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This newsletter is for educational purposes only. It is not a substitute for good, sound advice from your health professional. Timothy J. Long is an alternative health practitioner, not a medical doctor.

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QUOTES OF THE MONTH:

"There are nine positive aspects of this planet, which reside in you and only awaken as a result of your activating them. They are Love, Life, Light, Peace, Power, Beauty, Joy, Harmony, and Abundance."

- John-Roger (From: Passage Into Spirit)

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"What you give the most attention to will end up with the greatest power."

Bartholomew, I Come As A Brother

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IN THIS ISSUE:

1: Opening Letter -
2: Vitamin C and E, and Aging
3: Email Responses and Testimonials
4: Essay - Happiness Is On Hold
5: Links Worth Investigating
6: More Health Tips
7: Prayer Requests

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OPENING LETTER

Hello Everyone,

For more than twenty-five years I have lived my life essentially for one purpose. Since I was a teenager, I have deeply desired to discover how to achieve health and happiness on every level from the physical to the spiritual. I have searched, studied, read extensively, sought out teachers, healers, doctors, people that knew something I could benefit by, and anything that would enable me to help others. For twenty years I have been in private practice. I have practiced using a wide range of modalities, including reflexology, shiatsu, various forms of esoteric healing, energy healing, psychological counseling, prayer and meditation, art therapy, naturopathy, diet and nutritional counseling, the Quantum Xrroid and Rife frequency devices. However, after all these years, I have found myself coming full circle to some of my earliest and most basic beliefs and practices. In a way, I now feel I have spent a lot of time and energy finding out what I already knew from the start. On the other hand, I realize I have learned something very valuable, that I now have it engrained in me, and I wish all of you to benefit by my journey.
There is now a humongous field of self-help approaches to healing, esoteric teachings, seminars, therapies, diets, supplements galore, this ism and that ism. People rage on about organized religion, yet they have replaced it with organized holistic and spiritual practices with thousands of new titles and names attached. So many of us on the search for truth and healing, go from one to another believing we are now part of, or experiencing the latest and the greatest. So many people tell me in all sincerity that their latest belief is the best, the most true, the most helpful, etc. This could be a diet, or supplement, a healing technique, a self realization seminar, a spiritual path or belief. Quite frankly, I find most of it very tiring and the 'same old thing' after awhile. I am now rediscovering my roots so to speak, 'before I knew anything' about healing, holistic health, or spiritual development. When I just acted from my own intuition and heart; when I simply acted out of the desire to heal myself, and the desire to help others to do the same; before I was 'educated' and 'experienced'. Let me share a few things I am doing today, that I began doing twenty-five years ago. Things I have done all along in one way or another, despite all the other things I involved myself in, practiced and taught over the years. The few things that I now feel are the basis of living a healthy, spiritual, and fulfilling life.
This is by no means a list of how to live life. I am only sharing a few of the things I feel have been essential to my life, and what I have witnessed as the core of other people's transformations into health and happiness.

One: Each day I imagine myself as one with the "Source of All Life", "the Universal Light", "God", with the "Holy Spirit", "Buddha Presence", however you wish to call it. I imagine this energy, more than imagine, I acknowledge it as real. I focus upon it the best I can. I address myself directly to this living Holy Light/Energy...Pure Divine Love. And I ask to be engulfed and made One with it. I ask that every cell in my body be flooded with God, that my whole life becomes the life God wants for my highest good, and that this energy radiates from me to everyone who contacts me or whom I meet during this day and any other. I ask for the highest good to be done in my life, as well as in the lives of all I meet or have contact with.
Though, I have learned and practiced many teachings of how to do this, I never stick with one method for very long. I don't believe there is one 'right' or 'best way.' It is the essence of every spiritual teaching and religion I am after. I just feel we should forever be in the moment and come from our own innate instinct and intuition. I believe God is forever creative and in the moment, and so should we be. So don't bother getting stuck up on one way, what to say, how to do it, etc. Just spend time with the 'Source' of all that is, the 'Holy Spirit', with 'God' each day, and as often as you remember, in your own way; spend time, dialogue, create your life together with God. Throughout the day and night, as often as I remember, I again call this light and love to me and see it sparkling and radiating through my heart and throughout my aura or energy field. I think this conscious connection with the Light/Love, that I believe is the energy of God that is part of and within every living thing, the energy behind and within every healing and good thing, is the single most important conscious action I have taken throughout my life, and the most important thing I have to teach. Simplistic? Yes, in some ways it is. No wonder so many people pass it over. We are trained and educated from day one to complicate and intellectualize everything. No wonder we run around from doctor to doctor, book to book, seminar to seminar, religion to spiritual path. And all the time the spark of all life, power, healing, guidance, good fortune, love, happiness, and joy is with us the very moment we ask. We only need to ask for this spark to flame up within us, and ask for this flame to be fanned into everything we need.

Two: We can be co-creators with God and direct this energy where we want it to go with the power of our minds, thoughts, and feelings. That is basically what my last two newsletters were about. More on this in the future.

For now, I hope you enjoy the rest of the newsletter...

With Love,

Timothy J. Long
Long Natural Health
www.longnaturalhealth.com

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VITAMIN C & E MAY PROTECT THE AGING BRAIN

Taking vitamin C and vitamin E supplements may help protect memory and mental decline as you age. A new study has found that elderly men who took vitamin E and C supplements at least once a week over a number of years were protected from dementia and actually showed improvements in cognitive function -- a catch-all term including memory, creativity and mental acuity. Although a protective effect was seen for two different types of dementia in men who took both vitamins, the supplements did not appear to prevent dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. The authors note that men who took both vitamin E and C supplements together for many years showed a substantially greater improvement, suggesting that long-term use is required to improve cognitive function in late life. The researchers believe that vitamin C and E may protect from brain damage because they are antioxidants and can mop up brain-damaging free radical particles.

Neurology March 2000;54:1265-1272

COMMENT by Dr Mercola: A good tie in with the folic acid article this week. It is important to recognize the difference though. Folic acid from food appears to prevent Alzheimer's disease, while vitamins C and E appear to prevent senility or dementia that is caused from oxidative stress. These are two different problems. So it would seem reasonable to eat whole, nutritious organic foods and also consider regular vitamin E and C supplementation.

See Related article I wrote concerning Vitamins C & E in last month's newsletter, under 'More Health Tips'.-- TJL

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EMAILS AND TESTIMONIALS

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Dear Timothy,

I just happened upon your website and read the newsletter (#06/01). I agree with your assessment about emotional blocks - they will sabotage much of what we do for ourselves if not taken care of. What we resist will persist!

Many years ago my brother called me to ask advice for his intense back pain. I told him to dialogue with his back and ask what purpose the pain was serving. He got mad at me for not taking him seriously and hung up. After a few years of therapy and a change in lifestyle he told me that was a turning point in his life! He wanted to acknowledge this was the best possible answer I could have given him, but he was too focused on the "external" cause to comprehend what I was telling him.

I just subscribed - hope to read more wonderful things.

Thanks so much,
Donna

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Thank you Stuart for sending this....

HAPPINESS IS ON HOLD

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are we able to go on a nice vacation, or when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with...and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting....
--until your car or home is paid off
--until you get a new car or home
--until your kids leave the house
--until you go back to school
--until you finish school
--until you lose 10 lbs.
--until you gain 10 lbs.
--until you get married
--until you get a divorce
--until you have kids
--until summer
--until spring
--until winter
--until fall
--until you die

There is no better time than right now to be happy. Happiness is a journey, not a destination. So-work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and dance like no one's watching. If you want to brighten someone's day, pass this on to someone special, I just did.

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LINKS WORTH INVESTIGATING:
I pass on links to information which I think are worth everyone's time to take a look at and to perhaps research further. (A special thanks to all you readers who pass on links and other information to me.)

***I believe chiropractors should not use force to correct physical problems. I have been experiencing a nonforce chiropractic practitioner and I recommend it to those of you with back, neck, and other physical problems. http://www.nonforce.com

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MORE HEALTH TIPS:

***Laughter and smiling and doing things that make you feel good have been proven to increase your health and lifespan.

***Face whatever decision you have been putting off forever. These unresolved issues in our lives are the cause of many blocks to experiencing the kind of love and joy and success we dream for. Set a date on the calendar right now, a deadline to make a decision final. Then do whatever you need to do to resolve the issue by that date.

***Do something different. Take a class in something you have always thought about doing...such as dancing, writing, learning a second language, yoga, singing, playing music, etc. You are never too old, or too busy, or whatever the excuse is, to begin enjoying life now!

***Clean out a closet, attic, room, garage, or wherever you shove everything away. You will be amazed how this helps you clarify your mind and heart, and moves new energy into your life. Throw out or give away that which you do not need, or never use. If you want something to move into your life, you often need to move something out. These outer clutters are often manifestations of what is inside of us.

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PRAYER REQUESTS:

+++The breast cancer of my cousin-in-law, Diana, the intrepid Al-Anon, who married my cousin >John Bartlett in 1965, recurred about a year ago. She had radicals on both >sides & massive chemo. She has been living in isolation in her home, with >her family having to wear sanitized clothes in order to be with her & >friends visiting for very short times on the other side of a plastic >curtain. She has attended Alanon meetings by speaker phone. > She went up to Michigan about 3 weeks ago for stem cell treatment & >more massive chemo of another type. She is now back at home in St. Louis >for a few weeks, then will go back to Michigan for a series of the new >cancer vaccinations & to check in re: the stem cell treatments. >P*L*E*A*S*E ADD Diana to your prayer lists & pass her name to anyone who >might wish to pray for her, too. >I cannot thank you enough! >And may G-d continue to Bless & Keep you & yours. -- A Reader

+++please also pray for LUCY: she is the 13.5 year old Lab-Mix dog of my dearest friend, Kathy. She has just been discovered with a very aggressive stage 3 cancer & had surgery last week to remove what they thought might be 1, but turned out to be 11, tumors. MY CONCERN IS FOR KATHY; 2 years ago she lost her dearest friend ever, Randy, to a kidney cancer which had spread to his liver. Though never involved physically, Randy & she were musical, songwriting, business, emotional & friendship partners in every way & his loss devastated her physically, emotionally & financially. Lucy has been her mainstay & her cornerstone. -- A Reader

+++Please keep praying for lasting peace in the world, especially in the Middle East. There is only One God, One Religion - Love.

+++Pray that the world's lenders forgive the debts of the nations that are enslaved by their ever mounting debt

+++Email me a prayer request and I will add it to my next newsletter. Please do not forward me requests you receive from others, such as by email. Only send me requests that are personal to you, your family, etc. Keep them short, a few lines is best. Give a full name if you can, a birth date and place of residence would be good too. I will print it in the next newsletter, and hopefully everyone will keep the requests in their prayers.

Try visiting a Unity group near you. All spiritual faiths are invited. I have been to some of these services and different classes that they give and they are quite wonderful. Every congregation is a bit different. www.unityworldhq.org

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That is it for this month. I hope you read something here that will inspire you to change and improve your own life. Remember I always like to hear your feedback :)

Yours in good health always,

Timothy Long
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