Addicted to worry?

I am fortunate to belong to a Meditation Master who is taking some introspection via a group that has met for the past two weeks.  It always seems that what I need to learn is underscored in so many ways and given to me in different forms and situations so that I definitely get it!  I hope you can relate too!
Now that I have been through a process of transformation that has coincided with looking for work I find that I am tempted to go into a mode of worrying.  Just like a marriage that is over and perhaps the couple know that it is over before the formal ending I too know that the work as I have previously given is over.  I need to obviously support myself and that needs to happen no matter what.  That is why I am keeping busy reaching out and doing what I do best on line and that is connect and write.
My Meditation Master says that when the future is uncertain get busy!!!  You better believe that!  I know too that it is time that I looked at my addiction to worrying and wanting to control through finding a secure job.  Perhaps that times has come to an end I have felt removed from the complete model I used to work in and now I have to trust my Master and let go and do the work that I do best.
I love working with children and adolescents to help them connect with their soul through meditation and increase concentration through centering techniques.  This improves emotional stability and academic outcomes for children and adolescents who may be going through a period of stress or perhaps it is in their nature to be easily distracted.
On the spiritual path there is no escaping what your destiny is and being part of a bigger plan to uplift the lives of others with the talents that you are blessed with is what has to happen.  I have been aware for many years that my work is to be with children and not in the way I was trained and educated but through what I have learned through my own learning with Indian Spiritual Masters.  This is truly transformation at a level that allows the individual to go into a space of peace and quiet no matter what the distraction on the outside.  It's a matter of practice and then being able to remember to do it when the time calls for it.
My addiction to worry will have to end with this current situation in my life that is really completely out of my hands.  I will do everything to bring about prosperity through my work with children and plan to volunteer in schools east of Troost in KC where children have many struggles in their lives.
Look for answers from within and with the Grace of my Master I can be confident that all I need will manifest.  Car, money and bank account to have several thousand dollars.
Blessings to you to identify your personal addiction and how to let go!  One technique is to get a baloon and put a note on the end of a string attached to it.  Write on the piece of paper what it is that you are addicted to and let it go up into the either!
Write about the addiction in a journal and note if it comes up again.  Repeat the same practice and immediately center in the still spot inside and focus on your higher power.  Ask your higher power to remove the addiction.  Repeat until gone!

Focus in the moment.

To be sure we all have so many things to manage in our lives and when we have added to that changes it becomes a distraction (if we let it!)  Times of transition can also be a time of learning to be in the moment and letting what is to unfold, unfold.  There is surrendering on the spiritual path that isn't about giving up with your plans or responsibilities but there is a giving up of the worrying component.  There is no more room left for control or manipulation in life, only a sweet surrender and allowing your higher power to show you what is meant to be.
Be aware of what your tendencies are toward any negative thoughts such as worry and work toward letting that habit go.  Let every thought go by like a constant stream of consciousness and drop the addiction of getting caught up in the energy of the transition.  It will unfold as it is supposed to do and you will need to follow what you need to do in the moment to move forward.
I have filled out application forms and gone for interviews.  I am really excited about a prn job with children and adolescents as I will have the opportunity of working on my meditation and spiritual life talks.  I am in transition like so many people and there is no certainty about what will be coming next.  Be sure to keep busy with your time and complete projects that are potential streams of income for you.  I like to write so blogging is a natural way for me to connect with others and share my knowledge.
Use your down time to stay connected with communities of people who can use your services or products.  It's about connections in social networking and keeping your name out in front of people who are searching for your services.  Be aware of every word and every attitude you display as people tend to judge.  Be gentle with your words and uplifting.  You never know what the other person is going through.  It's just good PR!
Make a list out each day of all the things you need to accomplish.  Work on those items and chart your progress at the end of the day.  Without any sense of shame critique yourself and write down where you think you have failed.
The next step is to go deeper and find out what you are attached to?  Is it self-sabotage?  Is it procrastination?  Insecurity and fear?  The most effective and efficient way that I have cleared out these blocks is through this process of introspection and offering the situation to my higher power, my Master.
Develop a yearning for God and stay focused on your higher power in the area between the eyes called the third eye.  Be in constant remembrance.  You will get the help and guidance you need to work through the inner obstacle and you will find that a new path will open that you would not have planned on your own.
Always another door opens when one door closes.  When you look at things not working out know that everything is working out for your best.
Nothing is an accident.  Yesterday for instance while having coffee I spoke with the lady next to me who is also a nurse.  She volunteers in Rawanda, Africa and I happen to have a friend who lives close to where she works who visited Rawanda with a major university in the NE USA.  The object of my friend's trip was to identify programs that were already in existence there and provide support with financial and academic resources.  Coincidence?  I don't believe so!
Trust and let your intuition guide you.  Take the steps in each moment to keep moving forward and be confident that "everything works out on the spiritual path" as my friend Lottie Rose used to say.

You lead the way!

There are times when you have followed and other times when you lead.  Leading the way for others is a natural outcome of learning how to overcomes inner obstacles and challenges.  Realizing today how many people are wanting to move forward into a new line of work if they have been laid off perhaps comes from understanding the experience of being without a job or income.
If your inner obstacle is fear the best thing to do is face that fear.  In my experience is in putting a plan into action so that you can create a method or interventions to get from point A to point B without fear.  Keep fear to a minimum by acknowledging its presence.  Supression is not a health mechanism to deal with fear and by pushing it down into the psyche it lingers and becomes stronger.  When you bring the fear out into the light of day so to speak it looses its grip or power over you.  Relate to the fear as something that will be helped to find an end to.  Rather than taking it on in opposition or as a fight to extinguish.  Know that fear comes from a part of us that is not in a space of confidence and love.  It really is a false reality that has become through the thoughts of the mind very real and scary.
One of the practices that helped me was one that I learned from my first Meditation Teacher and that was to devote a spiritual text that I sang each morning to overcoming the inner obstacle of fear and anxiety.  I did this for a period of time and the fear and anxiety became extinguished.  This is the difference between the spiritual guidance and Grace of a living Master and doing it from a cognitive/behavioral framework.  It's not that without the power of connection with the One Being or higher power and your soul.  Your soul is empowered through the source of all and you will be able to overcome all difficulties through this power.  You have to have a clear intention about what you want/need to overcome and have the discipline to stick with the chosen course of action.
There is little benefit from stopping and starting although if that happens initially don't give up.  Let your will be so strong to be more firmly rooted in your spirituality that it empowers you to push onward.  Obstacles actually make our minds and hearts stronger which my first Meditation Teacher reminded us of so many times.  It is when we get the experience of that teaching that it becomes very real.  

What you need to know is always in the present.

I read a quote by Pema Chodrone a very lovely Spiritual Master whose words are pragmatic for those of us today who have challenges to overcome at every turn it seems sometimes.  Pema says that what we need to learn is in the present moment and will be repeated in present moments until we get the lesson.  We cannot escape our karma and we have to be able to learn and transcend in order to become enlightened.
My lesson seems to be to find contentment in what I have for now in my life.  My personality is such that I have a compelling urge to reach out to others.  I have studied under two spiritual Masters since 1986.  I realized that a transition had taken place and I could describe what I wanted in a spiritual path and had always focused on the Master throughout my journey.  It really is a wonderful experience to see my wishes come true for me as I was initiated by Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Marahaj in April 2009.  I love His practical teachings that we apply to life.  We fill out a chart that helps us reflect upon and keep track of our thoughts and behaviors throughout the day.  I am not so good myself at doing that even thought I studied Beck's Cognitive Behavioral Theory in Graduate School and taught client's to use a chart that is similar to the one our Master has us use.  I have been able to monitor my inner state and immediately recognize the shift when negative thoughts arise.  That way it is possible to switch thoughts just like changing channels on the television.  You  can learn to use this technique to switch thoughts yourself.
I have always been highly motivated and productive in my life and finding time on my hands has turned into an endeavor of networking and outreach to others that I would not have done had I not had a set of circumstances to contend with.  That's life!  We have to learn to adapt to new situations and changes that are beyond our control and in that state of mind there is a quality of happiness and contentment.  Hence I feel content with my life and have goals for my future.  I use guided imagery to create a life that I want and since my last visit to Chicago I see myself living in a condo near a park and library where friends live in the same community.  I see a black Volvo sedan that I can park in a car port under the 1980's style building.  I know in my heart that this will materialize.
My value of serving my Master is core to my life style.  It's funny (not in a mocking way) but to see men send messages to say that they like me and I respect that and relate.  They see in me the love they have for themselves and I direct them to my Master for information about spirituality.  I have been celibate for many years because I am sensitive about my energy and keeping boundaries.  If my Master ever introduces me to someone to marry I will feel comfortable in that situation only.  My only daughter doesn't like my spiritual path.  I think less than my first Master who is a beautiful Indian lady.  I realize that for most there is a cultural shock to see my Master wearing a turban because of his own religion.  He is a Sheik.  One of the Masters on my first path said it didn't matter what color our skin was to him because he saw us all as BLUE!  I think that's a blast because our spiritual energy can be seen by enlightened Beings and we get so caught up in our differences.  The Genome Project at the National Institute of Health says that we have less than one percent difference between each race yet we have a great focus on differences.
My attitude was changed toward illegal immigrants as I have recently found myself in the best company ever with those whom I have believed shouldn't be here!  Now I wonder how to help illegal immigrants get amnesty.  One thought is that individual citizens and employers take responsibility for the problem by petitioning the government to allow us to sponsor illegal immigrants.  Let me know your thoughts if you read this please.
The present is really a gift so take it and be grateful because we still have a world where love prevails.  I believe that we have to confront and change the corruption and evil that exists in the world.  Our priorities have to be more geared to what is beneficial to people.  For instance today I saw a video of a Sudanese woman being whipped in public.  There was no compassion shown toward her from onlookers.  When I checked the United States web site their priorities were first and foremost global warming.  For those of you with blinkers on and plugs in your ears - THE WORLD IS NOT MELTING....I REPEAT... THE WORLD IS NOT MELTING....BUT WOMEN ARE BEING BEATEN AND TORTURED!  $$$$$$$$$$$$$ has to be taken out of global warming and put into helping women mostly in third world countries.
You see what I said earlier is true!  If I had been working at this point in time I would not been so involved in world affairs!  My present is having time to do outreach and draw attention to causes.
I am a Professional Life Coach and work with people who are committed to spiritual development.  I recommend that you go to www.sos.org to check out the official calender for programs and initiation.  I also require that you become vegetarian as I promote physical wellness and ethical treatment of animals.  Go to www.MyRain.me/rita for information about antioxidants.

Stay Centered.

There are so many issues that we have to deal with in our everyday lives and then we are faced with additional issues that affect our immediate environment and world.  Our sphere of influences has grown with the Internet making us in touch with our world and one another as we have never been before.  That is a good thing and I love the work that Yoko Ono is doing to bring the world together through smiles.  Join this group which I posted earlier and will add a link to the bottom of this page.  Perhaps the most central issue that I have identified to the current economic mess is the idea of the "straw man redemption."  It is new to me and I can only say empower yourself in this life and change is only made in a positive direction when knowledge isn't held by the oppressors only.
Through all our difficulties we can center in the space of love inside through the practice of meditation and then when problems arise and we feel an emotional reaction we can retreat into the space interact from that space of love.  All the great Saints have taught that love is the answer and until we connect with our own soul and merge with the soul of God we will be in pain no matter what.  For me the option of living a life  that was not centered on love and the teachings of my spiritual teachers was unbearable.  For that reason I am thankful for having a hard life because I have always sought God inside and was blessed to find my first Master in 1968.  It is okay to follow the religious and moral teachings of your religion but unless you connect inside they are just words.  Spiritual life is a robust and fresh energy that makes religion come alive and we can then cherish the teachings and apply them in our everyday lives and nurture our love for nature and animals.
Meditation is the key to knowing God because you are absorbed in the energy of God and the intention of becoming that same energy.  It happens without effort or any manipulation.  Like a flower growing in soil that is watered and soaked in the rays of the sun, similarly we grow with meditation.  Under the guidance of an enlightened Master our growth is tenderly guided.  Whatever we need to become the fullest and most beautiful flower will take place under the loving care of Master's guidance.  Spiritual initiation is something which has to take place in order to become awakened to our spiritual self.  Depending on our karma's from previous lives and what we have accumulated in this life we will be destined at some point to meet the Master.  I never would have predicted that I would have a different Master after having spent many years with my first.  I know that He is my true Master and that I had to go through some preparation with my first whom I will always be thankful.
Perhaps one of the testiest times of year is around the holidays when we feel hurt by those we love when expectations are not met or people we love are not with us through some tragedy or illness.  These burdens can only be healed through deep spiritual work and the energy of meditation is so gentle and cleansing that it is like magic fairy dust that clears away the debris.  We are freed from all attachments in this way.  Love lasts and in fact through my own experience actually grows after the loved one has passed on.  Love is eternal and love exists in our waking and sleeping states.
When you feel pushed to your limit take a deep breath and close your eyes.  Center your mind on the area of your heart and stay there.  Continue to breath in deep and breath out long.  Bathe yourself in the presence of your true self that is connected with God.  That is true empowerment.  You can center in the space of love and stillness whenever you feel threatened in any way.  One great Saint said "The heart is the hub of all sacred spaces, go there and roam!"
I am a Professional Life Coach and can be contacted at lawrencerita511@gmail.com  I require that you become initiated on the spiritual path by a spiritual Master.  You can check into the official schedule of my own Beloved Master Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Marahaj www.sos.org  A daily practice of meditation and vegetarianism is required for the spiritual journey to begin.
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God Bless you and keep you safe always!

Introspection takes you deep inside the soul.

The journey is sometimes difficult despite the inner bliss.  The experience of uncaring and lack of compassion wrenches my soul and I have to look deeper inside my soul to see if there is a part of myself that is unhealed.  Why did an experience land me in a situation where I felt so vulnerable?  Trust is so open and the thrust of hurtful behaviors is like a gale force wind against a petal.  I have learned that I must ask more questions and when I see superficiality in others take note and not let them put me in a position where I become vulnerable.  I must reinforce boundaries.  I am normally very independent and until I have a legal matter dealt with I will have to get buy with having to depend on others.  Disrespect is something which I won't allow others to treat me as less worthy than I am.  It may mean severing relationships and being patient while I build my life back again.
I spent the past week with my Master, Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj in Chicago.  I am planning to move to Chicago so that I can be near the Science of Spirituality Center in Naperville and spend as much time with Sant Rajinder as I can.  This life is an opportunity to liberate and I am going to do all in my power to make sure that happens with my Master's Grace.
For today I have to go through my goals and one of them is to write an outline to tie events together. I have truly been blessed and protected.  Now I must keep up the good fight as the saying goes.  I felt weighed down by others lack of compassion this past week and that low feeling can snowball.  I have meditated and rested since Saturday when I returned to KC.  There is a core part of me that will not allow others to disrespect me or mess me around.  I won't stand for it and that's the bottom line.  I have no tolerance for mistreatment and I can detach and release but I will not allow the same thing to recur.  My Master will be giving a program again on December 5th and I hope to be able to go.  Maybe I can combine it with an interview that I want with a hospital in Chicago.  God willing!
How is your life going dear ones?  If you are like me you will use a mantra or similar focus for spiritual energy to raise and stabilize when you get up in the morning.  We have what is called a Simran which is a set of words for God that works with each of the Shakras.  It is very powerful and given to the initiate by the Master.  You can go to www.sos.org for more information.
Many of you have had to get your lives back together following some kind of unexpected loss.  Mine has been a legal battle that has been won but now things need to be tied up and threats to my liberty and good name need to cease.  I write an intention daily and today I wrote out that I would speak truth to power and stand firm against oppressors.  No matter how big or who is involved self responsibility calls for action.  Inaction results in victimization and loss of all that life has blessed you with.  The latter is not acceptable to me and so I will stand firm.  Blessings are always given to me and I have been protected all along.
You too can call on God for protection.  Root your mind in scripture and work on the inside by opening up the heart and soul to your religion.  That is where having a spiritual Master makes a difference because the inner work of mysticism can only be accessed through spirituality.  The inner realms are where the connection with God can be experienced.  The purpose of this life is to make that connection.  Don't miss your chance.
I am going to work on my outline and send an email to someone who will work on my legal case.  I am blessed in every way.
I work as a Professional Life Coach and can be contacted at lawrencerita511@gmail.com  I require that individuals meditate daily and follow a vegetarian diet.  Your spiritual path is up to you but you must have one.

Forgiveness.

Forgiveness is an never ending process that we can use to let go of negative emotions that arise when someone causes us harm.  Forgiveness isn't something that we wait for in relationships.  When you practice forgiveness it becomes fluid and as a result you will feel lighter.  Nobody likes the feeling of being burdened by feeling blame or any other negative feeling.  You don't have to go there.  When you free yourself from the shackles of others oppressive behaviors while staying in your own power and positive thoughts.

"The minds job is to doubt," a famous spiritual teacher once said.  Once you are able to clear your heart and live from the realm of love you will no longer be ruled by the mind.  The mind will follow the heart.  Forgiveness is an aspect of love and love conquers all!  Where love is the opposite cannot coexist.  This way of living takes time to develop and you will find that the more time you spend in the realm of love the more you will want to stay there.  The practice of meditation is key to clearing all negativity and connecting you with your soul or true self.  I have been fortunate enough in my own life to have spent many years with two Indian spiritual Master's who have led me on the spiritual journey.

For me the choice to take the journey was one that was made easy because I didn't want to exist in the arid realm of the mind and materialism.  I knew that the Saints and Sages could lead me to the experience that they so willingly and lovingly shared.  I spend time in the evening and early morning hours in meditation since I have been initiated in Sound and Light Meditation.  When I meditate I immediately feel free of any burdens or negativity.  It is just me and God and that is felt in my heart as Love.  You will benefit from finding a spiritual Master who can initiate you on the spiritual journey and direct you through life.  Each person experiences something different because under the guidance of a Master your life will unfold in whatever way is perfect for you to learn.  There are many things that you will learn and your purpose will be revealed to you through a process that I have found repeats itself in different forms.  I knew in my heart when I was in graduate school at The Catholic University of America that my life wasn't just about me and I willingly have allowed my life to be of service to God for whatever He wishes.

Forgiveness is an aspect of love and it doesn't mean that you become a target for others abuse.  You can forgive others while making sure that you take responsibility for your own life and the impact of their behaviors on you.  You can still draw boundaries and say no.  Be clear and be certain.  A clergyman wrote "You can't blow an uncertain trumpet!"  It's okay to be strong.  Tyrants are usually cowards inside.  Just like some of those candies that have a hard shell and gooey stuff on the inside when you bite down.  Except there is nothing sweet about cowards.  Learn to identify them and learn how to deal with them.  Don't become a victim like so many kids I have been reading and hearing about in schools.  Read books by Carlos Castaneda whose stories involve tyrants and examples of how to deal with them.  The main lesson is to remain impeccable according to Carlos.

So many things to master in life and the first place of course to start is within your own heart.  Learn how to connect with your soul and God.  Be a blessing in this life to those who need you to show them the way and like the title of a book said  "How to swim with sharks!"  Nothing is impossible when you decide to keep making breakthroughs.  You will not get anywhere at times and in that still time learn to control the doubts that the mind uses to discourage you.  Keep pressing in to the situation and eventually when the time is right there will be a breakthrough and you will emerge on the other side of your problem.  Wait on the other side of that opening you created and help others through.

I am a Professional Life Coach and welcome you to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com  I require individuals to meditate on a regular schedule and eat a vegetarian diet.  I also promote antioxidants and you can check Rain Nutrition at http://MyRain.me/Rita

My prayer was answered!

Today I had a breakthrough with a situation I have written about that has caused me to be out of work for two years now.  If it wasn't for my faith I would be demoralized by the situation but I know from past experience that God has used me to reveal situations that would have continued to exists in the shadows.  Tyrants are in powerful places and ruining the lives of good people.  We have all seen it in various political arenas and now through this past election the tides are turning.

When you have a need, remember God and turn to Him for help.  Our own power is filled with God and He will always support you in your time of need.  I have been submitting prayers to the Shrine of St Jude lately.  I used to visit St. Jude's Shrine in Baltimore, MD when I worked at Johns Hopkins Hospital which was a short distance away.  I loved to light a candle in the alcove of the chapel and know that St. Jude would take care of my situation.  He is the Patron Saint of impossible causes and I have found myself in an impossible situation with a state agency.  Now that help is here I can sit back and let the process unfold.

As I underwent an investigation by an Attorney General in California I had to wait patiently to be cleared and then go through the Office of the Inspector General in DC.  It took a year and a half of waiting and I now have to get things taken care of because the board just hadn't finished with ruining my good name and professional standing.  Always use your resources as my teacher helped me to learn and I have found that there are resources out there - we just have to figure out a way of identifying and accessing them.  This is where I have found meditation to be most beneficial because it is in the quiet and stillness of the soul that you can hear God.  You will be guided to take certain steps through an inner knowing and ideas that will come to mind that make absolute sense.  Learn to listen to your inner soul and reserve time in your daily schedule for the regular practice of meditation.

I enjoy social networking so much and find the most uplifting stories and photographs of nature and animals that I love to share with everyone.  Some may not know their own self yet and not appreciate the connection with nature and the love for all yet.  Don't ever feel like retreating from your own self expression because of the lack of soul awareness in others.  Would the great teachers and Christ have stopped their work if they had been turned away?  No that is the nature of mankind to be self absorbed and unloving of God's world of nature and creatures in the world.  St. Francis of Assisi recognized the soul in animals and thought of them as his brothers and sisters.  Be open to finding a teacher who can open your heart and third eye which is between the eyes that is the center of our spiritual awakening and journey.  When in meditation you will be able to focus in this region and travel to the inner worlds that is filled with light and beauty.  My spiritual Master says that we need to be initiated by a living Master in order to start and complete the spiritual journey.

Your days are precious and life is for us to find our purpose in serving God.  A marine is a warrior who gives his/her heart and soul for country and today is the Marines birthday and I would ask that you say special prayers of thanks to them for their service to the United States of America.  Don't let the words of some weaken your faith in our country's goodness or greatness.  We have been blessed by God since the beginning and it is our duty as citizens to take our politicians back to a place of humility and understanding about our Founding Father's relationship with the Creator and how that is no different for us today.  The tea party movement is a good thing and I encourage you to join and participate.  Don't walk away from any challenge in life, let alone when your country is in need.

Work diligently in your work and if you feel burned out find ways to replenish yourself.  One hour of meditation is worth a thousand hours of sleep as one teacher used to say.  Find health through exercise, yoga, walking, swimming etc., and eat a vegetarian diet.  Follow me on Twitter.com/Langata145 to find vegetarian groups to follow and get some recipes for great food for the holidays.  Also have a new website for a natural antioxidant http://myrain.me/rita  Support your body that is the vessel for the soul to complete the spiritual journey.  Give up meat as soon as you can for moral and ethical reasons as well as for your health.

I work with people who wish to change and do something that is close and dear to their hearts with their lives.  I teach meditation and vegetarianism and that is a requirement for my work.  Please feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com

Will and determination

I wrote about having strong will and intention and from a Christian perspective I aroused speculation about the validity of having a strong will as part of a spiritual person.  I have always had a strong will and since I have been on the spiritual path I can center inside when I need to stand firm in highly charge emotional situations.  Having been brought up by a mother who was raised in a typical Victorian middle class manner in the early 1900's.  My mother was a competitive athlete who in her twenties became the Thames Champion for rowing.  Perhaps finding a way to mend bridges with me she described herself to me as "harsh" in the same way her mother had been.  Although my mother was strong she always became frustrated with me when I was able to keep my cool when punished.  Punishment could come in the form of scoldings which was an emotional abuse, to spanking and one time washing my mouth out with carbolic soap after she heard me repeat words that my brother was telling me to do, which was physical abuse.  I would have become a fragmented person had I taken her intrusions into my personal space and attacks at my integrity to heart.  I learned to resist and regroup emotionally and psychologically inside.  The centering that I am talking about takes place from the throat clear down to the lower abdomen to describe the anatomy of our psyche or soul.  No one ever taught me this directly but I had the natural instincts for survival early on in life.

Each trip to England to visit with my mother had the potential for abuse and I learned to cut short the visit and return to the US as an adult.  My oldest brother was sentenced to prison for a year after he was arrested and convicted of storing a suit case full of Marijuana in the attic of our mother's home where they lived together.  I returned to England to visit him in Wandsworth Prison which dates back to Dickens time and fits with the dark and miserable past rather than today.  The visit started inside a small cottage outside the walls of the prison where I was able to get registered to visit then proceeded through a sequence of check points and waiting areas before we finally reached the designated communal meeting area.

After the visit my sister took my mother and I to her home in St. George's Hill where she and her husband lived in a mansion inside a gated community.  It was a stark contrast to the sooty black old brick walls of Wandsworth Prison.  My brother was the first of four children born to my parents who lived in a region in Uganda where my father had worked for an Italian mine after WWII.  My mother lacked experience with infants and was visited by Catholic nun in their home to help her cope with the new baby.  She was told by the nuns that he was "lazy."  As a nurse I have heard the term used to describe an infant who lacks the necessary buccal muscle movements necessary to successfully feed from a nipple.  She applied the label out of context to account for where my brother's life had taken him.  I responded to her assertion by informing her about the real meaning of the term which triggered her rage toward me.  She seethed anger and shouted at me before abruptly leaving, telling my sister that she didn't want to see me anymore.  I recalled in that moment how I had felt as a child when I was shouted at and emotionally attacked by her.  I recalled how it felt as a child, like a shattering of my psyche.  Now as an adult I could immediately turn to a picture of my spiritual teacher that my sister had out in her living room and center my energy inside in one coherent and strong energetic mass.  I stayed calm and didn't get pulled in by the situation and the hysteria that followed from my sister about my having caused the reaction in my mother.  Even going so far as to accuse me of not being sensitive to her because as she went on to explain our mother felt that she had failed in her role with both our brothers as the younger brother had been murdered.

From a Christian perspective of will it is in context of applying God's will is in our lives.  God's will is always for divine order.  Even thought there is chaos in the universe and on this planet in terms of the destructive physical forces of nature there is also a reordering.  No matter how much we misuse the earth's resources the earth will restore its balance.  Someone said "We can be shaken off like a bunch of fleas!"  It is a common experience that people have wondering what is the right thing to do in any given situation or with our purpose for life and choices we make.  What you have to know is that God wants you to follow His moral commands and teachings.  I read books by my own spiritual teacher and have read many throughout the years I was with my first teacher.  You will learn how to develop your own good qualities and virtues.  There is a quality of living from a space of love.  My teacher emphasizes ethics in our lives and positive thinking and striving to become free from any negative thoughts or malintentions toward others.  When you are doing the right thing in context of being within the framework of your religious and spiritual teachings added to the ethical principles that you can apply in life you will align with the will of God. 

When I spoke about my own will I mean that I am strong in my will be aligning my soul with God and closely following the teachings of my particular path and inner guide.

I am a Professional Life Coach and welcome comments from readers.  I am available to work with individuals who wish to change their lives through first connecting with their spiritual self and following a chosen spiritual path.

I promote vegetarianism, meditation and introspection.  The following links may be helpful to you.
www.rainnutrition.com
www.SweetestVegan.com
www.sos.org

Health

http://www.rainnutrition.com/

A favorite motivator of mine is Napoleon Hill who said that unless we have health the rest of live won't be successful.  I believe that we adapt to our circumstances but also agree with his premise that health is the platform for everything we want to build in our lives.

I have included a link to a powerful antioxidant product that is fairly new to the market.  Antioxidants are found in seeds of fruits that are tapped into because they increase many times the amount of power than found in the fruit itself.  Antioxidants provide our body with damage control by cleaning out free radicals - those things that make us age and also can cause cancer.  I always promote a vegetarian diet and it is because of two reasons.  Number one - I mentor and coach people to success through the spiritual path of recognizing God within and seeing your connection with nature and others and tthrough that awareness recognize your oneness with "All."  My Teacher commands "Love All," because we all have come from the same source and share in the same Power.  Secondly our bodies are cleaner on a vegetarian diet and my Teacher's direct questioning of our eating habits cuts to the quick: "Why make your body into a graveyard?"

Life is stressful and challenging for most of us right now.  We are excited to see things change through the upcoming election but we also know that there may be more financial troubles ahead.  Keeping our bodies strong and healthy is a priority.  That means being mindful of the types of foods you select and where you buy your produce.  I recommend health food stores because of the selection of organic foods.  The life force in food you should select vegetables and fruits should make them look strong and healthy.  If they are limp and dull looking the life force has left and won't do your body any good.  When you prepare food pray over it constantly.  When I spent time with my Teacher in her retreat I used to do a lot of kitchen seva or volunteering that is ultimately for our good as we become free of our own obstacles through the Grace of the Master.  I have found the same service with my new Teacher and love it dearly because it gives me an opportunity to pray and say the names of God as I prepare the food for others.  Be aware of your own energy as your family's food.  Your energy is contagious and it is passed on!

Avoiding caffeine is recommended though I say everything in moderation is the key.  Hopefully you will learn to appreciate discipline in eating.  One Saint recommended eating until the stomach is half full.  We tend to eat till we feel stuffed and some people's brain doesn't register satiation or the feeling of being satisfied.  One of the reasons we want to keep eating more and more and more is because we lack the basic nutrients that our body's crave.  Rain Nutrition will be able to provide nutrients that you are missing in your diet though I still emphasize that eating a well balanced vegetarian diet along with the antioxidant is the preferred choice.

When your body feels fit you will notice a shift in how much you eat and the type of foods you eat.  I have seen pictures of many people including the host of the program I attended last night who have lost weight due to taking Rain Nutrition.  We all know that obesity leads to medical disorders like diabetes and even hip and joint stress.  Many people have had symptoms of fibermyalgia and testified that they were reduced or eradicated since taking Rain Nutrition. 

I hope you check the site and let me know if you want to try the product.  I wish you and your family a healthy life ~

I am a Professional Life Coach and you can reach me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com

Live from the heart.

Having spent many years on the spiritual path I am very attuned to other's energy and their tone and choice of words which can be truly a challenge for me.  I realize that it is perhaps a cultural thing that people can seem pushy and lack true empathic linking with another.  My background in psychiatric nursing and my education also plays a role.  I am protective of myself and normally don't engage with people until I know a bit more about them for these reasons.

I received an expected phone call related to a program that was being offered on a social network site.  Because I am working as a Professional Life Coach I was interested in learning but did not know the cost involved which was a barrier for me at this time.  I was the first one to put the discussion into a business context by asking what her work was.  She seemed a little surprised but I knew that at that point I had taken over control.  She informed me of her own success and that of her partner before asking me if I was happy with my life and lived where I wanted.

I realise that much is written about material thinking and bringing success through energetic work.  It's OK and I know that our lives have to be in balance to bring the things we desire.  I do believe that we are destined to go through karma that we would not know about but in order to clear it from our slate have to go through events to get ourselves cleared of the past burdens, even from previous lifetimes.  As a devotee of a Spiritual Master I have absolute trust that I am in the right place in my life for what I need to learn and develop and that struggling against what is doesn't bring harmony that is needed to attract prosperity.

I have had two Spiritual Teachers and my original Teacher opened my heart and since the time that I was under her direction I have led my life from my heart.  My current teacher relates to our everyday lives with an emphasis on ethics and application of right action in our lives.  We are taught to be accountable for every action and thought that we have that is negative and keep a journal record to send to him if we wish.  This is how we grow by going deeper into our self and having true understanding about who we are.  We can skip the rudimentary basics of spirituality as "boot camp" so to speak and jump into the luxury realm of life.  This is where people truly get burned and turn to other ways of coping to feel love, joy, peace etc. though alcohol and drugs.  Of course it wouldn't be everyone who would handle success this way but the risk is high if you don't have the spiritual growth to ground you. 

For now I have made my way through legal battles to do with my career.  It has been a set back in one sense but has been a boon in another.  I met my Teacher a year ago and have spent time with him in Chicago.  I have been reading and writing and following political events on line.  Just today I signed up to write for an online news publication under the category of children and family.  I have worked most of my career with children and adolescents and love to help people find joy in their family life.  It takes commitment in any relationship to feel joy even with yourself.  My Teacher used to tell us that we had to "unearth the joy."  We are conditioned to believe that happiness is outside ourselves and we have elevations in mood when we buy new goods or do well on exams etc. but this is temporary joy and doesn't reach the level of bliss.  Your God is at home right now in your heart!  Open the door and let Him in!!

Whatever work God has given you to do be completely absorbed in it and offer your total self.  If it is money that motivates you it will not bring you the happiness that you will have for the love of your work alone.  Always go the extra mile for people.  Someone I know shared a picture of his presentation at an important meeting regarding a voting rights issues.  I know that he can give his total all to this project because he was able to share his experience so openly and when you do that other's connect with you.  It takes a vulnerable nature to keep going out into the world of stone hearted people and demonstrating how to care.  It can be done and carrying the light is what some have been given to do.  Let your light shine and light others lights on the way!

Life is such a beautiful journey with many turns and unexpected events.  Learn everything you can from your religion and live the way you are taught.  I have found that my love for Christ has deepened since studying with Spiritual Master's who have helped me with my own inner journey.  Being vegetarian is a necessary component of spiritual transcendence and my Master asks "Why make your body into a graveyard?"  I hope to become active through writing to stop factory farming which is about the most evil thing I have seen.  See the video "Food.Inc."

Know that no matter how your life looks right now it's in a process and God is in control.  Keep your goals written down and work toward them everyday.  Say prayers.  If doors are closed and not easy to open don't try to force them open.  Find another way to earn a living and thank God for His protection.  Seek a spiritual mentor and Life Coach who can help you find the right path for you.  Someone who has gone ahead of you and knows the effort involved and courage that it takes to encounter the spiritual path.  It is not for the faint hearted but God will get you to the goal of Liberation.  That is the goal of mankind and our purpose for being. 

Sleep well tonight and sweet dreams.  Think of all those who love you before you go to sleep and know that angles surround you while you sleep.

My work is as a Professional Life Coach.  Please contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com

No sorrow with the past.

Recently I have read a book about a wild life conservationist in Kenya, Joan Root whose life was dedicated to filming and documenting how the animals lived.  She was a mother to several orphaned wild animals at her home on the shore of Lake Naivasha in the Great Rift Valley.  She married young and as sometimes happens in middle age her husband chose to live with someone new and left her to take care of the home, land and animals that her life had been built around.

This story was particularly near to my heart because I too am from Kenya and used to care for wild animals when they were injured or sick as a child.  My sister and I took care of a gazelle or small animal that would resemble a fawn in America.  We fed the little creature with a baby bottle and were highly protective or it's environment.  We also took in a little monkey at the same time that we were staying on a friend of my parent's farm at Lake Rudolph near the border with Somalia. 

This was the first chapter in my life and my memories are still vivid.  I no longer can be around the people or events that were the norm for me yet even reading about similar stories brings me back to how my life started out in Africa.  There is an African saying that where you are born is your soul's home and that understanding makes it important for African American's who are decendants of slaves to revisit the site in Madagascar where they were shipped to the New World.  The ties with our soul's home are real and strong and cannot be brushed aside or put away in our psyche.

The difference now is that I am in terms of life events on my third chapter of the book.  After my father died of cancer in Kenya my mother moved us to an English village where she had grown up.  In my early thirties I moved to the United States and now am back in the Mid West where I started.  I have a grand son and roots here now.  Although I have a brother in England with whom I contact on a fairly frequent basis I will stay in the United States as long as I can.  The past becomes like a dream and it doesn't bring the pain and anguish that it once did.  This is the beauty of a spiritual life.  You shed all the ego's heaviness and attachment to people and objects.  You are completely freed from pain and that was my experience.  Living in the present is a joy because whatever happens is like watching consciousness passing by or an old movie being replayed.  There is no attachment to anything now but mindful effort to do things to the highest standard that I possibly can.

Sorrow is part of the ego.  It is natural and a person would feel compassion for anyone who feels sorrow.  My Teacher has pointed out that when we have a choise to transcend and allow whatever happens to us happen without any movement of feeling in response to the outcome.  This is harmony and balance taken to a higher level.  We can mindfully equate different areas of our lives and bring them into balance and harmony.  Taking that a step further we learn to see all as equal and that keep the balance sustained during times of trial and tribulation.  The term that my Teacher has used is Equipoise.  This is the goal of yoga to be in harmony whether ourlives are looking good or not.  When we get to the point that we are not saddened by the times when we don't have what we want - usually for me that has been money we keep the joy inside.

I mentioned before that I have been told to look upon people who cause difficulties in our lives as Angles.  If we are not exposed to people who are able to arouse some negative response inside they are doing us a favor because we wouldn't be aware we still had those issues left inside.  All the things that cause disequilibrium are attachments and you will be given opportunities under the Grace of a Master to free yourself from them.  You joy is yours and that feeling of bliss is the fruit of your spiritual labor.  Treasure what you have and don't give it up when someone acts in a way that is distressing to you.  Keep your mind focused on the area of the heart and you will reach that same level of bliss that you will experience in meditation when you are wide awake and engaged in life.


I recommend that you meditate daily, follow a vegetarian diet and journal.  You will soon make progress and when you meet your Master for spiritual initiation you will be truly ready for the journey to liberation.

I work as a Professional Life Coach and my passion is to assist people to develop spiritually and from that optimal space inside attain their goals in life.  Please feel free to contact me at lawrencerita511@gmail.com

We the people know best.

I have lived half my life in a socialist country and came to America to find opportunity and an environment that would support my personal growth.  I chose to pursue higher learning so that I would better understand my work with people with psychiatric illness.  At the same time as I was expanding my nursing knowledge I was also undergoing a spiritual transformation.  I spent many years with my first Teacher in a mountain retreat in upstate New York.  I reached a point where I had achieved a certain level of spiritual attainment where the truths in situations were very evident to me.  I think that we all experience an inner knowing in our intuitive self that resonates with the truth and leaves us ill at ease when there are things that are wrong for us.  So on the one hand I was ready to do more with my education, but on the other hand I had a deep understanding of what was right for me.  I felt confident with my own assessments and diagnoses and when working with children and adolescents who were prescribed strong psycho-stimulants, I realized that I could not get a big enough pay check to make me do something that I knew was not for the children's good.

Since then I have provided therapy in private practice and owned a nursing agency.  I am now working as a Professional Life Coach.  In this role I assist individuals who seek to make their life better to find the changes that are necessary to make their dreams come to life.  My background in mental health makes me especially suited to this kind of work.  I also am in a position to help individuals explore their spiritual development and recommend meditation and vegetarian diet as two necessary components that form the platform for self growth.  In my experience our lives are propelled and empowered through our spiritual self and relationship with God or our higher power.  Whatever a person's religion is they should stay and deepen in relationship with their God.  Religion and spirituality are separate in that spirituality is about the relationship with God and how that can be manifest and experienced through meditation, nature and a desire to become one with God.  Religion on the other hand has laws and rules that have been taken from the particular teachings and restrain the individual from a deeper experience of God.  Yesterday I read an article about a Southern Baptist Minister who condemned yoga as non-Christian.  Stephanie Dillon who teaches yoga responded, "My objection (to Mohler's view) personally is that I feel that yoga enhances a person's spirituality...I don't like to look at religion from a law standpoint but a relationship stand point, a relationship with Jesus Christ spiritually." 

Having been in the company of two Indian Spiritual Teachers for many years I have seen people from all faiths come to them for the experience that results from initiation or spiritual awakening.  These enlightened beings actually vehicles for the Grace bestowing power of God  that allows for our own spiritual journey to unfold.  The experience is different for each of us but none the less your initiation will be remembered by your own unique inner experience.  The spiritual path under the direction of a Master guarantees that you will be guided to enlightenment or oneness with God.  In that state you are free from all the attachments, troubles and strife of the limited ego.  Your intuition will be expanded to the point that it acts as a screen or filter for incoming data.  Your senses become atuned and heightened through regular practice of meditation.  Things that were part of your life that are not good for you will fall away.  It won't be like giving up a painful addiction.  People whom you have associated with who are negative will not want to be around you.  They may perhaps attempt to sabotage your new life but will give up when they see you moving on toward the light.

Thoughts are powerful and words have power to create and destroy.  It is important to monitor your thoughts.  And that doesn't mean that you don't recognize danger and call a spade a spade.  You are not given a power to weaken you and make you vulnerable to those who would do you harm.  Instead your strength grows and you can move forward no matter how difficult the odds may appear.  You will learn to use your higher cortex and be less reactive from the limbic system of the brain.  Pause before you react to something.  If you are reacting pay attention to what it is about the situation that makes you respond emotionally.  Don't ignore what is going on around you.  My Teacher cautioned us that the warning signs of abuse are there for us to see and asked why we choose not to see them?  One of the things that impressed me about Geert Wilders Berlin speech was that he spoke about our attitues of denial and apathy toward the oppression that is a threat to the West from Islam is like the Berlin Wall - it needs to be recgonized and torn down. 

President Obama went to Berlin and although he drew a large crowd who wanted to know about his message of hope he has very little to say about the substance of hope.  It leaves people hanging with the expectation that they are going to be elevated by his policies and motivations.  Life is not like that.  You can have high ideals and aspirations but they have to be put into action in order to make real for everyday lives.  In the same way as most of you will be familiar with the Bible pay attention to what God's word has to say.  God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.  Steep your consciouness in God's guidance and promises.  We are in the midst of change not the kind that President Obama's message of hope was about.  We are in the process of having the light shined into all the nooks and crannies and what is evil will be revelied.  "There is nothing hidden that will not be exposed; nothing concealed that will not be known and brought to light." (Luke 8:17)  We are in for some turbulent times because people who would do our country harm have an attitude of entitlement and have used our national characteristic of openess and acceptance as a way to further their agenda to dominate.  "Be on your guard; stand frim in the faith; be men of courage; be strong." (ICor 16:13) 

These texts from the Bible are to awaken you to pay attention.  Do not be discouraged but know that the victory over evil has already been paid for and won.  Your job is to stand firm and speak out when you can.  Your family is here today because you had ancestors who were strong and could overcome circumstances that threatened their lives.  In the same way today we have Islam that is threatening our culture and existence as we know it today.  We need to stand firm against outside threats that try to attack our way of law and government.  We have 11 South American Countries trying to take Gov. Jan Brewer to court over the Arizona laws to try to bring illegal immigration under control along the unsecured border.  These days there is no time to sit on the fense.  Know right from wrong and vote for the people who will protect US citizens.  Recently there was a woman whose nephew had been murdered by an illegal immigrant in LA.  She reported that while only one Congressman who was a Republican supported her wish to speak before a committee about the 30 murders that are taking place each year by illegal immigrants she was denied the opportunity by the Democrats.  They should be ashamed of themselves for having a comedian speak to them about illegal immigration.  What a dog and poney show that was!  Washington has reached new depths in cess pool hygiene and it stinks all the way out across the praries.

In conclusion, don't be discouraged and don't go about your life half asleep.  Your liberties and freedoms can be taken from you.  They are only guaranteed when you fight to protect them.  Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. - Supreme Court Justice said "I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving - we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it - but we must sail, and not drift, nor be in anchor."  Sail on my friends and be the captain of your ship.

Being pulled back by the past.

Most of us have the feeling of being pulled back by the past.  It may be memories that are sweet and full of the magic that made an aspect of our lives more vivid.  Such as attending a beautiful ceremony, listening to an opera with a great tenor or something that captivated our soul.  Most of us however, are drawn back into the past because we feel the longing to complete an aspect of our lives such as a broken relationship.  Unresolved conflicts with loved ones who were cruel to us that we hang onto because that pain has found a perfect home within us and it's easier to keep a feeling that is familiar than learn how to clear the negativity from our consciousness.  They don't have to exist because quite simply they don't exist any longer.  It is your minds propensity to drag you down that never ending spiral of negative emotions when we start to recall the past.

It is not a blocking, denying or suppressing that I am talking about.  It is an inner clearing and recognizing when negative emotions grab our inner soul and turn our inner experience into one of pain and anxiety.  When you go back into a bad memory all of the emotions associated with the occurrence are rekindled and the more you allow your mind to take you back the faster the experience will recreate and the more intense the feelings.  The reverse also true.  Once you are able to clear inner negative junk that has accumulated from past experiences through meditation and other spiritual practices such as prayer and mantra repetition called jappa you will be able to monitor your inner state and immediately recognize and respond when negative thoughts occur or a negative feeling attaches itself to your inner state. 

Set aside at least half an hour daily to meditate.  Choose an area that will be undisturbed and keep it clean and prepared for meditation.  As you sit there and meditate regularly the energy or power that you tap into in meditation will accumulate thus making it easier to go into meditation.  Please see my Youtube.com meditation tape for instructions.  Your mind will come up with all kinds of reasons why not to meditate and when you sit to meditate it will chatter and your body may ache.  Let it all take its course as it will eventually go away as your heart becomes lighter and full of love.  The heart rules the mind and you are in control of your mind and emotions.  It takes a disciplined practice to walk the spiritual path but your choice is to stay at the level of pain due to spiritual contraction or to follow the teachings of liberated Master's who can show you the way.  When I taught adolescents in a detention center how to meditate I used the analogy of what it's like to keep walking into a brick wall and then realizing that life can be approached differently.  It's up to you when the time is right you will want to change.

Things that you can do to focus your mind on positive things when you wake up is to keep a picture of your higher power by your bed so that you connect visually with that Being before you have time to think of anything negative.  Repeat the name of your higher power or mantras that you have been given by a Master.  Breath deeply and easily and thank God for the new day.  Gratitude is an uplifting spiritual practice.  One practice that I have done and found beneficial is to picture my Master's feet above me in the shower.  In the East the feet of the Guru are conduits for God's power or Shakti to pour out to the devotee.  That is why Indian's touch the feet of the master and some worship the sandals or padukas that represent the Guru's feet.  Know that you are being cleansed of all past actions as the power of the Master's feet flow down to you and all negativity's are washed away in the water from your body.  Grow in silence.  Learn to be quiet with God.  That means not having the television or radio on even as background noise.  The more you are silent and the less your senses are pulled outward the more you will connect with your heart.

If you have a particular issue with someone that is causing you inner distress try to go inside and ask yourself to identify what it is that needs to be resolved.  Journal after meditation and what that you experience in meditation will come up if you need to work on particular issues.  Try to resolve problems with relatives and friends and if they are not open to discussing the issue then you will have to pray and release them from your life.  You cannot win every person or battle in the way you would like to end things.  People can have control over many aspects of your life.  They can steal your money for instance or try to do you out of an inheritance as has happened in my family but they cannot change how I respond with detachment and love.  This Power that we possess likes to be in harmony and if people cause disharmony it won't be something that we can live with.  Especially as we are developing on the spiritual path it is good to stay in good company with others who are also on the spiritual path.  For enlightened Master's they can handle the bad karma and energy of people.  Learn to be protective of your own Power.

Your diet is a key component for your spiritual development.  Choose foods that are full of life and have the energy giving force in them still.  I have often seen people eat vegetables that look wilted.  How can that possibly charge your cells?  Become mindful about all that you expose your body to.  That means buying clothes and products that have not been produced by way of harming animals.  In the health food stores there are many organic products that are non-animal tested.  Be aware of the harm caused through dies.  I am a nurse and a patient told me that his great toe and bone became infected due to wearing socks with a dye that got under his toe nail.  If you can wear organic cotton socks with natural dyes.  Gradually your consciousness will want to choose these things for now be mindful and decide what you can give up.  If you can eat only vegetarian foods.  If you buy animal produce Wal-Mart buys from farmers who allow the animals free range.  Buy locally if possible from farmers markets and select the heirloom fruits and vegetables.  The usual store varieties and genetically modified and there are questions about the risks to our health.

Be gentle with yourself.  Learn to structure your day and keep to routines.  Cook for yourself instead of eating out and enjoy the simple foods.  Rest and keep to a regular sleep pattern that will support you spiritually as you meditate and connect with your heart and higher cortex of the brain.  You have been used to responding to emotions that can be brought under control.  Keep to the practices and you will reap the fruits of your efforts because you will have the Grace of your higher power to support you.

Please feel free to contact me at: lawrencerita511@gmail.com

Today reaffirm your belief in yourself.

When your life seems to be going slow or you have a sense of being in a holding pattern it is important to use the inner tools of enlightenment.  Your mind will want to take you down the spiral of despair but there is no truth to your life not being just as it is supposed to be because it doesn't fit your definition of where you life should be.  Perhaps it is in the financial realm, health, relationship or spiritual development that you feel there is a lag.  A spiritual leader used to say "Don't worry be happy!"  Quite a lofty ideal set in a few simple words but true non-the-less.

Use affirmations to keep your mind focused on your goals.  An affirmation is a short paragraph or sentence that says in positive terms that you will achieve a particular goal.  Today I affirm that I will reach out to and uplift a new group of people who will benefit from my work.  Today I affirm that I have the benefit of reaping the rewards of the spiritual work done to date and will be supported by the Grace of my Master.  This is how affirmations work.  They provide the framework for you to build upon to empower yourself on the inside.  There is no room for negativity and self doubt when you are filled with powerful words of positivity. 

Write your goals down and take the necessary steps (or objectives) to reach your goals.  Write three long term goals that you want to achieve by three months out from now.  Then write short term goals that go with the long term goal that you will measure in 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks and at the months end.  Keep track of your achievements and if something is obstructing your path, (most of us experiences a shortage of funds, time or other resources,) don't think for a minute that it means that your project will be derailed.  Instead focus on the parts of your plan that will work until you can draw in the needed money or other resources. 

I encourage meditation and prayer.  Prayer so that you can ask God for what you need and meditation so that you can listen to what God is telling you to do.  Use guided imagery to see yourself with the money you need.  If your goal is to earn a set amount of money - make that amount HUGE!  Why limit yourself with what the universe can supply.  In today's economy it is not unusual to hear predictions about the economy getting worse and worse.  This is good to know and we all should be diligent about making plans to survive a crisis and vote for the right person to represent the public good.  However, don't get too hung up because ultimately God is in control and his universe is abundant and He wants to give us what we wish for as His children.  This is where faith plays an important role in your life.  You have to make the practical steps toward your work and caring for yourself and allow God to bring what you need to you.  It is more about surrender than control.  Know that where doors are closed and things or people in our lives have departed it is another opportunity to elevate your life to new realms of experience. 

Letting go and surrender is a slow process for most of us because it is our natural tendency to want to hang on for dear life to what we feel is secure.  In actuality nothing is secure and the only thing that is for sure is your relationship with God.  Pay attention to who is being brought to you and what resources come to you and use gratitude to infuse potential into all situations.  Every situation is like a seed that can grow into a flower or a huge tree like the mighty oak form a small acorn.  Surrender to what is and sit back comfortably into your life as it takes the form that you wish your life to be.  If your are looking for a broad following then spending time on the web is what will get you to your goal.  Surrender to putting in your personal time.  I have heard of people who sign up to apps that deliver messages at prescribed intervals on Twitter.  In my estimation they are missing out on the real benefit of social networking and that is about relationships.  Gaulding who was a Life Coach coined the term "Return on Relationship."  You will have to let go of habits such as using technology to cut corners.  Prioritize your time and spend as much time as you can building relationships.  Surrender means that your faith in God is such that you can depend on Him and Him alone to provide the circumstance and means for you to reach your goals.  Praise Him and open your heart with gratitude.

Intention is the clear will that you exert when you set goals and objectives.  Intention is like a sharp arrow that is thrust toward the goal or bulls eye from the bow.  There is some practice required and like the archer the more skilled he/she becomes the faster and more accurately the arrow hits the target.  Having a mind that is one pointed comes through spiritual practices.  The one which I insist on having people follow is Meditation.  Start with fifteen or twenty minutes then build up to an hour every day.  Keep a journal and write down what comes up for you.  You may find that your own consciousness will direct you to make certain changes in your business to help you grow and succeed.  The more you meditate the easier it is to access that part of you from which creativity springs forth in whatever form that is uniquely for you.  Mine is business and teaching through writing and networking.  Yours may be music, math, athletics of something else.  Don't suppress your creativity because it is a power guide to direct your path that will help you be successful and earn money. 

Finding balance in your life will bring the harmony that you need to draw money and success.  I have found since spending time with my spiritual Teacher that a disciplined life works best for me.  That means eating vegetarian foods.  If you are not ready to give up meat eating I recommend you shop at Wal-Mart or another store where they buy from farmers who allow animals free range.  Keep your life simple so that your energy can be directed toward your work, thus less distractions with other responsibilities.  Every hour of the day should be planned with activities and spiritual practices and reading that will benefit you.  Make your life your number one priority and put your needs first.  Although we are taught that this is approach is selfish -  it is not.  My Teacher said that we can have all the zeros in the world but unless we put a one first they mean nothing. 

Words are powerful and I want you to read spiritual texts that are meaningful to you.  Claim Biblical passages that assure your protection and good.  Empower yourself through these truths.  Stay away from nonbelievers as much as possible and limit the amount of conversation.  If you have to engage with someone who is not positive keep it short and simple.  Always be polite but that doesn't mean that you let people tread on you.  The work you are undertaking is transformative and it will rattle certain people's cage!  When they see the change in you they will attempt to sabotage or bring you down to their level.  This is lower human behavior and you will take the higher road.  Like a stone being tumbled on the river bed you will become sooth.  Let the process happen and keep yourself uplifted.  Gandhi said "I will never let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet."

Keep your words pure, sweet and simple and breath easy when you feel the pressures of life come upon you.  A French proverb says that a good conscience is like having a feather pillow on which to rest one's head at night.  Try to do the right things and trust God and trust yourself to live the life of your dreams.

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Knowledge is a two edged sword and by that I mean that knowledge alone is limited to the sphere of man's understanding and motivations; knowledge that is acquired by a spiritually awakened person is like the nectar drips off the honey comb.   Knowledge without connection to your higher power or God is limited and arid.  Life without God to light the flame of love within your heart leaves a person to rely on their own limited ego. 

Islam has scholars of math, medicine and astronomy but have not explored the realms of possibilities in the universe that is God's creation.  It is because we as Christians and other religions have a different concept of God.  Their concept of God is one who directly intervenes in their lives and holds the knowledge to the universe that is outside of their scope of relationship with the Creator.  I am by no means an expert on Islam but in essence these are basic differences.  Our God is creator and as His children have use all of His natural forces for our good.  In the Old Testament God can be viewed as a mighty force who punishes.  In the New Testament Jesus shows us that God wants us to know His Love for us and expects us to show this love to one another.  It is simple, pure and true.  Love conquers all.  In the West we have been given authority and power to pursue and understand God's might in the universe as we have explored space.  This power has to be used for the good.  There is great responsibility within the model of a God who allows us to connect with all that he has created from the tiny components of a cell to the infinite realms of space. 

Without a true surrender to your higher power whatever path you take, Jesus or Buddha for instance you have to totally love God with all your heart.  Spiritual teachers such as Gandhi have transcended our limited human nature that includes negative emotions such as hatred and jealousy and their soul has merged with God's in this life.  Thus they can be viewed as Divine beings.  Their lives become a life of service and helping seekers connect with God and start on the path toward their own spiritual liberation.  Christianity is a way to connect to God through Christ and in that there is freedom from sin and liberation from life where there the experience is either arid or downward spiraling and hopeless.  Because the message of Christ is pure Love and the teachings give the disciple a map to becoming a better person.  If the person is sincere Christ will direct their lives through His Grace to understand how to live a good life and it is not something that has to be earned it is given if that person remembers Jesus and listens. 

Spirituality gives the seeker an experience of God through a direct awakening under the guidance of an ascended Master who has either been born into this life as a fully spiritually liberated being or has reached that state through his/her own self effort and the Grace of his/her Master.  There is no God to obey in the sense of the Judo Christian God Yahweh who even gives Commandments that must be taken seriously and followed.  My current Spiritual Master teaches that the soul begins at conception and this is in alignment with the Church.  Many teachers do not approach absolute truths and these truth's will only become alive for the person when he/she reaches an inner state of purity.  Then the truth is known but I believe that it is essential that people follow laws set out for them both to protect themselves as well as others long before they gain the consciousness to recognize this absolute truth.

People have gained medical knowledge to heal as well as kill the most innocent among us - the unborn.  Knowledge without Love which can only be experienced through our relationship with a higher power is exhaustive and has the potential for the misuse of power.  The power of God's creation is available for us to know but so many times the people who explore have limited knowledge of God.  Without God all knowledge is for self gain and thus a potential to harm others.  Self gain is sought when there is ego.  When one is under the direction of a Spiritual Master as I have been, they will bring into being circumstances that make one face the small ego inside yourself and that is a painful process but worth the fruits of freedom from ego.   It is a dying of the self to God.  It is total surrender.  Once a person has transcended the limited self then knowledge will arise with good intentions and for the upliftment of mankind. Whatever one has learned at some point then is offered to others because like the great Masters themselves our lives become acts of Love.  Our love for God is expressed as love for others.

So many people on the spiritual path I have noticed are able to be present in the moment when chanting or participating in other spiritual practices with a total focus on God.  However, as soon as the spiritual activity is over it's back to the usual way of being.  Many people judge others which Mother Teresa has said leaves no room for the most important thing, Love.  I think that it is a difficult task to transcend the ego and unite with love in spiritual liberation and as my Teacher has explained, it takes up to four life times to attain absolute freedom thus never having to come back to clear karma.  I have wondered why the door to their hearts are closed to love.  During a visit to my Teacher I attended a talk where she described three doors to the heart and that some people had their doors closed.  After the talk I walked to the dormitory where I was staying and had to cross a lobby.  As I stepped into the lobby the door behind me suddenly slammed shut.  I wondered whether fire alarms where about to go off as there was no other reason for it to have slammed so hard and unexpectedly.  As I approached the door ahead of me it too slammed shut in the same dramatic way.  Shortly after I saw my Teacher as I stood by one of the doors in this same lobby.  As she stood by me she suddenly reached out to my heart area with a grabbing and twisting motion.  I believe that she was taking out the knots in my heart.  That is the beauty of having a living Master to guide you on the journey and I am eternally grateful for the Love that she has allowed me to experience in my own heart.

I believe that people who are homosexual and not accepted by various religions are like the rest of us as a group with some who are spiritual and wanting to know God.  I believe that they should be treated with respect but that it doesn't include partaking in the institution of marriage.  I believe that the sanctity of marriage is for the communion between a man and a woman as well as procreation of life, thus providing a guarantee for future generations.  One of the temptations that we have now is the control of conception through science and this procedure enables gay couples to have their own children through the various means necessary.  It is this reliance on our own control that is ultimately what leads us away from God.  Not just away from our conceptual understanding of His laws, but of our relationship with God in our hearts.  The path to enlightenment can be seen as a continuum thus some people will be further along than others.  For children I pray that they will have parents who love them and that the secular view of family is not one that is right for their well being because children need to bond with the parent of the opposite sex as part of their own sexual identity formation in their early childhood years. 

Spirituality is good and the path is one through which one becomes elevated through the teachings and direction of the Master to experience love and respect nature and mankind.  Because of the lack of a framework of religion there is a potential for misuse of the power of knowledge before one develops more fully.  The experience of God is felt inside the heart.  For instance when someone sees a beautiful landscape or sunset their is a recognition of God's majesty and love for His creation.  These kinds of experiences help us to connect with God and then relate to God's natural world as stewards as we see the sacred within all that he has created in much the same way that the Native American Indians.  Religion has a framework that teaches about absolute truths such as do not kill.  Islam actually commands people to kill, so all religions do not equivocate to the same relationship with God.  Spirituality lacks such frameworks and my first teacher did not comment on such matters.  A book written by her own teacher listed all kinds of social problems as things that the organization did not hold an opinion about.  I felt from the beginning that I have strong feelings about some things and abortion is number one on my list and that I wanted and needed for that issue to be addressed.  I believe that it is the responsibility of the teacher when students or disciples are not advanced enough to recognize the sanctity of life that it needs to be defended. 

I in no way have wanted to offend anyone of judge others behaviors by writing this article.  It is written from my own experience and I too have sinned.  My Teacher says that each time we attend an initiation that we are absolved of wrongdoing and sin.  When you know what actions you need to take to keep pure do them.  If you are Catholic, repent your sins and attend Church and partake in Holy Communion.  Know that all life is awakening and wants to live their lives out naturally.  Be tolerant but that doesn't mean that you stop speaking power to truth or truth to power.

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Core beliefs are our own attitudes about ourselves.

We engage with the world from our own perspective and so we have differences of opinions to outright conflict due to our beliefs.  Core beliefs that are held by youth can differ depending on the cultural context and our conditioning.  In Kansas City where I am living we have a lovely and swanky area called the Plaza.  It used to have a supermarket that was more upscale than price chopper for sure but it went out of business several years ago and not has been replaced.  A core belief that I have is that there are disparities based on race and culture and that the ones who have had the good fortune to earn the most money are ones with the cultural connections and families who inherited wealth.

We saw a rebellion in the Plaza earlier this year when a thousand young African American youths descended on the area to hang out and create conflict due to their mere presence.  A core belief held by people who are mostly white is that they have the right to shop in peace and enjoy spending their wealth on goods that are for the elite minority.  I believe that we have the right to earn money and I am all for it.  I don't like poverty and don't like it when you have to exist in a society where there are barriers to becoming wealthy.  It's called the old boy's club where depending on who you family is or who you know carries more weight than your talents.

Each generation has some distinguishing characteristics that make a statement about their core beliefs.  Generally I believe due to peer pressure individual thinking is not as common among youth as being part of a wave of new thoughts and the resulting expression of those thoughts via their behaviors.  When I was a youth just by following the Rolling Stones and The Beatles meant that you were counter culture to the older generation.  I adapted the same core beliefs as my peers that sexual freedom was a way of opening up and relating to the world of taboo and ending a systemic cultural conditioning that sex was reserved for marriage.  I for one didn't want to get married and when the time came when I felt the pressure to get married I had an opportunity to move to the Midwest, USA.

A core belief of the young people who invaded the sanctity of the Plaza where it can be viewed as sacred ground for the wealth of the area is that they deserve to be respected.  They are looking to enjoy the same freedoms as others but haven't got the doe (money) and pedigree to go along with their ideas of being free to enjoy the fruits of the good life.  They are pushing back in much the same way that I see the everyday French people who are pushing back at those who have taken over streets in Paris to kneel down and pray.  Here again we have conflict resulting from opposing sets of core beliefs and it's territorial in much the same way that the African American youth choose a territory to exhibit how they felt about the rich in Kansas City.

The Indian Spiritual Masters whom I have studied with help transform us individually through their talks which are based on philosophy and science to help us to realign our thinking and become better people.  We have all been conditioned by our families and culture and loose touch with our true identity and our  inner home of the heart which we share with God.  Through meditation and other spiritual practices such as jappa which is the repetition of a mantra, or God's name.  You can use whatever name that God is known to you and that is pure, holy and dear.  My Teacher has given a Sirnam which is a set of different names of God that are repeated silently.  The Master gives the names to the student and it is something which is kept as a sacred and significant bond and tool for the spiritual journey to sound and light meditation.  Meditation is not merely a method of using silence and stillness to feel calm and increase concentration.  It is a vehicle whereby you are enabled to connect with God and experience your own greatness. 

One of the core beliefs that most of us are taught and conditioned by our culture, is that to think of one self as great is not good and anyone who would share that personal core belief may find themselves ostracised by others.  We even have labels for people.  Big head, self centered and so on and so on.  The truth is that we are all great in God's eyes and the Bible even says that we are created in God's image.  My Teacher said during a New Year's talk that we should learn to put ourselves first because we can have all the zero's in the world, but unless there is a one first they don't amount to anything!  My Teacher's Master who came to the United States in the seventies said that we should honor, respect and love ourselves because God dwells within us as us.  A core belief that we are taught in the West is that God exists some where up in the heavens.  Jesus proclaimed that the Kingdom of God is within.  Another Saint whom I love so much said that we should go into our hearts and roam because there is no other place that is as sacred.

I believe that youths today are seeking to find happiness in much the same way that most of us start to at least, through external sources.  True joy and happiness happens on the inside and it's not necessary to have luxuries and money to feel blissful.  I personally would rather not be poor and that is the way my personality is.  I am not comfortable going to fancy places because I am more likely to align my attention and concern for those who are working in such places and I never feel comfortable being on beaches where other's can enjoy because they are isolated in some ghetto like part of the town.  I noticed a parallel town in Naples, Florida where I used to visit my sister with my daughter when she was young.  It wasn't until we went to a store in a part of town that her husband was looking for bathroom fixtures or something that I realized that there were duplexes that housed a poor African American community.

My core belief that got me to this country was that I would be free to choose the type of lifestyle that I wanted.  I worked hard and completed my education at The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, graduating with a Master of Science Degree in nursing.  Being an entrepreneur I opened a business and then closed it due to issues with the state board of nursing.  A core belief of mine is that it is both good for your own personal development as well as helps others through volunteering.  I volunteered in prisons where I helped inmates manage their own spiritual programs and support each other as they served out their time.  Since I returned to Kansas City after working in the Bay Area, California I cleared up the issues had come up with the state boards in my absence and have found once again that the board posted something untrue about my standing on their web. 

A core belief that I may have in common with the African American youths is that they have the right to have the support and use of resources.  I think that the event caused enough of a stir that leadership has been putting their heads together to come up with some solutions.  I hope that one of the solutions is to educate everyone about respect.  I don't think that my spiritual Master's would condone behaviors that are disorderly.  However, I do note that they pay an immense amount of time and attention toward the youth and developing programs to support leadership among them.  I think that it is time that people learned to grow and expand their thinking to incorporate the whole community.

At my grandson's Christening I was moved when the Priest asked the congregation to open up to the African American community who lived just blocks away across the boulevard that seperates one section of town from the other.  I hope that their community embraces this idea and welcomes African Americans especially their youth.  It begins with each one of us to take the responsibility to stand up one by one when we experience things in our lives that aren't just and spread kindness wherever it occurs.  Just yesterday someone wrote on my facebook wall in a nasty way about children from a certain minority.  I am thinking of finding a way to keep a statement posted on my wall to the effect that I do not believe in being unkind no matter what the political issues might be.  I personally am quite conservative but I again responded to the chatter that had been going on over a picture of The First Lady taken from behind that they needed to "drop,"the thread. 

I would like you to start with yourself and write a list of what your own core beliefs about yourself are.  Negative ones that typically drive peoples self critical inner dialogue are ones such as (I'm ugly, stupid, not good at...., not likable ect.)
Once you learn to identify what they are you can then challenge your thinking that is driven by these sets of beliefs like an inner engine.

Meditation is the key to the engine so that you can turn off this useless nonsense that goes around inside peoples heads.  Meditate daily and eat a vegetarian diet.  Think good thoughts about yourself.

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Nature is the present.

Nature follows the lead from the universe. Flowers turn their heads toward the sun and close their petals inward when the sun goes down at night. Birds follow magnetic fields during migration that are unseen to the human eye. They can fly to their destination because they are attuned to what God has given them. Similarly have been given the gift of discernment and intuition as tools to traverse our daily lives and transcend problems, and keep ourselves safe. When we focus our energy in the present moment we align ourselves with all the forces of the universe.  They act for our good and whatever we are meant to do will be take us in the right direction. When we spend our time worrying about what will happen in any part of our lives we expend energy. Be good to yourself and spend time during the day alone, in silence. Take a walk away from the office computer and phones. Walk in the park and watch the birds and see which way the wind is blowing. Consider the direction of the wind and contemplate the direction your life is taking.  Connect with the Self during your time alone with nature.  There is communication with God in our encounters with nature.  We have to attune ourselves and open our hearts to how God manifests in various forms in nature.

The nature of man in another aspect that we can look at and ponder why we are given this great opportunity in this life to find God and yet stay focused on one another in more primitive relationships that involve hatred and crime.  I have viewed videos of women being beaten a(s well as men, but less often,) in country's where Sharia law is practiced and enforced against its victims.  Most of the women were brutally beaten for the accused "crime" of adultery.  Some, pregnant at the time they were picked up and isolated from the crowd.  Men who practice the Muslim faith are devoid of their humanness and it is a pattern of brutality I have seen in Nazi guards in concentration camps.  We have a choice to either transcend and become more loving and caring of others or we can become brutal and uncaring.  As I have networked with others I have been advised not to judge the whole culture based on the relatively few examples.   My response is that we have been given a life which is precious in God's sight and not to waste it on immorality or let it fall into the hands of those who would do us harm.  We can continue to do our spiritual work while being steadfast not to mistake sheep in wolves clothing.  I have observed the tendency to be loving and accepting in spiritual communities and it leaves people at risk for those who do not respect our goodness.

My teacher once told of a story about a fox that was looking for food and shelter when he came across a cave with a lion in it.  He came as close to the mouth of the cave that seemed safe enough for him to check the situation out.  The lion was lying on the floor of the cave and said in a pathetic tone that he wasn't feeling well and needed some help from the fox.  The fox took a few steps back to assess the situation further as it involved his safety and indeed his very survival.  He finally asked the lion why there were foot prints leading into the cave and none coming out?  When your survival or the survival of your culture is at stake it can be ravaged in a short time by those who have savage values.

Another illustration was used by a Teacher who taught my own a story about a turtle who saw that a scorpion was stranded on the banks of a river and unable to cross appealed for a ride on the back of the amphibian.  The turtle began to swim with the scorpion sitting above the water line, making headway for the opposite bank when the scorpion stung the turtle on the back of its neck several times for no reason.  The turtle managed to get to the other shore and the scorpion then got off its back.  The turtle was doing its fellow creature a kindness and the scorpion was only doing what was natural to its nature.  Sting!

Nature is raw and full of vitality.  It doesn't recognize political correctness.  It is quite a social faux pas to express views that differ from the norm in western cultures.  There is an immense tendency to expect conformity around certain cultural core beliefs and values that is similar to how Muslims interpret their own Koran and mold their behaviors accordingly.  With little outside influence they tend to think that their way of living is the best and holds the truth for them within that context.  I think that it is because of their rigidity in thinking and not necessarily instinct that will save the United States because whether the news or this administration calls it a religious war or not it is!  Jihad is a force that is now on our door step and we cannot sweet it away. and deny its existence or intention to do us harm.  Our leaders have been slumbering or perhaps participating in our demise, at least some.  Whether it is out of indulgence, ignorance and neglect, or perhaps intentional we are over our heads with issues that run the gamut from economic to military deficits.  Two financial institutions that were the platforms from which the housing market collapsed were Fannie Mae and Freddie Mack.  Two Senators are responsible for stopping investigations and implementing oversight from 2002 on - Barney Frank and Charles Shumner.  I believe we the people are paying attention to what politicians are doing more than ever before and I believe that these two individuals need to be held personally accountable for misleading the public about a system that was broken and about to cause a huge financial crisis for this nation.

Intuition and spiritual growth go hand in glove together and I believe that some people are operating from their defense mechanisms of denial and suppression.  It takes time to peel away all the layers of conditioning.  One of the ways that these mechanisms are reinforced by society is through political correctness which says that you will not be allowed to say the obvious even if it is true.  People like pedophiles have rights beyond that of regular citizens who won't to stay clear of them in their own lives as well as feel alarmed when they become aware that they are part of our communities which puts their children at risk.

Spiritual communities will often see our "sins" as something that we are forgiven for and that we should not judge is the message.  My interpretation is that it is good to be forgiven and admit sins (wrong actions,)  but there are rights for others to protect themselves.  There are absolute truths and harm from individuals whose actions amount to evil needs to be acknowledged and brought out into the open.  An absolute truth that I will support is that we should have second amendment rights to protect ourselves with guns.  This may be an individual choice for those who feel confident in their responsible use a weapon.  When it comes to survival our Constitution was framed around our freedoms that can be lost without a means of protecting ourselves.  A post on the web today reminded readers that slaves have always been disarmed.  We should contemplate our survival and how much we are willing to defend our freedoms that can be threatened by internal or external sources.  We say the pledge of alliance to the United States of America and commit to defending ourselves with guns.

Use your instincts and don't deny what you find when you get a feel for what is going.  You will experience a shift in the gut region of the body and upper torso.  Don't let go of that.  Breath easy and relax into what your body is telling you and listen.  Once I had a relationship with a man who was charming in the beginning.  He visited my teacher with me one summer at the spiritual retreat.  All the while I saw him through the rose colored glasses of love and really kept denying the warning signs that were there.  He was from the Middle East and was of the Muslim faith.  His attitude toward women became problematic in our relationship over time and we ended the relationship several times before I moved back to the Mid West.  As we approached my Teacher my heart started to race and I could hear it pounding loudly.  Then I experienced loud ringing in my ears like fire-fighters bells that they used to carry on their engines and ring when they were called to action.  My friend kneeled in front of my Teacher as everyone else did and I noted the look of surprise on my Teachers face.  Someone I worked with said that the only thing that could have been worse for him was if she was a Jewess!  My friend's thought projection was to kick her ass and she of course picked up on his thoughts. 

Relationships are tricky because we are so deeply wanting a fairy book story for our own needs to be met and self validation.  Whether it is a personal relationship or on a national scale such as the relationship between Islam and Christianity we need to see the warning signs and take measures to protect ourselves.  Italy has just announced that it will not recognize Islam as a religion nor give it tax privileges.  The home of Catholicism recognises that Islam is an enemy of Christ and all followers as well as any other religion.  So if you consider yourself spiritual and do not identify with the core Christian beliefs of Christ as Savior doesn't exclude you from being an infidel.  They have made known that Sharia Law will prevail over Western Law.  Berkeley has a class that just began to teach Eastern culture and Sharia Law to their Muslim students.  Why would they want to study their barbaric law when they are living in the greatest country in the world with the fairest system of Justice?  This is how Sharia Law infiltrates - I read where a Judge in Germany refused a woman her divorce from her husband because in the Middle East where they were from her husband could beat her by law.  Islam is a danger to women and I would like to encourage women to look at videos on the web and see how the police and society in general brutalize them over accusations mainly to do with sexuality.

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