With the COVID-19 outbreak most are at home waiting for the virus to burn out. It has been a time of stress but also a time when people can relax. Just turn off the news. Dowsing I get that the news is about 65% accurate. Dowsing I get that we will be at home a bit more than two months.

Joan and I do heart centred meditation as taught by Gurpreet in Vernon and it is now easy to go into the heart. Within minutes we can feel the high heart on the sternum. This also know as the Assemblage Point. Heart Math has been teaching heart centred meditation since 1993. Eckhard Tolle’s state of oneness is heart centred. Mooji from Jamaica teaches the same thing.  There are lots of teachers now.

Dowsing while in heart centred meditation is far more accurate. The mind is clearer. Dwelling in the heart reveals and releases old belief systems that do not serve any longer. Being in the heart reveals the wiles of the ego. Staying in the heart looking at the ego heals past fault-finding. Psychic injuries simply dissolve.

Being in the heart is the start of awaking. It is natural.

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Today’s challenge for me is to meditate on the words “truth” and “willingness”.   These are really tough words to put together to come up with an “aha” moment.

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Truth, of course, is always the way that the different parties understand a situation.  Truth can be altered by the emphasis put on different words in a sentence.  Truth for me is different than truth for you.  When I looked up “truth” in the dictionary, I had a difficult time determining what the “true” definition is.

Albert Einstein said, “The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.”

Gustav Le Bon has said, “Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.”

Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor, had this view of truth – Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

The truth, for me, is intangible, however, it has a feeling.  It has a rightness about it.  So I guess that “willingness” then, is the determination to move through life acknowledging the feeling of truth, and following what feels right. 

May you always find the truth of the matter.

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

Dear Readers,

I am so pleased to announce that effective immediately, our very own Board Member, Glen Livingstone, will be taking over the duties of blog master.  You will see a few more of my blogs that will appear until the end of June.  After that, Glen will be peppering us with new blogs, thoughts, and ideas.

Here is Glen’s first blog posting.  

Yeah! Glen!

Thanks so much for taking this on!

Blessings, 

Judith….

Book Review: “America Before” The Key to Earth’s Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock

I have been a fan of Graham Hancock for years. I believe he is one of the best researchers on suppressed prehistory. “Fingerprints of the Gods” twenty-five years ago asked all the questions regarding megalithic structures buried and submerged world-wide and whether they are evidence of Atlantis. He pushed with the help of Robert M. Schoch Ph.D. Geology to re-date The Sphinx from 2500 BC to over 12,000 BC. Since then more and more evidence of of the antiquity advanced civilizations has come forward. In his latest book “America Before” he lists many of the ancient monuments in America some dating back to 130,000 years ago totally debunking the academics who refuse to believe man was in the Americas before 15,000 years ago.
Graham Hancock presented at Questers Fall Conference at the Prestige Inn Salmon Arm six years ago on his Ayahuasca experiences in Peru as well as his upcoming work on “Magicians of The Gods” which presented the evidence of the comet strikes 12,000 years ago on ice covered North America at the time of the disappearance of Atlantis. Interestingly he was looking at evidence of huge outpourings of glacial melt-water that scarred the Columbia River Valley in Washington State south of Grand Coulee Dam. That comet strike would have been somewhere near the Arrow Lakes not far from Salmon Arm.
The hard cover book is out and selling well so the soft cover should be out within a year.
Glen

 

 

 

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RISK

~Author unknown~

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool.
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to others is to risk involvement.
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return.
To live is to risk dying.
To hope is to risk despair.
To try is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to do nothing.                           

The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing.

They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.                

Chained by their attitudes, they are a slave, they forfeited their freedom.

Only the person who risks can be free!

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I saw this poem years ago when I was leaving my full time job, and thinking about becoming a healing facilitator and teacher.   The words, the message, stopped me!  I wondered how many times some people see the humour in everything and laugh while the rest of the room wonders what they are laughing about.  I wondered too, how many people walk by those needing help because they did not want to become involved.   As I read through the poem a second and a third time, I wondered who had penned this very precise declaration of the human drama – showing both sides of mankind in a way that celebrates and chastens at the same time.

I read this and I wanted to be one of the ones who risks to do something and grow from it.  I want to live my life alive, with no regrets. 

May you find the courage to take a risk today.

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith Hirst  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium. This post is reprinted, with permission, from an earlier post on her blog.

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I was listening to some people talking in the shopping mall.  They were talking about a friend who had suffered some extreme bad luck.  They marveled at the friend’s ability to see the brightness in every disaster – even when part of their farm was ripped up by a tornado.  One of the group remarked, “If it was me, I would have given up and moved years ago!”

I was thinking about the way some of us look at challenges and see either a character building opportunity or  a chance to admit defeat and walk away.  Then, those that walk away later will use this incident as an excuse for not succeeding in other areas of their life.  I wondered what the lesson was really about.  I asked Great Spirit to give me some guidance around my question and the greater question of challenges that can change our lives.

I understand that the challenges help us consolidate our faith. Or it helps us disavow our faith.  I understand too, that if I feel “Oneness with all” then the challenge ceases to be a challenge because it just is and I do not take it personally.  As a Shaman practitioner, I see that a problem, challenge, or issue is always like the two sided sword – it can cut the opponent and save us, or, if we are not careful in our handling of the sword, it will cut us and wound us, perhaps severely.

I was mulling these thought over when I glanced through the Oprah Inspiration Thought for the day.  It made me laugh!   Indeed, it seemed like Great Spirit’s guidance around my question.  Here is the quote.

Never give up, which is the lesson I learned from boxing. As soon as you learn to never give up, you have to learn the power and wisdom of unconditional surrender, and that one doesn’t cancel out the other; they just exist as contradictions.”  —Kris Kristofferson

I wish you the will to never give up!

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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A while ago, one of my friends sent me the following story in an email.  The story moved me so much, and made me also think about all the clients that I have worked with over the  years who live their life based on “when” and ‘if”.  These folks miss so much because they are waiting for something else to happen.  I think this story explains the folly in living like that better than any explanation that I might give.

The Blind Girl – Author Unknown

There was  a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you.’

One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off, she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.

He asked her,’ Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’  The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected  that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.

Her boyfriend left in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying:  ‘Take good care of your eyes, my dear, for before they were yours, they were mine.’

This is how the human brain often works when our status changes.  Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.

Life Is a Gift!

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May all your days be lived in the present moment!

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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imageHierochloe odorata  – Sweet grass  at Chief Whitecap Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada by SriMesh, used with permission under GNU Free Documentation License



Sweetgrass is a very aromatic grass – some call it herb – that grows in Europe and parts of North America.  Our Ancestors believed that the Sweetgrass plant was the first plant to grow after the great flood.  Its sweetness was a reminder that the Gods and Goddesses considered the Earth sacred, and that all on the Earth were sacred.  Nature, Mother Earth, provided protection for all with the sweetgrass plant.

Our Ancestors then chose to honour the plant by making it a sacred object to protect most things.  For example, where it was available, people gathered a bundle to keep in the house on the wall as a protection against spirits.  Sweetgrass was burned as incense in gatherings to clear the space.  When the Christians moved into Great Britain, they used it to keep the churches smelling good.

Many people have Ancestors who have taught them that sweetgrass may be used as a tea, as a flavour for bannock and bread, and as stuffing for fragrant mattresses or pillows.  Sometimes, sweetgrass is used to mix with tobacco to bring out a different flavour and aroma.

Because sweetgrass is thought to protect, mothers and lovers would sew sweetgrass into the lining of the clothes of loved ones who travelled or who were in armies.  Sweetgrass was placed with sacred objects to keep them untainted, and to prevent unwanted persons or spirits from touching the object.

Today, we use sweetgrass in ceremony, as a cleanser of space or of objects, and to remember that it is a symbol of peace.  The aroma of sweetgrass in a confined space brings a gentle meditative state to those who can smell it.  The meditation usually has a Divine message and provides many visions to the meditator.  Shaman may store a braid of sweetgrass with their pipe, drum, rattle, medicine bundle, or with any object that may need more protection.

May you know the sweetness of life!

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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How do you become filled with joy when you feel like the bottom has dropped out of your life? 

The answer is simple and complicated at the same time.  It is about finding a place to start… a place to take a simple step.  For me, that simple step is usually to go through the front door and go for a walk in the park. 

When I am walking, I do not listen to music or to the radio or to a talking book.  I listen to the wind as it rushes through the trees.  I listen to the Bow River gurgle about the news from up stream.  I listen to the various birds whistle and warble about their life.  I hear the hum of the bees and the whirr of the dragonflies (in the spring and summer).  In the winter, I hear the crunch of the snow, and I watch for the little animals that poke their heads out from under bushes or through a hole in the snow.

The life in the park is rigorous and simple.  Find food, find shelter, stay out of harm’s way, and, in the down time, lie in the Sun. 

How far have we humans come from the simple? How long does it take us to return to the simple.

I wish you joy in returning to the simple life.

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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I have four friends tell me that I expect too much of them.  This makes me laugh because I expect them to be exactly as they are… imperfect humans.  I realize that they have an expectation that they must be at their best when they are around me.  I am not sure where that expectation came from.  Perhaps it is a carry-over from their child hood.

These inaccurate expectations have caused our friendship to slip sideways.  They feel it is too much pressure.  Whether the expectation is real or not, it does cause problems.  I believe that we all have expectations of people, of work, of sporting events, of family dinners, and of our family.  Our expectations come from the way we see our perfect world, without any thought to the truism that perfection does not exist.  In other words, we create our own reality with our expectations and then we are sad when the reality does not happen.

Moving forward, are you able to give up or at least cut back on your expectations?

Judith

AUTHOR –   Judith  has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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image“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.” – Saint Francis de Sales

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Do you remember the story of the tortoise and the hare?  They had a race, and even though the hare was faster, he lost the race because he overslept his nap, so great was his confidence.

We hurry every day to make it to work, to appointments, to pickup or drop off kids, to grocery shop, to clean the house and groom the yard, to exercise and to simply get from A to B.  We have all come to believe that if we hurry, we will achieve more, and have more time for ourselves.  The result is that we have great anxiety (stress) about not hurrying, and we get frustrated if anyone gets in our way when we are hurrying – be they spouse, child, other driver, or simply anyone in our path.   We give ourselves indigestion, high blood pressure, trigger tempers, heart attacks, and speeding tickets!  And, the speed at which we hurry does not make us happy.

What if we all did slow down in everything?  Would we feel better?  Are we confident that hurrying will solve the problem?  Napoleon said, “Disorder is always in a hurry”.  He said this in the early 1800’s, over two hundred years ago.  It looks like Napoleon got it right!  As more technology appears in the world, and as things speed up, disorder seems more prevalent.

We are bombarded with the ads on TV and radio that advertise sales, concerts, vehicles, new technology, and the last comment is usually to “hurry and get…..”.  Hurry then becomes the threat of scarcity.  Coincidently, disorder also leads to scarcity because “things” are not in the right place and therefore not available.   What is interesting is that with all the “hurrying” that we do, especially over the last fifteen years, the waste is piling up in a hurry, too.

Projects are completed in a hurry, and resources are misused or misallocated and waste occurs.  Buildings are hurriedly built and fall down before they are even used, and waste occurs.  The list could continue.  Hurrying doesn’t seem to work as well as the slow and orderly path.  Even racers don’t hurry; they run a disciplined, well thought out race according to their competition in the meet.

So, will you slow down today?

Judith

AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.  This blog post was originally posted under Judith’s blog in August 2008, and has been reprinted with her permission.

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Dear Readers,

This is a collection of sayings about being lonely and aloneness.  Psychiatrists and psychologists are talking about the number of people experiencing loneliness.  Perhaps the doctors are missing some aspects of aloneness because many millennials are choosing to live alone.  They like their own company.  They like the independence.  They like the freedom of choices.

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Walk in peace!

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The Canadian Society of Questers shares knowledge.  One of the key teachings is how to dowse – for water, for health, and for harmony in living.  Check out the article below.

-Judith

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In defence of dowsing to detect water

-an article from The Guardian Newspaper, November 27, 2017.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/27/in-defence-of-dowsing-to-detect-water

The passage below is an excerpt from the Guardian Newspaper, from the article entitled, “In defence of dowsing to detect water”. 

Please take the time to read the full article as Guardian readers share their stories about dowsing.

I believe that when dowsers were tested many years ago, they were taken to a field under which was an underground reservoir. None of them located water. The farmer in Somerset told us that his own technique of dowsing only locates running water, so the reservoir would not have been indicated by this method.

Many years later I was the architect for a restoration of a large building in south London. We arranged for a dowser to meet us at the building to try to locate pipes underground. He had a different kind of dowsing instrument. He discovered a whole system of water pipes which we think were originally for fire hydrants, gas pipes and underground drains, all made of iron, which we had no idea were there. When we asked for his invoice, he said that his organisation never charged fees, but that we could make a donation to the British Society of Dowsers.
John Dickinson
Architect, London

Walk in peace.

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Have you noticed that you do not laugh as much as you used to?  Is it because you have forgotten how? Or, is it because nothing is funny?

I think that when we do not laugh, we age more quickly and we pick up viruses more easily.  If you think that I am wrong, ask yourself why the book series – “Laughter is The Best Medicine” – has been so successful!

The web site – https://www.helpguide.org/articles/mental-health/laughter-is-the-best-medicine.htm/ lists the following benefits of laughing.

Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after.

Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.

Laughter protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.

Laughter burns calories. OK, so it’s no replacement for going to the gym, but one study found that laughing for 10 to 15 minutes a day can burn approximately 40 calories—which could be enough to lose three or four pounds over the course of a year.

Laughter lightens anger’s heavy load. Nothing diffuses anger and conflict faster than a shared laugh. Looking at the funny side can put problems into perspective and enable you to move on from confrontations without holding onto bitterness or resentment.

Laughter may even help you to live longer. A study in Norway found that people with a strong sense of humor outlived those who don’t laugh as much. The difference was particularly notable for those battling cancer.

So, today, start laughing.

Walk in peace.

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Hello Questers!  If you have a story to share or an idea for a blog or a series of blog posts, I would love to hear it.  Please send your ideas to me at Judith-hirst@questers.ca.  Or, send your idea to info@questers.ca.

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The Spring Equinox 2019 is on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.  An equinox is the moment in time (not a day-long event) when the Sun stands directly above the equator and day and night are of approximately equal length.

In the twenty-first century, people are not in harmony with the earth, the seasons, and the shifting skies compared to the way our ancestors were in harmony with what went on around them.  A good example of people not being aware is that so many pedestrians get injured or killed by cars because they are not paying attention.

Regardless of the noise and activity around us, and the demands on our time, we can still practice being in harmony with the earth and nature.  Spring Equinox is a wonderful time to begin looking at life in a different way.  Since Equinox is about balance, bringing one’s life into balance is a positive way to move forward with a life change.

Some ideas are:

  1. Make a date with yourself for once a week to walk outside, in a park, near a river, or through a forest, to feel the energy of the Sun, and to hear/feel/smell all the life around you.
  2. Today, Equinox, have a small bonfire, and celebrate the changing of the seasons.  Throughout this year, plan to have a small bonfire or whatever type of fire works in your situation, and have a few friends over to relax and talk about the miracles that are happening.
  3. Sit outside, under the night sky, and watch the stars.  If the city lights are too bright, drive to a large park or to a place outside the city to see the stars and contemplate where you want your life to be moving to – a goal perhaps.
  4. Think about some new rituals that you would like to add to your life.  Meeting a friend for coffee once a month is a great ritual.

Walk in peace.

AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.  Judith joined Questers in 2007, and now serves on the  Questers Board as secretary and blog master.

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It’s coming closer – The 2019 Quester Spring Conference –

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The Canadian Society of Questers

Spring Conference

Drawing the Future Towards Us

May 3, 4, and 5th 2019

Red Deer Baymont Hotel – Conference Center

4311 49th Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada T4N 5Y7

Hotel 1-800-661-1657

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No Limitations

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Sometimes, one needs inspiration, just to get through a tough time.  Sometimes, that tough time is the inspiration.  Lots of us have day to day challenges at work, at home, with health, with family, with addictions and with lack of sleep.

All of these situations interfere with us making the most of our life because we focus on what is wrong instead of what is right in our world.  This focus is a tough habit to change. 

I read an article in Forbes magazine.  Here is the line that stuck with me….

You control everything that’s important in your life:  You control your thoughts. You are in control of your dreams and aspirations.

The power of that line is that “you are in control” and not anyone else.  So, if you are having a tough day, you are in control.  Change it!

Walk in peace.

AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium. 

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Hello Questers!  If you have a story to share or an idea for a blog or a series of blog posts, I would love to hear it.  Please send your ideas to me at Judith-hirst@questers.ca.  Or, send your idea to info@questers.ca. 

A Line In The Sand or Co-creation?

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This picture is from an email that I received.  I do not know who the photographer is, however, that person did a great job!

What are the things in your life that are non-negotiable?  Who are those beliefs/values conflicting with?  Why do you feel so strongly about this issue?

These are some of the questions that came up for me the other day when I was stopping to reflect over a situation that caused me great emotion.  For many of us, when we need to take a stand, we do it with every fibre of our being.  We are so wrapped up in our view that we fail to see that there are other options.

When I was in a Leadership Training program back in 2000, one of the activities was to break down in to two teams. The Facilitator then drew a line in the sand on the volleyball court, and handed us a rope.  The idea was that one team had to drag the other team over the line to prove superiority.  Each day, in our activities, most of us still draw lines, standing on one side of the line and saying that our idea is the best or our belief is the best, or whatever.

The idea of co-creation is that there is not one side that is bigger or stronger or best.  Co-creation is about doing what is best for all in the circumstances.  Generally, when clever people think through a problem, the resulting solution is the synthesis of all the ideas and shows that something greater can occur when people work in harmony.

Did I mention that a soul-ution tends to bring people together, and create a community that is excited about tackling new challenges?  When we are engaged in creating the best and most loving solution, we are happy; our soul is happy; and the Universe is happy.

Next time you need to draw a line in the sand, make it a heart!

Walk in peace.

AUTHOR –  This blog is a reprint from a blog written by Judith Hirst on December 19, 2008, and is reprinted with her permission.  Judith has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.

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Canadian Society of Quester’s has various chapters throughout Alberta and British Columbia.

Quester’s Chapter Contacts

Wainwright, AB –  Tim and Marlene timmar@telus.net
Qualicum Beach, BC –  Helen Thomas helenhere1199@shaw.ca
Kelowna, BC –  Mel Chapman iamunlimitedthinking@hotmail.com
Vancouver, BC – Brenda traveller979-himal@yahoo.ca
Calgary, AB – Merope merope@meropesdream.com
Vernon, BC –  Jackie Haverty j.innerlight@gmail.com

Revenge – What Goes Around, Comes Around

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I have been observing the energetic of the cycle of revenge. This hurt or harm directed at a person or persons, and the retaliation by the victim seems to happen so swiftly. I am thinking about all of the court cases and legal issues that have erupted because of “revenge porn”.  Dictionary.net defines revenge as:

1. To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.; to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to avenge; — followed either by the wrong received, or by the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.

2. To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.

Revenge has been around a long time as this quote shows – “Revenge is a confession of pain” from a Latin proverb. To truly understand the insidious power of revenge, one only needs to look to something that Mahatma Gandhi said, “An eye for an eye would make the whole world blind.”  It seems, however, that the people caught up in the cycle loose sight of the big picture.  Revenge is actually quite a selfish act.

My friend, Leslie, sent me the writing below.  I believe this sums up the whole problem of revenge quite succinctly.

May each of your days be filled with tranquility.

Excerpted from: Is Revenge Spiritual

It can be a vicious circle. What you give out comes right back to you.  But it can also be a wonderful circle.
What you give out comes right back to you. The choice is ultimately ours.
What we choose to hand out to others, whether it be a loving eye or a revengeful one, is what we will receive in return.
If we seek inner peace as well as outer peace, we must first “give” what we desire to receive.
If we desire love, we must give love.
If we desire prosperity, we must share prosperity.
If we desire freedom, we must allow freedom.
If we want a life full of joy and laughter, we must share joy and laughter.
If we want a life of peace, we must start within our own self, and watch it come back a thousand-fold.
Thus perhaps “an eye for an eye” and “love thy neighbor as thyself” are the same teaching.
They are actually based in what we have discovered in modern physics: What goes around comes around.
   – Nothing is ever destroyed.
   – There is a cause for every effect.
Which cause will we choose?
Which effect do we desire?
These are questions that we must answer in every moment of our lives — in every thought, every word, every action (or inaction) we take.

~ Quote: Marie T. Russell ~

AUTHOR – Judith Hirst has been writing spiritual and technical blogs for the last thirteen years. She is a non-traditional shaman who has studied with shaman teachers from different lineages. As well, she has studied and uses Dowsing, Body Talk, EFT, Reiki, Quantum Touch, Hypnotherapy, Angel Karma Techniques, Angel Therapy, and has taught Star Talker Training classes. She is a seer and medium.  Judith joined Questers in 2007, and now serves on the Board as secretary and blog master.

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We often have a preconceived idea of who we are.  It comes from how our family treats us and how the world outside the family treats us.  Soon, it becomes our identity.  Many times, it is a false identity. 

When people tell us who we are, or tell us what we think and what we are to do for career/life, we abdicate our own inner passions.  It happens all the time.  We end up being lazy about establishing our own life.  And, in doing so, we do a dis-service to the Universe.  The Universe helped us get here so that we could make our own mark.

This year, spend some time with yourself, and determine if you are who you want to be, or, if you are someone that others created.

Walk in peace.

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We, at the Canadian Society of Questers, wish each of you the most delightful Christmas.  We wish it to be full of laughter, light, amazing food, little actions that become bright memories, and moments of peace and contentment.

Have a wonderful day!

Walk in peace.

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There are many ways of being.  We can be, here and now, and that means we are in the present.  Or, we can be upset, angry or discouraged.  We also can be happy, excited, and focused.

We can choose to ‘be’ many things. It is difficult, though, to be what we want to be and not to be what someone else wants us to be.

We live so that we grow to understand our being.

Walk in peace.