you better.

Lesson #3: Never assume that things will just work themselves out if you leave them alone – especially when it comes to your health.

Lesson #4: Never take your blessings for granted. The doc who took care of me at Flagstaff Medical Center also does medical mission work in underdeveloped countries. She contrasted Hondurans who walk miles to be seen and are thankful for whatever care can be given to them with Americans who throw a fit if they have to wait half an hour to be seen, and then aren’t given a magic pill that will make everything better without them having to put any personal effort into it (e.g. by quitting smoking, getting exercise, or changing their eating habits).

Lesson #5: Never be afraid to admit to your failings and weaknesses, because two good things might happen. First, you might have people reach out a helping hand (as I did yesterday). Second, your example might inspire others to have a new perspective on their realities and responsibilities. Yesterday I was especially touched by the emails I received from people who described their own “spider bites” and what they intended to do about them.

Lesson #6: Never allow venom to toxify your heart – turn it into venomade. Ever since my Lasik misfortune, I have struggled with anger at a clinic where I was given a dishonest sales pitch instead of an honest diagnosis, where they carelessly carved the wrong prescription into my corneas, and then negligently failed to help me cope with the adverse consequences of that surgery. That anger has been poisoning my soul, and was the emotional baggage I wanted to leave behind the last time I hiked Grand Canyon.

I’ve had more than a thousand people request my special report on questions you should ask before submitting your eyes to Lasik surgery. I will never tell someone to not have Lasik – that is a personal decision, and one that many people are happy with. But making it a part of my personal mission to help people be sure they are being their own most effective advocate and that they are asking all the questions that I wish I would have asked has done a lot to help me get over personalizing my own outcome – to turn that venom into venomade.

So Joe, thank you for sharing your words and wisdom.

My dear Leah, Australia is known for their venemous spiders. Beware and at the same time, know that even spiders have gifts to offer us. Bless the people and bless the tiny creatures.


Live, Learn and Let Go and Happy Halloween to all of you who celebrate it.

Love, xo,

Laura

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Day 58 – Safety Counts Pinky’s Big Time…Read On…

Thursday, October 29th, 2009 at 6:11 pm  
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Leah,

Your blog today was incredible.

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and heart centered words.  I loved it and I love you!

I want to talk a little bit about the issue of trust and safety.  Next Tuesday, November 3rd at 7 pm Pacific time, I will be interviewing Kelly Rudolph, founder of www.positivewomenrock.com, an online community to empower women.

Kelly Rudolph
www.PositiveWomenRock.com
SURVIVE! Self-Defense LLC

Kelly has been a leader in the movement of personal safety.  I will be interviewing Kelly and one thing we will be discussing is desperation and neediness and how those things lead to vulnerability which leads to being a target.

If anyone wants to be on the call with Kelly and me live, (it will be recorded) please email me, laura@onepinky.com and I will get you the call in phone number and pin.

I hope many of you will join Kelly and me.  She is incredible and committed to women’s safety, empowerment and well being.

The key in life is to self correct. We get up, we fall down, we get up, we may fall down and what do we learn in each situation counts and matters. All leading to the whole picture and staying no matter how many times we fall is the name of the game.

For me, I have a pattern. I trust people because I see the good in them. The universe is constantly knocking on my door saying Laura, you have to be more discerning.

I had an incident happen today where, and unsafe person showed up at my door step, and I almost took the bait. I felt so sorry for this person and wanted to help them and they were dangerous.

Again, I want to believe people are good and they are. However, some of them have illnesses. Mental, emotional and physical illnesses that are way beyond my ability to heal and help. I want to save the world and I know I cannot….I can only serve and help those willing and able to help themselves.

So my personal lesson today is to be more rigorous about checking people out and not be so trusting all the time and follow through with my gut check. It always works. My body always knows. When fear gets in the way, we often become weak and make decisions further away from our truth. I get it God. I am listening. I say we meaning me…and hopefully some of you out there can relate to something being shared here.

Someone just sent me a great email and in it, she wrote, H is for Holy Crap!

Holy Crap, I lovingly learned something profound today, had a powerful OnePinky call, and made it through the day safely and healthy. It was a great day.

I am blessed.

Sending you all love and gratitude as we get closer to November, the month I focus on Gratitude. (I do every day and especially this coming up month!)

Much Love, XO

Laura

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