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A Heartfelt Welcome
ARISE and be FREE
Your ARISE Article
Can I Get ARISE Outa You?
Poignant Ponderings
Giving  Back
Will You ARISE & Help Me?



Dear Valued Subscriber,
 

I seldom send out solo promotional emails as you well know (I have been announcing special podcasts via email) but last week I sent one to you because the product, and the man who created it, are very special. If you subscribe to my 10 Minute or so Mentor Message you heard Guy Finley on the April 24 th show. The feedback has been amazing to say the least! Guy's Secrets of Being Unstoppable is even more amazing and I decided to make you aware of this life-changing program. Thing is, I don't think my email reached a lot of you as it never landed here at many of the email addresses I have "seeded" throughout the database. Server hiccup, no doubt.

So, if you didn't receive that email, or are a new subscriber, I encourage you to take a few minutes to review a program that I am positive will improve your life on a major scale.

I was supposed to be in Windsor this past weekend. My eldest grandson, Corbin, was in a karate tournament and as fate would have it I was not able to attend. Of course, I spoke with him on the phone as soon as he returned home and the excitement in his voice was something else. I'll be heading down this weekend though and he can't wait to show me the trophy he won for 2nd place overall (Corbin is in the middle). That's my boy! Hi Ya!

Larry Thompson, my former music partner and now Internet and podcast partner, has been on the road as tour manager for Daniel Victor, a young recording artist who currently has the #1 record and video in Canada. As a teenager, Daniel would huddle in the studio soaking up all he could from us and the recording artists and musicians we worked with. He spent the past four years writing and producing his CD (his music is like nothing else out there) that contains performances from some of the top alternative singers in the world. Some feat for an unknown songwriter I'd say! Daniel is going to be a guest on my 10 Minute or so Mentor Message podcast just as soon as he returns from touring.  I can't wait to hear his story and how he overcame all the obstacles on his path to what will surely be a great career.

I have 2 wonderful authors and entrepreneurs as my guests on this weeks 10 Minute podcast so you just might want to tune into Mentor Audio and give a listen to Kathleen Gage and Lori Giovannoni.

Fittingly, I am featuring another great article by Guy Finley. If you can't read How to Find the Peace That Already Dwells Within You right now I suggest bookmarking this page or printing it out to read his great advice just as soon as you can. Thank you again Guy!

Assuming you enjoy this publication can I ask you to do me a small, but at the same time, huge favor? Would you choose 3 people from your Address Book right now and send them this issue or the main page link to ARISE!: http://www.arise.themirrorezine.com - and suggest they subscribe. Thank you, I'd really appreciate that!

Now, please kick back and enjoy this issue of ARISE!

As always, my greatest wishes for your complete success,

Rick Beneteau

ARISE and be FREE

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The ONE Minute and TEN Minute Mentor Message Podcasts

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YOUR ARISE ARTICLE

How To Find The Peace That Already Dwells Within You
by Guy Finley

I would like to introduce you to some new ideas intended to help us transform these disturbing times on earth into something of great spiritual benefit. If one has any sensitivity, then one must ask: Why is there so much hatred everywhere? What has happened that human beings are so willing to destroy each other, and at the same time feel so justified for the terror they champion? How is it that fear rules the day and drives the world to an edge that it manages to extend with each passing hour? Why can't there be peace on earth?
 
But to these same questions we must add one more - a probing inquiry not so easy to entertain because it begins with turning around one's outwardly pointed finger of judgment. We must ask: What is my role in this madness? Am I really just the spectator I imagine myself to be, innocent of the sickness I see everywhere - or am I part of the ignorance whose pain seeks to destroy peace?

We must not fear such questions, as fear is ignorance actuated. The truth is, and always has been (in its simplest spiritual equation), that we are the world we see; we are each, within, microcosmic versions of the global conflict going on around us. We despise the day that deprives us of our happiness, mentally crushing anyone blamed for our loss. And we are never wrong in our judgment. So we see, the Wise teach truly: The inner does determine the outer. There cannot be peace (on earth) until one's heart is at peace. A mind at peace punishes neither itself nor anyone else. The work to understand these truths begins with no longer trying to create an imagined peace, but with awakening to what it is within us that believes it already knows the true nature of peace.

Any awakening implies the sudden realization that one has been asleep to another order of reality. So it is true with our wish to awaken to what is wrecking us. And just as a friend might gently nudge us to help bring us out of a nightmare, there have been truths sown into this world whose purpose is to show us where we are asleep to reality and living out a bad dream.

We first meet these timeless and eye opening truths in the form of new and higher self-knowledge such as follows: We cannot make ourselves peaceful, any more than we can make silence. Silence already exists in any space once we stop making noises in it. The same holds true of peace. Real peace is already in place, and we need only stop creating conflict to realize its grace.

Simply stated: We are not at peace within ourselves because we are at war within ourselves. And because we have yet to learn how to enter this interior battle, armed with the one force that transforms dark fires into mild Light, we do not comprehend the actual nature of this internal conflict. Again we meet the need for new and greater self-knowledge, beginning with this Key Lesson: Until we realize that continually identifying with our own conflicting desires about how to win peace of mind is like using a cannon blast to light a candle, we will only remain at war within ourselves - all the while blaming the world around us for its insensitive inability to grant us that imagined peace we so desperately seek!

It was said by Christ, which should be self-evident, that "A house divided cannot stand." The problem is, we are not conscious of this division within us, so that we are virtually unaware of our own conflicting desires. This inner struggle continues unabated because the sensation of a pleasure promised by one desire outweighs the pain of its secret opposition. The obvious note here is that a pain masked by a more prominent pleasure does not end their conflict, and the misery in the soul that suffers this battle remains intact even if the physical body isn't conscious of this continuous conflict. Let's illuminate, by example, a few of these conflicting desires and end their power over us. Our peace will follow as sunlight after the passing storm.

One desire we all share is that we want to be loved and approved of by everyone everywhere. To accomplish this we believe we must be worthy, which requires our becoming a bigger "success" than whomever it is that is seen as competing with us for this craved attention. What other choice have we - given the importance of our task - but to step on a few people on our way to the top?

Can we see how our initial desire causes conflict and actually creates an effect the very opposite of the one it intended at the outset? Living in fear that we won't win the approval we seek, we have no choice but to do whatever is necessary to accomplish our end. So we hurt others by running over them to reach our goal. We destroy the very love and respect we wanted on our way to winning it!

Another example of secretly conflicting desires is how we all long to think of ourselves as being free and independent of others. But unseen in this want of ours hides another (and contrary) desire to which we are also attached: We only feel like we have reached this elevated state of independence as long as others recognize what we have done! We require others to confirm our freedom! Then there's that endless want for a special someone to always "be there" for us - committed to our happiness - even as we fear that this same person, now empowered with our trust, may turn on us and hurt us. We see that Love and fear are antithetical, as are bulldozers and flowers.

There are many other examples of such inner contradictions worth witnessing. There is our intermittent desire to be left alone - even as we feel left out or ignored if our friends don't call us because they miss our company. The point should be as obvious. We suffer from our own cross-purposes and find ourselves unable (at present) to see our way out from under their conflict. Our worldly desires deliver us into the hands of unseen opposing forces - a condition where the peace of mind we had planned for not only fails to appear, but whose remnants create still new forms of conflict along with their would-be rescuing desires. The truth is self-evident:

One request after another, we ask for what we believe will bring us some measure of peace, only to find ourselves either in pain over what did not materialize, or in fear of losing what we fought to gain. And surely we have seen that certain of our longings please only one small part of us while punishing the rest, like overeating or indulging ourselves with destructive addictions.

It is of little doubt that most of us have tried, in any number of ways, to let go of these deceptive and disturbing desires only to find ourselves overpowered by their overwhelming gravity. And who hasn't thought they have let go of one problem only to find they have picked up another by mistake! Which brings us to this next important spiritual truth: We do not have to choose which, or any, of these conflicting desires to let go of; it makes no difference. What we must now see is that whether it is wanting to be approved, acknowledged, or to feel oneself secure in another's love - all such desires are false in that they have no power to grant us the peace they promise.

We must see that these desires are liars, even though their fires feel real enough. They do not belong to us, even though they are with us everywhere we go. I can almost hear you asking, "How can this be true?" Here is the startling answer. They are not our desires. They do not originate with us, and the will they impose upon us (to fulfill their longings) is not our own.

"Then whose desires are they, if not my own?" They belong to a world that has lost the means to know peace as was always intended, as it is given (to us) to live within. They are the contorted fragments of answers to heartaches that didn't work in their time, and that were passed along from one generation to the next until they have become so inculcated in us we see them as our own.

All such desires are false answers to equally false aches born out of ignorance of our authentic nature. They belong to a self that has been programmed to search for a sense of success carefully outlined and defined by the values of a world lost to the influences of the Higher Life. And whoever wins this world loses his way because he unknowingly answers the call of a socially contrived will: a nature that needs its "tomorrows" in order to feel alive today. This sense of self has no existence apart from the future it imagines in which it will be whole at last. Now to these thoughts we must add one more all-important truth:

This unconscious "will of the world" that is at work within us, that always seeks its peace in a time to come, lives in opposition to a will greater than its own. Our careful study of this last insight is pivotal in our search for true peace. If this will of the world within us - with all of its conflicting desires - is the one true governing power that we have come to accept it as being, and it alone is responsible for one's providence in life, then there could never arise any conflict between what one wishes for and the arrival of that sought-after state of self-peace. To the contrary, this is not how reality works.

The fact that a greater will exists is revealed to us every day, only we are unable to see it. The evidence of it rests in the very conflict we experience as we yield ourselves to the longings of this lesser will through the pull of the world within us. We could not know the lesser without the unseen presence of the greater that serves to reveal it, just as a shadow proves that a light is nearby. And our pain in this life because of our misunderstanding of this order of reality is not a "punishment" by the greater of these wills, far from it; we are being invited to give ourselves, to surrender our self, to this greater will so that we may realize that within it already dwells the peace we seek.

Which brings us to this question: Given our present situation, saturated as we are with these worldly desires and blinded to them by their promises of better days to come, where do we find the will, the spiritual strength, to let go of them and give ourselves over to something Higher? Here is the surprising answer:

Learning to let go of the worldly will now active within us is not an act of power, but comes naturally on the heels of seeing where it is that we have been deceived into giving away our divine right to be at peace. It is this Higher Self-Wisdom that empowers us to leave our former self behind, that grants us peace, much as spring clouds bring gentle rains to wash everything clean.

One last thought and we will have the knowledge we need to know true peace. There can never be real peace in any world wherever opposing wills contest what the nature of that peace will be. And if this is true with two people at war over "how" or "what" peace is to be won, how much more so is it true when it comes to the conflicted will of this world as it opposes the peace of God?

To see the truth of these ideas and to marry them with our own experience is a conscious act of peace. God's will is being expressed in every new moment, and is secretly the heart and soul of each moment now being newly expressed. We need only be aware of ourselves in the moment to know the truth of this and then to allow this Light to teach us about the peace that passes all understanding.

Following are what may be called the "The Three A's of the Peaceful Life." Welcome them as special work reminders to let God's will be as your own. If you will take these new intentions and inner attitudes with you into your day, then you will soon realize what it means to let go and know peace.

1. Work to trust in the Goodness of God's moment, so that instead of trying to dig into it with a psychological pick-ax - hoping to extract something from it that you think you must have to be happy - allow the moment to give you what you need. Your key intention here is to "allow" God's will.

2. Work to watch the whole moment as it unfolds, so that instead of focusing only on what you want to see - a self-limiting perception that separates you from all that the moment might have to show you - agree to see everything the moment reveals about you and your present life. Your key action here is to "agree" with God's will.

3. Work to welcome whatever the moment brings to you, so that instead of resisting its natural seasons for fear of the passing of spring or the onset of a long winter's night - accept the moment and let it live and die as it would. The key intention here is to "accept" God's will as your own.

© Guy Finley
All Rights Reserved

Guy Finley is one of today's brightest voices in the field of self-realization, showing men and women every where how to find a life of freedom, enduring fulfillment, and true purpose. Director of the non-profit Life of Learning Foundation, Guy is the best-selling author of more than 30 books and tape albums on self-realization and higher success. His works have sold over a million copies worldwide and have been translated into fifteen languages. For information about Guy Finley's books, booklets, tapes, and helpful on-going study groups call (541) 476-1200 or visit http://guyfinley.org  where you can also sign up to receive a free Starter Kit including weekly email Key Lessons.

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Can I Get ARISE Outa You?

The Last Poker Hand


Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in O'Leary's apartment when Paddy Murphy loses $500 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops dead at the table. Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other five continue playing standing up.

Michael O'Conner looks around and asks, "Oh, me boys, someone got's to tell Paddy's wife. Who will it be?"

They draw straws. Paul Gallagher picks the short one.

They tell him to be discreet, be gentle, don't make a bad situation any worse.

"Discreet??? I'm the most discreet Irishmen you'll ever meet. Discretion is me middle name. Leave it to me."

Gallagher goes over to Murphy's house and knocks on the door. Mrs. Murphy answers and asks what he wants.

Gallagher declares: "Your husband just lost $500 and is afraid to come home."

"Tell him to drop dead!", says Murphy's wife.

"I'll go tell him." says Gallagher.

 

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Poignant Ponderings

HURRY UP AND BE PATIENT!
by Steve Goodier


You've heard it said, "Hurry up and wait!" But learning to wait calmly is an important part of living. In this age of high-speed connections and instantaneous results, it helps to remember that the Mayflower made its historic voyage across the Atlantic Ocean at about two miles per hour! How did those early settlers occupy their time as they were waiting to arrive?

I love the story of a passenger on Britain's Imperial Airways, a company that pioneered air travel between England and Australia in the mid-1930s. "If you have time to spare, go by air," was the popular expression of the day. Airliners were both slow and incapable of flying long distances.

One of the very first flights took off from Croydon Airport near London and flew to northern France where it was delayed extensively due to bad weather. When it arrived in the south of France, one of the motors had failed and it was necessary to wait for another
engine to be shipped by sea from England. There were further lengthy delays along the route in Rome, Cairo, the Middle East, etc., until finally the flight had progressed as far as Singapore.

At this point a lady passenger asked the manager in Singapore if he thought the flight would arrive in Australia in the next few weeks because she was expecting a baby shortly.

"My dear lady," he replied, "you should never have commenced your trip in that condition."

She replied, "I didn't."

Next time you miss a flight, think about her predicament and "hurry up and be patient"! The sooner you're patient, the easier your life will become. When you're patient, you can relax and enjoy the ride.

There is great benefit in learning to wait calmly and creatively. Here is a "waiting checklist" to test your waiting skills:

+ Do you expect delays, or do they catch you unawares? Do you anticipate those times when you are likely to have to wait?

+ Do you calmly let your inner motor idle though others around you may be stripping their gears?

+ Do you welcome unexpected delays as a gift of time, which can be used creatively? Do you use the free time to plan ahead or quietly meditate (to get in touch with your soul)?

+ Do you prepare for delays? Do you have work or entertainment handy when forced to wait?

How did you do on the exercise? Are you making the most of your waiting time? We will never escape delays, but we can use them creatively. Now is the time to hurry up and be patient!

Steve Goodier's books & newsletter: http://LifeSupportSystem.com

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GIVING BACK

You might already support these or similar organizations, but it's the sad truth that we can never really do enough to help people, especially children. Here is what I support and encourage you to review:

The Internet Toy Drive  
Founded by Anne Marie Baugh and myself, and sponsored by Drew Bledsoe (#11, 2001 Super Bowl Champion quarterback), we are official corporate sponsors of the U.S. Marine's Toys for Tots program.

My WorldVision Children
This is the special group of children from around the world that I sponsor. WorldVision is a Christian organization that has been around for decades and almost every penny donated goes directly to these needy children and their families. Nothing beats receiving a handwritten letter, or even an email now, from "your child":-) You can even buy chickens or cows that get right to these families in dire need!

St. Jude Children's Hospital
My father was a lifelong musician and played piano in bands with Danny Thomas (founder of St. Jude and father of Marlo Thomas) among others during the depression, thirties and early World War II years. Understandably, this world famous research hospital is close to my heart:-)

Parenting with Dignity P
If you are a parent, expecting to be one in the future, or even believe you've done your parenting job, do yourself a great favor and check out this fabulous resource! Drew Bledsoe, his father and family members, my great friend Tom Heatherington and many more have established an absolutely wonderful foundation devoted to the betterment of children and families (Mac Bledsoe was interviewed on ABC's 20/20 this year).

Will You ARISE & Help Me?

I would greatly appreciate it if you would take a few seconds to tell just a few of your friends about ARISE. Simply Forward this URL to everyone in your Address Book.  All they need to do is enter their email address below (it will NEVER be shared or given away).

Thank You!!

   

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