FRIDAY

Time is the most amazing illusion. It goes slow when your young, speeds up when you grow older, races by when your my age. But even now it has no stability, some days it flies by some times it crawls. Lately it has been flying; this week just shot by. Friday already; nice for people looking forward to the weekends. I am sure there will be many Halloween parties this weekend.

In my last blog I said something like, that after all the studying I have done, I have concluded, that the most important thing is to BE NICE.

I guess we all know that and we all wish to do so. However, we have our ego to deal with or perhaps relinquish. Our ego is the source of judgement. We can't be nice and judgmental at the same time. Then there all those emotional triggers that take us by surprise, we find ourselves ranting and railing about something, that on the face of it, doesn't matter. These little triggers are buried hurts, threats to our self esteem; we can react like our life is in danger over nothing. Sometimes we get up in the Morning and find fault with everything. We may try to disguise it, but it comes out in wry criticisms.

It can seem hopeless. You want to improve; you really do. The secret is in awareness. Don't try to change yourself; but do pay attention to when you are being a jerk. Face the fact that sometimes you are a tremendous jerk. A really tremendous jerk. Always be aware. You can use the idea of niceness. You know when you are not being nice. You know then, that your ego is engaged.

The ego depends on trickery and disguise. As you face up to your negativity, the ego loses its influence. Your jerkiness will fade with awareness. But you have to face it and not make excuses for yourself. Those triggers, that are buried deep in your unconscious, can be stubborn, but if you are willing to recognize them and realize "hey that is not the person I want to be" you will progress. Don't excuse yourself, face the pain and the embarrassment. It won't kill you. Allow the feeling to pass through your body. This is a deeper kind of awareness and it will end the tyranny of the ego and dissolve the triggers.

Remember we are one. There is a great surge of light on the Earth and each time someone sees a little more, there is more energy available for everybody else. When your neighbor relinquishes part of his/her ego, more light comes to you. We tie up our light by seeing and reacting through our egos. The freer we become the more help we give to everybody else and the more help comes to you.

So it may seem hopeless at times, but actually this is a great time to grow. Every person you meet is a potential savior. Every person you meet, you can be a savior to. As we exchange our light we attenuate the negative effect of our ego. A smile in a grocery store at a stranger, may save that person years of struggle. You don't know how powerful you are in this way and it cannot be overstated. Concentrate on shining your light on everybody you meet. You will expand your consciousness and help others immensely.

This is the time of great change. In the next few weeks, there will be significant revelations concerning the way things have been. We will be saying goodbye to the old order and welcoming the new. There will be considerable chaos, as the dark struggles to maintain some hold. However, you will feel a lift of spirit; ignore the negativity that you will be invited to see. November will be chaotic but pivotal. Know that the Light will far exceed the Dark.

 Love and Peace,  Gregg