Greetings from the Editor:
12-12-12
My marriage anniversary has an auspicious date this year, December 12, 2012. I am happy to say, we beat the odds to enjoy a long-term, self-actualizing relationship. We weathered and continue to weather the ups and downs of life and chose to learn needed skills to build a good relationship, such as how to communicate and address our individual issues. One thing of value I learned years ago from a wise person is that many people think a relationship is either working or not working, and, therefore, end relationships that have potential or else stay stuck in negative thinking that spirals them on a path of misery with no solutions. By changing the focus to, "I choose this relationship to work," the challenges arising are then seen as part of the journey that needs to be managed and transformed to get back on track to the good relationship.
Over the years my husband and I have grown to be self-aware individuals and in this relationship out of choice. Knowing ourselves individually and then knowing the other person have been of prime importance in creating a supportive, caring relationship. The lead article below resulted when someone contacted me asking why relationships fail. May you remind yourself of what you already know and find something of value to boost your relationship awareness.
Fortunate Blessings,
Suzanne
PS Happy Holidays
By Suzanne E. Harrill
Most people marry with the optimism that their marriage will last until “death do us part.” The reality is that 40% - 73% of marriages end in divorce. Current statistics show that first marriages end in divorce around 41-50% of the time, second marriages approximately 60% of the time, and third marriages have the highest rate altogether, at around 70%. What can you do to beat the odds in your relationship?
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Personal Growth
By Guy Finley
Everyone wonders whether or not there is one great secret for truly successful living. There is. And it is not a secret. It has been quietly, steadily telling itself right in front of us all along. Everything can change right now. Learning to hear this supreme secret is no more difficult than choosing whether to swim against a current or to let it carry you safely to the shore. Let it speak its wisdom to that secret part of you that can not only hear what it is saying but that is, in reality, its very voice...
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By Suzanne E. Harrill
MONTHLY ON LINE AFFIRMATIONS.
Affirmations to support self-esteem and spiritual growth
now available in monthly installments. From Seed Thoughts for
Loving Yourself, Cultivating the Garden of Your Mind Day by
Day.
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Book Review
Reviewed by Linda Iverson, RN, MN, CHt
"The implication of this research radically changes our understanding of life. It shows that genes and DNA do not control our biology; that instead DNA is controlled by signals from outside the cell, including the energetic messages emanating from our positive and negative thoughts." This book is a combination of cellular biology, quantum physics, and more.
Dr. Lipton’s research as well as others, found that it is the membrane of the cell, not the nucleus, which causes the cells to work and do their job. The membrane responds to signals outside of the cell such as the environment, chemical changes in the brain brought about by thought or emotions, what we eat and many other stimuli.
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