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Marie Knapp

Marie Knapp, RN EdD

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Grey Bruce Spiritual Network

Guest Speaker: Suzanne Simmie Stier, Southampton

Presentation: Gifted Children and Adults

Date: The next meeting for the Grey-Bruce Spiritual Network is this Sunday, June 28, 2009 Doors open at 1:30 pm, presentation starts at 2:30 pm.

A question and answer period will follow the presentation. At the end of our meeting, Nancy Tebbutt will close the day with a healing circle similar to the one she led at the last GBSN meeting where she spoke on Meditation.

Suzanne is an eco cultural cosmic spirit, who comes to us with a International Master’s Degree in Leadership in Social Artistry, a creative consultant, trained in cross cultural and cross discipline leadership and a new paradigm thinker. Suzanne is future oriented, central to all of her work is a celebration of the land, the cosmos and a concern for the children of the present and the future.

She assists both locally and internationally to bring forward circle and creative process that supports the uniqueness of individuality and culture and will be speaking in regards to advocacy for creative children and adults for intuitive and out-of-the-box thinkers, their well being, and their environment.

Suzanne has had the privilege of being part of a community of learners to study closely under the guidance of Dr. Jean Houston. She is presently assisting and working along side of other leaders and planetary healers in teaching and learning communities and who are developing projects that support the birthing of a possible world.

She is best known presently in the Grey Bruce area as a visual artist, teacher, cultural environmental and human rights advocate.

Location: Tuscany’s in the A&P Plaza located at 1050 2nd Avenue East right beside Family Ties Restaurant

Fee: $5 at the door by donation

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS THE LAST EVENT BEFORE WE BREAK FOR THE SUMMER AND WE WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE!

NEWS: THE PAINTED TURTLE IN WIARTON NOW SENDS US BOOKS, CD’S, JEWELLERY AND OTHER ASSORTED ITEMS FOR SALE, RELATED TO OUR PRESENTATION. WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT CASH ON THEIR BEHALF ON SUNDAY, HOWEVER STARTING TOMORROW THEY WILL BE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER WHERE YOU CAN PURCHASE ITEMS WITH INTERAC OR CREDIT CARD.

Bring an open mind and maybe a friend or two!

Lynn Nightingale
Grey-Bruce Spiritual Network (GBSN)

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Our thoughts are powerful — all of them

 

Do you know what your mind is?  What are your thoughts?  Can you take charge of your thoughts?  When do your thoughts take charge of you?

I remember a discussion in one of my graduate school classes.  It was based on the following: ”I have a body, but I am not my body; I have feelings, but I am not my feelings; I have a mind, but I am not my mind.”  Those of you who have been paying attention to the Law of Attraction will be especially interested in this.

This statement was an effort on the part of Psychosynthesis to help us realize we can observe our own thoughts, feelings and body.  At the same time we are whole, inseparable.   You have the ability to take charge of your thoughts.  It is being aware of what your subconscious thoughts are that is key. 

The mind can be discussed as having two components: the conscious and the sub-conscious (meaning everything that is not so conscious).  We could certainly go into that in far more depth but for now this works.

Your conscious mind is what you are aware of right now.  It is a very small portion of what is actually going on in your mind.  It is also much slower in operating than the subconscious.  Your conscious mind is the thought that you are focusing on now. 

Your subconscious contains all that keeps your body operating.  A child consciously learns to walk and then it becomes part of the subconscious.  Unless you have a disability, you do not have to think each move through before moving. 

Your subconscious also contains stored information that your child mind took in (with child interpretations) maybe even before the age of seven.  The child’s mind often misinterpreted situations and comments.  After all, it was only a child with minimal life experience.

Learning what is stored in your subconscious takes work.  It is not something that some magical formula can fix.  Working on those beliefs that came from our early years is an important part of using the Law of Attraction. 

This information is important to keep in mind when reading, listening to speakers, choosing someone to guide your process and ultimately using intentions and affirmations to attract what you want in your life.

Who you are is just perfect.  You are loved, lovable and loving,

Enjoy the beauty of your day

Marie

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Guatemala trips

Our trips to Guatemala are always thought-provoking to say the least. I am putting together some information about some good opportunites to contribute to some organizations that are functioning well and making a difference.  Watch for this next week.

Those who have travelled to developing countries know that it is only an experience where you get to know some of the people and their life circumstances that one can realize how little our life resembles what most of the people on the planet experience.

Even when we reflect on the current possibilities of a swine flu pandemic, I think to myself that those of us who live in countries with knowledge, education, public health care have no idea of the possibilities of disease spread in other countries.

I welcome comments.

The spring edition of It’s Your Life will be distributed next week. I know you will enjoy reading it. I have written an article related to an experience in Guatemala city and Camino seguro.  I will put it on this blog once the newsletter is released.

Marie

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Subconscious Visualizing

If you have read the last Tips and Notes, you have been reading about the effects of what we visualize.  Often the focus of visualization is on conscious visualizing to improve your outcomes.  For example visualizing improved athletic performance or improved public speaking or a positive outcome of a meeting or interview.

In order to make even more profound life changes, it is important to be aware of your unconscious visualizations.  Where does your mind go first?  While consciously you may be a “glass half full” person, when operating on the automatic pilot of your subconscious mind, do you go to “glass half empty” more readily.  Perhaps there are specific situations that take you to “glass half empty” and therefore negative expectations and visualizations.

 Your awareness of this is step one in making significant changes in your life.  Stopping those thoughts as soon as you become aware, and replacing them with a different picture is step 2 and 3.  By paying attention to the pictures in your mind, you can better achieve the results you want.

 Your comments and experiences are welcome.

Marie

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Feelings and Thoughts

It is remarkable how the depth of this subject (law of attraction and positive thought) becomes more clear as we explore all the facets of it.  I hear people talk about thinking positively when it is feelings that they are mostly experiencing.  Is this valuable?

Sometimes it is very valuable.  It depends on the nature of the feelings.  Let me explain.

When feelings are the result of reasonable thoughts the feelings need to be felt to be released.  For example, supposing one is experiencing feelings of sadness related to loss of a loved one.  This is real.  This person is in grief and needs to be in that sad place to work through it.  It is when people want to quickly remove themselves from the depths of sadness that paradoxically it lingers longer or gets suppressed only to raise again at a later date and sometimes in a more seriously unhealthy way.  Grief is a necessary experience.  There is such a thing as healthy grief.

There are several emotions we label negative because they are uncomfortable.  We may tell oursleves “I shouldn’t feel this way”  “I need to get over this”.  They are uncomfortable for a reason.  These so called negative emotions are like physical pain.  If we did not experience pain, we would not know that something is the matter with our body.  Likewise these uncomfortable feelings like anger are telling us something.   

When a person feels the anger… I mean feels where it is in the body and what it feels like, it is not uncommon for underlying emotions to begin to make them selves heard.  For example the anger turns into feelings of hurt or disappointment. 

When a person really feels the emotions, it does not mean acting on it.  Acknowledging the feelings, experiencing them, and noticing any changes in them is far different than shouting or banging a pillow or sending angry emails.  Feeling it gets into the center of it and that is where it get released … when ready.

This is some of the inner work I referred to in a former blog message.  This is the part that may require a counsellor.  And this is the part that is healing.

Likewise it is important to really feel the happier emotions like joy and love and pleasure.

And so I wish you an enjoyable summer day.

Marie

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Positive Thinking

One of the concepts connected with Law of Attraction is positive thinking.  I choose to think of positive thinking as  being informed perspective.  Constructive positive thought knows facts.  The possible outcomes of those facts may be viewed in a negative or a positive way. 

For example, given the current economic instability you could gather the facts that have a possible influence on your own personal situation and make some adjustments in your living situation accordingly. We have been conditioned to believe that a slower economy is troublesome and we view that negatively.  It is really neither negative nor positive.  It just is.

Informed positive thinking gives you a sense of self empowerment.  You can feel more like a participant in what is happening when you choose how you will use the facts in a way that feels right for you.  Some may see merit in changing some expensive spending habits.  Others may find new ways to earn money.  Perhaps there are other positive outcomes of the change that you can focus on also.  Environmental advantages may be one.    

Are there some situations that are more difficult to shift to a positive and empowered perspective?  Certainly.  The key is to catch yourself slipping into a mode that is not empowering.  You have the ability to make the shift.  You may need some help but you can do it.   

I am interested in your comments.

Marie Knapp

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Law of Attraction

Very recently I distributed the latest Tips and Notes to those who have subscribed.  If you would like to receive this in your regular email every month, you can subscribe.  Go to the home page and youwill see it there.

Ever since the DVD of The Secret came out about 2 years ago, I find public interest in the Law of Attraction fascinating.   It seems to be an approach avoidance thing.   Initially it drew a lot of attention capturing the materialistic hearts of many who thought they could have anything they really wanted.  Interesting how there is a weak side in all of us that hopes there is an easy way to get where we want to go and have what we want to have.  Is this our ego getting involved too quickly to soon?

Then came the back lash.  The comments about the capitalistic or materialistic theme.  This inspired many others to write variations on the theme.   Those of you who searched for other materials on the subject likely found that, in fact, there was a lot written about this theme long before the supposed secret was exposed. 

We are now in a fortunate position of examining the Law of Attraction from several different perspectives as well as from our own personal experience.   I suppose it is the continued interest in the subject, the actual positive results if you learn to apply it with inner work, and the shift in focus from the materialistic outcomes to quality in realtionships, a better earth and such that prompts me to continue exploring the subject and making it a fairly key part of each retreat I offer.

If you haven’t subscribed to Tips and Notes, you may wish to do so.  In the mean time you can find the July edition on the web site under Tips and notes.  Comments are welcome.

Marie 

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Feb 29, Message from Guatemala

We’ve been in Guatemala for over 4 weeks now and soon will be preparing to return home. Yes, we are leaving the warmth of Antigua to readjust to the Ontario winter … hopefully almost spring. This is my third trip here. Once again it has been a learning experience for me – learning more about Guatemala, Mayan culture, corruption, poverty, and learning more about me.

Volunteering was different for me this year. Early in my stay here, I spent 4 mornings at Hermano Pedro Hospital for the poor, feeding the children who were not only malnourished but some with severe cerebral palsy and others really missing the constant holding of their mothers. I opened my heart to these little ones but ended up feeling completely drained.

I teach others to pay attention to the things that affect their bodies I needed to listen to this advice myself. The experience was useful for me. Learning how to keep myself healthy in this situation is going to be helpful in my sessions with clients with similar experiences.

A second important learning from this situation was the clarity about being aligned with the work we do. Next visit to Guatemala I will pay more attention to volunteering in areas that are what I do best. Sometimes we let “shoulds” influence what we choose to do. This is easier to recognize in others than in myself.

At the last minute before leaving Ontario, I thought about possibly teaching the first level of Reiki down here. I am grateful for that thought. I brought down my handouts and supporting materials. Three people attended. One was the owner of the hotel where we stay and help. Gail is from New Zealand and is very interested in helping the Guatemalans in numerous ways. Laura is a Mexican Physician who wanted to learn more ways to help her patients. Fedelina is a Mayan woman who is planning to use Reiki in conjunction with her Mayan tradition when she attends births. I was blessed with the opportunity to receive a Reiki treatment along with her Mayan traditions this morning. What a beautiful and welcome experience.

I will write more about our trip another day, perhaps after returning home. Guatemala is a beautiful country with lovely people and a huge amount of corruption. We are so fortunate to live in a country like Canada. We have so much to be grateful for.

Hasta mas tarde,
Marie

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The First Post in the Blog

Welcome to the DallaCor blog site. Feb 6, 2008

I am very excited about the redesign of my logo and web site. It was delightful to work with artist and musician David Rankine www.davidrankineart.com again. David and I were first linked when David created the art work and I wrote the poetry for Lance Secretan’s Spirit @ Work Cards. Thank you so much, David, for sharing your talents. Not only is the logo just right to reflect who I am and what I do, it was also a pleasure to work with you again.

The web site creation and design by Ryan Wiseman ( ryan@rjgcreative.com) is especially important as it is the means of communication between you and me. I had done my own web site design for several years but had reached my limit. Front Page had also reached its limit.

Thank you Ryan for your keen sense of what works best. It is fun working with you and I appreciate your accommodating manner as we work on the finishing touches electronically from a distance.

I am excited about several of the new features Ryan has been able to incorporate into the website

  • This blog site for one, where you can respond too
  • and the subscribe - unsubscribe feature for the new monthly Tips and Notes
  • as well as the real voice pod cast on the home page
  • and the events listed at the top right
  • plus the contact form on the contact page.

Could even be more as I get used to this system and brave enough to try out new things. I would love for you to try out these new features and help me identify any glitches so we can get the site in top shape.

Thanks. I look forward to hearing from you.

Marie

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