Bruce has been my unofficial mentor in more ways I can speak of, but before I came here I studied for a year A Course in Miracles. one affirmation a day was given to meditate on, just to keep it in mind 3 or 4 times a day. this really worked to reprogram my negativity, albeit somewhat slowly, still, it changed me for the better. I had my favorite affirmations. one is "I only want peace of mind."
and "when you want to see love, love is all you will see." later i woke from a dream message and it was worded differently "when u want to see only love you will see only god." this one really goes slowly! but it makes you start looking for what u want to see, which is another way to say you want to start creating what you desire to see. it led me down some win-win situation where I had to stuff my thoughts of how it should look versus what it would end up looking like.
Bruce said something twice on this board which I latched onto. forget the questions which provoked his words. but he said he thought the finished human would be in a place where they would be unable to express but a thought of love. and since this was already one of my favorite affirmations I would use to create my reality with, I was glad to see it confirmed by him, someone I continue to respect for the work he does. so how all this relates to Bruce's message in his books is to focus on an experience where it was pleasant, whether in contacting the deceased or doing a retrieval or any meditation it helps to be in a positive frame of mind with a calm emotional body, and the pleasant love feelings will open up the awareness to greater intellectual understandings of the inner research we do here in our journies. love, alysia

Rob C.   u remind me of how music is the great vat of the collective unconscious area and can program us or at the least effect us in ways we may not recognize either positive or negative ways.  for example Walmart was playing happy oldies the other day and I got so happy I bought too many happy items  who knows how they may have influenced my purchases..thank god for the return dept.

and thank god for love songs which make us all mushy inside, it leavens the rap.

the Beatles I never cared much for, although they took off like thunder thru the collective unconscious...some of the words started to get to me as its words that effect me probably more than the tune itself. I must be mental. heres some words I remember along with the tune you mention.
Nothing you can say that can't be said
Nothing you can do that can't be done
You can learn how to play the game, it's easy!
All ya need is love! da da da da da! All ya need is love, love, love is all ya need.
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Hi Vicki I knew someone would give me all the words. thanks! look at how metaphysical their words are...I was only 14 when they began to take off.  I was deeply entrenched in soul music, the black groups, the platters, fats domino, sitting on the dock of the bay, I swooned to the romantic tunes of the do whop harmonies and called the beatles too simple and innocent. later though I liked some of thier tunes for different reasons. I used to sing this one:
honey child, you making me crazy, I'm in love but I'm lazy, so won't u please come home; now, its better to play the kazoo with this one!

oh we used to do Ebony and Ivory in our karaoke group too. thanks again I better shut up...not on topic! love, alysia

hi Vicki, you were lucky to hear music at 6. I don't recall hearing music in the two households I lived in until music started entering in around age 10. now I think I'm the odd one here!

u know your tip to your sister is excellent. it seems a huge lesson so your sister is lucky to have you explain it. I'm 60 this month and it was a trick I just learned how to remain calm when my aries fire children age 34, start going off about something. I don't know where the calmness descended from the other day. I just let it fly on by without adding fuel to the fire with my own emotions.
I learned something that if I just listen to the kid, nodding my head now and then, they sorta expend it all on me, the negative energy and then when they see I'm not buying it, they shake their heads and realize all on their own what they just said and shortly I hear from the other room "sorry, I flew off the handle again."

I don't even have to argue my point anymore....whew...thats a relief.
I think partially its like letting the person be a jerk for a minute, that you still love them, they will pick this up after they are done dumping.
I like what one of my girls said to me once..which helps me keep the faith, she said "mom, you are my spiritual life."

Vicki u just made me laugh out loud about your daughter yelling at you when youre 60! I guess I didn't say that my daughter is getting so much more in control of her emotions these days. but when I first came in May, she was very volatile, due to alot to her relationship with her twin sister. mom was in the middle trying to referee or moderate but the only way to know what to do or say is to pray to higher self for guidance what works. don't worry I'm sure your daughter and you have a different set of circumstances! and turning the situation to a higher power always works.

when depressive times come my guides have instructed to pray without ceasing..it seems to open up the portals of light to enter...my thoughts are with you, you have a wonderful face inspires cheer in me, I could never see you depressed in a million years you sparkly person you! tell me I'm wrong..I dare you!

yes, love of yourself will demand respect from others that way.