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As I've written before in this column many times,  being "stuck" here in Memphis seems to be a theme at The Sanctuary.  People feel like they can't move away, or if they do they end up coming back.

At our metaphysical class a while back, we discussed the creativity that many people who live in this area have come up with that's' unique.  Elvis, the blues, the food… to name a few.  Elvis never seemed to think this area was keeping him down, despite being a poor kid in the 50's, and look what he achieved.   This area does seem to force a bloom on the plants that have the will to flourish in this climate.

Some of the tenets I've come up with in order to flourish here:

To Thine Own Self Be True.  Don't act a certain way because you think others expect it.  There's a different between flagrantly waving your differences in front of someone's face and living true to your self.  We're here for a reason, our own individual selves.  If God had intended for us to act like zombies he'd have made us zombies and set us square in midtown.  Let your true colors shine and be proud of them.

Make decisions as if money were not an issue.  If money affects a decision we make, it may not be the best for us and it may delay us getting where we  need to be.  We've seen The Secret.  You make the best decision for you and everything else will fall into place.

Get used to having abundance and never being in need.  "We are at the very, very tail end of existing in an old reality of just making enough money, or manifesting enough to get by. Up until now in our lives, we have been receiving what we may have thought was quite enough, or perhaps maybe what we thought was not nearly enough. Either way, that old reality is about to end. We have been manifesting at a certain level with certain beliefs and limitations, and this way of being is nearly done." (this comes from "What's  Upon Planet Earth, March 16 archive).

Create Your Own Reality.  The phrase "creating our own reality" is now more true than ever before. What we choose to believe and perceive becomes what we will find ourselves in. If we can focus our thoughts and attentions on positive things of a higher order, we will immediately be placed in a new dream and reality. In this way, we can rise above the mass consciousness and have a very different experience.  So in effect, we are the ones who are currently creating our own prisons. (this comes from "What's  Upon Planet Earth, March 24 archive, paraphrased).

These things I've passed along to you based on experiences I've had at The Sanctuary and talking with folks who keep relating similar experiences.  I could not make this stuff up, that would be too weird.  LOL

Until next time ~  Grace to you, and Peace ~ Mary Ellen