The Refresh Orlando Heirs

A thought is never objectified until it is put into words. Words are physical symbols representing someone’s thought.

In the physical world the words we use represent our power, or at least the power that we know we have at the moment. Some words are more powerful than others. For instance, “I know” are the second two most powerful words that you can use. “I think,” “I hope,” or “I believe are very weak.”

When I was 15 and had landed my first job, my boss taught me to use the word “we” when I talked to customers. I was knowledgeable enough at what I was doing at that age, and had enough experience to represent the company while selling products. His reasoning for using the word “we” was to let the customer know that there was more than myself-there was someone behind me to back me up.

“We” became a big part of my vocabulary, and I used it almost exclusively when referring to myself. There was some comfort in the word, but I didn’t realize until just a few years ago what kind of damage it was doing to my self esteem.

When we say the word “we,” we disempower ourselves. In other words if I was talking to you and I said, “we” can do this or that for you, you may be thinking-maybe there is someone else I should be talking to. By using the word we, I have divided my power. If I chose the word “I” then the power stops with me-there is no one else. “I” can do this or that for you.

By using the word “we” I don’t have to take all the responsibility for what I say. My position is much weaker because you can go over my head and talk to the other part of we.

Old habits are hard to die, and I realized that this word has not worked in my favour. It has taken almost two years to wipe this word from everyday conversations. By doing so, I have noticed that people are not looking past my shoulder any longer. I have regained the power of my words that I gave away over 50 years ago.

There are so many of these kinds of words that disenfranchise us everyday in our relationships with others. We are so accustomed to using them, they become our friends. They are however, clear symbols to others of how you are thinking. Words do not lie, people do-and the words that you choose to use tell volumes about how and what you are thinking.

Words are the second step in manifesting thought into physical reality. The steps are-thought, word and deed. First comes the thought, then the command (word), and the thought is always made manifest at some level of reality.

To change one’s circumstances one only needs to change the words that he/she uses. If you took some time off to study and re-evaluated the words that you use everyday, and replaced them all with new words-you would notice that your world would also change immediately.

You would see your world through a different set of glasses, and people would relate to you differently.

I listen to myself talking as much as I can, and often I change my words after spoken or choose a different one before speaking. The secret is to start speaking slower, and think before you speak about what words you use.

Start today and spend some time listening to your words. Pick one that you notice may have a big impact on whom you are talking to, and change it. I took me two years to train myself not to use “we.” You may be a faster learner. Keep doing that until you have achieved the desired results.

Language is so important and conveys so many meanings spoken or implied. The poor chose of a word, can bring you down or promote you to the top. Wars are fought over a few poorly chosen words. And maidens acquiesce to your charming words.

Another word that I use a lot is-never! I bet you can find lots of them in your vocabulary that you may want to change.

If it is a new life that you are seeking or a new way to get along with others, consider using different words. If you want to succeed in some endeavor choose “I can.” Tell yourself that often. Don’t use words like, “I want,” “I think I can,” or maybe-they are weak and have little power. Use the word “know.” “Know” is absolute-if you know something there are no other possibilities. Even if you have to fool yourself for awhile, eventually you will begin to believe your own words. Then once you know them to be true, they will become your new reality. If you choose to use the word success as often as possible, you will succeed.

If you continue to use the word “unworthy” for a period of time, you will believe it and you will feel unworthy. I you choose to use the word “love” often, you will not have any room for the word “hate” and it will never cross your mind.

“We” would never tell you this if it were not so!

“I” would never tell you this if it were not so!

Which one is more powerful?

More than words-words are power! They are more powerful than anything you will put your hands to-choose wisely!

Roy E. Klienwachter is a resident of British Columbia, Canada. A published author, a student of NLP, ordained minister, New Age Light Worker, Teacher and Phenomenologist. Roy’s books and articles are thought provoking, and designed to empower your imagination, and take you to places you would never have thought about. Authors and Publishers visit our new article Directory at http://www.klienwachter.com/adarticles Visit Roy at: http://www.klienwachter.com

At this moment in human history, one of our most controversial relationship is our natural and healthy relationship with our closest star, the Sun. We are caught between our need for sunlight to keep us healthy and happy and; a fear of the sunlight that penetrates the hole in our precious ozone layer.
How often do we find ourselves blinded by the Sun? How often do we turn to sunglasses to lessen its brightness on our eyes? How did we lose our ability to naturally adapt to sunlight? Could it be that we have spent too much time indoors under artificial light, too much time in front of television or the computer? How do we regain the ability to quickly adapt to the Sun’s brilliance that we had as children? What sort of misinformation is in our brains that is stopping us from doing so?
At Agoo Agii, we think in terms of surviving our present circumstances through a conscious relationship with the Nature. Our goal is to reclaim the human sense that is balanced with the values of the Nature and as we shall demonstrate in this article, with the Universe. We believe, very much, to know the Sky, we must first know the Earth and with each step we take closer and closer to the Earth, we find ourselves deeper in the mysteries of Creation and our place within in it, from the beginning of human history to today.
The Sun in Relation to the Universe
Unlike human beings, the components, the elements, the living spirits of the Nature do not have Egos. The Sun has been ascribed its importance to us by its proximity to us in the Universe. It is evident that we need the Sun but the Sun does not exist as a domineering tyrant to whom we must serve. In fact, ancient cultures that placed the Sun as a supreme deity (e.g. ancient Roman, Egyptian and Aztec) were cruel, imperialistic and domineering cultures.
The Sun lives in relation to the Universe and the forces of creation. It is just one of unimaginable number of stars that exist in the Universe and the Sun is as aware of that as you and I. From a distant planet, the Sun is merely another star in the sky and if you open your level of consciousness a bit more, this is a fact to the Sun. The Sun does not have an Ego; it has a responsibility to support the planets that revolve around it. To learn from the example of the brilliance of the Sun is to learn to let go of Ego and to accept our personal and collective responsibility to sustain life.
During daytime, we should not let the Sun make us forget about the Universe beyond the blue sky. The heat we experience during the day can be balanced through the conscious reminder that beyond the blue, there is a large expanse of dark coolness containing an infinitude of stars equally as important to us as the Sun.

The Sun in Relation to Darkness
Darkness is the force of creation whereas light comes from a fixed point, an object or subject of creation. Darkness is not evil for the people who fear darkness, believe the most in the manifestation of evil within our world. Our ability to live comfortably in darkness allows for us to demonstrate the illumination of our souls. Darkness is the furthest point beneath our feet, it is at our toes, over our head and it is through the darkness that our eyes search for the Creator. Creation is an unfixed expansive point that is always simultaneously in front us of and completely beyond our reach.
Darkness, or shall we say, Black Light is never obscured or eliminated. The Sun’s rays project themselves through darkness. It is this consciousness that allowed the pioneers of the physics of light to postulate ideas about the nature and the movement of light with their naked eyes. The next time you go outside, try to see the darkness to lessen the effect of the Sun’s brilliance. Do our eyes not weaken when we do not adapt to variations in light intensity? We need to learn to develop our eyes’ abilities to serve as their own sunglasses.
The Sun in Relation to Water
Our existence and the source of our own humility begins and ends with water. Water is the most important element of the Nature when it comes to living in balance with the Sun. As the Sun is hot, Water is cool. Here we cannot over emphasize the importance of cold/cool showers and baths. In the summer, cold showers lower the body’s surface temperature and help to make the heat bearable. In the winter, cool showers help us develop a resistance to the effects of the cold so long as we do not take cold beverages and foods in excess.
Cold water helps us reestablish and maintain a balanced ecological relationship with our local sources of water. It is very easy for us to distance ourselves from our natural bodies of water by dismissing them as dirty and/or polluted. However, dirty water is water with dirt in it, polluted water is water with pollution in it, yet water forever remains water and is always itself pure.
Hot water on the other hand, when used excessively, can produce an enormous amount of damage to the skin. Hot water decreases the amount of blood circulation to the skin causing it to become unusually dry. Hot water decreases our ability to retain and produce moisture. By decreasing our skin’s capacity to perspire when necessary and therefore cool itself when overheated, we are denying our body the ability to ease its own discomfort naturally. This results in a cycle of excessive use of air conditioning to relieve our body of heat and the use of air conditioning was originally one of the sources of the pollution that is responsible for the hole in the ozone layer.
Beautiful Historical Ecological Relationships
Water has long held an important spiritual status especially amongst women.

In the Hindu Legend, The Ramayana, the auspicious woman Sita emerges unscathed from the funeral pyre of her husband.
In the Book of Exodus, Moses’ mother turns to the waters of the River to save her son rather than turning to fire the Sun to demand its wrath to extract justice.
Images of Christian Saints often have halos on the back of their heads. These representations of the Sun demonstrate the coolness of the head brought by baptism.

One of the most misunderstood Indigenous American ceremonies is the Sun Dance. The older men who have prepared themselves to participate in this ceremony sacrifice a piece of the own flesh to make a deep prayer for the sake of all living things. They make this self-sacrifice with the belief that the only thing we rightfully own is our own body and it is only our own body that we truly have the right to sacrifice to the Creator.
In ancient pre-patriarchal African culture, the coupling of the Sun and the Water is considered to be a holy marriage. This union is considered so sacred that one is never mentioned without the other.

Horrible Historical Confusions
Some of the cruelest and most imperialistic cultures that have developed on this planet have worshipped the Sun as a supreme deity. They used the Sun to inspire wrath and terror amongst the people they conquered. This includes the use of human sacrifice to “appease” the Sun. Many of these cultures were also fond of using the Sun to justify their use of slavery.
Millions of women have been burned throughout history in the name of using fire, the earthly embodiment of the Sun, to determine their purity or as evidence to demonstrate their lack thereof. These self-proclaimed judges of female purity would have burned themselves had they set themselves on fire for those who would not burn are amongst the humble, not the arrogant.
The Sun in Relation to Local Plants
The plants that live in constant exposure to the sun’s rays can help us adapt to solar light and to changes in solar radiation that have occurred in our lifetimes. Plants that have quick reproductive/life cycles can adapt to changes in favor of survival much faster than we humans can. By turning to these plants for ecological and evolutionary help, we can begin to learn how to make changes in favor of our own survival.
For example, dandelion flower is extremely useful to control squinting and other reactions that we may have to solar radiation when we go outdoors. Because dandelion flower relaxes the face and skin, we can learn to control our reactions to the intensity of natural light.

As human beings, we cannot live in direct sunlight throughout the day as dandelions do. To find the amount of sun exposure that we can in balance with, we can turn to the shade dwelling violet plant. Violet leaf is excellent aid for after-sun exposure and for use as a night cream.
Timely and Conscious Adaptation
Eco-logical adaptation to the Sun is a lifelong exercise that is made with baby steps. Each day we must practice seeing the darkness with the light, consciously keep the Sun in its rightful place with respect to the Universe and use daily cleansing with cool/cold water. We must be aware of our own reactions and as we move closer to the natural world, we must be aware of the situations where our indestructible connection with the Nature is being compromised.

Sunscreen should be used intelligently rather than blindly. It is important that we have at least 15 minutes of direct sunlight each day as sunscreen decreases our body’s ability to produce vitamin D. If your sunscreen contains mineral oils, it can also decrease your skin’s ability to effectively produce and absorb vitamins A and C.
In any type of weather, it is important that your skin has an opportunity each day to feel natural. After spending a day in the Sun, you should clean off any residual chemical sunscreen. Our skin is responsible for 1/3 of the body’s elimination of wastes and it is necessary to allow our bodies to relax, detoxify and feel natural.
Finally, we must ask ourselves what contribution hot water has made to our decreased ability to handle the Sun. Is it a coincidence that the countries that have the highest rates of skin cancer also use the most hot water? Should this matter not be studied?

Legal Disclaimer—The information contained in this article is for educational purposes only and is not intended to medically diagnose, treat or cure any disease. Consult a health care practitioner before beginning any health care program

Written by: Jennifer Rodriguez-Allen, B.Sc., Environmental Chemist and President of Agoo Agii, inc. Agoo Agii is a multi-ethnic women-owned grassroots company that specializes in skin and body care products made from plants you can find in your backyard. http://www.agooagii.com/