I can't believe how quickly, how seemingly irreversibly I got at my sister-in-law yesterday over politics. Like I can still feel it in myself, that surge of ego, and I thought I was so cleansed of those ego feelings/ lower voices that instill anger and hatred over nothing.
As I practice tolerance today I realize all hatred of others is based on the seeming illusion that they are somehow separate from myself. The good news is that the ego - anger reactions based on this false perception is quickly reversible, spontaneously reversible.
The key is to remind myself that the emotional reaction - the hurt - is evidence that I am perceiving the situation incorrectly. Then I can drop my immediate reaction in the defensive to a incorrectly perceived conflict.
Today I will LET THE FEELING OF THE CONFLICT, THE TIGHTENING BE A CLEAR REMINDER TO MYSELF THAT I AM IN ERROR. I will use the tightening as a signal that I am mistaken. It only takes a moment, less than that, to rediscover the Truth. The Truth is always effortless by virtue of the fact that it aligns with What Is.
The error is perception is based on earlier habits, and is part of the process of discovery.
My mantra today is tolerance.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Silence
Today I remember to be silent to hear what's happening.
The best part about silence is that it doesn't require you to do or say anything. The reason for silence is that the Truth is there. We need the silence in order to feel and hear it.
We remember that we are here and we are lovely. We are safe with What Is. In the silence of today we can feel that safety, feel the Truth of Life, and let it cradle us and ours, feel ourselves.
In the silence we can let go of any conflicted feelings about the all and what already is. There we can embrace what is ours, this being, this sunshine, this life.
Ours is a new moment of understanding, a connection of self to all self to being. We let that connection occur without question, without conflict, without pain.
The silence is where we will find peace.
Today I remember to be silent.
The best part about silence is that it doesn't require you to do or say anything. The reason for silence is that the Truth is there. We need the silence in order to feel and hear it.
We remember that we are here and we are lovely. We are safe with What Is. In the silence of today we can feel that safety, feel the Truth of Life, and let it cradle us and ours, feel ourselves.
In the silence we can let go of any conflicted feelings about the all and what already is. There we can embrace what is ours, this being, this sunshine, this life.
Ours is a new moment of understanding, a connection of self to all self to being. We let that connection occur without question, without conflict, without pain.
The silence is where we will find peace.
Today I remember to be silent.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Mantra #6 - Appreciation
Today I appreciate the miracles that are around me.
Miracles defy time, and they are constant. I see my life as an on-going miracle, based on the reality that everything that comes from the love that is, is miraculous.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee fiercely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!- and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Today I appreciate the miracles around me.
Miracles defy time, and they are constant. I see my life as an on-going miracle, based on the reality that everything that comes from the love that is, is miraculous.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee fiercely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, - I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!- and if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
Today I appreciate the miracles around me.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Mantra #5 - Acknowlegment
Today I acknowledge the here, here, here that is now.
I write in a local coffee house. Today my heart sank when a small boy I recognize from other times here enters with his mother. I remember he can get wild, and now he sits on the sofa right next to where I am writing. He has a plastic gun that fires Styrofoam bullets, and his mother, obviously there to get out of the confines of her house is ignoring him. She's met up with her girlfriend, a striking woman with long black hair and lashes.
The little boy will not be ignored. As his mother gets involved in talking, and I turn toward the story I am working on, he runs from one end of the coffee shop and back. He aims his little gun and shoots a plastic bullet in my direction. His mother doesn't notice.
Desperate, he aims at a paper glass full of milk at close range. It takes him several attempts, but finally the Styrofoam bullet upsets the glass of milk, spilling it everywhere. All the adults, and there are only adults there excepting him, stare in his direction. Now his mother notices and goes to him saying, "no, no, no," and he looks at her with a pleased look. He has finally been acknowledged.
To children "no" is the equivalent of "hello, I see you," and in that respect they will take what they can get, even if it means upsetting a glass of milk. It is the acknowledgement that matters, the confirmation of being alive.
As we go through our day today, let's focus on the importance of that "hello," if only with our eyes, to everyone and everything we contact. Let us remember to nod at the rest of existence, to give it all that mental "hello, hello, hello" that confirms everything is alive and being around us.
It is all here, and we are here, here, here, and that is reason for acknowledgement and celebration.
Today I acknowledge the here, here, here that is now.
I write in a local coffee house. Today my heart sank when a small boy I recognize from other times here enters with his mother. I remember he can get wild, and now he sits on the sofa right next to where I am writing. He has a plastic gun that fires Styrofoam bullets, and his mother, obviously there to get out of the confines of her house is ignoring him. She's met up with her girlfriend, a striking woman with long black hair and lashes.
The little boy will not be ignored. As his mother gets involved in talking, and I turn toward the story I am working on, he runs from one end of the coffee shop and back. He aims his little gun and shoots a plastic bullet in my direction. His mother doesn't notice.
Desperate, he aims at a paper glass full of milk at close range. It takes him several attempts, but finally the Styrofoam bullet upsets the glass of milk, spilling it everywhere. All the adults, and there are only adults there excepting him, stare in his direction. Now his mother notices and goes to him saying, "no, no, no," and he looks at her with a pleased look. He has finally been acknowledged.
To children "no" is the equivalent of "hello, I see you," and in that respect they will take what they can get, even if it means upsetting a glass of milk. It is the acknowledgement that matters, the confirmation of being alive.
As we go through our day today, let's focus on the importance of that "hello," if only with our eyes, to everyone and everything we contact. Let us remember to nod at the rest of existence, to give it all that mental "hello, hello, hello" that confirms everything is alive and being around us.
It is all here, and we are here, here, here, and that is reason for acknowledgement and celebration.
Today I acknowledge the here, here, here that is now.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Mantra #4 - Confidence
My thought for today is confidence.
I repeat over and over again to myself: "I am worthy."
Lots of us deny who we are, and then convince ourselves we must settle for less on a daily basis, year in, year out. When we have a glimmer of the Truth, that we are perfect, by definition the sons and daughters of Life with a capital "L," and therefore entitled to all the Joy of Life, entitled to the maximum love that is life because that's the Truth of what's happening, we tend to deny ourselves and block the truth, because we don't see ourselves clearly. But...
We are worthy, we are worthy, we are worthy.
Today, I remind myself of that fact again and again.
I repeat over and over again to myself: "I am worthy."
Lots of us deny who we are, and then convince ourselves we must settle for less on a daily basis, year in, year out. When we have a glimmer of the Truth, that we are perfect, by definition the sons and daughters of Life with a capital "L," and therefore entitled to all the Joy of Life, entitled to the maximum love that is life because that's the Truth of what's happening, we tend to deny ourselves and block the truth, because we don't see ourselves clearly. But...
We are worthy, we are worthy, we are worthy.
Today, I remind myself of that fact again and again.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Mantra #3 - Surrender
Today I remember to surrender to clarity.
I allow my mind to empty into a clear wide open sky, so that any worries or controlling thoughts float right through it like a small dot on the horizon and fade away to nothing.
When I surrender I release my sense of having to exhibit control, and any sense of holding back. I surrender completely to the process, to What Is, to who I am, to the All.
When I surrender I know that death is an illusion, and Life is all of it, in all places, at once, eternal. I experience the full release that is my birthright.
Today I remember to surrender.
I allow my mind to empty into a clear wide open sky, so that any worries or controlling thoughts float right through it like a small dot on the horizon and fade away to nothing.
When I surrender I release my sense of having to exhibit control, and any sense of holding back. I surrender completely to the process, to What Is, to who I am, to the All.
When I surrender I know that death is an illusion, and Life is all of it, in all places, at once, eternal. I experience the full release that is my birthright.
Today I remember to surrender.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Mantra #2: Expansion
Today my mantra is Expansion.
When I allow myself to experience the concept of expansion to its fullest I feel unlimited. It's helpful to let go of all my plans that come from having a narrow, constricted view of myself and the world and allow myself to fall into a state of innocence.
Today I allow unplanned expansion. I relish this unlimited, deliciously foolish open state of being. From there I have access to the entire universe from a single point, that is not even a point, within my internal self. Within me I access everything and nothing at the same time.
Today I remember Expansion.
When I allow myself to experience the concept of expansion to its fullest I feel unlimited. It's helpful to let go of all my plans that come from having a narrow, constricted view of myself and the world and allow myself to fall into a state of innocence.
Today I allow unplanned expansion. I relish this unlimited, deliciously foolish open state of being. From there I have access to the entire universe from a single point, that is not even a point, within my internal self. Within me I access everything and nothing at the same time.
Today I remember Expansion.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Daily Mantras # 1 - Calm
My thought for today is to stay calm.
Let not the cares of a deluded world disturb your correct, real frame of being.
I like the idea of this one because it involves transcendence as it pertains to the false formats of the world that often come at us in the form or worry and distress. It reminds me that the world as it exists in reality is the absolute Truth of Being, and in that sense it is perfect. Any discomfort we experience is illusory - a misrepresentation of the Truth that is.
I want to believe this mantra because it implies clarity about what is happening rather than misguided reactions due to a deluded view of things. Clarity is strength. Today, I will make it a priority to never act unless I am absolutely clear about what is happening. Action from a position that is fogged or obscured lacks intelligence.
Today, I will repeat the mantra: calm, and let not the cares of a deluded world disturb my correct frame of being.
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Bear Speaks is a marvelous, fantastical teaching tale in the tradition of The Celestine Prophecy. A young professional woman from Los Angeles goes camping in the Montana wilderness to "find herself" and escape the pressures of family and fiancé, about whom she’s having some doubts. Once in the forest, she discovers that she is anything but alone. As she explores the natural world around her, she encounters the trickster coyote, a wise old spider and an adventurous raven, all of whom have the ability to shapeshift and communicate with her, mind to mind. And soon she finds herself falling in love with a magnificent bear named Ishmel.
As she gets to know Ishmel, he transmits to her seven sacred lessons:
• All your needs will be met.
• Time is an illusion.
• Have no fear.
• Release into love.
• Create a loving reality.
• Connect energy lines to heal the world.
• Vibrate with joy.
These lessons are both familiar and new, with the ring of truth from various spiritual traditions. Above all she learns, and teaches us, that the source of your fear can become the guide for your life. Bear Speaks tells an enchanted tale about trusting what life presents us.
As she gets to know Ishmel, he transmits to her seven sacred lessons:
• All your needs will be met.
• Time is an illusion.
• Have no fear.
• Release into love.
• Create a loving reality.
• Connect energy lines to heal the world.
• Vibrate with joy.
These lessons are both familiar and new, with the ring of truth from various spiritual traditions. Above all she learns, and teaches us, that the source of your fear can become the guide for your life. Bear Speaks tells an enchanted tale about trusting what life presents us.
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