GFP Newsletter - 3/20/2014

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES   One way to gracefully overcome obstacles is to prepare yourself before you stumble. Many of you stumble over the same rock several times and either are unaware of repeating this pattern or once aware, you decide to take measures so you will not stumble on the rock again. This is the difference between unconscious and conscious living. When you pay attention to what is happening around you, the life you live becomes more meaningful and magical.

DEAR FRIENDS- Let me begin with a radical and supremely hopeful point of view: There is NOTHING you need to worry about. Ever! There are simply challenges to face and creative solutions that are within you to discover.

Whether the steps you need to take are external (an improved way of handling a situation) or internal (a new attitude that frees you to let go and feel better) there is no need to fear. You can learn how to stay peaceful and always find your way to inner relief and outer progress.

We all know that worrying never solved a problem, and never makes us feel better. Worrying is a constant drain on our inner peace, physical energy and overall happiness. IT SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK!

Not sure who the original author is, but a great message none the less:

STOP

You are not
a machine.

Your natural
genetic design does
not tolerate 2-4 hours
of travel per day,
8-12 hours
of slave-labor
5-6 days per week
for whatever monetary
compensation
on 5-6 hours of sleep
in a system built on
penalistic principle
and a life under
judgmental surveillance.

Like it or not
you are human.

You are presented with opportunities to learn every day. To learn compassion, unconditional love, patience, family, the beauty of life and others is what you are here for. Walk forward with a smile on your face and your head held high; embrace, honor and thank the experiences for coming to you. ~ Creator

http://thecreatorwritings.wordpress.com/2014/03/20/hold-your-head-up/

This is a question we get asked every now and again, and it begs another question: Does sadness or pity do anything to relieve another's suffering? I see a whole lot of people who behave like it does, yet I also see a world that's filled with people suffering. Does being sad yourself really help at all, or does it just contribute more sadness to the world?

You've probably heard the expression "misery loves company", which means that suffering people are usually quite eager to spread their suffering to others. If this provides any relief, I suspect it's only because the mind gets what it wants. The mind gets validation for it's suffering by spreading it to another, which doesn't really relieve the suffering at all, it strengthens the patterns of suffering.

DIVINE FLOW by Jeff Fasano

Divine Flow

 

by Jeff Fasano

 

 

Spiritual awareness and divine flow are one in the same.

 

Intuition is challenging to define, despite the huge role it plays in our everyday lives. Steve Jobs called it, for instance, "more powerful than intellect." But however we put it into words, we all, well, intuitively know just what it is.

Pretty much everyone has experienced a gut feeling -- that unconscious reasoning that propels us to do something without telling us why or how. But the nature of intuition has long eluded us, and has inspired centuries' worth of research and inquiry in the fields of philosophy and psychology.

Last week, the Public Health Service announced that they would approve a University of Arizona study on the use of marijuana for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

With this announcement, it seems that the marijuana plant is heading into unknown territory – federally-supported research examining its possible benefits.
But, is this really new territory? Yes and no.

Read the full article... (drugpolicy.org)