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The More….The Less….

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When(or if) you finally connect to the greater human consciousness…

Honestly that’s just the thing about it.  There aren’t even any words to describe it.  If you’ve ever heard the Bible verse “I once was lost but now I’m found, was blind but now I see” that’s what it’s like. Even that doesn’t do it 100% justice because there are levels to the key words lost, found and sight.  There is the literal, figurative and spiritual definition of all of them.

Coming back to my point, when you connect to the greater consciousness you are able to grasp at a very deep level every single human being throughout history who has connected with that same consciousness.  You are able to connect with the ideas of people through books, TV, Movies, Videos(good ol YouTube) Music, Dance and any other way people have ever used to express themselves.  It’s really quite beautiful.

In this connection to mass consciousness you become less you. I have found the more I turn into that connection and my development of my relationship with God the less I think of only myself and it’s an amazing  experience. I am in service to humanity.  I love connections, I love nurturing and helping develop the consciousness of my fellow man.  My little light shines. 🙂 I have always done it on a one to one scale, I makes sincere connections with people because of that.

The idea to start this blog was put on my heart a little while back. The thought of it scared the crap out of me because I did not want to expose myself to being judged and ridiculed by people who do not understand what it is that I am doing it for.   It was my equivalent to walking outside naked and then having someone put it online but not just it goes locally, that it goes viral. (We all know who grumpy cat is or how to do the SoldierBoy Superman for that very reason!!)  That is on a much larger scale than me just rambling to my friends and family or even speaking to someone randomly that I meet in the street!!!!

I practice meditation daily and since this was a point of high emotion I brought it to my meditation. I asked for clarity on what it is I should be doing and how to go about it and two things happened….I REALLY understood the concept that God never gives us more than we can handle . They wouldn’t put on my heart to do this task if I could not do it. Plain and simple.  The second thing was fear is not real!!!!! (That phrase often causes me to say it multiple times in a semi screaming voice lol. It is such a shocking, yet simple truth)  one of the lessons in A Course in Miracles is “A meaningless world engenders fear because I think I am in competition with God.”   Fear is based on not trusting God. It is impossible to simultaneously know that they will catch you if you step out on faith and they will let you fall if you step out on faith at the same time. So….I picked my side.  I stepped out. So far, it’s working out for me. 🙂  Any help no matter how small I can offer to anyone for their personal growth and development gives me purpose so thank you for even taking the time to read my thoughts. I greatly appreciate it. 

I met a guy on the train one day and we got into a really deep conversation about consciousness and spirituality.  In that conversation I told him we are all here (on the train) by design, it’s not a coincidences that this specific grouping of people are on this train with us right now. To that he said  something like well what makes me so special for all of these people to be here for me, isn’t that arrogant?  He was looking at it from the view that  if you think that way you believe the world revolves around you. I explained to him from my perspective it was more about me determining not only what it is I am supposed to be getting from this moment but also what I am supposed to be giving to this moment. And so I simply said because we are all here together I wish everyone on this train love and peace.  Yes I realize how much of a hippie that makes me sound like but I believe people who are classified as “hippies” got it right!!! (by right I mean right for me)

For me the thought of tuning out, putting in my headphones and not thinking of all the other people on the train who were specifically put here for a reason would be selfish of me. I have to stay present and aware and offer myself to the world however I am able (The side note being you can only offer yourself to your capacity.  You cannot fill another person’s cup if yours is empty so only give what you have to give, never more, and you will find this type of giving fills your cup not depletes it 🙂

You begin to feel that you can’t keep your gifts to yourself, whatever they may be. Give the world what you have to been given and you’ll always end up getting more out of it than you put in. As such, I decided I am of service to humanity.  I will surrender and give myself without fear and all will be well.

Peace and Love ❤

For the conscious/spiritual developing bookworm :D

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I love to read!!!! For me, reading expands and grows me, it validates things I may second guess in my own thoughts and it’s just overall something I have enjoyed since I was a child 🙂

If reading is your thing I’d highly recommend the following books:

Although I already mentioned it Ask and It Is Given by Abraham-Hicks (Jerry and Esther Hicks) literally busted my mind open. It started me on this amazing journey that is getting to know myself and God first hand

A Course in Miracles by The Foundation for Inner Peace.  I’m still working through this one.  I’ve found that in my specific path I don’t feel the need to read it cover to cover, I do however enjoy the lessons it teaches (you are supposed to study one lesson each day) and the teaching manual

The Finding of the Third Eye by Vera Stanley Adler.  This I found amazing because it was originally published in 1938 but is very much so applicable and relevant to today. As a result of reading this book I was skyrocketed in a million different directions!! It lead me to read The Egyptian Book of the Dead as well as The Tibetian Book of the Dead, The Teachings of Ptahhotep, The twelve labours of Hercules. and a very insightful article on Pelmanism which all helped in my expansion 🙂

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz.  Another book that gave me growth and made me just that much better.  The subtitle of the book is “A practical guide to personal freedom” It’s not lying lol

Astral Projection and the Nature of Reality by John Magnus.  This one all I can really say is once you begin to really expand you may find you want to get your feet wet in all the cool abilities of your mind.  It’s a book about out of body experiences, learning how to have them and what to do when you do.

A Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. This I read with one of my best friends because we have a “book club” it came at the perfect time for me and I was able to take just what  I needed at that moment.

The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield.  I am definitely enjoying this read.  Although technically it’s a fictional story it doesn’t take away from the very real spiritual/consciousness development stages.

As for the following books, they may on the surface seem to be only for entertainment at which point you may discard the value they may have on one’s spiritual development but one thing I have learned is insight can be found in all things and all people. In The Teachings of Ptahhotep, he states “Good speech is more hidden than greenstone (emeralds), yet it may be found among maids at the grindstones.” What I took from that was never discount someone’s ability to impart valuable wisdom to you based on their appearance or standings.  God moves and speaks through all of us which includes those we categorize as people who create things on a superficial level (i.e. for entertainment purposes)

THe Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay by Susanne Collins

Divergent , Insurgent and Allegiant by Veronia Roth

Allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll of the Harry Potter Books!!!! Those books are about Love!!!!! It’s really beautiful when you are able to actually see it 🙂

http://www.spiritscienceandmetaphysics.com/35-must-read-spiritual-books-youve-never-heard-of/

and when you’re tired of reading there’s always writing your own books!!! I’d totally recommend journaling as part of your spiritual development. It’s actually how this blog ever even started!! 😉

Have a great day my lovelies!!

Who God is *to me*

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I have to take a moment to explain God just so we are all on the same page.

God is whomever you personally view God as.  There is no wrong there is no right because ultimately they are all the same thing with different packaging.

Jesus, Buddha, Mohammed, Allah, Mother Nature, The Universe, Sources energy, Aliens and any other name you can think of are all the same thing so take your choice of label.  Whichever you feel the most comfortable with go ahead!!

When one can grasp the concept that there is NO ONE WAY up that spiritual mountain you spend a lot less time concerning yourself with someone else’s path and a lot more time focused on your individual walk because what it all comes down to is you’re using some many words to describe the same thing.

 

Meditation

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There’s so much that can and should be said about meditation.  In my intro I said mediation is life.  I stand by that 100%. Meditation is essentially your direct line to your higher self (also know as God in whichever form you choose to call it *the note here being don’t get caught up on the semantics of the name as much as the meaning of the connection you are forming*)

The first and most important thing one should know about meditation is this….YOU CANNOT DO IT WRONG!!!!!!

I feel that some people tend to think meditation requires you to sit in a room with your legs crossed, and your thumb and index fingers chanting waiting for some profound moment to come. Not all meditations will lead you to some great epiphany. Take the pressure off of yourself and know no matter how your meditation comes out it was PERFECT. Sometimes you won’t be able to quiet the rambling as quickly as you can on other days, sometimes you’ll fall asleep and sometimes you’ll complete it knowing you were able to connect with your higher self.  All of these things are 100% perfect because you are exactly where you need to be in the present moment.  Meditation takes practice, it’s no different than if you wanted to build your bicep, you wouldn’t lift a 20lb weight one time and then get mad you aren’t super buff would you?

As a recommendation *keeping in mind it’s different for everyone* I always say find some soothing music of your preference (youtube has tons of meditation music) and simply find a space where you can get comfortable and quiet.  You can sit up, you can lay down, whatever it is that will help you get settled into the moment is the goal, then you simply listen to the music. I find taking a couple of slow deep breaths helps me settle in then I begin to follow the musical notes.

As you begin to get comfortable with this you’ll notice that there are gaps in time where you aren’t hearing any of your every day mind rambling, and THAT’S your goal.  It’s not a crime to have thoughts during mediation your goal is just not to carry full conversations during that time.   You’re not looking for absolute silence you’re looking for temporary moments of quiet in order for you to actually HEAR what I call clear thought.  Sometimes it will initially seem as if these thoughts are random but if you keep yourself attuned within the day things will appear in your life to make some of these things clear.

As an example during meditation one morning I ended up on a tangent about the Jewish custom of sitting Shiva.  I could not tell you why of all things that was on my mind.  It progressed into a thought about a Jewish man I knew *mostly because I couldn’t imagine him not clean shaved* which then progressed into how he’s such a great and sweet person.  At the moment I determined this was not a CLEAR THOUGHT but everyday rambling and so I cleared it from my mind.  When I went into work that morning I found out that same man was going to be having surgery within a few weeks as a result of having double hernia’s.  My thoughts lead me to him for a reason it just wasn’t clear why until after the fact.  Those thoughts of love directed towards him were called to the front of my mind on purpose.

So to conclude I’d just like to reiterate 1. you cannot do it wrong 2.you can have thoughts just try not to hold conversations (remember you’re learning to make the distinction between mindless rambling and CLEAR thought  and 3. the more you do it the more natural it becomes.

Good luck and happy travels 😀

Welcome/Introduction

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First and foremost if you are here reading this I’d like to say thank you and welcome. You could be anywhere on the internet learning and expanding but you have found yourself with me 🙂
It is my vision that this blog/website be one of many bridges in your ever-expanding spiritual journey.  There’s so much to learn and so much to know. Enjoy every moment knowing that whatever comes to you is in perfect time.  We’re never given more than we can handle or more than we are ready for so trust in the pureness and goodness of this moment(as in RIGHT NOW, as you are reading these words)
The beginning of any spiritual journey is filled with a lot of complex emotion.  Is it fun, exciting and sometimes scary? Yup.
I’d actually like to take a moment to discuss the scary, it can be scary when you’re standing on the edge of something you can feel is BIG but you don’t know exactly what awaits you on the other side of that experience.  You may dawdle at that line tipping your toe over, not really sure what’s to come, further more if you really are going to want it once you find out what’s on that other side…..let me assure you…..you want to jump in!
To say it’s the greatest thing you’ll ever do in your life is not in the least an understatement. (take the red pill Neo….take the red pill. That just made me laugh) But seriously even if you do tip toe on the edge don’t worry about it, you’ll know when you’re ready.  The fact that you’re spending time reading spiritual blogs and searching the internet for this stuff is a pretty good indicator of such 🙂
The last thing I’d like to ask as you continue is to approach each one of my entries with an open mind.  But more important than an open mind I urge you to take all that you absorb in a moment back with you to meditation. Meditation is LIFE. Meditation is  EVERYTHING.
I’ll go into meditation a little more later but even if I try to describe or explain it, it sort of doesn’t do it justice because no two people are going to have identical meditation experience because WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUAL HUMAN BEINGS!!   The whole reason that I say meditation is so important is because it’s such a personal and intimate experience between you and your higher Source.  So when you make that connection in meditation you’ll be able to verify what is true for you and what is not.
I can only speak from my truth based on the personal relationship I am forming with the Creator(whomever you chose to call him/her/them is not of importance) Some of the things I may say may ring a bell in your head, some of the things may cause you to go pssssssssssssssssssssh she is completely wrong, it doesn’t matter. My primary purpose is to help you along your own journey in any way I can, not to try to push my personal truths as the one size fits all truth.
With this all being said I wish you much growth, light, peace, love and expansion in your travels.