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Percy, My Assistant

Percy likes to sit on my arm when I’m typing.  I’m not sure how he sees that as helpful or efficient, but he loves doing it.  He also sits in my Inbox.  I’m sure my paperwork loves being kept warm.

Do you have an assistant?  Does your assistant help you to heal your sense of “I’ve got something wrong with me?”  You see, Percy doesn’t know I’m fat, so every time I see him, I get to remember this about him and it helps me to remember it about myself.  I do believe that the normally-sized me is in there and wants to come out.  I keep that from happening because I indulge my old habit of thinking that I am fat.  This kind of thinking is what continues to create fat, and the concepts of my handsome-dude Assistant, Percy, never get to see the light of day.

Each of us has something about ourselves we think is “wrong” in one way or another and we think that we will be judged as less-than by those who observe us just as soon as they discover this one embarrassing flaw.  Some people have “hidden” flaws that aren’t immediately obvious, such as being overweight is.

I think that each of us has this “one thing wrong” idea going and honestly folks, your “one thing wrong” truly can become your biggest blessing. Being overweight became the strongest catalyst in my life to overcome this curse.  Instead, what I got was enlightenment, understanding and a keen insight into Life.  One hell of a payback, if you ask me.

Cherish your “one thing wrong.” It is a blessing if you’d embrace it that way.

If you’d like to get a leg up on the process, I’d highly recommend reading my book, “My Cats Have Seen Me Naked,” and yes, that’d be Percy the magnificent who saw me stepping out of the shower and never deflected his eyes because he loves the I inside the big me.

Warmest wishes,

Pat

Lucky?

I received a Comment yesterday saying that the individual disagreed with me and for me to contact him or her to argue the point.  I wanted you all to know that due to my last 30 years of effort, education, and experience, I don’t care to qualify my understanding to anyone.

This presents an opportunity to explain something about understanding and belief to you.  A belief is an unproven fact.  It is frequently the child of fear.  It is like the old wives tales we’ve all heard about all our lives.  The way beliefs get born and propagated is this:  someone who has fear going, comes to a conclusion about something.  They decide that their conclusion is an absolute fact.  They tell others about this ‘absolute fact’ and the others accept it at face value without investigating to see if it’s really true or not.  These supposedly absolute facts get passed along from generation to generation as the Truth. It has created a very shaky foundation for the world as a whole. In my opinion, all of these beliefs need to be cleaned up. You cannot accomplish spiritual healing with these in your mind.

What are some of these absolute facts?

• An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
• Butter on a burn will heal it.
• Cranberry juice cures urinary tract infections.
• Four leaf clovers bring good luck.
• Eating carrots improves your eyesight.
• Evil things happen on Friday the 13th.
• Starve a cold; feed a fever.
• Long lasting morning sickness during pregnancy means the baby is a girl.
• Spicy food causes ulcers.
• Swimming immediately after eating causes cramps.
• You must drink 8 glasses of water a day.
• Toads give you warts.
• Food makes you fat.

Okay, enough.  Not one of the above ‘absolute facts’ has any truth in it at all.  Every one is a belief.

Our lives are filled with hundreds of things-believed-in that are not true.  When you do the work of reasoning (which I have done) then you’ll automatically know what is true (actual understanding) or what is not true (belief.)  And this dear friends, is why I don’t have to argue for the truth with any whippersnapper who thinks I should.  Pish tush!

Love,

Pat