A friend just sent this to me, and I thought it was something I would like to
share with y'all:
> Sun, 16 February 2003 > > Dear Friends, > > The fear and anxiety caused by the possibility of > war are the biggest > health > challenges we face right now. > > As a physician, I know full well that emotions such > as fear and anger > impede > the healing process and, if held long enough, > actually lock us into a > vicious cycle that produces more pain, more fear, > and more anxiety. > > This can wreak havoc on our minds, bodies, and > spirits. But this > doesn't > have to be the case. > > There are very specific things each of us can do > right now to help > prevent > war and at the same time create peace in our bodies, > minds, and > spirits. > > I was strongly reminded of this this week. > > ; Both of my daughters called from their respective > colleges with > concerns and > worries about what they've heard on the news about a > possible > terrorist > attack. > > One wanted to know what I thought about stockpiling > cash, water, and > canned > goods. Her roommate's mother had sent them warnings. > > The other daughter wanted to know if I thought it > was safe for her to > go to > NYC this weekend. > > I told them to go about their lives as usual, while > paying attention > to > their inner guidance. I reassured them that they > each had access to > guidance > from within that would lead them in the right > direction if they paid > attention. > > I also gave them a way to think about the current > global situation > that > leads to healing and peace, not further conflict, > and shared with > them my > unshakable belief that each of us has the power, > through our thoughts > and > emotions, to influence the energy of the planet in a > way that helps > prevent > further conflict and also creates peace. > > Here's what you can do. > > 1. Use your thoughts wisely. Understand their power. > > Thoughts have a tendency to become their physical > equivalent. This is > one of > the fundamental laws of the > universe. > > Another one is the law of attraction, which states, > like attracts > like. > Because it is consciousness that creates reality, > the kind of > consciousness > you hold - your vibration - actually creates the > kind of life you are > living. > > It's impossible to create peace and harmony if > you're pushing up > against a > war. > > It's impossible to create peace and harmony if > you're condemning > George > Bush, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, etc. > > You don't have to agr ee with them, but realize that > you'll be > contributing > to the energy that creates war if you assume an > embattled mentality > concerning them. > > The split in our nation right now about war is > actually creating more > of the > energy of war. It's not possible to > fight for peace without creating war. > > 2. To create peace, you have to be peaceful. The > only way to stop war > is to > start from within yourself. You must do personal > disarmament. > > The only way to get and stay peaceful is to > concentrate on what > brings you > peace and resist the downward spiral of negative > emotions that blames > others > for your lack of peace. > > Remember, that to which you give your attention > expands. > > Although there is no denying that we're in a > perilous and frightening > position right now, that doesn't mean we are > powerless to change it. > &g t; But the only way to do so is by changing your > thoughts and emotions > from > those of anger, hatred, and fear to those associated > with compassion > and > peace. > > Spend 30 seconds several times a day creating a > virtual reality of > what > peace would look and feel like. > > Imagine that it's a year from now and the economy is > flourishing. > > George Bush is radiantly healthy; the governments of > the free world > are all > cooperating to ensure global harmony and peace. > > And Saddam and Bin Laden and their influence have > disappeared from > the > planet. > > Imagine all our soldiers back home and reunited with > their families. > > Imagine a global village in which all of us can > travel freely and > joyously > and with understanding and acceptance of each > other's cultures. > > When thinking about Iraq or North Korea, imagine the > w omen and > children. > Send your energy and compassion to them. > > Don't try to change the men of these countries. In > fact, don't even > give > them any thought lest you energize them. > > Withdraw your energy from them so that you will no > longer be feeding > them. > > Dozens of studies have documented the fact that our > thoughts can and > do > affect others in profound and measurable ways. > > When a critical mass of individuals (one percent of > the population) > was > brought together to practice Transcendental > Mediation in various > areas of > the world, for example, there was measurable > decrease in the number > of > violent crimes, suicides, terrorist attacks, and > even international > conflicts worldwide. [Orme Johnson, et al. (1988) > International Peace > Project in the Middle East: The effect of the > Maharishi technology on > the > un ified field. Journal of Conflict Resolution, vol. > 32, (4), pp. 776- > 812.] > > There are also over 180 studies that have documented > the positive > effect of > prayer on everything from humans to yeast cells. > > 3. Imagine all the angels and non-physical beings > who are working on > the > other side to protect and uplift all of us. > > Know that they can only do their work in an > atmosphere of compassion, > not > condemnation. > > The energy of condemnation will prevent them from > connecting with the > hearts > of those who most need their inspiration and love. > > 4. Avoid watching the news and reading the > newspapers. > > Headlines are designed to keep you afraid and > disempowered so that > you will > buy more papers or watch more TV. > > Then you get hooked on the news because you're > waiting for some > official > guidance that will keep yo u safe and secure. > > This simply can't happen, because it's not the way > the media is set > up. > > The media is designed to get you riled up, so that > you remain tuned > into the > chain of pain. > > The only lasting safety and security come from the > peace that you > create > within yourself. > > What's safe for one person will be dangerous for > another. > > Remember all the hundreds of stories from September > 11, about the > people who > were supposed to be at the World Trade Center but, > for hundreds of > different > reasons, simply weren't there that day. > > Tune in to how you are feeling when you've severed > the influence of > the mass > media. > > This will give you the guidance you're seeking. > > 5. Finally, know that when you are tuned into your > heart, your Inner > Wisdom, > and God, then your energy lightens up and your > ; vibration literally > changes. > You become a beacon of light and peace. > > You become an up-lifter and a peacemaker. > > There's an old saying, The rising tide lifts all > boats. But it won't > raise a > stone. > > Stop looking at and thinking about the stones. > > Join me in raising the tide. > > And remember the words of the great M.K. Gandhi, > When in despair, I > remember > that all through history the way of truth and love > has always won; > there > have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they > can seem > invincible, > but in the end they always fall. > > Warmly, > > Christiane Northrup, M.D. > > Note: Christiane Northrup, MD is a pioneer in the > field of women's > health > who graduated from Dartmouth Medical School and > completed a residency > in > ob/gyn at Tufts/New England Medical Center in > Boston, Massachusetts. > ; > She is a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist > with over 20 years > of > clinical and medical teaching experience. > > She teaches that we can each tap our potential to be > healthy in the > broadest > sense of the word only when we understand the unity > of our minds, > emotions, > spirits, and physical > > Dr. Northrup has often likened modern > crisis-intervention medicine to > driving powerboats around in the rapids, pulling out > drowning victims > and > resuscitating them in high-rise hospitals. > > Though this is noble and beneficial work that each > of us may > occasionally > require, her work now focuses further upstream by > helping women avoid > falling, jumping or being pushed into the rapids of > ill health in the > first > place. > > Her practical and in-depth approach to health > concerns has much to > offer > regardless of one's current position in the river. > > Her two public television specials, Women's Bodies, > Women's Minds, > and > Women's Bodies, Women's Choices, debuted nationally > in March of 1998 > at over > 100 public broadcasting stations with great success. > > In August of 1999, her two newest public television > specials, Your > Diet, > Your Health, and The Wisdom of > Menopause, began airing all over the U.S. > > Health Wisdom for Women, Dr. Northrup's monthly > newsletter, has > approximately 30,000 subscribers, and through this > publication and > her web > site, Dr. Northrup has created a virtual healthcare > center for women > that > provides ongoing and integrated support, education, > and health > assessment > services which help women make changes in their life > to achieve > optimal > health on all levels, regardless of their starting > point. > Her work has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey > Show, the Today Show, > and > Good Morning America. > > Dr. Northrup is also the author of the New York > Times best- selling > book, > Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, originally published > by Bantam in > 1994, then > re-released in March of 1998 in a completely revised > and updated > edition. > > Her newest book, The Wisdom of Menopause, released > in March 2001, > explores > the gifts and challenges of midlife as a crucial > turning point during > which > we have the potential to create a healthier life > than ever before, > depending > upon our choices. > > She is also completing a book that explores how the > mother- daughter > bond > sets the stage for our state of health throughout > the lifecycle. > > Dr. Northrup lives with her family in Maine. > > > >
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