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Our Thoughts Become Our Reality

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ship's compassThere are two camps developing throughout the world. One dwells upon how bad everything is: we are all in trouble; the economy is crashing; after Global Warming we won’t have enough food and water (or too much water); the spiraling war in Iraq; and a whole platter of other problems that continue to get worse. The second camp is growing rapidly, a movement of forward thinkers bringing awareness to the fact that our thoughts and feelings are creating our reality. Authors like Dr. Wayne Dyer, Rhonda Byrne, and Gary Renard and publications such as the Bible and A Course In Miracles all tell us that we create our world by our thoughts…

Baby-boomers like myself watch the news and are astonished at the daily accumulation of world mayhem. Christians whisper of the “End Times”. Moslems speak of a jihad. Newscasters tell us it is worse today than just yesterday.

Yet, if we dwell on world problems, instead of solutions, we will find more problems. If we dwell on bad government, we will find only more bad government. The “Forward Thinkers” know this and are in the process of informing the public of the power held dormant within, that can be released with our thoughts.

Quantum Physicists tell us that energy doesn’t become matter until it is perceived by us.

It has been shown over and over that a collective consciousness of a particular event or issue will change the event through the feelings or thoughts of the people focusing on that event.

Earl Nightingale taught us that “We Become What We Think About.”

A number one best seller, The Secret, teaches, “Thoughts Become Things.” The DVD, book and CD set is spreading worldwide the message that, yes, you are creating your reality with your thoughts and perceptions.

The greatest philosophies and religions say that we were made in the image of the great Creator. Teachings by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer say the same thing. Bible Scripture agrees.

This growing second camp of “Forward Thinkers” focuses on the positive. Solutions are foremost in their thoughts. They sift the bad news and concentrate on fixing the problems.

The big question is: Will the second camp grow fast enough to offset the first camp within the next 20 years, a critical time in which to offset the growth rate of the problems.

How can you join the second camp of Forward Thinkers?

How do you become part of saving the world? It involves changing some old habits. Don’t watch the bad news on TV. Shy away from anything negative and replace it with something positive. Your thoughts have amazing power. If you wish to get involved in one of the many issues, concentrate on solutions without attacking who or what you perceive to be wrong.

Get up in the morning and think, this is going to be a great day, and it will. Focus on goodness. Einstein’s much quoted question was “Do you consider the universe friendly or hostile? Think of it as friendly and it will be.” Think of it as hostile and the bad news will continue.

Watch The Secret. Read Wayne Dyers last four books. Visit goodnewsnetwork.org daily for some positive uplifting news.

Seek out other Forward Thinkers. Two minds are better than one. Hundreds or thousands of positive thinkers, joined together, are a force to be reckoned with.

Most importantly, use the techniques taught in “The Secret” and in the books of Dr. Wayne Dyer, like Manifest Your Destiny and The Power Of Intention to learn who you really are. You and I have the ability to think a “Paradigm Shift” into existence. If we stay on the path we are currently walking, existence won’t be such a pretty picture. It’s up to us, the second camp, to inject light into the darkness by our thoughts, feelings and creative ability.

If we join the Forward Thinkers we take one step closer to Enlightenment, apparently just in time to save ourselves.

Discover The Secret that transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it — Plato, Newton, Carnegie, Beethoven,
Shakespeare, Einstein.
(Buy It On DVD) icon Additional Reading: Gary Renard,
Disappearance of the Universe

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John Hayes owns an alternative energy company in the mountains of North Central Idaho. His intentions include promoting solutions to catastrophic climate change. He lives with his wife and two dogs and was delighted to find Good News Network.

School On Wheels After-School Program for Homeless Kids

Retired teacher Agnes Stevens started on a one-woman crusade with her School On Wheels to tutor homeless children, of which there are 200,000 in California. Since its start in 1993, School On Wheels has grown to 400 volunteers tutoring 3,500 kids a year from 50 homeless shelters in Los Angeles and beyond. Help Agnes reach her goal to spread School On Wheels to every American city. Donate and volunteer at their website. (Life & Times KCET.org)

Coca-Cola Company Pledges to Replace the Water It Uses in Its Beverages and Their Production

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The Coca-Cola Company pledged to replace the water it uses in its global beverage operations, and that of its franchise bottlers, as part of a $20 million commitment to the World Wildlife Fund launched to help conserve seven of the world’s most important freshwater river basins. "Our goal is to replace every drop of water we use in our beverages and their production," said the Company’s CEO, E. Neville Isdell…

Philly Cops Honored for Compassion and Fairness

“Philadelphia Police Chief of Staff Kimberly Byrd has won the coveted George Fencl Award – named for the exemplary head of Civil Affairs during the stormy ’60s, and given to an officer who exemplifies his qualities of ‘compassion, dedication, loyalty and fairness’.” Besides her 14-years on the Force, she is being honored today for “her years of service to grassroots community groups like Mothers In Charge and Town Watch, and her years of personally mentoring young African-American women.” (more)

Another police officer in the running for this year’s award was Detective Rose DiLacqua, “a one-woman force protecting the elderly in the department’s CARE Unit, or Crime Against the Retired and Elderly”. “The most important quality of a police officer is fairness,” said the sweet-voiced DiLacqua. “Treat people like how you would want to be treated.”

“‘Good cop’ was an understatement when it came to the young DiLacqua. She spent five years as an undercover narc, infiltrating drug organizations by posing as a curious hustler with a knack for speaking Spanish. In the late ’80s, her investigating skills helped federal agents shutter a large South Philadelphia drug ring that made and sold methamphetamine.”

(Read both these women’s stories at Philly.com here and here)

(Note, some source material has been removed by the source.)

Teaching AIDS Orphans to Farm and Help Themselves

(IRIN) – Twelve-year-old Nhlanhla Matsebula, one of Swaziland’s growing number of children orphaned by AIDS, has good reason to feel proud. He has mastered the skill of plowing a field with a team of oxen and in doing so, saved his late parents’ farm from being taken.

A boy like Nhlanhla would normally follow a plough driven by his father, dropping seeds into the furrows. But their parents left little behind besides land and the children faced eviction from a farm that had been their family home for generations…

London Birders See Return of Heron After 141 Years

Yesterday the BBC published a good-news-for-nature story. A beautiful species of bird called the Squacco Heron, which has not been seen for 141 years in Greater London, has been spotted at the Kingsbury Reservoir. (See it here)

Purple Frog Among 24 New Species Found in Suriname

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purple frogScientists working in the South American highlands of Suriname found five new frog species, including a purple flourescent one, six species of fish, and new beetles and ants. The area is ripe for miners, so groups like Conservation International will likely be working with local miners and governments to come up with a plan. (Australia’s ABC) The purple fluorescent frog (right) of the genus Atelopus was discovered during a follow-up survey of the Nassau plateau in mid 2006 by Surinamese scientists Paul Ouboter and Jan Mol. Thanks to Ed for the link!

NPR Host and Media Critic, Geri Weis-Corbley?

EDITOR’S BLOG I found out last night I was in the top seven percent in audience voting in the NPR Talent Quest (among 1450 entries). I also learned that not one of the nine judges thought my entry should be one of the ten finalists… I’ll find out today if I was the top vote-getter in the people’s choice slot, if not, I’m out of the quest… Time to get on with other quests? Meanwhile, in print, I was quoted in a major Sunday paper over the weekend, criticizing the media…

(PM UPDATE: I did not receive the most votes. Therefore, onward and upward.)

Encouraging Words: Turn Up Their Volume

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Remember the voices from the past that discouraged you? The teacher who said you’d never get it? Do you still hear those voices? Shame on those people for discouraging us — and shame on us for listening. We have to change the channels that we are listening to and turn up the volume on the encouraging remarks… (Indy Star)

Newman’s Own College Scholarships Funded with $10M

“Hollywood star Paul Newman is donating $10m (£5m) to start a scholarship fund at the US college he attended, Kenyon College in Ohio. The actor’s donation will find up to 20 students per year, who will be known as Newman’s Own scholars.” (BBC)

Photo: CC Wikimedia Commons

Eco-Airline to Provide Green Labelling for Flights

"Low-cost carrier Flybe is to provide its customers with data showing fuel use, CO2 emissions and the noise patterns of its planes. The firm says this "eco-labelling" plan is the first of its kind and will let people choose which route or aircraft is the least environmentally damaging. (BBC) Andrew shares this from the UK!

Muppets Preach Peace on Mideast Sesame Street

A new Israeli-Arab puppet on the Middle Eastern version of “Sesame Street” is being touted as a new symbol of hope to children. “Rechov Sumsum” in Israel and “Shara’a Simsim” in the Palestinian territories are making their debut with new characters like Mahboub, an Israeli-Arab who speaks both Hebrew and Arabic and Jewish immigrants from Russian and Ethiopia, communities that have faced prejudices in Israeli society.

In addition to the shows, the program’s president plans to distribute puppet-themed educational tools throughout Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Spain Stops Construction of Motorway to Save Lynx

"The Spanish Environment Ministry has decided to stop the construction of a 300-kilometre motorway to save the Iberian lynx, the world’s most threatened feline species," of which there are about 100 remaining. (Earth Times)

Polish Man Wakes From 19-Year Coma

“A Polish man has woken up from a 19-year coma to find the Communist party no longer in power and food no longer rationed, Polish TV reports… Doctors gave him only two or three years to live after the accident, but he credits his exteded survival to his wife.” (BBC) Thanks to Andrew for the link!

My Moods in Spring (Photo Poem)

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irisesAh, the perennial bliss of perennials: planted once, but yearly bejeweled…
With the progress of my years — and without much work — the flower gardens I planted when my children were toddlers continue to bless…

Here is a poem I wrote as I watched another year of the Spring Colors in Procession. The waves of color proceeded and faded like my moods, from sunny to blue, to sunny again.

Land in Afghanistan Donated to Mine Victims

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artificial limbsLand in Afghanistan that is now free of mines has been donated to the workers who were injured while clearing those deadly weapons from the area, the United Nations said yesterday. The 87 deminers, who were all wounded in the Herat region during mine clearance activities, have since returned to their homes, but most are unemployed and face challenging living conditions.

Prison Sweat Lodge Benefits Native American Inmates

"Prisons around the US are allowing ceremonial saunas for American Indian inmates, just as they offer religious services for prisoners of other faiths. Traditional Indian sweat lodges — which are supposed to cleanse the body, mind, and soul — have a calming influence on inmates and help bring peace." (AP)

40 Years Ago Today The Beatles Changed the World

The Sixties were much more than a time of hippies, music, drugs and free love, the Kennedy era was dawning — and along with it, Vietnam. All these streams converged in the Beatles’ 1967 masterpiece album, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. When the album was released 40 years ago today, it was a major cultural event.

“It was the soundtrack to summer, and winter for that matter,” notes author Barry Miles. “You could not get away from it.” Indeed, young and old alike were entranced…

Whale Pair Head Back to Open Ocean

A mother whale and her baby headed back towards open ocean last night after a rescue operation helped guide their 90-mile return down the Sacramento river to their migration route in the Pacific…

Flushed Diamond Ring Retrieval Called a Miracle

A 98-year-old woman accidentally flushed her $8,000, 1.6-carat diamond wedding ring down the toilet in the middle of the night two months ago, but thanks to the Olympia Public Works Department agreeing to take a look, the ring was found and delivered back to the woman who wrote a letter that motivated them to help. "I believe in miracles," she wrote… (The Olympian)