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I admit it. I used to be sarcastic. Sarcasm made me feel strong, witty, and brave.
That was then. In the early 90s when, reading John Knowles’s A Separate Peace because I would be teaching it, these words popped out at me: “As I said, this was my sarcastic summer. It was only long after that I recognized sarcasm as the protest of people who are weak.” The words forced me to shut the book and ponder whether 
Remember Dr. Masaru Emoto from What the Bleep's Do We Know? He's the guy who taped positive and negative thoughts on bottles of water and then, using a high-powered microscope, photographed the frozen water molecules, or snowflakes.
And do you remember what those photographs showed? (I'm still amazed by this!) The photographs showed perfect or near perfect snowflake structures when the water was influenced by a positive thought, or by beautiful music. But the photographs of water exposed to negativity were poorly formed and dingy. On his website he writes:
Kindness. You've probably been reading about the need for it and so you've been thinking about it on some level.
Matthew Dowd thinks it's not the same as being nice. He said, "Being nice is really about how we want to be perceived; being kind is about who we are." And kindness is not the same as being pleasant. Pleasant means you don't ruffle feathers or create havoc. No, kindness requires something of us. It asks us to behold the 
Before reading on, think of things in your life you'd choose to change. Better yet, jot them down on a piece of paper.
Next, think of things in your life you'd choose to change but think you don't have the capacity to change them. This is a little harder because two things have to be true: 1. you have to want the change, and 
Are you aware when you’re happy?
It shouldn't require a big philosophical discussion to know if you’re happy or not. In fact, years ago I met the French homeopath Dr. Christian Almayrac in Lake Arrowhead. He called himself Dr. Happiness and his basic premise was “Enjoying my happiness is the most important thing for me and for everybody else.” He’d constantly ask himself, “Am I happiest thinking ……….?” If the answer wasn’t an immediate yes, it was a no. And if the answer was 
If you had a magic wand in your hand right now, what five things instantly come to your mind as things you want to create? It doesn't matter if they're a big thing or small. They can be objects or experiences, or just plain feelings. Whatever these five things are, write them down. Yes, stop reading, and jot them down so you don’t forget.
Next, get clear about why you want these things. If your motivating desire has to do with comfort and peace and love and abundance, 
Suppose that in the beginning there was only God. And God created everything. That means everything is made out of God-stuff. Even you.
Also suppose that when God thought things, they came into existence. In other words, God-stuff becomes things. So, if you're made of God-stuff, you too have the capacity to create by thinking. Use your God-stuff when: 1. A friend is having a hard time, say, "I'm made out of God, and |
Joanne Wilshinis the author of Take a Moment and Create Your Life! and The Happiness Path. She facilitates workshops and creative circles, and provides lectures and individual coaching to support understanding both the creative process and how the mind-matter phenomenon can be harnessed for personal and worldly benefit. She lives with her husband David in northwestern Washington. 
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