High Energy.......

In the same way an automobile engine requires the proper fuel and other fluids to function efficiently and produce energy, our body’s tiny cellular engines require a proper fuel source as well.



In the case of the human body, the fuel source is a supply of certain specific nutrients. Over 60 of these nutrients are essential for the body’s basic functioning, health and longevity. At least 30 mineral elements (some experts believe as many as 60), 16 vitamins, 12 essential amino acids, and three essential fatty acids must be consumed in order for the body to maintain itself in a healthful state. Of these 60 plus essential nutrients, it is often the minerals that are the most difficult for many people to obtain.



Unfortunately, throughout most of the Western world, the topsoil which grows our food crops is severely nutrient deficient. The fruits, vegetables, and grains we consume today provide only a shadow of their nutritional content in comparison to several hundreds years ago, even 100 years.



With soil conditions deteriorating, supplementation with bioavailable forms of minerals is recommended.



One mineral in particular of especially high importance is magnesium.

Ugly

Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat.

Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly.



To start with, he had only one eye, and where the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot has appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner. His tail has long since been lost, leaving only the smallest stub, which he would constantly jerk and twitch. Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby striped-type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, even his shoulders with thick, yellowing scabs.



Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. "That's one UGLY cat!!"



All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave.



Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around feet in forgiveness. Whenever he spied children, he would come running meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find.



One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbors huskies. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled. From my apartment I could hear his screams, and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly's sad life was almost at an end.



Ugly lay in a wet circle, his back legs and lower back twisted grossly out of shape, a gaping tear in the white strip of fur that ran down his front. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. I must be hurting him terribly I thought.



Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear - Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled-scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion.



At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or even try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain.



Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly. Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. -- Author Unknown

Peaceful Affirmations

•It's healthy to let go of stress and experience relaxation.

•Today I choose to experience a deep calmness.

•I feel calm, relaxed and at peace in this moment.

•I am at peace with myself and others always.

•I am now living a stress free life.

•I trust my inner messages; they lead me to the light.

•My mind is calm and relaxed in this moment.

•I am worthy of great love and respect, and I get it.

•I am free to experience calmness in each moment.

•I choose to experience lots of love and joy today

More From I. Lee

There’s No Good or Evil

November 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Journal

The year 2012 will begin an era of a new spiritual civilization.

Bold statement you say? How can I be so sure? What exactly is a new spiritual civilization?

The era of the new spiritual civilization is the time when we all express our role as the divine, as God.

Do you know that you are God? I think we need a new definition of God. God is not a being who gives blessings or curses. God does not ask for worship or the giving of glory. In fact, God is the natural creative force in the universe. There is no good or evil, there is simply the Great Law of Nature that describes how things work, like gravity.

Human beings are beings originally connected with God. We are naturally divine humans, or Shin In in Korean. The era of the new spiritual civilization is the Shin In era. We actualize ourselves as Shin In when we restore our humanity, or recover our welfare. That means helping others, or being Hong Ik, and it means living within the Great Laws of Nature and growing your soul. That’s how we reconnect with our divinity.

Is what you are doing now helping others or causing them suffering? If you have caused suffering to others, then you willingly take responsibility for it. You are not damned for eternity for it.

Shin In are creators; they are managers of the earth who make fusion happen. They put together something new out of what’s already there because they have a dream. For example, with the iPad, Steve Jobs showed us the value and result of fusion. An era of fusion is coming, one of synergy and interaction where people will create a bright world together. Right now, that give and take is not happening freely.

All of humanity will live as Shin In the era of spiritual civilization. It will happen through breathing and meditation—something humanity already does (albeit mostly unconsciously). That’s the main message of my latest book, The Call of Sedona: Journey of the Heart.

In this new era in which all humans will be connected to their divinity, they can live and make decisions based on their sixth sense—their intuition or spiritual insight. From there, consciousness goes up to the 7th and 8th sense and so on. That’s what the breathing and meditation is for. It helps us see the world from a distance while becoming one and feeling oneness with it. Then our sense of humanity is recovered and we understand the value of our lives. We know that the earth and the sky, the moon and the stars are ours.

But the era of the Shin In, the divine human, can only be established by human beings. We simply have to decide. For example, I now declare that January 1, 2012 will begin the era of a new spiritual civilization. I have the right to make this declaration as one human who loves the earth.

Now that the era is declared and we know it’s coming, it will happen through a community of enlightened people, of Shin In. It cannot be decided or brought about by a country or a religion. It comes about when many people accept it as the greatest blessing in the history of humanity. The moment a person understands that, that person becomes enlightened. The important thing is choosing it and when you’ve made that choice you have to declare it and from that moment a new time begins.