I changed the title just a bit but have to attribute it to Marriane Williamson, who is one of my favorite writers and teachers. This is so true. Think about a new born baby, the only things that really scare them are loud noises and the sense of falling both of which are experiences. But the baby doesn't sit around wondering if a loud noise is going to happen or if they will be dropped.
But as we grow, we begin to be conditioned to realize fear is a part of life. We begin to be concerned about fitting in, we are warned about all the perils of life. After all, life is hard and trust is something that has to be earned, there is evil in the world, etc. etc. Our parents, teachers, preachers, government leaders, authority figures offer an almost constant barrage of reasons that we should be concerned or afraid. And frankly, history supports this concern for safety. People kill poeple which in and of itself is crazy, but when you consider the rationalizations that are used to justify these actions you realize how really crazy it is.
So, if Love is what we are born AS, why is it so prevalent that we learn this obsession with fear? It's a learning process. As divine eternal beings, its one thing to know our potential and power, but it is a completely different thing to experience that potential and power...to actually participate in the evolution and expansion of all that is. That is scary stuff. I'm paraphrasing but Mariane Williamson says "Our greatest fear is not what might happen to us, it is what our true power and potential is".
We have all had those moments of epiphany. Those moments when you have this sense of "Aha" or close connection with life. Well, the degree to which those moments are enjoyed as Bliss, Joy, Love or connection is determined by having the experience of what those moments are not. In other words, you can't experience the feeling of true pure positive Love without knowing what the feeling is for its absence. Fear is the opposite of Love, but it is also not a natural state for us.
We need to begin cultivating rituals for realizing our true potential. We need to begin attending to our highest goal of being connected to our divinity. We need to begin realizing that we are not separate from one another, from nature, and all that is. We are all connected at our essence. You know that, right?
All ancient wisdom carries the same tenet. We are all extensions of GOD, Source energy, or the Universe. Call it Christ Consciousness, the Buddha Nature, the way of the Tao and so on, we have infinite potential and wisdom available to us. you know, "if you do not go within, you go without"? But we all resist this innate connection with divinity to some degree.
This resistance manifests as sickness, obesity, crime, civil unrest, political discord and anything that comes out of fear. Interpretation of religion can be resistance to our divinity. Addictions are a big area of resistance. And these are all ritualistic in nature. Sickness, obesity and emotional disorders don't happen as a result of a one time behavior or action. They result from habitual behaviors that are out of alignment with your True Self. If everyone was acting out of just 25% alignment with their Divine Self, do you think 17,000 children would die everyday from starvation? Of course not.
So as we approach the New Year, rather than coming up with resolutions that won't last more than 2 weeks, simply take a look at your daily rituals. For instance, what you do with the first 15 minutes of your day when you wake up, or the first 15 minutes after you arrive home from work, or the last 15 minutes of the day before turning the lights out at night. Do they serve you?
I urge you to develop rituals that support you physically, emotionally, spiritually and socially. They don't have to be huge, just a few minutes at first, but these are the things that can eliminate the resistance to your true nature. After all, we are spiritual beings but how much time do we actually spend cultivating our spirit or our True Nature?
Monday, December 30, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Are you a Hack in Life?
Are you a "Hack" in life? Are you being authentic to yourself or are you playing to what you think others expect from you? Big difference there, you know......you do know that, right? The term "Hack" is from Robert McKee in refernce to what writers do when they write what they think is marketable rather than writing from their heart.
Everyone is a "Hack" in living their life to some extent and we use every excuse imaginable to rationalize why its Okay. It's not Okay, and I'm a Hack, I admit it. My intent from this day forward is to not be a Hack. So what does that look like?
I think it begins with knowing your self. In my opinion, Self Awareness is more important to you and what you contribute to life than anything else. And in my experience, most of us are delusional when it comes to self awareness and being true to ourselves. We unfortunately compromise our integrity to ourselves in order to meet somebody elses expectations. Be it a spouse, significant other, our boss, society, church, commercials or whatever. To some extent we bow down and go along with what is expected.
Now some people say, well I pick my battles and some things are just not worth the headache of conflict. To that I say, why do differences need to be a headache or generate conflict? Differences don't need to be a battle either. Here is where perspective comes into play. When two people have a difference of opinion, generally, one feels they are right and the other is wrong. Do you know how many people have died because of a difference of opinion on what is right and what is wrong? In the history of the world, do you know how many people have died because of a difference in religeous beliefs? Millions!
There is no "right" or "wrong". Differences in beliefs or opinions are the result of the perspective that an individual is residing in as compared to another person. And as hstory has demonstrated, a good portion of beliefs that at one point had been deemed to be true, in reality were not factual. So how do you know the difference? Well, how does your opinion feel? And this is where knowing yourself comes into play.....if you feel the need to argue your position, if you feel angst or any concern that someone feels different than you do on something, if you feel the need to convince another person that you are "Right"........then you likely are not. The truth never feels bad! Love never feels bad. Love never feels forced.
Be deliberate in how you feel. Question why you feel the way you feel in a given moment. If your judging someone else or their actions, be curious and ask from your heart, "why am I feeling this way"? Ask yourself, "How does this feeling serve me?" "If you do not go within, you go without", and going within means going into your heart.
Everyone is a "Hack" in living their life to some extent and we use every excuse imaginable to rationalize why its Okay. It's not Okay, and I'm a Hack, I admit it. My intent from this day forward is to not be a Hack. So what does that look like?
I think it begins with knowing your self. In my opinion, Self Awareness is more important to you and what you contribute to life than anything else. And in my experience, most of us are delusional when it comes to self awareness and being true to ourselves. We unfortunately compromise our integrity to ourselves in order to meet somebody elses expectations. Be it a spouse, significant other, our boss, society, church, commercials or whatever. To some extent we bow down and go along with what is expected.
Now some people say, well I pick my battles and some things are just not worth the headache of conflict. To that I say, why do differences need to be a headache or generate conflict? Differences don't need to be a battle either. Here is where perspective comes into play. When two people have a difference of opinion, generally, one feels they are right and the other is wrong. Do you know how many people have died because of a difference of opinion on what is right and what is wrong? In the history of the world, do you know how many people have died because of a difference in religeous beliefs? Millions!
There is no "right" or "wrong". Differences in beliefs or opinions are the result of the perspective that an individual is residing in as compared to another person. And as hstory has demonstrated, a good portion of beliefs that at one point had been deemed to be true, in reality were not factual. So how do you know the difference? Well, how does your opinion feel? And this is where knowing yourself comes into play.....if you feel the need to argue your position, if you feel angst or any concern that someone feels different than you do on something, if you feel the need to convince another person that you are "Right"........then you likely are not. The truth never feels bad! Love never feels bad. Love never feels forced.
Be deliberate in how you feel. Question why you feel the way you feel in a given moment. If your judging someone else or their actions, be curious and ask from your heart, "why am I feeling this way"? Ask yourself, "How does this feeling serve me?" "If you do not go within, you go without", and going within means going into your heart.
Monday, December 16, 2013
The Golden Buddha
One of my favorite stories is The Golden Buddha. Thousands of years ago, there was a monastery in or around Thailand that had a big Golden Buddha. The monks would spend time meditating, reading and hanging out near the Buddha. One day word came from a neighboring village that a conquering army from a far away kingdom was making its way across the countryside taking possession of all valuables and occupying the land. The monks decided in an effort to protect the Golden Buddha, to cover the gold of the Buddha with dirt, concrete, and sticks to change its appearance to a simple Buddha of no value.
A few days passed when the army moved into the grounds of the monastery with its warriors, weapons and threatening presence. The large Golden Buddha covered with dirt and sticks drew the armies immediate attention because of its size. They approached it but saw no value in it because of its appearance and moved on through the countryside.
Years went by with the area still occupied by the foreign army and as time passed the monks forgot that the Buddha was actually Golden yet just covered up by earth and sticks and what not. More years went by and the army finally left the area. One day a young Monk was sitting in front of the Buddha meditating when he noticed a chunk of dirt fall from the Buddha's hand and he could see the Gold. He ran to get the other Monks telling them "the Buddha is golden, the Buddha is golden". Together they removed all the dirt and debris and uncovered the gold of the Buddha and returned it to its original state.
So, what is the moral of this story? It's that we are all born golden, but that the gold can be covered up to the extent that we forget our power, our capability or potential. And what covers it up? Rational thinking, "should's" and "should not's", judgements of how we should be, rules, laws, etc. And we buy into these things to the degree that we lose sight of what is real and what is imposed upon us.
Think about this. How did you develop your ideas of what is right and what is wrong? Conditioning from family, school, society, religion......all with good intent, developed what you believe to be true about the world. But what if what you believe isn't working? Do you think GOD, the Universe or Source Energy had any designs of establishing a line between the US and Mexico called a border and movement by people should be restricted across that line? Is that progressive and expansive?
From Source's or the Universe's perspective there is no right or wrong, there is no evil or holy. There is only that which works and that which does not work. There is only that which is progressive and expansive and that which is not. Humanity is steeped in beliefs that just are not working. Is the border policy working? Ever heard the axiom, "what you resist persists"? How is that resisting working out?
So what is the answer? Will things change over night? Is it really possible to have the dramatic shift in thinking that is required for humanity to move back into a progressive and expansive life? From my perspective the answer is for each individual to look inward and to know thyself. Know the golden divine connection to all that is that comprises who we are. The self that has never been born and will never die. The self that is in this world, but not of it.
Life provides you opportunities almost daily to step back and realize that we are extensions of GOD, Source Energy, the Universe. Sometimes the opportunities are a gentle nudge, sometimes they are as light as a feather and sometimes they are like a sledge hammer. As Meister Eckhart said, "Let God be God, as You". Do you know who Meister Eckhart was? If you feel the desire, research his life and work, if not, let it be. My point here is, if something resonates with you, pursue it, research on it, be curious about it.....there is a reason it resonates with you.
If something, including this Blog does not resonate with you, let it go. Don't resist it, don't judge it, just let it go. If you push against something persistently because you are "right" and that thing or person is "wrong", you are going to get a sledge hammer. By the way, resisting is not going with the Flow. Sounds obvious, right? So why are so many people going against the flow? Why are so many people trying to impose their ideology or beliefs or rules on others? Is that working? I don't use drugs, even prescription, but I gotta ask, how is that war on Drugs working out? I'm not judging it to be right or wrong, but seems to me it ain't working.
Be deliberate in your thinking. Ask yourself, does that thought move me forward? Is it progressive? Does it work? You don't need to change the world or anyone else for that matter, but if you change the way you think, you are changing the world and those that you interact with. "Let God, be God, as You", The Universe is available, Source Energy is closer to you than your breath, let it be you!!!
A few days passed when the army moved into the grounds of the monastery with its warriors, weapons and threatening presence. The large Golden Buddha covered with dirt and sticks drew the armies immediate attention because of its size. They approached it but saw no value in it because of its appearance and moved on through the countryside.
Years went by with the area still occupied by the foreign army and as time passed the monks forgot that the Buddha was actually Golden yet just covered up by earth and sticks and what not. More years went by and the army finally left the area. One day a young Monk was sitting in front of the Buddha meditating when he noticed a chunk of dirt fall from the Buddha's hand and he could see the Gold. He ran to get the other Monks telling them "the Buddha is golden, the Buddha is golden". Together they removed all the dirt and debris and uncovered the gold of the Buddha and returned it to its original state.
So, what is the moral of this story? It's that we are all born golden, but that the gold can be covered up to the extent that we forget our power, our capability or potential. And what covers it up? Rational thinking, "should's" and "should not's", judgements of how we should be, rules, laws, etc. And we buy into these things to the degree that we lose sight of what is real and what is imposed upon us.
Think about this. How did you develop your ideas of what is right and what is wrong? Conditioning from family, school, society, religion......all with good intent, developed what you believe to be true about the world. But what if what you believe isn't working? Do you think GOD, the Universe or Source Energy had any designs of establishing a line between the US and Mexico called a border and movement by people should be restricted across that line? Is that progressive and expansive?
From Source's or the Universe's perspective there is no right or wrong, there is no evil or holy. There is only that which works and that which does not work. There is only that which is progressive and expansive and that which is not. Humanity is steeped in beliefs that just are not working. Is the border policy working? Ever heard the axiom, "what you resist persists"? How is that resisting working out?
So what is the answer? Will things change over night? Is it really possible to have the dramatic shift in thinking that is required for humanity to move back into a progressive and expansive life? From my perspective the answer is for each individual to look inward and to know thyself. Know the golden divine connection to all that is that comprises who we are. The self that has never been born and will never die. The self that is in this world, but not of it.
Life provides you opportunities almost daily to step back and realize that we are extensions of GOD, Source Energy, the Universe. Sometimes the opportunities are a gentle nudge, sometimes they are as light as a feather and sometimes they are like a sledge hammer. As Meister Eckhart said, "Let God be God, as You". Do you know who Meister Eckhart was? If you feel the desire, research his life and work, if not, let it be. My point here is, if something resonates with you, pursue it, research on it, be curious about it.....there is a reason it resonates with you.
If something, including this Blog does not resonate with you, let it go. Don't resist it, don't judge it, just let it go. If you push against something persistently because you are "right" and that thing or person is "wrong", you are going to get a sledge hammer. By the way, resisting is not going with the Flow. Sounds obvious, right? So why are so many people going against the flow? Why are so many people trying to impose their ideology or beliefs or rules on others? Is that working? I don't use drugs, even prescription, but I gotta ask, how is that war on Drugs working out? I'm not judging it to be right or wrong, but seems to me it ain't working.
Be deliberate in your thinking. Ask yourself, does that thought move me forward? Is it progressive? Does it work? You don't need to change the world or anyone else for that matter, but if you change the way you think, you are changing the world and those that you interact with. "Let God, be God, as You", The Universe is available, Source Energy is closer to you than your breath, let it be you!!!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Surrender
Do you know what that means? Surrender? Have you heard the phrase "Let go, let God"? For the purposes of this post, think of God as Grand Organizing Design.....For me, that is Source Energy, the intelligence and consciousness that is at the essence of everything. "Let go, let God" is essentially going with the flow of the Universe rather than resisting it. And what is the flow of the Universe? Well, it's progressive, expansive and Loving.
My Highest Goal is "To be connected with the flow of the Universe". You and I are part of the Universe, and the Universe is expansive, so we are expansive....unless we resist. Anytime you are experiencing angst, frustration, anger, or any negative emotion, you are in resistance of your own expansion. When you are experiencing joy, Love, Bliss or any other positive emotion, you are not resisting and in the flow of your own expansion. Simple?
Now, the simple fact of the matter is that we all experience resistance. And to be honest, there is nothing inherently wrong with some resistance, just don't pitch a tent there and call it home. Just recognize when you are there and deliberately move away from it and back into the Flow. You can do that in less than a minute. Making the decision to change your emotional state is Free Will, and you always have it. GOD's or Source's will is always progressive and expansive but sometimes not so easy to realize.
Joseph Campbell taught that each of us has what he called "The Heroes Journey" and it's not just one journey, but life is a series of these Heroes Journeys (check out the movie "Finding Joe"). It starts with "Separation" and then moves to "Initiation" and then "Return". Separation is something uncomfortable, the loss of a job, a divorce or relationship ending, some kind of injury (you know, life happening to you). Initiation is an insight, an epiphany or an "Aha" moment of clarity ( a change of perspective or miracle) and then Return is bringing that new perspective into life, or where you come from on your journey forward.
The Separation in the Heroes journey is GOD's Will as is the Initiation. Recognizing these two parts of your journey and then returning to the Flow is your will. Free Will. When we are willing to listen to GOD or Source, the separation can be very subtle and much less disruptive, but when we resist or are not open to GOD's guidance (intuitive messages) the separation occurence escalates until sometimes it is like being hit in the head with a 2 x 4 board......literally!!!
One manifestation of separation can come in the form of physical ailments. Your body is a great communicator especially if you listen. The following is a story of a woman that finally listened to GOD or Source. She lives in London and is a naturopathic healer by profession. She began experiencing very severe headaches that eventually escalated to the point that all she could do at the outset of one was sit in a dark closet. They became frequent enough that she sought help from her doctor. They tried medication and different protocols with no improvement. She had an MRI done and they found a tumor deep in her brain that was the cause of the headaches.
The tumor was located in a part of the brain that made it too dangerous to operate and remove it. Before she agreed to radiation, she wanted to try her own approach since she was a naturpathic healer that worked with energy. She soon realized that her thoughts about the tumor were not very positive, in fact they were down right negative especially when she was experiencing one of the headaches. She related that she hated the tumor, and actually visualized Pac Men from the 80's video game chasing and eating the tumor.
She realized these thoughts were not helping and not in alignment with her beliefs about the bodies life energy, so she decided to deliberately change her thoughts about the tumor. She realized by hating the tumor, she was actually hating herself as the tumor was part of her. She began "sending" the tumor Love and thinking "I don't know why you are here, but I know you have a purpose that will serve me in my growth". She realized, the tumor may be here to take her home from the physical life here on Earth and reconciled being okay with that. In a very short amount of time, the headaches began to subside. After two months, she requested the doctor do another MRI. To the huge surprise of the doctor, the tumor had shrunk with no medical treatment. Eventually, all traces, even the scar tissue that had formed at the edge of the tumor dissapeared.
So, you can see her Heroes Journey pretty clearly, Separation was the headaches and tumor, initiation was her realizing her own non-progressive thoughts about the tumor and her return was that she had lived through the experience of what her healing work was capable of.
My point with this post is, Life, GOD, Source or the Universe is on a progressive path that we occasionally veer off of. When we do, we get messages that we have veered off the path, and we have the Free Will to recognize those messages before they become a proverbial 2 x 4 upside our head. There is a lot of separation going on with humanity right now. Global unrest, the Economy, Corrupt governments, the way we treat the environment.......and they are all escalating until we realize the initiation and determine the path to return.......buckle up, its going to be a wild but liberating ride!!
My Highest Goal is "To be connected with the flow of the Universe". You and I are part of the Universe, and the Universe is expansive, so we are expansive....unless we resist. Anytime you are experiencing angst, frustration, anger, or any negative emotion, you are in resistance of your own expansion. When you are experiencing joy, Love, Bliss or any other positive emotion, you are not resisting and in the flow of your own expansion. Simple?
Now, the simple fact of the matter is that we all experience resistance. And to be honest, there is nothing inherently wrong with some resistance, just don't pitch a tent there and call it home. Just recognize when you are there and deliberately move away from it and back into the Flow. You can do that in less than a minute. Making the decision to change your emotional state is Free Will, and you always have it. GOD's or Source's will is always progressive and expansive but sometimes not so easy to realize.
Joseph Campbell taught that each of us has what he called "The Heroes Journey" and it's not just one journey, but life is a series of these Heroes Journeys (check out the movie "Finding Joe"). It starts with "Separation" and then moves to "Initiation" and then "Return". Separation is something uncomfortable, the loss of a job, a divorce or relationship ending, some kind of injury (you know, life happening to you). Initiation is an insight, an epiphany or an "Aha" moment of clarity ( a change of perspective or miracle) and then Return is bringing that new perspective into life, or where you come from on your journey forward.
The Separation in the Heroes journey is GOD's Will as is the Initiation. Recognizing these two parts of your journey and then returning to the Flow is your will. Free Will. When we are willing to listen to GOD or Source, the separation can be very subtle and much less disruptive, but when we resist or are not open to GOD's guidance (intuitive messages) the separation occurence escalates until sometimes it is like being hit in the head with a 2 x 4 board......literally!!!
One manifestation of separation can come in the form of physical ailments. Your body is a great communicator especially if you listen. The following is a story of a woman that finally listened to GOD or Source. She lives in London and is a naturopathic healer by profession. She began experiencing very severe headaches that eventually escalated to the point that all she could do at the outset of one was sit in a dark closet. They became frequent enough that she sought help from her doctor. They tried medication and different protocols with no improvement. She had an MRI done and they found a tumor deep in her brain that was the cause of the headaches.
The tumor was located in a part of the brain that made it too dangerous to operate and remove it. Before she agreed to radiation, she wanted to try her own approach since she was a naturpathic healer that worked with energy. She soon realized that her thoughts about the tumor were not very positive, in fact they were down right negative especially when she was experiencing one of the headaches. She related that she hated the tumor, and actually visualized Pac Men from the 80's video game chasing and eating the tumor.
She realized these thoughts were not helping and not in alignment with her beliefs about the bodies life energy, so she decided to deliberately change her thoughts about the tumor. She realized by hating the tumor, she was actually hating herself as the tumor was part of her. She began "sending" the tumor Love and thinking "I don't know why you are here, but I know you have a purpose that will serve me in my growth". She realized, the tumor may be here to take her home from the physical life here on Earth and reconciled being okay with that. In a very short amount of time, the headaches began to subside. After two months, she requested the doctor do another MRI. To the huge surprise of the doctor, the tumor had shrunk with no medical treatment. Eventually, all traces, even the scar tissue that had formed at the edge of the tumor dissapeared.
So, you can see her Heroes Journey pretty clearly, Separation was the headaches and tumor, initiation was her realizing her own non-progressive thoughts about the tumor and her return was that she had lived through the experience of what her healing work was capable of.
My point with this post is, Life, GOD, Source or the Universe is on a progressive path that we occasionally veer off of. When we do, we get messages that we have veered off the path, and we have the Free Will to recognize those messages before they become a proverbial 2 x 4 upside our head. There is a lot of separation going on with humanity right now. Global unrest, the Economy, Corrupt governments, the way we treat the environment.......and they are all escalating until we realize the initiation and determine the path to return.......buckle up, its going to be a wild but liberating ride!!
Friday, December 6, 2013
To Heaven and Back.......special on CNN
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/11/27/heaven-anita-moorjani.cnn.html
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/11/22/to-heaven-and-back-mary-neal.cnn.html
If you missed this show, it is a great example of what is possible but not "provable". Here are a couple of clips from the show. The second one is an American Surgeon that is speaking about her out of body experience and connection with"spirits". She is a highly trained scientist and before her experience, a skeptic on exactly what she experienced. What do you think?
Research has been done in the UK that proves as close as can be proven that we do have "Out of body" experiences with near death experiences or in some cases, death experiences and then coming back. Essentially, screens have been installed in hospital ER rooms just below the ceiling (since most people interviewed after having a ND experience relate that they watched the doctors working on their body from above. A computer randomly generates shapes and colors that are projected onto the screen with the actual time recorded by each second. People are asked if they saw anything on the screen when viewing their ER Room scene from out of their body, and they can relate the exact shape and color projected on the screen during the time that they were flat lined.
Shift your perspective and what is possible can be brought into your experience.........don't trust me though, do a little research yourself.
http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/bestoftv/2013/11/22/to-heaven-and-back-mary-neal.cnn.html
If you missed this show, it is a great example of what is possible but not "provable". Here are a couple of clips from the show. The second one is an American Surgeon that is speaking about her out of body experience and connection with"spirits". She is a highly trained scientist and before her experience, a skeptic on exactly what she experienced. What do you think?
Research has been done in the UK that proves as close as can be proven that we do have "Out of body" experiences with near death experiences or in some cases, death experiences and then coming back. Essentially, screens have been installed in hospital ER rooms just below the ceiling (since most people interviewed after having a ND experience relate that they watched the doctors working on their body from above. A computer randomly generates shapes and colors that are projected onto the screen with the actual time recorded by each second. People are asked if they saw anything on the screen when viewing their ER Room scene from out of their body, and they can relate the exact shape and color projected on the screen during the time that they were flat lined.
Shift your perspective and what is possible can be brought into your experience.........don't trust me though, do a little research yourself.
Thursday, December 5, 2013
A Shift is underway!!!
The Universe is progressive and expansive. It is growing and evolving as are we......after all, we are part of the Universe and the intelligence and consciousness that created the Universe. What most of us do not consider is that the collective mindset that Humans have been operating within for a long time, but especially in the last several hundred years is one that has resulted in devolving. Since the early proliferation of Human existence, the amount of species that have gone extinct has increased almost expedentially.
As Brian Swimme (Cosmologist and really cool dude) has said a number of times, We are in the middle of a mass extinction on earth (they take place about every 65 million years) and we are the cause of it, and we don't even know it! Over a 1000 species go extinct every year as a direct result of actions taken by Humans. Don't believe me, do a little research!!
The good news is that a shift is underway. We have arrived at a point where in order to progress and evolve, our thinking has to change, and so it is. With this shift, some people are spiralling downward out of control and others are growing like never before. The determining factor in which way an individual shifts is how they think and feel. More important than anything, is being true to ones Self and your connection to all that is. Your intuition will guide you on how you move forward, when you let it. And more and more people are beginning to trust and actually listen to their intuition.
The rational mind is where factual intellect resides. It is also where blind ignorance resides. Here is the deal with the rational mind, it knows what it knows and so by default it does not know what it does not know. It's only open to what can be proven, so it doubts anything that is not proven as fact. This is why Giordana Bruno was burned at the stake in the 13th century because he said that the Earth was not the center of the Universe and everything did not revolve around the Earth, the planets actually revolved around the Sun. Today, we know he was right, and if the rational minds of his day actually listened to him and looked at the math he did, they would have believed him as well.....poor Giordano!!
By contrast, the intuitive mind knows that it does not know everything, and is open to that fact. Where did the idea for the Ipad come from? It evolved from some really keen open minds at Apple. The intuitive mind is not closed, it is open and curious. When you embrace intuition, miracles happen. Guidance for progressing and evolving is provided for you to act upon and as you embrace this guidance, awesome things begin to show up in your experience. More importantly, by being open and curious, you can move forward with the shift that is taking place. Those that won't open up or resist will become stagnant and frustrated as things will just not work out as they may have in the past.
Look at the economy over the past 6 years. What has changed? Not much really. The Economy as we know it will change dramatically in the next few decades if not before. Look at the Middle East, and all the unrest. People are fed up. Just look at the lunacy that is called the American Government. There are some crazy people that were elected by citizens making policy (if you call it that). I'm not on a anti government rant, my point is the economy, dictatorships, the US governement are not progressive entities and all will go the way of the Do Do bird.......and Thank goodness.
So, as this shift takes place, will it cause challenges? You bet, but the intuitive mind will guide each of us on working through any and all challenges that come up. No need to be afraid of anything. So, how can you become more intuitive? First, practice quieting the mind's incessant stream of thoughts. Do you meditate? 15 minutes a day can make a huge difference.......try it. Second, while you travel to and from work, just observe your thoughts so you become aware of them. Don't try to stop them, just observe them. More on this to come, but in the mean time get quiet, sit and see what comes to you, if you are inspired to do something or research or read up on something, do it.......there is a reason for having that thought to do it.....so, Do it!!!
As Brian Swimme (Cosmologist and really cool dude) has said a number of times, We are in the middle of a mass extinction on earth (they take place about every 65 million years) and we are the cause of it, and we don't even know it! Over a 1000 species go extinct every year as a direct result of actions taken by Humans. Don't believe me, do a little research!!
The good news is that a shift is underway. We have arrived at a point where in order to progress and evolve, our thinking has to change, and so it is. With this shift, some people are spiralling downward out of control and others are growing like never before. The determining factor in which way an individual shifts is how they think and feel. More important than anything, is being true to ones Self and your connection to all that is. Your intuition will guide you on how you move forward, when you let it. And more and more people are beginning to trust and actually listen to their intuition.
The rational mind is where factual intellect resides. It is also where blind ignorance resides. Here is the deal with the rational mind, it knows what it knows and so by default it does not know what it does not know. It's only open to what can be proven, so it doubts anything that is not proven as fact. This is why Giordana Bruno was burned at the stake in the 13th century because he said that the Earth was not the center of the Universe and everything did not revolve around the Earth, the planets actually revolved around the Sun. Today, we know he was right, and if the rational minds of his day actually listened to him and looked at the math he did, they would have believed him as well.....poor Giordano!!
By contrast, the intuitive mind knows that it does not know everything, and is open to that fact. Where did the idea for the Ipad come from? It evolved from some really keen open minds at Apple. The intuitive mind is not closed, it is open and curious. When you embrace intuition, miracles happen. Guidance for progressing and evolving is provided for you to act upon and as you embrace this guidance, awesome things begin to show up in your experience. More importantly, by being open and curious, you can move forward with the shift that is taking place. Those that won't open up or resist will become stagnant and frustrated as things will just not work out as they may have in the past.
Look at the economy over the past 6 years. What has changed? Not much really. The Economy as we know it will change dramatically in the next few decades if not before. Look at the Middle East, and all the unrest. People are fed up. Just look at the lunacy that is called the American Government. There are some crazy people that were elected by citizens making policy (if you call it that). I'm not on a anti government rant, my point is the economy, dictatorships, the US governement are not progressive entities and all will go the way of the Do Do bird.......and Thank goodness.
So, as this shift takes place, will it cause challenges? You bet, but the intuitive mind will guide each of us on working through any and all challenges that come up. No need to be afraid of anything. So, how can you become more intuitive? First, practice quieting the mind's incessant stream of thoughts. Do you meditate? 15 minutes a day can make a huge difference.......try it. Second, while you travel to and from work, just observe your thoughts so you become aware of them. Don't try to stop them, just observe them. More on this to come, but in the mean time get quiet, sit and see what comes to you, if you are inspired to do something or research or read up on something, do it.......there is a reason for having that thought to do it.....so, Do it!!!
Monday, December 2, 2013
New blog.....What this one is about
This Blog is all about how to become more of who you and I naturally are. The Omni potent, tapped in, connected with source intelligence, Eternal being that you and I have always been. While I do not believe the world or humanity "needs" anything, collectively we are missing out on so much of what we intended to experience when we chose to enter the physical world.
I should give you a little background on where I am coming from. To begin, look around you, at the physical things in your life, nature, your loved ones, all that you have and all that makes up the world outside of you. All that you see and sense manifested from somewhere. There is a precise intelligence to life in the physical world. This intelligence and energy I refer to as Source (a fairly common term used by many) Energy. What is it? I don't know for sure, but I do know it directs me and when I am open, it guides me miraculously. This Energy and intelligence is me and it is You. When you cut your finger, it is what enables your body to heal without effort. It is your intuition, it is that feeling of Grace and Pure Love you can have at times.
As a human in the physical world, we think with our conscious mind, we process our experience with our subconscious mind. We also have a Super conscious mind that is always available to us, and which is our connection to Source Energy. When we allow our Super Conscious access to our conscious mind, miracles happen. Miracles, as described in A Course in Miracles are just shifts or changes in perspective or perception.
Before I go any further, let me explain how I came to know this. For many years I have sensed that there is so much more than most people experience as life. At a very early age, I knew mainstream Christianity was not the sermon I wanted to hear or knew to be true. So I began searching, reading, listening, researching from ancient teachings, to channeled literature, to tapped in personal friends to acquaintances that seemed to come into my experience at just the right time. While some of what I read, heard or was taught made no sense what so ever, a lot resonated deep into my being. I learned quickly to trust my feeling about information, I learned to drop out of my rational mind and into my heart.
Now don't get me wrong, there were times that I literally stepped back and thought, "Am I losing my mind? Am I being delusional? Hell, have I already lost my mind? This is crazy shit!!! Well at least some of it." For a period of time, with the exception of a few close friends I never said a word about it. It really was a paradox, it felt so true, but it was so against the mainstream, it scared the hell out of me. What would people think if they knew what I was thinking. I take great comfort in Albert Einstein's quote about the Imagination being so much more important than the intellect.
Let me try to put things in perspective. "Crazy Shit" perspective. Which is crazier? Me knowing that I have the source of all that is, the Universe, infinite intelligence as part of my being........or, sending unmanned drones into middle eastern villages to kill a terrorist, but actually killing 50 innocent children, women and men. Which is crazier? Me learning to listen to my intuition as guidance on my purpose in this life or tea party politicians that purposely shut down the government because they don't like the sitting President. I'm not bashing conservatives, most politicians do crazy shit!!
So judge me if you want, but if you are reading this, I suspect you know what is crazier. This Blog is me coming out of my comfort zone on this topic. It's actually me making a statement to my little Ego that while I appreciate the role it plays in my experience, it needs to get used to getting the hell out of the way. As Abraham says, nothing is more important than my Well being, and I don't give a rip what anyone else thinks of me.
I'm not sure where this wild "E" ticket ride will take me, but I'm up for it and looking forward to what will come!!! Stay tuned!!!
I should give you a little background on where I am coming from. To begin, look around you, at the physical things in your life, nature, your loved ones, all that you have and all that makes up the world outside of you. All that you see and sense manifested from somewhere. There is a precise intelligence to life in the physical world. This intelligence and energy I refer to as Source (a fairly common term used by many) Energy. What is it? I don't know for sure, but I do know it directs me and when I am open, it guides me miraculously. This Energy and intelligence is me and it is You. When you cut your finger, it is what enables your body to heal without effort. It is your intuition, it is that feeling of Grace and Pure Love you can have at times.
As a human in the physical world, we think with our conscious mind, we process our experience with our subconscious mind. We also have a Super conscious mind that is always available to us, and which is our connection to Source Energy. When we allow our Super Conscious access to our conscious mind, miracles happen. Miracles, as described in A Course in Miracles are just shifts or changes in perspective or perception.
Before I go any further, let me explain how I came to know this. For many years I have sensed that there is so much more than most people experience as life. At a very early age, I knew mainstream Christianity was not the sermon I wanted to hear or knew to be true. So I began searching, reading, listening, researching from ancient teachings, to channeled literature, to tapped in personal friends to acquaintances that seemed to come into my experience at just the right time. While some of what I read, heard or was taught made no sense what so ever, a lot resonated deep into my being. I learned quickly to trust my feeling about information, I learned to drop out of my rational mind and into my heart.
Now don't get me wrong, there were times that I literally stepped back and thought, "Am I losing my mind? Am I being delusional? Hell, have I already lost my mind? This is crazy shit!!! Well at least some of it." For a period of time, with the exception of a few close friends I never said a word about it. It really was a paradox, it felt so true, but it was so against the mainstream, it scared the hell out of me. What would people think if they knew what I was thinking. I take great comfort in Albert Einstein's quote about the Imagination being so much more important than the intellect.
Let me try to put things in perspective. "Crazy Shit" perspective. Which is crazier? Me knowing that I have the source of all that is, the Universe, infinite intelligence as part of my being........or, sending unmanned drones into middle eastern villages to kill a terrorist, but actually killing 50 innocent children, women and men. Which is crazier? Me learning to listen to my intuition as guidance on my purpose in this life or tea party politicians that purposely shut down the government because they don't like the sitting President. I'm not bashing conservatives, most politicians do crazy shit!!
So judge me if you want, but if you are reading this, I suspect you know what is crazier. This Blog is me coming out of my comfort zone on this topic. It's actually me making a statement to my little Ego that while I appreciate the role it plays in my experience, it needs to get used to getting the hell out of the way. As Abraham says, nothing is more important than my Well being, and I don't give a rip what anyone else thinks of me.
I'm not sure where this wild "E" ticket ride will take me, but I'm up for it and looking forward to what will come!!! Stay tuned!!!
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