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Exploring the infinite field of possibilities that lies in ea
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INFINITEFIELDMAGAZINE
FEBRUARY 2010I S S U E 7
Love and Relationships:An Interview with Kimberla Lawson Roby
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Table of Contents
Feature
AMINA S MCINTYRE
LOVE AND RELATIONSHIPS:
AN INTERVIEW WITH KIMBERLA LAWSON ROBY 19
SYNOLVE CRAFTWHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY 56
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Articles
REV. ALAN ROWBOTHAM
THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR HEAR 57
SPIRITUAL SOLUTIONS
DENNIS MERRITT JONES
THE ART OF BEING KIND 77
THE ART OF BEING
SUSAN MAREK
DIVINE DETOX MEDITATION 79
MEDITATION
TERRI LEE-JOHNSON
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH 60
THE SPIRITUAL BOOKSHELF
JANICE GIRGENTI
FENG SHUI TIPS FOR LOVE 43
FENG SHUI
PETER C. ROGERS, D.D., PH.D.
SOURCE 81
THE ULTIMATE TRUTH
KEN AND RENEE KIZER
TALK TALK 65
SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS
TERRI LEE-JOHNSON, MALENE BELL, JAMIE FLEMING, FATEEMAH WICKHAM
NATURAL HAIR 37
BEAUTY
NANCY A KAISER
BECAUSE OF LOVE 33
NATURE
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TONYA PARKER
MATTERS OF THE HEART 61
CONSCIOUS LIVING - FOOD
BEN CHILD
DEAR CHOCOLATE BLISS 64
CONSCIOUS LIVING - FOOD
JEN ALY
THE COURAGE TO OPEN YOUR HEART 47
SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIPS
SHAUNA ARTHURS
SELF LOVE 9
MAGNIFICENT YOU
MIN VALERIE LOVE
LOVE THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL PROSPERITY 30
SPIRITUAL LAWS OF FINANCE
DAVID BESLOW
PROCRASTINATION IS A VERB 70
JOURNEY INTO SELF
REV DIANNIA BATY
AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER III 27
AFFIRMATIONS
ELAYNA FERNANDEZ
PAGEANT51CONSCIOUS PARENTING
ALEXZANDRIA CRAFT
LOVE 12
TWEENS & TEENS
GEMMA ABSON
2 AM 24
POETRY
JENNIFER ONEILL
RELATIONSHIPS ITS COMPLICATED 45
INTUITIVE WISDOM
DEOLA FEARON
NLY THE HEART 32
OETRY
ARA COVERT, PH.D.
OVE IS WHAT YOU MAKE OF IT 25
OURNEY INTO SELF
EBBIE RUSTONAVE YOU EVER DONE SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE YOU LOVE 67
USINESS ENLIGHTENMENT
IN JENNIFER HOPPER
AWS OF LIFE FOR KIDS:
WALK IN THE PARK 13
IDZ
ALENE BELL
OOD FRIDAY 15
HORT STORIES
DWARD WILLIAMS
O LONGER WILLING TO PAY 49
OWER LIFE
UE URDA
WHERE LOVE ABIDES GRATITUDE IS NEAR 75
RATITUDE
YNOLVE CRAFTACRED INTENTION AND AFFIRMATION TO ASSIST IN YOUR
OURNEY AS YOU FOLLOW THE GURU WITHIN 8
FFIRMATIONS
ARLA DURBEN
IVE YOURSELF TO LOVE 84
NTENTIONS
AURIE MARTIN
USTIN OBRIEN (SWAMI JAIDEV) 53
MILE ACROSS YOUR HEART
YNOLVE CRAFT
NITTING A WEB OF LOVE 86
MAGNIFICENT YOU!
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a message from spirit
I love February, although it's much too cold and way too short. It is a month that
is all about LOVE. You can even feel it in the air.
LOVE can also be felt on every page of this magazine. There is so much good
stuff in this issue that I can hardly contain myself. We've got an exclusive
interview with best selling romance novelist Kimberla Lawson Roby. Having
read many of her novels and admired her for many years, it's obvious she knows
a thing or to about LOVE! Kimberla shares a few "insider tips" on how to spice
up the romance in your life! Amina S. McIntyre caught up with Kimberla on her
book tour stop in Atlanta. It's steamy ya'll!!
Then Janice Girgenti takes it to the bedroom with Feng Shui advice on how to
bring LOVE into your intimate space...Oooh, it is HOT!
Marla Durden asks you to Give Yourself to Love, and Nancy Kaiser shares a
beautiful story,Because of Love, about a Quarter Horse foal named Wild
Women.
No matter what it is you desire to love - whether it's a pet, a spouse or a friend -
there's an article just for you! Once again, I'm amazed as TIFM's family of
contributors open their heart so wide to give you the very best to help you create
the life of your dreams.
Join the TIFM family as we share with you the many faces of love and offer
some humble tips on how to take care of you! Invite your friends and know that
you are always loved in this space.
Infinitely Yours,
Welcome to The Infinite Field!
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Each day I set the intention to follow the Guru within. This intuitive God-
voice is my teacher and my guide.
As you look in the mirror, whisper these words from Spirit in your ear....
I love myself.
I value myself.
I enjoy being with myself.
I appreciate the wise guru that speaks from within.
Sacred Intention and Affirmation to assist in your journey as you
Follow the Guru Within
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by Shauna Arthurs
As the saying goes, you cannot give what you dont already have...So if February is the month to give love
perhaps its time to turn your loving thoughts to the person most deserving in your life (hint: look in the
mirror!).
Yes! YOU are the star of your life, and you are worthy of all the love you may be tempted to shower on
others this month.
The great news is love is expansive and will never run out. The more you turn inward and cultivate love, t
more it will grow and spill out - the more you will have to give others as well!
Lets make sure you are full to the brim with love this month by discussing ways in which you can lavish
enough TLC on yourself that you have plenty to share. Here are some ideas to get you started:
Health
When we dont have our health, we arent much good to anyone. Even if you havent been dealing with an
major health issues of late, there is always room for improvement in your daily regimen. Spend some time
thinking about your wonderful body, which moves you through this world and helps you accomplish your
goals. Combined with your senses and your incredible mind, your body is a remarkable tool, and you hav
only one. Sure, we all know this, but often we act as if our behaviors do not have future consequences.
See if you cannot come up with some loving things to gift your fine self this month: eat more whole, naturfoods; make that doctors or dentists appointment youve been avoiding; perform breast self-exams if you
are female; look in the mirror and appreciate the wonder of who you are. LOVE YOURSELF.
Fitness
Part of overall health includes physical fitness, and often we value it intellectually but dont take the steps
actually achieve it. Remember that fitness is a lifestyle, not a goal. If, for instance, you recently set a New
Years resolution to get fit like millions of other people - you may already find yourself falling off the
wagon and feeling disappointed in yourself. This could be because you put enormous pressure on yourselfbe absolutely fit in a certain amount of time, and possibly, youve focused on exterior results (yay for tigh
abs!) rather than the important physical benefits of fitness (yippee for a strong core that helps you in your
everyday tasks and for strengthening your bones to stave off osteoporosis!).
This month, re-set your priorities, and ensure that fitness is an integral part of your lifestyle. Even if it mea
just walking a few times a week, take the time. No one can do this for you, and according to Seattle-based
research think-tank Sightline Institute, people who walk keep off weight and exercise more, helping to
prevent chronic ailments such as diabetes and heart disease.
SELFlove
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Balance
Lots of us pay lip service to the concept of life balance, but in truth, its usually quite elusive. The perfect
balance between family and work, for instance, or between public and private time, or indulging and
sacrificing, does not necessarily exist, at least for most of us.
One way to put an end to all the pressure for balance and actually achieve a little peace of mind is to realiz
that, as Oprah once said, "You CAN have it all. You just cant have it all at once." This is brilliant advice,
releases us from the need to be perfect at everything NOW. Instead, we can acknowledge that there may b
other times when certain issues are better addressed, and we can let them slink to the back burner without
feeling guilty. Whether youd like to be dedicating more time to your kids, your new business or yourself,
remember that YOU are in charge; consider life balance with a longer timeline in mind. There will be year
when the kids are gone, filled with plenty of time to write that novel or renovate the upstairs bathroom.
Future Plans
Depending on the nature of your habitual focus, you m
benefit from either widening or narrowing the lens. If
are someone who keeps your nose to the grindstone,
always bent on some elusive future goal, it may be tim
look up, catch your breath and just gaze around to see
what you might be missing. Living fully in each mome
as it comes provides a rich, multi-layered existence tha
just isnt possible when you are stuck in scurry mode.
same goes if you live in constant regret of the past. Taksome time this month to improve your relationship wit
life, and with yourself, by turning your attention to the
moment at hand as often as you can remember to do so
Life passes in little moments, each of them precious an
deep.
On the other hand, if you are consumed with your current situation and feel like it will never change, it ma
be time for you to make some big, bold plans for the future. Breaking out of the doldrums requires you to
ignite and fan the flames of your passions. As authors James Collins and Jerry Porras reveal in their populbookBuilt to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, it is important to set what they call big, hair
audacious goals. You can incorporate this fabulous philosophy into your personal life by imagining and th
living into big, passionate dreams that keep you motivated and excited to be alive.
Love, life, passion, excitement - its all the same at the core.
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Forgiveness
Bishop Desmond Tutu wisely said that forgiveness is the best form of self-interest. When you carry
resentment or bitterness in your heart, it hurts you both mentally and physiologically. Whether you need t
forgive another person or yourself, theres no time like the present. Tell yourself that your precious mome
are worth far too much to allow negative, toxic emotions to rule them, and drop the resentment and regret
once and for all.
Often, we have difficulty letting go and forgiving because the resentment feels familiar its comfortable
and moreover, were right, darn it! However, someone wise once asked, "Would you rather be right or wo
you rather be happy?" CHOOSE HAPPINESS.Focusing on yourself is anything but selfish, or perhaps we could say its selfish in a good way. Without
your light, those in your inner circle would surely find their way dimmer. Perhaps the best gift you can gi
them is a happy, loving you, and true, deep love always comes from within.
Shauna Arthurs specializes in sharing effective tools and resources toinspire and help you to create the unique, magnificent life you weremeant to live. Get started at BreathingProsperity.com andIncreasingVelocity.com, and for an instant boost of abundance, enjoy her
popular e-book 30 Days to Wealth.
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Alexzandria Craft is the
Teen Editor for The
Infinite Field Magazine
by alexzandria craftLO V E
LOVE
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Laws of Life for Kids
A Walk in the Park (The Law of Polarity)
On this particular day, Snuggles the Puppy was out for a walk with his fathe
His father led the way to a park where they had never before been. A winter storm
passed through town a few days earlier and the last dried leaves that still clung to the
few trees in the park had now fallen. As Snuggles looked around, he noticed this wa
not a place he would consider to be beautiful. Not only were the trees bare, but thegrass was brown, stiff, and dry. Trash, left by humans, lay all over the ground. On
side, he saw a large, concrete bridge almost completely covered in spray paint.
Snuggles wondered why his father kept going, why he kept following the path wh
lead through this ugliness instead of turning around and going back to a place they k
was more pleasant. But, Snuggles trusted his father and knew there was always a go
reason for what his dad did, so he chose not to ask any questions. Rather, he decided
continue looking around and following his fathers lead.After some time, the puppy and his father came across a bridge. Snuggles noticed
that the bridge also appeared old, run down, and rusty. As they came to the middle o
the bridge, Snuggles looked down. There beneath them was a very narrow, slow
moving stream. The water was cloudy with dirt. This stream was small enough that
Snuggles might have missed it had he not been paying attention. When they got to t
other side of the bridge, the path turned and they continued following it with a steady
pace.
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A few more minutes down the path and Snuggles noticed they were entering into
small forest. There were many more trees now, some had leaves, and a few patches
grass were actually green. Squirrels were running and birds were chirping. Sudden
Snuggles realized what his father was showing him. Where there was trash, there w
also water. Water provided life to the plants and animals he now saw. Without the
water, there would be no life at all in the park. In the middle of the ugliness, there w
LIFE!
Now, had Snuggles tried to talk his father into leaving because he did not like the
first part of the path through this park, he would have missed the beauty of the fores
that lay just beyond the ugliness. Had he refused to follow his father, he would hav
missed this lesson- that in every situation there is both good and bad. Snuggles
understood this was true in his own life. Whenever something happened in his life
that he thought was bad or ugly, he could remember there was also good in it.
Whenever he felt angry or sad, there was also happiness somewhere in him at the sa
time. He could look for the happiness, pay attention to it, and then feel better!
Snuggles felt so thankful to his father for this walk in the park and what he had
learned, that he tackled his dad and began licking his face. His father loved all the
kisses he was given and began to feel happy, too. Together, they ran down the path
into the beautiful forest, playing with each other until it was dark. On the trip home
Snuggles had a new feeling of gratitude for the ugly part of the park; he now knew
where it lead and it was beautiful!
Written by Min Jennifer Hopper
Min. Jennifer Hopper's mission is to promotelove, peace, freedom, and understanding on the
planet. Currently, she provides parents, teachers,
and children tools and information that supportsthem in understanding themselves and oneanother.
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GoodFrida
yIn fourth grade at St. Marys School, saddle shoes were a girls best
friend. Wed nestle them square between the legs of any boy who told
us we were anything less than powerful, wise sages. We were smart
girls with smart mouths and friendships sticky as gum. The class
intellectuals were girls too, so collectively we had brains to match our
brawn. Our battles took place on the playground and in the coatroom,
which we transformed into a WWF ring, live with hair pulling, hollow
kicks to meet the bone marrow of a shin, and body slams that released
lots of sexual tension.
Though we waged gender wars, boys and girls alike looked forward to seeing each other, to
joining hands in Mass where wed pinch each others ears or stuff down our laughter at Ms.
Stafaronis pancake butt or Ms. Douglas deep-throated alto churning out Jacobs Ladder. We
especially looked forward to Fridays, when wed huddle into the Computer/Band/Community
room for serious moral talks and bite-sized liturgies. Our meanest teacher, Ms. Douglas, a short
African-American woman in her sixties with double bifocals, would let her hair down and
delight us with secular comparisons between the Holy Bible and soap operas, a rare smile on her
face. I watched soap operas every day after school and never imagined shed debase herself
watching women and men slobber all over each other like they do. And even though she was our
Religion/Science teacher, none of us imagined her religious, or scientific, for that matter. She
was pious enough and nun-like plain, oatmeal colored khakis and Dr. Huxtable sweaters, her
uniform. But she ruled, rather than taught, and her Commandment was that children were to be
seen, not heard, and it was within her right to set straight any child in breach of that Law. When
the entire middle school lined the four-story stairwell for morning Mass, Ms. Douglas was the
only teacher who could quiet the hallway from the first floor to the rafters. Whispers of her
movement traveled like wind and our silence spread like dominoes, her footsteps the push.
This day, we found ourselves crammed into the sacred Friday space with Ms. Douglas andFather Joe --a deep voiced man with fluffy Tom Cruise hair and Michael Keaton all-American
goodness who would leave the priesthood to marry a curvaceous parishioner. He told us the story
of Adam and Eve. In the beginning, he said, all was right with the world. In the end, all was
wrong. In his version, Eve ate the apple and destroyed all that was perfect, including Gods
Love. In our 11-year-old-girl version, we were at fault, and we writhed like snakes at the
uncomfortable accusation we took as truth.
byMale
neBell
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Candice and Edwina, the class intellectuals, whod normally raise their hands with the most diabolical of
questions, sat quiet. This simple story stumped all of us girls, but left the boys giddy and superior.
By high school, Id forgotten Eve and the need for saddle shoes. By college, Id flipped a middle finger to
religion, and embraced the-revolution- will-not- be-televised- dogma of Black Nationalism. Soon put off by
its machismo and lack of originality, I discovered Womanism, where Eve & God showed up again in an
Alice Walker book called "Living by the Word".Picking up where Father Joe left off, Walker points to Gods subsequent curse of women in childbirth. If
before Id questioned the Bible, that day Id become wholly disenchanted. Around the same time, my
boyfriend proposed to me.
Like little puppets marching onto a cardboard playhouse, my mother, my father, and my best friend, piled
into the living room of our apartment, one floor above my mothers day care center. When my boyfriends
mother scuttled in, a few minutes later, I knew something was up, because she visited rarely. Video camera
in hand, bawling like a baby, my boyfriend got down on one knee, and popped the question. I was in the
middle of finishing a play about Lulu, a woman dying while the world held watched. Completing the projectwould give me the final credits I needed for graduation. Unable to speak or look him in the eyes, I nodded
yes as he slipped the $5,000-tax-return-could-have-been-spent- on-rent-money-or- daycare-money-for-our-
one-year-old-child-ring on my finger. I excused myself and signaled for my friend to follow me into my
bedroom.
I held out my hand toward the mirror, not like the marriage-crazed women in the movies who race to altars
as if starved, but as a ghost, a woman fading into the background of an unwanted life.
Why didnt you tell me? I say. I I, she stutters.
It feels so heavy, I say. These are the only words I can find for the next ten minutes, before I make my
debut as the blushing bride to be.
The ring, itself, bore the weight of devastation. It was the same weight I felt when I lost faith in God and
myself, as a girl, in the second floor multipurpose room under the gaze of a teacher, a priest, and an amazing
group of girls and boys, who were taught that one knew better than the other, that one was more cherished
by God than the other; where I accepted the lie of womans place.
Two months after the engagement, India Aries Beautiful playing in the living room ofournew apartment
with the 9ft ceilings and exposed brick paneling, I asked my fiancto leave. I could give you reasons, words
he used to keep me, words I took for truth. Years afterwards, my daughters limbs lengthening, her choppy
words forming new sentences, Id recite the reasons like Hail Marys to stave off the guilt that came with
being the One to break up my family, to destroy it. But the deeper truth is that I could no longer accept the
lie --the lie that convinces women that they should endure, rather than live; the lie that says women must
prove themselves deserving of love, over the truth of being unconditionally loved; the lie keeps women
shiny as silver on the exterior, while the interior unvarnished, dulls; and, the ultimate lie, that our knowingis
folly and our folly is knowing.
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Twenty years ago, on a Friday afternoon, my Catholic school sisters and I sauntered through the doors of the
multipurpose room expecting communion; instead, we received a polite stoning. Just as we were coming to
know ourselves, to collectively connect with our feminine strength, to tap into the Feminine Divine, our
sense of place in Gods Heart was dismantled, and we, made refugees of Spirit. For when the Heart is
denied, so too is Spirit. And a Heart denied is a Heart divided.
At St. Marys we lit candles at the feet of Mary, sung Ava Maria, and devoted rosary length prayers toJesus mother, but as we were the children of Eve, while they the priests, the sons, the boys who teased and
tortured us, the fathers who hit our mothers, the uncles who bloodied the lips of stepchildren--were the sons
of God, thus, we were indebted. We said Our Father who art in heaven, and crossed out the Feminine
Divine with an incomplete Trinity. So, we looked for Salvation in the service of others and forgot ourselves
or served the god of conditions until we grew in Love and found what we knew all along, that God is of
the Mother and the Father.
I come back to Eve again and again and find I want different for myself, for my daughter, and for the
generations of girls and women who have come, gone, and will come again. I find myself ever theconductor who musthear the whole of her symphony, knowing that harmony is a necessary chord, that
naming is Creation, itself.
Malene Kai Bell is a writer, poet, mother, and activist. A graduate of Morgan
State University (B.A. in English) and The Johns Hopkins University (M.A.
in Writing), her work has appeared in Mosaic Literary Magazine, The
Baltimore Review, Radar, 13th Moon, and Urbanite Magazine. For nearly a
decade, she has taught students and teachers in the Baltimore CityPublic School System & the Washington D.C. Public School System.
Malene Kai is the creator ofAmerican Heroine Sessions, creative
writing workshops for women with an emphasis on personal story. She
is currently working on a memoir, Medusa Underwater. Malene is also
an editor for The Infinite Field Magazine.
In the name of The Mother, The Father,The Son, The Daughter encompassed in
the Holy Spirit, Ashe.
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Love and Relationships:An Interview with
Kimberla Lawson RobyBy Amina S. McIntyre
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From Pastor Curtis Black to Jillian Maxwell, New York Times Bestselling author Kimberla Lawson Roby has
written memorable characters over a course of 14 books who deal with issues of their own relationships,
sometimes with a not-so-happily-ever-after endings. Kimberla, a Chicago native who started writing late in
life after never being satisfied on a job, writes books that explore issues of infidelity, insecurities, mistrust,
miscommunication, and the complexities of being a Christian despite human reactions to each situation. An
inspiration to book clubs and individuals all over, Kimberla will be one of the featured writers at the upcoming
Faith and Fiction Retreat held in Atlanta, Ga in June.
Between writing, book signings, and meeting with her many fans, TIFM caught up with Kimberla to talk abou
love, relationships, and her latest book,Be Careful What You Pray For(Morrow).
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ASM: Why did you choose to start really writing about love?
KLR: You know, I think because relationships, no matter who you are, it
always has some sort of affect on your life, whether it be in a positive way o
negative way. Thats why I started out with the first book, I thought Well
these are the kinds of stories I would like to read. And I would say it is more
love than I would say romance because sometimes my characters dont alwa
end up living happily ever after. But you get to see what happens when thing
are wrong and people make the wrong choices in their relationships whether
be a married couple or even just are a couple who's been dating for a certain
period of time. But, Ive always had an interest in that, and Ive been blessed
be able to see both sides of that. I was married, the very first husband I had,
and it was horrible. You know, there was no communication, you know, the
person just didnt see marriage as the type of, you know, sacred entity that it
was supposed to be. Then Ive been married now to a man, itll be now 20
years this year, and this is the way its supposed to be. And I think thats why I like to write about it. I know t
bad, and I also know the really, really, really good side of it.
ASM: You say, this is how its supposed to be. Can you expound on that a little bit for me?
KLR: For me, I think why my marriage works with my husband is that we communicate. No matter if its goo
news or bad news, weve always pretty much done that. You know, we have respect for each other. Hes alway
first before anyone else. I always tell people, its God, and then its my husband. And for him, its God, and th
its me. And so I remember early on in the marriage he would always say, Well be fine; we will never let
anyone else enter into our circle. That includes family members, friends and any other outside people, and
weve just never ever, you know, given up on that particular mentality. And it has really, really worked for us.
mean, we are each others best friend! And I think that makes as much of a difference because you can have th
person who you consider to be, Wow, this is my lover, I am in love with this person, but you also have that
person as your best friend that you confide everything to. You know, that makes a difference as well.
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ASM: Tell me a little bit about whats it like writing between the lines of romance and love and
spirituality, because theres such a push for if youre going to kind of do something that talks about
relationships to really go off push into the romance end. You kind of maintain a fine line.KLR: You know, there is a very thin line when you think of whenyoure writing from an inspirational, you know, Christianperspective. [I]n many cases, youre writing about a relationship, and
lets just say, for example, infidelity happens where, you know, thats
really crossing the line when youre talking about anything Christian-
related. But for me, I dont have a hard time writing about the threethings at once - love, romance, and Christianity - and even theproblems that come with love and romance because even as
Christians we all fall short. You know, were not perfect people, thesame as non-Christians are not perfect people. And so, I think we
even learn and we grow from the mistakes that we make. You know,
mistakes and problems, they make you pray more, and they make
you become a much better person than you were before the issuestarted happening in the first place.ASM: So tell me aboutBe Careful What you Pray For.KLR: Well,Be Careful What You Pray For is the 14th book that Ive written but the seventh book in my Rev.
Curtis Black series. So it touches the Rev. Curtis Blacks daughter, his eldest child, and this is the second book
actually based on her life. [Alicia] starts out in The Best of Everything marrying for the first time, she just
graduated from high school, and she has such high hopes of being in love and living happily ever after. Butwhile she has a great husband, the kind of man that most women hope and dream about, he doesnt have enough
money; he cant give her the lifestyle that shes become accustomed to from the time that she was a child, all thway through her college years. Shes used to living very well. [Alicias] used to her father paying her credit card
bills, and shes used to being able to shop at Neimans and any other top department store. And so she and herhusband immediately start to have problems because of it. She has a serious shopping problem: she spends waybeyond her means, she puts them in all kinds of financial trouble, and so the marriage cant survive. It isbasically ruined because of it.
Now in this book, what Alicia believes she didnt learn anything in the last book, she learned absolutely
nothing - Wow, if I can find a man with more money, Id be happy, things would be good. And so she finds
this, which is why the book is entitled,Be Careful What you Pray For because while shes prayed for this very
wealthy husband, she gets that. This is a man, J T Valentine, who is the pastor of a congregation that has 5,000members, he earns well into the 6 figures - the high six figures, in terms of his salary - and he does want her tohave the very best of everything. He gives her everything that she wants. The downside, and what she doesntknow right away, is that hes consumed of money and power and lots of women, and hes worse than her father
ever was in his terrible days. And so thats how all of her problems with JT begin.
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ASM: Do you feel like a lot of the things she ends up wanting for is based off her relationship with her
father and what she wants from him? Just basically her own perception of what men are?KLR: Yes, I do. You know, she starts out, even in The Best of Everything before she marries the first time thinki...]she never wanted to marry a minister, and that was based on what she had seen with her dad. The way he had
reated her mother and the way he had treated her step mothers, you know, it was always in such a horrible mann
and so when she meets Phillip, the first husband, you know, she likes him and then she falls in love with him. Anhe is a good guy. This time around - not even really realizing that shes marrying someone whos just like her fath
n the way he used to be and is not thinking that what happened between her mom and her stepmom - shes not
hinking shes going to be in that same position. Shes thinking, I have finally found the perfect man and life is
going to be great, you know, and she gets that rude awakening. But thats not how she goes into the marriage, sdoesnt believe that first off.
ASM: And its really funny how a lot of times relationships in our own lives are based off of the patterns of
our past. Whatever our parents do, sometimes we try to react against it, but we fall into some of the sametraps not knowing it. Either good or bad, sometimes its really good consequences, and sometimes theyrenot so good.
KLR: Exactly.ASM: So what kinds of things have you had your characters do t
spice up their own romances?KLR: Wow, lets see. And I really gotta think now because I have to through all the books....I think this is one of my favorite scenes that I
have written. In The Best of Everything, with Alicia -- and I think itsinteresting because sometimes women can be more romantic than me
In The Best of Everything, Phillip is really trying. He knows that heand Alicia are having trouble, theyre having lots of arguments, havinall these disagreements about her shopping and about her spending
habits, and she feels like she should always be able to do what she
wants to do, he shouldnt tell her what she should or shouldnt do. Aso all of this is going on, and so shes gone out with someone from th
church one evening, and out of the blue -- its no special day, its a week day -- she comes back, and what Phillip
has been doing this entire time is planning. Hes gone and bought her this wonderful night gown, this beautifulnight gown, and hes laid it across the bed and got the candles going around in the bedroom, all over their bedroo
hes got rose petals across the bed and across the floor. You know, its just a beautiful scene. And, I guess, in his
mind hes thinking he needs to do something special for her thats going to help. It wont hurt anything, it can onhelp our situation and our marriage.
So I think spicing it up, that means doing something different. Thats what married couples have to do becauseonce youve been together for a certain period of time, it can become norm. You know, the norm is like, this is aneveryday thing, you dont have to do anything different, but you really do - if you want to keep your marriage, yo
know, healthy and alive. You dont want it to become stagnant or this monotonous situation. But you have to dosomething differently, you have to really think about what would really make them happy.
ASM: What Im hearing you say is that a lot of really making successful relationships is really considering
the other person in the relationship?
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KLR: And thats always what it is and just like I was saying early on. Just like with my husband and me thats thehing: always paying attention to what you say and do and how thats going to affect the person that youre marrie
o. For me, I dont make any decisions without my husband being in the back of my mind, you know, because Iknow that anything that happens, and any decisions that I make, it affects him completely, and he feels the same
way. But I really do believe that it has made all the difference, and it makes the difference for a lot of couples, not
eing so much worried about yourself, but caring about that other person.
* * *Kimberla also shared one of her most romantic experiences.
For her husbands 50th birthday, instead of a birthdayarty, he asked for a shopping spree. As they went shopping to various stores, one of the gifts he purchased wasn
or himself, but for her! It is a watch, she says, that was expensive enough that she wouldnt have bought it on hewn. Because of the thoughtful way she received it, Kimberla no longer wears any other watches.
Kimberla is currently working on another Curtis Black book,Love, Honor, and Betray. For more information on h
ooks, or to sign up for her reader mailing list, visit her website at www.kimroby.com.
Amina McIntyre is a writer at the beginning of her writing career. She has had productions o
her short plays,Point of View andIn Those Jeans; a staged reading of her one-act Two Card
Table and a Clothes Rack; a cold reading of her playDoin The Workat the Indiana Theater
Association ITWorks 2008, as well as poems in various publications. Her full-length play,
Most Eligible Bachelor, was produced at Wabash College in April 2009. A native of Atlanta,
GA, McIntyre received a BA in Anthropology at Colby College, a MA in African American
and African Diaspora Studies from Indiana University, Bloomington and a MFA in Creative
Writing from Spalding University. She is a member of The Dramatists Guild, Inc and a Cop
Editor for The Infinite Field Magazine.
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Ge
mma
Abston
Souls divide and come back together again.
Hearts collide and fall away forever.
Things I hide are more from myself than from the world.
Lost to imagining the world I want rather than the one I live in.
I floated away one day to some far away universe without the chaos of middle aged life cri
Found peace beyond imagining, something you would never believe to even try and concei
But when I returned to my present realm of this truth and life I found I could not return to t
peaceful place, that I had to make my peace with this world and learn to be okay with the
damned and the accused and innocence and the pure and the zealots alike.
I find that its truly much harder for me to find peace in this place.
Im surrounded by those who are engulfed in the trumping up of society.
I need inner light to flow forth endlessly until this universe dies away to create another mor
unique elemental universe.
I cant imagine being without my other half.
Though, Ive lived this way without him for so long now.
I feel temporarily split in two.
Though this is how Ive felt all my life.
As if Im missing something crucial to my existence.
I feel as if Ive found what I need to be better than okay, but theres a lot of wor
to be done before it can be kept or condemned or even conceived.
My heart aches so badly from this feeling of division.
Nothing seems worth having or knowing in this place Ive falling to.
All things are somehow diminished greatly by these thoughts alone.
Desire for the natural and holy union of soul, body, and mind with that of The One
God how I need peace!
All this lonely in forever and Im lost to this battle of chance.
What will come from this time Ive so chosen?
Will anything be the way I feel it should be?
Or am I lost to the demands of Fate or Destiny???
And if so, what is this road you so desire for me to be on?
Why must I stare blankly at the stars unable to even make a simple wish because I know ho
am to be answered?
Why must the answers come so violently?
Is it to be or not???
I havent the vaguest idea anymore.
I guess Ill float on as Ive always done.
Deliverance is dashed away forever in my crazed lonely aftermath.
I no longer feel that I should acknowledge my own feelings.
Live alone, be alone, die alone
2 AM
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love is what you
make of itDr. Liara M. Covert
Love emerges from within to speak without words.
Love is awareness that flows through you. It is a soul-
level teacher that encourages you to recognize why you
believe in separation, oneness, and stages in between.
Each stage holds memory and a sense of identity, how
you view yourself, your experiences, sexuality and far
more.
The momentum of connection you feel from inside is
different from what is projected outside. Your task is to
remember the love that is truly you. As you permit
society or anything else to dictate what love is, then
you accept external judgment, and turn away from
what you know is embedded inside deep
consciousness. You selectively detach from inner
knowing about the core DNA coding inside the self.
Practical experience offers insight into love. This
invites you to question your basic assumptions about
communication, attitude, sensations, and core truth.
you sense love is lost, you miss not what you think y
lose, but that it represents. The language of love
expands in energy vibrations and timeless
consciousness.
In another way, love is viewed as a paradigm,
projecting ideas into your world from a movie reel.
What you experience is indirect from the view of the
mind and direct through the centre of the heart. You
hope to find ways to express. When you wish to
expand a sense of love, it is necessary to heal yourperceived past. Little do you know, every moment y
are a radio station, broadcasting a love frequency. Y
draw situations to you that mirror the degree you
accept or reject your inner self. When you love
everything unconditionally, you know it. You bring
about a merging through love. The key is to love an
value self and everything.
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As you wonder about
people who do not
seem to understand
love and compassion,
remember everyone
experiences life based
on their choices. What
if these people exist to
help you move beyondyour limited
understanding? What if they exist to help you to
xpand into other forms of consciousness? Your sense
f love is growing. Love is the answer, and the
riginal question?
At a basic level, love is a frequency, an energy
vibration that exists for a purpose that gives you what
you require. One perspective is the legacy of love you
reate is a combination of what you do and how youive your life. You are invited to reflect on how
houghts and feelings shape the legacy you are
eaving. Allocate moments to rethink a legacy.
Consider how perceptions of love influence how your
ife evolves in its aliveness.
) Make an honest assessment of gifts you have been
given.
) Create a vision to channel energy and share your
gifts.
) Decide to be self-directed and proactive in your
wn way.
) Choose to clarify your dreams and seek guidance.
) Make it happen with trust, faith, love and
acceptance.
Large numbers of people have selective amnesia aboutove. Awakening and remembering is part of a
rocess. Peruse 10 steps to help you recall how love
s open-ended based on your intent and open
nvestment of energy.
) How does love guide your mission & how you treat
thers?
2) When you reflect, whom or what have you loved?
3) Who do you love deeply? How does hate teach yo
love?
4) Where and when have you felt true love?
5) What awakens love energy within you?
6) How does your body change through knowing
love?
7) Why does love honor your physical journey?
8) What does it take to hold a vision of loving intent?
9) Who do you know who needs awaken to love
gently?
10) How does love permit you to stop fearing the
unknown?
Ultimately, love is what you make of it. You draw
from experience, emotions, and perceptions. Allow
yourself to go within. Sense the energy current
swirling and flowing without judgment. The flow of
energy communicates with you through vibration.
Love invites you to open to a deeper sense of peace
and well-being. The beauty and serenity of who you
are flows through you. As you choose to be more
familiar with who you are and how life truly is, you
let go of everything that is not love and remember its
limitless healing and renewing power.
Books: Self Disclosure: Changes from Within(Strategic Book Publishing, March 2009) Excerptavailable on Amazon.com E books: Harness theEnergy of Your Dreams (expected completion
before end of August 2009)TOC can be provided(includes astral, lucid dreaming, dream walking,exercises) http://blog.dreambuilders.com.au/bio/Ph.D. in areas of psychoanalysis and internationalrelations.
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AFFIRMATIVE
PRAYER IIII have been receiving some great feedback from those of you who are practicing affirmative prayer in their livetakes very little time out of your life to do this and the rewards are greater than I can put in this article. Trust m
works.
The next affirmative prayer starts the same way as the last two and this one has only three words and it is
God, thank you.
You can say just these three words or you can fill in the blanks for what you are thanking God for. Just thanking
God in general is enough but many times when you are practicing this prayer so many things come to mind tha
you automatically start a list of all you are thankful for. I am thankful for many things throughout any given day
may be for beautiful weather or the flowers that I planted that are now blooming and thriving. I am thankful for
crepe myrtle tree I planted that has new growth on it. I am thankful to be living in this wonderful house. I am
thankful for the birds that have made my yard their home. I am thankful for my friends and supporters. I am
thankful for you, dear readers.
I am thankful for each and every comment you send.
Every time I feel happiness for something I say these three words,
God, thank you.
This prayer puts you in an automatic state of gratitude. Feeling gratitude is a powerful way to look at your life a
all your experiences that unfold. I am connected to the universal source of all things immediately.
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ev. Lady Diannia Baty teaches spiritual and life development classes weekly and holdingorkshops and giving seminars throughout in NC. She wears many hats including artist, writer,blic speaker, life coach and intuitive reader. Rev. Baty is a fourth generation psychic and
ears it proudly. She is featured in an anthology book called Remarkable Women of Faith withher powerful women such as JenniferONeal and Ann Jillian. She is the author of Spiritetters a book of uncommon written dialogue between her and the creator. A lifetime memberInternational Speakers Network and the spiritual leader of the P3 Group, a womens
ternational empowerment organization, she has been interviewed many times on Spiritualuidelines, a Charlotte public broadcast station 21 and was the co-host for The P3 Boost Blogalk radio program. For more information, you may visit the following websites:ww.makeachoicenow.comdydiannia@makeachoicenow.comww.myspiritletters.com
One morning, about two weeks ago, as I was looking out the picture window in my family room, I was struck wi
such gratitude just because I was alive and able to use this mind and free-will to create. I was grateful for no
reason at all except that I am alive. That is reason enough. One thing that stuck in my mind is no matter how hard
life may be for some they cling to it with the ferocity of an alligator. I have heard stories of people who were goin
to commit suicide but after they took the pills or whatever they looked for help right away. Some people who hav
umped off bridges and survived were so happy that they did because they realized just how precious life is and
were grateful to have another chance at it. I hear stories of people who have survived against incredible odds.
Such is the will to live, strong and overwhelming. Brighter days are always ahead if you just hang in there. If youare going to live do it with gusto and enjoy every moment and be grateful for it. Remember the three word
affirmative prayer,
God, thank you.
Be thankful for no reason at all other than you can say these three words and mean it.
Sincerity is important. Say it from the heart and trust that you have been heard every time you utter it. This is the
case with all the affirmative prayers. They are said as a statement of fact. Below is a comment sent to me by one my class members, Laurette Tupper, who has given her permission to share it.
These affirmations are wonderful. I have noticed a difference in myself just since that powerful class we had las
week. I really enjoyed it. By far, it affected me the most out of all the classes I have attended. Since then I have
been feeling more peaceful and calm. I am also having more increased experiences with precognition moments
before the event. My dreams have been very busy and I wake up feeling like I've done more in my sleep than I
ever do awake. I feel that a lot is going on here and I am being prepared for something. Thank you for all your
insights, as I relate to them and look forward to finding out more and taking my spiritual life in a huge move
forward. It's time for me...NOW.
Gratitude has its own reward because it takes you immediately to a place where you feel good and hopeful. It fee
upon itself and becomes stronger in time.
There is no room for negativity where gratitude resides. It is a sad commentary for our world where we seem to
concentrate on what we don't have, rather than being grateful for what we do have. Telling God that you are
thankful for anything at all is powerful beyond words. Gratitude is a spiritual muscle. The more you use it, the
stronger the mental muscle of gratitude gets. Pretty soon, you will be telling God through this short but intense
affirmative prayer that life itself is something to be grateful for.
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Love The Foundation fo
All Prosperity
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The foundation for all prosperity is simply this: a
prosperity consciousness.
You've heard that before, I know. And you're
probably already working on expanding your
prosperity consciousness, but let me share a story
with you that illustrates how you might deepen and
widen prosperity in your consciousness, and thus
create a richer life.
My basement had water in it from rains that fell for
three days. As a metaphysician, the first thing I
thought of was what this might represent for me in
consciousness.
Sometimes, us metaphysicians get too deep, and a
situation is what it is without a deep and profound
meaning. In this case, it was water in the basement
that had to be dealt with.
There were lots of thoughts swirling around in my
head: 'What' if mold starts to grow?' 'That would be
terribly expensive to address.'
There was the thought of, 'How do I get this
dampness out of the basement ASAP! I just want this
whole thing to go away!'
After I realized that I was in resistance about the
whole issue and that my resistance had triggered
several lack and limitation beliefs (that were crying
out to be noticed and released), I remembered a
simple truth: ALL IS WELL.
ALL IS WELL.
So I chose to shift my thoughts. All shift happens by
choice. We choose to do something differently. In
this case, I chose to remember ALL IS WELL.
What does ALL IS WELL mean? It means we're
always and eternally resting in the palms of theDivine, and no harm can come nigh those who know
this simple truth. Anything that gets to any one of us
must pass across God's desk first.
It means we have nothing to fear.
It means all resources are provided instantaneously
for any demand that arises. Instantaneously.
It means the "everlasting arms" spoken of in the
Bible book of Deuteronomy are holding you up righ
now.
It means that you never again have to worry, wonder
or fret about money. Wondering, worrying and
fretting about money are choices. You can simply
choose to be still and know.
Back to my story. I worked my ALL IS WELL
remembrance on the inside. It felt good. Right away,
I could feel my energy shift.
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The next thing I moved to was loving the water in the
basement. I love water, so why not love the water in
he basement? What's not to love about water in the
basement?
As I was applying my I LOVE YOU mantra to myself
for the water in the basement, an enlightened thought
dropped into my spirit about how to get the water out
of the basement. I heard clearly that I simply neededo channel the water that was being pumped out of the
basement farther away from the house.
ran to the garage. What could I use to get the water
farther away from the house so that the basement
could empty of water?
The glass that goes in my front
storm door was resting gently
against the wall, as if waitingfor me to come scoop it up. I
still have the screen in my
front storm door, so this was
perfect. We got the large sheet
of glass out back and laid it
under the water flow from the sump pump. The water
began to flow away from the house.
Within hours, the basement had emptied of water.
Whew! I felt good.
Then the question came up of how to completely dry
out the basement.
The Voice said to call the insurance company. I
retrieved my homeowner's policy, but it clearly stated
hat it does not cover flooding. Darn.
The Voice said to call the insurance company.
called. The insurance company took the claim and
sent an adjuster to my house. After looking at the
basement and snapping a few pictures on her digital
camera, the adjuster wrote me a check on the spot for
several thousand dollars to have the basement dried
out, the wet insulation removed and new insulation
nstalled.
The whole process was smooth and easy, like butter.
What does this story have to do with an expanded
prosperity consciousness?
1. ALL IS WELL. You are taken care of. You are
provided for. We are sustained by an Infinite
Intelligence that, thankfully, knows way more than w
do in any given moment.
2. I LOVE YOU is the universal acceptance factor th
removes resistance to conditions and allows us to lea
the lessons inherent in them. For me, in this situation
I was learning trust, faith, and I learned a whole lot
more about my homeowner's insurance policy (I ask
lots of questions in the process). So I'm smarter,
stronger and better for the experience, not to mention
financially richer.
3. The Voice will tell you what to do. Never worry.
Never fret. You know what to do. You have The Voic
Everyone does. The Voice is never wrong and tells y
just what you need to know the instant you need to
know it. Just trust. Listen. And act. (Centering mysel
in love opened me to hear The Voice instantly and
clearly.)
The foundation for all prosperity is a prosperity
consciousness, and we develop it by knowing ALL I
WELL, applying unconditional love to all condition
and listening closely to The Voice.
May you prosper in all you do!
Min. Valerie LoveValerie Love is an Abundant LivingEnthusiast who teaches the simpletruth that we can truly have it all, byusing a proven 5-step simple systemin each of the 7 major areas of life:Faith, Fulfillment, Family, Friends,Fitness, Finances & Fun. Valerie is anAuthor, Inspirational Speaker and thecreative voice of the online blog:www.LiveYourDestinyToday.com
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In the spring of 1993 an old friend, Boots Cassie,asked my husband, an equine veterinarian, for an
opinion on a foal that had been born with scoliosis,
curvature of the spine. The condition prevented her
from standing on her own or walking once helped up.
Bob examined the Quarter Horse filly and really
couldnt recommend euthanasia, although several other
veterinarians had. He didnt feel she was suffering
inhumanely. Boots was willing to try whatever Bob
suggested.
A horses attitude is a major factor when making
these types of decisions.Are they willing to try? Are
they allowing us to help them? Do they want our help?
Our answers were based on intuition and years of
experience. We had never seen a foal with this rare
condition, but she answered yes to all our questions.
The filly displayed incredible determination and a
remarkably strong will.
A team of experts gathered to contribute to the filly'shealing. The group included herperson, who was
willing to give her a chance despite no guarantees. (I
never use the term owner for no one owns another;
not person, animal, plant or land). Over several
months, her person performed nursing care, which was
a 24-hour job. My husband contributed his medical
expertise and became a guiding, positive force
throughout it all. A veterinary chiropractor performed
spinal adjustments, while another friend offeredTTouch, an innovative method of animal healing. I len
moral support until I uncovered a hidden talent. This
discovery became the fillys greatest lesson for me.
My expertise surfaced when the filly was almost tw
months old. Shed been slowly progressing from spina
adjustments, TTouch treatments, and physical exams
by my husband. The filly was eating well and growing
like any Quarter Horse foal. She still couldnt rise on
her own, but once helped up, she would drag herselfaround until she tired. Her increasing weight
necessitated a hoist system to help her stand. The
strength in her front legs was amazing, but her hind
legs couldnt do much beyond hold her up. Her barn
name was Wild Woman due to the antics shed perform
trying to play in a less than perfect body.
At two months old, Wild Woman grew depressed and
uncooperative. Bob examined her and found her
physically healthy, except for her scoliosis. OurTTouch friend consulted with an animal communicato
who visited the filly the following weekend while
teaching a workshop in the area. The things the filly
told her such as "she had come to teach", "she was
starting to wonder whether all the suffering was worth
it", and "she didnt like people feeling sorry for her"
were truly remarkable. Her last comment shook me. I
was guilty of that, and I felt awful.
By Nancy A. Kaiser
BecauseOf Love
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In the beginning of all things, wisdom and knowledge were with the animals; for Tirawa, the One Above, did
not speak directly to man. He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beasts, and
that from them, and from the stars and the sun and the moon, man should learn. Tirawa spoke to man
through his works.
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The next day, we met the communicator at her
workshop. She said that Wild Woman had decided to
ry awhile longer, but we had to be more positive
round her. After watching her workshop, I knew this
was what I was meant to do. It was as though a cosmic
x 4 hit me in my consciousness. Id communicate for
he filly. Id communicate for all animals; their
houghts, desires, needs, feelings, everything. This
would become my lifes work, but first, I needed toearn how. But, from who?
I contacted a clairvoyant counselor that Id met
months earlier and told her about the communicator
nd the filly. I drove into Manhattan weekly to work
with her. Remarkably, I began communicating with
Wild Woman fairly quickly. When something is
ligned with your souls purpose things get facilitated.
The barrier that had frustrated me all my life was gone.
inally, I could know exactly what the animals werehinking and feeling. I wouldnt have to base serious
ecisions on intuition and experience. Id just ask!
I could ask how the filly was feeling at anytime. I
dded the use of healing energy, "laying-on hands"
when I was with her and telepathically when I wasnt.
saw significant changes in her, which validated that I
was having a positive effect both physically and
motionally with her.
To those who are thinking, Oh no, another crazy,
d have thought the same a year before meeting this
oal. Please open your mind and keep reading. What
o you have to lose? Believe me, you have everything
o gain. If a scientific, analytical, retired pharmacist
ke myself can make the leap.
When I started working with Wild Woman, she
idnt know if it was worth trying anymore. I reminded
er that shed come to teach and asked if her lessons
were taught. No. I asked if she would keep trying if
we could get her outside. Shed try if she could go out
oon, she'd say. Shed never left her stall and none of
s knew if it was really possible. She taught us that
ossibilities are unlimited with a mind thats open.
By three months of age, Wild Woman could get up b
herself. This was huge, since it meant she could nurs
at will. Everyone was elated, especially her. Shed
gained a little of the independence that I knew was s
important to her.
Her person registered her with the name Because
Of Love. It was so appropriate; we were all involve
because of love. Without love, this filly would havebeen euthanized long ago. Id never called her Wild
Woman, because I knew her antics stemmed from he
frustration, not youthful play. Now, we simply called
her Love, which was perfect.
Loves right hind leg started bending under the weig
of a growing Quarter Horse foal. Bob tried a series o
splints, casts and braces to stabilize her leg. If she
damaged her hind leg, it would mean the end for her
explained what we were doing and asked for her helwhich she willingly gave. Being able to communica
what we were doing eased all our anxieties.
It is said that the eyes are the gateway to the soul.
When I looked into Loves big, soft, brown eyes, the
sense of understanding and appreciation, the sense o
her soul was incredible. She was always cooperative
unless we overstepped our bounds. Shed quickly, b
gently, put us back in our place. Always the teacher!
My clairvoyant teacher came to meet Love. She said
we had to build a gizmo like they used for dogs that
are paralyzed behind. We provided a million reasons
why it wouldnt work with a horse. She wouldnt
listen, thank goodness. She was right, but our minds
were closed until Love, and love, forced them open.
Our focus remained on her right hind leg, but nothi
was helping. One day while with the filly, we finally
accepted that shed never get out on her own. The
carts time had come. I dont think any of us wanted
admit that the cart might be the best we could give h
We wanted more for this wonderful horse that had
come to teach us, but it was time to get realistic. Our
job was to give her the best life experience possible
She deserved no less.
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My husband started to build a cart. He said that I had
promised her that wed get her out and he wanted to
keep my promise. Bob helped Love outside for the first
time at three-and-a-half months of age. I couldnt be
there, which was fitting. Bob was the one person whod
never given up. He deserved to share this special event
with Love. She was so excited when I spoke with her
about it.
The cart broke from her weight, but her person knew
someone who could build one in heavier metal. Bob
repaired his and went back the next day. He pressed
her, Love got angry, and then he got angry. She
expressed humiliation at the way shed been handled.
Bob confessed they had kind of forced and manhandled
her, i.e. disrespected her. The breadth of her emotions
continually amazed me.
Love wanted so desperately to be independent. It
broke my heart to know she never would be, but I
wouldnt let her sense that from me. The next day she
was very depressed about not going out. The new cart
was delayed, so we tried again with Bobs. This was the
first time I saw her out. She was amazing! She flew as
fast as she could to the grass to graze. I was ecstatic to
see her out at last. My promise had been kept.
Her short time out had her sweating and breathing like
shed run five miles. When I told her that I was
appalled at how hard she had to work, she said shedidnt mind. I thought Id be happier seeing her outside,
but knowing how many people she had to rely on was
disheartening. Shed never be truly independent.
The stronger cart arrived and was donated by the
generous builder. Love attracted the most wonderful
people. The cart could handle her weight and had
wheels that swiveled. She galloped out in it calling to
the other horses. She seemed so proud of herself. Later,
I asked her why she was screaming at the others. When
she told them we were going to fix her so she could goout, they said we wouldnt if it was too hard. The older
horses low opinion of people broke my heart, but I
certainly understood it.
That weekend I went away for a workshop. When I ghome, Bob told me that Love had developed diarrhea
the day before. Until now, shed been a very healthy
foal despite her spinal problem. Her person called to
report that Love was very bad, so we flew over. Bob
treated her and drew a blood sample, which we rushed
home to run.
Love informed me that it was time for her to leave. Helessons were taught or would be by the time she
departed. I couldfeelher running freely as she spoke
with me. I felt wind in her face and grass under her
feet. It was what wed wanted for her in this life, but
couldnt achieve. My tears flowed. I would miss her
terribly. I knew in my heart that my information was
accurate. Being so inexperienced, I immediately calle
my teacher and the animal communicator for
confirmation. I reached two answering machines.
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ob headed back to Love, who was in great distress. Her person
ecided to euthanize her, but theyd wait for me if I wanted. Yes! I
urried to her. As I sat with her head in my lap, those beautiful,
oulful eyes reflected such peace. They belied the severe physical
istress she was in.
t 4:35 PM on August 16, four months and one day from when she
ntered this life experience, she departed. I returned home to
messages from my teacher and the communicator. Neither of themelt shed made the decision to leave yet, which didnt jive with my
onversation with her. Loves parting lesson for me was to believe
hat my heart tells me.Believe in yourself!
ive days later, I talked with Love for the last time. I asked if I
ould write her story. Youre supposed to. I asked what her most
mportant lesson was. Take action through Love. If they keep love
s the basis for all their decisions in life, everything in life will
ork for them. People need to let their hearts guide them for the good of all creatures, both human and non-human
felt her moving away from me and knew I wouldnt talk with her again until she came back into a new lifexperience with a perfect, new body. (She does return, but youll have to read my book to learn more about this
ncredible animal teacher).
While Love was not one of my own animals, she was as influential as those who have shared each day with me
his exceptional filly helped me discover my purpose in life. She helped me recognize that I have an empathy for
nimals that goes beyond that of most people. With this gift Ive been helping animals and their people live
armoniously for the past 16 years. Love allowed this remarkable foal to achieve what seemed impossible. Withove as our driving force, everything is possible. I hope Loves story will awaken within you unlimited possibiliti
He sent certain animals to tell men that he showed himself through the beasts, and that from them, and from the
ars and the sun and the moon, man should learn. ~Pawnee Chief Letakota-Lesa
Nancy A. Kaiser lives in the healing Blue Ridge Mountains of North
Carolina surrounded by her family of dogs and a horse. She is the
author ofLetting Go: An Ordinary Womans Extraordinary Journey of
Healing & Transformation, about her recovery from trauma with thehelp of animals and nature. Nancy operates Just Ask
Communications, a practice devoted to healing the human-animal
bond through enhanced communication and understanding. Nancy
offers animal communication and healing consults via phone, in-
person and on Skype. Visit her at:
www.NancyKaiserAnimalCommunicator.com
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NATURAL
HAIRNatural hair seems to have become a hot topic in recent years.Thanks to more websites, forums, and blogs devoted to sharing
hair care regimen and product reviews, more women with
naturally kinky and curly hair are embracing a chemical free
lifestyle when it comes to their hair. The surge in online videos
with demonstrations on popular natural styles, such as the twist
and curl or braid outs, and henna treatments have also made
wearing natural hair seem a lot less daunting for many women.Yes, maintaining natural hair may take just as long or longer thanrelaxed hair, but many natural-haired women report feeling more
in tune with who they are, experiencing more freedom and being
able to express their true selves .
We at TIFM thought we'd ask a few amazing and courageous
women who've gone au naturale to share their experience with us
in their own words.
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Natural Sista
Why did you go natural?
Terri Lee-Johnson
For me, going natural was an option to keep my sanity. I was tired of paying a hairdresser to double or triple book
my time slot thus devaluing my time. Then one day, I just decided to chop off all of my hair to the "new growth"
and stop using relaxers. New growth is that hair at the roots that's not yet been relaxed. Well, at the time, I only h
about an inch or two of new growth so it was drastic. There was no epiphany or trend to follow, it was just me
going against the grain as usual. I soon learned that there were few products available for natural kinky and curly
hair. This eventually changed as a number of current products on the market were created by the women who
needed them, like Mixed Chicks and Curl Junkie, and what was available was not suitable for caring for curls ofany degree. Also, it was the mid-90's and not popular, so there was no community to reach out to for advice like t
forum on www.naturallycurly.com. No one has to feel alone anymore in this decision because there's now tons of
online community support for those currently wearing or thinking of transitioning to natural hair.
Once I did the "big chop", I heard every comment in the book from "you've got really pretty hair" to "what are yo
gonna do when you get a job?". I never had some profound comeback; it was just me being me. My favorite
comments were those that included a reference to some neo-soul artist as though natural hair only belonged to tho
who emoted positivity or a propensity toward the political through their craft. I love how Jill Scott dispelled that
myth in a concert asking: "Why is it every time we see somebody with a natural, we automatically think they're
positive?". I do identify positively with my heritage as a woman of African descent but, I don't think it's solelyhrough how I wear my hair, even if at all, and it's definitely not a political statement. I know some women may
feel hinderedby what their natural texture is, especially when it comes to work or professional settings. Even if
working in a setting that has a specific culture or set of rules that employees should adhere to, there are many styl
hat can be achieved to follow policy without jeopardizing healthy hair. Many of the same styles worn with relaxe
hair can be attained with natural hair. So, natural hair should be seen as a feasible option. More importantly, every
natural texture is beautiful and flawed.
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's been a long journey and one not without its mishaps like using all the wrong products and even, early on, going
ack to the relaxer for about a year. Now, thanks to sites like www.tightlycurly.com maintained by my hair guru,T
aFlesh, I have my curls in the best condition ever in this fifteen years of natural bliss. The mistakes are part of th
rowing pains like anything else but, now I know my hair and what works for it and what doesn't. The best part is
he satisfying feeling knowing that I have created my own aesthetic simply by embracing my natural coils. So,
ogether through our stories and our power to choose we - the kinky, coily, curly, straight, fine, long, short - celebr
llthe beautiful textures of our hair as we define our own individual beauty and our connection to the Divine one
hoice at a time!
elow are some key things to consider when transitioning to and/ or maintaining natural hair:
Moisture is the key, above all else, to healthy natural hair. A good, rich moisturizing conditioner like Organix
oconut Milk or Herbal Essences Hello Hydration along with shea or mango butter will do the trick.
A smoothing and detangling brush like the Denman D4 will do wonders for natural kinks and curls.
Putting little to no heat on the hair will also promote growth and less breakage. Most styling can be done withou
he use of any heat--air dry instead.
Sleeping with hair covered by a satin scarf or on a satin pillowcase will also protect hair from drying out which
eads to breakage. Also, avoid toweling dry the hair as this does not help retain moisture and can cause tangling.
or more tips on products and styles, visit BrownGirl RandomSpeakor the YouTube channel BrownGirlSpeaks.
erri Lee-Johnson maintains a multi-blog website at www.browngirlspeaks.com.
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mie's story
ne reason I stopped relaxing is the history behind black women straightening their hair- so
ey would be more accepted by mainstream society; knowing the history is one reason I
pped. It's like reclaiming who I am and who my people are...my ancestry...my culture. Also,
noticed that relaxers were making my hair thin, and I got tired of spending my Saturdays in
e salon, under the dryer for an hour, not wanting to get my hair wet in the rain and spending a
oong time trying to get my hair to 'lay right' only to end up frustrated. Natural hair has its
uggles, too, but I spend a lot less time on my hair.
hen I decided I would be au naturale, I was at a point where I wanted to be who I am and not
ho others thought I should be. I wanted to embrace myself fully and felt I couldn't do that with
elaxer. I've been completely natural for two years, and I decided loc my hair in 2008 because
egan living my life the way I want. Locs are a way for me to symbolize the growth and
anges in my life. I love my hair!
mie is a Georgia-based freelance writer. Check out her loc journey at
ochalocs.blogspot.com.
Malene's story
Natural hair wasnt the liberator I thought it would be. I still scheduled hair appointments
very two weeks to get double strand twists or to refresh my color, and later, when I grew
ocs, loc maintenance. And, while its true that I could roll down the windows and let the
ummer wind have its way with me, sleep without a scarf, and let the tips of my hair get wet,
wasnt until I cut off all of my hair that I felt the freedom Id longed for since I was a girl,
ining over so-called white girl hair. But, my pining had less to do with wanting white
irl hair and more to do with freedom.
or me, freedom means to be unencumbered, it also means swim, bike, hike, date all
n one day without spending the money and hours getting my hair did.
With an Even-Steven, I possess freedom; the freedom to stand directly under the
howerhead, the water massaging my scalp, the freedom to wash and go, to make love
without vanity; it lets me be.
Now, Im growing out my Even-Steven, so that I can get playful twists that will grow up to
e double strand twists, because it makes me feel sexy and, well, its what Im in the mood
or. And ultimately, thats all that matters.
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