Remembering My ABCs

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I returned to Church where I became a youth leader and composed and played original inspiring songs while being in charge of special music but I was still not able to completely escape a past that weighed heavy on my heart and spun constantly in my head. In 1991, I found myself at a personal low and wondering why I was ever born. Thankfully, my belief in God and love for my family prevented me from following through with the thoughts of suicide that the depression had caused. Not knowing what else to do, I could only pray. </div> <bR> <div>      One day while I was shopping for a present I came upon a book about quantum physics, "The Holographic Universe, by Michael Talbot." Over the years I had accumulated and studied hundreds of books as a part of my ongoing spiritual journey on subjects such as: The teachings of major religions past and present, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Self help techniques, Math, Science, Mainstream and alternative health treatments, "New age" ideas and physics. Quantum physics however was something altogether different. Once I began to read it I could not put it down. It seemed that the weight of my past was being lifted with the turning of every page.  </div> <bR> <div>      While I faced many self-esteem issues, many arose from the fact that I had experienced many things considered as highly unusual. I was often disturbed by the feeling that I was abnormal in some way and frequently wondered if I might be seriously mentally ill. Reading the book allowed me to put all of my previous research into new perspectives and to believe that I could win at life after all. My attitude changed completely and I no longer suffered from severe depression. The nature of my prayers became more positive and full of faith that a new way of living and a new me was possible.</div> <bR> <div>      A few weeks later, as I walked away from one particularly negative situation in prayer, it came to me that if I wanted to make a real difference in my life that from then on, I was going to have to make tremendous efforts to avoid the negative sources that were consuming my time and taxing me emotionally. I did not know it yet but that thought was the beginning of something that would not only change my life, but the life of millions of others. By the end of that day, I had mentally repeated "Avoid negative sources, people places things and habits" at least a hundred times.     </div> <bR> <div>      As the weeks went by, my prayers continued in full force and more positive thoughts began to fill my head. Simplifying them to a single statement made them easier to recall in times of need. Things like, "You are unique in all of God's creations", and "Believe in yourself", soon became the instant answers to all sorts of dilemmas. My life was dramatically changing for the better when reasons to write them down presented themselves. My son was moving to another state in pursuit of his dream and my daughter was turning twenty-one. I wanted to give them both something special to mark such important occasions and a list of these positive thoughts seemed like the best thing that I had to offer. I decided if they were in alphabetical order, they would be even easier to remember so I changed the wording on a few lines and added a couple to fill out the list but it was still basically the same thoughts that had become my lifeline to positive change. "To Achieve Your Dreams Remember Your ABCs", became the title as a matter of presentation.</div> <bR> <div>      Besides my son and daughter, I also gave a copy to my mother and she suggested that I send it to Dear Abby. Even though everyone else laughed about the idea, choosing to practice "I" - "Ignore Those Who Try To Discourage You", I sent it anyway. Six months later, when it appeared in her column, I was overwhelmed with thankfulness, not for the recognition, but for the opportunity to possibly help even one person by its publication, something that I had longed for in hopes of repaying the good deeds of so many who had helped me throughout the years. A week later when I received a call from the largest poster company in the United States wanting to publish it, I was shocked. I cried and gave thanks to God. Finally, I had something in my life to feel really good about. I could not have even imagined at the time that a career of helping others was to be my future. </div> <bR> <div>      Since then: The ABCs have sold over two and a half million copies as a poster, been used by schools, churches, youth groups, sports teams, mental health care facilities and other organizations for self-help guidance, appeared on movie and TV sets and in numerous publications including dozens of web sites. They are also the subject of books, cards and other items that I am working on as well as the inspiration for my web site InspirationMotivation.com where it along with other posters that I have created can be found along with free self help information. </div> <bR> <div>      It has taken a while for me to follow up on all of the opportunities that the ABCs have created in my life partly because I spent the next ten years after writing them in pursuit of my dream to become involved in eco-tourism by moving to Hawaii and doing nature tours there. Do I still use the ABCs? YES! Everyday of my life I find myself repeating them as needed. Am I the master of the ABCs? NO! I am just the student who has studied them the longest for I truly believe that God gave them to me in answers to my prayers. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ©2004, Wanda Hope Carter All rights reserved.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Still didn't find what you are looking for? 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