[Peace-presence] GET SOME ALTITUDE can CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE, Mon. April 9th, 7 PM

[Richard Flyer]

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April Team Meeting

Monday April 9th, 7-8:30 PM

1435 Sioux Trail

RSVP at 851-2993

Dear Friends:

Arnold Toynbee, a historian who wrote much about the rise and fall of 
civilization said that "died of spiritual and moral decline" could be 
the epitath of most societies. The decline of the virtues of Love, 
Integrity, Courage, Service, and Respect around us are only a symptom of 
a deeper cause. We can do something direct and concrete about it!

A personal team experience.

I am a single dad and live full-time with my 12 year old boy. He is fast 
becoming a teenager with hormonal shifts and going back and forth from 
being a loving boy who wants to be near me to an irritable child who 
wants to just hang out with his guy friends. So, last Fall in a team 
meeting I realized that getting frustrated and angry with him only made 
things worse.

I even thought about sending him to live with his mother--my 
relationship with him got that bad.

The main issue, I realized was me---I was focused on how I wanted him to 
change first. During a team meeting I was able to put the intention out 
to the group to transform my relationship with my son. I did this over a 
period of several months. I also prayed to God for the courage and 
strength to Love my son from a higher place.

You have got to "GET SOME ALTITUDE" in order to CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE.

When I stopped looking at trying to change him, instead, with God's help 
I worked to change myself by changing my perception of him---a minor 
miracle happened---his behavior started to change. The more Love and 
forgiveness I showed him, the more he shifted! It does not even have to 
involve words---we transmit our being outward.

Now, this kind of shift doesn't happen overnight. It takes focus and 
discipline within us to make it a stable change. I still have to work on 
it every day, but it gets easier once I shifted my perception. And it 
doesn't mean that I am a dormat---he still gets consequences for his 
actions. I am still the father and he is my son.

This principle of cultivating virtue by "going vertical," humbling 
ourselves, asking for help, and setting the intention can affect all of 
our relationships. That is why the team is so important---to support one 
another as we stabalize this new awareness. And, my story is not special 
or extraordinary--we are called to live lives like this, not living a 
life as if in a battleground. Many more stories like this have happened 
in the teams, with very ordinary but courageous people who have a high 
desire to be speak simply from the heart.

Imagine if we could apply this principle to all our relations---over 
time, our lives would be fundamentally changed and so would the world! 
Our families would become stronger and more unified and our capacity to 
positively influence others and bring peace and healing to a hurting 
world would continue to grow. Imagine hundreds and thousands of people, 
consciously working together, in a concerted effort to uplift humanity 
right here where we live.

What happens at a Team meeting?

People share how we are demonstrating common virtues 
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It is a simple, small group conversation that has created some amazing 
results in people's lives and in the community as a whole.

Imagine waking up each day with a desire to be of service to everyone 
you meet. If you would like to feel this way, then come join us!

Imagine being with a committed group of people and sharing ways that we 
have been able to demonstrate our strength of character in common 
situations. We also share areas of our lives where we would would like 
to grow stronger. The group setting is a powerful way for intentions to 
become real.

You might want to check out the Goodwill team video clip 
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on our multimedia page

For more information, contact 851-2993

Directions: Take the Virginia City exit off 395. Cross Toll Rd. and go 3 
blocks to Shadow Hill Dr. Make a left. Go until you hit a t-intersection 
at Minnitanka Dr. Make a right. Go up the hill until you get to the top 
and make a left on Sioux Trail. Second house on the right.

Another way you can contribute is the 2nd Annual Get to Know Your 
Neighbor Day 
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June 23rd.

Warmest Regards, Richard Flyer, Conscious Community Network.

 

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