Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! (And a Five Minute Story)
Quote of the Week
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”
– Wayne Dyer (1940-2015)
You may have heard that American self-help author and motivational speaker Dr Wayne Dyer died this week at the age of 75.
Author of over 40 books including 20 New York times bestsellers and having appeared on thousands of television and radio shows, he also has 10 PBS Specials which have raised over $250 million dollars for public television.
His personal story of triumph over personal tragedy and poverty has become legend. After studying education counselling and clinical psychology, his writing and career started to turn towards spiritual aspects. His first book Erroneous Zones, written in 1976, is believed to be one of the best-selling books of all time, with an estimated 35 million copies sold around the world.
My life was first touched by Wayne Dyer’s work in the early 1990’s when a colleague in the HR department I worked in gave me a copy of “You’ll See It When You Believe It”. To be honest I thought she had lost the plot. I now have great compassion and understanding for the frightened young woman I was then. It was the beginning of my journey, long before I discovered kinesiology, and I had a lot to learn.
As I look back over Wayne’s most famous quotes now I realise they have become infused in the way I live and the way I have created a life I love. So, Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou! to Wayne for planting the seeds way back then to be open to learning and receiving MORE.
And Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou to You who have helped the seeds to grow and for allowing me to to share their fruit with you.
Be kind, and True to You,
Deb
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!
For all your feedback on the Divine Union Process in last week’s Breathe Newsletter! It may help to know that many (including me and my bestie) found it challenging at times.
It has been wonderful to hear your stories …one client bought herself a dress to take herself on “Date Night with Yourself” – Wooohooo!
Another client decided to resign from her job after completing the 6 Steps of the Divine Union Process. Others are making time for what really makes them Happy and “finding the Joy Deb! I’m finding the Joy!”
Thankyou SO much for sharing and keep them coming!
In Honour of Dr Wayne Dyer…
On Monday morning I logged on to facebook to discover this post:
“Wayne has left his body, passing away through the night. He always said he couldn’t wait for this next adventure to begin and had no fear of dying.
Our hearts are broken, but we smile to think of how much our scurvy elephant will enjoy the other side.
We Love You Forever Dad/Wayne
The Dyer Family”
I then began to began to receive a wealth of sms’s and emails from clients, friends and colleagues about their tremendous grief, sadness and sense of loss, so on Tuesday I shared on Facebook…
“In the early hours yesterday I felt a flood of overwhelming grief that signalled the passing of someone very influential to the evolution of the planet. I had the same sense when Mother Teresa left. So I sent blessings and love and asked the Divine for an easy and joyous transition for who ever They were waiting to receive. They were confused by the sense of loss. No one is ever lost They said. Be grateful. Celebrate their Life and their gifts. So I waited patiently to hear who had left, as I have learnt to do many times in the past. Surely at precisely the right time I was informed it was Dr Wayne Dyer and immediately visited my times of joy and learning and understanding with gratitude over the last 30 years my life has been touched by his work and his presence, kindness and generosity. His work is so multi -layered we need a lifetime to process and apply it. His influence can be with you that long if you so choose. Please step out of your sadness and into the joy he has brought to your life. With gratitude he can receive your love. Blessings and Peace to You All. EnJOY! xxx”
The response to this post was beautiful, heart warming and inspiring.
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou!
I met Wayne Dyer in the outreaches of the lobby of a huge hotel complex in Phoenix in 2009…just Wayne, his PA and myself. An extraordinary moment and conversation that I was surprised to hear him mention on stage in his presentation at the Celebrate Your Life conference an hour later.
At the time of meeting him I was struck by his earthiness, sense of kindness and his radiance.Yet within this was a huge black mass like a 3D ink splat in his energy field that confused me. Later that day at the end of his talk he announced he had been recently diagnosed by leukemia. A tide of shock, grief and love flooded the room. And he left.
A few years later he announced he had fully recovered and according to clients attending his recent 2 Day workshop in Australia he was full of vim and vigor.
So it was particularly touching to read Women’s Health Expert/ Ob/ Gyn Dr Christiane Northrup’s comment during the week “….And despite my shock and sadness over Wayne’s sudden exit from his body on August 29, the night of the Super Moon in Pisces, I feel such a sense of celebration for him and the way he chose to leave. Happy, healthy, dead. Just like he wanted it. Well done, my friend, well done. We will miss your giant presence and continual inspiration. And all the laughs. And will see you on the other side when it’s time.”
A great way to put it. Happy, healthy, dead. Nothing took him. He left. On his terms.
Now that’s what I call walking your talk, in this world and into the next.
Be kind. And true to you always,
Deb
5 Minute Story….from Dr Wayne Dyer
Here’s what I remember about a day 50 years ago that changed my life and the consciousness of America forever:
I am driving my Studebaker Lark home from the university after a full day of classes. I am nearing the end of my sophomore year after having attended summer school. I want to graduate as soon as possible to get on with my teaching ambitions.
It is Friday afternoon, November 22, 1963. I am approaching the Edsel Ford Expressway (I-94) on Crane Street and am just on the entrance ramp when I hear this shocking news on the car radio: “We interrupt this program to announce that the President of the United States has been shot in Dallas a few moments ago. It is expected that it is fatal.”
I pull over on the entrance ramp and sit in stunned silence. Tears are rolling down my cheeks. I feel as though a bullet has torn through me and left me too shattered to drive. I can’t catch my breath. I am taking the news blaring over the radio very, very personally. I loved this President dearly. He spoke so eloquently of the many injustices that he wanted to see corrected. He stood for eliminating the horror shows of segregation. He exuded hope for a better world, and he was willing to take on the forces that wanted to keep the same old prejudices and hatred in place. I marveled at the courage he showed in his campaign when he promised executive, moral, and legislative leadership to combat racial discrimination and school segregation. I believed in this man. I felt close to him.
Later, I’m working at Kroger Market on the evening shift from four till nine. Everyone checking out at my cash register is in shock—very few are able to speak. I look into a woman’s eyes as I hand her her change and when our eyes meet, we both break down in tears. The silence permeates everything. No one can speak without tearing up. I am impacted by this tragedy in a way totally foreign to me. It feels as if my life is going to make a big shift as a result of the events of this day.
That day in November 1963 initiated a huge shift for me in many ways. Up until then, virtually everything in my life that was impacting my future was of a personal nature. My experiences in foster homes or an orphanage, in high school, and in the Navy were my “Wayne Dyer moments” of awakening to a new direction and a new consciousness in my personal life. The assassination of President Kennedy didn’t just kill a man I admired tremendously; it killed something in me as well.
I began then and there to think about a plan for a life that would have a historical and global effect. It was no longer just about my impending career as a teacher. I began to think in terms of how I could impact the consciousness of the entire planet. I saw myself from that day forward as a man with a voice of compassion for a higher good. I didn’t know how or even what my role might be, but I knew that one person with a conscience could make a difference and I was that person. Why not? I thought like JFK did long before I had ever heard of this man. I tingled as I thought of giving a voice to these ideas and having that voice heard around the world. I began to see myself as a world leader—not a political leader—but a person who was filled with compassion for everyone, and a person whom others were willing to listen to.
As I look back on the assassination of President Kennedy, now 50 years later, I can see that he was destined to give up his life in order to have his own dharma fulfilled. I believe that there are no accidents in this spiritually ordained universe. The death of President Kennedy that day opened the door to long-overdue civil rights, voter rights, health care for the elderly, improved schools, and an awareness that equal rights were not just words to be spoken, but actions to be taken by all of us. This was the only way that the consciousness of our country could shift.
I was also caught up in this new awareness. A rising tide raises all boats, and I felt metaphorically raised by this tragic event. I, like so many others, marched for civil rights and protested a looming war in Vietnam. As a teacher in the inner city of Detroit, and later as a spokesman for ending world hunger through the Hunger Project, I sought changes to our unjust and unnecessary attitudes. My life as a writer and speaker focused on elevating people from thinking of themselves as ordinary and limited, to trusting in a new awareness that within everyone resides a no-limit person who can accomplish anything they place their attention upon.
President Kennedy’s vision for a country populated by citizens who want to give and to serve more than take and receive, is a vision that I share as well. That he had to die in order to move the entire country in a new more compassionate direction is a part of the perfection of our universe. It can be argued interminably, but nevertheless it is so. He did die, and we all became better people as a result. And I too began my journey toward being a better person, and a career centered on service and compassion and love for everyone. My life might have had a different emphasis and direction had the events in Dallas that day not occurred.
Namaste,
Ps. Now it’s Your turn.
Time to be True to You.
Deb
Gift (and Film) Of the Week….from Louise Hay in Tribute to Dr Wayne Dyer
Louise Hay, author, speaker, soulful teacher, artist and creator of Hay House Publishing and Radio, said this week… “I am very proud to have produced Wayne Dyer’s feature film The Shift a few years ago. If you have met Wayne in person at an airport, at a hotel or in Maui he probably gave you a copy of his movie The Shift. Wayne loved this film and wanted as many people as possible to see it and get the benefits of learning to go from Ambition to Meaning in their life. In memory of Wayne Hay House is offering all of you the opprotuinity to watch The Shft for FREE for the next 7 days. Here is the link: http://bit.ly/1MZ0ijj
Please share this with all of your friends as Wayne really wanted over 3 million people to watch this film. We have probably had about 1 million watch it already and with your help I am sure we can reach 3 million.”
EnJOY this inspirational movie and ebook Sale Offer from Hay House (below).
May your Life glow from the benefits.
This Offer Arrived TODAY! from Louise Hay in Tribute to Dr Wayne Dyer:
As a tribute to Dr Wayne Dyer Hay House is offering all eBooks by Dr. Wayne Dyer on Sale for $1.99 for the Month of September…..WOW!!