I am thrilled to invite you set your reminder here to listen to Jeni Stepanek Ph.D. on The Soul Salon Radio Program on September 7th, 2010 at 1pm Eastern. Her guest spot is timely as it will be the day after the National Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon.  Jeni has graciously agreed to  share her time with The Soul Salon listeners after what will surely be a remarkable weekend with her co-hosting the DC broadcast of the MDA telethon.  Remember if you cannot catch the show live come back and listen to the archive 24/7 from anywhere in the world.  The program will also be available as a free podcast on Itunes after it airs live. This day will also mark the release of Messenger in Paperback (Dutton). Also, take a peek at a post I wrote about Mattie a few months ago. What a kid.  Below you will find some slightly edited/modified text from the Editorial Review section of this book on Amazon… Pick up your copy of Messenger and be inspired.

Jeni Stepanek is the mother of Mattie Stepanek, the New York Times bestselling author, poet, peace-maker and humanitarian, who passed away in 2004 to Dysautonomic Mitochondrial Myopathy. His mom Jeni lost three other children to that same neuromuscular disease and has the adult-onset form herself. She holds a doctorate in early childhood special education and is an award-winning speaker. Her book Messenger is an inspiring and personal look into life with Mattie who embodied the best of human nature, touched millions, and worked tirelessly for peace.

Oprah Winfrey has called him “an inspiration,” Maya Angelou saw him as a kindred sprit and fellow poet, and Jimmy Carter described Mattie Stepanek as “the most remarkable person I have ever known.”  Six years after his death from a rare neuromuscular disease, Mattie is still being celebrated for his indomitable spirit and message of hope.

In Messenger, Mattie’s mother, Jeni Stepanek, recounts the years before Mattie got sick; how he handled the loss of his siblings from the same disease he had; his decision to spread the message of peace and hope; and how, when he became a celebrity, Jeni helped to keep him grounded, and remember to embrace being a kid. Including never-before- seen poems, journal entries, photos, and correspondence with famous friends, Messenger is an inspirational book about a life lived to the fullest.

Visit MattieOnline.com for inspiration and smiles.

All the best!

Rena M. Reese

Founder, Soul Salon International

Rena Reese
http://thesoulsalon.wordpress.com/

A good habit to develop is checking with yourself to see if there is any area in your experience where you are tolerating discomfort, where you are living with even the slightest tension or feeling of un-ease. Every aspect of your life can be something that brings you joy, peace, and harmony. There are no exceptions to that. Whatever the situation, whatever the type of relationship you have with someone or something, it can be a source of complete peace, joy, and ease. Discomfort of any kind is your indicator to immediately shift your own point of focus, for you to take action inside yourself so that whatever the situation, it becomes what you are wanting to experience. Being conscious of the discomfort, that subtle indicator that the situation is not how you desire it to be, is the first step.

“There’s only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldous Huxley

One woman who came to me was in a relationship that was obviously in distress, and while she acknowledged this, her focus was on changing her partner. Her story was all about him and what he needed to do to make her at ease. But it doesn’t work like that. You cannot give all your power away to conditions outside of you and expect them to make you feel any one way, especially since you can’t change or control the things “out there”.  You can only really change yourself, your own point of focus, perception – you can only change the story, and so the energy, you bring into your waking world. All change begins with you, the observer, and that’s all that’s really needed. So my work with this woman was to first begin to turn her attention toward her own inner space, to examine what was going on, what it was she wanted to be experiencing, and begin to generate those states of being within her. Your “outside” will always respond and reorganize itself to what you are generating and anchoring within yourself. Not only are you not meant to tolerate and live with any kind of discomfort, but you have the unconditional power to dissolve it from your experience. Your peace, your sense of ease, your ability to manifest the reality you desire is not conditional upon the people and situations in your experience. You have much more power than that.

Take a moment to scan all areas of your experience right now. Is there any part of your life where you’re just tolerating any kind of discomfort? Scan to see if you feel that all areas of your experience are right now harmonious, peaceful, and open. Do you feel closed off or defensive or powerless in any area? If as you’re doing this, anything catches your attention, a relationship with a coworker or someone else, a situation that stirs even the slightest discomfort in you, this is an area of your experience where you want to begin to shift the energy within yourself. Step into the state of being you’d rather be experiencing on that topic right now – how would it feel if this situation was how you wanted it to be or even better than that? How would it feel if this relationship was how you wanted it to be or even better?  Step into that state. Can you feel the difference? Do this consistently and the picture in the world before you will transform before your eyes. As inside yourself, so out in your world – as within, so without.

“The best gift you can give to the world is personal transformation ” – Lao Tsu

Your own transformation on any situation, the energetic change within yourself is the best gift you can give not only to the world around you, but to yourself also. It won’t serve you to put all your power on an external situation or on the behavior of someone else. Always come back to yourself, always choose to transform your own perspective and the point of focus from which you are observing the people and situations in your life. The more you practice being the center of your reality like this, the more you see that your own consciousness and how you orient it is the power of behind everything, the more you live your choice to bring about harmonious, peaceful, and open moments all around you, in every aspect of your waking life.

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In Part 1 we heard how Neabei first decided to incorporate the Love Foundation Liberia, what challenges they faced and the response from the community. Let’s hear in Neabei’s own words about his vision for the future, immediate plans, long term plans and what he’s most proud of in this endeavor:

THE VISION FOR THE FUTURE WITH TLF-LIBERIA

The overall vision of TLF-Liberia is to assist people to build a practical foundation and understanding of unconditional love within individuals and the Liberian society as a whole.

It is an organization focusing on training the minds to change the attitudes of negative perceptions by individuals thus providing a most desirable alternative solution to economic problem of absolute poverty, political instability, social and religious differences which continue to impede/retard the progress of unity, lasting peace and development in Liberia. It includes unconditional love education through seminars and workshops, the media(radio, television, print, ICTs) billboards, flyers, posters, etc. at community levels in various vernaculars of Liberia. Different forms of educational programs cover day-care centers, primary and secondary levels, the universities and colleges, communities and with the social and religious institutions collectively. To stimulate social harmony, programs such as cultural dances, sports, film productions, creative writings, music, traditional arts, poetry, arts and crafts, shall be highlighted among others. By the messages of love sent forth through various means, inter-personal, tribal and religious controversies shall not easily escalate into chaotic situations, but shall be managed easier from the concept  of unconditional love which transcends human limitations.

Considering the preponderance of sports in promoting social harmony, police stations in areas where our presence shall be felt will no longer be crowded as before with cases involving issues of fighting and many forms of inter-personal misunderstanding. By your involvement in other ways, Liberians will be exposed to the bedrock foundation of unity, lasting peace and development haven been assisted to rise above their limitation and begin to share love unconditionally.

The doctrine fostering the respect for human rights/dignity in Liberia will be given an underpinning gravity as individuals begin to conceptualize unconditional love as a basis for every thought, feeling and action, is a prudent means through which any developing country can attain progress.

In Liberia, most people would prefer to associate with others who can offer what they desire in terms of economic potential or people would come down to earth purposely to achieve political goals, otherwise, people choose to associate on tribal  and religious sentiments. TLF-Liberia is intended to enhance the promotion of unity and lasting peace by inspiring and motivating people to love unconditionally through the exploration of various activities that foster love.

THE IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR THE LOVE FOUNDATION-LIBERIA

The Love Foundation-Liberia recognizing love as the perfect bound of unity and hope, transcends the limitation of religious, gender, and creed, reaching out to all without precondition with the aim that through our activities:

• The weak finds strength
• The confused finds strength
• The intelligent grows wiser
• The divided becomes re-united
• Our nation is moved forward

Our immediate plans is to raise friendly supports to give us some credence and sense of purpose enabling us to organize ourselves through short-term training workshops and to rent a little place where we can be located. We strive to design multiple motivational programs that inspire unconditional love  education through the arts that teach morals. It is our desire to as well liaise with humanitarian organizations and individuals locally and internationally for support in cash and kind to carry out charitable and research projects in Monrovia and its environs. All of our activities for now will be focused in Monrovia as a starting point.

OUR LONG TERM PLANS

By the year 2012, TLF-Liberia whishes to begin decentralizing all aspects of here activities thereby having her influence felt in all of the fifteen counties of Liberia.

As a reliable means of fiscal support, TLF-Liberia whishes to undertake agricultural projects in any of the counties which is a prudent means of keeping the organization potent in terms of financial self reliance.

By 2015, TLF-Liberia wishes to begin with programs/projects envisioning the promotion of unconditional love which will involve the active participations of citizens especially youth of neighboring countries bordering Liberia and the sub-region of West Africa.

WHAT I AM MOST PROUD OF IN THIS ENTITY I AM CREATING

To be proud is to have positive accomplishment(s). There are nothing more successful and cheerful than dwelling together in unity as TLF-Liberia is becoming daily. In as much as there is nothing that The Love Foundation-Liberia has to offer it members in terms of allowances, everyone is always happy to contribute towards every aspect  of our undertaking. Some would go to an extend of crediting money from people only to keep TLF-Liberia alive.

I also feel proud that even the kids are willing and happy to be with us whenever we need them.

Except for the hard costs of living in Liberia where about 80% pf the total population is living on less than $1.00 per day, all is well with us and continue to be better.

I am greatly proud of Loveolution that is making remarkable impact on TLF-Liberia through the website, also the co-founders of Loveolution: Aaron and Justin, who are key motivational force behind all that we are doing and continue to achieve in Liberia.

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I am very inspired by Neabei and his country men and womens’ efforts.  It is truly amazing to see such Love coming from a place which historically has dealt with so many chaotic challenges.  We are proud to support Neabei’s Global Vision of Love In Liberia!

Thanks for reading!

Much Love,

~Aaron

Have you ever thought about what it means to Be Love?  If you were to Be Love right now, in this moment, what would you notice? What would come into your awareness?

- A sense of intimacy and closeness with everything within and all around you
- A feeling of unity, of oneness, with all parts of yourself and the world that appears in your view
- A recognition that looks out into the world and says “I am that” to everything seen and unseen
- A kind of openness, a transparency with everything and everyone in your life
- A bubbling up of energy in your Heart Center
- A sense of being at-one with the whole Universe, an expansiveness

These are just a few points. To Be Love goes so far beyond how you show up to the people in your life – it includes everything else. It includes all the forms that Consciousness takes on in the waking world.

“In the world of duality, everything is a relationship. In the world of oneness, everything is love.” -Sri Ram Kaa

Be intimately present with everything – see every moment as the greatest love you’ve ever had and let yourself just belong to whatever moment you find yourself in. NOW is the greatest thing that has ever happened! NOW is the greatest Love that has ever come into your experience.

“Reality has nothing to do with appearances, with your narrow way of seeing. Reality is love expressed, pure perfect love, unbrushed by space and time.” -Richard Bach

If you could see that Love was the sole Reality permeating everything and everyone in your sight, what would you experience in this moment? What could you experience in this moment?

Be Here Now.
Be Love Now.

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Let’s begin with you, shall we? Do you realize it is as easy to influence what you like, as it is to influence what you dislike? Look around. What you have or what you perceive missing in your life, reflect your beliefs, many of them hidden from your conscious awareness.

When you are un-aware of beliefs that delay your potential, you are asleep in a dream about what you are not; you are a passenger in the car of life.  As this Shift of the Ages advances, to influence Authentic SOULutions and least stress, awaken and move into the driver’s seat.

Inauthentic systems that serve few at the expense of many are rising to the surface for our awareness, [money, environment, health], to purify. Infinite Light, described scientifically as Fundamental Electromagnetic Quantum Energy and spiritually as unconditional or Authentic Love, Spirit, God, Consciousness, Source, Allah or other Name, responds to thought. When you change the way you look at things for the better, you liberate the things you look at to change for the better.

Fear delays human potential. This World Age Shift calls everyONE to expand self awareness, compassion, unity, cooperation and Authentic Love, so fear can retire; the same way darkness retires in a room when you turn on Light.

Divisiveness is the root cause of all discord, instability, scarcity, powerlessness, war and fear, which escalate until you, me, we have a change of heart. When you move into the driver’s seat, life happens BY you instead of to you. With expanded awareness, BodyMindSoul is naturally equipped to pass through this Shift with least stress. Earth, as She purifies and labours to birth a New World Age, needs our focused love and attention.

Please visit Events at http://freetobewealthy.net to expand awareness, unity consciousness and align on purpose. View ‘The One Song Project’ taking place today.

Secondly, I ask that you watch without judgment, videos about how money is created from debt. Choose to expand awareness and understand the need for a new FairCareShare money system http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVkFb26u9g8 Also visit http://victoryfortheworld.net and share the links with 5 people, asking them to share with 5 people, to expand unity consciousness, influence a new money system, liberate humanity, peace and a new conscious world. Thank you!

Doreen Agostino
Choose A Greater Destiny
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