Napping today, I got the image of a bird flying straight up into the sky and bursting into a spray of firecracker like sparkles. Yesterday a friend and I were talking about burning away the (unhealthy parts of the) ego and what the personality goes through on its way to reconciliation with the soul. We’re the creator of our own reality, yes. And when we make ourselves go down in flames, we then have a chance to, like the phoenix rising from our own ashes, become more fully formed now that another layer of dross has been burned away.
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Greg Tamblyn, Jami Lula and Faith Rivera all in one amazing day
Some awesome musicians are in Orlando for the 8th Annual Posi Music Awards. There are events this afternoon and the award ceremony this evening. This morning I saw Greg Tamblyn at Unity of Merritt island, before heading over to The New Way to see Jami Lula and Faith Rivera. After that, as spiritual brother Michael Bailey said perfectly, “I am filled up and overflowing.”
Faith singing Everything is Holy Now and Called to be and God Is
Jami Lula singing Compassion
Greg Tamblyn link to listen to music (listen to Holy Now!)
Greg Tamblyn singing A Brief History of God (G String Theory)
Reconnecting the neurons and regulating brain chemistry naturally
I’ve been sketching, which I haven’t done in months, letting the neurons reconnect, releasing my fave neurotransmitters, dopamine and serotonin, the feel good chemicals released in the brain as I get those synapses firing again. I always have several projects going on at one time, always starting something new to keep my brain firing on all cylinders, so to speak. Lately, calculating math does that for me as well but sketching is so much more fun.
The brain, if kept in good shape, can continue to build pathways. The trick is finding ways to keep brain connections in good condition and to grow more of them. The brain is plastic and continues to change, not in getting bigger but allowing for greater complexity and deeper understanding. One way to nudge neurons in the right direction is to challenge the very assumptions we’ve have worked so hard to accumulate while young. With a brain already full of well-connected pathways, adult learners should jiggle their synapses by confronting thoughts that are contrary to their own, doing new things and finding a variety of new ways to express themselves creatively.
Astrologically, a friend has the planet Uranus in her 12th house, with challenging aspects
A galpal is going through some confusing times and I did her astrological transits for her. The transits are a predictive astrology report showing where the planets are now and how they are aspecting the birth planets. Right now she has the planet Uranus in her 12th house, wherein we are invited to face the evolutionary limitations created by attachment to our individuality and circumstances begin to arise, helping us let go. It can be an intense and confusing time, but it can also be a real impetus to put hand to the plow and do what needs to be done, in surrender. Her interpretations read: Continue reading
A brother on the Path is a sacred relationship
It was good to connect with an old friend today and have a long, deep talk again on things that really matter. Things that very few others are interested in to any depth. That very few other friends really grok. I like having friends who can dive deep when needed, who stimulate my mind, with whom I can share synchronistic moments of realization during separate times of contemplation. Having a brother on the Path is a sacred relationship to me. They act as teacher and student, as muse and artist, as we lift each other to higher levels of realization, along this shared journey of evolution of consciousness.
4:08am and… rushing to meditation??
“OMG 4:08am I must rush to meditation. I cannot be late!” When I have thoughts like these, attached to ideas that somehow success depends on me meeting specific goals in specific time frames, that is when meditation serves me well. I can observe my attachment if emotion arises as I choose to decide I am late.
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Elizabeth Gilbert: A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up so much that you have to transform your life
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave. A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life. Whatever they fired up in you needed to be fired up, but then they needed to go.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Sweet man, I would tear you outa the frame
I’ve been messaging with a Facebook friend and were talking about local events. I promised I wasn’t hitting on him and he joked “Shucks, I wish you were.” I said, “Sweet man, I would tear you outa the frame. Ain’t nobody got time for that.” My FB friends are such good sports.
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