Can’t pay the rent on Faith alone? Well… that’s partially true, here’s why:
In short, ‘hard-times’ hit us pretty hard the past couple months. Our business was feeling the brunt of the failing economy (which I like to think is improving… more like I am manifesting improvement so we all can get our money back) and all of a sudden we didn’t know how we were going to pay our rent! Yikes! Scrambling around like two crazy chickens we were pecking at anything that moved and looked like a work opportunity. No luck, after no luck, after just a dry basin of nothingness… silence…
We decided that instead of moping around feeling sorry for ourselves, that we were going to scrape ourselves off the floor and work on what we could do something about. That meant that after spending half of the day applying to every job possible, we would work on strengthening ourselves emotionally, spiritually, and physically, go and do ANY service opportunity available, end the day with a FUN activity and wake up the next morning – rinse and repeat. Amongst all that, we would pray like crazy!
With the help of the Church, Family and GOD: Faith + Hope + Charity blessed us with more work than we could handle. We’re back on the prosperity wagon – packed full of blessings and a renewed testimony that He (God) does listen. He will never give us more than we can handle (we’re still alive, right?) , and if we stay true to our faith, everything will be OK. 
God can’t help if we don’t ask and show gratitude for what He does bless us with!
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This guy right here, I love something fierce. As much as I’d like to say that we NEVER get on each others nerves – that’s an ideal life I’m working towards. What I’m getting at is not to fill you all in on trivial issues, but to share something I learned that IS getting us closer to seeing positivity in ALL things. Taking all ‘bickering’ instances as an opportunity to improve our communication.
The past couple days I have observed qualities that stem from my younger years in observation of my Mom and Dad. Both positive qualities, and qualities I’d like to remove. I learned that some tasks around the house, Clark grew up never having to do, me neither – but now I HAVE to do them in my own home. I needed help, Clark didn’t know how/why he needed to. NOT HIS FAULT! But there was a lack of kind and soft communication and we both weren’t hearing each others needs. After time apart to cool down and think, we both sat down and shared our feelings softly – (here’s the important part: ) – with the intention of coming to a compromise in how we could meet each others needs. I needed help in whatever form he could provide, he needed appreciation for the things he does do… he needed to hear my gratitude – I didn’t hear that before! Was I listening? Maybe, maybe not, but I was now and because we spoke softly and with a loving tone as mutual partners – we fulfilled each others needs and neither of us are lacking. WOO HOO!
In the end, I learned that all men are pretty much the same. Like asking God for help, if you haven’t shown any gratitude for what you already have (meaning, you may think it… maybe show it – but God still would like you to pray so he can hear it) – where’s the motivation to help and bless you more if they feel you won’t notice anyways or they haven’t heard how much it means to you?
God never leaves us, we leave Him when we forget to include Him in our lives.
G-R-A-T-I-T-U-D-E does wonders 
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Life has been interesting. It’s been a whirlwind lately and very distracting at times. Ideally I’d like to be able to meet all my obligations, make accomplishments today rather than tomorrow and have everything complete at the end of the day… we’re getting there slowly but surely.
Working with my counselor and having read and still am studying ‘You Can Heal Your Life’ by Louise Hay, I see progress everyday. I feel lighter and can truly see the truth: that you attract the type of attention, and the type of people – who are like you. Everyday, and every person you invite into your life is a reflection of you. You’re looking in the mirror buddy!
Since I have been working on loving ME, people who used to bug me – no longer bug me. People who I thought hated me, I feel their love. It feels like the world is no longer a “be careful” kind of world, but rather one that is improving like I am. I’ve learned that people in general are good at heart and not people who you have to wonder if they hate you [for voting Yes on 8]. The people who you feel mistreated you, are just people like you and me who either are working on improving themselves, don’t know any better – and are only reacting from a lack of knowledge, or rather — knowledge that they’ve gained so far in life. We’re all victims of victims and no one is to blame. We can only be positive examples to others, and love ourselves – in hopes that others will reflect the same love that you show to yourself.
If each of us, reflected LOVE and only kindness and compassion for ‘their’ inner child who is doing the best they can, we would in turn, have reciprocated the same compassion to ourselves. The world would grow closer to Peace and we would all be fulfilled in our needs.
Doubt feeds upon doubt, and hate fuels dissappointment. We reep no rewards from stripping them from other people. The world could use more sensitivity, more patience and love. We need more listening ears and quiet-soft tones. Then we will receive the peace we starve for.
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