February 2008
A Happy Valentine's Day To You
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, — I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! — and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.Elizabeth Barrett Browning
St. Valentine's Story
Let me introduce myself. My name is Valentine. I lived in Rome during the third century. That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn't like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn't the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.
Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families. As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened? He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn't going to support that law!
Did I mention that I was a priest? One of my favorite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies -- secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers
One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary! Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.
One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up. She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, "Love from your Valentine."
I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine's Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D. Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship. And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh -- because they know that love can't be beaten!
Q -Hi Susan and Milt,
Thanks for being there for us. Since I lost my true love over two years ago, I feel I'm ready to open my heart to the possibility that I might be able to love again. My problem is, guilt that I am somehow betraying my Michael. Can you help?
A - Our loved ones in Spirit want us to be happy. Therefore it is their greatest joy to see us move ahead on our earthly journey and find joy again. They feel our guilt feelings which makes them sad. If you can think of it another way. Perhaps Michael needs the opportunity to move on also. Perhaps in Spirit there are others that can help his soul to continue to grow, just as you did for each other when he was still on earth. Would you want to keep him from finding continued happiness? Of course not! Unconditional love means that you are willing to let someone go so they can continue on their own journey. Even if it means that you are not in each other's lives for a while.
Know that love is eternal. The love you have for one another will never end. Perhaps you are separated by his physical death for just awhile, but that is all. You will find each other again and share in what you learned from the other people that came into your life while you were parted. Love is the greatest gift you can give another. Share your love with another, and allow Michael to continue to share his with others in Spirit. That is joy!
Susan
Dear Susan & Milt
Q - Grief over the loss of my loved one is still so painful, even though a year has past. I know I will never love again. I feel destined to live the remaining years of my life alone. My sadness is overwhelming. Will loneliness be my lot in life?A - Allow me to answer your question using someone else's words.
Dear Milt & Susan,
I was so mad at you guys after our phone session of several years ago. In the depths of my pain and sorrow over loosing my soul mate, you told me he wanted me to be happy and to move on, and that he would bring another love into my life! How dare you!
Today I can report you were right — and I'm so happy you were:-) And it was so amazing and quirky how Jim and I met, that it struck me that Harry MUST have had a hand in it!
I haven't forgotten my first true love, and never will. He will always be in my heart, and I realize we will be connected through eternity. But how wonderful to now understand that we have choices to make while still on earth. One is to be happy and continue living life. The other is to give up.
Yes! You can love again, and it can be magical and beautiful -- again.
Thanks for telling it like it is — even though I wasn't ready to hear!
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Hope this helps. Ask your loved one and your spirit guides to help you choose to live life.
Milt
Love Means Sharing It All
Milt and Susan, I remember how you two always share a meal
and thought of you when I saw this. Enjoy!
SophieThe old man placed an order for one hamburger, French fries and a drink.
He unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half, placing
one half in front of his wife.He then carefully counted out the French fries, dividing them into two
piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife.He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup
down between them . As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the
people around them were looking over and whispering.Obviously they were thinking, "That poor old couple - all they can
afford is one meal for the two of them."As the man began to eat his fries a young man came to the table and
politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple. The old man
said, they were just fine - they were used to sharing everything.People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn't eaten a
bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking
turns sipping the drink.Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another
meal for them. This time the old woman said "No, thank you, we are used
to sharing everything."Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the
napkin, the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet
to eat a single bite of food and asked "What is it you are waiting for?"
With a slight grin she answered, "The Teeth!
Trudy Alcorn at 87 Years Old
Meet Trudy Alcorn
A year after she died, at the age of 96, she and her son, Milt Sanderford, began working on a project designed to help those in fear of the death and dying process. (or at least curious about it.)
Join us on March 1st, when Trudy will be our special guest during our second live teleclass.What is it like to die? How does it feel? Do we see God? What is heaven like?
What form do we take? Do we recognize our loved ones? What is our purpose?
Are we punished for our mistakes? What happens to a suicide victim?
When we cross over do we still have decisions to make?
These and many other questions are answered from beyond the grave!
A One and One Half Hour Live Telephone Learning Seminar
with Susan & Milt Sanderford
Heaven - The Inside Story
(Every thing you wanted to know about heaven - but never knew who to ask!)
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
2:00 p.m. Eastern Time$30
As prophesied 20 years prior to her death, after Milt's mother, Trudy Alcorn. died, they began working together to assist those who are curious, concerned or even fearful about death and the dying process.
With the assistance of internationally acclaimed spiritual medium (Susan), seven one-hour long conversations took place between Milt and Trudy.
SPECIAL GUEST
(During the seminar)
Trudy Alcorn(If you have a question about the afterlife for Trudy to answer, submit it with your registration. If your's is not addressed during the program, we'll email the answer to you within 48-hours.)
Our goal is also to make this seminar financially available to as many as possible who otherwise are unable to attend conferences that involve the expense of traveling, overnight hotel expenses, and the like.
Here's How the Program Details Will Work
Several weeks before the seminar, we'll supply you with a special number to call. (To keep the cost of the seminar down, the cost of the call is on you.) Several days before the seminar, we'll send you a detailed reminder of the procedure to follow.
You will hear Susan and Milt live, but you will not be able to be heard, nor will you hear other participants.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
beginning at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
1:00 p.m. Central Time,
noon Mountain Time, and
11:00 a.m. Pacific Time.The total cost of our telephone learning seminar is $30.
Make your check payable to Susan Sanderford and mail to:Susan Sanderford
P.O. Box 64
San Luis, CO 81152Special Bonus
Included in the $30 cost you will receive:
A complete email transcript of the seminar material, plus;
A special number to call to re-listen to the seminar 24-7 through March 31st.
Since space is limited, to guarantee your participation in this phone seminar, please email us at iheart@sedona.net and let us know you'll be mailing your check to reserve your place.
We hope you will be moved to join us in this enlightening and potentially life changing program.
Susan & Milt Sanderford
San Luis, Colorado
Knock knock.
Who's there?
Olive!
Olive who?Olive you!
(Hey! You try making up this stuff!)
Do You Want Somebody To Love?
There IS someone close to your heart who needs your unconditional love and support this Valentine's Day. It's someone who has experienced the hard knocks of life, and has the scars to prove it. Many of those wounds remain unhealed, causing difficulties in dealing with day to day activities.
In many cases those wounds have created an adult with low self-esteem, feelings of unworthiness, different levels of depression, sometimes fear and anger, even weight gain. In many instances those wounds have led to a series of negative patterns of attracting destructive situations and relationships.
This person is a divine spark of God, deserving of your love. They are waiting for someone to reach out in love to validate their worth. Are you willing to try?
Who is it? That beautiful Inner-child who resides within you. You are more than you see when you look in the mirror. You deserve that unconditional love that will set your spirit soaring. Take that first step today.
Visit Susan's website and check out the section on Inner Child Healing. It's never too late to begin to heal.
A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.
Author: Charles Kingsley
Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion.
That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
Author: Franklin P. Jones
Lots Of Love From The Sanderfords
Tucker, Molly, Smoky, Milt & Susan
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