Once in a long while I will come across a simple statement that speaks to me in a lot of ways. We learn best by repetition, I think. I'm excited as I sit here typing this message, simply because the sentence I'm about to share with you is a powerful one. I use the method of particular repetition as a learning tool. I hope you get as much from it as I did this morning when I discovered it. As you read the bold, all caps word in each sentence use your most powerful, most confident voice and make sure your tone is a positive one. Say each sentence out loud and with conviction. I think it's best to consciously read the words slowly and take your time with each word as you say it. Remember that even though you see the words in bold and all caps, I'm not yelling at you and you aren't yelling the words.
CHANGING your mind is changing your RELATIONSHIPS.
Changing YOUR mind is changing YOUR relationships.
Changing your MIND is changing your relationships.
Changing your mind IS changing your relationships.
CHANGING your MIND is CHANGING your relationships.
Changing YOUR mind is changing YOUR relationships.
CHANGING YOUR MIND IS CHANGING YOUR RELATIONSHIPs.
Changing your mind is your choice.
Life is all about relationships. Since we all know we can't change other people, we can change our own thoughts about them. When we change our thoughts about them and think of them more lovingly, they become more lovable, simply because we allowed our thoughts about them to change.
God doesn't make mistakes. He created every living creature on earth and He saw beauty in each one upon its creation. There is positive energy in beauty and negative energy in ugliness. You've seen or heard something beautiful and you know how you felt at the time. You felt positive energy. You've seen or heard something ugly and you know how you felt at that time. You felt a negative energy. Find the beauty in each person you meet and as you do, this positive energy over rules the possibility of negative energy. Being exposed to chronic negativity can be deadly. I think of it as a cancer of the mind. There is a cure for this type of cancer. By changing your negative thoughts to positive ones, you are protecting your mind from cancerous thoughts that can become cancer of the mind. Remember, everything in creation began as a thought. I thank God for His beautiful, creative, positive thoughts. Think beautiful, creative, positive thoughts. If I didn't think beautiful, creative, positive thoughts, you wouldn't be reading this message.
I love you. Nan
Friday, July 8, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
A Healing Intention
Everything you need you already have. You are complete right now. You are a whole, total person, not an apprentice person on the way to someplace else. Your completeness must be understood by you and experienced in your thoughts as your own personal reality.
Beverly Sills
I truly am a whole, total person. I remember the time in my life when I didn't feel whole. As I reflect upon then and now, the phrase "a shell of a person" comes to mind. I know some of you may not feel whole right now. That is why God guided me to the quote above today. As I posted the photo of my pretty iris at the bottom of this page, which is named Beverly Sills, I was curious for more information about Ms. Sills. I googled Beverly Sills and came upon quotes by Ms. Sills. This one practically jumped off the page at me and begged to be included in today's message, which, interestingly enough, hadn't even been formulated in my mind at the time.
I want to share a quote from a book entitled The Power of Intention written by Dr. Wayne Dyer. "Don't ask to be healed, ask to be restored to that perfection from which you emanated. Here's where you want to hold an intention for yourself and for others in an unbending, nonnegotiable way. Let nothing interfere with the intention you have to heal and be healed. Discard all negativity that you encounter. Refuse to let in any energy that will weaken your body or your resolve. Convey this to others as well. Remember, you're not asking your Source to heal you, because this assumes health is missing from your life. It assumes scarcity, but the Source can only recognize and respond to what it is already, and you too are a component of that Source. Come to the Source as whole and complete, banish all thoughts of illness, and know that by connecting back to this Source -- filling yourself with it and offering it to others -- you become healing itself."
Another very profound quote from this book is as follows "One of the messages of Jesus of Nazareth is apropos of all that I've presented in this chapter on having a healing intention:
If you bring forth what is inside you,
what you bring forth will save you.
If you don't bring forth what is inside you,
what you don't bring forth will destroy you.
What is inside you is the power of intention. No microscope will reveal it. You can find the command center with an x-ray technology, but the commander in the command center remains impervious to our sophisticated probing instruments. You are that commander. You must allow yourself to be in vibrational harmony with the greatest commander of all and bring it forth to serve you, rather than allowing yourself to be in a state of despair."
This is the message from God for the people of God to the glory of God!
Love, Nan
Beverly Sills
I truly am a whole, total person. I remember the time in my life when I didn't feel whole. As I reflect upon then and now, the phrase "a shell of a person" comes to mind. I know some of you may not feel whole right now. That is why God guided me to the quote above today. As I posted the photo of my pretty iris at the bottom of this page, which is named Beverly Sills, I was curious for more information about Ms. Sills. I googled Beverly Sills and came upon quotes by Ms. Sills. This one practically jumped off the page at me and begged to be included in today's message, which, interestingly enough, hadn't even been formulated in my mind at the time.
I want to share a quote from a book entitled The Power of Intention written by Dr. Wayne Dyer. "Don't ask to be healed, ask to be restored to that perfection from which you emanated. Here's where you want to hold an intention for yourself and for others in an unbending, nonnegotiable way. Let nothing interfere with the intention you have to heal and be healed. Discard all negativity that you encounter. Refuse to let in any energy that will weaken your body or your resolve. Convey this to others as well. Remember, you're not asking your Source to heal you, because this assumes health is missing from your life. It assumes scarcity, but the Source can only recognize and respond to what it is already, and you too are a component of that Source. Come to the Source as whole and complete, banish all thoughts of illness, and know that by connecting back to this Source -- filling yourself with it and offering it to others -- you become healing itself."
Another very profound quote from this book is as follows "One of the messages of Jesus of Nazareth is apropos of all that I've presented in this chapter on having a healing intention:
If you bring forth what is inside you,
what you bring forth will save you.
If you don't bring forth what is inside you,
what you don't bring forth will destroy you.
What is inside you is the power of intention. No microscope will reveal it. You can find the command center with an x-ray technology, but the commander in the command center remains impervious to our sophisticated probing instruments. You are that commander. You must allow yourself to be in vibrational harmony with the greatest commander of all and bring it forth to serve you, rather than allowing yourself to be in a state of despair."
This is the message from God for the people of God to the glory of God!
Love, Nan
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Conscious Endeavor (The Teddy Bear Project)
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. Henry David Thoreau
Yesterday was a glorious day from start to finish! One of the great things that happened was the result of my conscious endeavor that began as a vision in my mind over a year ago. I'll get to that part in a minute. First, I want to tell you of my vision. I love teddy bears. I don't remember that I had one as a child. When I was pregnant with our first child, we decorated the nursery with a teddy bear theme and Allen and I even created a beautiful teddy bear mobile to hang over the baby's crib.
I love to go to our local Goodwill store and it excites me to find that "just right" teddy bear. I am very particular about the bears I've added to my collection. I've collected them simply for the fun of it. I've found some very beautiful bears at very reasonable prices.
Last year I decided I wanted to give them to one of our hospitals in town, specifically the Emergency Room. The more I thought about it, the more I was convinced it was the right thing to do. At that time I had collected about 10 or 12 bears. Little did I know at the time, it would be several more months before the ball really got rolling with my vision.
This Spring, I contacted a lady who is on the Board of Directors of the hospital and told her of my vision. She was very excited about it, especially when I told her I wanted the teddy bears to be given to little children who come into the ER and are admitted. When they get to the hospital, they are no doubt frightened and so are their parents. Knowing that most people would not think to bring their child's stuffed animal at a time like that, I wanted to provide comfort to a child when he or she really needs a positive diversion from all that is happening to them and around them in a hospital room.
I believe that most everyone probably likes teddy bears and will relate positively toward them. This project is, in my humble opinion, God's way of comforting the little ones through the soft, cuddly presence of a teddy bear. I want them to leave the hospital with a positive, tangible gift, and to remember that something special and good came from their stay in the hospital.
This isn't about me getting credit for coming up with the idea. This is God working through me to comfort the little ones. I took the idea to the man at my dry cleaners business in town and he was very excited about it. He has already professionally cleaned the first dozen bears and told me to bring more as I get them and he will be glad to clean them for me. I couldn't do this project without him. His part in this project is vital for the comfort of the parents of the children that their little ones are receiving clean bears and also, the hospital staff know the bears are free of germs.
Now, back to yesterday! I received a call from the director of the ER who had been contacted by the member of the Board. She and I had a wonderful conversation about the project and is excited to meet me and to get the bears. I have continued to collect teddies and have about 14 more that need to go to the cleaners. When I have all of them cleaned I will contact the director of the ER and we will arrange a time for me to bring them to the ER and to meet her. Approximately 400 children come through the ER each month. Of course, not all of them are admitted. I completely trust God and the ER staff to give the teddy bears to the children who have the greatest need.
My collection consists of small to medium bears. I do a sniff check at the store and check all their parts to make sure they are in excellent condition; only the best quality bears will do. I remove ribbons from around the neck and clothing if they are clothed so the bodies can be cleaned.
I know this message is a long one today and if you have stayed with me to this part of the message, I thank you! It really couldn't be condensed to just a short note and do the project justice. Now you know my vision. If you have a teddy you would like to include in this project please email me at the address below and I will be glad to send you my office snail mail address or if you are local, we can get together and bring teddy bears and smiles to little sick and injured children being cared for in my home town hospital. In the meantime, I will continue to search out those "just right" teddy bears. It is a joy and a pleasure for me to do this for the children of my community.....all because of a conscious endeavor! Take care and have a wonderful day! Love, Nan
nan0599@yahoo.com
Yesterday was a glorious day from start to finish! One of the great things that happened was the result of my conscious endeavor that began as a vision in my mind over a year ago. I'll get to that part in a minute. First, I want to tell you of my vision. I love teddy bears. I don't remember that I had one as a child. When I was pregnant with our first child, we decorated the nursery with a teddy bear theme and Allen and I even created a beautiful teddy bear mobile to hang over the baby's crib.
I love to go to our local Goodwill store and it excites me to find that "just right" teddy bear. I am very particular about the bears I've added to my collection. I've collected them simply for the fun of it. I've found some very beautiful bears at very reasonable prices.
Last year I decided I wanted to give them to one of our hospitals in town, specifically the Emergency Room. The more I thought about it, the more I was convinced it was the right thing to do. At that time I had collected about 10 or 12 bears. Little did I know at the time, it would be several more months before the ball really got rolling with my vision.
This Spring, I contacted a lady who is on the Board of Directors of the hospital and told her of my vision. She was very excited about it, especially when I told her I wanted the teddy bears to be given to little children who come into the ER and are admitted. When they get to the hospital, they are no doubt frightened and so are their parents. Knowing that most people would not think to bring their child's stuffed animal at a time like that, I wanted to provide comfort to a child when he or she really needs a positive diversion from all that is happening to them and around them in a hospital room.
I believe that most everyone probably likes teddy bears and will relate positively toward them. This project is, in my humble opinion, God's way of comforting the little ones through the soft, cuddly presence of a teddy bear. I want them to leave the hospital with a positive, tangible gift, and to remember that something special and good came from their stay in the hospital.
This isn't about me getting credit for coming up with the idea. This is God working through me to comfort the little ones. I took the idea to the man at my dry cleaners business in town and he was very excited about it. He has already professionally cleaned the first dozen bears and told me to bring more as I get them and he will be glad to clean them for me. I couldn't do this project without him. His part in this project is vital for the comfort of the parents of the children that their little ones are receiving clean bears and also, the hospital staff know the bears are free of germs.
Now, back to yesterday! I received a call from the director of the ER who had been contacted by the member of the Board. She and I had a wonderful conversation about the project and is excited to meet me and to get the bears. I have continued to collect teddies and have about 14 more that need to go to the cleaners. When I have all of them cleaned I will contact the director of the ER and we will arrange a time for me to bring them to the ER and to meet her. Approximately 400 children come through the ER each month. Of course, not all of them are admitted. I completely trust God and the ER staff to give the teddy bears to the children who have the greatest need.
My collection consists of small to medium bears. I do a sniff check at the store and check all their parts to make sure they are in excellent condition; only the best quality bears will do. I remove ribbons from around the neck and clothing if they are clothed so the bodies can be cleaned.
I know this message is a long one today and if you have stayed with me to this part of the message, I thank you! It really couldn't be condensed to just a short note and do the project justice. Now you know my vision. If you have a teddy you would like to include in this project please email me at the address below and I will be glad to send you my office snail mail address or if you are local, we can get together and bring teddy bears and smiles to little sick and injured children being cared for in my home town hospital. In the meantime, I will continue to search out those "just right" teddy bears. It is a joy and a pleasure for me to do this for the children of my community.....all because of a conscious endeavor! Take care and have a wonderful day! Love, Nan
nan0599@yahoo.com
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Golden Rule
After my last post entitled "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff", I received the following comment from a very special person. I included the Golden Rule at the bottom of the message and of all the information I shared that day, the part that stood out the most for the reader was The Golden Rule. I so appreciate the interest and the profound statement that I want to share it with you today.
Jesus, indeed, has a way of turning things around and upside down. I hope you enjoy the quote. The reader has given us a lot to think about. Have a wonderful day! Love, Nan
"If we could only have one rule, "The Golden Rule" would probably suffice, if only we would follow it.
Some form of the golden rule has been around for a very long time. Way back in the 50's, I was doing a research paper for a philosophy class. During the research, I discovered that Buddha had said, "Don't do to others what you wouldn't want them to do for you."
In my ignorance, I remember thinking, 'he stole that from Jesus.' Then, I discovered that the Buddha was born about 624 BC and that Buddha had stated his version of the golden rule in the negative, centuries before Jesus put it in the positive." Bob
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Jesus, indeed, has a way of turning things around and upside down. I hope you enjoy the quote. The reader has given us a lot to think about. Have a wonderful day! Love, Nan
"If we could only have one rule, "The Golden Rule" would probably suffice, if only we would follow it.
Some form of the golden rule has been around for a very long time. Way back in the 50's, I was doing a research paper for a philosophy class. During the research, I discovered that Buddha had said, "Don't do to others what you wouldn't want them to do for you."
In my ignorance, I remember thinking, 'he stole that from Jesus.' Then, I discovered that the Buddha was born about 624 BC and that Buddha had stated his version of the golden rule in the negative, centuries before Jesus put it in the positive." Bob
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Don't Sweat The Small Stuff
As I was going through some of my books this morning, I came across Don't Sweat The Small Stuff With Your Family written by Richard Carlson, Ph.D. I want to share some of the topics of the book with you. These things are important to remember, regardless of the number in your family. There are a total of 100 topics. I will select random topics today to give you a taste of the flavor of the book.
Set a positive emotional climate
Give yourself ten extra minutes
Buy something new, let something go
Allow "white space" in your calendar
Stop exchanging horror stories
Fill your home with evidence of love
Don't let money get you down
Let go of your expectations
When someone asks you how you are, don't emphasize how busy you are
Don't go to bed mad
Ask yourself "why should I be exempt from the rest of the human race?"
Keep in mind, as within, so without
Keep your "thought attacks" in check
Look for incremental improvement
Think of something you did right today
Discover simple pleasure
Be an example of peace
Express gratitude for your home
Treat your family members as if this were the last time you were going to see them
(this last one is from the Bible): Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It's the Golden Rule.
I remember the song Tim McGraw and Scotty McCreery sang together on the finale of American Idol a few weeks ago "Live like you were dying". Have a great day! I love you! Nan
Set a positive emotional climate
Give yourself ten extra minutes
Buy something new, let something go
Allow "white space" in your calendar
Stop exchanging horror stories
Fill your home with evidence of love
Don't let money get you down
Let go of your expectations
When someone asks you how you are, don't emphasize how busy you are
Don't go to bed mad
Ask yourself "why should I be exempt from the rest of the human race?"
Keep in mind, as within, so without
Keep your "thought attacks" in check
Look for incremental improvement
Think of something you did right today
Discover simple pleasure
Be an example of peace
Express gratitude for your home
Treat your family members as if this were the last time you were going to see them
(this last one is from the Bible): Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. It's the Golden Rule.
I remember the song Tim McGraw and Scotty McCreery sang together on the finale of American Idol a few weeks ago "Live like you were dying". Have a great day! I love you! Nan
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Abundance and Lack
"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend ..... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present ------ love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure ------ the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth." Sarah Ban Breathnach, Simple Abundance (New York: Warner Books, June 1995).
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Jude :2
Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance. Jude :2
Friday, June 17, 2011
On The Harley With Allen
Author's note: I want to share with you the sights as I enjoy a late spring evening ride with Allen. Good dinner at Ruby Tuesday, good company, good ride. Good life! Such a great way to spend the evening with my wonderful husband!
I also want you to know that when something moves you write it down, write it down, write it down! Later on your written recollection of a special time will become timeless and precious to loved ones yet to be born. Don't ever take one moment for granted. Don't ever take your loved ones for granted. Cherish each moment together. You are living today. Make today count for something good. Remember that you are loved.
I also want you to know that when something moves you write it down, write it down, write it down! Later on your written recollection of a special time will become timeless and precious to loved ones yet to be born. Don't ever take one moment for granted. Don't ever take your loved ones for granted. Cherish each moment together. You are living today. Make today count for something good. Remember that you are loved.
On The Harley With Allen
written by Nan Forehand
June 17,
2011
Best buds bring each other bliss
Especially exciting
Gladly gather gear and go
Motorcycle man and me
Cruising clean country crossroads
Majestic mountains move me
Bountiful breeze blows my blouse
Playful puppies prancing proudly
Fancy-free foal frolicking
Gorgeous gladiolas grow
Daylilies dot the ditch bank
Carefree cotton candy clouds
Corn crop craves condensation
Gathering goats graze the grass
Tapping to the tasteful tunes
Cud chewing cows cast their cares
Random rhymes run rampantly
Riding – relaxed, refreshed
Living, laughing, loving life
Happy hearts heading for home
Home again, home again
Frog a leap, frog a leap!!
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