I’m blessed to have my life, that’s for sure. Meaning: I’m blessed to know that how I think affects what comes to me, and that I can chose to exercise my free will to discipline myself to stay focused on things I like so that more things I like may come to me.
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Death: We Simply Misunderstand
When we feel a loved one is gone from our life for good since they have passed out of physical form, we misunderstand. It’s just a misunderstanding when we mistake the death of the body for the death of our loved one. The caterpillar doesn’t die when it becomes a butterfly, it just moves its consciousness into a new body, leaving the old one behind. We survive in consciousness after the change called death. You meet again when you drop your own body. You can also in quiet times feel their presence and imagine you are hearing them talking to you. You’re not imagining it. Sometimes you see signs everywhere. They’re just letting you know that life goes on, it just changes form. You will meet again, know that.
Stay vigilant. Stay hopeful.
Reversed tarot cards are not negative
My dad turned me on to tarot and astrology in 1976. I quickly saw there were very few books interpreting reversed cards, and the ones that did had nothing good to say. I’ve always been a Pollyanna kind of person because my mom was, so I initially intuited that reversals had to do with a stalling, a delay in expression while it’s evolving, with a sequence having to be performed before the upright meaning of the card could be granted, i.e. Mary wants C to happen but she gets a reversed card because before C can happen, she has to do A and B. Reversals can have to do with plans pondered yet not put into action, lack of sufficient effort, or something they feel they are being held apart from. It can be where they feel blocked or discouraged, where they feel fearful. It indicates working through an issue. We work through issues every day so we’re not talking about the world crashing down around you. It simply indicates something at play in your life right now and those things come to pass, they don’t come to stay. When Rachael Pollack’s 78 Degrees of Wisdom came out in 1977, my world changed as I incorporated her interpretations with my own. With some friends/clients, they don’t want the reversed card to be read so I honor their wish. A reversed card however does give more complex and greater levels of insight, which is what she is there for in the first place. I find reversals especially helpful in answering Yes or No questions.
look for the silver lining or be an activist?
So which is it? Do you look for the silver lining or do you be an activist? Can you do both? I made an earlier post about something I saw at the beach tonight and included a photo. One Facebook friend saw the beauty of the photo but the majority saw an environmental danger and let me know all about it. I completely agree the danger exists, yet the purpose of my post was to share the beauty of the moment. But I’ve been guilty of doing the same thing when friends post pics of heavy, fatty, fried, sweet foods. I look at it and all I can see is health problems in the making. Sometimes I can smile and shake my head because their experience is none of my business, but I can seldom revel in the joy of that particular moment for them. It’s a razor’s edge, isn’t it, how to fully experience the beauty of a moment while staying mindful of consequences and implications.
God will take care of those you leave behind
A comforting truth — if you’re no longer there by choice or chance. “Responsibilities are part of the play, the maya or illusion of our lives. At any time that you abandon or are snatched from your life — the people in it will be taken care of by God. So just know, pray for them, play your part with them as far as you are prompted to do it. But be aware, they will be okay if you are not there. That struggle to stand on their own may be part of their growth.” — Marie Dooley
You can leave out of misery or leave gracefully. You can stay and be miserable, or stay gracefully. The turmoil lives within limiting options. Find the grace and the options will appear. — Zanda Gutek
Tuxedo Sam comes on the scene
A young black cat with white bib has been resting mornings on the concrete bench in the courtyard outside my office window. When he first arrives, he sits upright facing me, looking like a dapper gent in a tux. I put some dry food out for him. I’d say he’s almost a year old. He’s sleek, not ragged, not starving — not fixed! If I see no signs he belongs to someone, I’ll take him in for initial shots and neutering. You come in my yard, you play by my rules. This morning after meditation I went outside to see the source of Benny meowing. He was on the driveway looking toward the road, where Tuxedo Sam was standing. They weren’t fighting and Benny wasn’t howling. He’d just meowed once. I explained to Sam that Benny was the king of this yard and it was his decision whether Sammy was invited or not. I gave Benny some head scratches. I brought out some kibble for the concrete bench. Benny heard it and came running. I picked him up and took him inside, so he knows I put the food down for Sam. I looked out the window and he was eating it. Benny saw it, too. I explained to Benny that it might be temporary until we get Sam fixed, or he might have a new friend. It’s too soon to tell. And since Benny was alone and hungry at that age, I don’t want him thinking he’s going to be replaced. But maybe if he thinks it’s his idea, he can have a little brother. Here’s the timeline of Sam’s arrival.
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Positive thinking doesn’t mean deny the storm, it means expect the rainbow
A friend sent me an article criticizing positive thinking, wherein the author quoted Osho as saying, “the philosophy of positive thinking means being untruthful; it means being dishonest. It means seeing a certain thing and yet denying what you have seen; it means deceiving yourself and others.”
That’s not what it means at all.
No wonder people don’t think it works.
Positive thinking doesn’t mean look at the raging storm and deny it’s happening. Positive thinking means look for the rainbow, know the storm will pass and until then spend your time in happy pursuits, planning a hopeful future. Continue reading