The INNERWORDS Messenger

Vol 5, No. 6

Higher Power

"I am my own authority. I make my own decisions and take full responsibility for them. I choose to use my power wisely for the highest good of all. I’m aware of the higher authority I receive from my Higher Power."

-- from Seed Thoughts for Loving Yourself
by Suzanne Harrill, M.Ed.

This Month's Issue:

What You Can Do When You Criticize Yourself for Earlier Parenting?

By Suzanne E. Harrill

Poetry

By Suzanne Shaw

THE LAST DROPOUT: STOP THE EPIDEMIC!

By Bill Milliken

BALANCE

by Gary Zukav

Goodies

Enlighten Up

Special 3-Book Package:

Empowering Teens to Build Self-Esteem

I am a Star

I am a Star Affirmation Cards

Regular Price: $44.85

Special Price for November 2007 ONLY:
$29.95
(plus $4.60 shipping.)

Greetings from the Editor:

Have You Missed a Past Article of Interest?

If new to reading this newsletter or you haven’t had time to read each issue, remember it is easy to find past issues and articles that you missed. At the bottom of each newsletter page, there is a button to click that will take you to a list of all the past issues.

If you want to simply read articles, that’s easy too. On the home page is a button taking you to an alphabetized listing of all the articles from past issues in categories from Affirmations through World Peace.

Consider forwarding issues or articles that you like to your friends to enrich their inner journey. There is room to add your comments, also. One article is, Affirmations for Inner Healing. If you prefer to listen to them, click here.

My new book, Seed Thoughts for Loving Yourself: Cultivating the Garden of Your Mind Day by Day, is now available as an ebook, either in monthly segments or or the whole year.

Fortunate Blessings,

Suzanne

Relationship

What You Can Do When You Criticize Yourself for Earlier Parenting?

By Suzanne E. Harrill

I laugh sometimes at the healing process that continues in my life. As a weekly assignment in a self-discovery class I am enrolled in, I learned I am to journal write about my inner experiences each week. I sat there with deep feelings of satisfaction for my life and thinking, "My life is great right now. I am so grateful for all the wonderful inner work I have done over the years."

I was wondering what I would write about as I was not feeling any motivation. I have spent many hours over the years journaling, which helped me heal and process my beliefs and feelings. I normally write when something is troubling me. At this stage in my life, I am enjoying that I can usually get to the bottom of things quickly now without writing. So when I sent the thought out, "I wonder what I will write about this week?" I had to smile when I answered my phone the next day...

(read the article)

Inspirational

THE LAST DROPOUT: STOP THE EPIDEMIC!

By Bill Milliken

Did you know that almost one third of our public high school students fail to graduate? Young Americans who drop out of school have little hope for a decent future. Without a high school diploma, they're far more likely than their peers to be unemployed, live in poverty, suffer from poor health, become dependent on social services, and go to jail. Half of all prison inmates are dropouts. Can we turn around this tragic waste of young lives with the right help at the right time?

In his compelling new book, THE LAST DROPOUT: STOP THE EPIDEMIC! Bill Milliken offers hope for a brighter future. Bill, founder of Communities In Schools (CIS), the nation's leading community-based organization for helping kids stay in school, reveals the enormous cost to American society from our failure to give kids the things they need to stay the course and graduate.

(read the article)

Special Offer

November & December Seed Thoughts for Loving Yourself

By Suzanne E. Harrill

MONTHLY ON LINE AFFIRMATIONS. Affirmations to support self-esteem and spiritual growth now available in monthly installments. This is an updated edition of the seed thoughts and affirmations in the book, Affirm Your Self Day by Day.

(read the whole story)

By Gary Zukav

When I lived in the city, I never knew what an equinox was. It is an astronomical term for the time when the sun crosses the equator, making night and day of equal length in all parts of the world. In December, the sun is lowest in the sky and the nights are longest. This is the winter solstice. In June, the opposite happens, the sun is highest in the sky and the days are longest. This is the summer solstice. All of this has to do with the equinoxes, but I didn’t learn any of it by studying astronomy.

I was forty-five when I moved onto a remote ranch in the pine and fir of northern California. I lived alone. The nearest town was fifteen miles away. I had no electricity or phone. When I returned from infrequent trips, I would get out of my car and stand still for several minutes, listening to the sounds of the evening, and of the stream behind the house. When I walked toward the house, the noise of my boots on the cinder seemed so loud that it startled me.

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Poetry

By Suzanne E. Harrill

Twenty-five years ago I received a touching gift from my high school creative writing teacher, Mary Boyle. Believe it or not, she saved three of my poems. I can see now that there was a deeper potential for writing that this fine teacher recognized. It was not until the age of 35 when I received the poems that I could appreciate them. Nothing else written at this stage in my life was saved. I share them with you now "Selections," along with my teacher’s endearing comments. Enjoy.

(read the whole article)

Another November Book Special