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…as the message! I’m referring to any news, good or bad, and how it’s delivered. The impact of good news can miss its mark, if delivered by a ‘buzz killer’…Bad news can be easier to accept if presented compassionately & thoughtfully. It’s the experience we are left with…the feeling we get from that experience, that lingers with us…so yes, it matters how the messenger is delivering that message.

I lucked out with a really nice doctor, when I was diagnosed with cancer. I see him every six months for check ups, and though I sit & wait for my appointments in the stark waiting room, in the cancer ward of a large hospital, I’m not scared or upset…because my doctor is a sweetie pie!!…and he was my surgeon!

The C Bomb is paralyzing! There is so much fear attached to it and the unknown factors are sometimes the only things known, that I don’t like…but, I luv this: according to Kabbalah, F.E.A.R. is False Evidence Appearing Real…! The false evidence can be our emotional reaction to the news. What influences that for us? Scary news & horror stories we’ve heard or read about from friends, family, the media, & our own imaginations running wild & out of control, causing us to feel fearful. But what if the news isn’t good but isn’t really awful either? Are we capable of controlling our feeling of fear enough to take one sensible step at a time toward the solution? Yes!! Here’s how…keep all negative influences away from you…pessimistic people,  bad news, horror stories…Only be around good, healthy, happy, positive energy sources, stay in the present moment, and don’t blame the doctors. That’s pretty much it…But be committed to keeping your eye on the ball while doing this…this includes picking the right messenger! If you have some time, & your medical situation is not immediately life threatening to you, then possibly finding the most competent medical messenger can help ease you into the reality of your medical situation.

It did for me…and that made all the difference toward my not freaking out. 

Positivity, appreciation, sharing, love & light are healing methods…so keep your eye on the ball, it’s yours!

Good health & happiness 2 u,

Randi B.

I mean, what New Year’s Eve is meant to feel like.

Late yesterday afternoon, the neighborhood was still, the stores were emptying and the polls were still open. There was a feeling of something about to happen…and the voters made sure that it did!

Watching the broadcast live from Chicago & New York was so moving, so brilliant, so much fun! to watch Obama take the lead and win the election. To watch  the unity of mixed races & religions come together & care so much made me feel extra lucky that my friends, family & I are alive and able to be a part of this evolution for change.

It felt like a really, really, really good New Year’s Eve celebration!

Our children, our friends children, people of every shade, nationality, spiritual & religious belief bothered to vote for a new age…the age of unity, sharing, caring, being more than what we were before.

Change is good when we’re all on board & are participants for it…Mutiny will not occur if the one chosen to lead, does it from the soul & not from the ego. 

It feels like the 60’s but on a more sophisticated level for real change. 

Last night was memorable, beautiful & necessary…the end of discrimination is finally here!! 

Let’s hold on to this wonderful feeling, as the evolution of progress takes hold…

We are one!

Randi B.

Dalai Lama said it is important to have balance within oneself especially when it comes to our earthly possessions.”If an individual has a sufficient spiritual base, he won’t let himself be overwhelmed by the lure of technology and by the madness of possession.”

Very often wealth does not bring us happiness. During difficult times we must not let ourselves take us out of balance or we can loose site of our internal serenity. Our lives are so hectic and it takes discipline not to be so attached to our material possessions. Sometimes all we want is more and more, which creates a domino effect and we start to become greedy, since it’s never enough. Granted we need money to survive, but we need to step back and not let money govern our inner peace.

“With the ever-growing impact of science on our lives, religion and spirituality have a greater role to play in reminding us of our humanity.” Science and Spirtuality teach us balance and the unity of all things.

Our media highlights all the negative news and we no longer hear about the good things and kind acts that are happening all around the world. “If therefore, the media is to be ethically responsible, it needs to reflect this simple fact.”

“Material things usually correspond to physical happiness, whereas spiritual development corresponds to mental happiness.” Balancing the physical and mental state of happiness is the challenge for human society.

Our challenge as a society is to find harmony like traditional communities have, but benefit from material development in the new millennium.

Last year the teachings from ‘The Secret’ unleashed for us the wisdom behind The Law of Attraction. The deal with it is, ‘like attracts like‘…if your thoughts are focused on what you want, and you are certain that it’s being manifested, and you feel that it’s already here, and you’re in a state of feeling the joy having received it, then you will attract it…it will come, but do not under any circumstances doubt that this manifestation is going to happen, or you lose the vibration…the vibration you emit is the vibration you will attract…it’s based on quantum physics. 

Ok, you either believe this or not…but gravity & electricity are invisible yet real.

I definitely am a Believer! Why wouldn’t I be? There’s nothing to lose except a negative attitude.

Right now things look rocky…politically, economically, socially,…you name it! But when was there ever a time in history when all things were good?  (Besides The Garden of Eden?)

There has always been war, poverty, prejudice, lying, scamming (bad stuff)…because the Ego has been part of the human condition since the beginning, and that ain’t gonna change.

Even though things are crappy, they’ll turn around and there will be other crappy things to take it’s place.

What we can do is continue to be a part of the Positive Collective Energy, because that’s available too! Let’s use our thoughts to look at the miracles around us to enhance the way we feel so we can attract more of the good stuff. 

Yeh, I know, you either believe this stuff or you don’t…But let’s frickin’ Do It Anyway! It can’t hurt!!            

Let’s not overlook how lucky we are to live in the United States…a place where I can say, ‘I think the president is a jerk’, and not get arrested.  There’s a lot of stuff to complain about. There’s a lot of stuff to be grateful for. We have free will to decide what our thoughts will be. Let’s use our gifts wisely…in ways that will consciously affect the atmosphere in a positive way.

In the movie ‘The Secret’, one of the contributors explains that Mother Teresa talked about peace not war, because the things that are thought & spoken about are given energy, which keeps it alive! What direction are we going to allow our thoughts to go in?

Let’s stay close to the good stuff!

Be wise always,

Randi B.

Premise: Stress = Unhappiness

What if we lived within our means? Would that help reduce the dreaded “stress beast” in our lives? I think so, yes!

How easy would it be if it didn’t matter what size house we lived in, or how much our clothes cost or kind of car we drove, etc…

Why should any of that matter? What if as individuals we were comfortable living within our means without any kind of shame or embarrassment? Wouldn’t that be freeing?

What if Downsizing were marketed as the New Black?

The best would be if we all started to live within our means and talked about doing it as a cool thing.

I know a few millionaires that can buy anything they want and still aren’t happy. It’s not the money’s fault. 

If having access to spending gobs of money doesn’t guarantee happiness, then maybe the idea of having money is the thing that hits the spot…that feels right…

The New Poverty that is affecting our generation is a result of us trying to  show that ‘we have it all’, whether we can pay for it or not. The stress from living this lifestyle is simply not worth it…

If we, as a community, in our culture stopped the madness of trying to keep up with a false image of success, then we could relax, pay our bills, have money in the bank, and feel the joy of creating our lives in a way that makes sense.

What if integrity, thoughtfulness & kindness were considered fashionably hip? How about creativity, originality, authenticity & a sense of humor as the coolest accessory or feeling grateful for the wonderful things we have now, as the new beauty enhancer?

What are we waiting for? If we change our thinking about what really matters, we can substitute stress for happiness…nanotechnology shows us that our cells will alter positively on a molecular level, which will allow us to feel healthy & look mahhhveloussss!

We can still have the great swag but maybe we can save up for it or downsize our lifestyle so that we aren’t suffering from stress by trying to have it all right now…

Stress isn’t cool or pretty…

We’re in this together…let’s be our own & eachother’s bff’s!

Change is good & supporting eachother is an easy first step…

Let’s be these people…

Randi B.

I don’t mean that running away from situations we don’t like, that we created, is a good solution to any situation.

But we don’t don’t have to stay in a life that feels bad. We can always find ways to change our situations without destroying the lives of other people. Change does not have to be so extreme and drastic. 

I’m an advocate for clear thinking, which means no mind altering drugs and drinking, done to an extreme where the mind is distracted from delivering clear cut messages to the thermostat we carry at a gut level…if we are unable to ‘feel’ what we’re thinking, deciding, and living in each moment, then we’re not allowing ourselves the opportunity to make changes that will improve the quality of our lives, the lives of those around us, our society and in a ‘domino effect way’, globally…

The decisions that I most regret were made when I was distracted by fear, insecurity & doubt. I listened more to what other people wanted because I was not connected to myself…I used to not have an solid identity that I could hold on to…Now I Do!! I’m not lost anymore…

I’ve made changes and fine tuned certain areas of my life, so I would like my life more. My friends who are going through tough times can see that situations don’t have to stay ‘bad’, if given time & a new direction that makes sense for them…”New beginnings are often disguised as sad endings…”, my quote.

Our thermostat is our ‘gut feeling’…it’s an amazing tool that we can use to figure out what does make sense for us. Let’s first choose to be happy, in a real, authentic way…where it ‘feels’ right. I’m not talking about ending a relationship abruptly because it would ‘feel right’, if the decisions weren’t made with a clear mind & genuine gut feelings.

My friend was devastated last month because her husband wanted a divorce & was seeing a much younger woman…she kept saying, “how could he do this to me?” I told her that now she doesn’t have to be lied to anymore & everything is good but she just doesn’t know it yet (she wanted to whack me)…time is our best friend & friends can help friends get through the tough times. We all have stories, wounds & battle scars, but we don’t have to ’stay stuck’ or ‘feel unhappy’ in situations forever…no way.

Now she is starting to accept her situation, forgive her husband and move on a little bit…If her husband didn’t declare that he wanted to change his life, it wouldn’t mean that things ‘were good’ for her in that relationship…it would just mean that the true underlying feeling wasn’t talked about yet. What’s better…to look at the truth or not? I think that things happen when they need to happen and solutions to situations come when they need to come…everything is exactly as it should be.

Someone’s not necessarily a bad person because they’ve hurt us. Someone’s not necessarily a good person because they haven’t hurt us, yet. I like having control again…I enjoy using my thermostat as a useful tool to help guide myself to the feelings of joy & happiness.

Good ol’ life provides challenges for everyone…young, old, rich, poor, yada yada yada…the type of problems people have don’t seem to vary much, it’s how we handle the challenges that tells the real story.

Everything is good!

with peace,

Randi B.