I read somewhere that gratitude is the best prayer. I agree.

“Earth, Spirit Living” says: “Among other things, gratitude opens our minds hearts, senses and creativity to the god that we wish for.”

“Urban Shaman associated the MIND (lono) with memories, thoughts, ideas, imaginings,intuitions, hunches, and inspirations…”

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“Urban Shaman” associates the HEART (Ku) with memories.

Note that memories are already included in the MIND. Overlap. The MIND (lono) also covers: sensory impressions of sight, sound, touch, smell, depth, movement, pressure, time and others. If “Urban Shaman” is to be followed gratitude touches everything in life.

Rudolf Steiner as discussed by Sardello has 12 senses, not only 5.
Life sense, movement, balance, smell, taste, temperature, vision, hearing, speech, thought sense and sense of individuality.

That is why during the day every so often I thank God for everything and everybody. Then I qualify my thanks with the invocation to open my MIND, HEART, and SENSES.

    I believe I chose to  leave Source and enter into this life. I believe I was given all that I would need for the journey and to return to Source!

I am elated that Dr Christine Page has her own version of what I call evolutionary creation:
“…this steady disconnection (not banishment from Paradise) was an essential part of the plan to bring about self-individualization and allow the emergence of human beings who were willing partners in he creative cycle.”

Although I have been using the books of Dr Page since the 90s and I have been following Dr Bruce Lipton on Facebook since 2014, it was only yesterday (July 10) that I realized that Dr Page and Dr Lipton have been connected in “Spiritual Alchemy” which I have been using for many years.

I get strength from Dr Page, a medical physician and by Dr Lipton Ph.D. a cell biologist. Both inspire me with guidelines for my journey back to Source.

“Urban Shaman” and “Earth, Spirit Living” encourage me to use gratitude :”to open my mind, m heart and my senses- the five basic ones plus the subtle  ones like intuition etc.

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“All power comes from  within.” Understandable. God is already in us. God is Source. Our power comes from God within us. We are made to the image and likeness of God is the religious interpretation of the principle about power.

In my case, I no longer complain against my nightly waking up after midnight. Instead I use the time to thank God for anything and everything and for everybody. On Facebook I read countless posts saying that gratitude is the best prayer.

“Earth, Spirit Living” says: “Among other things, gratitude opens our minds, hearts, senses and creativity to the good that we wish for.”

Noteworthy is the fact that “Urban Shaman” discusses lengthily the powers of the mind, heart and senses. (including the subtle senses aside from the five basic ones)

“The world is what we think it is.” This is the ability to operate in the world from the perspective of the shamanic principles, to see things from that viewpoint rather than in the ordinary way.

This has led me to insights with the opening of my mind, my heart, my senses. I can no longer get angry nor irritated because I see things very differently.

Every once in a while, I get inspiration about which of our many treasures from foreign students I need to share with others.

During the dy I take the initiative to do what I think is best. Initiative is valed in shamanism. I can’t forever indulged in 2nd level thinking. But I take pains to respond not to react.

Even Dr Christine Page has written about having one foot in this world and another in the metaphysical.
Sometimes I get messages via a younger sister living in the USA whom I believe is more advanced than i am spiritually.

Other people should know what you are thinking. This is a rule written about in “Urban Shaman”

This rule/assumption according to Serge Kahili King has caused and is causing a great deal of personal and global grief.

I agree. My husband and I have countless points of agreement. Yet I am very different from him. He is such an extrovert and I am so introverted, sometimes to the point of being considered anti-social. And it is not due to my difficulty in walking!

I just love to be left alone. I am very happy with my own company. But I want the company of my husband, of course!

There were a few times I would have been angry with my husband for not doing what I wanted but luckily I realized early enough I did not tell him what I wanted.

His tastes are different from mine, even for food. His interests are to a great extent different from mine; I can’t relate with his interest in Philippine History especially the “babaylan” era.

There have been a lot of times I would have wanted to “unfriend” him on Facebook. He simply has too many friends I couldn’t care about – their posts I mean!

I appreciate how he cares for our potted garden. He buys our breakfast daily regardless of the weather. Whenever he can he gets me an extra crossword puzzle aside from what I get daily at breakfast. He mops our floors and often even throws the trash which is supposed to be my daily walking exercise -walking with my cane to the Trash room on the opposite end of our floor. He does shopping for me to save me from getting too tired walking in the mall.

The only housework that is exclusively mine is defrosting our fridge. I can’t imagine him doing the job without getting the whole condo wet and messy. We did not get a no-frost fridge when we moved to this condo because somebody I trusted told me a no-frost fridge was not good for the environment.

If I would let him , he would happily cook our meals. But I don’t allow him because I dread dealing with national disasters in the kitchen in exchange for palatable meals. Besides, I prefer to have meals ordered and delivered so I can choose the vegetables and when to have them!

Above all I appreciate my husband for allowing me to pursue my ever-changing spiritual evolution.

My favorite authors now dead had failed relationships. i wonder how they were able to write such inspiring works but were not able to sustain lasting relationships. Gill Edwards, Wayne Dyer, Lynn Grabhorn even Rabbi Darfour who was divorced at least twice.

I am glad Sylvia Boorstein in her 80s is still happy in her marriage. I don’t know how old M. Tamura is but he is still happy with his wife. I admire Dr Bruce Lipton and his wife

My husband volunteered an explanation based on our own lives. The partners have greater chances of having a lasting relationship when they are engaged in the same field – both of us are educators.

M Tamura and his wife are together in a ministry.  But the marriage of Burt Bacharach with Carole Bayer sager with whom he wrote many musical compositions did not last; Carole had a lot of ugly things to complain against Burt!

Sylvia Boorstein works separately from her physician husband but Sylvia has written about how her husband always initiated the endeavors to develop their brand of spirituality.

Whatever is the X Factor, I believe a relationship has to be sustained with constant care and respect for the individual.