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Healing Zone and Bookstore
October 2007 Newsletter
Hello Everyone,
I was planning to write one more article from Conversations With God.
However I received the following from Soul
Soothers online magazine and decided to use it instead. Michael Bonamassa,
Sr. is an excellent writer and has channeled some amazing information.
I hope the article helps you really think about relationships.
Relationships
by Michael Bonamassa, Sr.
I've been impressed to look at the nature of relationships
more and more lately and I've come to the conclusion that this is perhaps
important for one of you out there to look at and try to understand. So
please join me and let’s explore a little about this topic.
First, in reviewing the first "Conversations with God" book
let me share with you the following paraphrases of what Neale Donald Walsch
was told by God on this subject:
1) We have nothing to learn about relationships. We have only to demonstrate
what we already know. There is a way to be happy in relationships, and
that is to use them for their intended purpose, not the purpose of our
own design.
2) Relationships are constantly challenging; constantly calling us to
create, express and experience higher and higher aspects of ourselves
... grander and grander visions of ourselves. Nowhere can we do this more
immediately, impact fully, and immaculately than through a relationship.
In fact, without relationships, we cannot do it at all.
3) It is only through our relationship with other people,
places, and events that we can even exist ... as a knowable quantity,
as an identifiable something. Remember, absent everything else, we only
are what we are relative to another thing. That is how it is in the realm
of the relative, as opposed to the realm of the absolute where God resides.
4) Once we clearly understand this, once we deeply grasp
it, then we will intuitively bless each and every experience, all human
encounters, and especially those we relate to as personal human love relationships,
for it is then that we will see them as constructive in the highest sense.
We see that they can be used, must be used, are being used ... whether
we want them to be or not ... to identify and construct "Who We Really
Are".
5) That construction can be a magnificent creation of our own conscious
design, or a strictly happenstance configuration. We can choose to be
a person who has resulted simply from what has happened, or from what
we've chosen to be and do about what has happened. It is in the latter
form that creation of Self becomes conscious ... it is in this experience
that Self-realization becomes evident. Bless, therefore, every relationship,
and hold each as special, and formative of Who You Are ... and now choose
to be.
It is clear that relationships themselves are vitally important
to the human experience. That is why when they fall apart, there is such
an extraordinary impact on our lives. Here's what else I found. In reality,
relationships never truly fail, except in the strict human sense that
they did not produce what we wanted ... they fail because they were entered
into for the wrong reason. It would be more accurate in our language to
say “relationships fail ... change ... most often when they are entered
into for reasons not wholly beneficial or conducive to their survival."
If we look at those failed relationships experienced by
friends, relatives, or society in general, we would find at least one
of those involved entered into the relationship with an eye toward what
they could get out of it, rather than what they could put into it. The
purpose of a relationship is to decide what part of ourselves we’d like
to see “show up” ... not what part of another we can capture, control
and hold.
There can be only one purpose for relationships ... and
for all of life ... to be and to decide Who We Really Are. If you were
involved in a broken relationship and you didn't find this out, then you
missed the message and will most likely continue to have the same experience
until you get it.
How very romantic it sounds for one to say that they were “nothing” until
that special other came along, but this is not true. Worse, it puts an
incredible pressure on the other to be all sorts of things he or she is
not. Not wanting to “let you down,” they try very hard to be and do these
things until they cannot anymore. They can no longer complete your picture
of why they came into your life. They can no longer fill the roles to
which they have been assigned. Thus, resentment builds, anger follows,
and the relation breaks up.
Finally, in order to save themselves ... and the relationship ... these
special others begin to reclaim their real selves, acting more in accordance
with Who They Really Are. It is about this time that you assess their
behavior by saying that they’ve “really changed.”
Though it may be very romantic to say that now that our special other
has entered our life, we feel complete, the real purpose of relationship
is not to have another who might complete you; but to have another with
whom you might share your completeness.
Now, the paradox of all human relationships is that we have no need for
a particular other in order for us to experience fully "Who We Are",
and that without another, we are nothing. This is both the mystery and
the wonder ... both the frustration and the joy of the human experience.
It requires deep understanding and total willingness to live within this
paradox in a way which makes sense. Unfortunately, very few people get
this.
Please visit our Events page for complete information on scheduled activities in our store.
Iridology
The origins of the science and art of Iridology stems back
thousands of years.
As traditional physicians of the day made first contact with their patients,
the eyes were among the first areas of initial analysis and method of
diagnostics.
Over the course of time, the science of Iridology has advanced greatly
in countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Russia and is currently enjoying
a gradual rise in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and England.
Come join us for a very informative introduction on this fascinating science
that clearly defines the proverb, “The eyes are the window to the soul.
I will be hosting this lecture at Eric Rodriquez’s Integrative Center
for Herbal Medicine,
18 South Perry Street in Vandalia.
All future lectures by Eric will be on a donation or ‘love offering’ basis.
When: Thursday, October 18
Time: 7 – 8:30 P.M.
Introduction to Bruno Groning’s Circle of Friends
With growing awareness of holistic medicine, healing the
spiritual way is gaining more and more attention, even among medical
experts. In the 1950’s Bruno Groning received world-wide attention through
his great healing successes and he lift behind the knowledge of how
to receive a spiritual healing force, the “Heilstrom” (healing stream).
Numerous success reports documented by doctors verify the current effectiveness
of his teachings.
All activities in the Bruno Groning Circle of Friends are free of charge.
All expenses are met by voluntary contributions. An essential component
of the teachings of Bruno Groning is the respect of everybody’s free
will.
You are asked to attend an Introduction to Bruno Groning’s Circle of
Friends before attending the regular meetings which are held on Thursdays,
every third week.
The next Introduction is Thursday, October 25, from 7 – 8:30 P.M.
Pendulum Dowsing
This mini-course is for beginners to advanced students.
Bring a pendulum if you have one. You can do this course without owning
a pendulum. You will discover how the sub-conscious in connection with
universal energy, your energy system, and a pendulum working together
can give you a visual answer to questions. The teachings will be based
on Walt Wood’s method of dowsing. There will be an hour break for lunch.
When: October 27, 2007
Time: 9:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.
Cost: $40.00. Reservations Required
Please call, send an email, or visit our store to reserve your place if you are planing to attend any lectures or classes, make an appoitment for treatments or consultations.
Love and blessings,
Sandy