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Andrea Barnett Budin · 08-11-2008, 11:30 AM

Yes, Pinkie! And yes, Maryanne!

We don't want to sink to the Tormentor's level (that mean-spirited drone in our head berating, judging, condemning, blaming, resenting, hating, belittling away). It's just the cranky poor Child within us that was wounded -- in the last movie. We just can't let go of our habitual pattern of thoughts on an array of topics, even if they only vaguely relate to the story we have taken ownership of.

We are misidentifying ourselves when we believe we are the voice in our heads. That part of us is an impostor. Full of tantrums, raw emotions and memories that feed on negativity of every imaginable form.

Who are you when you are thinking about The Thinker in your head. The one with the big mouth? You are the True You. The Real You is an entity that is full of divine energy -- full of love, compassion, kindness, gratitude, generosity of Spirit. It is your God-given Soul. Made up of a fragment of that sacred energy. Allowing you to be above the fray, to radiate the goodness of your Higher Self. When your Soul is consciously permitted by you to overrule and silence The Voice, joy, peace, harmony and a sense of Oneness fill you up to such an extent, it all overflows and is extended outward to those around you.

You are the Awareness of what is occurring in your head. And that changes everything!
With Love and Light,
Andi

08-11-2008, 11:30 AM	#34
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Will The Real You Please Step Forward! Yes, Pinkie! And yes, Maryanne! We don't want to sink to the Tormentor's level (that mean-spirited drone in our head berating, judging, condemning, blaming, resenting, hating, belittling away). It's just the cranky poor Child within us that was wounded -- in the last movie. We just can't let go of our habitual pattern of thoughts on an array of topics, even if they only vaguely relate to the story we have taken ownership of. We are misidentifying ourselves when we believe we are the voice in our heads. That part of us is an impostor. Full of tantrums, raw emotions and memories that feed on negativity of every imaginable form. Who are you when you are thinking about The Thinker in your head. The one with the big mouth? You are the True You. The Real You is an entity that is full of divine energy -- full of love, compassion, kindness, gratitude, generosity of Spirit. It is your God-given Soul. Made up of a fragment of that sacred energy. Allowing you to be above the fray, to radiate the goodness of your Higher Self. When your Soul is consciously permitted by you to overrule and silence The Voice, joy, peace, harmony and a sense of Oneness fill you up to such an extent, it all overflows and is extended outward to those around you. You are the Awareness of what is occurring in your head. And that changes everything! With Love and Light, Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...