PERCEPTION INFLUENCES YOUR BRAIN CHEMISTRY (P)

In other words, your thoughts and perceptions have a direct
 and overwhelmingly significant effect on your cells.
DR. CAROLINE LEAF

POWER TO CHANGGE GENETIC DESTINY (P)

DR. CAROLINE LEAF

The Replacement Mind

The Replacement Mind



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No one is ever born a pessimist. That’s a product of nurture, not nature – an odd way to describe an environment and a society that prides itself on fearing, or even anticipating the worst, but nurture it is. Pessimism, doubt, fear, anxiety and fatalism are all qualities of persona that we learn from childhood, and from the people around us that influence us the most. ~~~~

That, of course, is a reference to the most legendarily motivational saying in the Western world, about an optimist seeing a half full glass, while a pessimist sees a half empty glass. It’s supposed to be empowering… it is, after all, the same glass of water, just seen differently. But this apparently positive and encouraging bon mot is, in fact, an exhortation to settle for half a glass of water. To paraphrase another famous aphorism, what would Jesus do with that? 

Probably go and fill the glass back up again, hand it to you, and turn it to wine as he did so, but then Jesus is that kind of person. And it’s that kind of person we’re encouraged to pattern ourselves after as Christians, and to leave behind the stimulus and behavior that the world has taught us. We are new people in Christ, but one of the most difficult things we can learn to do is to apply that spiritual knowledge in practical areas in our lives, areas that feel as though they are hardwired, that cannot be rewritten – the ROM of our marvelously wrought brains.~~~~~

In the mind of Christ, however, we can change damaged and damaging perceptions, and think better thoughts. Learned behavior can, and must be unlearned. We’re renewed by the Spirit, and transformation is a fact of life for us now. We may believe that we can change ourselves~~~~~

The Father set us, early on, the example of Paul and the exemplar of His new order, and His covenant with us, so that we would have the story of our own path told to us from the beginning of our journeys with Him – a story of victory. Ask yourselves about your own journey. Where is your focus? Are you distracted by pessimistic thoughts, of past failures and loss? Do you feel as if the past is hardwired, cannot be overwritten? That’s the old you, and that person is gone. Replaced, by something new in the Spirit, a joyful creature waiting to be born.
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BOOK REVIEW- FATE'S FABLES

There is a place called "The Keep"; a place where magic has many doorways.  One of those doorways is "The Book of Fables."  Fate Floyd finds herself drawn to her grandmother's old bookstore.  She was drawn there by a spell from the Guardian of the Keep who has an agenda all of her own.  One day she is a novelist, who at seventeen is gaining popularity and the next, she is suddenly thrown into the terrors inside the Book of Fables. 
She isn't thrown in through that portal by herself either,  Finn is a stranger she encounters in the bookstore, who seems so familiar.  Now its up to the both of them to go through the 8 horrible fairytales and make each have a "happy ever after" ending so opposite of what they are now.  It's the only way out of the Book; that and bringing back a magical object.  As the fables continue, something dark is growing; trying to break free and destroy everything.  Is anyone getting out of the Book, alive?   
This was really quite the story; I thought the origional fairytales I remember as a child had some dark parts to them.  In the description of this book its called a dark fantasy, yes, that is the truth for sure. It opens with action right out of the gate, with wild characters, wild creatures and wild atmospheres.  Fate, and Finn were people easy to begin to care for.  I also liked the people who ended up being friends as they went along their adventure.  Especially interesting friends are, Sithias and Gerdie.  I have to admit it was a well written story; with twists, turns and suprises a plenty.  Even the ending was a surprise; many things were dealt with.  It also ended with a cliffhanger of sorts; a clifffhanger with hope.  It leaves an opening for Book 2 to take you further into the adventure; is you so desire. 
Oh, just a note of warning for those who want to know...there is gore, blood included with the battles that they waged.  A Good vs Evil kind of story. 


 I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

BOOK REVIEW- FALLING FOR EMMA- ( BISTRO LA BOHEME)

Come back to the La Boheme bistro, there are stories still to be told. This one centers around Cyril; a very talented musician who touched people when he sang and played guitar.  He was ganing more and more popularity when a sudden, disastrous accident causes him to lose everything.  Well, everything to him.                         
Now that he is blind, he has no desire to to write, sing or play music anymore.  He barely makes it through each new day.  Still, he does have a friend or two and they get together at this bistro. That is where he also suddenly meets a mysterious woman who seems oddly attentive to him. Is she just a fan?  Or is it something else?
I liked this story, it was sweet even amidst the very serious situation and grief that Cyril was going through.  He had a whole new life to adjust to and the author wrote well about the problems that he was facing.  The information about Emma and her motives were releashed in a good way; I thought.  A little here and a little there.  There was a bit of a surprise when you find out what is really going on with Emma.  In some ways parts of the story might be viewed as somewhat predictable but I liked how the story was written to get there.  But I'm not telling you too much....you'll have to read that for yourself.  
I really like the family/friends type feel of the bistro, and how the stories are linked in that setting, so I will continue to read.  
Just as a side note, I really did like the cover picture for the Book also.  

I received this ARC book FREE for an honest review.  

LOVE THIS BOOK COVER- ONE WARRIOR

Daily Prophetic Word 1-14-15 Doug Addison

Daily Prophetic Word January 14, 2015

Make declarations for what you need 

and expect to see greater levels 

of favor, promotion and advancement.