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A couple of weeks ago I was listening to a speaker relay a story about his wife dragging him to an art show.  He was commenting on his inability to appreciate the artwork he observed because it was created by humans and not God.

I found that comment interesting.  Being a believer in that we were created in God’s image and likeness and that we are an extension of His creative power I thought, “But isn’t that how God creates?”

I wonder what happens in this man’s world?  Really.  Does he have no art on his walls?  I highly doubt it given his wife’s passion.  So he believes that the art he can appreciate was literally painted (or drawn or whatever) by God Almighty Himself?  Hmmmmm. 

The soap he uses in the shower was created by . . .?  The HDTV he probably watches was created by . . .?  The car I know he drives was created by . . .?

My husband and I recently rented the movie, Evan Almighty.  I think the author did a good job of subtly addressing this very issue.  God used “Evan,” our modern-day Noah, to build the ark.  Think about this for a moment:  What do you think would have happened if an ark had just appeared in someone’s back yard?  I mean, if God were to start creating things “out of the blue,” don’t you think people would freak out?  I do.  I think we’d have mass chaos.

God knows that, that’s why He gave us talents and the inspiration to develop skills and a passion to pursue them even when we get tired.

Personally, I believe that we are an extension of God, source energy.  God creates through us because that is how it was intended to be in the first place.  Yes, we are created as the speaker was saying, but we are also creators.

Almost everyone I know has had some sort of “Divine Inspiration” at some time in their lifetime.  Many of us, especially us artistic types, experience that essence on a constant basis.  Some dismiss it as “a hunch,” or “based on previous experience,” but I don’t.  I know where my brilliant ideas come from.  Do you?

Until next time,
Be a Creator!

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I have an amazing podcast for you today.  Debbie Reinhart of Faces without Places sat down with me last week and opened my eyes to a situation I thought I understood, but was grossly remiss. 

It’s easy for those of us who believe in the law of attraction to say, “Homeless people attracted that experience to themselves.”  Okay.  I’ll give you that.  And I’m the first to admit that we must accept complete responsibility for everything that happens in our lives.

But what about the children?  What about spreading hope?  What responsibility do we have as believers in an abundant universe to give the children and youth who are living in these circumstances the hope they need so that they can create the lives they desire? 

Don’t get me wrong about this podcast.  This is not going to leave you feeling down or burdened or negative in any way.  There is no sermon here.  In fact, I found discussing this issue with Debbie to be a very uplifting and inspiring experience.  Debbie is so sincerely passionate about this topic that I believe she could take it on by herself.  In fact, at the end of our time together, she made a comment to the effect of, “I’m motivated now to do even more.”  And I have a strong feeling that she will.  But I want to help her, and I think you will, too.

I believe with all my heart that this podcast is meant to bring people together.  No one is asking you to do anything you don’t want to do and they are not just asking for money.  My challenge to all of my readers today is to listen to this podcast with an open heart and do what you feel inspired to do. 

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Here is the contact information mentioned in the podcast:

Cincinnati Local info – Trish Fries – (513) 363 3300

Debbie Reinhart, FwP – National Chair - (513) 505-1139

Until next time,

Share your joy!

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Allow me to set the scene:  It’s the day after Thanksgiving, the grass is green, leaves are still falling, the sun is shining, and snow is flying; it’s another beautiful day in rural Kentucky!  While many families have driven into the city to start their holiday shopping, I am gleefully sitting in my home office, observing my wonderful surroundings, and preparing this week’s Carnival of Healing.  

And, OH, what a carnival it is!  The quality of this week’s articles has left me feeling like I’ve been to a healing workshop and healthy living retreat!  Because there were so many wonderful articles, I decided to try something a little different for you and put them in a neat, organized, table.  I hope you’ll read them all because I truly feel that they are all worthy and I want you to feel as uplifted as I do right now.

I hope you have enjoyed this week’s carnival and that you receive many healthful and healing benefits.  I personally can hardly wait to try some of the concepts I’ve learned.

Next week’s Carnival will be at Deepest Health.com.  Many thanks to Tarot Blog 2007  for hosting the carnival last week.

Until next time,

Happy Healing!

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I’m sure you’ve all heard the old adage, “If something seems to good to be true, it probably is.”  And I’m sure you, like me, can recount many instances of when you fell for some scheme or ploy that turned out just that way.  At the same time, I’m sure you can count many blessings that have come into your life that, if you stopped to thing about them long enough, you would have thought were “too good to be true.”  Maybe it’s a relationship, a job, a salary, or just something that years ago, you would never have dreamed would have happened to you.  Yet, it did happen to you.

So what’s the difference?  What is the real, discernable, difference between something that is too good to be true and our most amazing blessings?  How can anything be too good to be true if we are the creators of our life experience and we can have, do, or be anything we want?  Is a subject too good to be true simply because we believe it to be so?

One of the biggest obstacles I’ve had to overcome in learning to trust my intuition is this very subject of “too good to be true.”  There are days when my life feels too good to be true.  I will sometimes catch myself thinking, “Is this really happening?”  I’m sure you’ve had those moments, also.  But how do you know the difference between a great opportunity and a scam?

Now, I’m not talking about those junk e-mails we all receive telling us our e-mail address has just been randomly selected to receive one million British pounds. (!)  I’m talking about the e-mail or phone call you get from a friend, motivational speaker, or someone whose list you’ve signed up for that you kind of trust, but the offer, “seems too good . . .”

According to Abraham, when you’re receiving information from your higher self, the inspiration will feel like the next logical step.  And in my personal experience, that is exactly what I have found to be true.  Let me give you some examples.  I’ll start with some extremes, and then go to the more subtle, explaining how I use this knowledge to my personal benefit.

Let’s say that I receive an e-mail from one of my favorite motivational speakers, Brian Tracy.  This happens every day, by the way, because I am on several of his lists.  And let’s say that this offer promises that I’ll make one million dollars by this time tomorrow if I simply purchase such-and-such product.  Do I bite?  No. Why?  I’m just not in a place yet, vibrationally, where I believe that making one million dollars overnight is possible.  It doesn’t seem logical – for me.  Now, I know other people have done it and do it.  And rest assured, I’d certainly like to do it, but my belief system is not there yet.  Why?  I don’t know – that’s another blog post!

Now, let’s say that I get another e-mail, this time from Tom Antion.  And it reads something like this:  “Debra, learn how to double your website traffic in 24 hours.”  Again, a purchase is required.  Will I bite?  Probably.  Especially if I’ve been thinking about and wondering about ways to do that.  What’s the difference?  If I’ve been thinking about how to increase my website traffic, and I get an e-mail from a trusted source, it feels like the next logical step; an “answer to prayer,” sort to speak.  Doesn’t that make sense?

These two different programs could cost exactly the same amount; I would still be more likely to purchase the second than the first.  The first simply seems too good to be true, while the second feels like the next logical step.

Here’s where it gets tricky.  Let’s say that I have been dreaming and thinking thoughts like, “Boy, I’d really like to figure out a way to make a million dollars overnight.”  Then this e-mail lands in my inbox.  What is one to do then?  Well, it all boils down to that next logical step and how I feel.  If I’m really in tune with my inner being, I will know whether or not to bite.  And sometimes, we can know that we’re being lied to, but we take the “opportunity” anyway.  That’s how a lot of us get burned, but let’s take a minute to talk about that.

If you purchase something with the thinking, “This is not going to work.  Things like this always backfire on me – it’s always too good to be true.”  Guess what will happen?  Yep – you’re going to get exactly what you expect.  But if you make the purchase thinking, “This is it!  I can feel it!  I am going to be a millionaire!”  Then you’ll probably get exactly what you expect as well.

Now here is something interesting that happened to me recently.  I decided to self-publish my motivational book, Wake Up and Create the Life You Want.  I had asked my inner being for guidance on exactly how to go about it – there are so many options out there.  A