Police Killings Not White VS Black Issue, It Is Good VS Evil

Christmas in the City - The Rose Theatre
Remember the reason for the season!

Don't be fooled!  Divide and Conquer - this is how  the "Adversary" is using the police beatings and killings in America to pit people against each other, and this is exactly what the "Devil" or "Adversary" wants.  I have long held the position that one cannot legislate love, so as long as there are people who are enveloped in hate, bitterness and anger there will be people who will ignore the law because they are driven not by the desire to do good or to be good but by their internal state of hate.  The fact that the "powers that be" will support them, protect them only embolden them and this is what we have been seeing lately.  Cops that have poor personal decorum, poor training and people skills and blatant disregard for the humanity of some of the citizens they are paid to serve and protect.

On Friday December 5th, after seeing headline after headline of police beating videos that I decided I have had enough.  I will not watch another one, I will immediately turn away when I see such a headline.  Not because I do not care, but because I care enough about the human race to realize what is going one here.  Then and there, I decided I would do this blog post.  I didn't get it started because I have been busy with other things.

I went to church today with my friend Pat (white) and as I sat there enjoying the service and observing the congregation (primarily white) my mind went back to when I first moved to the suburban city of Brampton on the outskirts of Toronto. The entire blog post streamed through my mind and I purposed it in my heart that as soon as I got home I would get it done. The majority of people I have encountered in my lifetime have been goodhearted, kind, loving, helpful people, and I know the same if true for almost everyone.  Why then, do we continue to beat down our fellow man and fill the planet with the negative messages like "people are no good" etc. etc.  Yes, there are some bad people, but with over 7 billion people on the planet if a half of one percent is really, really bad why are we saying all people are bad?

I attended a community church headed Caucasians and majority of the congregation were Caucasians.  My neighbours were white.  I had nothing but great experiences and could not have chosen a better community to raise my children.  When my car broke down be in on the highway or just a side street, usually the first person to come to my aid is a white person.  So for me to see all this controversy, read all these Facebook posts and listen to personal discussions and not say anything to contribute positively to this fiasco would be a travesty.  As my father used to say, if you know better, you do better.

 There is urgency here, this is too important to delay because the "Adversary" or "Devil" is busy at work poisoning the minds of people all across the globe because the toxic police/injustice situations happening across the United States of America.  What you see on video or cable news is not a true representation of the people of this great nation, but the images and the hype of cable news will lead you to believe thus.  If you consume too much of this you run the risk of becoming jaded, bitter and even hateful.  Of course, this is exactly what the "Devil" wants. 

Am I saying there is no problem, absolutely not, but what we have to be mindful of is not to use the minute percentage of people to judge and castigate the majority.  We always have to be careful not to fall into the trap of being guilty of what we accuse other people of.  Is the system broken, yes - totally agree!  That is why I have been repeating every opportunity I get that policing has to FUNDAMENTALLY change.  The legal/justice system has to change.  There is no way countries like U.S.A. and Canada can continue to call themselves advanced societies, bastions of human rights and the like and have policing, legal and judicial systems were some citizens are elevated and some are not even considered human!  In this respect, the MENTALLY ILL, the UNARMED BLACKS and everyone who have been mistreated and or killed by law enforcement have not suffered or died in vain.  They, in their suffering/death are catalyst for the changes that needed to happen, and will now happen because they lived, and died. 

My prayers and compassion are with all the loved ones of all individuals who have died or suffered physically and indignity at the hands of hateful policemen, or policemen who have not been afforded adequate/proper training to respond to some parts of their job and therefore reacted using reflex rather than tactical skills.

We are one human race, let us remember in the words of my fellow Jamaican Bob Marley "One Love"!

Beverley

 

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF FERGUSON

Does one bad apple really spoil the bunch?

I am one of those people who believe nothing happens by chance, there is a reason for everything under the sun.  Now, if you happen to believe this, you do not have to look long or far to see the reason, or sometimes many reasons for what just happened.  I, like many who will read this is a Christian and I endeavour to live my faith, by Grace.

Somewhere in the scriptures it says that even the evil was created for the day of judgement.  I didn't say it, the bible did, so then let us look on the bright side of what just went down in Ferguson Missouri and all the other incidents of blatant injustice that happened in the United States in 2014 alone.  Just like those who died in the Civil Rights Movement in the sixties these young men did not die in vain - the bitter truth is that they were born to bring America to the truth about where America stands on the great racial divide and the significant problems with the law and how law enforcement is delivered but are we paying attention?  There are those who brought us to where we are, and these are the ones who will take us to the next level. We, the people who occupy this planet are not "there yet", and I suspect that it will be some time before we do.  By "there yet" I mean at a level of consciousness where all people are valued and accepted exactly the way they are. 

I hope we are paying attention because this is a great opportunity for a seismic shift in the way we think about racial and other types of bigotry.  I see the challenges and opportunities on different fronts.  Bigotry and hate run deep into the psyche and like we have seen in other parts of the world centuries have not erased how some people think and feel about others because it is passed down from generation to generation.  The difference with America is that it calls itself a country founded on Christian values.  If this is true, and I believe it is, then the mountain has some ridges on which to climb so the challenge, great as it is, is not insurmountable.   I cannot fathom how folks could go to church, pray to God, give to the poor and yet harbour such insidious hate!  On a personal level, at the heart of this is FEAR & INSECURITY and NO LOVE.  Then there is the way policing is delivered and of course the Gorilla in the room  and most difficult to change is the legal/justice system. The way these situations have evolved, and the regularity of the incidents would lead a normal person to believe that SHOOTING TO DEATH is the way justice is meted out when confronted by law enforcement.  THIS HAS TO CHANGE!  By the way, this is not just an American problem, it's most country's problem.

Some of the statements made by even people bringing the news or political discussions make me sick to my stomach they way they reference black people and other non-whites who break the law.  Who doesn't break the law at some point or the other - you may not have robbed a convenience store but you clocked 40km over the speed limit getting to your cushy job.  Fact is, you didn't get caught but you still broke the law - dah!  Big question, should the kid who robbed the convenience store be sentenced to instant death by shooting?  Does the police ALWAYS HAVE TO SHOOT TO KILL?

There is so much to be said  so I hope to expand on this soon.  In the meantime, ponder this and let LOVE be the guiding star.  If love was guiding Officer Wilson, I would not be writing about this today.

MissSam
Tuesday November 25, 2014

 

HERE'S HOW TO END BIGOTRY

Miniature Rose - Everything Is Beautiful

There are enough videos on police brutality in the United States of America, mostly black folks at the hands of white cops, to make folks give up on humanity.  This is exactly what the  "Devil" or as the Kabbalist refer to as the "Adversary" wants.

+Soledad O'Brien, former +CNN host and documentary maker had done a good job of shining the spotlight on what it is like to be "Black In America".  She has a new documentary out which airs tonight on +CNN.  As I watched the trailer last night I wondered if people are really getting the message.  I woke up this morning with this muse I am now sharing.

Turns out the world needs to do something different in the effort to end racism and bigotry. I said racism and bigotry because there are many faces of prejudice, not just racial!   Nelson Mandela started it, and he made  huge stride but I do not think we quite grasped the concept of what he did - at least I know on an intellectual level that he espoused unconditional love but there is another piece of the equation that I did not get until now.  The one other person I observed to display this missing piece of the equation is President Barack Obama.  When I made the connection it was like a thousand light bulbs went on at the same time.  I can give you a hint, it is not tolerance.  As a matter of fact I very much dislike the use of the word tolerance when it comes to matters of prejudice because it feels like there is no acceptance, just "putting up with" because it is the right thing to do.

How did I make this connection?  I have been reading a book NANO - Technology Of Mind Over Matter by Kabbalist Rav Berg given to me by my friend Marcia.  This is my very first exposure to Kaballah, and since I have an open mind I accepted the book and started reading it.  Kaballah is not new or trendy even though it is a trend for many folks, especially in the entertainment industry who are turned off from organized religion.  What this book has done for me is help me get a deeper understanding of some of the principles and teachings of Jesus.  I had already long concluded that science and spirituality are strongly connected, if not one and the same so that part was really not new to me.

Here's the BIG AHA!   According to the principles espoused by Kaballah, our reason for being here is to become conscious and one of the pre-requisite is to end reactiveness. Another pre-requisite is unconditional love.  Loving and caring for your neighbour is a fundamental principle in the teachings of Jesus Christ and at the foundation of Christianity. So then, how can people who claim to be Christians believe they are better than another and treat other human beings in a way that they would not treat animals?  The EGO!  FEAR!  IGNORANCE! INSECURITY! So apparently not all Christians read the same bible.

 Base on what I have experienced and accomplished on my own spiritual journey thus far, I would say you end reactiveness by healing your own pain and become aware.  It seem to me that awareness and healing goes hand in hand.  Over the years I have come to conclude that bigotry is the highest form of ignorance. If you are conscious you will already know that YOU DID NOT MAKE YOUR SELF, NEITHER CAN YOU, NEITHER CAN THE OTHER PERSON.  So then, why discriminate against someone who is different when neither you nor they had anything to do with the way they look, their height, size or the colour of their skin?  So I was already aware of that, but I still felt a great deal of EMOTIONAL REACTION when I witness bigotry, whether in person in the news or other medium. 

I watched Barack Obama keenly as he went through the election campaign process to be elected President of The United States Of America and how he has publicly handled the plethora of prejudice, obstacles and road blocks thrown at him.  I noticed how calm and non-reactive he was and so even before he won the election in 08 I got it!  At first I would get so ANGRY at the opposition and pundits then I got it - Barack Obama can handle himself, I do not need to feel this way! It took me a while to be where I am today, as I almost has no reaction to these issues and it feels great!  I am not there yet but I am on my way.   As for Nelson Mandela, may his soul rest in peace, he GOT THE MEMO AND IMPLIMENTED IT for ALL THE WORLD to see and learn.  We are all agents of change and sometimes it takes a little nudge to get another person thinking.  We cannot all be preachers or teachers or world leaders but we can do our part in our own life and within our own circle of influence.

 Living my faith has always been at the core of my belief system, so when the student is ready the teacher appears. Putting away judgement and being open is key to progress.

Have a tender hearted Tuesday,

MissSam
Tuesday November 18, 2014

 

The Reinvention of Miss Sam - Act III

                                                           
      
High School
                   

 

At 22       




 

Lately - At Blue Mtn

With Son & Daughter - Proud Moment

 People who knew me from a little girl knew me as Miss Sam.  I loved the name Samantha and wondered why my mother nicknamed me Miss Sam and not Samantha, then I learned that this was "Old Sam", my paternal grandfather fault.  My mother was expecting me when he became ill, and his one request before he departed this earth was that if the child is a boy, he  be named after him.  Well as it turns out, baby girl it was but my mother still wanted to honour my grandfather, so Miss Sam to the world.  Up until high school most  familiar people called my Miss Sam until the name gradually faded away, except for a treasured few.    My grandfather has been my guardian angel!

Since adulthood, every decade or so I have managed to reinvent myself.  No longer the skinny shy girl of my youth, I can say it has been quite the journey and not always fascinating.  There were many hoops to jump over and what seemed like impossible mountains to climb but I made it!  Now, looking back it was all fascinating, if only I had seen it that way at the time.  Oh well, wisdom comes with age they say - in most cases at least.

The last fifteen years have been the most educational and transformational and I believe it started with taking a good look in the mirror and asking myself some really serious questions after my 29 year old brother died suddenly.  And yes, I did take that look in the mirror,  I remember as if it was yesterday! On returning from the funeral in Jamaica I stood in my bathroom at the house on Royal Palm and bawled my eyes out and asked myself what is life really about?  What is the purpose of it and why am I hear?  I had seen how quickly after my brother's funeral what remained his belongings in Kingston were gathered up and delivered to my parents house in the country.  Yes, believe it or not, he wasn't cold before his cabinet making shop was plundered, tools and material, including the boards from a freshly sawed cedar tree cut from my grandparents property and given to him as a gift from my father to kick-start his business, disappeared. 

I remember sitting on the bed in his room at home in the country and stared at the box and thought, "what is man?".  I resolved then and there to live the best life I can because this is the life I have and I am only here for a short time.  So then, the deeper spiritual work began and I have learned a lot!
I am happy with my life and it is very peaceful.  I treasure this peace, there is nothing more valuable to me than the peace I now enjoy because it was not always this way.

 God willing, In a few short months I will officially be stepping into the next 30 years or as +Jane Fonda refers to as her 3rd act and I welcome it.  I never imagined I would be this happy to be on the threshold of 60 years old!   Now I can relate to the songs of triumph because when you have overcome a lot you have much to be thankful for and my heart and bursting with gratitude!

I have made it my priority to do what is in my power to stay physically and mentally fit and alert, to be fully engaged in life and to fully participate in the business of living.  The rest is up to God.  Live well, do good,be happy - that's the plan.



MissSam
November 15, 2014








 





Breaking News - You Dont Have To Keep The Brain You Were Born With!

"Reflecting on the Humber"

As I woke up this morning reflecting on my journey this thought popped into my head so I am sharing it with you.


This is nothing new or spooky, just an attention grabbing headline like we see on TV everyday, "Breaking news - this just in" but something most of us who consume news already know.  The fact is, the science of neuroplasticity has been around for a very long time, and before academic science came around to this fact the sages of old know about it.  If you are not aware of if, you wont think about if.  Even if you are aware of it but you are now ready to receive it in your spirit, the changes wont happen.

A fact that you can find in medical and scientific publications is that the brain (and the whole body for that matter) changes cells every few days, so in about a years time you are actually a brand new person!  The fact that only the conscious seekers will zero in on is that while your physically cells are being renewed you can change your brain patterns and change your life!  This is exciting and intriguing stuff.  Here is the caveat though - free will!  You have to want to.

I was at a function over the summer and sat at a table with a young lady promoting a school in Mississauga that base it's courses on the concept of neuroplasticity.  In her hand out kit was a small rubber replica of the brain which I took to the office and set it on my desk.  This makes for good conversations and it is something the kids can play with as sometimes clients bring their children to their appointments.  Yesterday I had a client who joked "so this where you keep your spare brain".

Being a retired teacher, the conversation that ensued was stimulating, and I learned a new saying "borrow a brain".  This refers to calling on the knowledge and expertise of others on your own journey in life.  Again, nothing new as in the scriptures (Proverbs 15:22) says "In the multitude of counsellors there is wisdom" and this is just one.  Sometimes we just need an aha moment to tie it all together.

Have a brain changing day!

MissSam
Tuesday November 11, 2014

 

And This Is How The Devil Have The American People Under Wraps

FEAR! I did a search on an online Bible and found 669 references to fear.

1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. (King James version)

I watched the "best political team on television", Election Night In American on CNN last night and I was horrified and in utter dismay as they discussed and pontificated how the Democratic candidates have "avoided President Obama like he had the plague".  I am not American but I am so ashamed of those Democrats!  To think that this President under his watched saved the American economy (and possibly the world's) from total collapse you would think that's someone to be proud of, not hide from.

The Republican "strategy of fear" has caused the Democrats to abandon the mother ship once again yielded them their desired results - control of the Senate.  This is were it gets confusing, the same party that is supposed to espouse Christian values is the "devil's whipping boy" to get what they want.
The bible that these same Republicans use (I think they use the same bible as the rest of us) speak extensively about the destructive nature of fear. Fear is a mighty powerful force, and in this realm on the physical plane is where good and evil duke it out daily.  This happens in every aspect of life, with individuals, governments and business organizations. In fact, I came to the conclusion quite a few years ago that if there was such a thing as the Devil, then his name is Fear!  Fear is darkness, so if you use fear to manipulate people to get an advantage you are not associated with "The Light", you are an agent or a tool of the Devil.

I am currently reading Nano - Technology of Mind Over Matter by +Kabbalist Rav Berg.  While I will not be converting to Kabbala any time soon, the book does give the reader an interesting take on the scientific impact of fear or negativity on the human body at the atom level, and of course that impact then transfers to the family, then community, country and the world.   I have watched political candidates look into the camera and distort facts and even told blatant lies and then when all is done they will say "it's just politics"!  Well, it is not just politics, it's you!  It's your character, that's what you are showcasing to the world and it is immoral! In this election cycle the Democrats reacted to the fear mongering instead of staying true to their principles and highlighting their accomplishments.  By doing this, they played into "Satan's" hand!  Even if they lost by staying true to their principles it would be "a win" for them not bending to the lowest common denominator.

So how come people know this and still turn up at the polls and vote for these candidates?  We see it happen all the time, not just last night.  Even here in Canada, Toronto to be specific, just a week ago with the Mayoral Race.  We saw the large number of voters who turned out to support +Doug Ford, brother of disgraced Mayor +Rob Ford.  We know that +Doug Ford covered up his brothers wrong doings and treated people in the media disgracefully.  Remember the story of Jesus on the Mount, where the "Devil" used fear to try to sell Jesus what he already owned!  Fear mongering and deception walk hand-in-hand in politics.

 According to Kabbalist teachings, getting rid of our "reactive" nature is part of our journey to the Light which brings peace and happiness. My prayer is that we all take heed to scripture quote above and use it as a test in the decisions we make daily.  If your heart and intuition picks up on negative influences trust it.

Blessings,

MissSam
Wednesday

 

November 5, 2014

Glorious Fall

There Is A Reason Life Is Called A Journey

LIFE'S A JOURNEY NOT A DESTINATION

I was reading a post on my schoolmate's Facebook page the other day and she mused as to why we didn't get all the wisdom when we were younger.  Interestingly, as I drove to the office the next day I got this "Ah ha moment" and thought I would post this said topic in response to +Sonia Mundle Smith's lament.  By the time I got to the office and settled in, as I was having a conversation with a colleague and I responded, "there is a reason life is called a journey, we do not get all our knowledge or "wake up" at the same time".  So I thought I would do this topic instead of just do a status comment on her post.

This is a fascinating topic because once you start to thinking about it the more you can see and understand perceptively.   We did not chose our parents neither what country or circumstance we were born into.  +Michael Lee-Chin famously  speak to this as he share his story of growing up in humble circumstances to becoming a billionaire and owing the very bank that in  earlier days in Jamaica would discriminate against hiring folks with his skin hue and social situation.


So here is the thing them - suppose we just accept that we do not have the answer to the "why" but stay in your lane as it were and fulfill the destiny you were created for?  What if we really learn to accept each person and respect their journey, knowing that we never have all the answers and mistakes will be part of the experience. What if we just retain that child-like curiosity about life and just soak up all the knowledge we can?  If we are able to do this even a small percentage of the time life will become less stressful and more fun!

Have a fun day and be curious as a kitten today!

MissSam
Thursday August 14, 2014

 

NO MORE "BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT"

Fresh like a rose, renewed hope for the day

My father used to say if you put a white shirt and bow tie on a pig, it is still going roll in the mud!  Pigs do what pigs do, and that does change because you put  shirt and tie on them.  Then there is the proverb, "a leopard never change its spots".  For the longest time I had a hard time with this one because of my innate belief that people can change.  I wrestled with it.  Maya Angelou put it more eloquently: "when someone show you who they are believe them the first time".

With my spiritual evolution I have now gained a deeper understanding of both my father's saying and the proverb.  Here's the thing, people can change if they want to!  Key word is want to - because growth of an individual's consciousness takes effort and commitment and many folks do not want to do the work.  Some of these individuals will mimic change by copying others who have put in the effort, however, it is easy to spot fakers.  Just listen to then carefully when they speak and watch their behaviour.  That's why it is good to develop conversational skills, just having a simple conversation with someone will reveal more about them that asking questions.  Questions can at times seem like interrogation.  People give the answers they think you want to hear consciously or unconsciously - especially seasoned manipulators.  Manipulators are in a class by themselves!  They even do it when there is no need because it is just part of their character.

Giving the benefit of the doubt to the other person is actually overriding what the spirit has shown you.  Your are saying, "this is what I'm feeling but I'm going to override it because I really want to believe you"! We often do this because of the need for acceptance, don't want to rock the boat or maybe there is something you want from the situation that you surrender to the manipulation even though it feels uncomfortable. And what is true that uncomfortable feeling never goes away - it's always as a reminder.   Defer the benefit of the doubt to yourself, that way you are saying "I really want to take the chance with you but I trust the Spirit more for I depend on it's guidance and direction in my life".  Better to err in your favour than to find yourself in a murky situation and then have to call on God to get you out of it.  This is called obedience to the Spirit.

I trust this will be a blessing to someone today.

Grace & Peace,

MissSam
Wednesday July 23, 2014

 

The Ultimate Self-Sabotage

Consider the lilies, they toil not ....... !

I woke up this morning to an "Ah ha" moment!  I have been sluggish of late and haven't been getting up early enough to do my morning routine - Coffee in the backyard, make smoothie & lunch and be able to do my morning walk.  Since the snow melted I've only done my morning walk about 3 times.  I was way more active when it was frigid cold!  Yes, I have been doing gardening but I miss my morning walk.  It certainly make a difference.

I have been consciously delving into this bout of unusual malaise since I was given a clean bill of health at my last check up with  my Family Physician and my Naturopathic Doctor.  A few situations have been surfacing and although I thought they were not a bother, they keep coming back at me, especially when triggered by events.  I decided to call my friend and adviser (we are each others counsel and adviser) and run the scenarios and my thoughts about resolutions by her.  Although all the cases involve different people and settings and in no way bear any similarity they follow a similar pattern so I was determined to get to the bottom of this and break this recurring pattern once and for all. 

As I woke up the impression on my mind was crystal clear - allowing other people's attitude and behaviour toward  me and their  negative energy to infiltrate my psyche drain my energy by preoccupying my mind and detracting me from my tasks at hand.  I become side-tracked by the recurring thought and this was in fact, the ULTIMATE SELF-SABOTAGE!  As I thought about the implications of this phenom I got energized, jumped up out of bed bright eyed and bushy tailed and went on to perform my morning routine, including my prayer, affirmations and my walk.

Part way through the day I called my adviser friend to discuss my "ah ha" for the day as I was so excited to see the light.  Could not help referencing the scripture "Guard your mind......)!  The whole point of this experience deepened my commitment to myself to set clear bounderies with people, deal with issues as soon as appropriate after occurring, be forthright, brave and loving (to myself and other parties) enough to confront and therefore be in charge of my own mental and emotional wellbeing. Actually, I read the book Caring Enough To Confront by +David Augsberger several years ago, so now maybe a good time to revisit it.  Applying wisdom to discern when to act and when to do nothing more than feel  my feelings  in the moment and let it go. Not doing so is akin to turning my life over to my detractors!

I am thankful for the gift of silence because only in silence does the answers to life's challenges come with such clarity and peace.

Glad to get this monkey off my back! 

Grace and peace,

MissSam
July 10, 2014

 

PERSONALITY & OCCUPATION/JOB MISMATCH

Smooth Sailing - Lake Ontario

Have you ever watched a trades person work or a professional or even a clerk handle a situation and said to yourself "boy, you were born to do this".  On the other hand, there are instances when you have to deal with some people be it at work or in the course of your daily life and you stop and wonder "what the heck are you doing in this job"!

I was mulling over a situation where a new employee at a company who was hired to help the team in their development  has managed to create a hostile environment where the majority of said team is upset.  Some have even expressed feelings looking for the exit door!  Consider a scenario where the farmer gets a guard dog to watch the hen house and the said guard dog start eating the chickens!

This brought me back to thirty something years ago when problems started to develop in my marriage.  Even thirty plus years ago I was forward thinking enough to seek professional advice. Being  young and broke I booked an appointment with a counsellor at the Government run family services office.  I went in and sat down and the "counsellor" - yes I put it in quotation marks because I don't know what school she went to - asked me to tell her what was happening and why I came.  I started to tell her my story, her immediate reaction was "lady you are flogging a dead horse"!  I just took up my purse, got up and left.  I come to you, the professional with a problem, and if that's how you are going to handle it, thanks but no thanks.

So began my journey into self-help.  After all I am a smart woman and there are tons of books written on these matters.  Over the years I have had the privilege of meeting many people in the field of Counselling, Personal Coaching Spiritual Teachers and just good human beings that  I have been able to tap into their wisdom on matters to help my  personal, family and business life.  Take my friend Rose (+Rosita Allen of +Little Black Rose Family Services) for instance, she is an expert at working with children and families and she is one who was born to do what she does.  I tell her that all the time!

Now, there is doggy school, where people take their pooches to get them trained in doggy manners and you think that some folks would realize that working in certain capacity that requires tact, compassion, diplomacy and just regular consideration would know to work on themselves in order to be more effective in dealing with people in their chosen careers would be a no brainer.  As +Amanda Marshall so skilfully sing "Everybody have a story to tell", and so everybody has something to work on.  My immediate  take on the Government employee counsellor was that she was a man hater, and even though I was having difficulties with my relationship I would not join forces with that type of thinking so I passed up on free and sought out help elsewhere.

What do you say to someone who is frustrated with a colleague, co-worker, a boss or their neighbour
from hell?  Think about where they may be coming from, that's what you say.  Their behaviour has nothing to do with you.  Have compassion for their pain and work on yourself because it is not your job to fix them but they came your way to show you where you are at so pay attention and fix yourself.  I am reminded of a story a friend told me about a lady who was in her Bible Study Group.  they were studying LOVE, and this bible thumping die hard Pentecostal lady announced that she HATES her boss!  Well, I guess from that perspective she was in the right place.  My friend offered her a different take on her hostile situation with her boss and how to approach the problem, she took the advice.  Needless to say, by the end of their course the said  announced that she and her boss were getting along great and she had even gotten a promotion.

I love these outcomes, don't you?   Walk good and remember "Everybody has a story to tell".

MissSam
Saturday June 7, 2014

 

The Awesomeness Of My Early Morning Dreams

It is so sweet to wake up then fall back asleep and have the most real, even soreal dream!  Such was the case this morning.

My dream this morning featured a centre where several church services had been taken place, with a common auditorium on the main floor.  Ladies were streaming out, decked out in beautiful yellow outfits - the dresses, the hats! They were so gorgeous, I asked "was this the theme, or is it just a coincidence?"  It seemed so unlikely that so many women would choose to dress in yellow unless they were asked.

Some folks had gathered around in the ground floor auditorium listening to an amazing piano rendition, then these prophetic words went out "you have been given an excellent solution".  People continued to stream down from the upper levels and out of the building.  I was "sleep thinking" at this point and woke out of the dream.

Laying there in bed reflecting on the dream while stretching my body and limbs I thought what an awesome dream.  Ah, as I got out of bed I remembered the "excellent solution" that had been laid up on my heart for a long time.  As a matter of a fact, September 2012 a client who is involved in a church ministry was in my office to conduct business.  While looking up some information on the computer for her so interupted me and said "The spirit just told me to tell you this ...........................".  I had no idea she had the gift of prophecy, so we had a discussion about that. I saw her again last fall and she expanded on the vision. That was is awesome solution that I was given, and that assignment has not been completed yet.  Now this dream will "light fire under my butt" as they would say.

What about you, have you been given an excellent solution that you are sitting on?  Get busy!

Have a terrific Tuesday,

MissSam
Tuesday February 25, 2014.

A HEART THAT IS FIT TO RECEIVE



Nature's miracles

 

   Thank you #OWN, +Oprah & +Iyanla Vanzant!  You helped me gained a deeper understanding into a topic that puzzeled me for many years.  I watched #SupersoulSunday this past Sunday, and thankfully, it was a repeat of a previous broadcast.  Although I saw the broadcast before, I got a huge "ah ha" moment as I saw Iyanla's deeply emotional explanation to Oprah as to why she left The Oprah Winfry Show and how she felt that decision.  The place she was in at the time on her emotional and spiritual develpment she could not "receive" what was given.  She felt she had to "earn" it, and because of that she caved to an offer from a competing network that proved to be fools gold.

This was an incredible moment to watch!  What I say and heard was very clear.  Clearer than I ever seen it before - you can have the best of intentions towards another person, give then the greatest of opportunity, believe in them more than you believe in yourself, but unless they can "see it", meaning have a heart that is fit to receive this gift, your good intentions will end up causing hurt feelings (you, the other party(ies) or both).

What's the use, we pray for help, answers to our questions and solutions to our problems and when the prayers are answered, instead of graceously receiving and giving thanks for the benefits and favours received, we turn around and kick the gift horse in the mouth!  This type of hehaviour  is responsible for keeping humanity in pain and sorrow instead of joy, happiness and bliss as our creator intended.  One of the major short comings of many church organizations is that they tell you what you must do, but not the how.  However, there is a lot of help available, if the heart is ready to receive.  Even for healing, the heart has to be ready!

The lesson given in this broadcast  is very profound, because Jesus's teaching encompasses the act of giving and receiving and yet this is one of the most missunderstood aspect of christian living.  +Jane Fonda quoted in her #Lifeclass session on OWN, "we are called to be whole", not to be perfect"  -  or something like that, and it makes perfect sense.  In christian doctrine the focus is on perfection, trying to live in perfection against certain set of rules which in itself causes more burden. Instead the focus should be on emotional wholeness.  I honestly believe that if we achieve emotional wholeness living a clean wholesome life would be less of a struggle.  In Jesus' words, "my yoke is easy and my burden is light", thus my conviction that emotional wholeness (healing of the unhealthy emotional scars) will take us to that place.

Even though Oprah has been working on herself for so many years (in the public forum, I might add), she was still hurt by Iyanla's action.  That session was healing for both of them, and hopefully for many of their viewing audience, myself included.  I believe I have finally got this lesson because I've had so many incidences over my lifetime, and many in the last ten years.  Again, where there is a will there is a way.  I have been seeking answers, I have been open and my answers have been coming sometimes from the most unexpected places.  Again, staying open 24/7 allows spirit to deliver my miracles continuously and I am full of grattitude.

THE MAGIC OF SUMMER


Have a graceous day full of miracles!


MissSam
February 11, 2014

IF THEIR IS SUCH A THING AS A DEVIL, HIS NAME IS FEAR



RIVER ART

 Really, what are you afraid of?  Fear causes very smart people to do really, really stupid things!  Fear is a robber and a
killer of dreams, thus I have long concluded that if their  is such a thing as a devil, his name is fear. 

Let's be clear, there is healthy fear, the feeling that alert us to danger, and set in motion our automatic response systems for survival.  Then their is the irrational fear that plague us, cause us to shelve our dreams, act without thinking and behave in irationally.  The fear that once subside, and your head is clear causes you to have a healthy laugh at yourself, or sometimes wanting to give yourself a good kick in the shin.

Take for instance the lady, a very nice christian lady who got her 6 page statement, and of the six pages, her eyes when straight to the section what shows zero, zero!  She called me in a panic.  Of course, we started from the top of the first page, and right there on the first page is a summery of her investment holdings, showing a healthy return for the year.  This is someone I've had as a client for a very long time so I joked with her, and was able to take her to where she probably didnt expect "Jane, you know you have a fear of being broke?"  Why else would you get a statement and only notice a section that shows zeros?  She laughed and said "yes, you know, I really am afraid of running out of money"!

That very same day, a dear friend and client for a very long time was coming to meet me at the office.  She works in the city but because she does like to drive on the highway she takes a local route to work.  She called for direction to get to my office using her usual route to and from work.  I let her know that there is a more direct route to the office from her work, that's the route I take myself and going her way would take an extra 45 minutes.  She let me know that she would not take my route because once she took that route and missed the local turn off and ended up on the highway and it was not fun!  In as much as I tried topersuade her how easy it it she just wouldnt budge.  A past mistake and fear of driving on the highway causes her to lose 45 minutes in traffic.  Funny enough, the first time I got onto  the highway after getting my drivers licence was by mistake.  I was so nervous, my knees knocked so hard I could hardly keep my foot on the gas pedal.  I calmed myself and made it safely to my destination and to this day I perfer highway driving!

Fear can disguise itself as concern, and it is transferrable!  Yes, you have to be careful and pay attention otherwise you may unintentionally pick up someone's fear.  Also be careful who you go to for advice because if you are seeking advice or counsel from someone who is fearful and is unable to be objective, that advise is going to be skewed based on the advisers reality.  This happens all the time and without warning. There are many, many books, and programs devoted to the topic.  The more aware you become, the more resources will come to your attention. 

Feeling frustrated that your are not progressing in the direction you desire?  Check to see if "the monkey on your back" is fear.  Analyze the situation and press forward in spite of the fear.  Seek help if you need to but dont let the "devil" win!  Conquor your fear and not only overcome, but be victorious.

Blessings,
MissSam
February 7, 2014