I’ve been chatting with people on Twitter about the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico today. It’s a topic that brings up a lot of sadness and anger for most people, I think. To watch, with a feeling of helplessness, as thousands of barrels of oil pump into our beautiful ocean every day is heartbreaking. So what can we do?

Does our anger and our sadness help the situation? If we could fill that hole with anger and sadness, it would have been sealed up weeks ago. It hurts my heart when I think of how terrible this situation is, ESPECIALLY when it’s something that is completely unnecessary. We don’t need to drill for oil in the ocean. It’s obvious how dangerous it is, and not just now that it’s happening. This could have been prevented by not drilling oil wells in the ocean. Plain and simple.

But it HAS happened and now we’re suffering the consequences. So what can we do about it?

Aside from cutting down our use of oil, which I think we all should do, and CAN do, what can we do with this anger and sadness? I urge you to turn that anger around. Whenever you feel that emotion of anger or sadness about the Gulf, take a moment and turn that energy towards hope. Send your loving intentions to the Gulf. Send your intention for a solution. Send your hope and optimism out into the world. All it takes is ONE spark of inspiration for a real solution. Sure, we still have all those other oil wells that shouldn’t even be there in the first place, but we can focus on healing that situation later. This crisis is calling for our collective intentions.

Yes, the BP people “deserve” much more than a spanking, but focusing on how they should be punished isn’t constructive. Focusing on the SOLUTION is the only thing that can save us now in this moment. It really is our only hope. When we spend our time and energy focusing on the problem, the bad guys, the idiocy and greed of it all, that is wasted energy. And many will say we have no control over this oil leak. For us, as individuals, that may be true. But our love, our hope and our pure intention is never wasted.

Today, and every day until the leak is sealed, let’s make a promise to re-focus our energy. As soon as we notice those negative feelings, stop and breathe and think about what you want to see happen. What we ALL want to see happen: a speedy solution, a quick clean-up, and a healthy ocean.

I pray this crisis will be the catalyst for positive environmental change. Won’t you join me?

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— Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in San Antonio, TX on Saturday, January 29th, 2005 #448

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Make more decisions in every day. Because a decision is a summoning of life. That’s why a little chaos is good for you, because often you don’t make a decision until you get yourself in a jam. And then, in the middle of the jam, you make a decision, but that decision summons Life Force. Have you ever been a place where you couldn’t quite make up your mind and you just felt sort of limp? “Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know.” And then you decided, and you felt alive again. We want you to know that you’ll never get it done. So don’t approach this from, “I gotta get on this” because you’re not ever going to get it done, anyway. And the other thing we want you to know is, you cannot get it wrong. So, make a decision. Let it flow.

— Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Larkspur, CA on Sunday, August 16th, 1998 #447

— Abraham

Excerpted from the workshop in Orlando, FL on Sunday, January 10th, 1999 #441 – to sign up for the daily quotes, visit www.Abraham-Hicks.com

Eckhart Tolle, spiritual teacher and author with world-wide appeal, participates in a rare radio interview hosted by Marie Benard of Namaste Radio at www.blogtalkradio.com/namasteradio April 13th, 2010 at 7PM Pacific time.

For Immediate Release
Namaste Radio announces a very special web-based interview with New York Times best-selling author and spiritual leader Eckhart Tolle on APRIL 13th, 2010 at 7PM Pacific. The most famous among his works is “The Power of Now”, which has been translated into 33 different languages and has sold over 2 million copies in English. Namaste Radio is thrilled to host this influential figure over this, rarely granted, 1 and half hour-long radio interview and Q & A where 3 listeners will get to pose their questions directly to Eckhart. Namaste Radio is drawing upon various forms of social media (facebook, twitter and from Namaste members through the Namaste website) to collect and select questions directly from Ekchart Tolle’s followers.

With an initial print run of just 3000 copies, “The Power of Now” rose to be a New York Times Bestseller since it was featured in Oprah’s O Magazine despite never being one of her actual book club selections. It had been Ekchart Tolle’s first time writing a book, and at the time he collaborated with 1st time publisher Constance Kellough of Namaste Books. From very humble beginnings as described by Constance Kellough in the “Visionary Mustard Seed Story”, this book set the stage for the immense successes of Ekchart Tolle as a spiritual visionary and for Namaste Publishing as a publisher of “books that will change your life” – both proud to remain local to Vancouver BC.

Eckhart Tolle has since then written more books and traveled the world giving talks and inspiration to the growing number of individuals interested in spirituality and self-help. A recent high-profile project had Eckhart Tolle teaming up with Oprah Winfrey to lead an online book study of his book, “A New Earth”, hosted on Oprah.com.

About Namaste Publishing
The staff of Namaste Publishing are a passionate, spiritually-oriented team who publish books, DVDs, and other materials that enrich our experience of stillness, oneness, love, and service. Most recently, Namaste Publishing has launched a brand new, full-featured website at www.namastepublishing.com, with the intent of creating an on-line community for spiritually-interested and like-minded individuals through featured content and blog posts by the publisher and authors, discussion forums and forums and other forms of social media.

Contact:
Marie Benard
Host, Namaste Radio
spiritualshow@gmail.com
www.namastepublishing.com
www.BlogTalkRadio.com/NamasteRadio
Listeners can post their questions here: www.namastepublishing.com/discussion/questions-eckhart-tolle-chance-ask-him-yourself

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What do you say when there’s something you’d like to do but maybe you don’t have the extra money to do it? The typical response is “I can’t afford it”, but anyone who studies the power of intention, the law of attraction or any similar way of thinking, knows that saying you “can’t afford it” is really just affirming that you can’t, and won’t, have the money for the things you want or need.

So what do you say instead of “I can’t afford it?” Surely there are times when all of us are faced with an opportunity to spend money on something, and it would be a lie to say we don’t want it or aren’t interested, but the reality is that there simply isn’t the extra money, RIGHT NOW, available for spending.
So how do you respond?

I’ve started saying, “it’s not in my budget.” It feels good to me to say that, instead of the more negative alternative. I feel it’s a fair explanation for the salesman who wants me to drop money on a product I don’t need (but might like to have some day), or that last minute vacation that comes up and I have to make a choice. Do I pay my rent this month so I have a safe place to live, or do I spend the money on a trip to meet up with friends in Vegas for the weekend? Using the words “I can’t afford it” is both debilitating, and really, not 100% true. I DO have the money to go to Vegas, IF that is my #1 priority. If I don’t mind being behind on the rent or having to couch surf for a few months so I can spend the money on a trip, then I could, technically, afford it. Of course, my choice is to have a safe and secure home and to pay my rent on time. So I say it’s not in the budget. I could buy that designer dress I’ll probably never wear. But my priority is to put food on the table and pay my bills on time, so the designer dress isn’t in my budget right now.

It’s not in my budget feels good for a number of reasons. #1, it feels honest. I’m not lying and saying I don’t want to do something, and I’m not fooling myself into slapping it on a credit card that’s nearly maxed out already. #2. when I think about my budget, I feel good about it. It’s the way I manage my money responsibly. It’s the way I am able to live securely, while remaining debt-free, and I know that I have money for all that I need, and a bit left over for some of the things that I want. It feels good to know that I’m responsible with my money, and it’s not coming from a place of fear or lack (at least for me, different things work for different people).
#3 even multi-millionaires have budgets if they’re responsible with their money. It’s a good way to manage your wealth, to keep and save some money and to enjoy spending what you’ve chosen to spend.

What feels best for you to say? Even a multi-millionaire (or even a billionaire) might sometimes turn down the purchase of something because it’s not in their budget. (let’s see… I could buy a castle today, or I could use the money to maintain my private jet…)

Another alternative that I might use is “that’s not a priority for me right now.” And then I’m able to feel thankful for what I have, without feeling that I’m experiencing LACK.

I’m looking forward to reading your comments on this. What phrase or statement do you make when your first instinct might be to say “I can’t afford it.” I’m interested to know what works and feels right to you.

SpiritualShow.com

We’ll be speaking with Kaleah Laroche, who suffered through two relationships with narcissistic men. It was only after she spoke with a psychiatrist that she realized she had likely been involved with someone with a personality disorder called Narcissistic Personality Disorder.

Here’s a breif description of Narcissistic Personality Disorder, according to mentalhealth.com

“Narcissistic personality disorder is a condition characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, need for admiration, extreme self-involvement, and lack of empathy for others. Individuals with this disorder are usually arrogantly self-assured and confident. They expect to be noticed as superior. Many highly successful individuals might be considered narcissistic. However, this disorder is only diagnosed when these behaviors become persistent and very disabling or distressing.”

We’ll be discussing what happens when someone with seemingly regular mental health becomes involved with a narcissist, the complications that can arise, and the subsequent healing that takes place when one is able to move past the relationship.

It’s going to be a very interesting hour!

I will be choosing ONE person from Vancouver (or who will be in Vancouver that night) to see the event with a friend (2 tix total). The contest closes at 11:59 pm on Tuesday, Feb 2nd, at which time I’ll choose the winner by random draw. If you’re the winner you’ll just need to provide your first and last name (through private DM or email) so I can have the tickets left at the door for you.

Here’s how to enter:

Step 1: Follow @SpiritualShow on Twitter
Step 2: Tweet the following: ” Just entered 2 win tix 2 see Dr Joe Dispenza in Vancouver. 2 enter, follow @SpiritualShow & RT http://bit.ly/cJabha ”

and presto-chango, you’re entered to win a pair of tickets to see Dr. Joe Dispenza live in Vancouver!

Good luck! Here’s more info about the event http://bit.ly/bS9C2T
and an interview with Dr. Joe http://bit.ly/drCfUc

And my site is: www.spiritualshow.com

On January 22nd, Paul Elder will be on Synchronicity Radio to discuss his book, Eyes of An Angel, and his upcoming appearance at White Rock Unity Church here in British Columbia.

Mr. Elder is a former radio and television reporter as well as a former small-town politician.

Paul Elder has spent a lifetime studying human nature from a unique perspective. He is a survivor of three near-death experiences: a drowning at the age of 12, a car accident at 17, and a heart attack at the age of 41.

Along with the trauma and subsequent beauty of death came a series of spontaneous spiritual events — events that would rock his world, turning his belief system upside down, leaving him with some profound insights as to our true nature and purpose in the universe. (from Paul-Elder.com)

Mr. Elder will be speaking at White Rock Unity, 15639 24 Avenue, Surrey, BC on Sunday, January 24th @ 12:30pm. Here’s a poster with more details about the event:

Paul Elder will speak at White Rock Unity