| Phyllis Reid holds a Master's Degree in Clinical Social | | | | night instead of a quick shower; engaging in simple |
| Work, an Honor's Degree in Psychology and a | | | | exercises that stimulate the mind and body, such |
| bachelor's Degree in Behavioral Science. She | | | | as deep breathing or stretching. Finally the power |
| works as a Psychotherapist, Behavior Modification | | | | of prayer and meditation, songs and chants are |
| specialist and Traumatologist with adults and | | | | documented through Neuro-science and other |
| children. She is trained in Journalism and Dramatic | | | | research to have a life enhancing effect on the |
| Arts and has worked in Journalism and Stage and | | | | mind, body and the quality of life. Of course |
| Film. She has been a metaphysical/Truth | | | | reading books that calm the emotions, renew the |
| practitioner for over 30 years. | | | | mind and reinforce spiritual awareness reduce and |
| Tyler: Thank you for joining me today, Phyllis. | | | | prevent stress, strain and anxiety. |
| Would you start out by telling us why you felt the | | | | Tyler: Phyllis, how do you think prayer and |
| need to write "Anchor in the Spirit as God Beings? | | | | meditation change one's consciousness? |
| Phyllis: It is my pleasure to be here. Thank you | | | | Phyllis: Consciousness is the sum total of the |
| for having me. A more appropriate answer might | | | | thoughts, beliefs, feelings and attitudes that |
| be why I published "Anchor in the Spirit as God | | | | impact an individual's life. Hence, if we are |
| Beings" at this time, since the book was written in | | | | manifesting certain conditions in our life, and want |
| 1988 under the title of "Mountaintop Living." It sat | | | | to change these conditions, we must first change |
| on my bookshelf, joined later by three other | | | | our existing thoughts, beliefs, feelings and |
| manuscripts, until I published it in June of 2007. I | | | | attitudes, which created the condition in the first |
| changed the title to "Anchor in the Spirit as God | | | | place. To change our thoughts and beliefs will |
| Beings: More than Mere Human," as a message to | | | | change our mind or our intellectual knowing that |
| overcoming the stress and strain of today's hectic | | | | makes us who we are. The Apostle Paul |
| lifestyle and coping with the demands of daily | | | | admonishes, "Be ye transformed by the renewing |
| living. | | | | of your mind." Enlightenment comes through |
| I felt compelled to publish it at this time to | | | | knowledge and knowledge changes our |
| address the high degree of stress, frustration and | | | | minds-thoughts and beliefs. Through psychology |
| dis-satisfaction I found to be rampant in the | | | | we know of the phases of the mind, the id, ego |
| workplace, among associates, co-workers, friends, | | | | and super-ego. In philosophy they are termed the |
| clients and in talking with people in general. I | | | | conscious, unconscious and super-conscious. The |
| wanted to contribute more and felt restricted in | | | | mind, body, spirit connection is made part of the |
| my role as a clinician. I felt the spiritual | | | | mass consciousness over the last two to three |
| component, that could offer so much, was | | | | decades. Prayer and meditation help us to focus, |
| missing. I got great satisfaction from my work as | | | | calm and relax our minds, emotions and physical |
| a psychotherapist to children and their families, but | | | | bodies. Affirming spiritual or higher thoughts raises |
| I also felt the stress, frustration and emptiness of | | | | the consciousness not only on the conscious level |
| others and missed being able to offer the hope, | | | | of mind but also on the unconscious level that |
| peace and contentment of the spiritual | | | | accepts whatever is felt deeply on an emotional |
| component of life. | | | | level. Meditation, taking thoughts, beliefs and |
| I then decided to find a way to offer service | | | | feelings deep into the unconscious and |
| from a more spirit based perspective to give | | | | super-conscious levels of mind, create fast and |
| individuals hope, a sense of control over their own | | | | lasting changes in our consciousness. These |
| lives and the peace and contentment that would | | | | changes take place on the inside, bringing |
| follow. I decided to quit the practice, publish my | | | | effective and lasting changes to the mind, body |
| book and incorporate it in offering alternatives for | | | | and spirit. |
| peace, personal control and lasting change. I must | | | | Tyler: The publication of your book itself speaks |
| reinforce here that as a society we must offer | | | | to your state of mind and being open to the |
| alternatives to the stress filled, fast paced | | | | possibilities that made the publication easier for |
| lifestyles of today. Already we are seeing the | | | | you. Would you tell us a little bit about that |
| impact in the high levels of anxiety among adults | | | | experience? |
| and children and the consequences in both the | | | | Phyllis: The publication of "Anchor in the Spirit as |
| medical and mental health arenas. | | | | God Beings" is a testament to the guidance and |
| Tyler: I understand you drew upon your own | | | | direction in the spirit directed life. When I wrote |
| experiences in writing the book, particularly in the | | | | the manuscript in 1988, my plan was to use it as |
| difficulties of leaving your native Jamaica and | | | | the material for presenting workshops dealing with |
| transitioning into living in the United States. What | | | | spiritual transformation. It was at the urging of |
| about that transition caused you to call upon your | | | | friends who used the material that I considered |
| spiritual side? | | | | publishing it. I was fully committed to having it |
| Phyllis: To escape the political turmoil in my | | | | published in early 2007. Up to the time when I |
| country during the seventies I migrated to the | | | | took leave of my clinical position on March 9, |
| United States. At just over thirty, I left a secure | | | | 2007, I had no idea how it would be published, I |
| job, good career opportunities, family, friends, a | | | | arranged to meet with a published author two |
| good social life and most importantly, the security | | | | days later, after church. In that meeting she |
| and stability of functioning in my matriarchal | | | | instructed me to get two publications that would |
| cultural environment. I was always positive, | | | | guide me in making my decision; she actually lent |
| confident and forward thinking and moving. | | | | me one of hers until I acquired my own. By the |
| I made the choice to live in South Florida because | | | | next Monday morning, I was well on my way to |
| of the tropical climate, the cultural mix and I | | | | self-publishing "Anchor in the Spirit as God Beings." |
| thought I could find a good fit. There was some | | | | I made the decision to self publish due to time |
| strain in adjusting to the patriarchal demand to be | | | | constraint and to have control over the contents |
| "tough and aggressive," but my biggest | | | | material. The contents and format of the book |
| confrontation was adjusting to the strong racial | | | | were very personal and important to me. I did |
| overtone and undertone. In interviews I was | | | | not want to wait two years to acquire a publishing |
| frequently asked, "As a black woman how do you | | | | contract; it was important to me to have the |
| think etc." This was illogical and a culture shock for | | | | material ready for dissemination as a presentation |
| me. I was from a class structured environment | | | | tool as soon as possible. From the beginning to |
| where intelligence and character were what | | | | the end of publishing the book, the right people |
| mattered, not the color of the skin. A Vice | | | | and opportunities manifested at the perfect times. |
| President in a company informed me that I was | | | | Within seven weeks the book was ready to be |
| too intelligent, well spoken and well dressed in silk | | | | printed. At the very end the printer got |
| for a black woman. I was unable to utilize my | | | | off-schedule, which lent to some re-typing and |
| intelligence and skills. I felt lock out of opportunities | | | | assembling that contributed to some typing, |
| to advance and I felt frustrated. The president of | | | | spelling and proofing errors. |
| a large corporation tried to counsel me in my | | | | Since publication in June, the experience continues |
| dilemma, "Phyllis, he said, you have three strikes | | | | to be busy and fulfilling. The response to the book |
| against you, you are black, a woman and a | | | | has been very rewarding. In endorsements |
| foreigner, so it is not going to be easy." | | | | readers have said that "Anchor in the Spirit" is |
| I was engaged in spiritual pursuits prior to arriving | | | | "the perfect guide book for beginners as well as |
| in the US and continued to do so. However, as I | | | | experienced spiritual practitioners." This is heart |
| searched for answers to adjust and cope in the | | | | warning as that was what I intended in writing it. |
| new culture and environment I sought spiritual | | | | Others have applauded the spiritual contents, |
| answers. A Pastor told me that I lacked faith and | | | | some of who are ministers. Still others have |
| needed to trust in God to help me. My own | | | | commented on the calming effect it has had on |
| Minister advised me to turn to the Christ within | | | | them and find it very useful in helping them |
| for answers. So at that point I went all out in my | | | | develop a prayer life. I am now involved in the |
| effort to have more "Faith in God" and to know | | | | promotion and presentation of the book and am |
| "The Christ within me." It worked. Over an | | | | enjoying sharing it with the public and especially |
| eight-year period, it gave me the answers I | | | | hearing how it is impacting their lives. |
| needed as well as the peace, strength, added | | | | Tyler: It's wonderful, Phyllis, that you've had such |
| courage, confidence, assurance, and security to | | | | a positive response in such a short time. You said |
| cope, adjust and live my life on purpose. | | | | earlier you wrote the book to use in workshops. |
| Tyler: Would you tell us a little about the book's | | | | Do you still give workshops and what can one |
| organization? I understand it is divided into four | | | | expect from a workshop-what principles from the |
| sections? | | | | book do you use in the workshops? |
| Phyllis: Yes, it is in four sections. In organizing and | | | | Phyllis: Yes, workshops and inspirational talks are |
| presenting the material for the book a few things | | | | not only promotional tools for the book, but are |
| were uppermost in my mind. | | | | the thrust of my message of achieving peace, |
| 1). First, I wanted to make it as simple and | | | | fulfillment, balance and harmony through spiritual |
| straight forward as possible for the readers. I did | | | | transformation. I offer weekly workshops on |
| not want to use words and phrases that would | | | | various aspects of the book, depending on the |
| be difficult to grasp. | | | | group to whom I am presenting. I am well |
| 2). I wanted the book to be as authentic as | | | | accepted at the New Age Centers for workshops |
| possible, that is, I wanted it to reveal as much of | | | | followed by book signings and do one or two |
| my own experience as possible. I did not want it | | | | every week. I am also invited to give inspirational |
| just to mimic ideas from other books or writers. | | | | talks at some New Thought churches. Due mostly |
| 3). I hoped it would be a sort of hands-on | | | | to time constraints since publication of the book, I |
| guidebook, easy to understand, easy to carry | | | | am just now able to begin marketing for |
| around, easy to read and to put into practice; this | | | | presentations to a larger audience-spiritual and |
| way it could eliminate for others, the exhaustive | | | | corporate. |
| search I went through in my search/study of | | | | In my workshops I utilize material from "Anchor in |
| Truth. | | | | the Spirit as God Beings" that is relevant to the |
| Once I decided on the above points, I wanted to | | | | group. One of my main topics for workshop is |
| assemble and present the content in the way it | | | | spiritual transformation and applying and living |
| impacted and changed my consciousness. So I | | | | spiritual principles to change our lives. Here I utilize |
| told my story from the beginning, outlining what | | | | aspects of the book as Desire-to begin the |
| precipitated my search in the introduction. In | | | | spiritual journey, commitment and work through |
| Section 1, I present the thoughts and beliefs that | | | | the transformative aspects of the materials. The |
| had to be accepted in consciousness to facilitate a | | | | areas of the Divine nature of God and man, living |
| transformation. This began with the concept of | | | | as a God being or spiritual being, are enlightening |
| the self, not as mere human with all its frailties, | | | | and transforming for many. Finally the areas of |
| but as a Divine child of God-a God Being, heir to | | | | prayer, meditation, singing and forgiveness act as |
| the kingdoms of both heaven and earth. This | | | | hands-on transformative tools and are usually well |
| section gives assurances for living as a spiritual | | | | received. This past week I spoke at a New |
| being, the desire and commitment one must | | | | Thought church on the topic of Beginning |
| engage to experience a change, and finally the | | | | Anew-not Beginning Again-for the New Year. Here |
| spiritual journey itself. | | | | the thrust was breaking the cycle of doing things |
| Section II offers the intellectual and spiritual | | | | over and over again, varying the patterns just |
| enlightenment needed to transform the mind and | | | | enough, which give rise to failure. Beginning Anew |
| enlighten the spirit. It presents Truth based | | | | was the spiritual approach of turning within, |
| material on the nature of God, the relationship of | | | | recognizing the spiritual qualities of faith, trust, |
| man to God and accepting the self as a Spiritual | | | | confidence, courage, inspiration and stepping forth |
| Divine child of God. It then addresses ideas on the | | | | assured of the guidance and support of the Spirit. |
| Kingdom of Heaven, where it is, how to | | | | The workshops are very interactive and the |
| experience it and how to live as a Divine being-the | | | | impact and feedback are evident. My talks are |
| Christ of God. | | | | always very well received, the congregants do |
| Section III presents the thoughts, beliefs and | | | | report on the impact of the message to them |
| methods to employ to attain spiritual mastery and | | | | and I am always invited back to speak. |
| live as a Divine being-a God Being/child of God. | | | | Tyler: Phyllis, you've obviously been living a spiritual |
| The ideas are presented as "Keys to the | | | | life for many years. What advice would you give |
| Kingdom" living here on earth in a spiritual state of | | | | to those just starting on a spiritual journey, but |
| peace and harmony, with a sense of purpose and | | | | constantly distracted by unhappy relationships, |
| belonging. It presents ideas on areas of our life | | | | health problems, jobs they dislike, and other |
| that must be addressed to have a spiritual | | | | material concerns? |
| transformation. The importance of the tools of | | | | Phyllis: My first advice to those beginning their |
| Prayer, Forgiveness, Meditation, Praise, Blessing | | | | spiritual journeys is to remain calm and focused |
| and Giving Thanks are explained. In addition to | | | | on their desire. The spiritual path is a journey not |
| presenting the materials, hands-on techniques are | | | | a destination; it takes time. They should pray for |
| presented to include prayer, meditation, songs, | | | | Divine guidance to be guided to the right path for |
| chants, psalms, and contemplative readings to | | | | them. I believe the path is personal for each |
| facilitate consciousness change as it is being | | | | person, and rightly so for we have all had |
| followed. | | | | different life experiences and thus different issues |
| Section IV presents living life as a spiritual being. | | | | to overcome. There must be a high level of trust |
| This area succinctly lays out the path of one living | | | | and reliance on God and less on religious bodies, |
| the spiritual life. The section ends the book with | | | | pastors and tumultuous individuals. God, Christ |
| "God is Calling, listen." This was added to help | | | | within the self is the Master Teacher and the aim |
| those who are seeking a way out of the hustle | | | | is to know God/Christ, not attain that which they |
| and bustle of today's anxiety driven workplace. | | | | seek: peace, health, prosperity, etc. Once there is |
| They want "out of the rat race" but are torn | | | | a strong desire to know God, the next step is to |
| between the job and the paycheck that provides | | | | be committed to staying the course. They should |
| for the daily support of themselves and their | | | | keep it simple, establishing a structure and |
| families. It offers advice and hope, to make the | | | | developing a discipline; preferably a daily discipline |
| change for a life of peace and fulfillment. | | | | that may include periods of reading the Bible or |
| Tyler: Phyllis, it sounds like you very thoroughly | | | | other good spiritual material, praying and |
| cover how to live as a spiritual being. I've had | | | | meditating. By the way, prayer is when we speak |
| heard it said that we are not humans looking for | | | | to God silently or aloud and meditation is when we |
| a spiritual experience, but spiritual beings having a | | | | become quiet and listen and wait for God. The |
| human experience? Would you agree? | | | | prayer/meditation time can be as short as a |
| Phyllis: Yes, without a doubt I agree. We are first | | | | minute or two and gradually increased. |
| spiritual beings-going through a human experience. | | | | On the spiritual path distraction and interference |
| If we accept the Truth that God is Spirit and we | | | | from family, friends, co-workers and even in the |
| are made in the image and likeness of God, then | | | | church should be expected, but the individual must |
| this is proof positive that we are spirit beings by | | | | persevere. Discipleship means discipline; the |
| our divine heritage. We come into this world | | | | disciples were the disciplined ones. Change will not |
| programmed with the spiritual wisdom, intelligence | | | | take place without commitment of time and |
| and all the qualities inherent in our God DNA. I | | | | effort; spiritual change is no different. Distraction in |
| guess here we can draw an analogy to the | | | | the home is inevitable. As one attempts to make |
| scientific questions of which came first the | | | | personal changes it will impact the lives of others |
| chicken or the egg, or the nature or nurture | | | | around them. It is natural to want to encourage |
| theory. Where did the knowingness in the DNA of | | | | others to join in the spiritual quest. To change one |
| a human that distinguishes it from a chicken or an | | | | must want change; we cannot make another |
| elephant come from? Science has now concluded | | | | change if that other does not want to change. |
| that behind everything, in its tiniest molecular | | | | The one on the spiritual path must utilize quiet |
| particle, it is what they term "energy." This some | | | | times in bathrooms, or when others have gone to |
| people now conclude is the spirit in all living, | | | | bed to follow their discipline. Walks in a park or |
| breathing things-animate and inanimate. | | | | quiet times of reading and contemplation are |
| Proof that we are mighty spiritual beings going | | | | often fruitful and refreshing. My favorite was |
| through a human experience is seen in instances | | | | lunch break in my car reading spiritual materials |
| of great challenges needing tremendous courage. | | | | and having periods of prayer and affirmations. |
| Where does the strength and power come from | | | | The more there is a need for change, the more |
| in small frame mothers or fathers, who are able | | | | determined and committed one should be to the |
| to lift an extremely heavy vehicle to save their | | | | process. Eventually, an effective spiritual life will |
| child? What of the weak and frail who defy great | | | | help alleviate problems, whether through healing of |
| odds to overcome insurmountable challenges? As | | | | conditions, relationships, or guidance to remove |
| the popular poem "Footprints" implies, "It is when | | | | oneself from certain situations or environments. |
| the human is unable to carry itself that the Spirit | | | | Tyler: Phyllis, what do you think makes "Anchor in |
| carries us." In spiritual transformation it would be | | | | the Spirit as God Beings" stand out from other |
| extremely difficult to explain where inspiration, | | | | inspirational and spiritual books currently in the |
| spiritual insights and other physical manifestations | | | | marketplace? |
| come from. But they do happen, and when they | | | | Phyllis: As I alluded to earlier and as attested to |
| do, it becomes proof positive that man is first | | | | by endorsement from readers, the easy to |
| spiritual with all the wisdom and attributes of God | | | | understand format and layout of "Anchor in the |
| Spirit locked within him. This is the fundamental | | | | Spirit as God Beings," makes it stand out from |
| Truth revealed through Jesus Christ and the | | | | others. It is unique in its compilation of songs, |
| message of Christianity-the Divinity of man. Did | | | | prayers, meditations, chants and other techniques |
| not His spirit triumph over His human experience? | | | | and acts as a guidebook for easy usage. In |
| Revealing to us today that when we lay down | | | | addition to its guidebook format, the contents are |
| the physical body in the so-called death, the spirit | | | | explained in easy to understand terms that allow |
| lives on in everlasting life? As in the beginning so in | | | | the reader to make his/her individual choice of |
| the end-when the body experiences death the | | | | what to utilize. Though the layout and presentation |
| spirit lives on; therefore the spirit was alive before | | | | of the book is simple and easy to follow, it does |
| the body. The physical body embodies-is but the | | | | not detract from the contents; this is attested to |
| clothes for the spirit; we are spiritual beings going | | | | my ministers in both New Thought and Traditional |
| through, or growing through a human experience. | | | | faiths. One or more readers praised the book for |
| Tyler: The book is a New Age approach to | | | | not forcing anything on them, but instead |
| spirituality, and an alternative to more traditional | | | | presenting the material for them to "take it or |
| religious paths. Why do you feel the need to | | | | leave it." "The size and page volume of Anchor in |
| show a new or different path from traditional | | | | the Spirit as God Being, allow me to carry it in my |
| ones, and how would you respond to those who | | | | hand bag wherever I go," states one reader. "It |
| still think of "New Age" as something strange? | | | | makes me feel calm and I need that, when I feel |
| Phyllis: I am aware of the identification of this | | | | stressed at work I open it and read a paragraph |
| type of spiritual thinking as New Age. In my | | | | or two," states a registered nurse in Philadelphia. |
| studies it is presented not as New Age but as | | | | As the author, not only have I tried to remain |
| New Thought or Ancient Wisdom teaching, as | | | | authentic in reporting my experience, but I am |
| interpreted and presented by many of the | | | | also proud to have remained scriptural, avoiding |
| Spiritual Masters. Most new thoughts/beliefs and | | | | any tendency to present for mass or commercial |
| even some inventions are usually considered | | | | appeal. Though the scripture presentations are |
| strange. Christianity was considered strange and | | | | New Testament based with Christian overtones, |
| outlawed at the time of Jesus Christ. Jesus | | | | the principles put forth could be applied to other |
| admonished that we follow the spirit of the word | | | | religious beliefs, substituting their religious texts. |
| and not just the letter. Many of the main line | | | | The message of "Anchor in the Spirit as God |
| religions today follow the dictates of the letter of | | | | Beings" is timely to address today's human |
| the word and miss the spiritual component. New | | | | conditions. As we struggle to cope with our hectic |
| Thought and Metaphysics stress the spiritual | | | | lifestyles, seeking more peace for ourselves, our |
| components that stand behind all of life. | | | | families, our communities, our world and harmony |
| One of the things I hope my book points out is | | | | on our planet, it is important to give hope to the |
| that spirituality entered into with a fervent desire | | | | helpless masses. Most major religions of the world |
| to know God works, regardless of denomination. | | | | hold firmly to their religious beliefs that have |
| God is Spirit and is not limited to the type of | | | | brought them through difficult periods. "Anchor in |
| religious affiliation, whether Christian, Buddhist, | | | | the Spirit as God Beings" is the testament of a |
| Muslim, Fundamentalist or New Thought/New Age. | | | | modern woman who used her Christian Truth |
| God is ready and waiting to respond to anyone | | | | beliefs to see her through the most difficult period |
| who asks, seeks and knocks, regardless of the | | | | or her life. It worked and continues to work. |
| path he or she takes, and there are indeed many | | | | Tyler: Phyllis, now that you've finished your book, |
| paths. God gave mankind a mind and an intellect. | | | | what do you hope the future holds for you? Will |
| It is important that we use our minds and be | | | | you write more books? |
| willing and open to learning and incorporating new | | | | Phyllis: I have just begun my writing career. As I |
| knowledge to allow for transformation of long | | | | mentioned earlier, I already have three other |
| held limiting beliefs. Faith is as you believe. Life is | | | | manuscripts in the spiritual genre completed, just |
| impacted by our beliefs. If prayer, meditation, | | | | waiting the time to address publication. However, |
| love, psalms, peace, thanksgiving, praise and the | | | | before I publish those, I am focusing on one of |
| attributes of a God-life are strange, then New | | | | my passions-youth development. Within the next |
| Thought/New Age are strange and thanks be to | | | | few months I will begin the process to publish a |
| God for them. These long held spiritual thoughts | | | | book addressing youths-to help them through |
| and beliefs are the Spiritual Truths interwoven | | | | their current plights. I have worked with problem |
| throughout the scripture for those who have | | | | youths for the past eight years and am very |
| eyes to see and ears to hear. They work for my | | | | familiar with their problems, needs and wants, and |
| life and I can point to millions for whom they | | | | I am committed to helping them. |
| work. Finally on this subject I must say how | | | | I am in the process of reopening Transformers |
| surprising it was for me to have feedback from | | | | International Inc., my non-profit youth |
| fundamental Christians, including Ministers, who | | | | development agency. The focus will be inner city |
| applaud "Anchor in the Spirit." | | | | youths: development, behavior modification, |
| Tyler: One of the purposes of "Anchor in the | | | | mentoring and trauma resolution. I will be reaching |
| Spirit" is to help people overcome the stress and | | | | out to parents, individuals, the community, |
| strain of daily living. What advice do you have to | | | | corporations and everyone to help our youths |
| help people overcome stress and strain? | | | | reclaim their lives with hope, motivation and |
| Phyllis: To overcome stress and strain one must | | | | inspiration for their future. So you can see I have |
| first admit to having stress and strain. The next | | | | just begun, and my hands are very full. |
| step is to identify the nature of the stress, how it | | | | Tyler: Thank you for joining me today, Phyllis. |
| manifests itself and impacts the individual's coping | | | | Before we go, will you tell our listeners about |
| system. The decision must then be made to | | | | your website and what additional information they |
| address the problem by identifying the stressors, | | | | might find there about "Anchor in the Spirit as |
| relational, environmental, work, home, etc. Once | | | | God Beings: More than Mere Human?" |
| the source of the stress is identified steps and | | | | Phyllis: Thank you Tyler, it was indeed a pleasure |
| strategies must be developed and taken to | | | | joining you and your readers today. |
| address the issue. The impact of stress can de | | | | My web site presents highlights from various |
| debilitating on the mental, physical and emotional | | | | chapters of the book that will give viewers a |
| planes of living and must be addressed. | | | | sample of the material and understand the |
| Due to the fast paced, computerized age we live | | | | contents. It contains reviews about the book and |
| in today, most have feelings of stress, anxiety | | | | up to date endorsement by readers. I also offer |
| and being overwhelmed. To reduce stress we | | | | a 10-minute meditation to help instill peace and |
| must identify tasks that can be delegated or | | | | calm. It is done to music and is very soothing. My |
| eliminated from our schedules. The remaining daily | | | | web site allows viewers to sign on for my |
| tasks must then be placed in order of importance | | | | monthly E-letter Transform. In it I address |
| and priority. Time frames for the completion of | | | | aspects of daily living and offer coping methods. |
| tasks will give the feeling of being in control and | | | | These are areas that can be helped by applying |
| will overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed | | | | the techniques in "Anchor in the Spirit as God |
| that causes stress and anxiety. | | | | Beings." also highlights some of my other products |
| Finally, to overcome stress and strain, we must | | | | that help to overcome the stresses and stressors |
| learn to say no without feeling guilty. We must | | | | of daily living. The site is equipped for easy |
| prioritize what is important and avoid time | | | | ordering using Pay Pal. |
| consuming events done to please others. We | | | | Tyler: Thank you, Phyllis. I hope you find many |
| must learn to nurture the self. This can be simple | | | | more readers and continue to help them make |
| alternatives like taking a leisurely warm bath at | | | | their lives more spiritual and enjoyable. |