Spirituality Simplified: Faith not Fear
PONDER on THIS for Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 by Jeff Maziarek in SPIRITUALITY SIMPLIFIED
"Faith means that you have such confidence in the certainty of something occurring, that you truly have not one ounce of doubt about it. Or, as I once heard Dr. Wayne Dyer say during a live presentation, “faith is not a belief that you will have that which you desire, but rather a confident, inner knowing that you will.” The difference is simple: A belief is a theoretical concept, one that can be easily affected by doubt. Knowing, on the other hand, is something that comes from direct experience of your own life, and thus exists within you, unencumbered by doubt. For example, you could have a belief that you can swim, but you will only know that it is possible when you actually get into a pool or the ocean and experience it…
This same principle applies to everything you want to manifest in your life, as you need to have a knowing – not simply a belief – that what you desire will come to pass. But is it really possible to have an undying faith that your most heartfelt desires will be fulfilled? In a word, YES! If you doubt this is true, ask yourself the following questions: Do you believe that the most recent meal you consumed will be automatically and efficiently digested, or do you know it? Do you believe that your heart will instantly adjust its beat rate to accommodate for increased physical activity, or do you know it?
The answers are obvious, of course; you absolutely know that all critical life processes will be taken care of automatically, so you never give them a second thought. Why then is it that the majority of human beings are unable to apply that same mentality to the other elements of their lives?…There is one very basic answer to these and all similar questions: at some point we were each taught at some level to be afraid, and our fear then transformed into a lack of trust in the God-Force for anything other than life itself.”
Jeff Maziarek, in "Spirituality Simplified"
Thanks again to Jeff Maziarek for this enlightening reminder! You can check out more of Jeff’s work at www.PonderCentral.com and www.SpiritSimple.com .
Free Gifts from Jeff Maziarek on www.PonderCentral.com
Here’s a post from the website: www.PonderCentral.com. These are great resources for spiritual growth and — having read Spirituality Simplified, Jeff Maziarek’s articles, and hearing him on the radio — I highly recommend you check them out!
PONDER on THIS Special Message for Sunday, August 24th, 2008 - Website for Spirituality Simplified now includes a Free PDF Download of Chapter 9: Forgiveness
I’m pleased to announce that the website for my first book, Spirituality Simplified now includes a free PDF download of Chapter 9: Forgiveness. If you haven’t yet read the book, this chapter includes the “best of the best” content regarding this topic that I’ve ever encountered, including powerful quotes from respected authors/spiritual teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Caroline Myss, and Don Miguel Ruiz. The major subheadings within this chapter are:
- Is Anything Unforgivable?
- My Experience with Forgiveness
- A Helpful Forgiveness Prayer
- They “Know Not What They Do”
- Forgiving Yourself
- Forgiveness and Blame
To download your free copy, please click here to visit Spiritsimple.com and at the bottom of the home page you’ll see a “post it” note on the left that offers access to the free Chapter 9 PDF download page.
In addition to this new content, the site now features a Free Inspirational Audios and Articles page that I invite you to check out. This page includes audio of a keynote presentation entitled "Wake Up" that I delivered at a Unity Church, and an interview with me on WCPT 820 AM radio in Chicago. The page likewise offers links to ten complimentary articles excerpted from Spirituality Simplified.
Jeff Maziarek is the author of Spirituality Simplified and the creator of www.PonderCentral.com
What Does It Mean To “Pray Always?”
The concept of “praying always” simply means to keep your thoughts and emotions positive and fixed on the reality you most wish to experience while maintaining a sense of gratitude and love for all that is. Sounds simple, huh? Unfortunately, this is a tall order for most people; but it can be easier than you could possibly imagine – if you relax and let it be.
The Eye of The Storm… Fear Not.
Here’s what it looks like in my neck of the woods this morning! How about you? This is a satellite image of Tropical Storm Fay (taken this morning). Tropical Storm Fay is the one responsible for snatching that kite-surfer several hundred feet through the air before slamming him to the ground — critically injuring him.
We live right where Georgia, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean meet — just north of Jacksonville, Florida (right near where all the thick, white stuff is…).
When I owned the kayak shop, I would have been surfing my white water kayak on a day like today; but, today, I’ll be securing things around the house before heading to Atlanta to watch my son, Jake, play football in the Georgia Dome — in his season opener!
I know what you’re thinking: "Surfing? Are you crazy?" Not really; if I was crazy, I’d do it with a kite! Kayaks are much safer in rough water than you probably think — think: "Alaska, Canada, North Atlantic, North Pacific, winter, etc…" For thousands of years, kayaks have been used in the roughest imaginable seas — by people completely in control of their fear! Sure, they might have been killed in rough seas; but, if they didn’t find food, they would definitely die of starvation. You are going to die; fear not. When you have conquered your fear, you will truly be living — not dying a slow death waiting to discover the proximate cause of your own demise.
The point is, whether you are preparing for a storm, planning on standing and facing it, playing in it, or running from it, do it without fear. Do what you want to do; and do what you have to do — but make your choices without fear. Storms always pass; but fear can kill you no matter where you are.
Attachment to Stuff Only Weighs You Down
By Jeff Maziarek, author of Spirituality Simplified
Among most people there is a strong attachment to owning things. The United States has especially become a consumption-based society, one in which many have actually come to believe that what you own is who you are. This same attitude is steadily being exported to second and third world countries as well. Please don’t misunderstand me here. There is nothing wrong at all with people buying material goods (i.e., nonessential items) when they feel like doing so — I most certainly do. Problems are bound to develop however, when that feeling is based on an ill-founded premise that continuing to purchase such things will actually provide them with genuine happiness, security, or even improved social status.
During an average month in the United States, we are barraged with literally thousands of messages originating from a variety of sources, the majority of which are designed to get us to buy either a product or an idea. As a result of this media-driven culture, we have millions of people taking on significant amounts of debt just so they can ‘own’ and become attached to and/or burdened by more and more stuff.
Congratulations to Irene Watson & The Sitting Swing for Breaking into Amazon’s Top-Ten!
Mission accomplished; Irene Watson’s "The Sitting Swing" broke into the Amazon Top-Ten Best-Sellers today with ratings of: #8 in the Self-Help category and #9 in the Mental/Spiritual category! That was the purpose of this book launch party; and, thanks to all of you, it was a big success! We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Irene for her efforts and accomplishments with The Sitting Swing and the Book Launch.
We also sincerely hope you get the most out of the Free Bonus Gifts that were offered as an incentive to participate in this launch. I just received an email from Irene and she has decided to keep the offer open for an additional day to give people time to take advantage of all the Free Bonus Gifts — and time to share this offer with family and friends on their email lists. So, if you haven’t checked out The Sitting Swing — and all the valuable resources being given away during this Book Launch Party — just visit: The Sitting Swing Book Launch Party and see what’s going on!
Thanks again for your help — and for supporting Irene’s Book Launch!
The Secret to Happiness and Success - On Your Own Terms
Socrates said that the beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms. You should begin your quest for happiness and success by defining exactly what "happiness" and "success" mean for you - otherwise, how do you know you don’t already have it? You won’t find success until you are happy and know exactly what success means to you; and you won’t be happy until you decide to be.
You may think that you don’t have happiness in your life because you are feeling unhappy right now. It may seem obvious to you that you are looking for happiness because you don’t feel happy, and therefore are not happy. You may even be frustrated because happiness is so elusive, or seems so far away. If only you could find happiness… Then you wouldn’t have to suffer anymore.
Book Launch Invitation for Irene Watson’s "The Sitting Swing"
Hi Everyone!
Something big is happening today, and I knew you wouldn’t want to be left out of the loop. I’ve written a couple posts on www.ExploreExpandEvolve.com about this over the past weekend; and today’s the day.
If you’re like me, you read. And, if you read, you buy books. Imagine buying a book and getting more than 20-Free Bonus Gifts just because you bought the book on a certain day…
When people launch new books, they often have a “virtual launch-party” where several of their friends and colleagues offer to provide incentives for people to buy the book on a specific date. Why? Because it doesn’t take that many book sales to make your book an Amazon Best-Seller – if all the sales are on the same day…
And who doesn’t want to help a book become a best-seller? So, authors and publishers often gather together hundreds of dollars worth of information (E-books, audios, etc…) offered as incentives to encourage you to buy a book at a particular time.
That’s it; that’s how these things work. The whole point of all this effort, and all the Free Gifts, is to concentrate book sales on one particular day – to harness the voice of the readers so they speak in unison at least once – to help a book become a best-seller.
I’ve bought many books this way; and some of the most valuable information I ever received has been some of the Free Bonuses I received for buying a new book on a certain day! And I know at least one of those books became a best-seller that week, too! That’s a win-win-win.
Today, August 19th, my friend, Irene Watson, has gathered together leading authors and experts, to show you new ways to lift your life to breathtaking heights — including transformation, personal growth, and creating an inspiring life.
I’m working with her to make you this offer. If you purchase her award-winning book: The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference today, you will be on your way to receive the many gifts entitled to you.
All you have to do is go to http://www.readerviews.com/RV-amazon/index.html and follow the link to purchase your copy of The Sitting Swing: Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference at Amazon.com. Then enter your Amazon transaction number in the space provided and you will be directed to where you can claim your gifts.
All proceeds from the sale of The Sitting Swing will be donated to Higher Power Foundation, Inc., a foundation created to give financial assistance for people to attend recovery based spiritual and life training events.
So don’t delay, go to http://www.readerviews.com/RV-amazon/index.html and claim your copy of The Sitting Swing today, August 19th.
You certainly don’t have to buy this book now; but if you think it is something you might buy soon, today is a good day to buy it… You will definitely get a lot of bang for your buck!
Thanks in advance for helping Irene and the Higher Power Foundation, Inc.!
Best wishes!
Pete Koerner, author of The Belief Formula
Check-out the Free Bonus Gifts for purchasing The Sitting Swing on Tuesday, August 19!
This evening, I’ll be emailing an invitation to each of our subscribers inviting them to help Irene Watson, author of The Sitting Swing, launch her book — and hopefully even make it a Best-Seller this week! Book launches are fairly common; but this one features 28-Free Bonus Gifts for anyone participating!
The Sitting Swing promises to be a wonderful read — full of personal revelations that we can all relate to. But, whether you are interested in buying The Sitting Swing for yourself, or not, consider buying it as a gift — and keeping the Free Bonuses for yourself (the Bonus Gifts are probably worth over $100.00 no matter how you look at it!).
I read way more books than I buy; but I specifically look for these book launches in order to take advantage of some really great offerings. In fact, some of the most powerful information I have ever received came to me as a Free Gift for ordering a book during one of these book-launches.
In case you’ve never seen one of these book launch offerings, or to help you decide if there’s something interesting here for you, check out this link to see descriptions of the Free Gifts you will receive for purchasing The Sitting Swing on Amazon.com Tuesday, August 19th:
http://www.readerviews.com/RV-amazon/index.html
Check out all the FREE gifts and I’m sure you’ll see the value and benefit of waiting and participating in this launch rather than just driving to the bookstore and buying The Sitting Swing today!
REMEMBER: To Receive Your Free Bonus Gifts, Don’t Buy The Sitting Swing until Tuesday, August 19th, 2008!
28-Free Gifts for ordering Irene Watson’s new book, "The Sitting Swing," on its launch date — Tuesday, August 19th, 2008!
Irene Watson’s new book, "The Sitting Swing," is available on Amazon.com; but if you can wait until Tuesday to order it, you will receive 28-Bonus Gifts for participating in the book launch. If you buy books anyway, waiting for book launches is a good way to get a whole bunch of cool and potentially helpful stuff for Free. Here’s some information about Irene’s new book:
Come with me and take that first step…
It’s never to late to change your life, it’s never too late to heal.
Irene Watson’s pretentious life could go no further until she faced her past. Her moving and inspiring memoir begins at the end, in a recovery center, where she has gone to understand a childhood fraught with abuse, guilt and uncertainty. Her powerful story is a testament that it’s never too late to change your life, never too late to heal.
The Sitting Swing:Finding Wisdom to Know the Difference (Revised Edition) shows us how guilt, fear and ignorance are borne by our children. Two distinct parts of the book look at an abusive child rearing and the process of recovery that takes place years later. On many levels this is a classic story showing us that change, growth, forgiveness and recovery are possible.
It is also a heartwarming healing story and a testament to the strength and courage of the human spirit. In the end it gives hope and freedom to those that accept the past and move forward by rewriting life scripts that have been passed down for generations.
I’ll be emailing a reminder Tuesday morning to anyone who has received a newsletter from us. Or, you can simply come back here and click the link above to go directly to Amazon.com and purchase The Sitting Swing. I’ll post another reminder and link to Amazon here Tuesday morning along with a list of all the gifts you will receive for purchasing The Sitting Swing on Tuesday the 19th…
*REMEMBER, to receive the free bonus gifts, you must wait until Tuesday, August 19, to order the book on Amazon.com.
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The Belief Formula
