"One Prayer" For World Peace

In keeping with the Inner Fitness(R) theme of creating healthy, balanced relationships, I couldn't resist sharing a special video with you. It speaks of the relationship of ALL people of the world... and it made an impact on me today.

Working to balance our personal and work life is important and valuable and honourable... but extending out beyond our OWN lives into the lives of ALL those around the planet is becoming increasingly important, too. Our world has become small and intolerance loud... emphasizing how vital it is to extend care to all those around us more than ever before.

Click on this link to view Karl Anthony singing his song, entitled, "One Prayer." http://youtube.com/watch?v=BQeeZDkMCUQ

This song has an important message for our world today, so please share it around.

Warmly, Carolyn
www.innerfitness.ca

End Fighting Now!

Welcome.

I'm upset and I'm puzzled and wish I could understand what motivates some people.

My close friend, "L's" young teenage boy "D" (names disguided to protect their identity) was swarmed by a group of older teenagers and beaten senselessly the other night as he walked home. It was totally unprovoked and "D" now suffers contusions, a concussion and bruising all over his body.

WHY? How can these things happen, I ask?

The most horrible part of this for me is that this was the SECOND time in a single day that these beatings had happened. Earlier, our local news report told of a group of young teenagers that beat an innocent cat, of all living things, and shattered its back leg so badly it had to be amputated.

What has provoked the loss of caring values and respect for others in these times?

I guess I'm old fashioned, but I was raised to treat every living thing with reverance and respect, even plants. It would cause me tremendous pain to know that I'd ever hurt anyone or anything. How can these young punks align with such disrespect for another living being and even work in a group mindset with such cruelty?

What payoff do these kids get from undertaking these dastardly acts?
Do they really think these acts are acceptable and fun?

Parents! I ask, where are the parents of these kids!?!
Moms and Dads, do you know where your children are right now?
Do you know where your kids are and what they're doing right now?
Do you know the others that your kids are hanging out with?
Please, take the time to instill in your kids the respect that all living things deserve!

Kids! Choose what is right and good and loving to others!
What you are doing is not fun or funny, it is cruel and SO wrong.
Get a life! Get on the right road of life!
You are the inheriting future of this planet, help make it good rather than setting such negative examples for all time to come.

What suggestions do you, my reader friend, have about this subject. I'd love to hear from you.

"L" and "D"... your mindset and spirit of choosing love over fear is amazingly admirable. In the face of these pathetic acts, I can't believe I'm about to say this but I still believe that most of the world and its people are essentially good. Our world suffers for the awful acts of those awful few. That's sad.

Warmly, Carolyn
Inner Fitness(R) Programs
www.innerfitness.ca

Gratitude For Your Life Bounty

Welcome!

Yesterday was Canada's celebration of Thanksgiving Day, a day set aside to take stock of all that life offers to be grateful for.

We spent the day with several of our closest friends, sharing happy conversation, much laughter, incredibly tasty food and sunshine streaming through the house throughout our visit. I captured the day in photographs, as I so love to do wherever I go, and happily emailed them out to everyone today.

This is "the good stuff of life!"

When I placed my head down upon my pillow last night ready to sleep, I could feel the smile in my heart from the day of being together with those that I love. Our cat, Diva jumped up and curled up beside me, heightening my happy feelings even more.

I've been hyper aware lately, in the face of the serious news of our planet lately, how important it is to disengage from all that is negative and stressful and depleting of vital life energy... and instead focus on all that brings loving, caring, joyous, positivity into my life.

It becomes all too easy to get sucked into the worrisome fear factor of life and forget to see that which is good and uplifting. If you are a magnet to the television or listening to the radio news, I urge you to monitor the amount of exposure you give yourself to it. While television has some valuable programming, as you know most of the content serves as a downer instead.

Look around your immediate life circumstances and FIND those things that you feel incredibly good about.

What's working for you? Build on it!

What can you expand on? Create it!

You want a better life? Make it your life's purpose to focus on the good... the loving... the fun... the smiling... the friendship... the minute joys... and the mighty ones, too!

Life's great, depending on your perspective. And, if you don't like what you're seeing about life, "clean your glasses" for a new way of seeing. : ) Change your ways, make new rituals for goodness instead.

There really is so much bounty when we're willing to see it and open our lives to it.

Say a "thank you blessing or prayer" as you put your head on your pillow tonight and go to sleep with happiness in your heart. Sweet dreams, my friend.


Warmly, Carolyn
Inner Fitness(R) Programs
www.innerfitness.ca