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Song of the week

Every once in a while we need to remember that there are people in our lives who will be the one to give us love and be our shelter in the storm -- That is the theme of this week's song of the week http://inspiritual.biz/inspiritual-song-of-the-week1/

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Happy Thanksgiving

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NO MORE BREAKINS

Recently I was reminded of a quote from the book A Course in Miracles that said, “Giving of yourself to the point of sacrifice makes the other person a thief” while reading a section of Iyanla Vanzant’s book Until Today! I like quotes like this because they help me to re-visualize a behavior in a way that makes sense. It reminded me of two of my older blogs, No More Whips and No More Poison. I would never volunteer to whip myself but every time I say or think something negative about myself, I am whipping myself. Every time I internalize something negative from others or myself, I am ingesting toxic beliefs that poison my system. So it makes perfect sense to me that every time I give up something that is important to me, I am allowing someone to come in and steal an integral part of who I am.

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Song of the week

This week's song of the week reminds us that we are worthy of an unconditional undeserved love. It reminds us that we are loved as if we are perfect, even when we do not believe we are.http://inspiritual.biz/inspiritual-song-of-the-week1/

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This week's song of the week is about being there for others and being a friend for someone in need. It is a reflection on how friends can be just as important as family. King said the song "was as close to pure inspiration as I've ever experienced. The song wrote itself. It was written by something outside of myself, through me."  http://inspiritual.biz/inspiritual-song-of-the-week1/

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OPENING UP!

As most of you know, I had a near death experience on November 1, 2014 and have spent quite a bit of time the last 10 days processing everything that has happened in my life. I have learned a number of lessons along the way. One of them is about how opening up is an act of service. One of the most significant aspects of my healing has been my active choice to be transparent about what is happening in my life and jumping into the blessings, which this significant change has brought me. The only way for me to grow in my own personal journey was to work and climb to the next level.

This morning was a real test of my willingness to do that.

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NO MORE STONES

So today is November 7th. It is hard for me to believe that in some respects I turned 7 days old today. It is hard to believe that on November 1, I almost died because both my kidneys became obstructed at the same time and I could not pee. When I think back to last Saturday, it seems so surreal. I still remember the emergency room doctor coming in and telling me I was in acute renal failure and my creatinine levels were 10.77, far above what those who need to be on dialysis have. I remember thinking how did this happen? How did I go from having no kidney problems, to being in acute failure over night? The reality is that I will never know what caused both my kidneys to become obstructed at once, preventing me from being able to pee. What I do know is this. You ensured that all my needs were met. You sent me to the emergency room when I needed to and surrounded me with people who were able to save my life and restore my ability to pee. Two days later, my creatinine level was back down to normal and in some respects it was easy for me to think this was all a dream, but I know it was not.

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Song of the week

This week's Inspiritual Song of the week is about being there for someone when they're going through a difficult time. I think everyone has been there to some degree. I know personally I have had a number of angels by my side.  http://inspiritual.biz/inspiritual-song-of-the-week1/

November 2014 One Spirit, Many Voices newsletter

I apologize for getting this month's newsletter out late, however, as you know we were both at the hospital this weekend. Now that I am home i am able to upload our monthly newsletter. May you find something that resonates with your spirit. Remember we also welcome submissions through the 20th of each month. You can download or view it at http://inspiritual.biz/newsletters/

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Glad to be living

I just want to bring everyone up to date on what happened to me health wise this weekend as it was quite rare and life threatening and I am so grateful to be alive today. Saturday morning I was still not feeling well and found myself unable to urinate. I went to the emergency room, thinking I had the flu and was severely dehydrated. I was not. I was actually in acute renal failure. Both my kidneys were blocked and my body was filling with poison. They were able to do lifesaving emergency surgery on me and insert stints into my kidneys to allow the urine to pass. Over the next two days, I released 12 liters of urine, approximately 35 lbs, according to my doctor this morning. I still have stones in both kidneys which will be removed in a series of surgeries over the next two months. Normally, I would have known I was developing kidney stones, however, because of the damage to my back, I could not feel the pain. What happened to me, with both kidneys blocking at the same time, is a rarity. I am grateful to my doctor for sending me to the emergency room and for the medical team at Unity Park Ridge who saved my life this weekend. If you have any questions, please let me know.