There wasn't much, if any, snow left yesterday Morning. We just had a little taste of what is to come. Winter rarely arrives much before Thanksgiving, but often enough, to create memories. The earliest it arrived in my memory was 1991. The famous Halloween Blizzard. The official snow tally for the Twin City area was 8.2 inches. Many areas had well over a foot. We did. Usually, early snows melt quickly, regardless of the depth; however, that snow was still on the ground when the Spring melt occurred. It was the longest Winter in my memory.
When I was a child, we often had cold weather but no snow. Except for the great Armistice Day Blizzard in 1940 [I was five], we usually had snowless Novembers, and many times, snow didn't arrive until late December. We had many brown Christmases when I was growing up.
Many times, I wished I kept a log or diary, at least record the weather events. I never got around to it. Now that I blog three times a week, I may record some of that kind of data.
On an impulse, yesterday, I picked out an old blog to read. I think it was December 11, 2013. Then I read several before that date. I didn't remember that Winter came with a bang that year. We not only had snow, but the temperature was below zero F. for a week, on one occasion, and few days on another. It was a cold December.
I hardly ever read my old blogs and I was impressed with how much that fellow knew. You would think that I would really have my act together by now. It doesn't work that way. As I have said before, a teacher teaches what he/she is trying to learn. We may be able to see the truth; but being the truth, that is a horse of a different color. I hope I am making progress.
Well, I will have completed my eightieth year in a couple months. What is it like to be over eighty? I have discovered when people get to my age, they suddenly become proud of it, and will use every opportunity to tell people. Well, not everybody, I know a couple of people who still struggle with the idea. However, I meet people in the grocery store, waiting in line at the cash register, or looking for something on the shelf, and the subject of age comes up and they are more than happy to tell you how old they are. There is certain gratification to reaching eighty and beyond; especially if we are still robust and healthy.
Robust is kind of a strong word, but I am certainly healthy. My feet keep me from walking any great distance and I can't get down on the ground and arise, without something to pull myself up. Several times, in the last several Winters, I would fall down and have to crawl over to a fence post, tree or something to get myself up. That has been going on for a long time. In fact, the worst time, I may have been still in my late sixties; I fell down and the snow was so deep I could not reach the ground with my hands. I was young enough then, I probably could have pushed myself up, if I could have reached the ground with my hands. I was home alone and I had to submerge myself in the snow and crawl to the nearest upright object to pull myself up. That was in the days when we still had to read our own electric meters and I was walking through waist high snow to reach the meter on the post. Now the company reads them electronically.
Physical limitation, with age, doesn't bother me much. I can do almost everything I really want to do. There are some things right now, I really need to do, that I am not doing. The window for digging those potatoes could close anytime. That is something that is hard for me to do by myself. I could pick the potatoes up by just bending over. It is much easier when you can get up and own. In the past Jamie has been the one on all fours and I did the digging. She has been getting better and she pronounced herself willing to give it a try. Perhaps this weekend. I, also, need to transfer some sheep from one pasture to another. I can handle that. I just haven't.
Of course, when we reach eighty, we are aware that our sojourn on the planet could come to a halt anytime. That is true, for any of us; but when we read the obituaries and see that half the people cashing in are younger than us, we can't escape the idea that time is limited. But, I am not in the least concerned about it. For other folks, I only wish to stay around until my presence is needed. For myself, I want to stay around, until I see, the real emergence, of a new civilization.
I have been dreaming of a new world for most of my life. I can easily see, how beautiful the world could be, if we only gave it the smallest chance. What if we would give up hostilities for a single generation? What if we decided to love each other? What if we would meet each others' needs, rather than be competitive? What if we put creativity and serving above making money? What if we treated our Mother Earth, as a loving being, who nurtured us and cared for us? What if we accepted we were one with Nature and one with source? How would it be if we knew we were One?
Simple questions. We have the capacity to be all of this and more. No! I can't leave this planet until I see the new world take shape. I am going to hang around, and remind people of what they're missing, until they see it themselves.
Happy Friday! Celebrate! The light is increasing!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 30, 2015
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
ANOTHER RAINY DAY
It is gloomy out. It rained most of the night and is still drizzling. My mood is good, though. But, I don't feel like blogging. I am not sure why. I was actually writing a blog, in my mind, yesterday. The alternative news media is full of information about how we a have been hornswoggled into accepting ideas that are not true. There will be outrage when the truth emerges. When things are clearer I may point to some.
There were a couple subjects running through my mind yesterday. I recently read a piece that claimed our minds are geared to finding fault. I have been alert to how I have a propensity to judge. I have the intent not to judge. Yet, before we judge, we see what there is to judge. How can we not see what is in front of our faces? I think we can look past what we see as faults, to the person. If we have a friend, who has a mole or disfiguring scar on their face, we eventually pay no attention to it. We don't see it at all or it becomes part of their charm. We look past the blemish and see them.
I realized I paused, sometimes more than momentarily, at the faults I could see. I didn't see, how that was, itself, a judgement. I didn't feel, how seeing a fault, was a judgement. It occurred to me, that if there was not some judgement, lurking around, we would not see [or at least not focus] on the fault. Perhaps, we can't help see some faults, but it is one thing to see a fault, and simultaneously, look past it, and another to pause and perhaps, catalog it.
In any case, I decided to go on a diet from fault finding. I made this decision Monday night before I went to bed. I kept the intent in my mind, since. We had a visitor, yesterday Morning, that said some things, that seemed to be the Universe testing me, to see if I was serious. And, of course, my lovely wife seemed to test my resolve. Those closest to us, will always provide the gold standard.
We are all peculiar, to some one. We are all unique. We all have, arrangements of characteristics, that another may find strange. How can we label something a fault? Especially, when it hurts no one? We can't really appreciate each other, if our minds scan another, and label some of the differences as faults.
We are One, but we are unique. Our differences need to be celebrated. Our differences bring richness to life on this planet.
Our big and little fears are tied together with our judgements. Where a fear lieth, a judgement arises. Giving up judgements makes us feel vulnerable. We have the insane idea that judgement will protect us. It is similar to the idea, that worry keeps bad things from happening.
In fact, giving up judgement and faultfinding, frees us in remarkable ways. It opens the door to peace. It allows our minds to be flooded with love. It renews our mind/heart connection. Every little bit of judgement and faultfinding we indulge in, limits ourselves. We are one, we cannot judge others, without turning it on ourselves.
I am on this faultfinding/freeing diet, one day at a time. Like freeing oneself of any addiction, one doesn't want to overwhelm themselves by looking beyond the day. I know I will succeed. How can one fail when they are inundated with love? There is nothing more reinforcing, than having love, take up the space in your mind, where judgement dwelt.
Love and Peace, Gregg
There were a couple subjects running through my mind yesterday. I recently read a piece that claimed our minds are geared to finding fault. I have been alert to how I have a propensity to judge. I have the intent not to judge. Yet, before we judge, we see what there is to judge. How can we not see what is in front of our faces? I think we can look past what we see as faults, to the person. If we have a friend, who has a mole or disfiguring scar on their face, we eventually pay no attention to it. We don't see it at all or it becomes part of their charm. We look past the blemish and see them.
I realized I paused, sometimes more than momentarily, at the faults I could see. I didn't see, how that was, itself, a judgement. I didn't feel, how seeing a fault, was a judgement. It occurred to me, that if there was not some judgement, lurking around, we would not see [or at least not focus] on the fault. Perhaps, we can't help see some faults, but it is one thing to see a fault, and simultaneously, look past it, and another to pause and perhaps, catalog it.
In any case, I decided to go on a diet from fault finding. I made this decision Monday night before I went to bed. I kept the intent in my mind, since. We had a visitor, yesterday Morning, that said some things, that seemed to be the Universe testing me, to see if I was serious. And, of course, my lovely wife seemed to test my resolve. Those closest to us, will always provide the gold standard.
We are all peculiar, to some one. We are all unique. We all have, arrangements of characteristics, that another may find strange. How can we label something a fault? Especially, when it hurts no one? We can't really appreciate each other, if our minds scan another, and label some of the differences as faults.
We are One, but we are unique. Our differences need to be celebrated. Our differences bring richness to life on this planet.
Our big and little fears are tied together with our judgements. Where a fear lieth, a judgement arises. Giving up judgements makes us feel vulnerable. We have the insane idea that judgement will protect us. It is similar to the idea, that worry keeps bad things from happening.
In fact, giving up judgement and faultfinding, frees us in remarkable ways. It opens the door to peace. It allows our minds to be flooded with love. It renews our mind/heart connection. Every little bit of judgement and faultfinding we indulge in, limits ourselves. We are one, we cannot judge others, without turning it on ourselves.
I am on this faultfinding/freeing diet, one day at a time. Like freeing oneself of any addiction, one doesn't want to overwhelm themselves by looking beyond the day. I know I will succeed. How can one fail when they are inundated with love? There is nothing more reinforcing, than having love, take up the space in your mind, where judgement dwelt.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, October 26, 2015
LOVE AND FEAR
It's raining. It is rather cold and gloomy. These Fall days can be cozy and cuddly, as we sit inside looking out, or they can be dark and forbidding, depending on our mood. Either way, they are a forerunner of things to come. We have snow in our forecast for Wednesday night. I doubt that it will amount to much.
When we do have a mood, that is less than what we would like; sometimes it feels like we can't change it. It can feel like we are doomed to suffer. No matter how bad it seems; we can change it. As small a thing, as a telephone call to a friend, can pull us out of the rut. When we are deep in the rut, we cannot see over the side well enough, to see what we could do.
It is very difficult to see that we create our reality when we are up to our eyebrows in muck. We certainly don't want anybody to remind us that we may be involved in the making of the experience. Oh no!
Yet, where can we start, but with ourselves? Isn't it more comforting to know that our experience is our creation, rather than, it is handed to us by a capricious, outside force we have no control over? Sure things do happen outside our influence; our car breaks down, a storm blows a tree down on our house, our kids get sick, etc. etc. But how we react to the things that come to us- is us. Ten people will react in ten different ways; each creating a different outcome and feeling about themselves.
I don't know all the parameters that drive these ten people. I do think there is a battle going on in the mind of humankind between love and fear. It affects each individual as well as globally. I have discussed many times how fear is used globally to keep us under control. Turn on the news; fear is used in everything: weather reporting, migration, crime, world conflict; almost nothing is devoid of the inoculation of fear.
Our minds are trained to be afraid. There is a great difference, in being sick and knowing we will get over it and being sick and afraid we won't. When we are up to our eyebrows in muck, and we say to ourselves, "there is no way out." It is quite different from saying, "there has to be a way out."
Much in life boils down to our attitude. One attitude rejects fear and attracts love, another can do the opposite.
Is it possible for us to be so alert, that we can reject all fear thoughts? Fear thoughts are very sneaky, and they can bring their friends, and before we know it, we can be shaking in our boots. But, shaking in our boots, isn't the worst thing that can happen. When we are shaking in our boots, we know we are afraid. A worse situation, is when the fear disguises itself, as judgement, prejudice, unwarranted conclusions etc. We may go on, not realizing we are driven by fear.
Individually and globally, we are torn between the attraction of love and fear. I use the word attraction purposely. Our minds have been made very attractive to fear. We can attract fear thoughts like a magnet attracts metal filings. Consider, worry! What does our mind do, when our adolescent children, are out too late?
Love and fear have always existed on this planet. The Earth, being created by Love, is essentially love. The Earth is surrounded by love. When our egos gave up their proper function, of protecting us in our separate bodies; they took on a life of their own and attempted to dominate the spirit [our true being]. Fear was the only weapon, the ego could use, to convince us, to deny the existence of our Spirit {Oneness}. When an ego is dysfunctional, it tends to dominate other egos. Fear is always the method of choice.
We exist in Love, but we are surrounded by fear thoughts. They are like a swarm of voracious pest, that are waiting for the opportunity to bite. It doesn't take, much of an invitation, for them to attack, that is why we need to keep our minds free. So much, of what invites this swarm of pests to attack, is in the past; that is why our mentors have advised us to stay in the moment and give up the past.
Laughter, smiles, happiness, in general, keeps the swarm at bay. The more light that shines out of us, the smaller the swarm becomes. The more we love the fewer the pests will be. Outside of this fear created illusion, these pests do not exist. There is only love. We will see that, when we give up all fear.
We are powerful, creative beings, we must be aware of what occupies our minds. Don't worry! We can't lose. Fear is no match for Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
When we do have a mood, that is less than what we would like; sometimes it feels like we can't change it. It can feel like we are doomed to suffer. No matter how bad it seems; we can change it. As small a thing, as a telephone call to a friend, can pull us out of the rut. When we are deep in the rut, we cannot see over the side well enough, to see what we could do.
It is very difficult to see that we create our reality when we are up to our eyebrows in muck. We certainly don't want anybody to remind us that we may be involved in the making of the experience. Oh no!
Yet, where can we start, but with ourselves? Isn't it more comforting to know that our experience is our creation, rather than, it is handed to us by a capricious, outside force we have no control over? Sure things do happen outside our influence; our car breaks down, a storm blows a tree down on our house, our kids get sick, etc. etc. But how we react to the things that come to us- is us. Ten people will react in ten different ways; each creating a different outcome and feeling about themselves.
I don't know all the parameters that drive these ten people. I do think there is a battle going on in the mind of humankind between love and fear. It affects each individual as well as globally. I have discussed many times how fear is used globally to keep us under control. Turn on the news; fear is used in everything: weather reporting, migration, crime, world conflict; almost nothing is devoid of the inoculation of fear.
Our minds are trained to be afraid. There is a great difference, in being sick and knowing we will get over it and being sick and afraid we won't. When we are up to our eyebrows in muck, and we say to ourselves, "there is no way out." It is quite different from saying, "there has to be a way out."
Much in life boils down to our attitude. One attitude rejects fear and attracts love, another can do the opposite.
Is it possible for us to be so alert, that we can reject all fear thoughts? Fear thoughts are very sneaky, and they can bring their friends, and before we know it, we can be shaking in our boots. But, shaking in our boots, isn't the worst thing that can happen. When we are shaking in our boots, we know we are afraid. A worse situation, is when the fear disguises itself, as judgement, prejudice, unwarranted conclusions etc. We may go on, not realizing we are driven by fear.
Individually and globally, we are torn between the attraction of love and fear. I use the word attraction purposely. Our minds have been made very attractive to fear. We can attract fear thoughts like a magnet attracts metal filings. Consider, worry! What does our mind do, when our adolescent children, are out too late?
Love and fear have always existed on this planet. The Earth, being created by Love, is essentially love. The Earth is surrounded by love. When our egos gave up their proper function, of protecting us in our separate bodies; they took on a life of their own and attempted to dominate the spirit [our true being]. Fear was the only weapon, the ego could use, to convince us, to deny the existence of our Spirit {Oneness}. When an ego is dysfunctional, it tends to dominate other egos. Fear is always the method of choice.
We exist in Love, but we are surrounded by fear thoughts. They are like a swarm of voracious pest, that are waiting for the opportunity to bite. It doesn't take, much of an invitation, for them to attack, that is why we need to keep our minds free. So much, of what invites this swarm of pests to attack, is in the past; that is why our mentors have advised us to stay in the moment and give up the past.
Laughter, smiles, happiness, in general, keeps the swarm at bay. The more light that shines out of us, the smaller the swarm becomes. The more we love the fewer the pests will be. Outside of this fear created illusion, these pests do not exist. There is only love. We will see that, when we give up all fear.
We are powerful, creative beings, we must be aware of what occupies our minds. Don't worry! We can't lose. Fear is no match for Love.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 23, 2015
AUTUMN RAIN
It is raining and 46 degrees F. It looks like it will rain most of the day. We can use it. I broke down and bought a new mechanical keyboard. The key boards, I rescued by washing, continued to have have problems intermittently. Sometimes, I could unplug them and replug them and they would work for awhile, but it got too annoying. I think I am going to really like this new keyboard, but there is a learning curve. The letters on the keys are lower case and very small. This old codger depends on seeing the letters on the keys. Perhaps I will really learn to type properly. I use all my fingers, I am not a hunt and peck typist, but I am no flash, either.
Jamie is slowly emerging from the problems, associated from the bulging disc in her neck, healing will take a long time; but, she is back to normal in most ways. We acquired various traction devices and they are key to her healing. Her more general health concerns have improved, also.
This has been an ideal Summer in terms of weather. Mostly pleasant, plenty of moisture, we got by without using our air conditioning once; but there were a few days we might have. Very few mosquitoes! It was strange, in that, most of our projects were put on hold. Jamie didn't feel well most of the time, and I, well, I am eighty and lazy to boot. So our garden went back to nature fairly early. We still got quite a bit of produce from it and we still have potatoes to dig.
We have about twenty hens, and they laid very well, until the last few days. It is time for them to slow down. Up to the last week, we were still getting 7 to 10 eggs a day. Earlier in the season, we were getting 12 to 15 a day. It will drop down to 2 or 3 through November and then cease entirely until the days start to lengthen.
I need to get, two of my sheep, transferred from one pasture to the other; a young ewe and a young ram. I hope to have that accomplished by end of next week. I, also, need to get some hay delivered in the next couple weeks. Who knows when the snow will fly? I got a few small bales for emergencies.
So, that is some of the mundane, of my life, on planet Earth. What about the rest?
This is a tough time for many. People are going through lots of physical and psychological distress. Perhaps, it is part of the change in consciousness. It seems like, everybody I talk to, has some family member going through a trial. Whenever, I think I have troubles, all I need to do, is look around to realize how blessed I am.
Despite the darkness, portrayed in the main stream media, there seems to be an optimism growing in the populace. It appears the dark is retreating. I have been thinking of writing about how, we have been and are, manipulated by the MSM. It is getting more and more obvious. Those, who get their news from the internet, can attest to this. We need to be skeptical of any news, we get, internet or MSM. If it doesn't feel right; it probably isn't. We need to keep our BS detectors working.
Waiting is tough. The secret is, not to wait. The light is increasing and we are awakening; but, lets not wait for veil to be completely lifted. Let us look for how we can be of service, now. How can we shine our light in our families, our communities, how can we make things better for those around us.
But we don't have to concentrate on being a do-gooder. Be a good, at being. If we can remember two things: we don't have to judge, anybody or anything, and love everybody and everything. To repeat LOVE and NO JUDGEMENT. Time will fly by. We will soon be passed through this period of chaos and re-adjustment. Hey! Life on this planet is great! Let's embrace all, as our brothers and sisters.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Jamie is slowly emerging from the problems, associated from the bulging disc in her neck, healing will take a long time; but, she is back to normal in most ways. We acquired various traction devices and they are key to her healing. Her more general health concerns have improved, also.
This has been an ideal Summer in terms of weather. Mostly pleasant, plenty of moisture, we got by without using our air conditioning once; but there were a few days we might have. Very few mosquitoes! It was strange, in that, most of our projects were put on hold. Jamie didn't feel well most of the time, and I, well, I am eighty and lazy to boot. So our garden went back to nature fairly early. We still got quite a bit of produce from it and we still have potatoes to dig.
We have about twenty hens, and they laid very well, until the last few days. It is time for them to slow down. Up to the last week, we were still getting 7 to 10 eggs a day. Earlier in the season, we were getting 12 to 15 a day. It will drop down to 2 or 3 through November and then cease entirely until the days start to lengthen.
I need to get, two of my sheep, transferred from one pasture to the other; a young ewe and a young ram. I hope to have that accomplished by end of next week. I, also, need to get some hay delivered in the next couple weeks. Who knows when the snow will fly? I got a few small bales for emergencies.
So, that is some of the mundane, of my life, on planet Earth. What about the rest?
This is a tough time for many. People are going through lots of physical and psychological distress. Perhaps, it is part of the change in consciousness. It seems like, everybody I talk to, has some family member going through a trial. Whenever, I think I have troubles, all I need to do, is look around to realize how blessed I am.
Despite the darkness, portrayed in the main stream media, there seems to be an optimism growing in the populace. It appears the dark is retreating. I have been thinking of writing about how, we have been and are, manipulated by the MSM. It is getting more and more obvious. Those, who get their news from the internet, can attest to this. We need to be skeptical of any news, we get, internet or MSM. If it doesn't feel right; it probably isn't. We need to keep our BS detectors working.
Waiting is tough. The secret is, not to wait. The light is increasing and we are awakening; but, lets not wait for veil to be completely lifted. Let us look for how we can be of service, now. How can we shine our light in our families, our communities, how can we make things better for those around us.
But we don't have to concentrate on being a do-gooder. Be a good, at being. If we can remember two things: we don't have to judge, anybody or anything, and love everybody and everything. To repeat LOVE and NO JUDGEMENT. Time will fly by. We will soon be passed through this period of chaos and re-adjustment. Hey! Life on this planet is great! Let's embrace all, as our brothers and sisters.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
LET'S LEAVE THE DARKNESS BEHIND
I am getting an early start, today. I have an appointment to get a haircut/beard trim at 10:30. We have a neighbor who has a salon in her home. When I say neighbor, we live in the country, and I can say, neighbor, when the person lives several miles away. She is only 2 miles away, so she is a close neighbor.
I have said before, I write about, what I am trying to learn. When I talk about, living in the moment, being non judgmental, giving up the past, etc. I am sure, I am no further along, than most of you. I feel keenly the need to grow. I can imagine how beautiful life would be, if we realized our 'oneness', and lived to serve each other. I, also, think it is a logical consequence of our evolution.
Likewise, I have said I am not a seer. I can't see the future any better than anybody else. I have read a lot of stuff, from people who think they can, I am pretty skeptical. However, I do feel we, humankind, are learning to give up many crazy ideas of the past. I think we are seeing how we have suffered with ideas of separation, competition and striving to be what we are not. We have bought into, the negative of religion, and ignored the kernel of truth. We have accepted the idea of unworthiness and have, given ourselves over to folks, who control by dangling, the idea of salvation, in front of us.
We have missed the gold nugget of the teachings, that we are all one, that we are love, that all there is, is love, and that we are all part of Source. The great ones, taught us, we didn't need to do anything to be saved. The whole idea of being saved was a corrupt idea. We are okay just the way we are. We need to unlearn the craziness. We have nothing to learn, we have much to unlearn.
We have been carefully taught, to look outside ourselves, for answers, when all the time they were inside. We, always, knew that love was the answer. We, always, knew we wanted to feel loved more than anything else. In our illusionary state, we substituted many things for the feeling of love. Many, many things; we chased after all kinds of material things, accolades, pleasures, achievements etc. when all we wanted was love. Not to say, the pleasures of life, the accolades, the achievements don't have value; they have their own value. We cheat ourselves, when we think they are substitutes for love. Nothing can replace love. All is ephemeral, except love. Unfortunately, we are so immersed in the illusion, that we think love is ephemeral, when it is the one thing that is not.
I do not have an original idea and I am not a prophet. What you read here is what I have gleaned from my studies. I feel humankind is on the verge of rediscovery. I think we are about to move out of a very dark age. I believe the last couple hundred years, may have been the darkest, we have experienced for many eons. Can we imagine, the absurdities, we seemed to accept; the idea of a just war?! The idea that killing people is a solution? The idea, that it okay for one group, to lord it over another? The idea, that one group or person, is closer to truth than another? The idea that one has to believe something to be saved? And saved from what? It is okay for one country, to tyrannize others, and steal their wealth? It is okay for some to have much more than others? There is no end, to the examples, of the insanity that we seem to accept.
But, perhaps, we have not accepted these absurdities. Perhaps, we felt helpless. Perhaps, we were waiting for the right time to make our opinion heard. Perhaps, all along, we were waiting for the time, when we could express ourselves without ridicule. Most people, I know, agree with these concepts. I think we are waking up, to the idea, we don't have to live in the darkness anymore. We were controlled by division and fear. We can see through that. We don't want to do it anymore.
We are just discovering how powerful our minds are. We are just discovering our minds are linked, and we can give up the old group consciousness, and trust a consciousness based on Love. What would our world be like if we really truly loved each other?
The time to give up the insanity; is now. NOW! Let us bless ourselves and our neighbor. Let us serve each other.
I got to get a haircut and do some chores. Shine your light brightly! Let's leave the ugly past behind.
Love and Peace, Gregg
I have said before, I write about, what I am trying to learn. When I talk about, living in the moment, being non judgmental, giving up the past, etc. I am sure, I am no further along, than most of you. I feel keenly the need to grow. I can imagine how beautiful life would be, if we realized our 'oneness', and lived to serve each other. I, also, think it is a logical consequence of our evolution.
Likewise, I have said I am not a seer. I can't see the future any better than anybody else. I have read a lot of stuff, from people who think they can, I am pretty skeptical. However, I do feel we, humankind, are learning to give up many crazy ideas of the past. I think we are seeing how we have suffered with ideas of separation, competition and striving to be what we are not. We have bought into, the negative of religion, and ignored the kernel of truth. We have accepted the idea of unworthiness and have, given ourselves over to folks, who control by dangling, the idea of salvation, in front of us.
We have missed the gold nugget of the teachings, that we are all one, that we are love, that all there is, is love, and that we are all part of Source. The great ones, taught us, we didn't need to do anything to be saved. The whole idea of being saved was a corrupt idea. We are okay just the way we are. We need to unlearn the craziness. We have nothing to learn, we have much to unlearn.
We have been carefully taught, to look outside ourselves, for answers, when all the time they were inside. We, always, knew that love was the answer. We, always, knew we wanted to feel loved more than anything else. In our illusionary state, we substituted many things for the feeling of love. Many, many things; we chased after all kinds of material things, accolades, pleasures, achievements etc. when all we wanted was love. Not to say, the pleasures of life, the accolades, the achievements don't have value; they have their own value. We cheat ourselves, when we think they are substitutes for love. Nothing can replace love. All is ephemeral, except love. Unfortunately, we are so immersed in the illusion, that we think love is ephemeral, when it is the one thing that is not.
I do not have an original idea and I am not a prophet. What you read here is what I have gleaned from my studies. I feel humankind is on the verge of rediscovery. I think we are about to move out of a very dark age. I believe the last couple hundred years, may have been the darkest, we have experienced for many eons. Can we imagine, the absurdities, we seemed to accept; the idea of a just war?! The idea that killing people is a solution? The idea, that it okay for one group, to lord it over another? The idea, that one group or person, is closer to truth than another? The idea that one has to believe something to be saved? And saved from what? It is okay for one country, to tyrannize others, and steal their wealth? It is okay for some to have much more than others? There is no end, to the examples, of the insanity that we seem to accept.
But, perhaps, we have not accepted these absurdities. Perhaps, we felt helpless. Perhaps, we were waiting for the right time to make our opinion heard. Perhaps, all along, we were waiting for the time, when we could express ourselves without ridicule. Most people, I know, agree with these concepts. I think we are waking up, to the idea, we don't have to live in the darkness anymore. We were controlled by division and fear. We can see through that. We don't want to do it anymore.
We are just discovering how powerful our minds are. We are just discovering our minds are linked, and we can give up the old group consciousness, and trust a consciousness based on Love. What would our world be like if we really truly loved each other?
The time to give up the insanity; is now. NOW! Let us bless ourselves and our neighbor. Let us serve each other.
I got to get a haircut and do some chores. Shine your light brightly! Let's leave the ugly past behind.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, October 19, 2015
THIS MAD MAD WORLD
Summery weather has returned! The low temperature, last night, was higher than the high temperature on Friday. For the next week we will stay above freezing. Good, I would like to see Wintry weather postponed as long as possible. We still need to get those potatoes dug and get some things with the sheep squared away.
More than usual, I have no idea what to write about. I know we live in a mad world. It is wearisome to see the craziness continue. I know we are awakening, but sometimes it seems so slow. People's minds have been programmed for so many eons to accept what the authority figures state as true. We bow down to 'experts', in every field, and follow blindly the rules of the 'tribes' we belong to. We see what we want to see and we create according to our beliefs. Therefore, this painful illusion continues.
Most of us see enough, that we want this painful illusion, over with. Some of us feel that we need to understand how we got trapped, so we can see the doorway out. Others feel that once we see the dilemma, we can just step out. I use to think that the latter was the best approach; reasoning, that all we needed to do, was to accept that we created the illusion with our thoughts, and begin creating with love. Now, I think, there is no better or best, we each need to reach the goal we seek our own way.
Many folks, in the past, have been able to step out of the illusion and see it for what it is, an example; Siddhartha, who upon coming out of a lengthy mediation, announced "it is all suffering". We have had many teachers, who have seen, the same thing. All the major religions and spiritual movements are based on those people who could 'see'. Their messages were always corrupted and translated into methods of control.
So we really need to do both, we need to see chapter and verse, how we are trapped and manipulated and we need to focus on the world we want to see. Some of us can do both. Others are best at using their energy by focusing on the light, infusing the group mind with love. Others, are best at asking the questions, "How did we get so trapped?" "How come we believed things, that we had no evidence for?" "What methods were used to manipulate us?" "What are the motives of those who would control us?" The questions are endless.
It is clear that, if enough people are to awaken, to create a sane world; people are going to need to understand just how crazy this world is. Those who take on this task, must be strong enough, to avoid the sense of hopelessness, that is so powerful in this illusion. It is difficult to study this ball of pain and negativity and remain lighthearted. Many folks will need to understand it. These gallant folks are valuable teachers.
Once we are convinced, that this world we see as reality, is bizarrely crazy; we can begin changing our personal world. First change our minds. No longer engage in negative thoughts. No longer judge anyone else. No longer hold beliefs that were inculcated in the illusion. By loving ourselves and those around us we will create our own little paradise.
No matter what approach, fits us the best, the biggest block we have, to learning and change, is how we regard ourselves. We must give up our ideas of limitation and unworthiness. We were not born in sin! We have nothing to prove. We are love. We have no stains. The only thing that keeps us from realizing, what great beings of light that we are, is the faulty conception of ourselves. Evolution on this planet, is giving up all the negative programming we have received over the eons.
None of this is easy. Lifetime habits of the mind, do not give in easily, to our wish for change. Our minds may be haunted by judgements, long after we could see the silliness of them. Our intent is very important. Frequently, renew your intent to be a loving, nonjudgmental person. We are going in that direction.
I remind those who are weary; both personal and global change can happen swiftly. We may suddenly find ourselves seeing differently. The veil is thinning. Awakening can run through the populace like electricity through a wire. We are all connected. We are all Love.
I have said all this before. I hope you don't mind the reminder. I guess that is what I do, when I sit down here, and have no idea what I am going to write about.
Love and Peace, Gregg
More than usual, I have no idea what to write about. I know we live in a mad world. It is wearisome to see the craziness continue. I know we are awakening, but sometimes it seems so slow. People's minds have been programmed for so many eons to accept what the authority figures state as true. We bow down to 'experts', in every field, and follow blindly the rules of the 'tribes' we belong to. We see what we want to see and we create according to our beliefs. Therefore, this painful illusion continues.
Most of us see enough, that we want this painful illusion, over with. Some of us feel that we need to understand how we got trapped, so we can see the doorway out. Others feel that once we see the dilemma, we can just step out. I use to think that the latter was the best approach; reasoning, that all we needed to do, was to accept that we created the illusion with our thoughts, and begin creating with love. Now, I think, there is no better or best, we each need to reach the goal we seek our own way.
Many folks, in the past, have been able to step out of the illusion and see it for what it is, an example; Siddhartha, who upon coming out of a lengthy mediation, announced "it is all suffering". We have had many teachers, who have seen, the same thing. All the major religions and spiritual movements are based on those people who could 'see'. Their messages were always corrupted and translated into methods of control.
So we really need to do both, we need to see chapter and verse, how we are trapped and manipulated and we need to focus on the world we want to see. Some of us can do both. Others are best at using their energy by focusing on the light, infusing the group mind with love. Others, are best at asking the questions, "How did we get so trapped?" "How come we believed things, that we had no evidence for?" "What methods were used to manipulate us?" "What are the motives of those who would control us?" The questions are endless.
It is clear that, if enough people are to awaken, to create a sane world; people are going to need to understand just how crazy this world is. Those who take on this task, must be strong enough, to avoid the sense of hopelessness, that is so powerful in this illusion. It is difficult to study this ball of pain and negativity and remain lighthearted. Many folks will need to understand it. These gallant folks are valuable teachers.
Once we are convinced, that this world we see as reality, is bizarrely crazy; we can begin changing our personal world. First change our minds. No longer engage in negative thoughts. No longer judge anyone else. No longer hold beliefs that were inculcated in the illusion. By loving ourselves and those around us we will create our own little paradise.
No matter what approach, fits us the best, the biggest block we have, to learning and change, is how we regard ourselves. We must give up our ideas of limitation and unworthiness. We were not born in sin! We have nothing to prove. We are love. We have no stains. The only thing that keeps us from realizing, what great beings of light that we are, is the faulty conception of ourselves. Evolution on this planet, is giving up all the negative programming we have received over the eons.
None of this is easy. Lifetime habits of the mind, do not give in easily, to our wish for change. Our minds may be haunted by judgements, long after we could see the silliness of them. Our intent is very important. Frequently, renew your intent to be a loving, nonjudgmental person. We are going in that direction.
I remind those who are weary; both personal and global change can happen swiftly. We may suddenly find ourselves seeing differently. The veil is thinning. Awakening can run through the populace like electricity through a wire. We are all connected. We are all Love.
I have said all this before. I hope you don't mind the reminder. I guess that is what I do, when I sit down here, and have no idea what I am going to write about.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 16, 2015
CLEARING MY MIND
There was ice, beginning to form, on the chicken/sheep water in the North pasture, this Morning. First time this season it has gotten that cold. My sightings of Slate Colored Juncos was confirmed, I saw flocks of them yesterday. Winter may be on the horizon. I hope they are wrong this time, and the first snow flurry is six weeks away.
I dug my amaryllis and gladiolas yesterday. I was prompted by a forecast for a hard freeze tonight. The amaryllis looked good, the bulbs enlarged nicely. The gladiola bulbs didn't enlarge much, instead they produced hundreds of bulbets around the bulb. I had this happen before and I thought it was because they were stressed. They shouldn't have been stressed this Summer. I will pot the amaryllis, after the first of the year. I like them to bloom, in the bleakness of February, when the flowers will brighten up the living room.
We dug a few potatoes on Wednesday. Jamie was okay during the digging, but, it appears to be too much activity for her. It is hard to keep one's neck, still enough, doing that kind of work. We will get it done one way or another.
I feel like I am on a crash course to get my act together. I am reminded, constantly, about how my mind wanders and investigates faults. The same ability that made me a good therapist is something I am dealing with now. In the past, I could come into a new situation and see, without effort, the problems that needed correcting. When I was in private practice, I, often knew, what a new client, was going to say, before they opened their mouth. I could 'see' what people struggled with before they expressed it. This didn't happen all the time. This gift, if that is what it is, happened because it was suppose to happen, with the people, I was seeing. In a social situation, I may not see more than anybody else.
I don't know what other people see. I know that I often see, what are commonly called faults, in others, that of course, is only what they are dealing with. As a therapist, one is an evaluator, to be effective this evaluation cannot be judgmental. Most of the time, I can see peoples transparency, without judgement; however, I have realized, I often will turn over things in my mind, in a way that is judgmental. It was hidden from me; I thought I was just seeing, what I was seeing.
If one is sensitive to the ego facades of others, they may see the others' struggles. There is only one response, compassion. I have been reminded, over and over, again that Love is everything. Any response to anything that is not Love is not helpful. I have been alert to how my mind works. When we see a person's struggles, and don't look past them, to the being they are, we are just distancing ourselves from them. Neither of us, needs that.
If others are like me, we need to be watchful, that when we observe somebody else's pain, we respond with love; which is compassion. Unless, they have designated us as a helper, we have no need to mull their struggles over in our minds. In any case, the greatest help we can give to anyone, is to simply, love them.
So I have been on a new kind of negativity diet, where I attempt to expunge my mind, of everything, that is not loving. I am not talking about things that just float through. All kinds of flotsam and jetsam float through. If we don't stop and look at them, and add feelings, no harm is done. I don't understand this very well. I need to know more about the heart/mind connection. I think we can imagine our minds being, continually flooded by love, from our hearts. Instead of my mind being an empty neutral space, I want my mind to be a bubble of love. Bubble? That might not be the right word, bubble headed?
We are all trying to discover who we are. We are all love. There is nothing else.
Be happy on your journey. Our light is shining bright.
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
I dug my amaryllis and gladiolas yesterday. I was prompted by a forecast for a hard freeze tonight. The amaryllis looked good, the bulbs enlarged nicely. The gladiola bulbs didn't enlarge much, instead they produced hundreds of bulbets around the bulb. I had this happen before and I thought it was because they were stressed. They shouldn't have been stressed this Summer. I will pot the amaryllis, after the first of the year. I like them to bloom, in the bleakness of February, when the flowers will brighten up the living room.
We dug a few potatoes on Wednesday. Jamie was okay during the digging, but, it appears to be too much activity for her. It is hard to keep one's neck, still enough, doing that kind of work. We will get it done one way or another.
I feel like I am on a crash course to get my act together. I am reminded, constantly, about how my mind wanders and investigates faults. The same ability that made me a good therapist is something I am dealing with now. In the past, I could come into a new situation and see, without effort, the problems that needed correcting. When I was in private practice, I, often knew, what a new client, was going to say, before they opened their mouth. I could 'see' what people struggled with before they expressed it. This didn't happen all the time. This gift, if that is what it is, happened because it was suppose to happen, with the people, I was seeing. In a social situation, I may not see more than anybody else.
I don't know what other people see. I know that I often see, what are commonly called faults, in others, that of course, is only what they are dealing with. As a therapist, one is an evaluator, to be effective this evaluation cannot be judgmental. Most of the time, I can see peoples transparency, without judgement; however, I have realized, I often will turn over things in my mind, in a way that is judgmental. It was hidden from me; I thought I was just seeing, what I was seeing.
If one is sensitive to the ego facades of others, they may see the others' struggles. There is only one response, compassion. I have been reminded, over and over, again that Love is everything. Any response to anything that is not Love is not helpful. I have been alert to how my mind works. When we see a person's struggles, and don't look past them, to the being they are, we are just distancing ourselves from them. Neither of us, needs that.
If others are like me, we need to be watchful, that when we observe somebody else's pain, we respond with love; which is compassion. Unless, they have designated us as a helper, we have no need to mull their struggles over in our minds. In any case, the greatest help we can give to anyone, is to simply, love them.
So I have been on a new kind of negativity diet, where I attempt to expunge my mind, of everything, that is not loving. I am not talking about things that just float through. All kinds of flotsam and jetsam float through. If we don't stop and look at them, and add feelings, no harm is done. I don't understand this very well. I need to know more about the heart/mind connection. I think we can imagine our minds being, continually flooded by love, from our hearts. Instead of my mind being an empty neutral space, I want my mind to be a bubble of love. Bubble? That might not be the right word, bubble headed?
We are all trying to discover who we are. We are all love. There is nothing else.
Be happy on your journey. Our light is shining bright.
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
THE PAST
We need to give up our preoccupation with the past. There is so much in the past that has shaped us negatively. We are constantly bombarded by thoughts that have been shaped by past experiences. We won't really know who we are, until we can be in the moment, without the influence of the past. It is important to give up thoughts of the past, even those, we like. Sure, we have loving thoughts of past events, but they often lead toward thoughts, that are not so great, and we don't want to engage in thoughts that are primarily ego enhancing.
The moment is where love is. In the moment is caring and compassion. In the moment is seeing our connection with everyone; our connection with the All.
A primary key to realizing who we are, is discovering our worthiness. Past thoughts undermine our sense of worthiness by attacking our self esteem or appealing to our ego.
We need to discover, everybody is worthy. Worthy of living in paradise. We can't believe anybody is worthy, unless we know, our own worthiness.
There is a struggle going on in the mind of man; are we worthy enough to live in peace? Are we worthy enough to be loved? Do we deserve to suffer or may we live in paradise? This struggle is going on at the global and individual level. It is the view of this writer, that the decision has been made. More people have opted for love than fear. Yet, there is much residue of negativity to play out. We have been up to our necks, in fear created muck, for eons. It will take a little more time, for the light, to sweep away, the last visages of the dark.
As the world needs to give up its own terrible, destructive, dark past; we as individuals need to give up thoughts of our own past. As we approach greater light, we seem to be more inundated with negativity about our past. Indiscretions, we haven't thought about in years, come back to haunt us. Little things, big things; we are flooded with thoughts of our incompetency, inadequacy, unworthiness, our guilt, etc. etc.
In my personal struggle, to give up thoughts of my past, it occurred to me, that we hang on to negative thoughts of our past, because we are not sure we are worthy. It is, as if, we need to suffer a little bit more, before we can remove the curtain, and let in the light of worthiness. We have this veil, this sense of unworthiness, that keeps out the light. So we are stuck in a circle; we have negative thoughts that make us feel unworthy and, we can't stop inviting the negative thoughts, because we think we are unworthy.
The way out, is knowing the whole idea of unworthiness is a fraud. An exercise to help in this matter, is to see everyone else, as worthy. If we don't indulge ourselves in thoughts, of anyone else's unworthiness, we will find we will attack ourselves less and less. If we are scrupulous about our judgements of others we will find self-judgement attenuating.
In 1975 or 6, a client handed me a book, and said, "This sounds just like you." The book was "Three Magic Words" by U. S. Andersen, Copyright 1954. The book served as one of my doorways to spirituality and understanding mind. It is one of those books we may read as a beginner, and think of it, as a beginners book, then pick it up twenty years later and realize how profound it is. It is still available. A worthwhile read.
After laying the groundwork, emphasizing the importance of what we think, to what we experience in life; the author recommends a thirty day mental diet from negative thoughts. It was quite an experience for me. Not that I was successful in eliminating all negative thinking, far from it, but I discovered just how much negative thinking goes on, without being aware of it.
I think giving up the past is similar. We need to go on a mental diet and, catch ourselves, when we find ourselves, having thoughts about the past. I think, we will be amazed, at the frequency, past thoughts take over our minds.
I know, I need to do this. I don't want any more thoughts about how bad I am; or was. I don't want to be reminded, of all the embarrassing situations, I have been in. I know you are worthy and I am worthy. We are great beings of light. We deserve to live in paradise. Why settle for less.
Love and Peace, Gregg
The moment is where love is. In the moment is caring and compassion. In the moment is seeing our connection with everyone; our connection with the All.
A primary key to realizing who we are, is discovering our worthiness. Past thoughts undermine our sense of worthiness by attacking our self esteem or appealing to our ego.
We need to discover, everybody is worthy. Worthy of living in paradise. We can't believe anybody is worthy, unless we know, our own worthiness.
There is a struggle going on in the mind of man; are we worthy enough to live in peace? Are we worthy enough to be loved? Do we deserve to suffer or may we live in paradise? This struggle is going on at the global and individual level. It is the view of this writer, that the decision has been made. More people have opted for love than fear. Yet, there is much residue of negativity to play out. We have been up to our necks, in fear created muck, for eons. It will take a little more time, for the light, to sweep away, the last visages of the dark.
As the world needs to give up its own terrible, destructive, dark past; we as individuals need to give up thoughts of our own past. As we approach greater light, we seem to be more inundated with negativity about our past. Indiscretions, we haven't thought about in years, come back to haunt us. Little things, big things; we are flooded with thoughts of our incompetency, inadequacy, unworthiness, our guilt, etc. etc.
In my personal struggle, to give up thoughts of my past, it occurred to me, that we hang on to negative thoughts of our past, because we are not sure we are worthy. It is, as if, we need to suffer a little bit more, before we can remove the curtain, and let in the light of worthiness. We have this veil, this sense of unworthiness, that keeps out the light. So we are stuck in a circle; we have negative thoughts that make us feel unworthy and, we can't stop inviting the negative thoughts, because we think we are unworthy.
The way out, is knowing the whole idea of unworthiness is a fraud. An exercise to help in this matter, is to see everyone else, as worthy. If we don't indulge ourselves in thoughts, of anyone else's unworthiness, we will find we will attack ourselves less and less. If we are scrupulous about our judgements of others we will find self-judgement attenuating.
In 1975 or 6, a client handed me a book, and said, "This sounds just like you." The book was "Three Magic Words" by U. S. Andersen, Copyright 1954. The book served as one of my doorways to spirituality and understanding mind. It is one of those books we may read as a beginner, and think of it, as a beginners book, then pick it up twenty years later and realize how profound it is. It is still available. A worthwhile read.
After laying the groundwork, emphasizing the importance of what we think, to what we experience in life; the author recommends a thirty day mental diet from negative thoughts. It was quite an experience for me. Not that I was successful in eliminating all negative thinking, far from it, but I discovered just how much negative thinking goes on, without being aware of it.
I think giving up the past is similar. We need to go on a mental diet and, catch ourselves, when we find ourselves, having thoughts about the past. I think, we will be amazed, at the frequency, past thoughts take over our minds.
I know, I need to do this. I don't want any more thoughts about how bad I am; or was. I don't want to be reminded, of all the embarrassing situations, I have been in. I know you are worthy and I am worthy. We are great beings of light. We deserve to live in paradise. Why settle for less.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, October 12, 2015
ANOTHER MONDAY MORNING
Pivotal weather; yesterday, it was over eighty, and today, the high is fifty-five. When we have days like yesterday, I think it might well be the last warm day of the season. It was beautiful. The weather was perfect, the color of the landscape magnificent. We had company, and spent time on the deck and then the screen porch. We had a feast of jambalaya; Jamie's creation. We had a great time. Great relationships. Soul enriching.
Speaking of Jamie; she is doing well. She wears a cervical collar most of the day and undergoes traction. Prognosis is excellent, although it is a long time healing and she needs to be careful. I don't know, if she will be able to help with, digging the potatoes. I usually dig and she puts them in the tub or basket. I am not good at getting down on my hands and knees anymore. I have no sense, of being eighty years old, when I am sitting here at the computer; but I am sure aware of it, when I ask my body to do something it doesn't want to do.
All the signs, that pre-winter conditions, will soon, be roaring in, are here. I, even think, I saw some Slate Colored Juncos Saturday. They were flocking with a another variety of migrating birds. I am not positive, but they had the two white tail feathers.
There is much I would like to do before Winter; sawing up a big branch that fell down from our Weeping Willow, removing the grass that has grown up in our brick walkway, and digging potatoes and other garden chores. I, also, need to get a lamb ewe, out of the pasture, with the young rams before she gets to be breeding age. I don't want any of the ewes to breed before November. They have a five month gestation period, April is soon enough for them to lamb in this climate. We have had several goats and sheep give birth in January, February and March. If the Moms are attentive, and the lambs get licked off, and milk in their stomachs, right away, it works out. The tragedy, of a pair of frozen lambs, is not something I want to experience.
We have had an inundation of ladybugs. They haven't been, too bad, these last few years. They are back big time. Every time I take a sip of coffee, I have to make sure there isn't one sitting on the lip of the cup. It is not a, lip to lip, connection I want to make. Jamie just said she got one in her mouth, while taking a swig of coffee and now can't get the taste of lady bug out of her mouth.
Life keeps coming to us, a moment at a time. We never know what a new day will bring. I know, if I look for the best and am thankful for the rest, I will find a way to experience equanimity, if not, happiness. I know that happiness is the greatest gift I can give the world. I know, in my little world, everybody is better off, when I am happy. In the larger world our minds are linked; the happier One is, the better All are.
So on this glorious Monday, on this most excellent planet Earth, look in the moment for what makes you smile. Shine your light, brightly on the World.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Speaking of Jamie; she is doing well. She wears a cervical collar most of the day and undergoes traction. Prognosis is excellent, although it is a long time healing and she needs to be careful. I don't know, if she will be able to help with, digging the potatoes. I usually dig and she puts them in the tub or basket. I am not good at getting down on my hands and knees anymore. I have no sense, of being eighty years old, when I am sitting here at the computer; but I am sure aware of it, when I ask my body to do something it doesn't want to do.
All the signs, that pre-winter conditions, will soon, be roaring in, are here. I, even think, I saw some Slate Colored Juncos Saturday. They were flocking with a another variety of migrating birds. I am not positive, but they had the two white tail feathers.
There is much I would like to do before Winter; sawing up a big branch that fell down from our Weeping Willow, removing the grass that has grown up in our brick walkway, and digging potatoes and other garden chores. I, also, need to get a lamb ewe, out of the pasture, with the young rams before she gets to be breeding age. I don't want any of the ewes to breed before November. They have a five month gestation period, April is soon enough for them to lamb in this climate. We have had several goats and sheep give birth in January, February and March. If the Moms are attentive, and the lambs get licked off, and milk in their stomachs, right away, it works out. The tragedy, of a pair of frozen lambs, is not something I want to experience.
We have had an inundation of ladybugs. They haven't been, too bad, these last few years. They are back big time. Every time I take a sip of coffee, I have to make sure there isn't one sitting on the lip of the cup. It is not a, lip to lip, connection I want to make. Jamie just said she got one in her mouth, while taking a swig of coffee and now can't get the taste of lady bug out of her mouth.
Life keeps coming to us, a moment at a time. We never know what a new day will bring. I know, if I look for the best and am thankful for the rest, I will find a way to experience equanimity, if not, happiness. I know that happiness is the greatest gift I can give the world. I know, in my little world, everybody is better off, when I am happy. In the larger world our minds are linked; the happier One is, the better All are.
So on this glorious Monday, on this most excellent planet Earth, look in the moment for what makes you smile. Shine your light, brightly on the World.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 9, 2015
HOW STUCK ARE WE?
I feel stuck. We have created an illusion of separateness, so convincing, that we cannot readily see our way out. We all belong to groups; they're political, religious, national, intellectual, whatever. All these groups have a collection of tenets, ideas, beliefs that the members, are expected to accept, consciously or unconsciously. That is how tribes work. We want to belong to the tribe.
We have embraced separateness for a long time. We have thought that we were limited by our bodies. We have a powerful memory, of what it was like, to know our connection with the All. This memory, this aching, this vulnerability makes us susceptible to the lure of acceptance by a group [tribe]. We feel such a powerful need, to belong and be accepted, that we find ourselves thinking and believing in ways that are in error; by that, I mean, it keeps us locked in, doesn't let us grow, keeps us a member of the herd.
One of our problems is: we can see, most everybody else, as stuck in a herd consciousness, but we think, we are not. I can say with a fair amount of certainty, we are.
We really, really, really want to belong. We ache to be accepted. We swallow many bitter pills, disguised as truths. If we don't know, if we are free from the illusion; we are not. We will know when we are free.
Why do I feel stuck? I am not troubled by the fact that I am still stuck in the illusion. I am awakening and I know my awakening will continue. I am sure, as I see better, I will be able to help others 'see'. But, how do I help people see how really stuck they are? I guess each individual has to see it themselves.
I want to stress we are One, but we are One, as free beings, not slavish minds. We have no choice, but be One. That doesn't mean we need to have a herd mentality. Herd mentality always limits thinking, because it encourages us, to accept ideas that we can't verify for ourselves. The tribe extends to us, a blanket of acceptance, as long as we will go along with certain crucial ideas, and threatens to take it away, if we waver. It can be very subtle and tricky. It can seduce us, with the notion, that accepting the ideas makes us free, when in essence, acceptance, blinds us to the fact, that we have become drones.
I see the awakening happening, but when we contemplate the degree of the stuckness, it seems that it will take a long, long time. Yet we created it in the beginning, with the thought that we wanted to explore separation. In an illusion of time we refined it and refined it. But we did make it. We can unmake it.
From that point of view, we can unmake it, in an instant. We began as, created by source, unconditional love, let us just return to Source. See, everything that is not Love, as unreal. I know that would work, and probably will work, in the meantime though, they add up to just a bunch of pretty words. We need to find a way, of unlocking folks, from their tribal thinking. How do we do that?
To begin with, I think we need to accept; WE DON'T KNOW OUR OWN MINDS; WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE. We are caught in a morass of ignorance. We have been manipulated and shaped to believe in all kinds of incredible nonsense. None of us, none of us are free! If we are willing to believe we are caught in the matrix, we can begin to free ourselves. If we don't feel radiant happiness and experience joyous freedom; we are stuck. And there is no such thing as being a little bit stuck; it is like being a little bit pregnant.
Nobody is going to save us. We are it. Hey! We can be happy doing the digging out. We can be joyful. In fact happiness is essential to our solution. Happiness is our fallback state. It is the illusion that makes us unhappy. It is our imprisoned minds that keep us from happiness, love, joy, peace and everything worthwhile.
Extricating ourselves just takes a little willingness. We just need to accept that we have been stuck. We accepted judgement, fear and all their little friends. We can send them packing. We don't have to belong to any group or tribe. We already are a part of Source. What else do we need? Let us act like independent, free beings, in-love with life.
If we all could be in this moment and accept, only loving thoughts, into our minds; what would happen?
Let us 'see' the world we want. We will see it emerge. I don't feel stuck anymore. Let us be happy and celebrate the awakening that is happening.
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
We have embraced separateness for a long time. We have thought that we were limited by our bodies. We have a powerful memory, of what it was like, to know our connection with the All. This memory, this aching, this vulnerability makes us susceptible to the lure of acceptance by a group [tribe]. We feel such a powerful need, to belong and be accepted, that we find ourselves thinking and believing in ways that are in error; by that, I mean, it keeps us locked in, doesn't let us grow, keeps us a member of the herd.
One of our problems is: we can see, most everybody else, as stuck in a herd consciousness, but we think, we are not. I can say with a fair amount of certainty, we are.
We really, really, really want to belong. We ache to be accepted. We swallow many bitter pills, disguised as truths. If we don't know, if we are free from the illusion; we are not. We will know when we are free.
Why do I feel stuck? I am not troubled by the fact that I am still stuck in the illusion. I am awakening and I know my awakening will continue. I am sure, as I see better, I will be able to help others 'see'. But, how do I help people see how really stuck they are? I guess each individual has to see it themselves.
I want to stress we are One, but we are One, as free beings, not slavish minds. We have no choice, but be One. That doesn't mean we need to have a herd mentality. Herd mentality always limits thinking, because it encourages us, to accept ideas that we can't verify for ourselves. The tribe extends to us, a blanket of acceptance, as long as we will go along with certain crucial ideas, and threatens to take it away, if we waver. It can be very subtle and tricky. It can seduce us, with the notion, that accepting the ideas makes us free, when in essence, acceptance, blinds us to the fact, that we have become drones.
I see the awakening happening, but when we contemplate the degree of the stuckness, it seems that it will take a long, long time. Yet we created it in the beginning, with the thought that we wanted to explore separation. In an illusion of time we refined it and refined it. But we did make it. We can unmake it.
From that point of view, we can unmake it, in an instant. We began as, created by source, unconditional love, let us just return to Source. See, everything that is not Love, as unreal. I know that would work, and probably will work, in the meantime though, they add up to just a bunch of pretty words. We need to find a way, of unlocking folks, from their tribal thinking. How do we do that?
To begin with, I think we need to accept; WE DON'T KNOW OUR OWN MINDS; WE DON'T KNOW WHO WE ARE. We are caught in a morass of ignorance. We have been manipulated and shaped to believe in all kinds of incredible nonsense. None of us, none of us are free! If we are willing to believe we are caught in the matrix, we can begin to free ourselves. If we don't feel radiant happiness and experience joyous freedom; we are stuck. And there is no such thing as being a little bit stuck; it is like being a little bit pregnant.
Nobody is going to save us. We are it. Hey! We can be happy doing the digging out. We can be joyful. In fact happiness is essential to our solution. Happiness is our fallback state. It is the illusion that makes us unhappy. It is our imprisoned minds that keep us from happiness, love, joy, peace and everything worthwhile.
Extricating ourselves just takes a little willingness. We just need to accept that we have been stuck. We accepted judgement, fear and all their little friends. We can send them packing. We don't have to belong to any group or tribe. We already are a part of Source. What else do we need? Let us act like independent, free beings, in-love with life.
If we all could be in this moment and accept, only loving thoughts, into our minds; what would happen?
Let us 'see' the world we want. We will see it emerge. I don't feel stuck anymore. Let us be happy and celebrate the awakening that is happening.
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
TECHNOLOGY AND NATURE
Frost again last night, but, it is beautiful, a marvelous Fall Morning. One of my relatives, and Facebook friends, spotted a Slate Colored Junco in the Twin City area. In my experience, these little feathered harbingers of the changing seasons, usually arrive about two weeks before the first snowfall. I sure hope that is not true this year. Maybe, seeing just one doesn't count; I usually see them in flocks along the roadway. I haven't seen one. I am looking forward to a long, easy, autumnal season.
When I was discussing our separation from Nature, in my last blog, I didn't mean to imply that it was the fault of technology. It played a part, but it is not technology itself, that is at fault. When Jamie and I pursued a different lifestyle; we chose to give up electricity, running water, modern plumbing, refrigeration and lighting. We had an outhouse, a hand pump on the well, we had a wood range for cooking, and a wood stove for heat. We had candles and kerosene lamps for light. We kept things cool with cold well water. We lived that way for seven years. We used a wood range, for cooking, for a few years after we got electricity, and heated exclusively with wood for over twenty years. We wanted to go back in time and discover what it was like in our grandparent's era.
We discovered that it didn't take a lot more work. We had plenty of leisure. In fact, we may have had more leisure. Do labor saving devices create more leisure? We didn't see it. For some people it must; yet our culture is packed with such devices now, I don't see people having more leisure. We, also, discovered there was nothing 'primitive' about our life. We had a very elegant life style. Jamie's life is her art and our lifestyle was art.
Living that way wasn't compatible with having young kids in school. We did not want them singled our as oddballs by their peers. Also, the lifestyle did not fit well with a regular job. So, we gradually re-entered the modern world when our kids started school. I worked for several years while still living without modern conveniences. It was okay, but it is much easier to jump in the shower in the Morning than washing in the sink or a tub. We had a water reservoir on our wood range, so we had continuous hot water.
There is no question for us, we developed a deeper appreciation of Nature. I, always, knew what phase the Moon was in. I knew exactly where the Sun and Moon came up and went, down depending on the season. When it was twenty below outside, and a howling wind, and we were warm and cozy [sometimes sweating] on the inside, and the difference was a few pieces of wood in our stove, that we may have cut ourselves; that was a marvel. Nature was always there. In the summer we did most of our cooking out side. We avoided getting the house heated when we didn't need it. We had a fire ring of large rocks not far from our kitchen door. It, also, provided many a recreational fire in the evening.
Our experience brought us closer to Nature. There is, no question, that periods of time, sans technology, are helpful. Certainly, that is one of the reasons camping is so popular. However, when we look at the broad spectrum of human kind, we note people living, in paradisaical areas, that are completely out of touch with their surroundings. We will run across, many rural people and farmers, that are more divorced from Nature, than a person in a city apartment, with only a houseplant and a window to look out.
When I first contemplated the consequence of an economic collapse, I felt our experience, living simply, may have value for folks. I don't think we are going to be thrown into a situation, so desperate, that we will lose our technology. In fact, I think, there are new technologies, some that have been suppressed, that are on the immediate horizon. The so-called 'free energy' will make its appearance soon. Using the energy that surrounds us, converted to electricity, would free us from exploitation, and the planet from a terrible scourge.
We need to be have, more wisdom, about our use of technology. We have gone headlong into our embrace of new things without understanding all the consequences. Are microwaves really safe? Are the constant emissions from our electronic devices really safe? It has been demonstrated, that the energy emitted by high tension wires, are harmful to cattle; how about the rest of us?
We will learn and address these concerns in time. Our, separation from Nature, is in our mind. We have much, residue of teaching, about the danger of Nature. We need to discover that Nature is benevolent and loving. Our separation from Nature, had a purpose, for those who wanted to influence us; they attempted to make God and Nature at odds. They created a struggle, in our minds, between the Natural World and God. Although, it seems like nonsense now, it has caused much, unconscious rejection, of what is Natural.
We are getting over it. As part of our awakening, we are seeing Source [God] and Nature as One. For, ALL IS ONE.
Technology will come, to be something that will free us to be closer to Nature, rather than insulate us from it.
Love and Peace, Gregg
When I was discussing our separation from Nature, in my last blog, I didn't mean to imply that it was the fault of technology. It played a part, but it is not technology itself, that is at fault. When Jamie and I pursued a different lifestyle; we chose to give up electricity, running water, modern plumbing, refrigeration and lighting. We had an outhouse, a hand pump on the well, we had a wood range for cooking, and a wood stove for heat. We had candles and kerosene lamps for light. We kept things cool with cold well water. We lived that way for seven years. We used a wood range, for cooking, for a few years after we got electricity, and heated exclusively with wood for over twenty years. We wanted to go back in time and discover what it was like in our grandparent's era.
We discovered that it didn't take a lot more work. We had plenty of leisure. In fact, we may have had more leisure. Do labor saving devices create more leisure? We didn't see it. For some people it must; yet our culture is packed with such devices now, I don't see people having more leisure. We, also, discovered there was nothing 'primitive' about our life. We had a very elegant life style. Jamie's life is her art and our lifestyle was art.
Living that way wasn't compatible with having young kids in school. We did not want them singled our as oddballs by their peers. Also, the lifestyle did not fit well with a regular job. So, we gradually re-entered the modern world when our kids started school. I worked for several years while still living without modern conveniences. It was okay, but it is much easier to jump in the shower in the Morning than washing in the sink or a tub. We had a water reservoir on our wood range, so we had continuous hot water.
There is no question for us, we developed a deeper appreciation of Nature. I, always, knew what phase the Moon was in. I knew exactly where the Sun and Moon came up and went, down depending on the season. When it was twenty below outside, and a howling wind, and we were warm and cozy [sometimes sweating] on the inside, and the difference was a few pieces of wood in our stove, that we may have cut ourselves; that was a marvel. Nature was always there. In the summer we did most of our cooking out side. We avoided getting the house heated when we didn't need it. We had a fire ring of large rocks not far from our kitchen door. It, also, provided many a recreational fire in the evening.
Our experience brought us closer to Nature. There is, no question, that periods of time, sans technology, are helpful. Certainly, that is one of the reasons camping is so popular. However, when we look at the broad spectrum of human kind, we note people living, in paradisaical areas, that are completely out of touch with their surroundings. We will run across, many rural people and farmers, that are more divorced from Nature, than a person in a city apartment, with only a houseplant and a window to look out.
When I first contemplated the consequence of an economic collapse, I felt our experience, living simply, may have value for folks. I don't think we are going to be thrown into a situation, so desperate, that we will lose our technology. In fact, I think, there are new technologies, some that have been suppressed, that are on the immediate horizon. The so-called 'free energy' will make its appearance soon. Using the energy that surrounds us, converted to electricity, would free us from exploitation, and the planet from a terrible scourge.
We need to be have, more wisdom, about our use of technology. We have gone headlong into our embrace of new things without understanding all the consequences. Are microwaves really safe? Are the constant emissions from our electronic devices really safe? It has been demonstrated, that the energy emitted by high tension wires, are harmful to cattle; how about the rest of us?
We will learn and address these concerns in time. Our, separation from Nature, is in our mind. We have much, residue of teaching, about the danger of Nature. We need to discover that Nature is benevolent and loving. Our separation from Nature, had a purpose, for those who wanted to influence us; they attempted to make God and Nature at odds. They created a struggle, in our minds, between the Natural World and God. Although, it seems like nonsense now, it has caused much, unconscious rejection, of what is Natural.
We are getting over it. As part of our awakening, we are seeing Source [God] and Nature as One. For, ALL IS ONE.
Technology will come, to be something that will free us to be closer to Nature, rather than insulate us from it.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Monday, October 5, 2015
LIVING THROUGH THE COLLAPSE
Every once in awhile, I wonder why, I am writing this blog. Not just a vague uneasiness, but a deep reservation about its value. At the most basic level, I am writing it for myself, as I like to write and I want to contribute what I can, to humankind's understanding, of why we are here and what we are doing. But what do I know! I do want to learn. Writing this helps me learn. Teaching is a primary way of learning. We are always, teaching ourselves. Of course, I would hope someone else gets something out of it, too.
I have been questioning the purpose of existence all my life. However, I threw myself into living, for the most part, with alacrity, even though I questioned the traditional interpretations 'of life'. It drove me to the study of philosophy. I think, I read, the complete Mentor Series on philosophy long before I went to college. I read the major religious books, some several times, but like Omar Khayyam, I came away without much lasting truth. The Rubaiyat is one of my favorites.
One of the major things, I was impressed with, is how humankind had separated itself from Nature. In fact, some of the religions of the world, made Nature suspect and some a source of evil. How could we trust who we were, if we were to deny, who we were? Regardless of our interpretation of mind; we have bodies. Many of us are aware, mostly about our bodies, we are suppose to deny them?
Then our hellbent, headlong dive into technological solutions for everything, seemed to seal our separation from Nature. Then the Sixties came and then the Seventies, and folks all over the world, thought, "Hey, we have got to find a way back to Nature." Many people, including Jamie and I, engaged in 'homesteading' as an attempt to get back to Nature, and discover what we had lost, through our love affair with technology. The movement was so powerful in the early seventies that I thought it was the wave of the future. Instead, most of society seemed to move further away from Nature and Mother Earth.
The homesteading movement seemed to move underground, and many folks in the last forty years have bought a patch of land and are raising gardens and livestock. Being, out of it, and long of tooth myself, I don't know if there is any organization or network to help them learn from each other.
Which brings me to one of the original motivations for this blog. I have been watching civilization, as we know it, crumbling for over forty years. I felt, and I still feel, the world as we have known it, is about to collapse. I wanted to create a forum to help people learn to live on the Earth, with love and appreciation, for Nature and what she gives us.
However, the collapse is a process. It seems to happen with agonizing slowness. I imagine the folks of ancient Rome experienced their collapse as slow, but looking back 2000 plus years, we see it as rather sudden.
So why am I writing this blog? I feel like I am in a rut. All I can do is remind people that we need to get back to Nature, and take care of the Earth, as the Mother she is to all of us. And of course, the solution to all our problems is Love. I don't like saying the same old things over and over......but...but... we have to accept we are creative beings. We create by focusing our minds on what we want. Do I irritate people by saying that?
Perhaps I need to take my own advice, and lift myself out of any discouragement, I might feel. The process, of the collapsing empire takes time, but people are waking up all over the world. We will be ready. We will welcome each other with open arms. We will fall in love with each other and our Mother Earth. It is happening.
Love and Peace, Gregg
I have been questioning the purpose of existence all my life. However, I threw myself into living, for the most part, with alacrity, even though I questioned the traditional interpretations 'of life'. It drove me to the study of philosophy. I think, I read, the complete Mentor Series on philosophy long before I went to college. I read the major religious books, some several times, but like Omar Khayyam, I came away without much lasting truth. The Rubaiyat is one of my favorites.
One of the major things, I was impressed with, is how humankind had separated itself from Nature. In fact, some of the religions of the world, made Nature suspect and some a source of evil. How could we trust who we were, if we were to deny, who we were? Regardless of our interpretation of mind; we have bodies. Many of us are aware, mostly about our bodies, we are suppose to deny them?
Then our hellbent, headlong dive into technological solutions for everything, seemed to seal our separation from Nature. Then the Sixties came and then the Seventies, and folks all over the world, thought, "Hey, we have got to find a way back to Nature." Many people, including Jamie and I, engaged in 'homesteading' as an attempt to get back to Nature, and discover what we had lost, through our love affair with technology. The movement was so powerful in the early seventies that I thought it was the wave of the future. Instead, most of society seemed to move further away from Nature and Mother Earth.
The homesteading movement seemed to move underground, and many folks in the last forty years have bought a patch of land and are raising gardens and livestock. Being, out of it, and long of tooth myself, I don't know if there is any organization or network to help them learn from each other.
Which brings me to one of the original motivations for this blog. I have been watching civilization, as we know it, crumbling for over forty years. I felt, and I still feel, the world as we have known it, is about to collapse. I wanted to create a forum to help people learn to live on the Earth, with love and appreciation, for Nature and what she gives us.
However, the collapse is a process. It seems to happen with agonizing slowness. I imagine the folks of ancient Rome experienced their collapse as slow, but looking back 2000 plus years, we see it as rather sudden.
So why am I writing this blog? I feel like I am in a rut. All I can do is remind people that we need to get back to Nature, and take care of the Earth, as the Mother she is to all of us. And of course, the solution to all our problems is Love. I don't like saying the same old things over and over......but...but... we have to accept we are creative beings. We create by focusing our minds on what we want. Do I irritate people by saying that?
Perhaps I need to take my own advice, and lift myself out of any discouragement, I might feel. The process, of the collapsing empire takes time, but people are waking up all over the world. We will be ready. We will welcome each other with open arms. We will fall in love with each other and our Mother Earth. It is happening.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 2, 2015
MIND
When I first looked at the thermometer about 8:30 AM it was 36F. I was surprised, it was gloriously Sunny and it didn't appear to be cold. It must have frosted last night, if it was still that cool.
Jamie is at PT. She is doing traction and learning how to care for her injury. The prognosis is excellent. Other folks in the family have had similar injuries, so she has people for advice and commiseration.
So I am sitting here wondering what I should write about. I was thinking about writing about mind. Most of us don't understand mind very well. We know, from out of the body experiences, and near death experiences, that mind is not the brain. I know some reductionist still hang unto that idea, but, two thousand years of teaching, says something quite different. Traditional spiritual teaching has it that minds, are separate and one. This seeming contradiction is explained by comparing a drop of water with the ocean, or a pomegranate and the individual seeds. Or some prefer the leaves of a tree, or blades of grass that make up a lawn. The understanding that we are both separate and one is an ancient teaching that goes back as far as we have records.
It is only recently that we have lost track, of this teaching, in some intellectual circles. Modern science has followed reductionist thinking, to the point of refusing to accept anything, that cannot be demonstrated. Most of what we know is empirical, it is experiential. If we are honest, we will admit, we cannot explain much of what we experience in existence. The fact that it IS is obvious, however. With the advent of the current advances in physics, science will acknowledge the unity of mind.
Though our spiritual teachers have always emphasized the unity of mind, we have been 'hell bent' in exploring the separateness of mind. The, 'everybody' is out for themselves, philosophy fit well with those interested in exploitation. If one didn't get their piece of the pie, it was their fault. It is much easier to control a bunch of people who don't appreciate their connection to each other. Manipulators constantly play on the wish, to be better than your neighbor, and our propensity to judge, when we think we are separate.
We know our separateness. We have felt alone. We have feelings we don't know we can share. We have experiences, we ache to share with someone, and we don't know how. Our minds seem to operate separate from all others. We understand being the grape or the pomegranate seed; we know little about being the bunch of grapes or the whole pomegranate.
I don't know for how many years mankind has pursued separation. It seems like we have explored it to the nth degree. I think there was an overlap, but humankind seemed to turn a corner, in the last hundred years, and began again, to explore oneness. At the same time, much of humanity was going headlong to the exploration of separation, to the aforementioned, nth degree. We have definitely turned the corner.
There now seems to be more people pursuing 'oneness' than separation. Since 'oneness' is our natural state, time is collapsing, and the understanding of our connectiveness, will soon be universal.
When we accept our unity we realize we can't judge others without judging ourselves. We can never appreciate what another experiences in their individualization. It is not so much that we shouldn't judge; we can't, we do not know enough. Never mind that all judgement affects everyone because we are all together.
Knowing that we are beings of light, creating in unison, means that paradise is here waiting for us. All we need to do, is see who we really are. It always comes back to "Love your Neighbor as Yourself". Funny thing isn't it. We heard that all our lives and some how couldn't hear. However, we did love our neighbor as ourselves. We hated ourselves. Lets fall in-love with ourselves. We are beautiful. We are marvelous. We are great beings of light. Let us love everyone and watch paradise emerge.
Happy Friday!
Love an Peace, Gregg
Jamie is at PT. She is doing traction and learning how to care for her injury. The prognosis is excellent. Other folks in the family have had similar injuries, so she has people for advice and commiseration.
So I am sitting here wondering what I should write about. I was thinking about writing about mind. Most of us don't understand mind very well. We know, from out of the body experiences, and near death experiences, that mind is not the brain. I know some reductionist still hang unto that idea, but, two thousand years of teaching, says something quite different. Traditional spiritual teaching has it that minds, are separate and one. This seeming contradiction is explained by comparing a drop of water with the ocean, or a pomegranate and the individual seeds. Or some prefer the leaves of a tree, or blades of grass that make up a lawn. The understanding that we are both separate and one is an ancient teaching that goes back as far as we have records.
It is only recently that we have lost track, of this teaching, in some intellectual circles. Modern science has followed reductionist thinking, to the point of refusing to accept anything, that cannot be demonstrated. Most of what we know is empirical, it is experiential. If we are honest, we will admit, we cannot explain much of what we experience in existence. The fact that it IS is obvious, however. With the advent of the current advances in physics, science will acknowledge the unity of mind.
Though our spiritual teachers have always emphasized the unity of mind, we have been 'hell bent' in exploring the separateness of mind. The, 'everybody' is out for themselves, philosophy fit well with those interested in exploitation. If one didn't get their piece of the pie, it was their fault. It is much easier to control a bunch of people who don't appreciate their connection to each other. Manipulators constantly play on the wish, to be better than your neighbor, and our propensity to judge, when we think we are separate.
We know our separateness. We have felt alone. We have feelings we don't know we can share. We have experiences, we ache to share with someone, and we don't know how. Our minds seem to operate separate from all others. We understand being the grape or the pomegranate seed; we know little about being the bunch of grapes or the whole pomegranate.
I don't know for how many years mankind has pursued separation. It seems like we have explored it to the nth degree. I think there was an overlap, but humankind seemed to turn a corner, in the last hundred years, and began again, to explore oneness. At the same time, much of humanity was going headlong to the exploration of separation, to the aforementioned, nth degree. We have definitely turned the corner.
There now seems to be more people pursuing 'oneness' than separation. Since 'oneness' is our natural state, time is collapsing, and the understanding of our connectiveness, will soon be universal.
When we accept our unity we realize we can't judge others without judging ourselves. We can never appreciate what another experiences in their individualization. It is not so much that we shouldn't judge; we can't, we do not know enough. Never mind that all judgement affects everyone because we are all together.
Knowing that we are beings of light, creating in unison, means that paradise is here waiting for us. All we need to do, is see who we really are. It always comes back to "Love your Neighbor as Yourself". Funny thing isn't it. We heard that all our lives and some how couldn't hear. However, we did love our neighbor as ourselves. We hated ourselves. Lets fall in-love with ourselves. We are beautiful. We are marvelous. We are great beings of light. Let us love everyone and watch paradise emerge.
Happy Friday!
Love an Peace, Gregg
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