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29
May

Thumbs Up To Heroes!

   Posted by: Tom    in Finding YIW

In the USA this is the weekend to remember, thank, celebrate, and memorialize the men and woman of our armed forces, current and past. Many of us do this with family trips, barbecues, or just vegging out in front of the tube. Hey, it’s time off!

Many communities hold parades honoring the military and those who turn out are cheering them on. It really shows American values in a refreshingly old-fashioned way.

After 9/11 I began a tribute to the military, police, fire and paramedic personnel called “Thumbs Up, America.” The idea was simple, just give a thumbs up whenever you encounter any uniformed personnel. Sometimes they do a double take or they smile, some nod uncomfortably with the recognition. Some have no visible response. No matter, it feels really good to do it.

Recently an army sergeant was coming out of a bookstore hand in hand with a little girl. As we passed I gave him a thumbs up and said, “Your service is greatly appreciated.” He smiled and nodded but the look on his daughter’s face was priceless. Her eyes got big, she quickly looked to her dad, then back to me, then smiled proudly at him, skipping as they walked away. I bet my smile lasted longer.

Since 9/11 I’ve become especially sensitive when some sports writer refers to a basketball player as a “hero.” Or when someone applies the term to some non-heroic act. What a horrible misuse of this term.

We can easily salute all of these people, no matter what. And why not? Whether they put their lives on the line daily or just once in their careers, they are there to do just that. So, here’s the article I wrote. I’d love your thoughts through the comments section.

THUMBS UP, AMERICA!

By

Tom Justin

Today, someone took an oath to save your life and to protect you from harm. That happens every day, all over our country. They are the men and women who have chosen careers in the fire, police and rescue departments, and in the military.

Several years ago, we were riveted to the video taped police beating of Rodney King. The replay by the media, over and over and over again sickened us. It cast a pall over all police officers. Some people, in knee-jerk response to police departments, and especially toward the LAPD, cast them all in a mantle of brutality. Many officers reported citizens giving them a single finger salute, or calling out names as they rode or drove by.

Again and again we were confronted with images of cultural leaders condemning “the police” in these actions. Individuals came forward to an eager media to report anecdotes of brutality or abuse of power by various police agencies. Most of these were without evidence but not without video of their accusers, who in many cases, seeking moments of fame, as they made unproved allegations.

Obviously these things had to be, and must always be reported. The powers of police to take away our freedom for moments, hours or a lifetime are unique to any other authority. What got to me then, and to this day, was the abuse that we the people committed on the men and women of law enforcement for not standing up for the majority of them who do abide by the law–those who protect us while reviling in the activities of the few who besmirch the reputations of their profession.

I began to look at them and others in the business of protecting us with a different eye. I saw a Norman Rockwell painting of firemen at their fire station with a little boy admiring their red fire engine and their requisite Dalmatian dog. This was a lovely but simplistic image of their profession, inadequate to who and what these people are and do for us.

One day, on the streets of Los Angeles, I came upon a horrendous car crash just as paramedics and police were arriving. Traffic was blocked and I had no option but to witness the gut-wrenching activities to free the injured from the twisted, instant metal scrap heap. Gasoline was spreading around the police and fire officers as they attempted to rescue the occupants. Paramedics moved in with aid and stretchers, all without regard to the threats of their own lives from fire or explosion.

In moments, all of those people became heroes. Later, I neither saw nor heard about it in the media. Why? Well, no cameras were there for one thing. More importantly, this was not the uncommon. This is what these men and women frequently do–it’s what they knew they might have to do from the day they filled out their applications. Whether they are stuck at a desk, just out of the academy or in service for many years without performing a heroic act, they are all “heroes in waiting.” We seldom appreciate them enough for what they do until we are either the personal recipients of their actions or something horrific happens to instill our senses to the opposite, that of a few officers inflicting abuse on a suspect.

As I sat watching the horrible attacks on our nation September 11th with my brother, an Army Chaplain, I recalled the first Gulf War. He was attached to an armored division stationed in Germany. There was little question that in a matter of days he would be shipping out with the troops, and would surely be close to the action. Immediately I flew to Frankfurt to spend as much time as I could with him before he left. I rode with him through the base, seeing the staging as young men and women suited up for combat, stacking their duffle bags and gear for deployment. I met many of them before I returned to the comfort of home. They were strong in their resolve to do what had to be done. They too were heroes in waiting, and they were afraid as all future heroes are. Their fear never took precedence over their actions, which became heroic by them simply being there.

As we band together as a nation resolved, perhaps as never before, isn’t it time we salute these men and women as directly as we can, every day? Why not give them our citizen’s salute. A THUMBS UP every time we see police, fire, rescue or military personnel. When they drive or walk by, we can continue with our day, but salute them in silence and respect for what they have volunteered for, for who they are and what they do. It’s a small personal gift we can give that costs us nothing and can give great satisfaction. Try it.

So, to all our heroes and heroes in waiting; Thumbs Up! From your fellow citizens and residents. We appreciate you.

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28
May

You Deserve Financial Distress(?)

   Posted by: Tom    in Finding YIW

Please Note: This is different than my usual post. It happened because I came across a single piece of scrap paper in my file cabinet today that was written many years ago.

I was inspired to write this now, immediately after finding that piece of paper.

You will know within a few minutes if you want to continue reading. If so, you’ll discover that I want to start a conversation with those of you who resonate with this.

Here’s what triggered this:

I was looking for something in my file cabinet today and pulled out this faded scrap of paper. I instantly remembered writing this on the beach at La Jolla California, many years ago.

It was a dark period financially and emotionally too.  I needed at least $20,000 within the next month just to get caught up. Things seemed to be going wrong all around me.

I was in a rut. So I went to church on Sunday, something I hadn’t done for some time. The minister’s sermon, which I didn’t know in advance, was, “You Deserve Financial Success.”

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Now, I’m not a very religious person within the man-made religions, but am a big time believer in God and prayer.

The latter I have treated like a forgotten relative at times. The former, an exercise that I know works but for some reason I fail to do for periods of time.

So, that Sunday I marveled at my excellent timing and maybe even prescience for showing up at this particular church in San Diego, which was over 150 miles from my home.

I had driven there on an impulse that morning because I especially liked the preacher, Terry Cole-Whittaker, and I needed some spiritual sustenance. I probably passed 500 churches on my way there. Why there?

There was a prayer box in the lobby. So I filled out my slip with a prayer that described my need for $20,000 within four weeks.

After church I drove to LaJolla, where I sat down on one of the most beautiful beaches and views in the world, and worried.

I thought about all that had gone wrong. All the mistakes I’d made. I
focused on my lack of consciousness that led me to this place.

Then I heard a voice behind me that said, “You deserve financial
distress.”

It was if all other sounds, the oceans, beach goers,
helicopters and the breeze all stopped. Just that voice from someone
right behind me.

I whipped around to see . . . nobody. At least nobody close enough to have said that so clearly to me.

I turned back quickly towards the ocean. All sounds were up full volume

again, the kids, the surf, the laughing and my heart pounding.

That voice was so real, so vocal, right in my ear. And what did it mean?

Something else that was weird too. Though the voice was so absolute, yet I
had no sense of it being male or female. But the words echoed through
my mind and seemed to be bouncing right into my soul.

I shivered a moment in the warm air. Once I settled down, it took awhile, I began to think about it.

The minister said I deserved financial success. The voice said I deserved financial distress.

I walked for awhile, not seeing or hearing the beauty or sounds around me. How could I deserve financial distress? I wondered.

I walked back towards the village and stopped in a convenience store
where I bought a writing pad. Then to a little cafe overlooking the
beach.

While I don’t hear “voices,” I know that I’ve been directed in
the past to do certain things. I know it was always my choice, and if
my Intuitive Click was strong enough, I usually followed it.

So, I began to doodle on the pad. This process will often help me
create an idea or find an AHA! I recall writing this first page,
like a cover page.

“You Deserve Financial Distress (?)”

Then, on the next page I wrote the question, “Why do I deserve
financial distress?” As soon as I wrote the question mark, I wrote
this; “Because you had a choice. Distress or success. You chose to
distress. So, you deserve what you choose. You always do. That’s the
gift.”

Distress as a gift, I thought. But then, no, that’s not the message, the gift is choice. We always have a choice.

Not just in what we do but how we react before and after what we do.
The gift is how we use our control mechanism. Do we act and react as a
victim or do we product as a positive force for good, ours and that of
others whom we touch?

In an instant the worry left me. I had a sense of completion of that
“need” for $20,000 more dollars. Had I given it much critical thought I
would have doubted it all.

What, no more worry? Completion? No stress about it?

Thankfully I didn’t think much about it.

Within days I got a new consulting client. The fee was $20,000 exactly.
The previous events didn’t even hit me until I had the contract and
check in my hands!

But all of this was not the lesson. The lesson was that I had to
relearn the real lesson over and over. I have a choice. Every decision has a consequence, good or bad. Our subconscious is the driving force.We are the programmers of our subconscious. So, we can reprogram anytime, right?

I’m seeing stuff today from gurus and others in the Law of Attraction (LOA) work about “effortless
success.” I’m sure they don’t mean no work needed, just effortless in
mind and spirit.

It’s true. It can be very difficult to drop the “armor” of worry and
distress. Somehow, those feelings almost seem protective.  That’s like
saying Heroin is okay for you because it makes you feel so good.

Maybe those feelings of “negative comfort” are God’s little test for us? I don’t know.

Of course, it’s not just financial, it’s all success from relationships to how we deal with our daily lives.

We deserve what we choose. So, if you’re not happy with what you’ve been deserving lately. I have a couple of ideas.

Here’s what I know. It worked for me then. I forgot about it, went
through the same cycle later. Rediscovered it. It worked for me again.
I forgot about it again. Recycle time, ad nauseam.

So, today, when I discovered that single scrap of paper. “You Deserve
Financial Distress (?)”  it brought back that episode from when I first
wrote it.

Now, here we are today. I relearn this lesson once again and share it here because that’s what I think I should do.

It’s so simple, I have to wonder why it was so difficult to maintain.

Now, thanks in part to you, I think I know how it will work better for me and for you. I’ll simply share this in a bigger way.

No other agendas. If this resonates with you, then I’m doing service.
You can pass it on too. Let’s just keep reminding one another and pass
it on.

Long ago I learned to listen to my intuition or my “Intuitive Click.” I also learned what happens when I ignore. it.

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23
May

The Secret 5-Minute Intution Training Technique

   Posted by: Tom    in Everyday Intuition

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