Expand Your HorizonsWritten by Virginia Reeves
Many people want to “do something” to make their life different but they don’t want to make big changes. If you are looking to expand your horizons, here’s some ideas.1. Attend or teach classes. Most junior colleges offer 1 to 4 week courses that are reasonable in cost and don’t use a lot of your time. You can learn by being a student or becoming leader of group (get paid for your expertise). Either way, you win. 2. Join a community group that caters to your interests. You'll gain more knowledge, meet new people, and probably influence others. You might want to try a group where you don’t know that much about topic or focus; challenges are good for you. 3. Work with local youth through a school or social groups. Be a teacher’s aide, a speaker for a particular cause that’s close to your heart, or a mentor. Mingling with younger people will help you understand them better and vice versa, especially at sporting events, fund-raisers, or groups like Scouts or 4-H. 4. Listen to different music. I am fortunate for having been exposed to a variety of musical styles so I appreciate many types. Don’t get stuck in one category - world is alive with sounds and words. Give more of them a chance to enhance your life. 5. Seniors are always appreciative of extra attention. Senior centers, retirement homes, and convalescent hospitals are grateful for help from others. Lead a sing-a-long, call Bingo, help with easy craft projects, offer to entertain, or just sit and talk. You will be rewarded with a smile, making of new friends, and learning more about your predecessors.
| | When You Know What 'IS' Does Not WorkWritten by Ina Bliss
What your life has made you, so far, must have been based on what other people told you. Their experiences, rules, traditions, customs and perceptions may have been too limited.Now is time to click switch to "ON", and re-discover power God gave you in a simple, effective and 'happy-making' manner. Our main instruction from our Creator is to 'BE JOYFUL'. And next, Jesus gave us a few pointers: The truth will set us free (There's only ONE truth) Find kingdom within (Your own path, no other) Love thy neighbor (Disliking people voids you of life-energy) Do not judge (What ever you focus on, multiplies) Watch what you put in your mind, not your mouth (Food & microbes do not make you sick, it's your mind) We have been hearing these words all of our lives. During past years, it sounded strange and as if it should be left to Sunday's church hour to think about it. However, closer we look now, more it all points to timeless wisdom that, when clarified, gets us irrevocably to where we would like to be. Are you thinking "But what about my having enough money now"? That is exactly what I am talking about. Listen me out. Universal (spiritual) energy is timeless and applies no other conditions than universal laws, such as Gravity--'awareness', 'correspondence', 'attraction', Causality--'sowing & reaping', 'intent', Order--'higher order supersedes lower order', 'no chaos', 'nothing is random'. The conditions you fixate on, such as 'I WILL be millionaire in 5 years.' Why in FIVE years? Because our human conditions and our 'experience' teach us that it takes that long to become one. But is that correct in universal terms? Not, whatsoever. Time is of no concern, and you have power to create everything instantaneously. There is one set-back, however, you have to reverse your mental condition into your childhood state of mind. No, no, this is not asking you to become childish, and behave like a complete nutcase, as many would want you to believe. Becoming child-like is intention here. There is light in every person. It can be found when one looks at a person as an innocent child, with love and all wealth & opportunity in world, before it was destroyed by man.--Ina Bliss
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