Though a great invention with many practical applications, the on/off switch has overtaken our lives. Turn off the lights, turn on the car, start the computer… there is no end… ongoing throughout the day.
However in nature, the day gradually turns to night and the night to day. The seasons change gradually. Temperature, climate, arrival of a storm and then sunshine…. it all happens gradually. The few things in nature that are ‘on/off’ are at least somewhat shocking to the nervous system… for example lightening, thunder or an earthquake.
We run our physical life with on/off switches. It is no wonder that people try to run the rest of their lives that way asking, “What is THE right answer?”, “What time does it start?”, “How much do I owe?”, etc. We are taught to answer when, how, and why all of them with on/off, yes/no, types of answers. Then people wonder why they are so stressed by life.
The only straight lines in nature are sunbeams and moon beams. You can’t grab on to either one. Enlightenment is life in accord with Nature, your own true Nature.
You can function through a world of on/off. That is fine. But cultivate a state of awareness that is not lost to on/off. Life just doesn’t work in accord with your on/off switches. It’s time for a new way of thinking.
After writing this, my wife told me that Apple Computer’s Steve Jobs could not stand on/off switches. My iPod does not even have one. Interesting.
“Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.” – J. Gitomer
I have seen the truth in this quote over and over again. Yet I suspect some who read it see the untruth in it more than the truth.
Another way of saying it is: “fortune favors the bold”.
Then there is that song… “I hope that you dance…”
Or, “when you wish upon a star”.
Or, “forward, forward, always forward”.
Really they are all saying the same thing.
Reflect deeply. Choose wisely. Look past the superficial self. Look to your true Self… beyond dogma, beyond greed, beyond fear, beyond weakness, beyond fatigue, beyond parental inner voices of the superego, beyond smallness, beyond grandiosity, beyond superficial ego, beyond need of recognition, beyond pride, beyond all conditioning.
You are great. Your domain is the universe. Live it.
After your physical body is gone and your true Self remains – when you are standing all alone at the ‘Pearly Gates’ – what would you do now that would make you then stand up tall, stare Saint Peter right in the eye, and say, “I did what I believed in.” ?
Decide what you truly believe in. Then ‘just do it’.
I received this in an email last night. There is still a great deal to do of course, but the message is beautiful
In a recent speech to the UN, Evo Morales, president of Bolivia, said that according to their tradition, December 21 marks the end of the non-time and the beginning of time.
It is the beginning of life in accord with Natural Law.
It’s the end of selfishness and the beginning of brotherhood.
It’s the end of individualism and the beginning of the collectivism.
It’s the end of hatred and the beginning of love.
It’s the end of the lies and the beginning of the truth.
It’s the end of the sadness and the beginning of joy.
It’s the end of the division and the beginning of the unit.
It’s simple enough, isn’t it? So much can be accomplished through friendship. So much damage is done through conflict. Yet so many try to get what they want from others with vinegar… so few with honey.
Think about it. There are those who are reliably polite and kind. Then there are those that consistently stir hard feelings. Of those, whom do you feel naturally inclined to help? And for whom do you feel like you are the one who always has to ‘take the high road’, even though your inner child’s first response may be the opposite. Which of those people get the most from you?
Interestingly enough, the vinegar type of behavior seems to come about more readily when things really matter or when money is involved. Usually immediately, and certainly long term, honey will get you better results. So why is it that vinegar is so prevalent in world… especially when it seems to really matter!? Wouldn’t you think that when it really mattered, people would behave the most wisely, not the least?!
The answer is quite simple… weakness. It is easy to put on a honey facade when everything is fine and minimal inner strength is required.
Everyone would do well to ask themselves how they behave during more challenging times. Remarkably, it is not only individuals in our daily lives but also our world leaders who behave from such emotional and psychological weakness. Wars are fought over such weaknesses. Unbelievable really… isn’t it?
I bring this up in hopes of inspiring a better way. Yes the angry inner child is there. Yes, it is not healthy to stuff your feelings away. But it is even more life damaging to act out the vinegar. There is such a thing as working with your inner emotions in a constructive manner. Finding that way and using it… perhaps that is what being a mature adult is all about.
This simple lesson is a major component to the art of manifesting. The light of awareness heals. By holding this up to the light of awareness, may we progress as the family of humanity.
We have the unique ability to reason. That is a most powerful tool. However, when it is not rooted in harmony with natural law, the results can be unthinkable.
As a group consciousness, humans have yet to attain the ability to behave in harmony with natural law, i.e. with the Divine. As a result, terrible things occur. No contrived law of humans can control such things, just as one cannot hold back the tides of the ocean with a castle of sand.
The only solution is a physiological process – the process of evolution – to become rooted in the depth of our Being so that our cognitive awareness spontaneously functions in harmony with life. All attempts to function in harmony without actually evolving the physiology will ultimately fail. We must evolve as a species until we fully align with nature, our True nature, which is Divine.
Until that occurs, the cognitive mind will continue to be a most dangerous quality. Yet once cognitive function is rooted in the Divine, Heaven on Earth will be our living daily reality. The technology is there. Wake up calls are all around. Humanity will, in time, listen.
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“Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. Most of all, other people can’t stop you. Only you can stop you.”
– J. Gitomer
It’s simple enough, isn’t it? So much can be accomplished through friendship. So much damage is done through conflict. Yet so many try to get what they want from others with vinegar… so few with honey.
I bring this up in hopes of inspiring a better way. Yes the angry inner child is there. Yes, it is not healthy to stuff your feelings away. But it is even more life damaging to act out the vinegar. There is such a thing as working with your inner emotions in a constructive manner. Finding that way and using it… perhaps that is what being a mature adult is all about.
We have the unique ability to reason. That is a most powerful tool. However, when it is not rooted in harmony with natural law, the results can be unthinkable.
