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Varied Topics Pertaining to Life: personal growth, positive thinking, spirituality, Universal Principles including Law of Attraction</p>Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.comBlogger167125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-14501541627526343922024-02-09T12:05:00.000-08:002024-02-09T12:05:10.803-08:00From Roman Falls to Narcan Calls: A Society in Search of Salvation<p><br /></p><p style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px; text-align: center;">From Roman Falls to Narcan Calls: A Society in Search of Salvation</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY280dvk4sFUNofntqRPJ5KUo43GbOtE5PP2_ixhxMMfH9JjJn_BeNyQ-GbiIRPxq2RzMHlbGX4d2NdvFUJqXJ3advbbpMV_KTNtGEreUW5zTjX3cLsHzSdB_rMQWFNhGTt8HgFHr2HNn5cYsF4woJjRKDKV5btviifIXZ8bqOLDLXvjWWVoKcBzEHjvWD/s1668/IMG_3783.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1668" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY280dvk4sFUNofntqRPJ5KUo43GbOtE5PP2_ixhxMMfH9JjJn_BeNyQ-GbiIRPxq2RzMHlbGX4d2NdvFUJqXJ3advbbpMV_KTNtGEreUW5zTjX3cLsHzSdB_rMQWFNhGTt8HgFHr2HNn5cYsF4woJjRKDKV5btviifIXZ8bqOLDLXvjWWVoKcBzEHjvWD/w366-h361/IMG_3783.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><p style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">"We confront the stark reality of marriages and families in crisis, a mirror to a society on the brink. It's like watching a boil—slow, simmering, inevitable in its eruption. This us-vs-them mentality didn't spring up overnight; it's been brewing, gaining deadly momentum, a testament to our collective malaise.</p><p style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">Our society is sick, riddled with toxic behaviors as if we're all too eager to swallow snake oil, sold to us by the hands of greed. It's a scenario eerily reminiscent of the Roman Empire's downfall, a self-inflicted collapse. The parallel is stark, the lesson clear: we must cleanse the wound, however painful, if we hope to heal.</p><p style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">There must be a better way. The weather in California—its floods tearing through homes, lives, and savings, igniting a cycle of anger, denial, depression, loss—mirrors our collective psyche. It's chaos, a maelstrom of human emotion and failure, wreaking havoc in its wake.</p><p style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">And then, Narcan. It's emblematic of our societal reflex to slap a quick fix on gaping wounds. Yet, the moment these makeshift solutions falter, we're quick to point fingers, drowning in a sea of blame. This isn't just irony; it's hypocrisy. We're in desperate need of a deeper reckoning, a genuine shift. How long will we pray for salvation before realizing the divine intervention needed is our own?"</p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">Thank you for sharing this moment with me. Your support fuels my passion and purpose. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">With appreciation, </span></p><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;">Glenda </div><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" id="AppleMailSignature" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 23px;"> In the composing of this piece, I used AI to fine-tune this piece, making the message clear and to bring the truth into sharper focus. </div><p></p>Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-68639741115190461762017-03-30T06:00:00.000-07:002017-03-30T06:00:13.606-07:00Who are you, really?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I remember "Your heart and my heart are very, very old
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<br />Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-22932107217596808912017-03-11T00:00:00.000-08:002017-03-11T00:00:00.188-08:00Ways to Be Happy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Life can be soo busy, nice to have a reminder. Wishing you a happy day! </span></div>
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grandchildren allow us adults permission to play, act silly, to 'be a
kid'... we join (or lead the way) having a good time. Who would guess
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Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-2025045000421092122017-03-07T00:40:00.000-08:002017-03-07T00:40:04.823-08:00We plant and we harvest<div style="text-align: justify;">
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me. Thinking to myself how easy it is to allow these conditions to
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them, isn't. Running a list of options through my mind, some are not
applicable at this time (moving to PHX) or painting/ creative (I'm working),
there are several I can put into effect immediately, such as.. reading
"You are my sunshine..." as this conjures a warm feeling and fond memory of
my youngest daughter and her youngest as a newborn; perhaps listening to music,
a walk or a few minutes of exercise and or writing a gratitude list. </span></span></div>
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get 'that call' - when we learn someone close is in the transition of
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Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-9016014193645531422017-02-27T09:21:00.000-08:002017-02-27T09:21:43.122-08:00Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oisraNlmdEY/WLRe_qtjZrI/AAAAAAAAJ9I/3Q1Sbwju7rwI1y8KqtqQLsm4HKuyl5OYgCLcB/s1600/Gratitude%2Bunlocks%2Bthe%2Bfullness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="316" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oisraNlmdEY/WLRe_qtjZrI/AAAAAAAAJ9I/3Q1Sbwju7rwI1y8KqtqQLsm4HKuyl5OYgCLcB/s320/Gratitude%2Bunlocks%2Bthe%2Bfullness.jpg" width="320" /></a><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1487972788437_90445" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1487972788437_90445" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><br />
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years of education, countless books read, and lots of therapy... yet,
life wasn't working; it hadn't dawned on me the missing component was
heartfelt gratitude - without strings or expectations. That required
work. With practice, it became the way for my life to work. 💫</span><br />
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Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-76879909995454410182017-02-24T16:17:00.000-08:002017-02-26T07:26:19.158-08:00Friendship needs frequent expression to remain alive<div style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleTallBody; font-size: 21px;">
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need to be told that we are appreciated. Maintaining friendships
requires effort and persistent expression, both in word and deed. Tell
your friends often how much you appreciate them. Remember occasions that
are important to them. </span><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1487972788437_31482">Congratulate them upon their achievements. Most
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whether they wanted to continue their marriage or bring it to an end;
they chose the latter. Both were concerned about the family gossip. They didn’t want to feed the gossip, so what were they to say? <br />
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I suggested for them to share they were ending their marriage because they were no longer bringing out the best in each other. I also suggested they didn’t need to say any more or less.<br />
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Though being human … there are times when we feel we have to explain ourselves, especially to family and friends and sometimes the emotion button is activated.<br />
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Have you ever said something in the heat of the moment only wishing
you could retrieve it? Saying a little bit and it didn’t seem like it
was enough to make sense, so you felt the need to say more and it
wasn’t enough either, oh gosh… feeling yourself getting in deeper and
deeper?<br />
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Being human … some of us have too much time on our hands … and we
gossip. Where there is gossip there is drama and nothing good comes from
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Steering clear of gossip is reflective of personal development/ maturity/ awareness...<br />
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Wayne Dyer the “father of motivation”
shares when his children would begin to gossip, he wouldn’t
participate. He would say since (child’s name) isn’t here to defend
themselves I will. That brought a halt to the gossip and drama.<br />
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Bringing out the best … is a conscious decision looking beyond our
immediate needs and determining that which serves the highest good of
all and implementing it.<br />
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“When we gain control of our mind, our True Nature automatically
shines forth in all its radiance.” –John Welshons, author of "One Soul,
One Love, One Heart"<br />
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To your best life!<br />
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Glenda Gibbshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01221842123890151159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506915079120624019.post-62491011995192703092015-07-07T07:04:00.001-07:002015-07-07T07:04:55.050-07:00He Who Buries His Head in The Sand is Apt to Get His Butt KickedI recently had a conversation with someone who is experiencing
turmoil in his life. Having a curious nature about me I asked what kept
him in his uncomfortable situation. His response, “It’s comfortable and
at least I know what’s going on, if I change I won’t know won’t what to
expect.” <br />
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We have this fallacy with “being comfortable”. Is it possible
being comfortable also equates conditioning? Perhaps being comfortable
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• Life isn’t working the way we want it, we say, “life sucks!”<br />
• Our health is compromised – we blame it on _____ (kids, work, animals, etc.)<br />
• Relationships aren’t what we expected – it’s the other person’s fault<br />
• Our job isn’t great anymore? – just too much stress …<br />
• Opportunities are passed to the other person – we’re mad<br />
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One thing is certain, when we hangout with this thinking, we find our
friends with similar viewpoints – that’s a comforting thought, huh.<br />
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Yesterday I shared my time with Benson, who is two. We were outdoors
where he has a big backyard to play in, a couple of Cocker Spaniels to
play with – though he has little time for them as he’s more interested
in duplicating his father’s actions.<br />
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Benson grabbed my hand and led me to the ‘big boys’ shop where the ‘big’
riding lawnmowers and motorcycles are stored. We went inside and
quicker than you can blink an eye, he was over, around and through the
maze and all but on a mower. I found myself moving quicker than I have
in a year or two, and while swooping him up in my arms he had the
realization his adventure was brought to a halt.<br />
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Let me rewind for a moment, since this baby has been barely old
enough to be propped in front of his father on the riding lawnmower,
Benson has been focused, watching every move. His father taught Benson
how to “drive” and “shift” – Who would have known this little
masterminded-curly-red-head, has a photographic memory?<br />
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I’m guessing he was a little older than a year (not much though) we
were out in the backyard, his dad had left the riding lawnmower outdoors
with the key in the ignition.<br />
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Imagining a little guy at that age knowing how to climb up and
attempt to turn the key (the only thing that prevented this from
occurring was that he didn’t have the strength). Benson would move the
wheel back and forth; he attempted to move the lever on the handle bar –
he was ready to make that thing go. Thinking to myself, oh my gosh,
changes are in the works. His daddy decided it was time to move the
lawnmower into the shop – with a closed door.<br />
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Christmas brought him a John Deer riding lawn mower just like his father’s.<br />
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Returning to yesterday … after Benson realized that I was
interrupting his grand scheme and fussing and flinging about in my arms
for a moment, I assured him we’d do something else. We did. He took off,
headed for his John Deere riding lawn mower – I quickly realized that it was
operational. It too had a gas pedal (that works), gears including
reverse (that work) and the steering wheel that moves when he turns it.
He jumped on that thing just like he’s watched his dad a zillion times.
Driving it around, he’d get off pick up sticks and add them to the attached bed … and get right back on and continue.<br />
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I was amused to watch him while he was driving on an uphill slant,
occasionally the tires would lose traction preventing him from going
anywhere. He’d jump off of it, saying something about it not getting
enough gas (remember he’s two), fiddle with the gas lid, saying it would
get more gas, jump back onto the seat and put it into gear, foot on the
pedal with determination and belief that mower would move forward – and
it did – with a helping hand unbeknown to him.<br />
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I love being Benson's mema.<br />
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A great experience, and recapping with my daughter (Benson’s mom) several metaphors appeared…<br />
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Such an inspiration, he is. Not once did he hesitate, he believed. <br />
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Where might you apply this little guy’s wisdom in your life?<br />
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I suppose this notion of mine is purely subjective - perhaps you'll read this and try it for yourself.<br />
Many years ago I learned by having visuals, (i.e., pictures) to
trigger my inner happy button, I could raise my energy (also known as
change my mood) - it's been a very effective tool.<br />
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With time and more tools learned, this application of smiling to the
count of 60 became a routine part of my day. I really like how it works.<br />
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The two different applications of a smile:<br />
I'm counting ... simultaneously with a smile on my face - my focus is
to stay engaged to the count and smile - I accomplish it. While I did
it what I set out to do, the outcome is mechanical.<br />
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The other option: when I smile, count and allow my mind to experience
something that brings me joy (like my grandchildren) - not only am I connected to my self I've
tuned into God/Source, subsequently my energy has increased.<br />
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Today I had a client do this process. Upon completion she shared how
much work it was to smile and count to 60; I shared with my
interpretation of Tony Robbin's (motivational guru) spin ... while we're
taught to focus on the destinations in life, there's more. He says the
destination is very important however it's half of the equation - the
journey is the other half - enjoy what you're doing while you're moving
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Her realization - her focus was on the destination and she realized
that doesn't smile much. Her assignment: smile, count to 60 and
experience (within her mind) happiness<a href="http://smallwebhosting.org/improve.html"></a> ten times a day. She was especially enthusiastic when learning<a href="http://smallwebhosting.org/learning.html"></a> this process increases the serotonin and is a powerful antidepressant.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">While I was
transporting my grandson to school the other day, he was telling me a story and
referred to something as ‘crap.’ I listened to Bryce tell his story and when he
was complete I asked him what ‘crap’ meant. He believed it be something
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what all he knew about crap – he looked at me as if I’d lost my mind. (It’s a
good thing I was driving slow and there wasn’t hardly any traffic … my
attention was somewhat distracted.) He responded – “It’s not anything good.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Crap can be rather icky, stinky and really
yucky looking … would you agree?” He said, “Yep.” I said, “And that would be
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Did you know
that that crap is fertilizer and it nourishes and makes tons of fruits and
vegetables? Without it, the fruits and vegetables would barely grow. And
fertilizer is used for lots of other things. The idea behind fertilizer is to
make things grow better, bigger and more. Does this sound negative to you?” By
now I had his interest and he said, “No Gramma.” </span><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNCovotD5n4/VNuBOUMfSiI/AAAAAAAAA34/RBwYNRn6USI/s1600/fertilizer.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gNCovotD5n4/VNuBOUMfSiI/AAAAAAAAA34/RBwYNRn6USI/s1600/fertilizer.png" height="178" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">On another
day a while ago … I remember being on a stretch of road that I have driven many
times. I have to refrain from breathing through my nose as several miles reek
from cattle stockyards. A guy that I was dating was working in that area and
was looking into purchasing a home in that vicinity. I asked him how he was
going to live with that smell. He said … “I don’t smell anything bad.” I said,
“Really?” And he responded, “No I don’t smell crap, I smell money.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I really like
how opportunities appear when we least expect them … presenting a learning
experience, if we choose. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What goes
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 9.0pt;">Original Written 2005 </span></div>
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