 |
Welcome Home Soldier.com |
|
|
Welcome Home Soldier.com |
|
A Spiritual Solution to Every Problem. Remy Benoit
A review of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer's There's A Spiritual Solution to Every Problem. For almost the past quarter of a century it has been my privilege to read the work of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer; to travel with him on the amazing spiritual journey he has undertaken.
Some Thoughts To Share. Remy Benoit
There are many people today working toward a different world: a world of cooperation and compassion. They look at the world from the perspective of the power of love to heal, and the idea that we can do what we think, set out to do, and do with compassion. These are just a few of their voices.
A Letter to the Next Generation. Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
A Letter to the Next Generation, which was originally published in Time, October 17, 1988, is being reprinted here with the gracious permission of Dr. Wayne W. Dyer.
I simply cannot begin to explain to you the impact of this man's work on my life. I cannot give him a recommendation that comes anywhere near what his work deserves.
What I can do is to tell you that studying his work, observing the path that this man's spiritual journey has taken since the 1970's will help you to truly Manifest Your Destiny, as one of his books challenges you to do.
You will also find an article in this section where I reviewed, again with his permission, his incredible work, There is a Spiritual Solution to Every Problem.
I wish you a peace and joyfilled journey.
Dr. Dyer, with all my heart, thank you.
Remy
Home. Remy Benoit
We have been talking about home; about welcoming ourselves home.
Home is a very complex word. It can mean the place where we grew up, played, came into adulthood. It may carry with it memories of delight, joy, fantasy and exploration. It may be bundled in thick callused layers of pain, hurt, and disappointment. Home may translate for you into something in between those two.
Different Views. Remy Benoit
We are raised with the traditions and perspectives of our immediate families. As we grow, we expand our horizons; as those horizons expand we reach into the thoughts of those who have come before us seeking their kernels of truth and how they relate to our lives. We must also look at the thoughts of those who are our contemporaries being graced with life on this planet.
Sharing from DownUnder. Remy Benoit
I came across the work of a man named David Gau-Ghan. He comes to us from Australia with a very special, and positive, message. He has given me permission to share with you one of his very interesting White Star articles. This is the first of a series. I do hope you will join him for the others, as well as his other work, at the links included below.
David, thank you for sharing.
Angels. Remy Benoit
Have you ever had the feeling that you were being watched over? Have you ever felt that you had a Guardian Angel? Join me at Beyond Infinity for some true stories of Angel Visitations.
A Life That Counts. Steve Goodier
This is another of Steve's inspiring articles. Read on and see how reading his own obituary expanded the life of Alfred Nobel.
Angel for Peace. Remy Benoit
I invite you to come to know the work of Reverend Jayne Howard Feldman, Earth Angel 4 Peace. She is the author of Commune with the Angels, ARE Press, 1992.
Intention. Remy Benoit
When was the last time you actually stopped all that you were doing and asked yourself what you really wanted?
When you did that, did you find the old tapes playing, "get real!"
Natural Resources Defense Council. Remy Benoit
Most of us know Robert Redford as a wonderfully gifted actor. He has another major role in his life and that is serving as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Natural Resources Defense Council.
When we think back to our youth, some of our fondest memories are those surrounding natural habitats.
Decalogue for Peace. Remy Benoit
There is much division in the world among people of many faiths. Much of it comes from misunderstanding of what the true beliefs of the various faiths are, as well as from things done in the name of faith that are truly misrepresentational of what the faith really asks of its adherents.
Attitudes/Beliefs and Abuse. Remy Benoit
Much of the seminar here, Using History for Healing and Writing, gets us to exploring who we are and how we have come to be who, and where, we are. When we begin to explore these things we begin to see that we are living with some very old, and deeply enculturated viewpoints.
Grassroots Spirituality. Remy Benoit
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
Elbert Hubbard
Although we all know what an incredible difference the actions of one woman or one man can make, we often feel that we would like to be with others of like mind and purpose.
Snow Angels, Sand Castles, and Pathways. Remy Benoit
Many are searching today; searching for meaning, for purpose, for guidance in life.
Many are searching for time to search.
Many different ideas are being put forward as to what kinds of paths can be followed; many opening paths offer tremendous challenge to traditional beliefs, and thus, there is often much confusion.
What Can I Do?. Janet Kieninger
Have you ever stopped, looked around you and observed all the people who need someone to care?
Perceptions. Remy Benoit
We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
Anaiis Nin
An Invitation. Remy Benoit
There are many different paths chosen to find your center, to find peace in your life, to touch
Creation.
Setting Aside Time for Prayer. Remy Benoit
More and more scientists are becoming aware of the power of prayer.
Doctors find the results of prayers quite amazing in "impossible" cases.
Reconciliation. Carldell J. Coleman & Remy Benoit
We all have a reason for being here; each of us with a mission that no one else can fulfill for us. Sometimes we find it hard to even know what that mission is. To gain the clarity of vision to listen for guidance, we must find the quiet of prayer and meditation. Setting aside that time, with our ever increasingly busy schedules, is often quite difficult, but it is as necessary to our well being and purpose as are sleep and food.
It is in that quiet, in that communion, connection, that we find reconciliation with all parts of our lives. It is in the quiet that we begin to orchestrate harmony in our own lives, and in those of all with whom we come in contact.
Religion and Culture in Vietnam. Remy Benoit
Some of you served in Vietnam often seeing a variety of religious beliefs, practices, and yes, conflicts.
You were in a country with a country vastly different that ours.
And yet, the basic needs are still the same: a spirituality of some kind, food, clothing, and shelter.
Perhaps these links will help you understand some of what you saw.
Zen. Remy Benoit
People often ask the very basic questions:
What is Zen?
What is a koan?
Fear. Remy Benoit
If you take a few minutes to ponder the decisions that you have made today, or will make today, is it possible that some of those decisions were made on the basis of fear?
St. Francis Prayer. Remy Benoit
We are in a troubled time. Our troops are overseas. We seek answers to difficult questions; we mourn those lost in the travesty of 9/11; we mourn those lost in service.
Where can we go for guidance?
Where do we even begin to find answers.
As with every other question, the true answers
A Course in Miracles.
For those of you who know A Course in Miracles it has helped gentle the way.
For those of you who don't, it perhaps is something that you will want to look at.
Secret of Letting Go. Guy Finley
The "Secret of Letting Go"
A Column, by Guy Finley.
"Guy Finley is the acclaimed author of eighteen books and tape albums on the subject of self-realization and inner development, several of which have become international bestsellers. His works are widely endorsed by doctors, professionals, and religious leaders of all denominations. Guy's newest book, Seeker's Guide to Self-Freedom: Truths for Living has been hailed as "a textbook for the next generation of psychologists "
(Joseph Polansky, Diamond Fire Magazine.)
Guy lives and teaches in southern Oregon. He is the founder of the Life of Learning Foundation, a non-profit, non-denominational center for Higher Self study where he offers classes four days a week. He also helps thousands of students worldwide in his live monthly chat room classroom."The Secret of Letting Go" is a column for people searching for spiritual answers to every day questions about life.
Once again, Guy, thank you for sharing.
An Interesting Perspective:Hyatt Moore. Remy Benoit
I came across the work of Hyatt Moore this morning.
His depiction of The Last Supper provides a visual that sets you to pondering human relations with each other and the Creator.
'Tis the Season for Soul Consciousness. Remy Benoit
For most of our time on earth human lives were not geared to the Tyrant Timepiece.
Lives moved in tune with the seasons, with religious festivals.
Hearth and Home. Remy Benoit
Today I am sharing one of my favorite quotes.
It is from Anais Nin:
Awe. Remy Benoit
For Miss Brooke Michelle Mendoza who so warmed my life today.
AWE
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and all science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and
stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.
--Albert Einstein
Expectations. Remy Benoit
"There is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation and a single happiness,
and that is called loving."
Herman Hesse
Hopes and Dreams. Remy Benoit
When you come to the edge of all that you know, you must believe one of two things:
There will be earth upon which to stand, or you will be given wings to fly.
Unknown
Friendship. Remy Benoit
The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.
Benjamin Disraeli
Power of Prayer. Remy Benoit
And prayer is more
Than an order of words, the conscious occupation
Of the praying mind, or the sound of the voice praying.
T.S. Elliot
The Power of Words. Remy Benoit
"...though it makes Him sad to see the way we live, He’ll always say, I forgive."
“He” Frankie Lane
Writing. Remy Benoit
I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear.
Joan Didion
Respect. Remy Benoit
What does it mean to show respect?
It means basically to treat each human being as a part of the Creation that we find all around us.
It means to show courtesy.
It means to show tolerance, not condescion, to other peoples' rituals, traditions, and beliefs.
It means to show compassion to others as well as to yourself.
Connections. Remy Benoit
We too often forget as humans that we are so small a part of such a huge creation.
You can find some holiday joy in re-connecting with nature, with the lovely creation that surrounds us.
Prayer. Remy Benoit
I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering;
surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on pure joy.
Louise Bogan
As children we are taught that butterflies are free.
If we are fortunate and live with a warm bed, sufficient food and peace, we get to create worlds all around us each and every day with our vivid and uninhibited imaginations.
And then we learn about straight lines to go in and out of school. We learn about desks all lined up in straight rows. When my son was in kindergarten, I watched the teacher teach a little girl that it was not appropriate to give hugs.
For the Boys and the Girls. Remy Benoit
It is warm here this morning, the sweet Louisiana rain afalling.
And it is another one of those mornings when you all have so overwhelmed me with your joy, your pain, your love, once again.
I sit here, open e-mails, talk on the telephone, and watch the love, the trust, the support you all have for each other grow with such lovely geometric progression across the planet.
The Three C's. Remy Benoit
We were raised to the Three R's: Readin', Writin', Rithmetic.
We memorized.
We were told to color within the lines.
A Challenge. Al Beck and Remy Benoit
The best way to begin to heal yourself is to find someone else who needs your help.
I know that you want others to understand what you know.
I know that you want others to understand how you feel.
Choices. Al Beck and Remy Benoit
Everyday, in a thousand ways, we make choices.
And once we make them, we have to live with them and whatever they bring.
Most of our choices are reactive, rather than proactive. Acknowledgement of that fact leads to the beginnings of true growth and freedom
A Question Came to Mind. Remy Benoit
I am a Trekkie and proud of that.
Gene brought us hope in a time of chaos and for that I will always be grateful.
In many ways the Star Trek crews have become part of the "national family."
So, of course, I had to go, with my teenagers, to see Nemesis.
Yes, teenagers, young adults, will still to go the movies with Mom and not be embarassed by that.
Silence. Remy Benoit
True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.
William Penn (1644 - 1718)
The holiday season brings a great deal of activity, noise, and stress into our lives.
Joy. Remy Benoit
Volunteer Noel. Sgt. Mike Pectol
No two of us, as we have noted here, are alike.
Each of us brings our own experience and perspective to things.
Sgt. Mikie, Focus11b, sent me this, and I asked him if I could share it with you. A different way of looking at things it is, and I think, quite an interesting one. So thanks, Mikie for getting us to think a bit.
A Quiet Place. Remy Benoit
It is inordinately cold for us here this morning. When I left the house it was 40, so this is one of the rare occassions that I took a coat with me.
The streets were lined with things for trash pickup. There were cans and boxes filled with torn wrapping paper; there were empty boxes from which toys had been removed.
About Those Resolutions. Remy Benoit
The year is winding down even if I still haven't adjusted to the 200...something thing.
Many people start thinking in terms of New Year's Resolutions.
But let's think about that for a moment.
Building Dreams. Remy Benoit
Did you make your list yesterday?
What dreams appeared there?
We each find peace in different places. I find it on the water, that magical, mystical place between heaven and earth. I find it planting flowers and herbs.
And I am a house person, preferably old, funky, lots of "hidden rooms," nooks and crannies. Perhaps that is in part due to my childhood love of MacDonald's, The Princess and the Goblins which has come back into my life.
This Wondrous World. Steve Goodier
We have blessed with sharing other words of Steve's. These touched me as a former teacher who has been given quite amazing answers over the years. But as we all know there is great delight in the way young people see the world before it is packaged with too much baggage for such seemingly simple and joyous answers.
You may visit with Steve at:
This is YOUR LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM, a free newsletter sharing life, love and laughter, published by Steve Goodier.
Life Support System.
What questions, problems in your life might benefit from such straight forward and simple observation? What problems and questions could be rendered more easily solved if you just stepped back and looked at the "obvious."
What answers do you feel you have for some of the world's problems? Visit with us at: Help to Heal the World. and share them with us at
The Niquahanam Project: Help to Heal the World.
Nooks and Crannies. Remy Benoit
All of life is sacred, astonishing, and holds such vast wonder when we leave ourselves open to it.
In The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life, Thomas Moore reminds us that:
In nature, we become sensitive to our mortality and to the immensity of the life that is our matrix, and both of these sensations, mortality and immensity, offer the foundation for a spiritual life. The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life.
Roots. Remy Benoit
My aunt married a man who was an orphan. He had been left on the traditional steps, but he said that didn't bother him, he felt there was a reason, a good one, for someone to do that.
What did bother him was that nothing was left with him to give him any sense of roots, of place from which he had sprung. He would have liked to have known where his grandparents came from, where his parents were born, etc.
Free Inspirational Quotes. David Gau-Ghan
David Gau-Ghan shares with us from New Zealand.
He is the author of the 5 star books, The Blue Star Millennium and Quest for Genesis which you will find my reviews for under Articles.
He is offering free weekly inspirational quotes like the following:
Some Important Ideas from HOPE magazine. Remy Benoit
I have mentioned HOPE magazine before.
The Jan/Feb issue of 2003 has some very interesting pieces in it in the print magazine.
You may visit with HOPE at: HOPE.
Some Different Views. Remy Benoit
Soon I will be uploading a review of a very special book called The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Journey of Transformation by Jerry Wennstrom.
You may visit with Jerry at Hands Of Alchemy. I highly suggest that you do! He has quite an interesting story to tell.
My connection to this book led me to learning something about the Whidbey Institute Whidbey Institute. an hour north of Seattle. I encourage you to visit their site.
Findhorn. Remy Benoit
Each year over 14,000 visitors come to Findhorn, Scotland.
The Foundation was begun in 1962. It has grown and grown, not only super vegetables on land that you would not think would support them, but also Findhorn Foundation College. College.
Those With Whom We Share the Planet. Remy Benoit
Through all the words we have shared here there has been a common theme - that all life is connected.
That is also the theme of the One Earth Foundation.One Earth Foundation.
Somethings You Might Seriously Want to Consider from Mark Victor Hansen and Robert G. Allen. Remy Benoit
I have said many, many times here that great help in healing yourself comes from healing others and the planet.
Mark Victor Hansen is one of the creators of the Chicken Soup for Soul series of books which have been spectacularly successful.
He is also co-author of The One Minute Millionaire The One Minute Millionaire.
The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Transformation by Jerry Wennstrom. Reviewed by Remy Benoit
A true writer reaches us in some way. The words may open our hearts, touch our souls, or stir us to action.
A true writer, whether it seems intangibly or monumentally, alters our perspective, alters our lives.
The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Transformation is Jerry Wennstrom's first book.
Among the many other things he has become through his incredible journey, Jerry has truly become a writer.
Join him, his words will shimmmer, alter, and benefit your path; highlight, perhaps, which direction to take when "two roads converge" in your wood.
Open yourself enough, find trust enough to put yourself in the Hands of Alchemy. You will learn what the true philosopher's gold is.
Blessings on your journey.
Hands of Alchemy.
Inspired Heart.
The Interfaith Alliance. Remy Benoit
We live in troubled times.
And in troubled times we need reason and compassion more than ever.
Join Arun Gandhi, Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi in some thoughts about tolerance and compassion.
Interfaith Alliance.
The Perfect is There. CE Piper
When I read this I found it so beautiful, so touching, so filled with many truths. I was absolutely delighted when CE said he would share it with you.
Many Lives, Many Masters. Reviewed by Remy Benoit
Brian L. Weiss, M.D. challenges many of our assumptions about life on this human plane in Many Lives, Many Masters.
Cheryl Richardson:Stand Up For Your Life. Remy Benoit
There are times in our lives when we come to a crossroad.
We decide to stay on the path we are on, perhaps because the known, even if not what we really want, holds less fear than the unknown. Or, we decide to take the chance and take the new direction because it will lead, no matter how winding and seemingly beset with problems, to our authentic selves.
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. Reviewed by Remy Benoit
The Da Vinci Code is an extraordinary book.
This is the if you read one book this year, read this one book.
The Greatest Miracle in the World.
This small book has been around over a quarter of a century now.
If you haven't read it you should.
Og Mandino's, The Greatest Miracle in the World is just as valid now as it was back in the 70's.
Some Healing Places. Remy Benoit
These are trying times; times when we are looking for answers.
Indeed, in many cases we are still trying to come up with the questions.
I am listing some thoughts, some books, some diversified viewpoints on what our role is in the universe.
Perhaps you can find some comfort in the words of others; perhaps they will help you to find your own words.
A Prayerful Voice. Remy Benoit
In the midst of war, there is always need for prayers of resolution, communication, and connection.
How do we find the strength for these prayers?
Perhaps Marianne Williamson, internationally known author, and teacher of A Course in Miracles can help you.
Jerry Wennstrom on Tour. Remy Benoit
Jerry Wennstrom, author of the extraordinary autobiograhical tale, The Inspired Heart: An Artist's Journey of Transformation is on tour.
You may read my review of this awesome story here at WHS.
A New Vision. Remy Benoit
What is your passion?
What are your gifts?
How can you find them, how can you use them, to find a better way?
Join those atAssociation of Global New Thought. in a quest for a new vision.
Promises. Remy Benoit
Promises are special things; trusts not to be violated.
They come in all shapes and sizes from family, friends, sometimes employers, and ah, yes campaigning politicians.
Sometimes they are kept, and sadly sometimes they are not. When that happens, there is hurt.
The Good Life. Remy Benoit
Living in the country again reminded me of the work of Helen and Scott Nearing.
For those of you unfamiliar with what they did, how they lived, indeed, who they were, are in for a treat: The Good Life.
They will remind you of what the dream once was.
Recommendations.
If you often wonder about the role of your spirituality in your everyday world, try these two excellent magazines. I cannot recommend them highly enough:
What is Enlightenment?.
Hope Magazine.
7 Principles of Infinite Being and a Lot More. Remy Benoit
So often all that happens around us seems so very overwhelming.
Many years ago I had a student teacher who worked with me, a retired Chief Petty Officer who had entered education as a second career. He often used the expression, "You must look at the bigger picture."
Sometimes we need to do that. From Infinite Being: The Seven Principles of Infinite Being. some ideas to consider.
You will note that the 3rd Principle refers to reincarnation, a belief held by a vast number of the world's peoples. For an explanation of its tenets REINCARNATION
Its meaning and consequences.
Christianity and Reincarnation.
Christian Reincarnation The Fifth General Council.
Regarding Islamic beliefs about reincarnation, opposing views Understanding Islam. and Discover Islam.
From Kabbalah.com Judaism and Reincarnation.
I suppose that there are as many beliefs as to what "comes after" as there are faiths and individuals with their own interpretations. Yet it can only help us to find common ground if we know what history, what beliefs others have.
And while we are here perhaps, hopefully, learning a bit about each other, here is a name, an idea, we can all work toward...Tikkun Olam: Perfecting the World.
Be peace, learn patience, let us all learn compassion.
Carolyn Myss. Remy Benoit
In a world that seems to move too quickly many ache for answers, for meaning, purpose, and direction.
If you do not know the work of the intuitive healer, Carolyn Myss, may I suggest that you join her Carolyn Myss.
and read what she has to tell you.
I also highly recommend her books:
Why People Don't Heal and How They Can.
Anatomy of the Spirit : The Seven Stages of Power and Healing.
Sacred Contracts : Awakening Your Divine Potential.
Invisible Acts of Power : Personal Choices That Create Miracles.
Life Bridge Foundation and More. Remy Benoit
The Lifebridge Foundation: Promoting the Oneness of All Humanity and the Interconnectedness of All Life.
From the Ecologist and Rupert Sheldrake LISTEN TO THE ANIMALS Why did so many animals escape December's tsunami?.
Visit with Esoteric articles, books, e-books, and more.
Spiritual Comfort. Remy Benoit
For those of us of a certain age, the 23th Psalm was often read to begin our school day.
Ron Roth offers you a comforting interpretation of what it means. From InnerSelf.com 23rd Psalm in Modern Life.
If you are in a place where you feel the need for spiritual comfort, try this book which I reviewed for InnerSelf.com Stages of the Soul: The Path of the Soulful Life
by Father Paul Keenan.
You will also learn a great deal from Dr. Wayne Dyer's, There is a Spiritual Solution for Every Problem for which you will find my review here at WHS.
All contents copyright Remy Benoit or their respective authors. The advice on this site should not be construed as professional advice. If you are in a state of crisis, you should seek professional aid in your area.
Read Jerry Wenstrom's review of Loving.
Rhea and Jordan Devereaux had it all: undying devotion, a tender love, and a grand passion. And then the Vietnam War separated them. Follow the course of their love across time and space. Journey with them through the steaming jungle; dance with the Mardi Gras revelers while revolution unseats Louis XVI and protestors on the Washington Mall scream, Hell, NO. We won't Go. Sail with Laffite's pirates into Devil's Isle and rejoice as an unconditional and timeless love emerges victorious.
Purchase a signed first edition of Loving for $20 including S&H: