Archive for October, 2009
End Your Humble Refusal Of Good
Sometimes people may be yearning so much for something they want, such as companions, opportunities, financial blessings or new abilities, but they are consciously or unconsciously saying no to these good things out of some sort of humbleness, making what amounts to statements that are aimed really to assure the giver that they are not being self-aggrandizing in asking for and accepting what they want. This is a psychological tradition of sorts that is very ill-conceived.
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Finding Heaven On Earth
The only evil in this world is our own repetition of the negativity of others. We are exposed to judgment and all manner of negative behaviors and responses to what happens, including fear, all during our lives. We have to make the choice in each moment to respond to our experiences in a better way than we have been shown. We have been judged and didn’t like it, yet despite our dislike of judgment we learned to judge others and ourselves as if that were a virtue or socially useful behavior. How can we take on and continue a behavior we didn’t like to be exposed to in the first place?
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A Good Example of How To Make Dreams Come True
This is a really great video from youtube by a videographer in Chicago. It’s about making your dreams come true through simple action. We do need to do the inner work, and we do need to do the outer work. But really, it’s much easier than that, so it should be called play. Read the rest of this entry »
Finding Divine Purpose in Alcoholism, Etc.
When you are in a relationship with an alcoholic or anyone exhibiting unhealthy behaviors, your primary task is to heal yourself. Yes, it is totally valid to want to heal another, but you need to be aware of the whole picture. His (or her) behavior is in your life for a spiritual purpose. That doesn’t mean it should be left alone and not dealt with, but rather that the arena of healing is not just in him, but in you. He is in your life as as divine stimulation for your issues and to awaken real love in place of codependency. Thank him inwardly for it and inwardly say “I free you not to change until I learn my lesson.” Mean it and you will make huge progress.
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Angels at Your Door: Are You Home for Delivery?
In this world we of spiritual inclinations may at times feel like there are barbarians at the gate, but we have to realize that such is an attitude of separation, and that spirit overrides all such ideas as act on our willingness to live by spiritual “methods” and with a spiritual viewpoint of all things. The reality is that while it may look like there are barbarians out there, the reality is that there are angels at you door, even at your side. Are you willing to invite them into your life?
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The Puppet Show of Life. The Drama! The Passion! The Fun!
Remember that the changes in your life and what you experience in others is built from within, but also that everything external is determined by what is within. Externals may seem to be slower to respond, but be sure you have made real changes within. You need to hold to the new path even when the externals are not yet responding. Live in peace knowing the spirit is moving. Half the task is to have faith without worry, knowing the preeminence of the Cause of all. Causes don’t bow to effects. Read the rest of this entry »
Your Reputation with the Universe
Embrace value or be embraced by judgment. To be respected you must be respectable. True quality is blameless, so seek to embody that. Fearing blame is not the answer. Instead, seek to embody the highest quality. Your reputation will follow suit and be visible to all but the spiritually blind, whose opinions are not to be considered.
The Mirror is You. Peace is Everywhere.
We live in a schizophrenic universe. Everything is us but we are afraid of that, thinking it would incriminate us for all that we have accused it of, judged it for, blamed on it, demanded of it. Yet we must realize that in the embracing of oneness that there is no other to accuse us of what we have accused the world. All the divisions dissolve in a pool of divine Self, laughing at the play we played on one self. There is no one left to attack or judge you. All the images of other that remain in your mind are still just you, waiting for the final realization of the joy and peace of oneness.
To Live or Die for Attention? (Hint: One Sounds Better)
I recently came to the realization of what I have long heard and understood: that all negative energy, including emotion and physical illness, is an attempt to get the attention – essentially love – of others, and to get them to do what you want them to do but think you can’t or shouldn’t or aren’t allowed to do yourself.
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The Meaning of The Time Traveler’s Wife Movie
Some people are not easily convinced the movie or TV industry has any light in it at all, but you have to realize that what some call God is in everything, and it can use everything to communicate meaning and messages. The movies and even television shows are written by people who are often quite intuitive in their creativity. Thus, a lot of very deep messages are presented to the multitudes through even very commercialized movies. The messages reach those it is intended for, even those who are not especially conscious, and plants seeds of growth, opens doors to wisdom and meaning.