Thank you Mattie. Your purpose was divine. Your message was clear. All we have to do, is look in our spiritual mirror.

Copyright 2004 Dave Czach.

Mattie poem on website: http://sonicpoint.com/mattie

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When you live alone, you stop being controlled by another person's actions and reclaim freedom to pursue your personal passions. You create a more personally meaningful lifestyle. And being alone, you're much more available to people and activities that support you in creating your unique dreams.

Benefits of Losing Your Job

"We won't be needing your services any longer." When I heard these words come out of my employer's mouth, I was floored. But I shouldn't have been.

Out of desperation, I'd taken employment to pay my bills. Then every day for months, I silently complained to myself about work I was doing. I constantly struggled to make myself fit into an occupation that didn't suit me.

The value of losing job was actually very obvious.

 I get out of work that zaps my energy and health  I discover that I can create a better position  I move on to a livelihood that has more passion for me

When you look under surface appearance of being let go, you may find, in actuality, that you gave yourself "the boot." On a deeper level of awareness, you wanted out of job. With aid of hindsight, you see that you unconsciously managed to get yourself fired because it was time for you to move on to next stage of your self-expression.

Benefits of Losing Your Health

The excruciating sciatica pain running through my leg and back was forcing me to lie motionless in bed for days. Suspecting that being laid up is serving me in some way, I look for value in being sick. I discover that affliction is a "wake up!" call. The pain is alerting me to fact that I'm not supporting and nurturing myself by way I'm living my life.

I realize that:

 I've avoided developing my talent as a writer  I'd actually be happier if I spent more time perfecting my craft and getting my articles out into world  I'm now strong enough to face my fear of having my articles criticized or rejected  I know how to write intriguing articles that editors will publish

The value of sciatica was that it gave me opportunity to check in with my spirit to see where I was off track in my life. When I got my life back on course, I re-established my health and vitality.

Losing your health forces you to take a long, deep look at your life. Being ill immobilizes you to some degree, which gives you time to review people and activities you're involved with. The message of sickness is almost always that you're engaged with people and activities that aren't intuitively right for you. Life pursuits that are out of harmony with your true interests and values pull your body out of balance. Eventually, imbalance makes you ill. You'll find that when you take action to bring yourself back into alignment with your spirit, your health improves.

Where's Your "Pop"?

Wouldn't you like to transform hurt into gain? You can! A sweet core lies under surface appearance of any sour experience. By realizing benefits of any situation, you can find "pop" inside your lemon tootsie roll.