Are there things about your life you would like to change?
Are you willing to Explore the Possibility that YOU can change the way you experience your life?

   ABSOLUTE #1: In The Beginning, we were given the opportunity to live our lives in joy and peace.

     ABSOLUTE #2: In The Beginning…we were promised that all of our needs would be met.

ABSOLUTE #3: Consider…Humanity aligned (in accordance/in harmony) with Nature guarantees Evolution.
CHANGE is an ABSOLUTE.

     Dr. Graham Burroughs suggests that our problems could be reduced to two basic causes...our perception and how we communicate our feelings to one another.

• What makes our perception of our reality differ from another’s?
• Could it be that our life experiences differ and alter the way we chose the words we use to communicate those experiences?
• What is the common thread that joins us one to another...and how could that be introduced to produce a different outcome?

     Quiet Miracles addresses individual well-being and awareness and can be specifically tailored to meet any need within any environment. We have a unique opportunity to become pioneers, on the cutting edge of discovery, rather than just adding another tool that will soon fade away unused and of little long-lasting value.

• Is it possible that the solution to our challenges can be found in a simple experience?
• Are you willing to let that be your next experience?

     In Critical Path, Buckminster Fuller invites us to EXPLORE “what the little individual can do that can’t be done by great nations and great enterprises.” He suggests that we look at what needs to be done and just do it, finding joy in the doing.

     The big question remains…”How do you obtain the money to live with and to acquire the materials with which to work?” The answer is precession. Precession is the effect of bodies in motion on other bodies in motion. When any one of us begins to actively live our life in the joy and peace of our birthright, we provide the pathway for others.

     Instead, we have used our energy and creativity to establish an ever-increasing competitive work ethic leaving many without the minimum requirements to sustain life. Our current global community sees resolution to this problem only when everyone believes exactly as those in charge require. Who, I wonder, gets to determine the appropriate pathway? Therein is another challenge…who is really in charge?

• Have we have lost sight of the simple concept of wanting everyone to have the same advantages that we desire for ourselves?
• Would you be willing to EXPLORE what would happen if our individual efforts were focused elsewhere?

     Buckminster Fuller’s statement: “Precession cannot be accomplished competitively.” gives a place to begin our EXPLORATION. Rather than seeking the common thread that bridges our differences and builds upon our strengths, we continue to demand that everyone adhere to a common belief – the only one that is determined to be right. Since we are not perfect clones of one another, does this concept really make any sense?

• Would you be willing to EXPLORE another possibility?
• Is it possible that our perception of what is could be distorted?
• Is it possible that we continue to live in the illusion?
  

     EDUCATION: Educators and parents have searched for ways to address the needs of our children and many programs are now available. It is our task to look honestly at these programs and ask ourselves if we are getting the results we seek.

• Is our school environment less violent?
• Are our children learning at an accelerated rate?
• Is the stress level of our teachers going up or down?
• How is that affecting our teachers…our children?
• Whose truth are we teaching?

     J.C. Pearce in a presentation to the Council for Excellence Through Self-Esteem and The Joyful Child Symposium said: “We now know that 95% of the child’s learning process goes on automatically, through unconscious imprinting to the models available…on average, only 5% of the young child’s mind is available to us for conscious manipulation through verbal training. All our demands, instructions and orders to modify the child’s behavior address only 5% of his learning process. Our unexpressed thoughts and feelings teach his other 95% - below the level of consciousness. By age two, our children reflect back to us our hidden faults: they have imprinted who we really are and not who we say we are.”

• Are we a reflection of what we see being modeled by those around us?
• Take a close look at the models available to us…what patterns are we reproducing?
• Is the 95/5 learning process continued as adults?
• Would you be willing to EXPLORE the possibility that a solution to this problem we face in our education system might be as simple as looking at how we model what we believe…or think we believe?

     HEALTHCARE: Healthcare professionals have sought innovative and practical ways to more completely meet the needs of their patients. As a broad range of care options are being requested by patients, many unfamiliar complementary techniques are being integrated into more traditional settings.

     These changes present a unique challenge to administrators and staff, often creating more questions than answers. As we create this expanded healing environment, our attention must first be directed to the needs of over-stressed staff and support personnel. The fastest way to heal the masses is to heal the healers.

     Herbert Benson, chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. encourages blending the traditional models with complimentary/alternative modalities because…

• it can save money,
• teach people new skills in dealing with pain,
• help them manage their health needs and
• because it provides a different perspective for health professionals as they address their own personal needs and those of their patients.

     CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES: Anytime a population is separated from their children, families and the outside world, the management of that population becomes a challenge to those in charge. Not only is the staff required to maintain discipline, they are also asked to help inmates sort through the many emotional problems that accompany incarceration. This high stress, ever-changing environment requires special attention.

• How are we meeting the needs of inmates and staff?
• How does the staff stress level affect the inmates?
• Could this be the catalyst for disruption within the facility?
• Are we providing resources that support the inmate when they are released?
• What are we doing that supports a long-lasting change in behavior?

     POLITICAL SYSTEM: Apathy, lack of interest…even with our renewed patriotism, these statements still haunt us. Many still desire to become active participants in our political system. Many of us are just tired of the same-old, same-old. Our candidates talk about change and promise to be the catalyst for it just as soon as they are elected. They arrive with the full intent and desire to make the changes they envision. Their attempts, however, fall upon deaf ears. What are we missing? I invite you to consider, again, the quote from Buckminster Fuller: You never change anything by fighting the existing. To change something, build a new model and make the existing obsolete.

• Is it possible that we are just throwing new ideas into an obsolete model?
• Does our approach continue to look like what we have been doing that we know doesn’t work?

     We spend more money on campaigns, television and media spots that reflect information out of context and targeted to the emotional and sensational torture of an opponent…what’s wrong with this picture?

• What happened to the premise that anyone could hold office in this FREE country? That concept has certainly left the building, just like Elvis!
• How do we return to the simple concepts of honesty, fair dealings, truthful disclosure, and trust in the integrity of those in office as well as those who put them there?
• Is anyone willing to really listen to dialogue from those who actually do the voting?
• Is anyone willing to turn their back on the big money and trust the integrity and judgment of those they will represent?
  

     It will certainly take extraordinary people to fill these shoes but I believe that they exist and are ready to step forth and change the way things are done.

Will you lead, follow or just ignore the invitation?

     CHURCHES/ORGANIZED RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS: In our desire to make changes in our own lives, in our families, in our communities and in our global community, we must begin to look at how we became unglued to begin with. In a time when life was less distracting, the church was the center of most communities. Activities and support systems were in place to help neighbors in need.

• What are the models we see within our churches and neighborhoods?
• Do we sit in judgment because someone doesn’t subscribe to our way of thinking and believing?
• Are we quick to share the gossip that we hear about another?
• Are we modeling a sense of value and fair play to our children?
• Are we living what we profess to believe or just giving lip-service?

     In our world today, we are so scattered about in our day to day activities that we rarely take the time to know what the other family members are doing or how they feel about what is happening in their lives.

     A recent landmark study at UCLA provides insight into the significant role modeled by women. The study shows that women respond to stress by releasing a hormone called oxytocin, which encourages “tending and gathering.” These actions release even more oxytocin providing a calming effect. This does not occur in men. Science now supports what we have known…it is the woman’s role to create Calm Within The Chaos. “Let it begin with me” becomes the foundation from which we begin the rebuilding.

• Would you be willing to EXPLORE the possibility that we can reweave the tattered fabric of our religious institutions by returning to the simple values of truth, compassion and tolerance for our unique differences?
• Are you willing to stand tall for your beliefs and support another’s privilege to do the same?
• Can you embrace our diversity knowing it is our greatest strength – the very foundation upon which our country was founded?
• Are you willing to EXPLORE the possibility that we would be better stewards of our planet, ourselves and our neighbors if we were committed to the simplicity of unconditional love and fair treatment?
• Would we better serve our faith by extending an invitation to anyone searching for a place of refuge, hope and community by opening our church doors and our hearts?

     Before you begin to defend your particular church or denomination, would you be willing to look honestly at the bigger picture? All is not well. Yes, the seeds of hope are sprouting and honest DIALOGUE will support their growth.

     Once again, will you seize the opportunity or ignore the invitation?

     We are entrained to a global environment that is turning up the stress volume. According to studies conducted at such notable institutions as Harvard, HearthMath and the Menninger Clinic, stress affects our well being on all levels…physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. In an article from USA Today (May 1991) stress has become a workplace hazard. The article further states 75 to 90 percent of all visits to primary care physicians result from stress related disorders. The American Institute of Stress and the American Psychological Association agree, Employee turnover, unscheduled absenteeism and waning morale all affect the bottom line.

     The Institute of HeartMath defines stress as the body and mind’s response to any pressure that disrupts their normal balance. It occurs when our perceptions of events don’t meet our expectations and we don’t manage our reaction to the disappointment.

     Dr. Graham Burroughs, President of the International Society for Investigation of Stress, after years of reviewing the research on stress found that the problem could be reduced to two basic causes: problems in perception and problems in communication.

• Could it be that the solution to the problems within our work force could be solved as easily as integrating the simple concepts of Quiet Miracles which address these very issues?
• Could this cost effective measure be a model to bring pride back into our workplace and a sense that our efforts are being appreciated?
• How would that affect your bottom line? Would you be willing to EXPLORE the possibilities? Quiet Miracles begins with YOU and encourages an EXPLORATION of ALL the options that are available for your use.
  

     Quiet Miracles begins with YOU and encourages an EXPLORATION of ALL the options that are available for your use.