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Out of the Box Reading Closes its Doors: eReadingPro Launches!
Denise MacDonald former co-founder of Out of the Box Reading
launches
eReadingPro. This reading program was originally designed
for children with Down syndrome but is an excellent tool for
teaching reading to children with varying abilities. eReadingPro
now offers complete reading kits as well as more affordable
do-it-yourself eBook packages that can be downloaded on demand.
Anyone currently
using the former Out of the Box reading program is welcome to
contact
eReadingPro for continued support while using the program.
Click here to
contact ereadingPro.
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007 |
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Be one of the first! Upload your photo today and get ready for
what promises to be one of the biggest Internet phenomena since
Myspace.
iLookLikeYou.com - Uniting the world one face at a
time!
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2007 |
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Uniting The World...
NEWSFLASH: ILookLikeYou.com Is Preparing To Launch!
Healing Digest
founder Kirk Johnson has partnered with gifted clairvoyant and
healer Wayne Adam to bootstrap the latest Internet phenomenon
ILookLikeYou.com. Using cutting-edge biometric facial
recognition technology, users can upload a picture of themselves
to try to find their look-alike or twin from a worldwide
database of images. The service will be offered free to the
public in an effort to unite people from all across the globe.
We have posted a page here with more information:
http://www.healingdigest.com/i-look-like-you.html . Help us
get started by entering your first name and email address in the
form so we can contact you for our pre-launch and beta testing.
Thank you. Kirk
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MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2006 |
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In Memoriam
In memory of my beloved wife.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005 |
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 For
those of you who have been contacting us about ways to heal what
ails you, the wait is almost over! Emotional Kinetics will soon
be here. Emotional Kinetics, or eK for short, is a system of
healing methods used to energetically move emotional blockages
in the body that cause stress, anxiety, and disease. Via our
website, you will be able to schedule personal treatments or
sign up for workshops to learn the techniques first hand. If you
are tired of the way you have been living your life and know
that it's time to move through that tough piece that has bee
keeping you back, Emotional Kinetics is for you. Keep checking
back!
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2005 |
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Yup! April was my last entry in the weblog but I wasn't quite on
holidays the entire time. Where to begin? First off, on an
unfortunate note, my wife's breast cancer has metastasized
further, which of course is the primary reason for passing on
the blog entries for such an extended period of time. I couldn't
bring myself to talk about healing in the weblog when I was
needed to perform more hands-on forms of healing with my wife.
She is feeling much better these days and that has prompted me
to begin writing again. In the beginning I wasn't prepared to
discuss the "Big C" word, but as time has gone by I feel more
confident to speak about my experiences with the disease from a
first-hand perspective.
I
have also been furthering my metaphysical studies and
participating in workshops and events in the local area and
beyond. As a result, I've got lots of new stuff to talk about in
the coming days, weeks, and months. Keep your eye on the HD
weblog because we're back - and stronger than ever.
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TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 2005 |
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Just a little note to everyone. We'll be away from April 13th to
April 21st, so if you have any support requests or other
concerns, please note that there will be a delay in your reply.
Thanks for your understanding and we'll be thinking about you!
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MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2005 |
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The long-awaited "About Us"
section is now available. Read about the conception of the
Healing Digest from the perspective of its publisher, Kirk
Johnson. Kirk has drawn the wisdom from traumatic experiences in
his life and used it to make a positive impact on his own and
the lives of others.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2005 |
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Wishing you and your family a very happy Easter on this blessed
day.
Easter is one of those days that has become popularized by
chocolate and turkey dinners. Let us not forget the true meaning
behind Easter and remember to take some time for silence today.
What is it that stands higher than words? Action. What is it
that stands higher than action? Silence... -
Francis of Assisi
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TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2005 |
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I
think it's high time you found out about Healing Digest writer
and publisher, Kirk Johnson. Our upcoming About Us
section will give you insight into Kirk's life and the events
that sparked the creation of the Healing Digest.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2005 |
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Check out our daily cartoon in the
new Humor Healing section. A new cartoon each day Monday to
Friday and read about humor healing and how it helped this
writer deal with a difficult situation in his life.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2005 |
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I
just got home from having a painful surgical procedure that I
usually have a couple of times a year. No, I should correct
that. I usually have it a couple times a year, but it is not
always painful.
In
2000, I had a heart transplant and every so often the cardiac
team requires me to check for rejection of the transplanted
organ. This is done via heart biopsy in which, under local
anesthetic, a catheter is introduced into your vein through your
neck near the collar bone. The catheter is inserted all the way
to your heart through the vein. Then a wire-like instrument is
inserted into the catheter, then into your heart, and clips off
tiny pieces that will be viewed under microscope to check for
normal or abnormal cells.
As
you can imagine, having a tube rammed into a vein in your neck
is no picnic, but in my case the procedure is even more
abrasive. You see, normally the doctor would go through the
right side of the neck where your vein has a direct path to the
heart. However in my case, since the vein on the right is
occluded, the vein on the left must be used. Its path normally
starts on the left, crosses the chest and merges with the right
vein. Then to make it a little tougher, the vein on the left has
a couple of corkscrew turns that have to be navigated along the
way. If you don't know your way around, it can be a painful
ordeal... and sometimes even when you do know your way around it
can be a painful ordeal.
Last night, after meditation, I used a technique to send healing
energy to the procedure room where the biopsies are normally
performed. The effect of this technique would be to spiritualize
the room and the participants so the outcome would be for the
highest good for all participants and I am confident the
technique was successful. Yet, I am left wondering, "if it was
successful and the technique should have made the biopsy nearly
painless, then why did I endure another painful encounter?".
It's kind of like a prayer that seems to go unanswered. You ask
for something, and at first glance it appears like you are
ignored. This is what many of us would think. However in my
case, my beliefs are so engrained in me that I can come to
another conclusion. My technique was successful, or my prayer
was answered. The rationale is this: I was considering a
situation where I expected the regular amount of pain and
through the technique, hoped to reduce it to nominal pain. When
instead, today's procedure was to be extremely painful, and
after the technique of pain reduction, I was left with regular
pain.
So
to recap, when we ask for something and it appears not to be
granted, we must look at what greater pains may have rained down
on us if we had not prayed at all. Our prayer may have reduced
greater pains to normal, instead of reducing normal pains to
zero.
In
short, always be thankful, because things could always be worse.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 |
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We're currently working on a new page for the website on humor
healing. Our Humor Healing section will feature a new cartoon
every day and an article about the healing effects of humor.
Stay tuned!
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MONDAY, MARCH 14, 2005 |
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Ok, here I am, back at the computer and... it doesn't seem so
bad. At least not like yesterday. It didn't take any time at all
to get typing today. In fact, it feels like a continuation from
yesterday. Like I had never left the computer, but I have. Now
I'm making progress.
It's amazing the feeling of accomplishment even the first day
after taking that baby step. It works like this, once you've
done something positive for yourself, you feel the need to back
it up with another positive step or the first step is wasted. In
not wanting to waste that first, all-important step, you are
compelled to follow it up. Then the cycle continues over and
over, again and again, with each successive step getting easier
and easier. Before you know it, you have developed a habit, a
"healthy" habit, and you know how hard habits are to break.
For me, not only did I make a commitment to begin writing
something each day, I returned to the gym today after a 4 month
respite (had a lot of critical stuff going on at home that
needed my attention). So now I'm multitasking my baby steps. The
benefits of the progress I made yesterday did not only affect my
writing, but it has had an influence over another aspect of my
life requiring attention - my ongoing physical fitness.
It's kind of like baby step
synergy. Synergy is where
the sum of the parts exceeds the whole. We use baby steps to get
going on an issue we are trying to correct, but the motivational
effect of the baby step for ISSUE#1 on our life, is carried
forward and helps with ISSUE#2 and #3, #4, etc. The motivational
energies from all the baby steps of each issue exceeds the
motivational effort required for the individual issues
themselves. Now that's synergy!
So with the extra motivational energy floating around me, I
wonder what I'll do next?
What will you do next?
Something good I hope. Something you have been trying to do for
a long time. Just go for it. You've got help.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 2005 |
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Right now, I'm
just sitting here, staring at this computer. Wondering why my
fingers are not busily hammering away on the keys banging out a
blog entry.
The answer is,
"I DO know, and... I DON'T know".
Let's do the "I
DON'T know" first. I don't know why I just do not get going,
doing what I need to do right away. I enjoy writing (when I get
to it - ha ha!) and I enjoy creating the Healing Digest. They
why don't I get going?
It's because "I
DO know why!". I spend my time thinking about what it is I want
to say. I mull it over. Make all the corrections and
adjustments. And then marvel at the product. Yes, the product
that never gets onto paper (or on screen, that is) for anyone
else to see.
I have become
very good at performing a multitude of tasks in my mind. In
fact, I live in my mind and am quite comfortable there. This is
great, except the people I cohabitate and consort with are left
in silence - a place by the way I'd love to be, but most people
don't.
So what to
do...
The answer is
BABY STEPS! Yes, baby steps. One step at a time, just like the
name of this blog. I need to take one step at a time. Just like
you do in trying to get out of the habits that tend to take YOU
over - habits like overeating, drinking, smoking, etc., whatever
you're into personally.
Now I've taken
my step. Today. Right now. This little blog entry.
When are you
going to take yours? How about today! OK. Sounds good! I'm
looking forward to it.
P.S. Don't
forget to check back tomorrow to see if I've taken step two. Oh,
and by the way, check yourself while you're at it!
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JANUARY 11, 2005 |
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If you have been following our website, you may
have noticed that I was away for a while. Or maybe you didn't. In any event, I'm back!
We all need to take a bit of time off once in a
while. I used the time mostly to spend with my family over
the holidays, but I also took an art course
and participated in a 9 week course on hospice palliative care. Yes, the learning never ends.
I found the art course, which was watercolor
painting by the way, very therapeutic. The use of art is gaining ground as a
healing therapy. You learn to leave the inhibitions behind and explore your
creative side that many of us ignore most of our lives. I enjoyed art as a
kid and further enjoyed rekindling that part of myself the past few months.
For those of you who don't what hospice palliative
care is, it's best described by its mission statement:
"...to enhance the comfort, dignity and quality
of life of individuals and families living with or affected by
life-threatening illness or grief."
It was a very informative course and I met some
interesting people along the way. In our session, there were over 20
participants taking the course for various reasons. Hospice offers the
course free of charge in hopes that some of the participants will become
hospice volunteers, which is for the most part, how the organization
survives.
With my own personal experiences with
life-threatening illness, becoming a volunteer was an easy fit, and further
provided me with an excellent opportunity to give back to the community some
of what it has given to me. A little community ROI (return on investment) so
to speak.
Now that I'm back working on the Digest, keep
checking back for more blog updates, articles, news and content as we
continue to grow to be one of the best healing sources on the Web.
Samples of my painting. Not bad for beginners
watercolour, you think? Click to enlarge.
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