Friday, August 29, 2008

To have or not to have? Who cares...

I always get mixed feelings when taking or ordering photographs. Life is so short and next generations are so removed that a picture seems pretty unimportant. The highlight of every picture’s life is the time when it is taken and developed, and it’s all downhill from there. It is stuck in a dusty album, viewed 5 times in its lifetime and thrown out after people on the photograph have passed on.
And as I continue thinking about life being short and things being temporary, most possessions loose meaning. And I start understanding what Buddhists say about striving not to want anything as being path to happiness. It’s not that you teach yourself not to care about something you want otherwise, it’s about understanding that you really don’t need those temporary things and therefore not caring for having them. If you have something - be happy, if you don’t have it - be happy too. Because if you had it, it would only be for a short time anyway, so what does it matter. And this doesn’t mean that you need to wear old clothes, live in a horrible looking house and not comb your hair. To me it means not stressing out of your mind to get something you do not yet have, not stretching yourself thin to get something because you want it so much that your stomach is all nuts and not being afraid to loose what you have. Not being afraid to loose what you have is the difficult one, isn’t it? Although everything will be lost eventually one way or another, letting go is still hard to do. Yet it might be the path to true happiness. Let go and be happy with whatever comes our way.

I hate to meddle in politics....

To have an educated opinion on politics one needs to do research on candidates, undertsand the issues at hand, emmerse themselves deeply into the debates and then be afforded an opportunity to elloquently express their views. By those standards I do not qualify. However as an observer I find it increasingly hard to filter out the political rhetoric in order to get to the real views of the candidates. All I see is shifting of perspectives and speeches focused on low hanging fruit. I see Vice Presidential running mates apointed solely based on winning a campaign. I see polititians bent on bringing each other down only weeks ago embrace in solidarity and stand behind the nominated winners praising their fine qualifications. And I see millions of dollars spent on brainwashing Americans in order to get elected.

Sitting at my parents house yesterday I uttered, "The President is like his people" and then I thought long and hard about that statement. Are we so gullable as to accept the information being fed to us daily by the political machine? Are we really that simple a people not to be able to discern the truth from digital imagery? Who are the people we put in power to run our country and do they really represent us and our real views? Because from my uneducated political perspective...if the representatives from Republican and Democratic parties are trully a mirror into our souls, then we are in trouble.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Angels have a sense of humor...

I have heard that eating a big breakfast, reasonable lunch and a small dinner is a good way to eat. That way you burn off access calories throughout the day and don't pack on weight before going to bed. I thought I would give this a try....

Yesterday I grabbed some food and ate it in the car on the way to work. By lunch I was not hungry, which I was very happy about, and planned on just eating an apple. However by 1 PM my friend came by to go to lunch...I needed to run some chores and pick up food for a co-worker...so I agreed to go. When we got to the restaraunt I still wasn't in the mood for a large meal and was contemplating a salad when my eyes noticed a small thin crust pizza that looked delicious and very convincing. That became my "reasonable" lunch. In my mind I was convinced I would do a small dinner but at 7 I met a friend and he was hungry so we ate a big dinner. On the way home I promised not to eat anything more and promptly upon my arrival our babysitter came in with cherry cake which she "kindly" offered and I "couldn't" refuse. Needless to say I brushed it off as one of those days and promised to do better tomorrow...


Today I ate a big breakfast, wasn't hungry at lunch but my friend offered to go to Chipotle, which I love and had to go to. But I again told myself that dinner would be small. To my dismay, after work my wife was hungry and we went to a pancake house where I proceeded to eat one of my favorite fattening things...I could almost hear my angels laughing as they successfully seduced me with food. So starting tomorrow I won't have breakfast at all and hope to eat a salad for lunch...unless they come up with another irrisistable offer.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

Need inspiration?

In my search for interesting books and documentaries, I came across Dalai Lama. And I am hooked. Buddhists ideas are very similar to what we, "spiritually inclined", are talking about. Dalai Lama is a truly remarkable man, and I highly recommend reading or listening to some of his kind and wise speeches. It rings good and true.
There are many phrases to think about. Every one of them is worth thinking over. So what do you think this wise man believes to be the purpose of life on Earth? To be happy!
Here is a link to his official website/list of speeches. You can choose a topic close to your heart and see what Dalai Lama thinks about it. Very inspiring
http://www.dalailama.com/page.8.htm

And the future goes to....

We are always fascinated by the future. We gravitate to those who say they can predict it. We ask them to look into their crystal ball and tell us what's in store. We read Nostradamus and try to interpret his visions and transpose them onto the events of the past to see if he's accurate. We huddle around to hear stories of dreams that turn out to be true. Thinking of this I am reminded of a verse from Jesus Christ Superstar..

...Why should you want to know?
Don't you mind about the future
Don't you try to think ahead
Save tomorrow for tomorrow
Think about today instead...

This leads into another discussion about living in the moment but, some other time. As to the future there have been many I read and spoke with (including entities) that state that future isn't "written". Confusing to me was the fact that I have also heard that everything that will happen has already happened. So if everything has already occured what is future? And while I had a version of the "truth" I was comfortable with before, the "answer" clarified itself today. It has been bubbling up in pieces for quite some time and now it seems to make sense (at least to me and at least for now.)

Both explanations are but pieces of the same puzzle. When put together they present a picture of reality. There is no future that is defined for an individual however all possible outcomes are determined. A person has a myriad of choices to make and based on those one can demonstrate direction and a number of possible outcomes. For instance if you were to imagine yourself on top of the Sears Tower looking down you would see many buildings and streets. If you saw a car pulling onto the Michigan avenue you could see that by the time this car passes 5 blocks it would hit construction thereby slowing it down significantly. However if this car turns right after 3 blocks it would have a clear lane all the way to the highway. If Sears Tower is a metaphor for higher perspective able to see "the future" and you were in the above mentioned car, a seer could tell you where to go and the probability of hitting traffic.

However, extending the example further, if the car decides to turn right after 3 blocks to have a clear path to the highway, it might find that the clear path (as it looked 1 minute ago) has been indeed blocked by an accident that just occured. And that is the fun part which to me states that your future is not up to you alone and is directly affected by others in your path. Therefore, although inquiring minds want to know..."Don't you mind about the future...Think about today instead!"

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

I am a tree hugger....

Reading Sonia's book made me become more aware of nature. She talks about the "elementals" or nature spirits of the elements (water, fire, earth, and wind.) And I have tried to take her advices to heart. For instance I am teaching a class next to a city plaza with beautiful willow trees and a pretty waterfall. Ordinarily I would have walked past but now I stop and emerce myself in their beauty. I stood by the fall and immediately felt a rush of energy that was invigorating. I thanked the water spirits and asked them to cleanse me and imagined being in the water. It felt wonderful. Then I passed the lunch croud and went over to the large willow trees and as soon as I entered their domain I heard no more noise and felt calmness drape over me like a blanket. I stood on the ground and felt the energy from the earth rise up through my feet and even though others were looking I put my hand on the trunk and stood there quietly soaking it all in. What a refresher - nature is trully magnificent!

The air was an interesting story as well. I went outside the classroom into the lobby and sat down onto the couches awaiting a phone call. Immediately I felt the chill of the cold air blowing through the vents above me. I thought about changing the spot and tried others but felt the breeze. Then I suddenly felt a wave of warm air and continued to feel it (as well as the cold air from the vents) throughout my conversation. So I thanked the air spirits for making me comfortable.

God blessed us with so many wonderful dieties around us who are willing and ready to help in an instant shall we only ask and notice them. I will do my best from now on.

Monday, August 18, 2008

A glorious mascarade....

My wife and I went downtown Chicago on Saturday night. It was the day of the Air and Water show so the streets were a buzz and people of all sorts were strolling down the Michigan Avenue. There were the fancy guy types dressed up in Armani...Women gracing passers by with their model good looks and 5th avenue fashions... There were the casual types in jeans and t-shirts... There were the very casual types with flip flops and cargo shorts and every possible type in between...they were all there. We stoped by Trump Tower and gazed upon the "upper class" pulling up in expensive cars and eating 50 dollar steaks....we took the architectural river tour and sat with tourists from all over marveling at the beauty that is Chicago....

Taking all of this in I realized that life on this planet is but a glorious mascarade and felt why souls just LOVE coming down here. Why wouldn't they? They can chose to be born anywhere, dress up anyway, try being rich or poor, strong or weak, intelligent or no so much... They put on a suit and dive into the ocean of feelings and emotions and they love every moment of it.....it is us who don't truly understand our soul's intentions that "drown" in everday life. We don't have to. Life is EXCEPTIONAL. And when we try to realize our soul purpose we forget what seems to me to be a main portion of it which is experience itself. Our soul wants to try things it knows about but never tried on for size. It wants to play, it wants to take things for a spin. Let's let it! Listen to your soul and find things that make it sing and then do them!

P.S. In the interest of public safety keep karma in mind before you begin to do anything :)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Protect yourself

Yesterday was an interesting day to say the least. I spent a lot of time dealing with a business issue that centered around our partner not servicing a large training client. Because of this the client wants to leave the partner and go to us directly. So I swam in negativity for most of the day and by evening I was feeling it. I felt drained and almost sick. Finally I stood in the shower and didn't leave until I was energetically clean. I asked angels for their assistance and forgiveness of everyone that thought I wronged them. I also forgave those whom I was still hanging onto...thankfully I was feeling almost 100 percent upon awaking. What this is showing me is how strong the energies are. I wasn't completely unprotected yesterday and it got to me with such force. So please protect yourself thoroughly.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The spirits are coming...

A few days ago a friend on recommendation of another friend asked for my help with his brother. He sent me an e-mail saying that a few years ago the brother got into a bit of trouble and needed to get going with his life. He was told by a friend that I could help. I remembered that the brother of my friend had some personal issues and didn't know how I could assist but was willing and interested to try. I had the feeling that I am embarking on the spiritual path and the forces will be using me to help others and felt very empowered.

Yesterday I did speak with my friend and he wanted to know how his brother can get out of a speeding violation that occured a while ago. My name came up because someone remembered me dealing with issues in the same realm...That made me laugh and showed not to take myself too seriously and assume the role of the Messenger too quickly.

Thursday, August 7, 2008

The signs are all around us...

...I bought a new book on communication with Angels and Guides. And I was looking forward to reading it soon and beginning the conversations....I would have talked to them sooner but I didn't know the right way...and then something dawned on me....WHAT RIGHT WAY!!!!!! There is no wrong way! They have been communicating with me since before I could remember. They did it using songs on the radio, movies I "just happened" to turn on, books, a stranger's word in passing, fortune cookies, horoscopes, arranging specific situations so I can deal with an issue, talking to me through my writing and even thoughts in my head. They have been communicating all the time I just didn't always notice.

The key is just to realize it and pay attention. Yes, there are techniques and meditaions that allow for clearer communication in the conventional sort of way but there is no need to wait until they are mastered, just be aware and you'll see the messages everywhere!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

I find myself...

After the trip I had gone back to work. There lately I was experiencing a lot of frustration with the software that is buggy, deadlines to meet and high expectations. Today greeted me with issues that needed to be resolved, seemingly no interest from the software company to help us and opinionated co-workers trying to impose their will...but there was something distinctly different...I felt no anger. It bubbled up once as if by habit and I reminded myself to be the light...and felt no anger. No frustration occurred when angry e-mails came trying to push me around, just a calm realization that we were all in this together and I wanted nothing to do with negativity coming out of me. And for the first time in a long time at work I was at peace.

I went about my business of trying to resolve issues and seemed only annoyed by my brother (who at this point proved to be the only one resiliant enought to shake me off my cloud...) Other then that I was serene and calm and loving it. I am not certain of the reason behind this metamorphosis but the sense is that I am finally awakening my other sides which have been dormant for so long.. and in the wholesomeness of it I find myself.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Ask and belive and you shall receive

I walked into the Richmond airport knowing I had a couple of hours to wait until my flight home. I ate, checked in and on the way to the gate decided to walk into the bookstore. As before I searched for the Inspiration section and casually looked down. There I saw a book by Brian Weiss titled Many Lives Many Masters. This was the third sign I was given to read the book. First was Masha, second was Danel and now this. I picked it up even though I wasn't done reading my current book by Concetta.

I then proceeded to go to the gate and in looking for a place to sit I saw a young woman and something drew me to her. I sat close by and took out my laptop to do some work. However a voice in my head told me to take the book instead. I asked which book (I had 3 with me) and was told Many Lives Many Masters. I sensed that the woman needed to see it and there is something I need to talk with her about. I listened and started to read the book all the while wondering how in the world would she see me reading it if I had it resting on my leg. Every so often I would see her write something or pack something into her suitcase. I knew I needed to speak with her but was hesitant. Finally I decided to just go for it and struck up a conversation which led to me showing her the book and stating that there was some reason she needed to see it. She found it fascinating and mentioned that she knew of reincarnation but didn't read much about it and was interested. She also said that lately every flight she took led her to meeting a person that would expand her horizons a bit and recommend a book she needed at the time. To keep this post short I will mention that she turned out to be a delightful young lady and we talked for most of the flight about listening to "voices" in your mind, numerology, etc. I also got the feeling that I needed to give her the book and to mention page 85. We read that page and from the sound of things there was a message that was important for her on it....Also something that was "coincidental" ..in doing her name analysis she noticed there were repeating 8s and 5s :)
This was once again an eye opening experience for me. I asked my guides to keep talking to me and I would listen. They obliged and I did what they suggested leading to a very rewarding experience. Also our discussions made me take a look at all the signs I had since birth and there were many. I am really looking forward to where this is going.

Angels please keep talking, I am listening!

Monday, August 4, 2008

Do I hear dead people?

I had purposfully booked my seat to be the middle just so I can have the best chance of meeting someone interesting. Although something told me to go into the bookstore in the airport just in case I find something that jumps at me. I went straight for the inspiration section and looked up...my eyes immediately found a book titled "Do Dead People Watch You Shower?" I understood then and there that I was probably not going to meet anyone on the flight but instead would be reading. Of course that is how it turned out, I sat next to a gentleman with countless tatoos who had as much interest in me as I do in death metal. Fortunately the isle seat was unoccupied and I quickly moved. Then I opened the book....

It was by Concetta Bertoldi who is a medium and this book is answers to most of the questions she gets asked repeatedly. It is a fascinating read that is very light and funny. Most of the things she says about the Other Side I tend to agree with (some exceptions... I will let you find out on your own) I read over 100 pages on the plane ride alone and plan to finish it tomorrow on the return leg. Something interesting did happen during the flight as one of the questions she specifically mentioned flying and I closed my eyes and tried to hear if anyone was talking to me from the Other Side. I don't remember the specifics but I do remember all of a sudden getting an image of my grandfather and seeing a room where he used to live and the chair he used to love sitting in. He was calling me by the name he used to call me and he was very loving. It seemed quite real and then he was gone. It only lasted a few minutes.

Friday, August 1, 2008

Rising above the clouds

One of my favorite moments during the flight is rising above the clouds. Especially if the weather is gloomy, overcast sky's and then ....you rise above it all to see a bright sun bathing in the bluest sky you have ever seen. And then I am reminded of the fact that everything is relative and rising above it all makes your problems seem...well....small and insignificant.

I wish I remembered that today as I struggled to keep my brain from exploding with ideas of what to do with my business, my life, and my job. My head seemed to be tuned into at least 7 different channels all playing at the same time. It took me a while to "come down" and relax. I think I need to have reminders plasted everywhere I can turn that point out that this is just a "game" and to rise above it all, to look at situations without emotional attachment and then come to a simple obvious decision (which of course is right there in front of me hiding behind the thin self created vail).

So here's to rising above!