THE POWER OF CHOICE

Thank you for taking the time to read these words. Life is filled with so much information that we can easily become overwhelmed.

Since I last wrote many months ago I have had numerous things happen in my life. Some wonderful, many pleasant, some unpleasant and others sad. I'm sure that is true for most of you.

Each of the events in life involved choice. For instance, I made the decision to sell my condo (nice profit) and buy a home with a yard (wonderful choice). I acquired a companion dog for the dog I already had (pleasant choice on-she's a delight--and unpleasant-double the leaves and doggie leavings ;-) to clean up). My Body Talk practice has increased and the results have been remarkable (wonderful).

Then, there is the saddest. My "baby" brother, age 46, passed on. As open hearted as he was, he lived the tortuous life of an alcoholic and addict with diabetes. A deadly combination. Here come the biggest choices. How do I handle this?

I can choose to be angry at him for destroying himself. At the same time I know that he tried 4, 5, maybe 6 treatment programs to get sober. He did try and was sometimes sober for a few months. He was an absolute delight when sober. He, also, was a gifted musician. My choices are in how I will remember him and the feelings I choose to have about his life. Will I focus on the delightful times with him (wonderful sense of humor, big heart, sensitive, generous) or the bad times ("evicting" him from my home, the lies, the stealing, the grief).

Which will I focus on? My choice has been the good times. I find that the bad times are receding in my memory. The joy that he was is coming to the forefront. It makes the grieving easier.

I have also chosen to take care of myself by doing lots, and I do mean lots, of Soul Healing (the prayer process you received when you subscribed to this newsletter). I have also had a great deal of Body Talk done. The result is that I am moving through the grief very quickly.

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The Soul Healing and Body Talk have been so powerful for me that I want you to know about it. I am working on a home-healing course using Soul Healing to relieve grief. It is very powerful. I know because I've been using it on myself.

If you have been struggling with grief, new or years of grieving, I would like to be able to help you move through your pain as I have moved through mine.

I am now going to offer telephone "coaching" calls. In these calls I will listen and then outline a plan you can implement for your healing. You will move through your grief much more quickly. You will release that which is holding you in a place of pain. This is a spiritual program. The process goes to the depths of yourself. It is powerful.

In just a few days I will send out another newsletter outlining more of what I can do with telephone coaching in many areas of your life. If you would like this information earlier, please send me an email at Cathy@OdysseyToWholeneness.com.

By the way, if you have the opportunity to see "The Diary of a Mad Black Woman," go see it. As they say, "playing at a theater near you." It is a powerful movie about choices and forgiveness.

My blessings to each of you.
Cathy Chapman