September 21, 2011: The chicken or the egg.

Hola, All! As we all know, change is in the air. "The Way of Mastery" says that whatever is going on inside of you will be manifested outside of you. For instance, think back to a time when things just didn't seem to be going your way, when nothing seemed to be working out the way you wanted. Were the circumstances that were happening around you the cause of your unhappiness? Or, were you unhappy inside and the unhappiness was showing up around you? It seems to be similar to the saying: what came first, the chicken or the egg. Because I have been working on my inner peace for a long time, I know without a doubt that the crappy things that happen in my environment are a result of the crappy way that I have felt, along with the negative thoughts I have had in my mind. When this happens I know that I have to change the way I think, the way I feel and the things I say in order to change what is going to happen in the future. Many times it isn't apparent that these two things are connected because of the space of time between them. But, rest assured, that the saying, What you think about, you bring about, is true. It's our energy, our feelings that tells the Universe......this is what I am valueing right now. And, the Universe will respond.......OK, here it comes! And then, a week, a month, a year, 10 years down the road when the crap hits the fan, we wonder what we ever did to deserve it. Sound familiar? How do we change the way we feel so that it doesn't happen again? Well, here are two suggestions. 1. Ask yourself, how can I see this differently? When Ed and I are dancing, and I get blamed for making a wrong move ( whether it's true or not), I almost always start to get irritated. But now I am training myself to ask in that moment, how can I see this differently? One way is for me to break the tension by either saying something funny or doing something he doesn't expect, like winking at him. It breaks the ice that had started to form and we can go back to having fun. 2. Tell your mind, with certainty, "The stillness of the peace of God is mine". This one I just read about yesterday so haven't had much time to put it into practice. I hope these will be useful to you.........let me know!

Practicing peace,
Dawnie