Sans Adult Supervision?

This looks exactly the way I feel when The Normanator goes to work and leaves me

at home, without benefit of adult supervision!

Truth be told, I am very easily amused.

When left to my own devices I can while away the hours daydreaming, eating chocolate, reading, or doing absolutely nothing.

I feel free to run through the house, singing as loudly as I can. I have license to jump on the beds, if I want to. SIDEBAR: I often don't really want to; I prefer to threaten that I might jump on the beds. After all, I'm the one who must tend to the beds! END SIDEBAR. I may choose to chat on the cordless phone and dust the furniture OR I can choose NOT to dust. Mealtime is whenever, not according to a clock. Paying attention to the desires-or lack thereof- of my appetite is to my discretion alone.

Common sense dictates that I would be wise to be concerned with the whereabouts of the Fun Police. If they are patrolling within earshot, there is every chance that they could threaten to take me to Kangaroo Kourt, to be judged by a panel of my peers.

That wouldn't be so bad, you see. They could round up other children in the neighborhood-I did say "PEERS" did I not?-and they would understand my ways.

I may talk with those children as soon as they come home from school. Maybe their moms will let them come for a tea party in the front yard today. I have lemon cookies and peach tea! I feel a party coming on!

We could all live our lives in "party mode" and experience the delightful joy that is ours by our birthright, if only we WOULD make that CHOICE!

If you aren't experiencing childlike joy in your life that could enhance your quality of life, maybe you need a dose of Energy Medicine.

I can connect you with all the right folks. CLICK HERE for more information.

In the meantime, I would highly suggest you burst into song right this minute and don't fret or even concern yourself about what other people think!

Connie Baum

The Healing Codes: What are YOU Feeling?

I felt sorry for The Normanator. It was a hot day and he called to tell me that on his way home from a painting job he had run out of gasoline in his aging pick-em-up truck. Of course, I grabbed my car keys to "rescue" him.

He looked mighty glum as I drove up. He slid into the passenger seat and told me, "I thought about getting the gas can from the Big Blue Building on the hill. But then, I thought I could chance it." And then he said, "I should have listened to my feelings."

SIDEBAR: Is it any wonder I adore this man? END SIDEBAR

Dr. Alex Loyd says that living by your FEELINGS is the secret to life! How powerful is THAT? Now, I want you to note that he said FEELINGS, not EMOTIONS.

Dr. Loyd explains it this way: Because we are humans, we have a conscious mind and an UN or SUB conscious mind. The "I love you with all my heart" heart is where our spirit or UNconscious business is. That's where the pictures live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The SOUL is in our SUBconscious mind and it is busy with our breathing, heartbeat, and digestion. What connects the two is OUR IMAGINATION. Both the UN and the SUB conscious mind uses imagination or pictures.

Bruce Lipton tells us that we have a million times more control in our un/sub conscious minds. That's why WILLPOWER often is not effective. Whenever there is a conflict between the conscious and sub/un conscious mind, THE UNCONSCIOUS ALWAYS WINS!

Our feelings in our hearts are NOT fickle the way the emotions of the UNconscious mind are. The feelings in our hearts are deep and abiding while the emotions that cause problems in our unconscious are fickle and fleeting.

Here is a prime example of how that works: A couple may have an opportunity to move from one state to another for the father to take a better job. But they do not know what the best choice for the family is. So, they pray about it; they discuss every option with their families and one another. DEEP DOWN, they feel they know what the better choice is...they make lists of all the reasons why and why not. In the end, both the husband and wife agree that THEY FEEL WAY DOWN DEEP, despite their lists and all, that they would be wise to choose one option over the other. They can't PROVE this in rational ways. There is no language to express why they have these strong feelings. They just FEEL a certain way.

The Normanator FELT he should put gas into his pick-em-up truck but his rational mind said, "Aw, shucks." He failed to follow his FEELINGS and regretted it.

Living with indescribable feelings of joy, hope, love, peace and gratitude are indications that you are living in your truth. This is where 99% of wisdom lies. If you are experiencing anger, fear, depression, sadness or anxiety this is an indication that there is what Dr. Loyd calls "heart junk" that is depriving you of your true birthright.

If you or someone you love is experiencing problems that willpower can't repair or they exhibit symptoms of unhappiness, there might be relief from using Energy Medicine. Dr. Alex Loyd and Dr. Ben Johnson have such interesting things to teach us about Energy Medicine. If you would like to learn how Energy Medicine might help you in YOUR life, please visit The Healing Codes.

Connie Baum

St. Paul's United Church of Christ: Every Hundred Years

Every hundred years or so, there ought to be a grand party just to celebrate BEING.

That's exactly what happened today in our little country church. The entire congregation has been planning, planting, painting and making nice for a wonderful Centennial Celebration. Today was our big, exciting day! It was a glorious, auspicious occasion!

We are commonly known as "Maple Grove Church." It's a sort of nickname, based on the precinct location in Johnson County. OFFICIALLY, we are St. Paul's United Church of Christ; unofficially we are "Maple Grovers." Our church home was established in 1909.

Worshippers came today from Steinhauer, our sister church- Salem United Church of Christ-located a few miles south of us. Some folks had traveled from all over the United States to partake in the festivities. They came because they had been confirmed in our church or they were married in our church. They came because they were ministers who formerly served our little congregation. They came to reconnect with former ministers. They came for the prayers and worship, the fellowship and music, and the bountiful plates of catered food!

We wore our finest clothes for this day and our church was properly dressed, as well. There was the new stencil in the entry and a new carpet. The quilt the Women's Fellowship designed, created and dedicated hung prominently in the Fellowship Hall. Even the choir loft had a fresh new look: a stencil, designating the area a place to "Sing and Rejoice!"

We were treated to hymns from the organ, piano, and keyboard. We heard singers who had grown up in our church and brought their guitars to celebrate the homecoming. We had a vocal duet from an aunt/nephew duo that made tears in my eyes. We sang familiar tunes with words former pastors had written; that gave us a taste of their presence even though they are gone.

One of the most loved ministers came from New York and had no idea what topic he should broach. So he just told us what it had meant to him to serve where the grass was brown when he arrived but became golden through the season because he had learned to love it so. He spoke of the genuine sincerity of the people and how he had learned from our parishioners to pray "Come Lord Jesus. Be thou our guest. And let these gifts to us be blessed. Amen." He told us how he had visited Germany and heard the same simple prayer. His voice broke when he shared with us that he loved his time of service to Maple Grove and he was grateful we had taught him so much.

Our rich history was shared: the fire that burned so much of the building but left the cross, which hangs above the altar, singe marks and all. Accounts were made about how the tornado took down the building but did not remove the Spirit of pulling together to rebuild and begin anew. There were such interesting descriptions of which couple married first in the old church structure and how their grandchildren were the last couple to be married there before the tornado mowed it down. There was a simple story about how we became linked with our Sister Church and what a lovely arrangement that has been for all, including our ministers.

One of our own church children grew up to be called into the ministry. She told about how that felt and how the pastor who baptized and confirmed her helped her on that journey. She also presented a skit to roast a group of ministers, including our most recent. It was a good thing our local newspaper photographer came to record the day in pictures; otherwise, no one would believe the things Reverend Renae trotted out for those men and woman of the cloth to wear and do!

God must have been paying close attention to this party. He provided delightful temperatures and cooling breezes, great food-including a cake that was a replica of the church building-and all the love our hearts could hold.

If you could see me now you would wonder how I will ever get this smile off my face.

Connie Baum

The Healing Codes: Five Reasons You Will Benefit?

Mother Connie is a loyal fan of The Healing Codes.

You have seen my rants, my raves and my blog posts about the Healing Codes for some time now. Today I want to share with you five reasons-there are jillions more-why you will benefit from using The Healing Codes:

1. You will take charge of your own health. In doing so, you'll feel healthier AND YOUNGER than ever before. SIDEBAR: How do you think I've stayed 33 all these years? Grin. END SIDEBAR
2. You will go far beyond the same tired, old advice you've heard your whole life. A very large number of "hopeless cases" were found to have delightful results with the refreshing approach of The Healing Codes.
3. Targeted solutions go directly to ameliorate the issues created from stress in the heart. The destructive pictures there are erased and replaced with images borne of love and truth.
4. You can lower your health care costs. Most times we are spending those hard earned dollars for Disease Mismanagement, anyway.
5. You will no longer deal with false findings, risky and invasive procedures, costly toxic drugs or needless surgeries because The Healing Codes will help you be radiantly, glowingly healthy in every aspect of your life.

You needn't take Mother Connie's word for it, though. See for yourself. CLICK HERE for more information.

What would it mean to you and your family for everyone to experience these five benefits from The Healing Codes?

Connie Baum

The Healing Codes: Who is in Control?

When you have a child in your care who begs to eat an entire large bag of candy 30 minutes before mealtime, you aren't likely to allow that. As an adult, you understand better than the youngster that eating that much candy is not a wise choice and eating anything so close to mealtime is not a good plan.

In this scenario, you are making healthy decisions where a child is concerned.

On the other hand, if you were the caretaker of a youngster who wears a life jacket, has taken Red Cross swimming instruction and requests to swim in a pool where there is a lifeguard but you denied that request for fear he might drown, that would come down on the side of over protection with respect to a child.

What is there about healthy decisions? Where does an unhealthy decision originate? How do healthy decisions happen?

According to Dan Gilbert and Harvard University, all decisions come from our programming. Our hearts-the 'I love you with all my heart' heart-have all the information we have been given during our entire lifetime.

Dr. Alex Loyd teaches that programming offered from fear, shame, guilt and anger is incorrect and false. Dr. Loyd calls this programming "heart junk."

In the examples we offer the first one indicates a healthy decision borne of truth and love. The second example shows what a decision looks like when it comes from a place of fear or anger.

The underlying issue in coming from a place of fear or anger is control and expectation. The person who wants to demand a desired outcome is looking at the end result, expecting his wishes to materialize. That person suffers from the stress brought on by the Fight or Flight response triggered by anger or fear. The better outcome would take place for all concerned if the "Controller" could set aside the bad feelings and focus only on the situation that IS in the present.

This is not a situation where a "quick fix" will ameliorate any given situation. Time, patience, love, truth, and tools to effect a change are required.

One of the most effective tools known to help people learn how to relinquish control is

Energy Medicine. When Energy Medicine is employed, there is a strategy, a protocol, a set of rules to help the heart junk to dissipated. When the heart junk is gone, only truth and love can remain. This is very helpful in making good, healthy decisions in peoples' lives.

We are meant to exist in love with joy and peace and abundance. If you are not

experiencing these fruits you might be well advised to look into what The Healing Codes might do to improve the quality of your life and the lives of those you hold dear.

Incidentally, if you are one of the many people who have experienced the transformational effects of Energy Medicine and The Healing Codes won't you please share your experiences with us by placing a comment in the comment box so all can benefit? We so appreciate your efforts in this regard. Thank you.

Connie Baum