Julieanne Case From the Heart

May 17, 2013
by Julieanne Case
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Constructive Criticisms or Being Judgmental

A friend recently reposted a blog by a mutual friend. Her comments caught my attention since it started out with “Stupid, dumb, lazy, retarded…” (What’s that tell you about me? ) I continued to read which lead to reading the blog about people who criticize others for not using words like their, there, they’re in the proper context or using its and it’s incorrectly. These criticizers appear to also assume the writer is stupid or lazy or lacks education when, in fact, it’s a function of the way their brain works. They are dyslexics and I’m married to one. (Which may explain to many old friends why he married me!)

I can’t profess to understand it. I don’t but I accept that others have dyslexia and reading and writing doesn’t come easy to them. For me, it’s a no brainer to read and write. Reading is a hobby for me. I couldn’t understand why Ron never read fiction. For him reading requires him to focus in order to read. When he does read, he wants it to count, to give him information that will improve him, or help him with his work or project or help him understand how something works.

Some of us have brains that function differently than others. Your brain decides how you see. The retina sees the world upside down and your brain turns it right side up. This explanation comes from The National Eye Institute.

What people forget, myself included, is that what we see with our eyes is truly forms, patterns, shapes, lines. The eye collects all the information and then sends all of it to the brain to process. The optic nerve carries all the information to the brain which then processes and tells us what we are “seeing” like a “cat” or a “dog” or a letter “A”.

Yet why do so many feel compelled to tell another that they are using words incorrectly or have grammatical errors or assume that the writer is dumb? Why do so many have this need to show another that they are wrong or less than? And less than what? Why is there a standard and who determined the standard? Why must one defend their writings by telling another “I do this because of my dyslexia.”

Our society teaches judgment. In talking to the Food Savant, we determined that what was important was the message, the content of what is written and not the misspellings or grammar mistakes. Yet I pointed out that humans are taught to judge and if the mistakes weren’t there, or the misspellings, then someone would focus on the lifestyle or the hair style or the clothing style or the belief system of the author to criticize.

We have choices. We can read for the message and ignore the misspellings or misuse of words. The message is the important thing. Judging the author muddies the waters. Maybe this could be your one daily act of kindness toward another. And the authors have a choice too. We can ignore the corrections and recognize that others opinions are just that. They are none of our business. Send them love and enjoy your day as you choose.

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the God, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Pracitioner, a Reconnective Artist, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting you to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2013

February 19, 2013
by Julieanne Case
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Did Your Chocolate Valentines Deliver What You Needed?

Is Valentine’s Day a necessity? Have you ever asked yourself that question? What if the greeting card companies had never created Valentine’s Day? Would you still believe you were loved?

What does one day matter? Why do so many put so much stock into what happens, what they were given, where they went, and what they were surprised with? The majority of those are women. Why are the men not getting special flowers or golf passes or special beers or taken out to dinner?

If your mate is abusive the other 364 days a year but does everything right on Valentine’s day, is that good? Does that get them a pass for the next year of abuse?

What if your mate does something special every single day for you but doesn’t do anything different on Valentine’s Day, does that count?

Then everyone checks with everyone else to see if they got the same, more or less. And if we judge it not good enough because someone got more, are we to feel bad? And how do we treat our partner if they didn’t measure up to our idea of how we should be gifted?

And heaven forbid, you are alone on Valentine’s. Horrors of horrors. Really? I’ve had it both ways. I’ve been alone and I’ve had special dinners, or flowers or a gift. It used to be important to me. It was my validation that I was loved. And even when I had someone, I could make myself and them miserable if it didn’t measure up to my expectations.

I’m happy I have someone to share my life who makes me laugh, makes me crazy, makes me smile and makes me be grateful he is in my life doing special things for me everyday or when he thinks I might like something or wants to show he cares with a surprise. And I do that for him because it’s more fun to do things spontaneously.

What are we teaching our kids or the younger generation? It’s a marketing day for jewelers, florists, candy purveyors and other shops dedicated to romance and gifts. Are you supporting them on the other 364 days of the year?

Valentine’s Day is for retail. I like my homegrown organic love who surprises me when I least expect it. Sometimes I even get a rose from our own garden!

How much importance do you put on Valentine’s Day? Do you get upset if it doesn’t meet your expectations? Or are you happy you get to go out to eat with someone you care about?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the God, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Pracitioner, a Reconnective Artist, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting you to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2013

January 23, 2013
by Julieanne Case
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A Return to God

Follow your heart

I was raised to fear God. Fear him if I didn’t do exactly what I was told by the priests, teachers and parents. Even when the commands were conflicting. I never questioned much about God then. At least I don’t remember questioning anything about God then. I was too frightened to question it.

Then one summer I came to California during the summer months between my college sophomore and junior years to take care of my cousin’s son while they worked. Cushy job. Evenings and weekends I could do as I pleased and they even lent me their car. I was a goody two shoes, so no shenanigans, going to the beach and parties, going out dancing. I was trusted and I didn’t want to betray that trust. It was the first time anyone had ever trusted me.

One Saturday as we sat on the patio in the warm California sun, we were having a philosophical discussion. My cousin’s husband asked me if I believed that we were the only civilization in the universe. I was rather startled at my response but I said that I just didn’t believe that we could be the only ones. It was arrogant to think that in this vast universe, we were it. I was so sure that we couldn’t be the only ones.

Then he said “What if we landed on another planet and we found another civilization but they didn’t have a Jesus Christ?” To this day, I don’t know why that question caused everything to unravel in my head, but it did. In a few seconds, I didn’t believe in religion anymore. In fact, I didn’t believe in God or Jesus Christ.

I went through a phase of being an atheist, then an agnostic to then becoming a deist. A deist believes in a God but not in religion. Even though I believed in God, I couldn’t use the term anymore. I would use the word Universe to mean God.

And now after many years, I’m returning to use the word God. But this time, God represents an all-knowing, all-loving, all-compassionate being. God loves us no matter what we do or say. Yes, even those that are in jail are loved by God. We have made God to have human attributes, to be judgmental and spiteful. God could not be vengeful for me. God loves with unconditional love and he loves everyone. Skin color makes no difference. It’s just a set of clothes for our souls. Race is just another form of separation, nothing more, as is sexual orientation.

Must you believe like me? No. However, I do want the freedom to believe like me. Having been an atheist and an agnostic, I understand why some turn to that. I’ve come to a belief system now that helps me see what many consider an injustice or tragedy with an open mind and an open heart. I can’t explain why they happen, but I also can’t judge them. I don’t have the vision or knowledge of the big picture.

I’m getting used to saying the word God again replacing my vision and characteristics of God to one I am comfortable with. I also don’t see God as being outside of me, a deity separate from me or any of you. I see God as the One from which everything sprang and to which we all return. And I see us as something similar to what a sun ray is to the Sun, we are to God.

God is everywhere, within us and around us. I don’t think there is an easy way to describe this. But I don’t need to describe it. It’s my belief. And I’m happy to be returning to God.

Namaste! The God in me honors the God in you.

Have you had a similar struggle? Did you ever question what you were taught?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the God, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Pracitioner, a Reconnective Artist, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting you to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2013

October 14, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Another Present Moment Insight

Do you take time to see the flowers?

In a previous blog I did for Ordinarily Extraordinary Women, I talked about the importance of staying in the present moment.

Did you ever find yourself driving the freeway or expressway behind a large vehicle? You can’t see much around the vehicle. I don’t know about you but I get antsy and want to find a way to get around the vehicle so I have an unobstructed view. Then it hit me. That’s just like us traveling on the roadways of life. We really can’t see the future, we can plan what we think it should be. We can guess what we think it will be. We can hope.

We can even convince ourselves that we can control it. But it is like we have that big vehicle in front of us all the time obstructing our view. Only in life, we can’t find a way around the view obstruction. We just keep on moving along our journey in life only aware or seeing the present moment, if we even do that. Yet we spend countless moments trying to figure out a way to control the outcome of our future.

So as I drove along the freeway behind the truck thinking these thoughts, I decided to stay behind the truck. I could see the road and his lights which would warn me of slowing traffic and the cars on my right who would also be slowing. I decided it might be good practice for staying in the moment and accepting what was currently going on in this very present moment.

I also decided to notice what I was seeing and enjoying the journey from this vantage point. What a novel idea!

What do you do when you find your obstructed by a large vehicle in front of you? Are you content to stay put? Have you ever seen it as a metaphor for your life?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Artist and Healing Practitioner, and a blogger. Her artwork is full of healing frequencies and vibrant colors to uplift you and touch your soul. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

September 17, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Poetry Writing: Good for Immune Boosting?

Seed of Healing, Oil Painting by Julieanne Case

When I can, I do hospice work with Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association. They do in home hospice and hospice in board and care facilities as well as nurse services. Volunteers attend a 6 week class. You learn the best ways to interact with with the patients and what to expect. It teaches you far more than you can even imagine. Once a year they have a retreat and I went this year. It’s at a beach home and it’s a lovely time of getting the soul nourished. This year they had a Registered Poet Therapist. I didn’t even know there was such a category. Her name is Dr. Perie Longo and she is amazing. She gave a great talk and did some poetry reading for caregivers. She also taught us exercises on how to write as caregivers. One statistic she shared was this: “Writing about emotions and stress can boost immune functioning in patients…By writing, you put some structure and organization to anxious feelings. It helps you get past them.” James Pennebaker, Researcher from University of Austin, Texas. This only needs to be done 10-15 minutes three times a week to get the immune boosting benefits. This assists the patient, the caregiver and it’s also a valuable tool for grief counseling. It’s easy to start by asking what emotion is coming up for you and then begin writing as if you are talking to the emotion. This is only one of the ways she shared with us. There are many techniques. It was absolutely wonderful, heart opening and revealing. Many of us shared some wonderful poems and we all got a glimpse into the world of caregiving in its’ many forms. They were touching and some opened up to writing poetry for the first time. Dr. Perie Longo was a great facilitator and teacher. I leave you with this quote shared by Dr. Longo from a poem by Gregory Orr. “Because poems are meanings, even the saddest poem I write is proof that I want to survive. And therefore it represents an affirmation of life in all its complexities and contradictions.” For more information on Poetry Therapy, check out Dr. Longo’s website. Have you ever written poetry? Have you ever wanted to do so? Would you consider this to help yourself or a loved you who is faced with a serious illness?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Artist and Healing Practitioner, and a blogger. Her artwork is full of healing frequencies and vibrant colors to uplift you and touch your soul. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

September 9, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Mindfulness or Meditation – Which Helps with Opinions?

A leader in transformation

I got an opportunity, a big one, to remind myself that another’s opinion of me is just that ,an opinion. It was their opinion of what I had done and what they thought of my doing it.

My instant reaction was to feel hurt, this was someone important to me. Then I stopped and looked again. I reminded myself that this happened to bring up some old tired emotions that needed to be loved, accepted, allowed, forgiven, and released. I also saw this as a great reminder that even though the person is important to me, they were merely sharing their opinion of my actions and that’s all. They are not an expert online or offline on me. I am the only expert of me.

Once I looked at it this way, I realized that they had reacted this way and it merely reflected their state of mind in that moment and somehow I was being a mirror for them.

It was a great reminder for me to be alert, to recognize an opinion doesn’t represent truth. It was a reminder to feel love for that person who, for whatever reason, did not feel uplifted and chose to lash out. It also showed me how far I had come, how much I have grown.

It gave me an opportunity to return love to that person anyway, to be grateful for the experience that gave me so much in awareness, appreciation for my path and realization that I am transforming, just like a butterfly. For me, mindfulness was my best tool here.

Wouldn’t it be great if we had some way to set an alert similar to the tsunami system? Then we’d know we had an incoming wave of inexpert opinions heading our way! By the way, I’m still working on my PhD in me!

How do you react when you get an unexpected opinion blasted in your face or in an email? How do you defuse it?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Artist and Healing Practitioner, and a blogger. Her artwork is full of healing frequencies and vibrant colors to uplift you and touch your soul. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

September 3, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Designing Your Own Life Requires Paying Attention to Your Thoughts

Do you see the rainbow in the clouds?

Paying attention to your thoughts is so important. It affects your emotions, your feelings and what happens in your life. It’s the run away mind that can wreck much havoc in your life.

In addition, have you considered how you talk to your friends when you get together? Are you complaining about things that happen in your life that you don’t find pleasing? Are you aware when you do that, you are drawing more of that to you? Are you a captive of your own complaining? You are designing your own life whether you believe it or not.

I couldn’t meet up with a friend one day and I was so angry. I decided that I could talk to myself about what I had wanted to talk with her. As soon as I started talking to myself, I immediately saw what I was doing and stopped the conversation! I was all set to do the gripe and complain about parts of my life!

Yet I wouldn’t have seen it had we met and talked. I felt like I had been slapped in the face. Most of my conversations with people at networking or socially is pretty upbeat. There are a few people I feel comfortable enough to vent. Venting can be okay. It’s the griping, complaining, unhappy with this situation parts that are not okay.

What can be discussed? I could state the parts as areas I am working on to improve. I can look for the gift in those situations and maybe ask if they can see how this situation is a benefit to me that I’m not allowing myself to see.

Maybe what I need to do is ask for brainstorming sessions on areas that need improving. Or brainstorm on looking for the gold in every situation.

What do you do when things don’t go your way? When a disappointment happens, are you accepting of it? Do you see it as a blessing or do you choose to allow yourself to get upset over it?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Artist and Healing Pracitioner and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

August 26, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Italian Shops: My Childhood Memories

Someone today reminded me about Italians and their love affair with food! It’s almost a given for most Italian families. I’ve heard of a few who didn’t have that growing up and I always felt sorry for them. For me, that was the best part of growing up in an Italian family. It’s hard to describe growing up in an Italian family to those not reared by Italians: The flying arms, the loud voices, the cries of Mangia, Mangia!

The grandparents lived with us. They were part of the family and the shouts and cooking. We did have milk deliveries but we had Italian stores, like DeVitis and Sons, to buy our olive oils, vinegar, tomato paste, salamis, pepperoni, cheeses. The smells in those stores cannot be described. Walking through those doors, the smells made you take a big deep, deep breath, put a smile on your face and a song in your heart because you knew you were going to get some amazing things to take home and cook except for the pickles in the big barrel. You could pick out a pickle and eat it right there!

The Italian bakeries, like Ninni’s (my favorite), had the most amazing breads warm from the oven. Sometimes we couldn’t wait to get home and we’d tear off chunks of the warm crusty Italian twist bread to eat on the way home. Then no one wanted that craggy looking end when we got home and sliced the bread. Dinner with warm Italian bread sliced and covered with fresh ricotta cheese was dinner now and then. I remember the kids in school thinking how sad we just had bread and cheese for dinner. I remember knowing they had no idea how good it was and I felt sorry for them!

Home grown tomatoes

Tomato sauces were made from scratch. The smell of sauce cooking on the stove, stealing a piece of bread, covering it with sauce and eating it is a wonderful memory. Oh my, that tasted so good. My sister and I once did that so much one day, that we accidentally ate most of the sauce that was for dinner. Mom wasn’t too happy! We had wonderful soups and made pizzelles for Italian holidays. Sometimes we made bread too. Bread was for dunking in the salad dressing as we ate our salads. And we had a garden. When the garden was no more, we still grew Italian parsley because you could never get that in the stores.

So many more memories of being Italian and our love for food. I’ll save some for another time.

What are some of your favorite childhood memories related to food? Were any of your traditions from outside the US?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Practitioner, a painter, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

July 21, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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De-humanizing with peeps?

Are we peeps? What is in a word?

Peeps. That’s the shortened word for people. Are we dehumanizing our friends here using the word “peeps”? Isn’t that the word that was used to describe what the little chicks say when they are born and learning to walk around the farmyard? Or the word for the ubiquitous yellow candies we buy at Easter that are pretty much indestructible these days? When you meet them in person, do they look like a peep? They might be a pip in personality! But a peep?

Are peeps truly that different from our in person friends? Does everything have to be abbreviated? Do we really need to distinguish a difference between our online friends and in person friends? And does it change our perception of our friends in the internet web world every so slightly? When does a friend become a peep or vice versa?

Am I the only one who wonders about these new words that are coming into being? What do you think of when you see the word peeps or tweeps?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Pracitioner, a painter, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012

July 2, 2012
by Julieanne Case
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Reconnective Healing™: Energy Therapy with Results Part 6

Left picture is before healing – Right image after healing frequencies engaged

This is the 6th in a series of blogs reporting on the scientific studies conducted with Reconnective Healing™ on plants and humans by various scientists including Dr. Gary Schwartz of the University of Arizona.

The one thing that is very well known is that The Reconnective Healing™ frequencies are strong and palpable. They can be felt through physical sensations tests and they have also been proven to be real in double blind, randomized studies.

When I signed up for the training, I really didn’t know much about Reconnective Healing™ or The Reconnection. I didn’t understand the differences between them either. I was contacted and asked if I wished to be part of a study being conducted by the University of Arizona. I accepted.

So before I took the training, I had an appointment to meet with Dr. Ann Baldwin who works with Dr. Gary Schwartz. I had to sit completely still for approximately 20 minutes without moving my right arm. She hooked up a line to my ear lobe that monitors your heart rate. She covered the computer screen so I couldn’t watch what the machine was recording. She wanted to be sure no biofeedback occurred.

In this test, a machine had a beam of light in a line that was maybe 6-8 inches in length. The beam started above your fingertips and gradually worked its’ way down to just below your knuckles. It took 18-20 minutes to complete the reading.

After the training was over, I met with her again and went through the same procedure. After it was over, she showed me both scans and she was excited because she could see an increase in the energy measured from my hands from the first scan to the second. At one point during the second scan she asked me to engage the Reconnective frequencies.

What I saw was various colors but the more red around the fingers meant more frequencies. I do remember her saying that I had a very good heart pattern. She had found that most practitioners had good heart patterns and rhythms.

In addition, additional research done by scientists have shown that Reconnective Healing™ triggers significant changes in brain activity and heart activity of both the client and the practitioner during healing sessions. The brain activity was measured using EEG machines while the heart activity was measured with ECG scans. The other amazing finding was that the pracitioners ECG scan affects the client’s EEG scan.

This is confirmation of what Dr. Gary Schwartz calls Consciousness Based Healthcare. This is where the levels of consciousness through intention by the practitioner can affect the consciousness of another individual. Energy medicine is viable and effective.

Pretty fascinating and I love what I’ve learned about the scientific studies doing this study.

If you thought energy healing was a crock before, has reading these opened your mind in any way? And if so, how? Do you still have reservations? Are you more open to experiencing it?

Julieanne Case came from a left brained world, having been a computer programmer who worked on the Apollo missions and, due to circumstances orchestrated by the universe, joined the growing ranks of the right brained world starting in 2001. She became an energy healing practitioner in 2004 and has studied various techniques. She is a Reconnective Healing Pracitioner, a painter, and a blogger. She assists you in reconnecting to your original blueprint, your essence, your joy and your well being! ©Copyright Julieanne Case 2012