To the ones who ask am I irked that someone is parroting my words in their teaching, I say of course not. It’s an honor to have been heard and the info passed on. That’s the reason we’re all thrown together, to learn from each other. To share information we find helpful. To help bring ourselves to wholeness so we can model to each other how many varied forms of wholeness there are. The fact that they remembered my words and found them useful enough to pass on just tickles my fancy.
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When someone finds it difficult to face issues and admit when they are wrong
When someone finds it difficult to face issues and admit when they are wrong, it’s just because their mind has been trained to keep moving on to the next thought. They don’t take sufficient time to make inner contact and operate from a place of connection. Soon enough the weight of their denied and unfinished business will surface for attention. Until then, we don’t need to point it out to them. I love reading where someone who refuses to face their own stuff is telling everyone else to clear up theirs. If that touches a nerve in me, that means I have stuff of my own to clear up. Some have to talk about it long before they let their soul convince them to actually do it. It’s ALL progress. We can’t judge where they should be by now. I am exactly where I need to be right now and so is everyone else. What we CAN do is learn how to get our own emotional body under control.
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“Treat each person with the bhakti (devotion) and care as if the success or failure of your own spiritual life depends on this. Do not take into concern how they treat you.” Bhakti Tirtha Swami
Your Tarot Card of the Day: 9 of Coins Reversed
Your Card for today. Meditate upon the meaning this card might have for you since it showed up at this exact moment. Not everyone saw this. Not everyone attracted this message. YOU DID. There are no mistakes.
MEANING: You must pay some attention to being disciplined and not give in too much to pleasure and relaxation. Yes, you have a lot of wonderful things in your life to enjoy, but some effort must be made to keep things going. Although you have a great deal to be proud of and hopeful about, action on your part is still needed. Be sure that you are very clear and specific about your goals and plans. Know what your part is in bringing them about. If you aren’t sure what you need to do next, ask for advice. Think positively. Continue reading
The Lost Horse, A Chinese Folktale (Good? Bad? Don’t Take Score So Soon)
A man who lived on the northern frontier of China was skilled in interpreting events. One day, for no reason, his horse ran away to the nomads across the border. Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?” Some months later his horse returned, bringing a splendid nomad stallion. Everyone congratulated him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a disaster?” Their household was richer by a fine horse, which his son loved to ride. One day he fell and broke his hip. Everyone tried to console him, but his father said, “What makes you so sure this isn’t a blessing?” A year later the nomads came in force across the border, and every able-bodied man took his bow and went into battle. The Chinese frontiersmen lost nine of every ten men. Only because the son was lame did the father and son survive to take care of each other. Truly, blessing turns to disaster, and disaster to blessing: the changes have no end, nor can the mystery be fathomed.
When a bird gets free, it does not go back for remnants left on the bottom of the cage. Rumi
“I start out on this road, call it Love or Emptiness. I only know what’s not here. Resentment seeds, backscratching greed, worrying about outcome, fear of people. When a bird gets free, it does not go back for remnants left on the bottom of the cage. Close by, I’m rain. Far off, a cloud of fire. I seem restless, but I am deeply at ease. Branches tremble. The roots are still. I am a universe in a handful of dirt, whole when totally demolished. Talk about choices does not apply to me. While intelligence considers options, I Am Somewhere Lost In The Wind. ” Rumi
Truth or Sabatoge
We all seek to express our truth. We all must express our truth. There are two ways to express your truth: directly or indirectly. If you do not express your truth directly, it will come out in odd, aberrant, and damaging ways. Self-sabotage or sabotage of others occurs when you don’t speak your truth directly. Honest expression of truth ends sabotage. When you don’t tell the truth up front, your truth comes out in weird ways that make more trouble for everyone. We all find the energy to do what we choose. We find no energy to do the things we do not want to do. If we are forced to do things we do not want to do, we will find a way not to do them. Will you express your preference honestly, or will you create veiled situations to get your point across? You don’t have to get sick to get out of work, have an affair to get out of a marriage. You can simply, clearly, directly express that you do not wish to do this. You might ruffle some feathers, yet there is a hidden value in direct communication. Truth has ways of getting to solutions that sabotage does not. Alan Cohen
Write only about your own experience, using “I” statements, not “they” or “you” statements.
Someone just asked me what I thought about a Facebook post. It was written about a theoretical situation and written in third person, so vague that I had no idea what they were talking about. A good rule of thumb is write only about your own experience, using “I” statements, not “they” or “you” statements. Don’t think you know the truth of a situation based on what a third person tells you. For a year and a half I defended a friend based on what he told me. My mistake. Lesson learned. We want to help those we love. We think we’re helping. Been there. Bless those who feel compelled to do that. Speak only for yourself. Write only about what you yourself have experienced. Use “I” statements. Let the reader put themselves in your place so they can understand your very important point of view. Help them to let you help them learn from your experience.
Thank you Facebook for the “Love” Connection
Life is such an adventure. Who knew I’d be flirting with the same guy at 61 as I was at 16. Hmmm, 7 = Sevens deal with magical forces. Sevens deal with esoteric, scholarly aspects of magic. Representative of scholarly activities, mystery, and the focused search for esoteric meanings. Seven deals with the activation of imagination and manifesting results in our lives through the use of conscious thought and awareness. Sounds good. It’s a good sign when they know the exes and they all still pal around long after kids are grown. A friend reminds me I am also a personality type enneagram 7. Oh, and the “Love” connection? My pal’s name is “Love.” Bazinga, gotcha didn’t I?
Tarot Card of the Day: The Fool Reversed
Your Card for today. Meditate upon the meaning this card might have for you since it showed up at this exact moment. Not everyone saw this. Not everyone attracted this message. YOU DID.
MEANING: The Fool is an indicator of newness; as well as the open-hearted energy of a child. This is a positive card, with the caveat that it’s important to take time to be sure that you are looking where you’re going. In reversal, The Fool can show that there is a need for a new beginning, but that there is some hesitancy about making it happen. This card indicates new beginnings that have some deeper spiritual meaning – and in reversal it can mean that you have some level of resistance toward this new beginning. Sometimes in this context it can mean that the “fresh start” is coming, whether you want it or not. Continue reading