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Monday, November 16, 2009

Love and Light - Looking Up Newsletter 111609

November 16th, 2009
Looking Up Newsletter

Good morning,

I apologize for the late start today. We had parent/teacher conferences this morning and then computer maintenance stuff that just seems to have wiped out most of the day. All is well though, a smart high-speed second-grader and a smart high-speed computer too.

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Skye Thomas

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Quote of the Week:

"We understand why children are afraid of the darkness, but why are men afraid of the light?" - Plato

"When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home." - Betty Bender

"If you bring forth what is within you, what is within you will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what is within you will destroy you." - The Gospel of St Thomas, Gnostic Gospels



Feature Article of the Week:

Love and Light

Seems that everyone who writes to me signs their letters "love and light." It has such a bright uplifting sound to it. Lightworkers are being taught to hold the energy of the light and to equate love with a warm white light that heals and protects. After what feels like an age of suppression and darkness, it all sounds like such a refreshing change, much like the first bits of sunlight after a long harsh winter. And so the pendulum swings. Still we do not find balance.

Years ago a man came to speak at our church. Forgive me for my lousy memory, but I cannot recall which indigenous tribe or belief system he taught. What I remember is that he had an amazingly calm and soothing presence and that he ran us through a chanting meditation that had the entire room spellbound with love and healing energy. What he taught is what stuck with me. He said that his people do not assume anything when sending each other healing energy. They do not predetermine that the person needs white light, or green light, or physical healing, or mental healing or anything else. They imagine darkness warm and secure like a mother's womb protecting and embracing the person who appears to need help. They send them energy that is void of all color or emotion so that the person and his spirit can do as they will with it. It is the ultimate in detachment. They simply send the darkness and allow it to become whatever it needs to become in order to heal the persons body or soul. I imagined it as pure unrefined energy rather than as highly tuned and polished energy that the Lightworkers have so beautifully crafted. The concept stuck with me. Among his people there is no battle between the light and the darkness. All energy is of the original source and all is holy and sacred.

I look to nature for reassurance that this is indeed the natural way of things. The sun and the seasons have their natural perfect cycles of light and darkness, of growth and of death. If the summer lasted forever, the grass and trees would all shrivel up and die. If the darkness lasted forever, the seeds would never sprout anew. We can love each for its gift and even have a favorite that touches us a bit more then the other, but the balance is perfect and runs along beautifully with or without our loving it. The cycles of life and death, light and darkness do not require our help nor our approval. Such is healing and religion. All that is, is.... with or without our comprehension or approval.

Light and darkness need each other as a yin yang reveals. Without the other to reflect itself off of, they cease to exist. Remember the cool shade under the trees on a hot summer day. Remember the cool dark room for healing a migraine headache. Remember the restorative sleep that is best done in the dark. The caveman inside of us may still be afraid of the dark, but it does not mean that the darkness and its energy is bad or evil. Much evil has been done in the light of day. Much evil has been done in the name of God and every other holy label we give to the light. And goodness can also come of the shadows.

The dark night of the soul is perhaps the most pivotal moment in every healer's life. Until you embrace that which is deeply hidden within yourself, you cannot take your full and complete self into your sacred work. If you deny the darkness within, you deny yourself the chance for real healing, real balance, real peace, and real change. It is in our darkness that we lick the wounds we have been dealt and it is in the darkness that we find fortitude and strength to carry on regardless of other people's opinions of us. It is in the darkness that the angels come and show us that we are not alone. The shaman's journey is into the darkness where man keeps his secrets and his power.

The battle between light and dark is a cruel lie that was taught to us just like the battle between men and women. One is not better than the other. One is not more important or more holy then the other. Masculine energy versus feminine energy is not a battle to be fought, but the comparison of two gifts held within each of us. The light and darkness are the same way. Do not turn your backs on each other over gender and do not turn your back on the gift of darkness just because some leaders long ago told you things that were not quite true. The darkness is no more evil then women are. The darkness is simply another piece of the game of life to be explored and experienced.

Do not think that I am advocating evil behaviors or that I am saying you should worship Satan. I believe that karma will kick you in the head if you are mean or hateful towards others. I believe that the boomerang always comes back and you get whatever you dished out. I am simply advocating the exploration and appreciation of the darkness. Remember that the stars sit in a black night sky. There is so much more darkness up there then there is light. Remember laying out under those stars on a warm summer night and contemplating humanity's place in the universe. Beautiful amazing inner reflection happens in the dark. Find balance between the two and learn to be whole within both. Do not assume that you know enough to judge any one color or shade as superior or inferior to another. It is the same with the colors of energy as it is with the souls of men. Love them all for they are all pieces of yourself.

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Monday, November 09, 2009

Thanksgiving - Looking Up Newsletter 110909

November 9th, 2009
Looking Up Newsletter

Good morning,

I hope you are all having a lovely week and that you don't have to work too hard -- just hard enough to make yourself proud later when you've accomplished whatever it is that you have set out to do this week.

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Quote of the Week:

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. - Oprah Winfrey

Money is like manure. You have to spread it around or it smells. - J. Paul Getty

I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world. - Thomas A. Edison



Feature Article of the Week:

Thanksgiving: The Holiday of Abundance

Harvest sure doesn't look like it used to. It used to be a time when we worked really hard to pull in the crops and also prepared them for winter storage. It took a lot of people working together to reap the full harvest without losing any of it to spoilage. Men were breaking their backs pulling it all in from the fields and women were breaking their backs canning, freezing, and drying it so that it didn't all go to waste. Things are very different now. For most of us, harvest just means there is a different set of vegetables available at the grocery store. We don't have to break our backs digging up and hauling it all in and putting it all into storage. I for one, find that cause enough to celebrate and give thanks! The change of seasons at this time of year causes me to reflect on what our modern day harvest is really all about.

What is it that we are harvesting now? And how do we go about harvesting it? And why? We have rolled up our sleeves and worked just as hard, but at things that on the surface seem very different. We worked all year to create homes and the resources to feed and clothe our families. We have celebrated births and we have mourned deaths. We have worked on finding balance between work and play, between self and others, between commitment and detachment, and between freedom and security. We have suffered losses and we have enjoyed victories. We have stored away a rainy day savings or we haven't. We have reaped a bountiful harvest or we have frittered our time away. Now is the time of year that we reflect on what we have actually accomplished and who helped us along the way.

Gazing out the window watching the leaves fall off the trees, I ask myself these questions. What seeds did you sow this year? Did you do the work necessary to reap the full possible harvest? Who helped you? Who did you help? Is there anything you could learn from this last year that would make next year's harvest bigger, better, easier? What did you harvest for yourself and for your loved ones this year? What abundance did you share? How much have you set aside for those dark rainy days? Did you remember to thank people along the way? Did you appreciate the sunshine? The rains? Are you ready for the winter season?

I don't know about you, but I have also just come to realize that I tend to forgive people who have wronged me in some way after I have spent time thinking about my blessings and how grateful I am to have received them. My attitude tends to soften and I tend to rethink my feelings towards certain people. When I hear of someone I have been angry at over the last year not having anyone to share their holiday season with, I tend to feel sorry for them rather than gloating over how beautifully karma works. Given whatever circumstances, I forgive them as much as I can and may or may not open my doors to them at that point in time.

My daydreaming naturally drifts off towards turkey dinners of the past. Those musings easily slip over into thoughts of the next bird I'm going to stuff and what to fix with it and who to invite. I then realize that the large Thanksgiving dinner we prepare is really a metaphor for sharing our abundance and is a symbol of our appreciation for the gifts that we have received. Don't we wish to share the abundance ceremony with our loved ones who have brought so many blessings into our lives over the last year? I snicker to myself as I notice the way we grumble and complain when we have to share our feast with relatives who screw with our ability to harvest a wonderful life.

Look back in history and you will find that most cultures have some kind of giving back to say 'thank you' ceremony during the fall season. Some cultures give the best of their abundance to a god or leader of some kind for blessing them. Others break bread with their loved ones to thank each other for sticking together and enduring another year of life's ups and downs. Families, like the different cultures, have their own little ceremonies and traditions wrapped around the harvest festival we call Thanksgiving. On some level, we seem to know that we have to give back as a form of saying 'thank you'.

Do we do this annual 'thank you' ceremony because it is some kind of a cosmic requirement or is it just human nature? Does saying 'thank you' insure future years will experience abundance? No, we all know that famine happens. It is part of the life cycle. Okay, but it might not be human nature either because I know plenty of people who are not thankful nor appreciative of anything nor anyone. So why do we do this? Why have we celebrated an abundance festival throughout the history of mankind? Is it rooted in our superstitious scared little minds that if we don't, some force bigger and stronger than us will come down and force us to experience lack and loss? Regardless of why we do it, it does not hurt anything and it actually feels really good to sit and ponder our blessings and to give thanks for it. Maybe that is all we need to keep us doing it, it simply feels good and that is cause enough.

It is my belief that the thankful attitudes we experience during the Thanksgiving holiday are what motivate us to overspend at Christmas time. During Thanksgiving we sit and contemplate how thankful we are and to whom and why. Then, we end our year with a grand finale of gift giving. Come January, we find ourselves making resolutions, goals, plans, and vows for the next year. To everything, a season and a time.

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Monday, November 02, 2009

Top Seven Reasons NOT to Put Your Self-Esteem in Someone Else's Hands - Looking Up Newsletter 110209

November 2nd, 2009
Looking Up Newsletter

Good morning,

I just nodded off for a moment while sitting at my desk and September and October disappeared. I think I might be turning into Rip Van Winkle! How much time would pass if I curled up with a book and took a nap?

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Skye Thomas

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November 2009 Horoscopes

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Quote of the Week:

If people knew how hard I worked at my art, they would not consider me a genius. - Michelangelo

Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose. - Bill Gates

A ship in the harbor is safe, but that's not what ships are built for. - William Shedd



Feature Article of the Week:

Top Seven Reasons NOT to Put Your Self-Esteem in Someone Else's Hands

We've all heard wonderful heartwarming stories of the underdog winning the day because someone else believed in them so much that they were able to overcome their own self-doubt in order to go the extra mile and succeed at some goal or dream they had been putting off. Those stories are beautiful and inspirational, however in reality they are also few and far between. I would never advocate turning a cheerleader's love and support away, but I do think you are foolish if you sit around waiting for someone else to encourage, uplift, and inspire you towards your greatest moments. The reasons why are as follows:

1. Most people are too self-obsessed. We often tell ourselves that if only someone would notice how gifted we are, then we would feel more confident about sharing those gifts. The fact that nobody has noticed yet does not mean that you do not have gifts, nor does it mean that the world would not benefit from you sharing them. It just means that they are not paying attention.

2. Most people are not properly trained in mental health issues. If you are suffering from extremely low self-esteem, most of the people in your immediate family and social circles will not be equipped with the proper know-how needed to get you to see what gifts you do have to offer. Sometimes it takes more than a good friend or a self-help book to get you past whatever traumas and dramas that caused you to lose your self-confidence in the first place.

3. Misery loves company. Most of the time, you will find that if you try to talk to someone about your low self-worth, they will simply commiserate with you rather than get you to turn your opinion of yourself around. The next thing you know, you are both crying in your beer together about what losers you have turned out to be. Once in awhile, both people will agree to cheer each other on to higher levels of accomplishment, but not usually.

4. Envy can cause people to try to hold others back. We all know that those green eyes of jealousy turn up whether we like it or not. There are plenty of insecure and less talented people who would rather not see you succeed because then their own failures become all too obvious to them. As long as you are just some random nobody, then they can feel better about being a random nobody too.

5. Control and domination is another factor that keeps people from encouraging us. Many dysfunctional families will sabotage each other in order to make sure that nobody breaks free from the chains of hell that the family has agreed to. The more abusive the family dynamic the more likely they are to do whatever it takes to stop you from even recognizing your talents. Unless you are going to get rich from your talent and they are going to use you for your money, they often will not encourage you whatsoever. If anything, they will hammer you with more negativity than the situation warrants until they convince you to give up altogether.

6. Assumed biases are often used to discount our cheerleaders' belief in us. How many mothers have told their teenagers that they were extremely talented only to have their encouragement ignored because it is assumed that the mother is simply prejudiced and that her opinion does not really count? This is a common event among close friends and family. We simply assume that they are just saying nice things because they love us and that they really do not mean it or they are not qualified to make a proper assessment of our level of talent.

7. Passion is not as transferable as we would like it to be. You can have an entire auditorium full of people clapping, cheering, and stomping in excitement because they believe that you are capable of putting on a great show to entertain them, but that does not necessarily mean that their passion for your music is going to register within your heart and soul. You may simply feel that you are being pressured into something you are not ready for. Somewhere deep down inside of you there has to be the belief that yes you can do this otherwise all of the cheerleaders in the world are not going to change the situation.

The truth is that as wonderful as our cheerleaders are, they cannot give us self-esteem. It is called self-esteem, not other-esteem, spouse-esteem, parental-esteem, or friend-esteem. Nobody can hand it to you or tell you where to find it. You have to build it, earn it, create it, and nurture it from somewhere inside of yourself. A teacher handing a blue ribbon to a child just for showing up is not going to give that child real self-esteem and the same goes for adults. Regardless of your age, gender, educational background or whatever, you will have to start with baby steps and work your way up the esteem ladder. With each little accomplishment, you add another layer of can-do-attitude. Cheerleaders are a blessing but they are not the real source of self-esteem.

If you know deep down in your soul that you have a hidden undeveloped talent calling at your heart, then it is up to you to bring that gift to the surface. You are the one who will have to study, practice, and hone your craft. You are the one who will have to face competitors, naysayers, and critics. You are the one who has to climb and fight your way to the top of your industry. You are the one who is making a name for yourself. It's your gift, not theirs. It's your self-esteem, not theirs. Don't give your personal power away and don't expect others to simply hand it to you either.

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Monday, October 26, 2009

Integrity Revisited - Looking Up Newsletter 102609

October 26th, 2009
Looking Up Newsletter

Good morning,

Today's article was my New Year's Day reflection for the upcoming year 2007. I chose this article for today's newsletter because the discussion about "integrity" still holds true even if the New Year's theme wrapped around it is not so relevant.

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Quote of the Week:

"Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking. There are too many people who think that the only thing that's right is to get by, and the only thing that's wrong is to get caught." - J. C. Watts, US Congressman

"Integrity has no need of rules." - Albert Camus

"Half of what I say is meaningless; but I say it so that the other half may reach you." - Kahlil Gibran



Feature Article of the Week:

The Dawning

It's New Year's Day 2007 and half of my household is still asleep from last night's festivities. The skies are grey as I look out my window trying to tie a rope around some wayward thought that haunts my mind and begs to be put down on paper as this morning's feature article. The birds seem to be coming back - huge noisy black crows this time and they create such a distraction as I try to concentrate on not thinking so that I can let go and allow this to flow as it is meant to and not as I might force it to. And the word comes through and it calls to me like an old childhood memory from somewhere in the back of my cluttered unorganized mind - integrity. This is the year that "integrity" stood tall. That's what they'll say about 2007.

A couple of years ago, a group of like-minded friends and I agreed we would pray for "truth." We prayed that the truth would be told to the American people by the media. We prayed that the truth would be shown to them on their televisions while they watched their nightly news programs. We agreed that until it's on "the news" nobody would believe that it's "real." And so, we prayed for "truth" without asking for a specific flavor of truth, just simple easy to understand, unaltered, basic truth. Tell them the truth and let them do with it as they please. And so maybe it was our prayers and maybe it wasn't, but the truth came out and we reacted to that truth and so changes began to be set into place.

This year, I am asking on a larger scale... pray for "integrity." Let's bring integrity to the forefront of everyone's mind. Why integrity? Why not compassion, or love, or justice, or peace, or enlightenment, or some other perfectly lovely concept? Because it is time for integrity. Everything has its time and its season - and this is the season of integrity.

What is integrity? Morals, ethics, honesty, a predefined right from wrong? Yes and no. Integrity does not need a religious figure to threaten eternal retribution. Integrity does not need a moral majority to define itself. Integrity does not stand rigidly labeling things black or white. Integrity is an energy that flows through us. When I get an add for subliminal advertising telling me that I could hypnotize my readers into buying whatever product or service I tell them to buy.... and without the fear of a god's anger, without a government telling me it is illegal, without my children looking over my shoulder waiting to see which path I take... I decide instantly and alone that I will not be using that method of advertising. Integrity is saying, "No, if I am to lead them somewhere, then I want them to have their eyes, their hearts, and their minds wide open and aware. I don't want to trick them into following me down some path that they may not even recognize or need."

Maybe it's the Capricorn in my birth chart. Maybe it's the fact that I'm over forty years old now. Maybe it's because I have teenagers watching me and making me walk my talk. Maybe it's because my words find their way into desktops all over the world. Maybe it's because unity, harmony, and music are theme words that I wish were more prevalent. Whatever the reason, to me the definition of integrity is "doing the right thing, because it's the right thing to do" not because someone told you "It's The Law and therefore you MUST do the right thing whether you like it or not." Integrity is simply self-governing, self-discipline, self-monitoring, and of course self-awareness.

You cannot self-govern if you are lying to yourself about who and what you are. If your life sucks and you need to make major changes then the thing to do is to make those changes, not suck down a handful of pills, drown yourself in booze, or pull out the pipe and start drifting away into never never land so that you don't have to face yourself in the mirror. Integrity means that if you have made choices to let someone else run your life and they've done a lousy job of it that you admit it and take back control of your own life. If you yourself have screwed things up, then you admit that too and don't blame others or sit around whining and complaining about how things didn't go blissfully cosmically well for you. Integrity is looking yourself in the mirror and saying, "Buck up! We've got work to do" and then doing it.

Integrity is those decisions we make when nobody is around to see us. Integrity is the choices you make when you forget to be afraid of an angry god. Integrity is how you conduct yourself when you are absolutely certain you won't get caught. Integrity is the authentic real you. Integrity is your real code of ethics that you pick and chose minute by minute of each and every day. It has nothing to do with religion or politics or fidelity or leadership - but when it's missing from these areas of our lives, then everything falls apart. We cannot live to achieve our highest good, if we are not keenly aware of integrity and the truth of who and what we are.

As individuals, as families, as businesses, as governments, as countries... I challenge each of you, all of us... to look at integrity and what it means to us as a people on this planet. Without integrity there can be no real trust, no real harmony, no real unity. In astrology, Aquarius rules over networking and connectivity. The Age of Aquarius is all about having an "all for one and one for all" mentality. Without integrity, that cannot happen. So this year, I pray for "integrity" to reveal itself and to stand tall.

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Friday, October 23, 2009

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Aries – November 2009
Your public life seems to be the main focus of this month. You are dealing with social, professional, and cultural issues, as well as trying to build trust and increase profits. There is very little focus on your private life, so it is no wonder that by the end of the month you and your loved ones are getting a bit ticked off about social obligations, committee meetings, and/or team-spirit pulling you away from the very things that make you happiest.

Taurus – November 2009
A lover, best friend, business partner, or rival is upset about something in your private life and they are not shy about letting you know just how they feel. Your career is demanding a lot of you and providing opportunities for financial and professional growth. Unfortunately, your partner (or rival) is upset about this too. It is no wonder that by the end of the month, you are struggling to find balance between your home life and your professional life. Luckily, you get some help and it looks like you do just fine with the inevitable juggling act.

Gemini – November 2009
You and your coworkers are undergoing a huge amount of drama and turmoil in the workplace. Luckily, you are also receiving some lovely financial energy, leadership energy, brainstorming energy, and success energy to help you save the day. For all the drama, you are seen as a winner. At times, you and a partner are able to share some quality time together, work on negotiations and commitments together, and you could even end up in the mood to sneak away for a mini romantic vacation too.

Cancer – November 2009
Your love life seems to be in an uproar. The two of you are having financial problems or sexual disagreements. There is also something going on regarding your parents, roommates, or your home life that is adding to the problems in your love life. Luckily, you are given opportunities to kiss and make up, to have fun together, and/or to remember why it is that you fell in love to begin with. You also have some financial concerns towards the end of the month, but you are able to put in extra time at work, brainstorm ideas with your coworkers, or just work harder… in order to help resolve the matter.

Leo – November 2009
You and your lover, best friend, or business partner are having a heck of a time dealing with your parents, roommates, houseguests, a home-improvement project, or a housing matter. Something in your home life keeps upsetting your partner and eventually you get upset too. The two of you turn on each other, but not for long. Throughout the month, you both find plenty of time for romance, playtime, and laughter. You are stressed out about things, but not enough to let it completely ruin your ability to have a good time.

Virgo – November 2009
Your local community is asking a lot of you. You and a partner should work together to iron out schedules and find ways to make sure that everyone gets what they need from you in the coming weeks. You could feel like quitting your job or just hiding out and telecommuting. Coworkers, customers, and clients are helping to create all kinds of problems and you end up feeling quite frazzled and ready to snap and bark at them. Work-related drama is always difficult for you, but like always, you are the one who will have to get everyone organized and back on the ball.

Libra – November 2009
You still do not have enough extra money to shop, play, and splurge as you would like to. However, your professional and financial goals get a semi-continuous stream of positive energy this month and you are able to start making headway on rebuilding this part of your life. You are also in the mood to spread love and holiday cheer, especially near the end of the month.

Scorpio – November 2009
Your private life is in a bit of a mess most of the month, but things calm down at the end of the month. You might just be stressed out preparing the house for holiday guests or it could be something big like a mortgage problem. Luckily, you have some wonderful professional and financial energies coming to help and you are enjoying even more personal power than usual. The really good news is that you are strongly encouraged to follow your bliss, fall in love, have fun, and commit yourself to being happy.

Sagittarius – November 2009
Your home becomes your oasis as neighbors, extended family, and others in your community continue creating all kinds of drama. Despite the uproar, you are able to enjoy financial, professional, and social success at various times and you are able to work through psychological issues that could have been holding you back.

Capricorn – November 2009
Your career and finances are heavily challenged this month. However, you have some wonderful prayer, intuition, spirituality, secrets, and/or bureaucratic energy that is heavily promoting that you succeed at your professional and financial goals. Have faith and keep working as hard as you can, and things should turn out quite nicely for you. Just be extra careful when dealing with financial transactions online and/or with friends, teams, clubs, committees, and associations.

Aquarius – November 2009
You and your lover, best friend, or business partner are both quite concerned about your professional status. Your boss, public reputation, or the path you are on is upsetting your partner. Luckily, you get to create a wonderful fresh start in this area of your life and despite your worries and self-doubts; you are financially and professionally blessed by this new beginning in your career. It is also possible that a competitor is quite angry with your current level of success, and they could be willing to do just about anything to smear your good name, so keep your eyes peeled for any shenanigans coming from a rival or opponent.

Pisces – November 2009
You have some opportunities for professional and financial success. However, you are focusing most of your attention on cultural, religious, political, legal, philosophical, academic, and/or travel related topics. You might simply be planning holiday travel arrangements, but you could also be embarking on other types of “journeys” as well. This is a good thing, you are meant to broaden your horizons this month.


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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Monthly Horoscopes for November 2009 are Available

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Monday, October 19, 2009

Will the Angels Abandon Us? - Looking Up Newsletter 101909

October 19th, 2009
Looking Up Newsletter

Good morning,

About five years ago, I was feeling as if my guardian angels had abandoned me. So, I prayed for a sign that they were still watching over me. About a week later, a stranger came up to me. He seemed quite uncomfortable and was rather apologetic as he told me that he had no idea why, but that he felt drawn to give me this...

Sorry the picture is so small. I took it with my camera phone this morning. It normally sits tucked in the corner of a picture frame here at my desk. I was reminded of it after choosing today's feature article.

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"Angels transcend every religion, every philosophy, every creed. In fact angels have no religion as we know it... their existence precedes every religious system that has ever existed on earth." - St. Thomas Aquinas

"Reason is our soul's left hand, Faith her right." - John Donne

"Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little later in life." - Herbert Henry Asquith



Feature Article of the Week:

Will the Angels Abandon Us?

If we do not behave according to a specific church's doctrine, will our guardian angels turn their backs on us? If we are struggling with our overall belief in God or we are questioning the validity of the holy books, will the angels abandon us? What if we believe in God and in the Bible, but we just feel like screwing off for a while? Will they desert us? Do we have to be good and pure and perfect in order for angels to look after us?

I can only speak from my own experience. I was not raised in a church because my father is a closet atheist and my stepmother never really discussed her beliefs about such things. I have always had a few paranormal gifts that would come and go without warning. In my studies and research to figure out the scientific understanding of the paranormal, I found my own connection with the spirit world. I did not go out searching for guardian angels. They found me. They helped me with my studies and as a very skeptical person; they have had to work very hard to prove to me that they were real and that they had my best interests in mind.

They have always been with me and have never left me. I have found signs over the years illustrating that long before my angels ever made their presence known to me, they were there looking over me. I had a rather wild and rebellious time during my late teens and early twenties. I absolutely did not believe in any kind of a god and I did not believe that the Bible was anything more than a bunch of greedy power-hungry men's rules for keeping the rest of humanity under wraps. Nevertheless, for all my negative beliefs, the angels watched over me. There are too many really stupid dangerous things that I did that should have killed me, too many times there is no other answer other than someone was looking over me and saving me from my own youthful choices. It was not until long after I had calmed down and was behaving myself that they made themselves known.

I have spent a lifetime questioning the various religions, their churches, their leaders, their rules, and their lifestyles. I have never come to a rock solid conclusion that any of them are completely right or completely wrong. I may never know without a doubt that any one holy book is the one and only holy book. I have found a certain level of peace in knowing that all religions root in love. Love one another. Love yourself. Love your journey no matter where you are. My religious beliefs are a bit eclectic and I sort of like it that way. It works for me. I have no need to recruit anyone over to my beliefs because I cannot prove that what I believe is how it really is. My guardian angels have never left me despite my need to question these things. They have never tried to convert me to any one religion. I get the sense that they know me well enough to know that it is in my nature to question and explore.

Some say God created us in His own image. Then my God must be an intelligent independent explorer. Some say we create God in our own image. Then my God must be an intelligent independent explorer. Either way, wouldn't it make sense that if each of us is a unique and different person that each of us is going to have a unique and different version of what defines God? My angels never get angry or threaten to abandon me when I ask these kinds of questions. Instead, they beam out love and light and smile lovingly like proud grandparents watching their favorite grandchild explore the wonders of the earth. I only feel loved and blessed. Never have I sensed that they would ever leave me. They have promised that they won't.

I have had some very dark times since discovering they are with me. I have gotten really angry with them. I have screamed at the heavens shaking my fist and cursing. They agreed to leave me alone for a while, but assured me that when I was ready they would be back. I was still protected even though we did not have the close chats about life that I had come to love. Once, I wanted to do incredible harm to someone who had hurt my children and me. I was in the darkest ugliest most un-Christ-like place a person can be. Even though my angels refused to help me carry out my dark plots against this person, they never left me. When I was sorry for being so dark and was ready to heal and be happy again, they were right there to help me. Angels will not help you do bad deeds no matter how righteous you may feel, but they will help you when you are ready to shift away from those dark desires.

From my own personal relationship with my own angels, I have to say "no." No, they will not leave you. They will always love you and will do everything they can to keep you on a good path, but if you want to screw up your life, they will stick by you but you will not get that loving beam of warmth. No matter who you are or what you have done, your angel is still there waiting to connect with you. If you do not want to connect, they will not force you. If your life is going fairly well, they may not even need to tell you that they are there. They are not pushy. Others are more needy for a spiritual connection and need to feel the comforting and loving energy from them. Perhaps the reason mine have been so vocal is because I am such a brat at times? Some of us need to hear it loud and clear in order to believe it. Blind faith is a bizarre and twisted lesson, but I am working on it.

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