HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Erase one fear.

Be sure to call in on Sunday Morning, Dec. 30th at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time and 12:30 Eastern Time and share one change of thought, feeling or behavior, breaking the chain of 2007's pain.

The lines will be open for creating a miracle just by changing our perceptions.

Here's an exercise to help identify patterns you repeat:

BONDING PATTERNS BECOME BONDAGE.

Here’s My Pattern! Think of a pattern you repeat, over and over again Write it down! How is it based on a thought? A feeling? A visual? A behavior? A habit?
1.One pattern I repeat is…
2.The thought I have that repeats is…
3.The feeling I have that repeats is…
4.My visual is…
5.The behavior is…
6.The habit is…
7.This pattern makes me feel I’m in bondage, because…
8.I would like to break this pattern, because…

Here’s How My Pattern Developed
In my past I…
1.Had a Thought
2.Then a Feeling
3.That became a Visual
4.Which developed a Behavior
5.The Behavior repeated
6.And became a Habit


To Break a Pattern
In present time…
1.Find the Habit
2.Identify the Behavior
3.See the Picture or Visual
4.Understand the Feelings
5.Go to the past to find the Thought

Then…
1.Change the Thought
2.Celebrate and understand the Feelings
3.Create a new Thought from a “wish” of what could happen
4.Make a new Picture or Visual
5.Decide on a new Behavior/break the Pattern
6.Repeat the new Behavior until it becomes subconscious
7.Now you have a new “Habit”

We're Singing On Talk Radio Again! Come hear some of the choir members ( Forgive me, for I grabbed these singers before their service the Sunday before Christmas) from the Bethany Community Church Choir to Celebrate the Holiday's with us to learn to take the hurts, pain and blessings and feel it all and know A Miracle Is A Change Of Perception! Do you want to see and feel your truths and change how you see yourself, life and others and create Miracles by changing perceptions!

It's one thing to just "talk" on the radio. It's another to see, feel and "move" each other through the radio.

1.Do you know how to get out of your own way?
2.Can you "let go" and truly understand your hurts, low ego and high ego and "see" with your internal eye sight,called insight without negative judgment?
3.Can you get creative and go to your soul and say or do one thing differently everyday and change your or someone else's life.

Remember: Every Tues./Wed. see the Forum on my web site for the subject matters for upcoming shows and side links with even more information not talked about on the show.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday's

And a special thanks to this beautiful singing group for being with us today as they have to rush out to sing at church immediately following.

The choir group is "Called To Praise"
The members are:
Stephen Johnson
Rodney Johnson
Brandon Cade
Robyn Johnson
Tenina Johnson
Tamera Johnson

All from Bethany Community Church where our pastor is District Elder Robert L. Johnson. We are currently completing our new church building project in Granada Hills (15711 San Fernando Mission Boulevard).

Since the goals of the Holiday (Holy-day) shows are to show how to understand differences and not fear or judge our different cultures, religions and personalities, I am excited to welcome a former active Catholic priest who I like to call, Padre Jim. He has peaked my interest in the foundation of early and present Catholicism.

I am intrigued with the history of Catholicism/Christianity and how much mixed cultures and different governmental and religious communities have influenced each other, as they deny each others influences. For example, did you know the concept of the “rosary” came from India and was called japa mala’s. The mala is used both in Hinduism and Buddhism. These were focus beads to help monks meditate, chant mantras or say prayers. What’s interesting is when the Mid evil Crusaders came to India and encountered the japa mala they carried the beads back to the Roman Empire. The word japa meant “rose”, so the Roman's called the beads Rosarium, it was then translated into English as “Rosary”. This is just a metaphor to show how united we all are!

Did you know Catholic simply means “universal”? Throughout the Middle Ages Catholicism was the only Christianity there was. Everything else was a heresy, not a denomination. Catholicism traces its history to the apostles; especially St. Peter who was later named the 1st Pope. It took several centuries before it became the “Roman Catholic Church” as we think of it today. The church has been portrayed politically as well as religiously.

Distinctive Roman Catholic beliefs include the special authority of the pope, the ability of saints to intercede on behalf of believers, the concept of Purgatory, which was created in the year 590 as a place of the afterlife purification before entering Heaven, and the doctrine of transubstantiation - that is, that the bread used in the Eucharist and the wine becoming the true body and blood of Christ when blessed by a priest through the power of the Holy Spirit. This is not the practices of all Christianity and Protestantism. It’s more ritualized. This can be a comfort zone for many Catholics, like children who feel comforted by rituals and consistency.

Is religion about politics if it is about conquering other cultures and pushing people to agree with one's specific belief? The Pain and Survival of Catholicism and Judaism and all persecuted religions and cultures need to be Celebrated and healed!

How about this fun point of cultural mixes. I just love this one! In the 1600’s Pope Clement VIII sanctioned the use of coffee. Watch this! It was not banned despite petitions by priests to ban the Muslim drink, coffee as "the devil’s drink". The Pope tried a cup and declared it "so delicious that it would be a pity to let the infidels have exclusive use of it. We shall cheat Satan by baptizing it". How amazing is that tidbit?

Working together as team members versus enemies would cause what?

Visiting and celebrating each others beliefs could cause what? Harmony maybe?

A Catholic, Mormon, and many religious denominations are teaching the concept of the “Good Person”. A Good person trying to be "good" has a tough life because one day you will not be so good. So in comes guilt and shame, which overwhelms the good person with a conscience. Next comes the fear of someone finding out only to feed your guilt and shame more. A proper punishment can make you feel relieved, believe it or not, because you paid for your sin. You may not necessarily understand why you sinned in the first place, but at least the guilt went away. Isn't that the ultimate goal when you are in this kind of pain? Then can you self forgive? Suppose the memory gets triggered later on and the guilt and shame just from the memory re-enters your heart and mind?

So if Catholic’s, Jehovah’s Witness and Mormon’s, just to name a few, are working their way to heaven, how can they handle mistakes/sins? Can this make depression, aggressiveness or abuse as a reaction of this pain and processing?

Is the goal to learn or pay?

Therefore "good" is an image at best and can kill truth because the fall of good leaves too much guilt and shame. How about this formula?

1. Sin
2. Feeling Rinse Paper (see under links)
3. Why did I do this?
4. Where have I seen this sin said or done before by myself or others from the past?
5. What did I learn?
6. What can I do differently next time?
7. Celebrate my understanding and change and share it with others.

After all, doesn't God forgive me before I have even begun to sin?

See the Sacraments under Links on the right hand side and come join Padre Jim and I in celebrating and understanding our similarities and differences, Spiritually.

Hugs,
Mona

Please welcome Scientologist, Linda Neilson as we continue our holiday journey through the approaching and understanding of things, people and organizations that we judge and fear from the lack of searching out different beliefs and doctrines. The moment we don't understand something or someone we will not be able to hold ourselves in a loving and honest way amidst the differences and be able to celebrate what works for each of us individually without control.

Linda owns and operates a school using a Scientology technology called Study Technology. This technology is licensed by Applied Scholastics developed by L. Ron Hubbard. Her school, The Neilson Academy is not a Scientology school. This study technology used at the school are the tools for deeper education. They teach the kids how to study, but use the same textbooks as in public and private schools.

Linda is a searcher. She has traveled to India, Europe and Asia looking into Hinduism, Muslim, Islam and Buddhism. Raised Catholic, she just wanted to see and understand more. She found Scientology. Scientology was a process and way in which the world made sense to her. It works on the barriers that stop learning and shuts down comprehension. There is an educational side to the technologies as well as a spiritual side. All of which we can understand and not be afraid or confused of. She is an OT, meaning an Operating Thetan. "Operating" meaning practicing and "Thetan", a Greek word (Theta) meaning soul or spirit. So OT means practicing in spiritual awareness. The word thetan was used as a way to think outside stereotype spirit or soul ideologies.

It is said in general spiritual beliefs: if you want to know God, stop knowing Him. Then you will be open to see and understand more than you know.

Let's first take a part the word Scientology as we usually do to lessen the confusion. Scio means know or distinguish. Logos means reason itself or inward thought. Or ology meaning the study of.

So Scientology is the study of wisdom or knowledge or knowing how to know. It's the study and handling of the spirit in relationship to itself, universes and other life. It's a route or way. It is not something to believe, but do.

Religion is any specific system of belief and worship often involving a code of ethics and a philosophy. Therefore, Scientology can be identified as a religion. It has a code of ethics and a philosophy. The goal is to apply and work the code of ethics and philosophy. It addresses the individual and brings about self improvement by increasing a person's awareness and ability to handle life. It is different from other philosophies because it gives the means or a way to process and handle life. It is not a belief system. It is based on the premise that man is basically good and that he can improve conditions in his life. Every philosophy is printed in book form and open to the public. There are no secrets.

There are "auditors" that serve as a type of counselor to uncover truth by locating areas of mental or spiritual trauma by using a non-judgmental question style and a machine called an "E Meter."

An E Meter is an electro-psychometer which is an electronic instrument that measures a mental state and assists the precision and speed of auditing or listening. The book "Understanding the E-Meter" offers a simple explanation of how it works and what it measures.

The three parts of man: mind; body; and thetan (the thetan being the immortal spiritual being, the individual). The thetan inhabits a body which is a carbon- oxygen machine with a mind, which is a collection of mental images/pictures, he or she has created.

The E Meter has a very small electrical current that is about the same charge as the average battery powered wristwatch. When a person thinks a thought, looks at a picture, or experiences an incident that had shifted some part of the pictures in his mind, he or she is moving and changing actual mental mass and energy. This movement affects the tiny flow of current from the hand to the metal handles and causes the needle of the E Meter to move. You feel nothing physically which is why the meter is used as a way to know when the brain has an upset to deal with. This meter helps the auditor to uncover truth by watching what information that is being said or not said that moves the needle of the meter. This is a tool for you to better see where your mind has been thrown off its original path and help you clear and better understand yourself. This can enable you to change your thinking which affects your feelings and begin to change your life.

The Scientologist studies the analytical mind which is the conscious unaware mind which thinks, observes data, remembers and resolves problems.

Then by understanding the reactive mind learns how it processes as a stimulus response. The reactive mind is not under volitional control and exerts force and power which commands over his or her awareness which affects your purpose, thoughts, body and actions.

Scientologist's promote a holistic approach to food and healing but are no way against medical treatments. They do believe the mind is powerful and can do more in healing mental illness as well as physical ones.

They promote sobriety for the sake of mind awareness although they do not say you have to be anything. The goal is to be as clear spiritually, mentally, emotionally and physically as possible for the mind to work optimally.

As in all groups where information or action has helped someone change their life, there can be an aggressive and fanatical reaction by the person changing. The pushiness is my idea of where the word cult can come from in these circumstances. Changes are of the unknown even if desired and can cause fear of those around them. A cult means group yet when in a negative connotation it implies elite secrecy and unthinking zealotry. The adherents are not told to believe in anything. What is true for the individual is only from what he or she has observed and knows is true for them.

The group of philosophers in line with founder L. Ron Hubbard are Aristotle, Thomas Jefferson, Socrates, Plato, Isaac Newton, Voltaire and Freud as well.

I hope you enjoy the show and keep those requests coming in of what you would like to better understand so we can grow together.

For more information feel free to contact Linda Neilson at 323-467-6659

As we started to talk about last Sunday regarding what the holiday's can be; Celebratory or Painful, I thought it apropos to talk about how religion can affect our personal spirituality if you are not allowed to "check-in" with yourself for fear of upsetting the people and loved one's around you and yes, maybe even getting disowned. These threats are what we call Invisible Warfare! You are now being held Emotionally Hostage and your intuition, your inner self love and truth voice has been pushed so far down you are lost in a trance of forced belief systems surrounding you.

How do the Holiday's bring up God or Spirituality in an inspiring creative way of deep love and truth and how does God or Spirituality get brought in, in a dark and disturbing way or a meaningful and nurturing way? Can you be strong enough to walk away; lovingly, while holding on to your truth inside? Can you not condemn others who are still in this mind set or judge them back?

In the next few weeks we are going to address Holidays in many different ways. How do religion, traumas, and beliefs affect us during the Holidays? Holidays, holy days can have very heightened feelings and therefore manifest stronger feelings, coupled with a barrage of memories. Learning how to process is never more important than now.

This week we have Brenda Lee speaker and author of the book Out Of The Cocoon, A Young Woman's Courageous Flight from the Grip of a Religious Cult. Brenda will share her own heart wrenching, yet inspiring experience about her battle to escape from a religious cult after enduring decades of dysfunction and abuse.

A cult means group. So when and how does the word cult get a fearful energy on top of it? Is the fear about not being able to leave and have a free choice to think, feel and believe from the depths of your own soul? What if you must follow blindly what the masses say and believe or be excommunicated, shamed or punished? Is that Loving or Spiritual? And just because many call this having Faith … is that right?

Please join us in welcoming the author of Out Of The Cocoon and speaker Brenda Lee .

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ABOUT BRENDA LEE: Brenda Lee graduated with honors from Barnes Business College in Denver, Colorado, after successfully completing business and legal courses. Early on, she began her love of writing through journaling and as the editor of her high school’s creative writing project entitled, “Special Feelings.” She is an active member of the Foothills Writers’ group in Colorado. Brenda also produces and edits an internationally distributed newsletter to help former cult members take flight. Today she joyfully embraces every moment with her son and two dogs, relishing her life Out of the Coco on.

At this very moment, there are millions of cult members worldwide. Do you think you could never become one of them? Think again.

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In subsequent chapters, the author transports the reader back in time to relive her childhood innocence. When “The Friends” knock on the door, her life is turned upside down. But Brenda Lee refuses to become a victim and, like a butterfly, she learns to change the world within her when her external world becomes unbearable. In time, she learns to forgive not only those who tormented her, but also the mother who disowned her.

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“Out of the Cocoon is a powerful and touching account of one young woman’s journey to freedom from repression and religious intolerance. I picked it up one evening and couldn’t stop reading until I was finished late that night. It will hold you like a compelling paperback novel and touch you on the deeper levels of spiritual freedom and growth.” — Steve Chandler, Author of Reinventing Yourself

“Out of the Cocoon is a story about the damage a cult can do to a loving family, and shows the long-lasting ripple effect that can affect a child later in life. Courage to go against the current comes from deep inside a person when it would be much easier to go with the flow. Brenda Lee is one of those who have shown such courage. Like the young man David who picked up three stones and slung them at the giant, Goliath, Brenda Lee chose to pick up her pen to shatter the Watchtower's image, just as it tried to shatter hers. I applaud her courage, and her strength to discover the person she truly is—against all odds.” — Roy Milton, Author of Truth or Consequences


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