January/February 2002
Feature Articles
What's Newz?
by Dee J. Findlay
Holistic Health Q & A
by John DeCosmo, D.O.
Of September 11, stress, getting back
to basics, and God is in the details.
What are... Sweeteners?
by Robert Roman
Not all sweeteners are "equal."
A healthfood store manager guides us through some of the options.
EnergyUpDate
by David Findlay
UNCOMMON SENSE ! - Who's next?
David Findlay
Minerals from Mother Earth
by Judy Power
Featured stones for January and February:
Onyx and Opal.
Your Astro Guide
by Janet Sciales
Articles on the theme "Freedom"
Freedom From Fear
by Kelly Menges
Freeing ourselves from limiting beliefs
to become connected with our true nature.
No Limits
by Yvette Monet
The freedom to live life as an expression
of love.
Spiritual Freedom
by Rev. Pat Cross
The inner freedom that comes with
the recognition of our divine nature.
Psychological Freedom
by Patrick Plaskett
Increasing our freedom by changing
the reality in our minds.
Hormonal Freedom
by Lela Lilyquist
Of the harmful effects of synthetic
hormone treatment for menopause and the growing awareness of more natural
approaches.
Free To Create
by Ken Sutton
The freedom to create our own lives...
both the good and the bad.
Freedom Within Bounds
by Rev. Stephanie Kubilius
How the boundaries of a relationship,
such as marriage, can actually provide greater freedom to grow.
Seven Basic Freedoms
by Rev. Linda Lou Kearns
Seven ways to exercise our freedom
to become what we really are.
A Free Mind
by Charles Larsen
How we as individuals may restrict
our inner freedom.
The Age of Freedom
by Jan Carter
Of plants and asteroids, gods and goddesses.
The Freedom Solution
by Constance Joy Angeles, Esq.
A nine-step approach to freedom
Freedom From Fear
by Kelly Menges
We as human beings are being called on everyday to express our love rather than our fear. Fear means war and separation; love means peace and connection.
Over the years, war has never ultimately worked in solving the problems of our world. We need to look beyond the material world as we know it to that part of us which connects us to all human beings, to life itself, which can never be broken. It is this bond that needs to be exposed, embraced and reconciled in order to live more peaceful lives on earth.
Blaming others for the downfall of a nation only acts as a decoy preventing us from seeing what is really happening. The manifestation of the world around us is a direct reflection of what we as human individuals, or a family, or a community, or a nation believe. Our reality is based on our own belief system. So then I ask: What has us believing life in such a way that we as a world nation allow poverty and war, hate and fear to reside? Is it our omnipotence, our greed, our superiority, or our inferiority?
What is it that you and I believe about our world and ourselves? I urge you to take some time and search inwardly for the way in which your belief systems contributed/contribute psychologically or otherwise to what is happening around us.
This has not been going on only the last 100 years or so. This has been the way of thinking for generations. It is so well developed in us that we believe it to be the truth of who we are and how we operate; that to live any other way would be foreign and maybe even frightening. It is safer to play life the way we always have, out of fear, than risk being different by revealing the truth of who we are.
Ultimately, though, we create wars and destruction things that separate us because we believe we are separate from each other; and so we do things that validate this belief and assist us to re-create it time and time again. It has become a habit. We talk about freedom, but how can we truly be free when we are bound by our limiting beliefs?
This is the time to allow ourselves to be who we truly are remembering that we are all connected and that we are here to serve each other out of love and peace. This is the time to practice forgiveness and realize that there is something greater than our material selves that needs to be celebrated. Then, and only then, can we live peacefully and in harmony with one another, not disconnected by our beliefs, but re-united in remembering just who we are.
And so you say: How do we do this? I have been asking myself the same question. How do I change my belief system in order to create the life I want, and ultimately achieve freedom from fear? The first thing I did was look at my life. Look at the people who were in it and the events that seemed to keep repeating themselves. Life was telling me something and I was not listening.
My mind holds on so strongly to some of my beliefs that I struggle to let go of them and be free.
One of them was that I couldn't make a difference in this world. I would have to be in so many different places at so many different times in order to do all the things I wanted to do. I wanted to visit many different countries to impart some things that I have learnt about life to people around the world so that they could enhance the quality of their own lives. I wanted it to have a huge impact and I wanted to do it all now. My mind said, "Boy, you are mad, and just who do you think you are?" It faithfully managed to keep me from pursuing some of the things I wanted to do.
I looked at why on the one hand I had all these things that I wanted to do, and on the other I was not doing them. What was getting in the way? After some time and with the help of a wonderful teacher, I was able to isolate those beliefs that were holding me back and tell the truth about them. What I found was that there were some things that were true about me wanting to empower others. and there were some that were not. For example, I realized that the greatest impact that I can have on the world is to first start with me. By looking at my belief system and breaking it down into what was true about me and what was not, I was able to free myself, and so my life became more peaceful. This affected my relationships, my career and so much more. My life became more fulfilling for me and so did my world.
Since we are all connected human beings, what I was doing just to me was having an impact on everyone around me, whether they knew it or not. And I was able to make an impact just the thing that I told myself I would not be able to do!
Begin with yourself and the rest will follow.
Kelly Menges, originally from South Africa, lives now in St. Petersburg, FL teaching courses in personal effectiveness. (727) 278-8653
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