thankyou for your reply.  Yes, my dear friend, who tests me regularly with my patience, has so many odd behaviours that without him ever being diagnosed, I can guarantee he too is bipolar with severe narcissistic traits. He sees his flaws as what makes him unique, and advised by GOD, when in reality, THESE behaviours are what is wrong with him.
It is one thing to feel God and to be kind, loving..it is another to feel you are ABOVE everyone else and THIS behaviour comes from an huge ego which is beyond his control.  But, like you, I send light and goodness...when I hear him say judgemental things, I turn an ear and gently remind we are all children of God but someone who is mentally ill and not recognizing there is a problem is surely not destined for much happiness if they do not get help.  It is sad, but all we can do is be compassionate.  I think my questions have all been answered.  I doubt he will ever have all his dreams come true, with so much deep seated hatred of authority and mankind.
Maria

wow, how amazing you are with your daughter.  BUT, what about in the instance of someone who does not admit they have a problem, they claim to be being advised by God, at one with everyone BUT then another day, they are cruel and claiming the world is going to end.  How could they ever mend themselves if they are mentally unsound?  They may be kind one moment, then the next moment, completely different, so their positive technique would be destroyed by their underlying mental disease, correct?

Here is a question I have NEVER heard before or seen addressed.  The newest newsletter this morning spurned me to write this since it applies to someone I know.
What if, someone has a severe personality disorder and thoughts that run in the background that are distorted and severe affect their outward behaviour.  How could someone abide by 'as a man thinketh' if this is the case?  They could certainly do visualization, affirmations etc but would their demented psyche not negate the good of the conscious mind's positive thinking work?  I.E. a sociopath or narcissistic personality disorder.
Good question eh?
Maria

I completely agreed with today's newsletter, that death should not be 'feared'.  However, that being said, I also am torn with reincarnation beliefs since I am considering this a wonderful journey of spiritual education and transformation and am reading so much about various topics.
 
Since seeing several hypnosis videos with people's recollection of past lives, I suppose I question if death is only the beginning of another life or maybe there is bliss in between?... So, in that sense, death could mean having your soul enter another body immediately OR, a state in between temporarily, prior to entering into another life.
hmmm...  will read the book again too.... just things that make me think....
Maria

thankyou so much for your reply.  Yes, I see what I must ask...and I do....but I am so unsure as to if things I hear inside are just my thoughts...or wishes... this is my struggle.  Then, I always just think, it if it meant to be, it will be...and the information will arrive, if I just release my need.  I get what you're saying... must just take a breath, step back..and let it go.... it is too all consuming and exhausting....
I want to be SO intuitive and so perceptive.....

this is my question, though....  the Universe will fulfil the relationship's destiny if it is to be... and I see you have given the answer of a 'time limit...'  that is where I wonder....  how long should one give something?..  I suppose there is no easy answer, but when there are SO many stumbling blocks against two people being together, yet for some reason, I feel this firm resolve that we never would have met if not for more then just a temporary union....  it is hard to say such & such a date yet to preserve my sanity, I can see why it may be best to do so.

It is frustrating because I wait for a sign...something more then just a whisper or an inkling to affirm to me to wait longer...don't end things.... it is all so very torturous and confusing at the same time.
Each night, I ask my deepest self for guidance... a sense of knowing... some intuition...yet my mind is
still so noisy, I don't think I properly hear the guidance it may be giving me.
Anyways...my overall point is when a relationship is so perfect with another...yet you cannot be together...but perhaps...if enough time passes, it can be... how is a person to know to keep waiting...or to end it all just to stay sane and stop the pain?... I know answers come to a calm mind..and all NEED should be taken out of the equation... but it is all so confusing and heartwrenching at the same time....
I shall keep visualizing past wonderful times....and visualize moments that have not happened yet... as often as possible... and just keep asking, each night... I truly have no one to talk to or turn to and it certainly isn't easy.
thankyou for listening...