I started my new Power of Eight class/group a few weeks ago. Once again, it is proving to be a class that has its own way of showing up for each person in the group. There are about 16 people in this group.
The Power of Eight is about group intention or group prayer. The discussion and intention exercises center around a book titled The Power of Eight by Lynne McTaggart. Below are two links. One to the book written my Lynne McTaggart and another link to a document about how to start your own Power of Eight Group. I call this the cliff notes version.
The Power of Eight and other books by Lynne McTaggart
A Step by Step Guide to Creating Your Own Power of Eight Groupe
And another couple of links to videos by Lynne McTaggart.
Video 1 - About Power of Eight Groups by Lynne McTaggart
Video 2 - How to Start Your Own Power of Eight Group by Lynne McTaggart
I have now led two Power of Eight groups through my church and taken a class by Lynne McTaggart called the Intention Master Class which lasted a year and had people in it from all around the world.
I have seen many people receive the intention that was held by their group. Some of these things were even somewhat miraculous for the people involved. Lynne mentions in Video 1 above that the most amazing thing she has seen is the changes in the senders or the intenders. I totally agree with her assessment. In the groups I have led, I have seen everyone get really clear on what they want in their life and what they don't want in their life. Many of our intentions have come to pass and even the ones that didn't gave each person a sort of clarity and peace about their life.
The first group I led, which began about eighteen months ago, continues to meet twice a month and I always say...I couldn't break this group up even if I wanted to. The group definitely bonded in ways that are very amazing. People who are in the current group will be asked to join one of our groups and I am sure many of them will join and ongoing group.
The book is a good read but being part of an ongoing intention group continues to be the most amazing part of the experience. I have participated in virtual groups and in-person groups. Personally, the in-person groups are much more powerful and have helped me find peace and clarity about most things in my life.
May you find peace and clarity in all things. Abundant blessings....
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Monday, February 17, 2020
A Complaint Free World
Our minister recently did a talk about A Season of Peace and that we already have it and it is ours to claim. He quoted Martha Smock one of the great Unity leaders of days gone by.
If there is only one person with whom you are not at peace, then you have a work to do, and the work begins with you- - in your thoughts and feelings, in your reactions. Peace of mind is not something you achieve when everything is perfect, when things have been worked out happily; peace of mind is something that oftentimes precedes the solving of the problem.
Here is a link to the complete talk on a Season of Peace. The talk starts about minute 34.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bELhpjj491w&t=2826s
My favorite part of his talk was when he asked us to image a day without complaint. Toward the end of his talk he went on to share the thoughts of Will Bowen who has been on Oprah to help people stop complaining. Here is a video by Will Bowen explaining how to stop complaining. You can find many more videos by Will on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcHkA9kSTE
Our minister even gave out the rubber bracelets to help us stop complaining and take the 21-day challenge that Will Bowen talked about in his video.
I still have the bracelet on. I have not made it 21 days yet but it is a good way to remain conscious of when we complain. As Will said the idea is to get the mind and the body working together.
Remember...there is no shame in day one.
If there is only one person with whom you are not at peace, then you have a work to do, and the work begins with you- - in your thoughts and feelings, in your reactions. Peace of mind is not something you achieve when everything is perfect, when things have been worked out happily; peace of mind is something that oftentimes precedes the solving of the problem.
Here is a link to the complete talk on a Season of Peace. The talk starts about minute 34.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bELhpjj491w&t=2826s
My favorite part of his talk was when he asked us to image a day without complaint. Toward the end of his talk he went on to share the thoughts of Will Bowen who has been on Oprah to help people stop complaining. Here is a video by Will Bowen explaining how to stop complaining. You can find many more videos by Will on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgcHkA9kSTE
Our minister even gave out the rubber bracelets to help us stop complaining and take the 21-day challenge that Will Bowen talked about in his video.
I still have the bracelet on. I have not made it 21 days yet but it is a good way to remain conscious of when we complain. As Will said the idea is to get the mind and the body working together.
Remember...there is no shame in day one.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
The busyness of life
The last two weeks the busyness of life has shown up in many ways in my life. I am the volunteer coordinator for the homeless shelter here in New Braunfels and often spend one night a week at the Winter Shelter.
This week I am also taking a Mental Health First Aid Class put on for people volunteering at the shelter and presented by Hill Country MHDD. My workout buddy and I skipped yoga this morning because of this class but I usually do yoga 3 days a week and get my walking in at least 5 days a week.
A family funeral is one of the things that popped up on my schedule that no one was planning. My step-brother, Dennis, made his transition last week. He was in his late 60s and had been battling cancer for a few years.
He was the only child of my late step-father Arno. My mother and Arno married when they were 83. They were well suited for each other and Arno's first wife was in my mother and dad's wedding. Arno had nursed his first wife through many years of dementia and declining health before her passing. He also took care of my mother until her death in 2004. So Arno and Lucille had several good years together.
It is amazing how life turns friends into family and family into friends. Some of my siblings are coming in for the services for Dennis. My younger sister will be spending one night with me and we will probably go together to see other friends and family and pay our respects. I did have to rearrange some of my busy schedule to be able to attend the services but after all....that's what family does.
Abundant blessings, peace and love.
This week I am also taking a Mental Health First Aid Class put on for people volunteering at the shelter and presented by Hill Country MHDD. My workout buddy and I skipped yoga this morning because of this class but I usually do yoga 3 days a week and get my walking in at least 5 days a week.
A family funeral is one of the things that popped up on my schedule that no one was planning. My step-brother, Dennis, made his transition last week. He was in his late 60s and had been battling cancer for a few years.
He was the only child of my late step-father Arno. My mother and Arno married when they were 83. They were well suited for each other and Arno's first wife was in my mother and dad's wedding. Arno had nursed his first wife through many years of dementia and declining health before her passing. He also took care of my mother until her death in 2004. So Arno and Lucille had several good years together.
It is amazing how life turns friends into family and family into friends. Some of my siblings are coming in for the services for Dennis. My younger sister will be spending one night with me and we will probably go together to see other friends and family and pay our respects. I did have to rearrange some of my busy schedule to be able to attend the services but after all....that's what family does.
Abundant blessings, peace and love.
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