Expansion Encounters - with Dusty
"Everyone wins in 2010."

Thank you to all of you who continue to support Life Now and our ventures!

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You can read archive issues of "Expansion Encounters" at Expansion Encounters and now at New Expansion Encounters 2009

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Attitudes
By Dusty Reed

Do attitudes control our life or do we control our attitudes?

Can we flip a switch if an undesired attitude is trying to take control? Do we choose your attitude toward life or do others choose it for us? Do we recognize an unfavorable attitude if it tries to step into our life? What effect does it have? Does it make us depressed or bored? Does it make us angry? Does it affect our outlook upon the world? Do others prefer not being around us because of our negativism, sarcasm or dissatisfaction with life? Most likely, we would prefer they see us as a creative person, full of joy.

Let us take a few minutes to write unfavorable attitudes we may have. We need to be honest. This is private information. The desirable attitude we want as a replacement for each unfavorable can be put in writing. We can write what effect the favorable attitude can have on our life.

This gives a smile! We are making steps in the right direction. We will soon be the unique individuals we want to be.

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Beliefs are Choices
By Dusty Reed

Thinking something is not the same as believing something. "I think it is going to snow," is from observation but unless I absolutely know the conditions are right, I don't have a foundation for a belief that it is going to snow. Mother Nature often fools thoughts, even those of a meteorologist.

Believing something will happen does have influence. I prep for it, simply knowing it will happen. I do this somewhere beyond the conscious level in every action I take. The chair will hold me up when I sit on it. The outfit I wore a few days ago will still fit me.

Every soul is made up of beliefs. Every action taken follows a belief. Every decision follows a belief. We live by our beliefs.

We talk because of beliefs, we hear because of our beliefs. We interpret all of our senses according to our beliefs. We smell a rose as sweet because we have been told this is a sweet fragrance. We taste the acidity of a lemon because we have been taught that this is sour. We hear a squeal in our car and believe something is not quite right. We see the moon and believe it is round. A perception is a belief until we prove it to ourselves as otherwise. Beliefs consume our being.

Do beliefs change? Beliefs are like body cells. They multiply and nurture us. Then they die and new cells replace them. The new cells/beliefs depend on what input we are providing in the moment.

Just as we exercise certain muscles to accomplish our tasks, so do we exercise certain beliefs. We are not aware of some until we take time to go within and investigate those that are less obvious. Some may be hidden behind others. As we open our consciousness to become aware of why our thoughts and actions surface as they do throughout the day, we learn how to adjust our beliefs. We then choose our options of releasing or strengthening them. Awareness is the key.

We flavor each moment with our preferences for the benefit of our expansion. Regardless of what appears, it is to be enjoyed. It is best not to judge whether the moment is "good" or "not good." The choice comes from beyond our conscious mind, regardless of what we think we desire, and this is what is revealed.

Our beliefs about something or someone equals our relationship with that something or someone. This premise occurs in every position of our lives spiritually, mentally, physically, emotionally, in our relationships with our families, with friends and acquaintances, with our coworkers and bosses and with our finances. It occurs when choosing our style of clothing, what books we read, what kind of pet we have, plants that we house, how we treat children and the elderly, and how we are affected by international affairs. Our attitude about the universe affects our relationship with these aspects and with every situation we meet along our path.

A decision lies in our attitudes. Awareness must continue to reign to show us where our focus lies. This depends on the reflection of our attitude and the choices we make. Once we have the taste of our preferred attitudes, or beliefs, and realize how comfortable they feel, we feel astonishment to hear why anyone would choose anything less favorable.

I have been choosing beliefs all my life. I am choosing each moment. They continue to adjust and readjust themselves within my life activities from day to day.

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Something Special
by Dusty Reed

God nudged and provided
A hope within
For something special.
Praying for God's will,
Taking time to begin
Taking action
Is acknowledging my footwork.
Whether it comes about
Is God's choice
And in His control.
I'll remain hopeful and
Obediently take action
Through His nudges and provisions.

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Some sites I recommend:

Balance, Beliefs & Relationships

More Joy In Life

Carley Sense

Life's Seasons ~ Spring Planting

Spring Fever ~ The Power of Awakening

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It is my joy to share with you that I have been posting most of my drawings at Dusty's Gallery and at Dusty's Art

I continue to add new rose drawings and some photographs available at art.com! You can view them at Roses.

I now have some of my rose drawings at an auction site, Art By Us And, I have a page with note cards (for sale) with some of my rose drawings. You can check it out by going to Rose Note Cards.

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And, for anyone who enjoys playing at ebay, lots of goodies (records, books & post cards - occasionally some nic nacs) are available at Dusty's eBay

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