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In this issue...
1. One God - "Our True Strength"
2. Special Announcment - New-AgeShop update
3. Affirmation - "Being Right or Happy"
4. Peace
5. Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans


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#1 One God - "Seek The Spirit of Scriptures Not The Letter"
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Religions throughout the ages have proclaimed that humanity
is but one big family. Most of the principles followed by
one religion are also echoed by another.


To help gain a better understanding of just how similar the
various religions are, I present the following collection
of writings based on the principle of "Seek The Spirit of
Scriptures Not The Letter".


Note, a different principle is introduced in each issue of
the "Affirmations For The Mind" eZine.


The letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
- Christianity


Rather let a letter be uprooted than the Torah be forgotten.
- Judaism


Study the words, no doubt, but look
Behind them to the thought they indicate,
And having found it, throw the words away
As chaff when you have sifted our the grain.
- Hinduism


Let not scholars scrutinize
The language of the wise too closely;
The seers think more of the thought
Than of the words in which 'tis caught.
- Sufism


The Koran was sent down in seven dialects, and in every on
its sentences there ia an outer and an inner meaning.
- Islam


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#2 Special Announcment - New-AgeShop update
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We have just updated the our ever popular www.New-AgeShop.com
site, offering over 300 motivational audiotape programs from
business authors, inspirational speakers, and personal skill
trainers such as Wayne Dyer and Zig Ziglar, Deepak Chopra, Tony
Robbins and many more. (note, for fast off-line viewing
download our NEW free catalog.)

So, if you are looking for that ideal Christmass gift, check
out some of the featured products on the home page.

Here's one of my favorites

Soul Mapping by Nina Frost, Dr. Kenneth Ruge, and Dr.
Richard Shoup

Through the combined insights of Nina Frost, Dr. Kenneth
Ruge, and Dr. Richard Shoup (The Vocare Group), you will be
taken on an exciting journey of self-discovery. As you
create your soul map, you will unveil your deepest desires
and find provocative ways in which to make your hidden
dreams and aspirations a reality. To find out more, visit
www.New-AgeShop.com


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#3 Affirmation - "Being Right or Happy"
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Affirmations to live by - "Being Right or Happy":


I am sure most of your have heard the saying "Do you want to
be right or happy", must one be exclusive of the other,
can't I be right and happy you might respond. Sure, as long
as your dont HAVE to be right.


If you feel good about yourself "AS IS", you will not need
the payoff of being right. These affirmations are based on
"Feeling OK as you are".


* I feel worthy just being me
* I am good enough just the way I am
* I look only to God for feelings of worth
* I seek approval only from myself
* It is okay to be me
* I love myself, simple because I can
* I feel good knowing I am whole just as I am
* I now feel happy and blissful just being alive
* My life is whole and complete


I love to practice affirmations, if you use them also I am
sure your will also, repeat these affirmation to yourself
throughout the day. You don't have to believe them to be
true, initially, faith will grow with practice.


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#4 Peace
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Peace comes within the souls of men, when they realize their
oneness with the Universe, when they realize it is really
everywhere...it is within each one of us.
--Black Elk, Lakota Medicine Man
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A Picture Of Peace
There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who
would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried.
The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two
he really liked and he had to choose between them.


One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect
mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it.
Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who
saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture
of peace.


The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged
and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in
which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain
tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at
all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a
tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a
mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the
rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest...
perfect peace.


Which picture do you think won the prize?


The King chose the second picture. Do you know why?
"Because," explained the King, "peace does not mean to be in
a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work.
Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still
be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."
--Author Unknown
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10 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO CONTRIBUTE TO INTERNAL, INTERPERSONAL,
AND ORGANIZATIONAL PEACE

1. Spend some time each day quietly reflecting on how you
 would like to relate to yourself and others.

2. Remember that all human beings have the same needs.

3. Check your intention to see if you are as interested in
 others getting their needs met as your own.

4. When asking someone to do something, check first to see
 if you are making a request or a demand.

5. Instead of saying what you DON'T want someone to do, say
 what you DO want the person to do.

6. Instead of saying what you want someone to BE, say what
 action you'd like the person to take that you hope will help
 the person be that way.

7. Before agreeing or disagreeing with anyone's opinions,
 try to tune in to what the person is feeling and needing.

8. Instead of saying No, say what need of yours prevents you
 from saying Yes.

9. If you are feeling upset, think about what need of yours
 is not being met, and what you could do to meet it, instead
 of thinking about what's wrong with others or yourself.

10. Instead of praising someone who did something you like,
 express your gratitude by telling the person what need of
 yours that action met.


The Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) would like
there to be a critical mass of people using Nonviolent
Communication so all people will get their needs met and
resolve their conflicts peacefully. For further information
about Nonviolent Communication, please visit CNVC's website:
www.cnvc.org

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#5 Peace Potatoes, Eggs and Coffee Beans
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Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn't know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing. After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.

Turning to her he asked. "Daughter, what do you see?"

"Potatoes, eggs, and coffee," she hastily replied.

"Look closer," he said, "and touch the potatoes." She did and noted that they were soft.

He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg. Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

"Father, what does this mean?" she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity-- the boiling water. However, each one reacted differently. The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak. The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard. However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

"Which are you," he asked his daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond?

Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? "

In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us. Which one are you?
-- Author Unknown
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Jeff Staniforth
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