It is another beautiful Morning on Planet Earth. I was half way through my Morning chores when I realized it. I walked out to let the young chickens out, then I walked over to the main coop and let the old biddies [about thirty] and their three roosters out. It wasn't until I was on the way back that I realized what a marvelous day it was. I was paying attention to something in my head, I don't know what, I know it wasn't important.
When I awoke to my surroundings, I marveled at the carpet of red, orange, yellow, and green leaves I was walking through. There was hardly a breeze, yet the leaves of the Quaking Aspen were shaking quite vigorously. They are well named, their leaves will wave when there is no detectable breeze. We call them Popple. I think some people do so derisively. I don't. They are one of the first trees to repopulate the forest after logging or a fire. They grow rapidly and I suppose some people think of them as weeds. I have read that they are the most numerous tree in North America. It is interesting how we sometimes can't appreciate something that is common and easy to raise, even when it is very beautiful and has high value.
I walk to the chicken coop at least three times everyday and, sometimes, more often. It is not unusual for me to traverse quite a distance before I realize I am not seeing. Of course, 'seeing' is not just off and on. There are gradations. Preoccupation with our thoughts is the main thing that keeps us from seeing; but, anything that cast a haze over our vision affects our seeing. Depression, crabbiness, boredom and other moodiness will affect how well we can see.
Sometimes I wonder if we ever see what is really there. When we discuss reality and what is it; we always come back to perception. Every person seems to be their own perceptual device. We take what is [energy?] and form it into something familiar. We agree on shapes, sizes, colors, etc. But do we see the same thing?
We all have had the experience of seeing the same event or thing completely differently, at different times, depending on an experience. We perceive according to, what is in our mind, at any given time. Sometimes the difference is subtle, but sometimes it is huge.
I try to catch myself, whenever I am outside, and I am paying attention to what is in my mind and not my Natural surroundings. It seems, going outside, demands clarity. Am I more locked into the familiar when I am inside? Do I see what I expect to see? Am I so accepting of usual form and color that I am blind to any variability? I am not sure. I know I have had moments, where I seem to see everything with fresh eyes; like seeing everything for the first time. I remember coming back from vacation, and on entering the house, being startled by seeing how differently things looked {always in a positive direction}.
How will we see, when we can finally put a stop to the clutter in our minds? We get a glimmer of that now. What if we could sustain it for hours? Days? Can we imagine seeing everything with love? Always?
The world is so beautiful when we see it without thought [judgement]. The thoughts that occupy our minds are generally some form of judgement or/and evaluation. We see through this filter, a foggy filter, indeed.
We won't know how incredibly beautiful the world is until we can see it anew. We are learning to do that. As we catch ourselves, more and more, thinking about the past and the future and return our focus to the present moment, we begin to 'see'. We see with startling clarity that everything is Love. Look how beautiful our World is!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
JUDGEMENT
I awoke this Morning and it was dim. I thought, "I can't get up until the Sun comes over the rim of the Earth". I rolled over and looked at the clock, it was getting close to eight o'clock. It has been bright and sparkling these last few days. I wasn't prepared for such a heavy overcast. Yet, it is not dismal; rather it is kind of cozy. It is a Morning for curling up with a nice cup of coffee and a good read.
It is a good Morning to sit at the computer and write a bog, too; and I do have a nice cup of coffee at my elbow.
Off and on, this weekend, I thought about writing about judgement. I am in the midst of trying to understand why we have such a hard time giving up judgement. In part it is because we have trained our left brain to evaluate, evaluate, evaluate and it is easy for evaluation to slip into judgement. We have been trained to see things as good or bad; better or worse. Whether evaluation itself is necessary, is a topic for another time; and it is not, the judging, of what is useful or not, that is a concern. We are concerned with the judging of each other and ourselves.
Our teachers, The Great Ones, have implored us not to judge. They have emphasized we can't judge, because we can never see the whole picture. Judgement prevents us from seeing oneness. Judgement keeps us locked into our singularity. More pertinently, judgement causes us pain. We may not realize it, but when we judge others we condemn ourselves.
Most of us have accepted these concepts and endeavor not to judge. Yet, we find it difficult not to. Our mentors tell us we can rise above judgement and that seems to work sometimes. We might be aware that someone is judging us and not react. We might be able to see where they're coming from and realize their judgement is a comment on themselves and not us. Other times, not so much.
Other times we feel a judgement and we feel a twinge or sometimes we even erupt. What is going on? Could it be that their judgement placed a finger on a sore spot? Could it be that we judge ourselves for the very thing we were being judged about? Hmmmm.......what do you think?
It is an axiom, that we judge others for the flaws we think we have in ourselves. It seems to be also true, that we react to others' judgements, in direct proportion, to how true, we are afraid, the judgement might be.
So, how do we rise above judgement. As long as we are on Planet Earth we are going to have some friends, relatives, associates etc. who have yet to give up judging. If we can rise above that judgement floor, we can see their judgements, as a call for love. Yet, most of us still have sore spots, ourselves. We still are struggling with giving up our own judgements. Sometimes the faults in others still seem glaring to us. What do we do?
It all begins with ourselves. If we have intent to solve this dilemma, we shall. Love will be there. Love will help. We solve the problem, not by struggling to give up judgement of others, but by giving up judgment of ourselves. When we give up judging ourselves, it won't occur to us, to judge others.
Is it a paradox to see ourselves as perfectly flawed? Can we be perfect and flawed, too? I don't think it matters. We can fall in love with ourselves because we are love. Beneath all this struggle, is a being who wants, what is best for everyone. We are beings who want to love wholly, without reservation. Despite the veneer of ego that obfuscates our vision, we know everything is perfect.
It seems to me, if we stay on the course of love, if we remind ourselves everyday that we are beings of Love, stick with the intent to give up judging ourselves, this problem has to resolve itself. Let us remind ourselves, that when we judge ourselves, we judge everybody, including the One who created us. We are One.
Love and Peace, Gregg
It is a good Morning to sit at the computer and write a bog, too; and I do have a nice cup of coffee at my elbow.
Off and on, this weekend, I thought about writing about judgement. I am in the midst of trying to understand why we have such a hard time giving up judgement. In part it is because we have trained our left brain to evaluate, evaluate, evaluate and it is easy for evaluation to slip into judgement. We have been trained to see things as good or bad; better or worse. Whether evaluation itself is necessary, is a topic for another time; and it is not, the judging, of what is useful or not, that is a concern. We are concerned with the judging of each other and ourselves.
Our teachers, The Great Ones, have implored us not to judge. They have emphasized we can't judge, because we can never see the whole picture. Judgement prevents us from seeing oneness. Judgement keeps us locked into our singularity. More pertinently, judgement causes us pain. We may not realize it, but when we judge others we condemn ourselves.
Most of us have accepted these concepts and endeavor not to judge. Yet, we find it difficult not to. Our mentors tell us we can rise above judgement and that seems to work sometimes. We might be aware that someone is judging us and not react. We might be able to see where they're coming from and realize their judgement is a comment on themselves and not us. Other times, not so much.
Other times we feel a judgement and we feel a twinge or sometimes we even erupt. What is going on? Could it be that their judgement placed a finger on a sore spot? Could it be that we judge ourselves for the very thing we were being judged about? Hmmmm.......what do you think?
It is an axiom, that we judge others for the flaws we think we have in ourselves. It seems to be also true, that we react to others' judgements, in direct proportion, to how true, we are afraid, the judgement might be.
So, how do we rise above judgement. As long as we are on Planet Earth we are going to have some friends, relatives, associates etc. who have yet to give up judging. If we can rise above that judgement floor, we can see their judgements, as a call for love. Yet, most of us still have sore spots, ourselves. We still are struggling with giving up our own judgements. Sometimes the faults in others still seem glaring to us. What do we do?
It all begins with ourselves. If we have intent to solve this dilemma, we shall. Love will be there. Love will help. We solve the problem, not by struggling to give up judgement of others, but by giving up judgment of ourselves. When we give up judging ourselves, it won't occur to us, to judge others.
Is it a paradox to see ourselves as perfectly flawed? Can we be perfect and flawed, too? I don't think it matters. We can fall in love with ourselves because we are love. Beneath all this struggle, is a being who wants, what is best for everyone. We are beings who want to love wholly, without reservation. Despite the veneer of ego that obfuscates our vision, we know everything is perfect.
It seems to me, if we stay on the course of love, if we remind ourselves everyday that we are beings of Love, stick with the intent to give up judging ourselves, this problem has to resolve itself. Let us remind ourselves, that when we judge ourselves, we judge everybody, including the One who created us. We are One.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 10, 2014
CHANGING SEASONS
It has been freezing most nights for a week now. Monday, I saw a flock of Slate Colored Juncos. They raise their youngsters way up North and spend the Winter in regions like Minnesota. [Can you imagine Minnesota as a place to spend your Winters?] The lore is that, when they appear, snow will follow in two weeks. That particular myth may have its origins with me. Several years ago, I told a colleague, where I worked, that the Slate Colored Juncos had arrived so that Winter could not be far behind. A couple years later she said, " Just as you told me, I saw the Juncos arrive two weeks ago and today its snowing". Since then I have been observing every year and generally some form of snowfall occurs within two weeks of their arrival. If it happens again this year, I hope it warms up again. I am wishing for a long Autumnal Season.
Like the Seasons, our world is going through rapid change. A month ago we were being told that the crises in the Ukraine may lead to war. For at least two weeks news from the Ukraine was splashed on the front pages, now one has to dig deep into the newspaper to find anything about it. Then ISIS raised its ugly head and now, it too, is fading from the front page. Then Ebola hit the front pages, but as people learn the truth, that it is not an airborne virus, but is transferred by body fluids, that too, will find its way to the back pages; probably, swept off by a new scare.
Yes, there will be wave after wave of new scares until the media is free from the grip of those in control. Meanwhile the news, that has been suppressed, is coming out and some of that, is not too pleasant, either. We need to know enough to free our minds from the old propaganda; but that is it. We must not wallow in the darkness. There is a real temptation to look at just how bad things were and could be, that is not good for most of us. We are needed to shine our light on the world. We need to let the love flow through us unimpeded.
It is time to focus on our own individual awakening. It is time to see, only the love in the world. That is what real Seeing is. It is seeing what really is. It is seeing the world without the 3rd dimensional judgements. We are beings of light that got trapped in this density, partly because of our intrepid willingness to experiment and experience. And that part is great. Our error was to turn away from Love and to attempt creation without love. Wow! It has been painful.
We are beginning to fall in love with ourselves again. As we accept that we are loving beings, we will rise above any others' evaluation of us. Other peoples criticisms, reactions, comments will be seen as their need to love and not as a comment on ourselves. That is freedom, and we will be free to answer their call for love [that is what their criticism is] with a beam of light.
Remember that fear is the absence of love and fear has been used to manipulate us for thirteen thousand years. That time is over. We have entered into a new era. The cabal still cast a long shadow of darkness, but the light is shining it away. The best recommendation to give ourselves, is to reject any message that has fear in it. If we see a tiger staring at us through the keyhole that is one thing; if we just hear a rumor that a tiger is in the neighborhood, it is probably not true. Let us stay in the present moment, we are surrounded by love, I don't think we will see any tigers.
Light up the world! Celebrate!
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Like the Seasons, our world is going through rapid change. A month ago we were being told that the crises in the Ukraine may lead to war. For at least two weeks news from the Ukraine was splashed on the front pages, now one has to dig deep into the newspaper to find anything about it. Then ISIS raised its ugly head and now, it too, is fading from the front page. Then Ebola hit the front pages, but as people learn the truth, that it is not an airborne virus, but is transferred by body fluids, that too, will find its way to the back pages; probably, swept off by a new scare.
Yes, there will be wave after wave of new scares until the media is free from the grip of those in control. Meanwhile the news, that has been suppressed, is coming out and some of that, is not too pleasant, either. We need to know enough to free our minds from the old propaganda; but that is it. We must not wallow in the darkness. There is a real temptation to look at just how bad things were and could be, that is not good for most of us. We are needed to shine our light on the world. We need to let the love flow through us unimpeded.
It is time to focus on our own individual awakening. It is time to see, only the love in the world. That is what real Seeing is. It is seeing what really is. It is seeing the world without the 3rd dimensional judgements. We are beings of light that got trapped in this density, partly because of our intrepid willingness to experiment and experience. And that part is great. Our error was to turn away from Love and to attempt creation without love. Wow! It has been painful.
We are beginning to fall in love with ourselves again. As we accept that we are loving beings, we will rise above any others' evaluation of us. Other peoples criticisms, reactions, comments will be seen as their need to love and not as a comment on ourselves. That is freedom, and we will be free to answer their call for love [that is what their criticism is] with a beam of light.
Remember that fear is the absence of love and fear has been used to manipulate us for thirteen thousand years. That time is over. We have entered into a new era. The cabal still cast a long shadow of darkness, but the light is shining it away. The best recommendation to give ourselves, is to reject any message that has fear in it. If we see a tiger staring at us through the keyhole that is one thing; if we just hear a rumor that a tiger is in the neighborhood, it is probably not true. Let us stay in the present moment, we are surrounded by love, I don't think we will see any tigers.
Light up the world! Celebrate!
Happy Friday!
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
LETTING GO
I awoke to another amazing autumnal day. There was a mild frost last night, but it is warming up nicely. The Sun is brilliant, the air is fresh and clear; another beautiful day, on this place, on planet Earth.
My ego light went on last night. I got my feelings hurt about something inconsequential. At the time I didn't think of it as hurt feelings; I am more likely to feel abandonment or betrayal. Recognizing hurt feelings and owning them can prevent what happens next. Jamie and I are a team, when one of us jumps off the sanity cliff, the other is happy to follow. I won't bore you with the details. They are mundane, silly and indeed boring.
It is kind of a shock when these things happen. Everything is going along fine and suddenly we are in a rip-roaring fight. I just wanted to indulge my little complaint to a willing audience. That is hardly going to work when the complaint contains, not so hidden, blame. Oh well, another day of learning on Laughing Water Farm.
Why do these things happen? Especially when the light is pouring down on Earth and we are on the threshold of a New World. The world we are about to enter is a world of love. We can't perceive this New World when we still hang on to judgements, ideas, concepts, expectations etc. that are not loving. In other words, we need to give up all our crap.
We want to live in a world where everybody loves everybody else. Where do you think that starts? If I loved myself completely, my feelings would not have been hurt. If I loved myself completely, I would not have harbored the judgement [that attracted the thought] that instigated my complaint. In close relationships, it is difficult for the other person not to jump off the sanity cliff too, because they will see the complaint as our betrayal.
We are all on a voyage of enlightenment. It seems paradoxical, that the love that is pouring down on Earth could cause problems for us. However, to get on board with the awakening, we need to become aware of how we are limiting the love we feel and express, by the nonsense in our minds. We need to elevate ourselves, that means giving up all that low self esteem stuff we have been imbued with. We, all, know what we need to do. Sometimes we are not sure, how.
When we made the intent to awaken, we got on the train. It will carry us to paradise. We have to keep in mind that the truth is worth any of the brambles we go through. We don't have to fight and squabble to see what we need to give up on our journey. Every person is going to develop their own way of seeing and giving up their limitations.
When we keep in mind that we are giving up, in ourselves, what is not love, it will be easier. Also, remember that love is always the solution. We are going to slip. Self criticism and even self evaluation is not warranted. Self evaluation is important to the extent that it is couched in love and is an honest evaluation; often, it is criticism is disguise.
It cannot be stressed enough, that love is always the solution. Any time we separate from love, we are insane. We recover by reopening the channels to love. It is essentially remembering, that we are loved, unconditionally, by Source. When we discover we are insane, we need to forgive ourselves and bless everybody, our insanity touched.
It is very helpful if we give ourselves a break a few times a day. If we just sit and calm ourselves, quiet our minds, reach for the core of our being, feel the love emanating from ourselves and pouring down from the universe, we will find it uplifting. It is possible, to let the Love of Source, melt away all that is not loving. It is possible to learn to love yourself without going through the brambles. No matter how you do it, it is worth it. Love beckons, it leads us to paradise.
Love and Peace, Gregg
P.S. When I reread this I note the word FORGIVENESS needs to be stressed.
My ego light went on last night. I got my feelings hurt about something inconsequential. At the time I didn't think of it as hurt feelings; I am more likely to feel abandonment or betrayal. Recognizing hurt feelings and owning them can prevent what happens next. Jamie and I are a team, when one of us jumps off the sanity cliff, the other is happy to follow. I won't bore you with the details. They are mundane, silly and indeed boring.
It is kind of a shock when these things happen. Everything is going along fine and suddenly we are in a rip-roaring fight. I just wanted to indulge my little complaint to a willing audience. That is hardly going to work when the complaint contains, not so hidden, blame. Oh well, another day of learning on Laughing Water Farm.
Why do these things happen? Especially when the light is pouring down on Earth and we are on the threshold of a New World. The world we are about to enter is a world of love. We can't perceive this New World when we still hang on to judgements, ideas, concepts, expectations etc. that are not loving. In other words, we need to give up all our crap.
We want to live in a world where everybody loves everybody else. Where do you think that starts? If I loved myself completely, my feelings would not have been hurt. If I loved myself completely, I would not have harbored the judgement [that attracted the thought] that instigated my complaint. In close relationships, it is difficult for the other person not to jump off the sanity cliff too, because they will see the complaint as our betrayal.
We are all on a voyage of enlightenment. It seems paradoxical, that the love that is pouring down on Earth could cause problems for us. However, to get on board with the awakening, we need to become aware of how we are limiting the love we feel and express, by the nonsense in our minds. We need to elevate ourselves, that means giving up all that low self esteem stuff we have been imbued with. We, all, know what we need to do. Sometimes we are not sure, how.
When we made the intent to awaken, we got on the train. It will carry us to paradise. We have to keep in mind that the truth is worth any of the brambles we go through. We don't have to fight and squabble to see what we need to give up on our journey. Every person is going to develop their own way of seeing and giving up their limitations.
When we keep in mind that we are giving up, in ourselves, what is not love, it will be easier. Also, remember that love is always the solution. We are going to slip. Self criticism and even self evaluation is not warranted. Self evaluation is important to the extent that it is couched in love and is an honest evaluation; often, it is criticism is disguise.
It cannot be stressed enough, that love is always the solution. Any time we separate from love, we are insane. We recover by reopening the channels to love. It is essentially remembering, that we are loved, unconditionally, by Source. When we discover we are insane, we need to forgive ourselves and bless everybody, our insanity touched.
It is very helpful if we give ourselves a break a few times a day. If we just sit and calm ourselves, quiet our minds, reach for the core of our being, feel the love emanating from ourselves and pouring down from the universe, we will find it uplifting. It is possible, to let the Love of Source, melt away all that is not loving. It is possible to learn to love yourself without going through the brambles. No matter how you do it, it is worth it. Love beckons, it leads us to paradise.
Love and Peace, Gregg
P.S. When I reread this I note the word FORGIVENESS needs to be stressed.
Monday, October 6, 2014
TWO WORLDS
It is a gorgeous morning. Autumn is such an amazing season. It has been cold these last few nights. Must have been in the upper 20s Fahrenheit last night. It was thirty when I first looked at the thermometer and the Sun had already been shining brightly for over an hour. The colors are stunning. I think this has been the most colorful Fall in many years. The frost, these last few nights, has all but ended our gardening season. We still have broccoli and Brussels sprouts will continue to develop for at least another month. Of course, that is assuming the usual progression of the season. We need to have Sunny, above freezing, daytime weather for anything to continue. Potatoes need to be dug. It is an unplanned tradition, here on Laughing Water Farm, to dig potatoes in the most miserable weather possible. We like doing it, but we seem to put it off until the weather forecast demands we do it; then it is sleeting or there is a nasty cold wind. Potatoes seem to keep better when dug late.
We live in illusions created by our perceptions. There seems to be two worlds existing side by side. If we are immersed in the main stream media, we live in a world of Ebola, ISIS, war, threats to our security and happiness from every quarter. There seems to be no escape from a dismal future for mankind. Every means, to create fear in the people, is being used by those who would like to stay in control. People, who are afraid, are easy to manipulate and control. Fortunes can be made from frightened people.
Those who have turned away from the main stream media, and look to each other for entertainment, and get their news from alternative sources, see a different world indeed. They see folks brimming over with good cheer. They see love shining from the eyes of the people they meet. They sense the rising of the consciousness around them. They know we are on the verge of a great breakthrough; fear and all its ugly creations will be a distant memory.
When we realize our world is our creation. When we know our perception is everything; why would we want to look at ugliness? Why would we want to contaminate our perception with the fears of that passing world? We won't. We will ignore the MSM. Let them rant and rave and wave their fear provoking memes. We will create our own world by focusing on love. Without attention, that world, will dry up and blow away, in the Love, that is sweeping the planet.
The old world won't last much longer. Let us not give it any attention. It will shrivel without our notice. Let us see only with eyes of love. Sure, we are not finished going through our little trials and tribulations. We need to do this to let go of everything that is not love. Even when we are weighed down with troubles we can choose to turn our attention to love. Intention is very powerful, when we intend to be loving, we draw love, to us; even when we are temporarily in the dark. Let us keep up our intent to see the light.
Many us have been holding the light high as individuals, perhaps it is time to be more connected. I am referring to a conscious connection. Of course we are already connected as we are one. I think that consciously joining together will create more powerfully, bringing the perception of paradise to everyone sooner.
Love and Peace, Gregg
We live in illusions created by our perceptions. There seems to be two worlds existing side by side. If we are immersed in the main stream media, we live in a world of Ebola, ISIS, war, threats to our security and happiness from every quarter. There seems to be no escape from a dismal future for mankind. Every means, to create fear in the people, is being used by those who would like to stay in control. People, who are afraid, are easy to manipulate and control. Fortunes can be made from frightened people.
Those who have turned away from the main stream media, and look to each other for entertainment, and get their news from alternative sources, see a different world indeed. They see folks brimming over with good cheer. They see love shining from the eyes of the people they meet. They sense the rising of the consciousness around them. They know we are on the verge of a great breakthrough; fear and all its ugly creations will be a distant memory.
When we realize our world is our creation. When we know our perception is everything; why would we want to look at ugliness? Why would we want to contaminate our perception with the fears of that passing world? We won't. We will ignore the MSM. Let them rant and rave and wave their fear provoking memes. We will create our own world by focusing on love. Without attention, that world, will dry up and blow away, in the Love, that is sweeping the planet.
The old world won't last much longer. Let us not give it any attention. It will shrivel without our notice. Let us see only with eyes of love. Sure, we are not finished going through our little trials and tribulations. We need to do this to let go of everything that is not love. Even when we are weighed down with troubles we can choose to turn our attention to love. Intention is very powerful, when we intend to be loving, we draw love, to us; even when we are temporarily in the dark. Let us keep up our intent to see the light.
Many us have been holding the light high as individuals, perhaps it is time to be more connected. I am referring to a conscious connection. Of course we are already connected as we are one. I think that consciously joining together will create more powerfully, bringing the perception of paradise to everyone sooner.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Friday, October 3, 2014
NEW CHICKEN COOP
We have been planning to convert our goat barn into a chicken coop this Summer. Our present chicken coop is 100 yards from the house and these last few Winters have not been fun. We have been getting milk from the Amish and Jamie has been making cheese from cow's milk. We have been milking goats for over forty years and we are going to take a break from it.
We picked a day, a month ago, for my Son Matt to come up and help. Our Son Noah is staying with us now and between them they can get the job done. Of course, we hoped for good weather and instead we have the coldest, windiest, drizzliest, day of the Season. Then a moment ago a person called who wants our last goat. He is a year and half old buck who hasn't been handled much; he will be fun to catch.
The major work in the new chicken coop will consist of insulating and building nest boxes and roosts.
I got to go help.
We will meet again on Monday.
Love and Peace, Gregg
We picked a day, a month ago, for my Son Matt to come up and help. Our Son Noah is staying with us now and between them they can get the job done. Of course, we hoped for good weather and instead we have the coldest, windiest, drizzliest, day of the Season. Then a moment ago a person called who wants our last goat. He is a year and half old buck who hasn't been handled much; he will be fun to catch.
The major work in the new chicken coop will consist of insulating and building nest boxes and roosts.
I got to go help.
We will meet again on Monday.
Love and Peace, Gregg
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
RELATIONSHIP WITH SELF
The most important relationship we have is the one with ourselves. This is a subject with many different facets. Remember I am a student like you are; we are learning together. What I am discovering is that how we feel about ourselves, in any moment, affects how we feel about and treat all others. We can only love others to the extent we can love ourselves.
In order to love ourselves we need to unlearn all the negative programming that we experienced since leaving the womb. As I pointed out in my last blog, we don't need a therapist couch to accomplish this. All is in our minds. How do we think and feel about ourselves? It has been said that there are no neutral thoughts. I cannot argue the truth of this, but it is a useful working hypothesis. We can look at each thought, we have about ourselves, and ask "is this thought helpful?"
Whether a thought originates in ourselves or comes from outside [if there really is an outside] it is loving or it is fearful. Some of us have learned to catch ourselves when we have negative thoughts about others and have become quite efficient at being non-judgmental. Yet we will allow a negative interpretation of our own behavior and think we are just being honest. We will whip ourselves with switches, figuratively, for some transgression. If it is not okay to judge another, it is not okay to do it to ourselves. We must stop it. Sure, we see with clarity, there are places, in which we need to grow, but we don't need to beat ourselves up over it.
This is an area where the concept of oneness is important. We are One. Separation only exist in this illusion. How we feel about ourselves affects everyone. When we put ourselves down, we put humanity down. We elevate the consciousness of humanity by raising our own consciousness. We are the ones awakening humanity, by awakening ourselves. We cannot contribute to the awakening while we are dragging ourselves down with negative thoughts and feelings.
I can hear someone thinking, "but I don't have negative thoughts about myself and I still don't feel good about myself". As I have said before the ego is tricky. It is not hard to develop blindness about how we see ourselves. Since we left the womb we inculcated others feelings and attitudes; they are like dark clouds that form layers at the bottom of our psyches. They attract negative thoughts and experiences to us. No matter how dark this matter seems to be, it cannot stand up to love. When we have the courage to look into ourselves we can say to each layer, "that is not me" "I am a being of love. I will not harbor darkness" Love will wash away the darkness and if we continue to focus on love it will not come back.
Affirmations are very valuable in washing away the darkness and keeping it away. They are very personal, however, what works for me might sound silly to you. Reminding ourselves that we are love and we love ourselves is very valuable. We might develop a habit of looking in the mirror every Morning and tell ourselves how much we love ourselves.
Loving ourselves is not self-centeredness. Focus on self comes from fear. People who are self-centered are afraid they don't measure up. The doubts they have about themselves create separation and exaggerated focus on self. Love goes out. It expands. The more you love yourself the more your love flows to all.
Remember that Love is reality. Fear creates illusion. Life on this planet is a constant choice between love and fear. It all begins in our mind.
We need to spend as much time, as we can, in quiet time. The core of our being is unconditional love. If we learn to be quiet, and let our thoughts go, we can feel the love embracing us; reassuring us that we are indeed love. We can go through our whole day, with the knowledge, that we are in the embrace of a loving universe, and we are one with it.
Let's not forget to laugh at ourselves. Great belly laughs. Life on this planet is nothing, if not amusing.
Love and Peace, Gregg
In order to love ourselves we need to unlearn all the negative programming that we experienced since leaving the womb. As I pointed out in my last blog, we don't need a therapist couch to accomplish this. All is in our minds. How do we think and feel about ourselves? It has been said that there are no neutral thoughts. I cannot argue the truth of this, but it is a useful working hypothesis. We can look at each thought, we have about ourselves, and ask "is this thought helpful?"
Whether a thought originates in ourselves or comes from outside [if there really is an outside] it is loving or it is fearful. Some of us have learned to catch ourselves when we have negative thoughts about others and have become quite efficient at being non-judgmental. Yet we will allow a negative interpretation of our own behavior and think we are just being honest. We will whip ourselves with switches, figuratively, for some transgression. If it is not okay to judge another, it is not okay to do it to ourselves. We must stop it. Sure, we see with clarity, there are places, in which we need to grow, but we don't need to beat ourselves up over it.
This is an area where the concept of oneness is important. We are One. Separation only exist in this illusion. How we feel about ourselves affects everyone. When we put ourselves down, we put humanity down. We elevate the consciousness of humanity by raising our own consciousness. We are the ones awakening humanity, by awakening ourselves. We cannot contribute to the awakening while we are dragging ourselves down with negative thoughts and feelings.
I can hear someone thinking, "but I don't have negative thoughts about myself and I still don't feel good about myself". As I have said before the ego is tricky. It is not hard to develop blindness about how we see ourselves. Since we left the womb we inculcated others feelings and attitudes; they are like dark clouds that form layers at the bottom of our psyches. They attract negative thoughts and experiences to us. No matter how dark this matter seems to be, it cannot stand up to love. When we have the courage to look into ourselves we can say to each layer, "that is not me" "I am a being of love. I will not harbor darkness" Love will wash away the darkness and if we continue to focus on love it will not come back.
Affirmations are very valuable in washing away the darkness and keeping it away. They are very personal, however, what works for me might sound silly to you. Reminding ourselves that we are love and we love ourselves is very valuable. We might develop a habit of looking in the mirror every Morning and tell ourselves how much we love ourselves.
Loving ourselves is not self-centeredness. Focus on self comes from fear. People who are self-centered are afraid they don't measure up. The doubts they have about themselves create separation and exaggerated focus on self. Love goes out. It expands. The more you love yourself the more your love flows to all.
Remember that Love is reality. Fear creates illusion. Life on this planet is a constant choice between love and fear. It all begins in our mind.
We need to spend as much time, as we can, in quiet time. The core of our being is unconditional love. If we learn to be quiet, and let our thoughts go, we can feel the love embracing us; reassuring us that we are indeed love. We can go through our whole day, with the knowledge, that we are in the embrace of a loving universe, and we are one with it.
Let's not forget to laugh at ourselves. Great belly laughs. Life on this planet is nothing, if not amusing.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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