JOURNEY INTO THE SOUL OF YOU 1 April, 2013 MIND * BODY * SOUL * HARMONIZATION Contents SOULNEWS GREETINGS FELLOW BEINGS OF LIGHT AND MATTER Welcome to the 24th issue. Wow. The newsletter is two years strong. It has been an amazing journey to be part of this creation and I hope that it has found ways to empower your life, given you food for thought and a joy to view. The Easter Weekend has been very pleasant at my end of the world with lovely spring like weather. The last few years was July before it felt warm outside and here it is only April. It reminds me of my first spring living on the west coast. Much has happened since then and I trust there will be many more years of changes to come. April brings the BC Half Arabian Horse Show. I look forward to setting up my booth again, meeting new people and horses, reconnecting with others and sharing the gift of life energy. In May, the Story Teller returns to share tips on being healthy and answer related questions to inspire our resolve to stay active and motivated, tools that can be used by everyone. Blessings and Hugs, ♡Petra S o u l * a r E x c u r s i o n s N e w s l e t t e r Special Events The Body is Designed for Movement Where Do You Want to Be? Page 3 In the Wilderness of Chaos ~ A Not So Personal Story Paintings & Poetry by Petra Haiku Page 2 Schedule Locations and Contact Information Page 4 Special Events You May Fine This of Interest Page 5 Be e Crear, Be e Observer, Enjoy Your Creaons. Feature Photo Page 7 The Body is Designed for Movement In the Wilderness of Chaos ~ A Not So Personal Story Page 6
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Contents
SOULNEWS
GREETINGS
FELLOW BEINGS OF
LIGHT AND MATTERWelcome to the 24th issue.
Wow. The newsletter is two years strong. It has been an amazing journey to be part of this creation and I hope that it has found ways to empower your life, given you food for thought and a joy to view. The Easter Weekend has been very pleasant at my end of the world with lovely spring like weather. The last few years was July before it felt warm outside and here it is only April. It reminds me of my first spring living on the west coast. Much has happened since then and I trust there will be many more years of changes to come. April brings the BC Half Arabian Horse Show. I look forward to setting up my booth again, meeting new people and horses, reconnecting with others and sharing the gift of life energy. In May, the Story Teller returns to share tips on being healthy and answer related questions to inspire our resolve to stay active and motivated, tools that can be used by everyone.
Blessings and Hugs, ♡Petra
S o u l * a r
E x c u r s i o n s
N e w s l e t t e r
Special Events
The Body is Designed for
Movement
Where Do You Want to Be?
Page 3
In the Wilderness of Chaos ~
A Not So Personal Story
Paintings & Poetry by Petra
Haiku Page 2
Schedule
Locations and Contact
Information Page 4
Special Events
You May Fine This of
Interest Page 5Be the Creator, Be the Observer, Enjoy Your Creations. Feature Photo Page 7
The Body is Designed for
Movement
In the Wilderness of Chaos ~
A Not So Personal Story
Page 6
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The Egg
Little Egg, where from thee
does though come upon me.
To what end will you trend.
With in your mightyour strength will fight.
Then new lifewill come with strife.For such is the art of
nature as all in the land is a
creator.
In The Wilderness
of Chaos
~ A Not so Personal Story
Choice Many times it may seem like we have no choice. We use this excuse through out the day and in our relationships. It is much easier to say this then to find the courage to make a choice. For many this a b i l i t y h a s b e e n hindered as a child, either as a means to control the nature of the child or to keep it so busy it doesn’t think for itself. The ability to make a choice comes from knowledge that an affect will arise in which the person is capable of handling the outcome. This means not being controlled by fear, but rather by cooperatively working with what is. The person is not disabled by the decision because s/he knows that s/he can make another decision until it arises a situation it desires. Someone motivated by fear will be pushed and shoved along by the choices made by others or those that s/he makes under some duress in order to cope with what is happening in
life rather than embracing life in a curious explorative manner. Okay so you say how do we make a choice if we are too afraid to make one without being forced to.1) Start of slowly. Make little
choices that have l i t t le perceived consequences such as wearing a blue dress rather than a red pair of slacks. The trick here is to make a
conscious choice and then at the end of the day visit the effect that the choice had on your day. Then the next day you can decide to where the red pants and at the end of the day visit what its’ effects had. Next look at the
difference the effects had in comparison to each other. Note what the emotional impact had on you and notice that you were okay from m a k i n g t h e s e c h o i c e s regardless of the outcome.
True this is simple, but what you want to do is build an a w a r e n e s s t h a t y o u a r e inherently safe no matter what choice you make. That you can learn from the impact from your decisions. As well that you can make other choices based on what you learned. (con’t on page 6)
HaikuBicycle whizzing by Swish goes the air
Someone in a hurry
Painting & Poetry By Petra
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The Body is Designed for MovementI have come across an wonderful easy to follow
YouTube video on an exercise program created for those who have Parkinson’s disease. Truth is it is
excellent for anyone who is convalescing, or has a
disability. It incorporates movements which are
typically found in Qi Gong, but without the emphasis
on the breath element. For those who do understand this concept, it is easy to add the breath as the
movements are concise and well balanced. The video is
in English with subtitles for another language with
which I am unfamiliar. The instructor includes people
who have Parkinson’s and one person sits in a chair demonstrating its versatility. She also includes tidbits
about the exercise and its usefulness. If you want an
easy yet effective program, check it out at (con’t page 6)
Special EventsBC Half Arabian Assn Spring Show ~ April 19-21,
2013, Cloverdale Agriplex, BC
For Yahweh Class Details See page 5Yahweh Health/Body ~ May 4/5, 2013, PoCo, BC,
Jin Shin Jyutsu® Physio-Philosophy ~ 5-DAY BASIC SEMINAR, Aug 21-25, 2013 (Wed.-Sun.), Presented by Philomena Dooley, Organized by Rose MurrayPhone: (604) 564-5129, Email: [email protected]
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The Body is Designed for Movement(con’t from page 52)- http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=YEiupqJDugA&sns=em
In The Wilderness of Chaos ~ A Not so Personal Story
Choice(con’t from page 2)
Doing this with things that are nonthreatening builds strength, understanding and the skill in the art of making choices. 2) The other application is to apply HOPE.
(Please see February 2013 issue http://i s s u u . c o m / s o u l n e w s / d o c s /se_newsletter_february_2013 for more info on this). Happy Observation of Past Experiences allows you to find strength and confidence that pleasant and successful outcomes happen. Often when things appear not to be going well, we get in a rut. We propagate this mentality with repeated phrases like I always ..., or I never .... and then we don’t make other choices out of fear of that happening, a thing we are creating to happen anyways because our mind set is in that frame of thought.
This is a form of creating. We don’t think of the mind having an actual physical impact, but it is much more extensive than we realize. Not only does it affect our bodies and other people and environments, it also affects our emotional well being and our ability to make decisions. We can affect our own internal state of happiness by remembering those moments consciously and apply that state of mind to create new happy moments. These happy moments in turn create choices which will allow other happy
experiences to unfold bringing more life and a sense of expansiveness and joy into our Beingness. This in turns gives us strength to make choices that may have seemed threatening in the past, but now inspire us to experience new things.
* What is considered as a block by someone is an impediment because of fear and/or a lack of vision. For another, something that appears to be an obstacle is an opportunity to change the world. For many, changing the world is the equivalent to a panic attack. The fear is so great that choice is not an option. It takes much courage to step into this arena of healing. So the next time when you or someone is having a hard time, give yourself or them a word of encouragement and say, “you can do it when you are ready” or “remember when you did this ...”
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Product Availability
• 5x7 photo cards of paintings or scenery $5.00 or 5 for $20.00• A selection of gifts and books from Reflections Books available on Salt Spring Island.
•A selection of my cards are now available at Reflections Books www.reflectionsbooks.ca
•Spikey Balls, Lg (Blue) $10.00, Md (Red) $9.00, Sm (Yellow) $8.00
•Original works of Art - Water Color and Black Ink Abstract Painitngs
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Special Events
If you sign up for all four events on the two weekends, there is a $30 discount if you give me your credit card info or check by April 13th. The discounted price for the four events is $250 (full price $280). You will still be able to bring a new guest free to the Saturday events. Here are the topics. . . . Sat. May 4th, 2013 - 2:30-4:30pm - 'Oh, My Aching Body! - Energizing Health Tips' (Public Session) $45 (Bring a new participant FREE) Come with health related questions. We are all experiencing the effects of the energy changes and we will receive helpful hints on how to cope with these changes in our bodies. Sun. May 5th, 2013- 11am-5/6pm - 'Our Resolve to be Healthy' $95 We all want to be healthy but we struggle with making any changes that will have long term, beneficial effects. Find out how we can improve our health with a joyful, meaningful approach that will inspire us to live a more active, long life. ($30 off when all four May & November events are paid before April 13th, 2013) (This is not the US Thanksgiving Weekend, it is the following weekend) Sat. Nov. 23rd, 2013- 2:30-4:30pm - 'Honey, Where are My Keys? - Keeping Our Minds Alert' (Public Session) $45 (Bring a new participant FREE) Many of us are concerned that we are forgetting things and misplacing objects. Was it us or the object that shifted? The Storyteller will
help us to get into synchronicity again so that we don't let life's stresses overwhelm us. We will learn how to cope with the 'now' of life. Sun, Nov. 24th, 2013- 11am - 5/6pm - 'Our R e s o l v e t o S t a y M e n t a l l y & Spiritually Aware' $95 Come with questions about the brain, the mind, the soul or the oversoul and discover how to be continually expanding mentally and spiritually. Hope you will be joining us. Begin thinking of guests you could bring. . . . hugs, Carole Carole Webber604.939.6000 (work)604.942.2842 (home)www.reflectionsbooks.ca
“When the assumed sense of being separate seems to collapse, already there is only the constant and unknowable wonder of being” Tony Parsons
“Q: How much ego do you need? A: Just enough so that you don’t step in front of a bus.” Shunryu Suzuki #ego
“Life is a lot like jazz... it’s best when you improvise” George Gershwin
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If you would like to be my guest, please contact Petra
(see contact info in the table on page 4)
You May Find This of Interest
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