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		<title>S.T.E.P. – Stop Taking Everything Personal   ~   Now</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pangs of horror and grief strike our hearts as we learn the current news of the ruinous earthquake in Haiti, yet vexed even more to hear some religious leaders reference this heart-breaking event as the “wrath of God.” When we then hear others declare the tragedy that crushed Haiti as “not made by God but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Pangs of horror and grief strike our hearts as we learn the current news of the ruinous earthquake in Haiti, yet vexed even more to hear some religious leaders reference this heart-breaking event as the <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“wrath of God.”</em> When we then hear others declare the tragedy that crushed Haiti as “not made by God but by man,” we are reminded of the contrast our world is made of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">   </span>Though we may laugh, we all know this is no laughing matter. We acknowledge regardless what name or names we choose to call God, we reference the Mystery, the all prevailing energy, in and through ALL things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We know the devastation and wreckage in Haiti mirrors the calamity in our own lives. With countless people out of work, money scarcity issues, and perhaps our standard of living changes and the future uncertainty in our own nation, we cannot deny the earthquake erupting inside each of us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Perhaps this catastrophe awakens us to our own personal despair and destruction.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">In response, we choose <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now</em>, to live justly, to stop blaming, judging and being the victim, recognizing there is no ‘God-man’ in the sky judging us or punishing us, but rather each and every one of us is responsible for the outer expression of our own lives. When we don’t like what we see, we respond to the call, knowing all circumstances exist only by our permission. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">As children of the stars, we choose <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now</em> to trust that the Power within also holds the planets and stars in space, looking for the gifts in all things, even those which seem too terrible to bear. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Haiti offers the perfect example. The outer appearances seem too terrible, beyond our ability to comprehend; yet, the images of death, the faces of innocent children and those who are scared and weeping, burn deep inside each of our hearts, igniting and fanning our once too cool embers into flames of love and compassion there. Millions are praying and giving from those flames. From these growing flames, millions of dollars are pouring in from every corner of the world, in order to support the recovery and rebirth of this precious stricken island population, to equip and assure Haiti’s ability to thrive. Like Haiti, we will flourish when we begin to see the goodness emerging from our devastations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">Therefore, we vow <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now,</em> to step up, <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">S</strong>top <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">T</strong>aking <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">E</strong>verything <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">P</strong>ersonal, stop blaming, judging, and playing victim, choosing <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">now</em> to begin living just lives, applying love and forgiveness for ourselves and others…trusting the creative power within us to equip us with everything we need to BE the change we want to see in our outer world, recognizing everything truly does begin with US.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">AFFIRM:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><em><span style="color: #1f497d; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am at ease with the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">D</strong>ivine <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">P</strong>erfection within myself and all of creation everywhere. Freedom from judgment gives me a life of peace and joy, NOW! </span></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">BREATHE IT IN.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span></span></span></p>
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