{"id":1809,"date":"2015-06-12T06:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=1809"},"modified":"2015-05-29T16:49:15","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T20:49:15","slug":"try-saying-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2015\/06\/try-saying-this.html","title":{"rendered":"Try Saying This"},"content":{"rendered":"

Try saying this silently to everyone and everything you see for thirty days:<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish you happiness now and whatever\u00a0will bring happiness to you in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

If we said it to the sky, we would have to stop polluting;
\nif we said it when we see ponds and lakes and streams, we
\nwould have to stop using them as garbage dumps and sewers;
\nif we said it to small children, we would have to stop abusing
\nthem, even in the name of training; if we said it to people, we
\nwould have to stop stoking the fires of enmity around us.
\nBeauty and human warmth would take root in us like a clear,
\nhot June day. We would change.<\/p>\n

– Joan Chittister
\n<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nDonna Henes is the author of The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife<\/em>.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n

The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. Send your inquiries to thequeenofmyself@aol.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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