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Did the Law of Attraction Just Blame You for Your Thoughts?
If the last decade of The Secret, Hicks, Hawkins and other Law of Attraction “Teachers” didn’t completely pass muster in your spiritual life, have a listen at this free recording of Neale Donald Walsch.
He points out that the Law of Attraction was presented with missing information. The Law of Attraction states that you create your own reality. That if you have negative thoughts, you will draw a rain cloud. You are responsible for drawing negative events in your life by way of your negative thoughts. So the next step is to change your thoughts (even falsely tricking yourself through affirmations), in order to bring positive effect into your life. Neale has come out with a more complex understanding of Law of Attraction that I’d like to share with you. He says, its not that your negative thoughts draw a rain cloud. The collective thought drew the rain cloud. Our Law of Attraction comes into play when we CHOOSE HOW WE REACT to the rain cloud.
Have you had spiritual friends look at your life situation and tell you there was something in your vibration that drew the experience? No matter how awful it made you feel? Or how awful the experience was? Did you feel crucified by this? Epic fail…the first generation of Law of Attraction, which is written in some books now, as a quantum physics scientifically accepted fact, has completely missed the mark in coming from third dimensional judgement in terms of “assessing other’s vibration”. I found myself frustrated in reading David Hawkin’s Power vs. Force – first having a large natural resistance to the title, and then being even more horrified at his explanation that people are vibrating at levels, and the explanation for a criminal’s behavior vs. the behavior of someone like Jesus, is simply that one vibrates at a higher number than another. It may have helped me short term, accept other people’s actions, and being able to move beyond them, but in the long term it always turns to judgement among humans.
Have a listen here and get filled in on a new chapter of “WE ARE ALL ONE. OURS IS NOT A BETTER WAY, OURS IS MERELY ANOTHER WAY.”
Looking forward to your comments.
I Have a Question
Yesterday I was in a big retail store, and I saw a new t-shirt line POSITIVES. It looked exactly like the Life is Good t-shirts, which run about $20 in a sporting goods store. These were $6 each.
What are your thoughts on this? Do you think its a free market and knock-offs are just part of the market? Or do you think that they stole a great idea?
I know Life is Good, once they made it big, went on to do some nice work by starting a non-profit called Playmakers bringing joy to children experiencing ilness or poverty.
How does our culture view this?
When I find the world over-complicated like this, I return to thoughts about nature and the way earth was intended to be used. If two farmers are both growing tomatoes – I do not see any ethical issue or competitiveness going on. If two hunters bring deer pelts, also – no problem.
The problem is we are so far off the path of sustainable living, that man can justify stealing other people’s ideas, changing a few words and pictures, getting the lawyers OK, print the tshirts halfway around the world – for the benefit of making a profit. Followed by the argument “the right to be positive is not exclusive.” (oh boy I can hear it now). This is currently how the world works and people are admired for this type of handywork, and they laugh all the way to the bank. And some consumer might see $6 for $20 and they join in on the wonderment of “buying at a steal”!!!
And these are the guys who are winning. For now.
THE FUTURE OF THE CONSUMING WORLD – 80% OF OUR OWN PRODUCTS IN 25-50 YEARS
I was recently watching a TedX video featuring John Piotti, ED of Maine Farmland Trust. He spoke words of wisdom on this very aspect. He said, “…in 25, 30 or 50 years, economic reality is going to be such that its clear that the best use of farmland is for growing food. For right now, we’re in this place where we haven’t internalized all those externalities, and we don’t take into effect the full cost of food and the system is broken.” WATCH THE VIDEO HERE.
Happy Day After Earth Day!
Food and Hunger
I was optimizing my web site yesterday for search engines (SEO) when google advised me I really needed to start blogging again. After all these years of telling my clients how blogging is so important to search engine rankings, I find myself guilty of the same! Its so much easier to tweet or facebook my thoughts. *Sigh*. Its 2:42 am and I was awakened by some persistent thoughts that I better well blog because I can’t sleep.
I am passionate about Food and Hunger. I was recently invited to speak at a local church on the subject to discuss the farmers market, local healthy foods, and community. To my great pleasure, the local welfare officer and food pantry representative also spoke at this discussion.
One of the first sentences I said was:
“My baseline reason for doing this is to feed people. That’s my thing. When a community is eating healthy food, it raises the vibration of that community.”
But with my nerves being what they were, I never expanded on what that truly means.
Over the years I have seen children diagnosed with ADD, ADHD, or learning disabilities (asperger’s etc). When I review the diet, it sometimes consists of a sugar based cereal breakfast, a mac and cheese lunch, and finally a wholesome dinner. By the time healthy food is fed to the body, the metabolism is already in extreme unbalance. So this child is eating simple carbs, high fructose corn syrup, soy. This type of meal gets into the body, quickly ramps up the energy as the body burns up the easily accessible carbs – and THEN this child is asked to sit still at a desk! That’s outrage! I help people make the correlation here…and get some protein into their morning meal or other appropriate nutrients. But what can be done when the food pantry only gives out non-perishables? (The food pantry NOW accepts fresh produce which is WONDERFUL but that was not the case then. Progress, change and growth!) Its extremely important to acknowledge “What goes in comes out” and begin to acknowledge we are what we eat, which has direct effect on our health.
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Next up, we are having a busy day at our farmers market. This was when the WIC (Woman, Infants and Children) Nutrition Program was still running and needy families were given special coupons to spend at farmers markets for FRESH FOOD. The program afforded $12 worth of coupons per family for the entire year. This is a meager amount but still a good try by the state to get healthy food to those who cannot afford it. So on this busy farmers market day, an elderly man appears and he wants to spend his coupons. He wants chocolate. He wants sweets. He wants everything but healthy food. He goes to the jam vendor, the chocolate vendor, the bread vendor, even the alpaca vendor! One of the vendors tried to offer him a FREE spaghetti squash. This squash was big and beautiful, fresh from her garden. ”I don’t want that” he says waving his hands in irritation. ”What do I do with that?” So a few of the vendors came to me and said “who takes WIC coupons?” and one vendor did, so we sent him over there.
Unfortunately, and to my dismay, this vendor cashed in the coupons and “fed the man’s craving” and he went off with his prepared goods in a jolly. This vendor then came over to me and said “anytime someone wants those cashed in, its no problem.” The vendor on my other side said “What did he just say???” The following year the state closed down this particular WIC program, instead opting to hold the program at specific farms with specific pick up times. One of my favorite quotes in this quest for healthy food has been from Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) in Finding Nemo, “Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.”
Up and Up!
Flash forward a year, and the farmers market enjoys donating fresh produce to the food pantry whenever it can! Last Thanksgiving we donated an entire bushel of sugar pumpkins.
One of my waking thoughts, now 6 months later, flashed to the spaghetti squash incident and then to the pumpkin incident – which gave me pause “Did the people know what to do with the sugar pumpkins or did they put them out on the step? I should have printed recipes!!!” And whoops my passion and my brain are now together and my body is vertical. Its Friday too… farmers market day well I guess its going to be a long one!
So when I spoke about healthy food raising the vibration of a community, I meant it on so many levels – with children, with the elderly, and with everyone who is effected by this sugar based diet that is readily available to us and eager to replace a healthy homecooked meal in a less than perfect world. There is hope and things are improving rapidly! Our little town is all the buzz about healthy food right now in the churches, the farmers market, our agricultural commission, and our people. The Weare Food Pantry recently made a Facebook claim that “Wendy works at the Weare Food Pantry.” I definitely clicked “confirm”!
You’re on the Right Track Now
Yes we are. Each of us is individually experiencing a realization that something feels better. Something feels more right. Things are aligning.
No? Not for you? It will. Trust and have faith.
Not by coincidence, I was prompted to revisit the deep teachings of the Nicotiana flower. On the surface, it is traditionally used for treating addiction (nicotine), but read further.
What I uncovered about Nicotiana is its’ powerful action of reconnecting humans with the Earth. Reconnecting with a way of living closer to her. For those of us that live in cities or any type of industrialized place that is considered far from nature, the tendency can be to turn to cigarettes to ground yourself and reconnect with the earth, via smoking a plant.
Nicotiana can squelsh urges if you are trying to quit addictions, but it does this through a much deeper means. It reconnects us to that place that modern facility and function has disconnected us from – the simple act of living on the earth naturally, eating the food that we grow ourselves, planting a garden, talking to neighbors, having a sense of community. Being a positive part of our own ecosystem.
Trusting.
Trusting ourselves and man to do the right thing. Kind of hard to swallow isn’t it? Isn’t the number one reason we smoke, drink or do drugs is because we are hurting and want to feel better? And isn’t the reason we are hurting usually because somebody did something “to us”? Trust, trust, trust. Trust people, trust the earth and the ground that we walk on. Trust even more when the pain is greatest. Don’t clam up, shoot up or drink up because that’s what they want. The more we shut down and enslave ourselves, the more our power is somewhere besides within us. Nicotiana Flower Essence is a powerful ally to help during times of tumultuous growth and community rebirth.
A specific example of a positive change, a snapshot of “Nicotiana in action” is Ben Hewitt’s recently released book The Town that Food Saved. Awakened by a sense of urgency, the small impoverished town of Hardwick, VT recently experienced an uprising in getting back to the earth. They created their own re-birth consisting of a localvore movement, re-establishing of local farming and food economy, and at the heart is a local foods restaurant called Claire’s.
Through determination and a strong connection to the earth, this project persevered despite discouragement and negativity. Nicotiana connects people to the earth to give them the strength they need to rise above the times.
Nicotiana gets my vote for being the current Hot Flower Essence, the *Plum* pick of our current times. And Kudos to Ben Hewitt for being and outstanding example. Here is more about Ben here, and if you really want to see him “on fire” see what he says on FOXNews about our current food and financial system. One GROUNDED dude!
50% Off Sale PLUS free Susan Seddon Boulet Print with Every Order!
Now through the end of March, we are having a spring cleaning inventory reduction sale! We are offering 50% off everything in the store, excluding sale items, consignment items, flower essences, soaps, bulk herbs and teas.
There is a lot to choose from: Stones, books, sage… stop in and see! We also have a large selection of sterling silver jewelry, clear quartz spheres, oracle cards, essential oils, greeting cards and more!
Also, with your order you may choose one Susan Seddon Boulet image from her prior year calendars while supplies last. Many beautiful selections including the one pictured here.
Please stop by and enjoy your savings! If you are not local and would like to take advantage of the sale, since it is for items in-stock only, please call for details and we can process your order over the phone!
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We are located in Weare NH and are open Monday-Friday, 9-5. Here are google directions.
Why GardenPlum.com Buys Local & Its Not What You’d Think
I received two packages in the mail today, wow did they hit my joy button! Over the years I have upheld a strict policy to purchase directly from artists in a desire to support them. Little, if nothing comes from China or some other place with a large carbon footprint. But really – the reason why I buy directly from an artist – is because its FUN AND RIGHT!!! It intuitively makes sense!
Rita Lloyd sent me her new book “Unconditional Self Love” which I am reviewing. It is a sequel to her DVD and book on Self Love. LQQk at her playful butterfly stickers! Thanks Rita! (Rita has created her art in part to assist battered women.)
This one made me roar, my retired Celtic Garden Stickmaker is apparently up to something and proud of it!
These are the things that make the difference for me!
Thank you God!
TGIF and Happy Weekend friends!!!
Are you Skittish? Rosemary Flower Essence
Are you a skittish person? Do loud noises make you jump? Have you had a trauma or tragedy in your life that makes you feel as though you would *always* rather be somewhere else? These types of behaviors could indicate that your soul is physically out of your body. And thats not really a beneficial place for you to be! Many times in life, when we fear for our lives or experience trauma, our soul literally leaves the body out of fear.
Rosemary Flower Essence brings you back into your body, fully and completely, so that you can enjoy life to the fullest. So that the endless skittish or concern that you are in danger can end. Finally!
Just like when you eat fresh rosemary and you feel a warming sensation, when you ingest it in flower essence form, it gives the soul a warming sensation and coaxes you fully back into your body.
I was recently making a batch, and had some leftover. I decided rather than waste the Mother Essence, I would take a gulp. Boy was I surprised what happened next! Sometimes we dont’ even know if we are fully in our bodies or not! Friend me on FaceBook to join in…
How Can I NOT Take What She Did Personally? It Hurt So Much!
Here’s an Abraham Hicks quote I received this morning:
“What you want is freedom. That freedom you are seeking is freedom from resistance. You will never find the freedom that you seek by controlling the behavior of others.
You’ll only find it when the behavior of others becomes a non-issue. Because you are able to focus your mind in ways that allow your connection, and give you that feeling of well being.
We’re not giving you this guidance so that you can tune up your vibration to get your relatives to do what you want them to do and get what you want.
We’re trying to get you to tune up your vibration so that you can understand that the serenity you seek on the mountain is not about having it in the family, it’s about your vibrational alignment.
And there are hundreds of thousands of spots on this planet that would give you that feeling that you can go to any day and the Universe will orchestrate so you can go there when others are not there.
In other words, you are zigging and zagging in this world. You’ll get what you want whether you own the property or not, you see.
But the feeling of ownership, the feeling of guarding or protecting, the
feeling of making others come into agreement before I can get what I want, that will render you powerless every single time because you will never get them to agree.”
San Diego 1/12/08
(Consider this in the way we treat our ADD/ADHD children, or who I consider Indigo & Crystal Children).
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& The Astonishing Power of Your Emotions
We Are One! Its Official.
Green Greetings! I haven’t blogged in a while as the harvest season is upon us and my Farmers’ Market is overflowing with food and a sense of community! Which brings me to the point of my blog post. I can feel the Oneness. In between the grumble and complaint, after the body ache or the spilled milk, the Oneness is really becoming apparent these past few months.
My final confirmation beautifully and blatantly pulled up in my driveway last week (pic above). What a confirmation! We Are One! (and I live in Weare, We-are).
This is the way to Peace, to see yourself in others. To know that what one is experiencing, you may have already experienced, may experience in the future, or could be experiencing simultaneously. Does it seem easier to step into someone else’s shoes these days? To recognize others’ perspectives? Is it more often that you have compassion and understanding than not? Do you judge less? Its not hard to feel the Oneness, its really quite simple. I continue to hold that prayer in my heart.
What Would You Say to the Little Ducky?
And what if this little ducky was you?
Just a little lesson in unconditional love and a nice break from the world of “seemingly” unending negative linear measurements. (fooey)
Brought to you by our good friend Buttercup Flower Essence, a remedy that aids in the ability to stop measuring our accomplishments as an equivalent to our self worth.
