AND LIFE GOES ON

I awoke to wind driven rain slashing the side of the house. By the time I got out of bed, dressed and downstairs, the rain had slowed to a drizzle. We just got the forefront and the main part of the storm went North. This has been the pattern this year. Storms have gone a few miles North and a few miles South and we remain in a relatively dry pocket. Fortunately we have received enough rain to keep the crops in good shape. A couple weeks ago the corn and soy beans were looking bad and we got rain in the nick of time. The crops are just beginning to show the symptoms of dryness again; we are supposed to get more rain tonight and tomorrow.

For the first time, I was ready for the chicks. I cleaned out the shed. Got the extension cord hung up and the heat lamp in place. Cleaned and filled a waterer and went to town to purchase feed [chick-starter]. When we returned home Noah said, “The hatchery called and said they had a poor hatch and we won't get our chicks until next week.” Such is life! We ordered our chicks late this year because of the wedding. We just had too much to do. There are advantages to getting them late. There is less artificial heat required and they mature when the weather is cool which makes butchering more pleasant. However, everyday counts and we don't want to be butchering in a snow storm either. This is Minnesota, after all, Winter can arrive with November.

For those who are new readers, Noah is my number four Son. He has been living in California pursuing an acting career. He moved back to Minnesota several months ago and he is staying with us until he gets his acting career on track here. His Son Gregory, twelve, has been visiting us these last two weeks. He is going back to California on Friday. His cousin, Elijah, eight, [Naomi's Son] is staying here to take advantage of Gregory's visit. It has been a delightful having this youthful energy in our midst. Noah has been the main caregiver. Good thing. Grandparents are getting long of tooth.

These are difficult, horrible times to live through; or exciting and promising, depending on your perception. Most of us experience a little of each. The carnival show, of the main stream media, is seductive; but it should be avoided unless we can see it as a bad movie, that we can exit any time. Even then we must guard against being programmed and manipulated. Rarely are we seeing truth presented.

We need to keep our minds focused on the World Created by Love that is emerging through the haze of this illusion. We have been living in a world created by separation, an ego driven experience, we have had enough, we are ready to give up the illusion.

The old world has been maintained by our feelings of unworthiness. We have not believed we deserved any better. We were encouraged to believe we were unworthy, helpless and incompetent; therefore, we created a world to fit those attitudes. We are creators! We will make the world we perceive. We must accept who we are. We are Love. We are part of Source.

It is time, each one of us, were completely honest with ourselves and begin to give up all ideas of ourselves that are not loving. I know, it is easy to say, difficult to do. I find myself mucking around, on a daily basis, with negative thoughts. I deserve better! You deserve better! We deserve better! All these negative ideas came from programming designed to keep us from realizing who we are. It is impossible to rule over those who know they are Free; those who know they are part of Source, God, the Creative Force.

We need to experience, how much we are loved and cherished, by a perfectly loving universe, everyday. Several times a day we should remind ourselves that we are loved and loving beings. Pause-find your center- it is there. It is Love.

Love and Peace, Gregg