Listening & Allowing

Yesterday I went to visit a nearby aspen grove, and was impressed by its massive presence.  The grove was near the top of Mt. Elden and was presumably the result of a single large root system connecting all of the trees, since that is the way they grow.  I felt drawn to sit among the trees and to enjoy the grove’s huge healing presence, an example of my being present, listening and allowing.  I cannot do that unless I set aside the distractions of day-to-day living, and then focus on the grove.

Bubble Of Love

I had a conversation today with a person who expressed surprise that large animals like elk seem to be drawn to him for no apparent reason during his pre-dawn session of prayer and meditation.  In the past, he has had similar experiences with coyotes, birds, trees and a mountain lion.  As I pointed out to him, and have experienced myself, plants and animals are drawn to the feeling of love and connection that he emanates, especially during those times.  Many years ago, when I was working in a cubicle within a large office complex, I decided to try broadcasting love and kindness out of my cubicle, in order to see what would happen.  All of a sudden, I had people from all over the office, who I had never talked to before, coming into my cubicle to talk briefly.  Now I walk around in a “bubble of love” and people tell me they simply like being in my presence.  I enjoy channeling that energy and being a positive force.

Being Open Loving & Vulnerable

For the last several days, I have been deeply involved in connecting in a very loving way with various people of all ages.  This is in marked contrast to years ago, staring into a computer screen and not wanting to talk with anyone.  I also did not care about anyone other than myself.  I was under the impression that things like love, feelings and vulnerability reflected weakness and that my approach represented strength.  It never occurred to me that, in fact, the reverse was true.  Today, I realize how much emotional and spiritual strength is required to be open to connection, loving and vulnerable.  Being open and vulnerable also leads to a much more fulfilling life.

Namaste

The greeting “Namaste” is a wonderful way of acknowledging and encouraging the Divine or love seed within each of us.  Personally, I seldom use the greeting, preferring instead to simply carry that knowledge and attitude in everything I do, often unspoken.  I enjoy the sensation of carrying that feeling and I am delighted to observe the effect on others.  The other day I was in a car stopped by a policewoman who only gave us a warning and was relaxed and friendly, I suspect as a result of that attitude.  If we live out of that part of each of us, it changes things in a very positive direction, a win-win scenario.

Gifts

It disturbs me when people do not believe me.  They think that I am inauthentic and that I cannot possibly really believe or know the things I say.  But then, as mother Teresa said “it was never about them anyway”.  I have no idea why I have been shown or experienced what I have, other than I will cooperate and listen, meaning I will “pass it on”, which is the loving thing to do.  Fear would have me keep it all to myself, which appears to be safer and easier, but will benefit no-one.
Meanwhile, the vast majority of people respond positively to my presence because of the God or love that I carry with me.

Love Seed

When we witness videos of loving acts on TV or internet, it touches that God or love seed in each of us.  There is a strong feeling of connection and “rightness” about it, a feeling that can be very intense or even overwhelming at times.  Without us having that seed, witnessing such acts would not have that impact.  Personally, I consider it vital to nurture that seed and to carry it with me, in my awareness, throughout the day, a procedure that changes my perceptions and interactions all during the day.  I love my life!

God Or Love Seed

I now know that each of us has that God or love seed inside of us, and so I’m aware of how much potential is inside each of us.  It is both worrisome and wonderful to know it’s there while watching as many humans make negative choices which harm each other or the earth that supports us.  As with me, my clients and others I contact, it is truly wonderful that each of us sense what the loving choice is, the choice that generally feels “right” and will increase the integrity of the universe.  As far as I can tell, I always make that choice.  As I said, it is also worrisome since on so many occasions people choose the more negative option which seems to require less discipline and appears to be easiest.  Making the loving choice is something we are growing towards.

Being Of Service

At the present time, I spend the majority of my life being of service with no thought of a return.  This feels vital to me.  Being partially retired, I have the time and resources that permit this sort of life.  Sometimes I get some sort of compensation and often not, which seems to make no difference.  I used to feel that I needed to guard against people taking advantage of me, a feeling that dropped away as I felt more secure with a loving approach to life and got better at self-care and boundaries.  I now ask myself frequently “is this a gift freely given?”, if the answer is yes, I go ahead.

Achieving Freedom

June 22, 2014
During most of my life I wondered “what I would do when I grew up”, meaning that there was always something missing from being me, I did not feel complete.  Within the last decade, though I am clearly not done, I have achieved the feeling of being complete.  The completion process has been a complex one and is outlined within my website.  The process is summarized nicely by the comment of Dubay: “The unending yearnings of the human spirit are satisfied by nothing that can be measured, seen, heard or touched. To focus selfishly on anything in the created order is to be restricted and thus to fall that far short of full freedom.”  The process has been a lot of work and involved a lot of prayer and meditation.

Being Grateful

As M. Nepo points out, particularly with Polynesians, indigenous people frequently sense the life force and our connection with all things.  As he points out, a person has to slow down, release their various distractions and listen in order to sense it.  At one point about a year ago, I was sitting quietly while communicating with a tree and lamenting its hard life and difficult location.  The sense or message I got back from the tree was “it is what it is”, a valuable take away message.  The tree was accepting what life had to offer.  Like that tree, during my life, I have been given many gifts and I also have many challenges (gifts in disguise!).  I find that it works best to just be accepting and grateful.