Michael R Weir

Alive

2010-01-10T22:32:00.000-05:00

Hello I am still alive just been very busy. Will start blogging again soon!!

Unconditional love...

2009-07-18T15:26:00.000-04:00

Unconditional love... it's yours in every moment... it's yours because you are a wonderful extension of God... It's your eternal birthright... it's who you will always be.. you are unconditional love... We can dream we are something else, but dreams are never as good as we really are!! Let the real you flow!!

Real Love - Pain and Suffering or Freedom and Joy

2009-05-04T10:51:00.001-04:00

A friend was asking me if I read Ken Wilber and studied Buddhism.

Here is what comes to me.

My mind is a complete emptiness and words flow form the the unmanifested into a dream of where you read them...

They come to you where you are...

No, I have never read Ken Wilber, I have a very good friend who has read most if not all of his books.

You had said Ken writes:

"Real love hurts; real love makes you totally vulnerable and open; real love will take you far beyond yourself; and therefore real love will devastate you. I kept thinking, if love does not shatter you, you do not know love"

Now I probably should know the before and after pages, to make sure I do not take this out of context - but based on this paragraph here is what comes...

If a person is completely identified with "ego" = "individuality" as being who they are... It is easy to feel that love would hurt...

For real love "is" beyond individuality...

So your pain is from going to real love while being identified with individuality... ego feels a sense of abandonment...

Real love will not devastate you, for that "you" that Ken is talking about never really was you in the first place.

It is ego identification and fear that your "ego" or "individual self" would come to an end, "as" you are still attached to it perceiving it is who you are...

If who you are comes to an end as you are identified with it your perception is that "you" cease to exist...

Make any sense to you?

The truth is:

To be attached to anything is to suffer...

To be identified with "anything" as being who you are is to also suffer...

For all suffering comes from a perception of loss...

If you feel your wife and child are yours... you will suffer when they die... they never where yours to begin with... you do not own them... to incorrectly perceive that you do is to suffer loss when they go away, or you go away from them...

Ken is not experiencing the whole picture... for "real love" is the absence of all suffering... it is the extension of love to all in each moment of NOW...

Real love of the "unconditional kind" is beyond suffering for it attaches to nothing...

It uplifts everything...

It includes everything...

When all is included in love... nothing is abandoned...

When nothing is abandoned joy of unconditional love and acceptance is experienced by all...

Each piece is brought into one whole...

With every breath this whole extends the kingdom of God in love...

Your single greatest achievement in life is the moment you realize you have released the need to know who you are...

To try to discover or label who you are is to for ever miss the experience...

The very moment you surrender your need to know or define who you are...

That is the moment you will remember God...

and your smile will have no end...

Hypnotherapy and Hypnosis in Pittsburgh, PA

2009-03-09T08:34:00.004-04:00

This week I will be 42 years old...

For the past 23 years, I have been helping clients to be free of stress, emotional and physical issues though guiding them to reaching the love that has no end...

All is included, all is embraced...

When our illusions of separateness are no more... peace, balance, harmony and health are life...

And life is very good...

Are you ready to feel this?

What's right?

2009-02-16T23:39:00.004-05:00

What's right with loving each and every person you meet with all your heart?

Everything...

When you look far enough within yourself, you will find a love that that has no end...

A love that is without any conditions...

Q: If this love inside you is an endless supply, how can you lose it?

A : You can't lose it...so smile! Relax and share it!

Yes, I have not wrote in a while. I have been busy working on a book. I will let you all know when it's finished.

until then I will be posting here and there when I have time to.

Love to you all!

quotes that come though today...

2008-11-11T05:12:00.009-05:00

I'm wondering what this post will be about...

Quotes are coming:

Peace starts with self observation...

When you observe yourself though the eyes of unconditional love your face cannot help but smile...

Acceptance of our individual selves is the first step toward inner peace...

I love and accept you unconditionally - for you are love...you just have not looked close enough to see it yet...

I hug you because... I accept you as you are....

Jesus - Mother Teresa - Buddha - Gandhi - Lao-tzu - and many others were all correct...

laughter heals - judgment kills...

a smile is always a reflection of an inner truth...

profound is simplicity...

children are the reflection of your inner child self...listen to them with your heart...

are you surprised to realize that you wrote these quotes?

oneness is reality...separation is but a dream...how long you dream is directionally proportional to how long you judge one another...

give peace and you will live laughter...

Love one another

2008-11-09T06:57:00.008-05:00

I have a tiny hand holding mine...

I can feel her excitement as the gravel crunches beneath our feet...

As we walk closer I can feel the warmth of the wood of this amazing home...

Our new friend Ward meets us at the door...

We are all smiles...

Being accepted just as you are always evokes happiness - then happiness wells up inside till the comfortable energy fills your body to such a degree - that it overflows into what we call a smile...

It so easy to smile with our new friends - as complete acceptance is shared by each and everyone of us...

As Morgan and I walk into Ward, Lisa, Daisy and Jake's place I smile as I read the one sign that graces their wall...

The sign says simply:

"Love one another"

It is so simple, yet so profound...

This family of new friends lives this simple yet profound saying in every moment...as does my family...

I say it often and mean it every time:

I love every man woman and child unconditionally because I can't come up with one really good reason not to...

I can however, come up with many reasons to love everyone unconditionally...

So together let us begin to focus on all our reasons to love one another unconditionally - just as we are...

What can we do?

Let's smile together!

Let's laugh together!

Let's dance together!

Let's sing together!

Let's shine together!

Let's grow together!

Let's be together!

and the world smiles, and the joy of unity is felt by all...

all are included...

all are loved...

One earth....

One united family...

smile...

The "United" States of America!

2008-10-27T19:30:00.017-04:00

Witnessing surrender...

Just came back from watching a political candidate who is running for President.

Half way though his speech you could see where he surrendered to the holy spirit... At that very moment he went from OK to amazing...because the holy spirit is amazing...

The love, the togetherness, the uplifting of people, with a filled Mellon Area in Pittsburgh, this candidate captured and captivated the audience though surrendering to the holy spirit.

I was undecided until I felt that familiar energy of unconditional love...

That same energy that I allow, and channel in all my hypnotherapy sessions...

Yes, holy spirit has my vote!

The message has nothing to do with the person saying the words...

Obama is just the channel, the message he is channeling, now that is divine...

My friends who very much dislike Obama need to know that I do feel that both Obama and McCain have very poor ideas on how to fix the issues in America.

If I was voting based on both candidates proposals of how they would fix the issues I would not have voted for either candidate.

I do feel that America needs to be brought together as one nation again.

So many do not even know their own neighbors name, let alone anything about them. We focus on this person is this or that based on job or lack of job...yet their are just a fellow American...

Every time that you say one bad thing about any American you are dividing America! And you are making America weaker.

The very basics of battle or war strategy is called "Divide and Concur"

Your proposed enemies that would divide and concur you do not need to lift a finger to do the first part. You do it all on your own.

You listen to one sided radio or TV shows that further divide this great country of ours and you call your self patriotic saying this this whole group of Americans are the problem!

Still to this date more people died in the "Civil War" fought right here on our own soil, than did so in any war since.

Yet, you do not learn by the very history that stares you in the face...

You insist on being Republican or Democratic - This side, or that side - NORTH OR SOUTH...

You need to wake up and see where you are all headed, when your focus on division.

Put down your petty differences and learn to work with one another.

Whither America becomes stronger, or weaker depends on what you do next!

I listened to so many people who are saying this election will affect me this way, or effect me that way, with no concern for how it will affect the All of America!

President of the United States is just that - Its President of the United States!
Not president of little you personally! If you can not grasp that, then you should not be voting at all!

We are one Nation Under God - and we will be indivisible again!

I voted for the candidate to is most focused on uniting people in common purpose of respecting and loving one another.

That candidate was Obama hands down...was he the most inexperienced candidate running for office...

Yet he won the election...

He won as the next President of the United States...

If that alone does not say that America is shouting to be unified as one nation, as one people, as one America...where we are one family who actually gives a shit about one another, then I don't know what does!

People care so much about their own imitate family, but when it comes to their greater family "America" they are so quick to abandon them!

Why?

Have you not learned anything from history?

Do you wish for another civil war?

Is that what you really want?

If you can't care about your fellow Americans, in this family we call America - than that is just sad...

I do care, and I hope you find a way in your heart to start caring too.

America is a family...

Yes, we are at times very dysfunctional family, but let's work at healing that dysfunction.

Start by learning how to accept your fellow family members (other Americans) just as they are...

They are how they are...

Accepting them does not mean that you have to be like them...

It just means that you respect the way that they are as they respect the way that you are...

When that happens, we have family of Americans that is strong, that is united, that is powerful.

A fellow American is only a stranger till you say hello and allow them to become your friend...

Friends are so much more powerful than strangers...don't you agree?

Together let's make America even stronger, and an even more wonderful place to live!

Hug a fellow American today!

Say hello!

Make a new friend!

Allow "United" States to really mean "United"!

smile...

Oneness lesson part 2

2008-10-26T07:45:00.003-04:00

Each and every person you see is but a mirror...

Will you shatter that mirror with verbal or physical attack?

thus attacking yourself...

Or will you uplift yourself though unconditional love and acceptance?

thus freeing yourself...

What will you do next, and why will you do it?

Oneness - Your first lesson

2008-10-25T21:05:00.004-04:00

Everyone is you and you are them...

Know this and you will never hurt another...

Teach them and the truth will set you free...

The dance of love...

2008-10-22T11:24:00.004-04:00

Through the adversity of life, love always prevails...

For the best video to show how love prevails - click here

Gays, Lesbians and the Catholic Chruch...

2008-10-16T09:28:00.012-04:00

Reflection:

I am giving a hug to my friends brother, as I have just met him.

He is a Catholic priest and is on vacation with his two brothers.

Father Tom has been a priest for under a year.

I was looking forward to having some interesting conversations with Father Tom.

For the most part I agree with his overall philosophy. He focuses on love and forgiveness. In his three parishes Father Tom does his best to teach love and acceptance.

He also does his best to educate people to the positives of the Catholic Church. He does his best to dispel misconceptions of Priests who preach the whole fire and brimstone.

As I asked what do they do with Priests who are unruly and not presenting this positive image. Father Tom told me that they try retraining first and if that does not work, then they move them to much smaller parishes where they will have less of a negative impact.

Since I was finding out what the Catholic Churches stands were on many issues.

I brought up a big one :-)

I made the statement " I just don't get why we even have labels of gay and lesbian for people" "If people can find love then who cares if it's with a woman and man or a man and man or a women and women"

And then predigest rears its ugly head...

Here is the official stance of the Catholic Church "If you are gay or lesbian. We accept you into our Catholic churches with open arms, as long as you do not act on being Gay or Lesbian (No kissing, intercourse and such). For to do so, is to sin."

I reply "That is not acceptance at all!"

Father Tom "Yes, we would never turn them away"

I reply "Yes, but you are not accepting them as they are at all! That's bullshit! That's not even close to acceptance."

Father Tom "No, we do accept them"

I reply "OK, let's take Jesus and Mary Madeline.

Somehow I don't recall Jesus saying you're a prostitute and you need to repent.

No, Jesus praised her for the faith that she had in front of all who would Judge her.

Jesus taught never to judge anyone.

Love your neighbor as yourself, forgive everyone.

He even said love your enemies.

In fact if Jesus were right here, right now at this lunch table he would explain what acceptance really is, because you're missing the picture."

Then the subject got changed as there was no reply to the last statement.

Personally I feel it would be completely absurd to think that just because I am only attracted to women, that all men could only be attracted to women.

I really don't care for Country music, but I don't expect the rest of the world to dislike it just because I do. That would be really silly!

Just in the U.S. there are approximately 4.3 million people who are gay or lesbian. That figure is really low as it reflects just the number who are freely admitting that they are gay or lesbian.

So let me get this straight, are going to tell me that 4.3 million hard working, life loving Americans Citizens are wrong, or bad just because they should believe and do just as you believe and do?

An unruly two year old comes into mind...That is about the age you are behaving like if this is your belief...Their not just like me, so I can't play with them...wa wa wa....

Jesus Christ and I do not believe in double standards, or predigest in any form.

So I will go ahead and agree with the Catholics churches stand that no Gay or Lesbians should be allowed to kiss, hug, or have sex in public or private - as long as the catholic church passes the very same laws for each and every heterosexual on the planet.

And when their religion is no more for they have become extinct, maybe, just maybe they will look back and reread the words of the spiritual leader of the church - Jesus Christ

And as the last member of the Catholic church takes their very last breath, they may exclaim "Father please forgive us for our judgments against our loving brothers and sisters..."

But then, it will be too late...

The time is now...

The time is now to start paying attention to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ...

I propose a challenge to each and every Catholic and Christian church a crossed the globe.

I challenge you to make 2009 the year of Jesus Christ's life...

I challenge you to teach the teaching of Jesus and really focus on why he taught, what he taught...

Jesus gave each and every one of you the keys to Gods kingdom, the kingdom of unconditional love and acceptance, and sadly you dropped them on the floor and stepped right over them.

You cannot enter your birthright, the kingdom of God, with predigest and judgment in your hearts...

Reread the teachings of the master, our lord and savior Jesus Christ...

Teach his true word...the word of unconditional love, and of true acceptance...

Live his teachings....share his peace, his love, and his laughter with your brothers and sisters...

Uplift every person you come in contact with...Talk to them, share with them, teach them and learn from them...

For that my brothers and sisters is living Christ, that is teaching Christ, that is knowing Christ...

Begin...

The Arby's Girl

2008-10-09T14:11:00.005-04:00

Stomach feels that roast beef would really hit the spot.

So I head toward Arby's. My mouth begins to water at the thought of how wonderful this roast beef is going to taste...

Just one more car to go by and I can pull into the parking lot, yes now I am pulling up to the sidewalk.

I get outside of the car a this wonderful aroma gently caresses my nostrils, oh yes, the wonderful smell of roast beef...

I walk in the door and wow, what a line...

There has to be at least 12 people in front of me in line. I now look down at my watch, 12:15pm I landed smack dab in the middle of fast food rush hour...

It's OK I am off this day, and I can wait...

My stomach starts to rumble as this thought comes a crossed the mind...

I am waiting, and then waiting some more...

Then I noticed something...

The Arby's girl...

She was not overly attractive, nor was she unattractive, she was just there...

What she was doing however, was really bizarre...

I watch in disbelief, as she greeted each and every customer...

She would have a positive comment on their clothing, or their hair, or some of them she knew and would ask "hey, been out on the boat lately?"

These very brief comments, and conversations, were completely fascinating...

She uplifted each, and every person she met...

As many of the people were serious, or angry before they got to her, each one went to their tables or their cars with a big smile on their face...

Why is this bizarre?

How may people do you know that do this with every person they meet?

How would the world change if everyone would do this?

I tell you one thing, the Roast beef tasted better than ever!

So when you meet a stranger - Remember the Arby's Girl, and ask how can I uplift this person today...

Jesus Christ who lives in your heart, will smile when you do this...

For joy is brought to Christ when we up lift another, for love is the language that Christ speaks...

Michael cry's with tears of joy...

2008-09-28T07:06:00.010-04:00

This post is all about miracles...

Are you ready?

A miracle is when true love inside you is found...

Michael has really become somewhat of a master of getting out of the way, and observing the Holy Spirit as it does my my hypnotherapy sessions.

Michael watches...

Michael cry's with tears of joy...

Michael watches in amazement as emotional and physical healings happen in quantum time...

As Michael watches the session begin the Holy Spirit goes right for either the ego or the spirit, depending on the person.

If Michael watches as the holy spirit finds the ego first here is what happens next;

The holy spirit walks right up to the ego and guides my clients throw their arms around the ego and hugs it, and send it so much love, and complete and total acceptance... before my clients have time to object; the dialog begins...

"Tell your ego (which is all the personality parts responsible for all thoughts based in individuality)

"You work so hard all the time without anyone ever acknowledging you, I am acknowledging you right here; right now...

I love you...

I love you, and I thank you, for all the hard work you have done for me all these years...

I know you are so afraid of me abandoning you...

You can let go of all your worries...let go right now of all your fears...for I will never leave you behind...

I open my heart to you, and I give to you right now...all the love that is there...

all the love that I now share with you...

as you feel my arms around you, you know in every part of you, that you are loved completely...

that you are accepted totally...

it is in this, and each and ever moment forth, that I will love and accept, and include you completely...

in this moment all worries of being left behind are let go...are let go...never to return..."

We then ask the ego to respond...

Most times the ego completely shocked and amazed...

for it's one, and only true wish has just been granted...

to see the peace that comes a crossed a person is just a profoundly beautiful sight...

Know this;

All the personality parts which comprise the ego are, as a whole, very much like a small child that was with their parent (God) and we were shopping...

Were were shopping at a huge, and very busy store with lots of people... and we wondered off to explore...

when we did at first we gazed in wonder at all the amazing things that were there, but then we looked around and panic rose up inside us, we felt panic for we were lost... and could not see our daddy (God)

over the loud speaker comes a voice (the holy spirit) that says "will Johnny please come to the service desk your father (God) is waiting for you..."

but we don't hear daddy's voice because we are too scared, we only hear all the voices of strangers around us...

but daddy loves us so much that his voice (the holy spirit) keeps being broadcast in our minds over and over...

and the voice says;

"Johnny, daddy's here...your OK daddy would never leave you...come to the front, and open your eyes for I am here..."

After complete love and acceptance of the ego. The holy spirit then finds the spirit of my client. As this happens the holy spirit corrects all misconceptions between the ego and the spirit. When this happens, the two brothers are joined as one...

your father has never left you...

he is waiting patiently for his little one to come running into his arms...

Run...

One small step... channeling love...

2008-09-02T03:33:00.012-04:00

Each year I seem to go through a metamorphosis.

A shedding of the old and bringing in the new, if you will.

In the past I have only been able to "channel" deep spiritual insight when writing.

This year is much different. I have been able to feel the presence of the divine inside, and all around me.

This feeling gently taps me on the head, and says "OK, here is how to present this from a place of unconditional love"

What comes is at times profound, at other times very simple, yet at all times wonderfully based in unconditional love.

What is this voice of love that I am hearing?

The holy spirit?

An Angel?

God?

the voice says "to label me as the holy spirit, an angel, or God would be to label me...everyone has preconceived ideas about the holy spirit, angels, and God...thus the message of love and acceptance would be missed by many..."

"so for now let's say that I am an uplifting voice that gently points out the path to unconditional love...would that be OK for you?"

I am telling the voice "I'm on board with that"

I love the idea of having the path to unconditional love pointed out to me at all times...

The voice is saying "Don't think that your special in hearing this voice...everyone human being, in every different country hears this voice...most have the volume turned down to zero...make sense to you?"

"Yes, I didn't think I was special in hearing you..." I say

"Yes, we know this, we are making it clear for those who are reading this...they too can hear the voice of unconditional love...they must want to hear it, and to turn up the volume on it..."

"so what's the first thing that you want readers to know" I ask

Look...(long pause)

"yea - I'm staring at screen...actually two screens...their pretty!" I say jokingly

I can feel a deep smile...it is a sensation of warmth, a love and acceptance that is truly an amazing feeling....

"The first task is simple..."

ask your readers to look at the person in front of them and ask:

"How can I uplift this person?"

"feel how it feels when someone has done this with you...when someone has allow you to know that you are loved and accepted as you are..."

"now feel that feeling..."

"Now, share that feeling, as you open up all of your senses in this very moment"

"smile an inner smile of joy occurs, as you are provided with just the right thing to say, or do in this situation - to allow this person to take a small step toward a love that is unconditional in nature..."

I like that - "one small step.." I say

"That makes this all much easier!"

"So many of you have just begun to walk...and then are trying to run marathons on the same day...

relax...

unconditional love needs to become familiar again...

embraced in your own time, as it feels comfortable...

as it does, you will remember it...

as you remember it, it will grow slowly till you surrender to the power of it...

unconditional love is the most power force in eternity...

it is the very fabric that eternity is made up of..."

"Wow, that's beautiful!"

"Funny, I used to think that you are my voice" I say

we are your voice...

just not your individual voice...

your individual voice does not know love...

no ones does...

your unified voice knows love well...

for it is love...

"The voice of our spirit?" I ask

spirit is another label that carries with it preconceived thoughts and ideas that are limiting...

you are taken something that is so vast that is unlimited - in all directions, and trying to fit it into a box...

just like every time you believe that you're just a body - when you look in the mirror...

hello! very small box...a tiny container...

saying this is all that you are is just as absurd "as if" you were to go up to someone and say "Hi, I'm Chevy Monte Carlo"

you would never introduce yourself as your car...yet you do it every time you say your name and believe this is all that you are..

labeling anything just reduced your experience of it in a big way...

you already get this...most of your readers do not...

Yes, it is time to end this post...posts that are two long are not going help readers to get the message...

OK, the answer is yes...

I was thinking about the friend I am meeting at Starbucks today. They are saying "yes, to us co-authoring a book together"

you need both the male and female perspective in this book...she is the perfect choice for this...you two were brought together "as friends" to achieve this and much more...you both will have a huge positive impact all many people

we end with love...

a love that includes each and every human being...

for if you exclude just one... you are only pretending to love, but really expressing "fear and hatred" disguised as love...

love brings up everything unlike itself to be healed...the time for healing has begun...

If you looking for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in Pittsburgh, PA...

2008-08-16T13:48:00.009-04:00

OK, if you know me and what I love to do (Hypnotherapy) then you can skip this blog post.

It was intended to help people who are in need of help to find my Pittsburgh, PA based hypnosis and hypnotherapy web site easier.

If you looking for Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy in Pittsburgh, PA then you found the site you have been looking for!

This is the first line of my hypnotherapy web site. You can read all about the site here

When people here the word hypnotherapy they think of helping people with releasing smoking, weight loss or habits or fear and phobias.

While is is true that I do work to help people with these issues, these are by no means the bulk of my business.

The bulk of my business comes from helping people to be free of allergies, anxiety and depression.

I really enjoy being able to help people to find out the reasons causing these things and working though them so they can find a place of peace, love and joy in their life.

I really can't think of anything else that I would rather be doing!

If you have questions about hypnosis or hypnotherapy send me an e-mail at michaelrweir@verizon.net

I would by happy to answer any questions you may have!

Movie Review - Zeitgeist!

2008-08-16T13:21:00.009-04:00

I just finished watching a really cool movie!

When you watch it do your very best not to judge it till you reach the very end of it...

Would you like to watch this movie now?

Then click here to watch the whole movie.

Let me know what you think -

The first part on Jesus can easily be explained that there have been many teachers teaching the same exact thing (unconditional love, forgiveness, oneness, eternal life) in ways that different people (cultures) throughout the world can relate to throughout recorded history.

I have had many people under hypnosis spontaneously regress to the life time of Jesus Christ and their reports are very consistent. He was, and is real :-)

Oprah - Judged, sentenced and conviced

2008-08-14T05:35:00.016-04:00

First watch this video here

Now maybe you can explain a few things to me...

Isn't Jesus Christ the spiritual leader of the Catholic church?

Didn't Jesus say something along the lines of

"love thy neighbor as thy self..."

and something similar to

"Judge not unto others, lest ye be judged..."

(As you judge others, you are judging "you" at the very same time as we are not really separate)

"Forgive everyone..."

"You will do what I do, and more..."

(For Christ is in your heart, when you let go of what your not, "ego" the unconditional love of Christ is all that is left. You thoughts, feelings and actions will reflect this unconditional love...This is what Eckhart Tolle was really saying on Oprah.)

" I am the way, the truth, and the life. No man comes to the Father, but by me."

(If you do not embrace the unconditional love in your heart - instead of judgment, the way to eternal life is clouded by you, and by you alone... You will repeat this again and again till you surrender the ego... Then all is made as one in the kingdom without end...)

How many people do you remember Jesus condemning?

When Jesus met Mary Magdalen did he say "Your a sinner and your going to hell if you don't change your ways!"

No, he loved and accepted her as she is.

"But that's Jesus, I can't do that" you say

I say "bullshit!" That lame excuse is over and done with.

If your a Christian then you have accepted Jesus Christ into your heart. So you have unconditional love, unconditional acceptance in your heart in each and every second of your life...

Now open up to that love and let it guide your actions...

When a church or person asks you to judge someone or something just say " No, I decided to listen to the unconditional love in my heart. Since I have - my heart sings with joy...and you will feel it singing with joy..."

The church is so focused on death and sacrifice that they actually have a mass each and every week.

Instead of focusing on life, love and forgiveness (the very teachings of the spiritual leader of the church) they choose to focus on death and sacrifice and we can't forget the "S" word "Sin"...

I should not complain as they keep me employed. I have worked with large numbers of clients over the years who are emotional wrecks directly do the the guilt installed by the Catholic church. Many have tried to commit suicide because they have been lead to believe they are so bad.

Is this really the teachings of Christ?

Is this love?

How many people do you remember Christ instilling guilt in?

The truth is if you instill guilt and fear people return for forgiveness and your numbers grow...

Is the house of the holy really reduced to nothing more than a big business promoting guilt and fear instead of unconditional love and forgiveness?

Isn't it time for positive change?

What if these were the weekly teachings in each and every Catholic and Christian church?

I choose...

I choose to love my neighbor as Christ loves me...

I choose to uplift everyone person I meet...

I choose to smile at the next person I see, just to let them know that I accept them as they are...

I choose to feel the excitement of the love of Christ that I have accepted in my heart...

I choose to allow joy into my life...

I choose not to spend time with people, but rather to share time with them...

I choose to accept everyone I meet unconditionally...

I choose to allow my spirit to soar, as I embrace each and every holy thought that I share...

I choose to hug my Priest, look them in the eyes and tell them I love them with all my heart...

I choose to love my family with all their current flaws, I accept them as they are with open arms...

I choose to say two nice things about every person that I meet...As I look for the good, so shall I know it...

I choose embrace the kindness of Christ's love in my heart...I choose to listen to that voice...

If Oprah were here right now - I would walk up to her and give her a hug of complete love and acceptance...for that is what Christ would do...

The time for judgment is at an end...The kingdom of love and acceptance has begun...

Will you join your kingdom?

Project "Just Be"...

2008-07-10T10:54:00.004-04:00

I have decided to start what I call project "Just Be"...

This project has no definable time limit to it...

For as long as it remains interesting I am going to experience this moment of NOW, notice how I am labeling people or things, remove the label of whatever it is that I am labeling and just experience being with this ______ without labeling it.

You are welcome to join me in this project if you would like to.

What will your experiences be?

I noticed that when I was driving I labeled it "driving "so I removed the label of "driving"...

I noticed an expansiveness occurring "as if" the car was much bigger...

I removed the label of car...the expansiveness grew much larger...

I noticed the road, and removed the label of "road" as it felt as if I was floating or gliding along the pavement...

I removed the label of "pavement" and a feeling of freedom occurred...

I removed the label of "I" and feeling of connectedness occurred...

A smile occurred at the beauty of the connectedness...

Removed the label of "connectedness" and all felt as one...

Removed the label of "one" and a vast feeling peace and love, void and fullness all at the same time was the experience...

How do our labels limit our experience of life?

How do they confine us?

How do our labeling thoughts about life limit our experience?

What would happen if we released the labels of races? If one by one we stripped labels we place on people, could any predigest survive?

What if we noticed every time we went to blame our spouse, the government, churches, other countries what if we stripped the label of whatever it was that we were trying to project blame onto, what happens? What do you experience as you do this?

What if children were taught to release labels as soon as they occur, how might the future be different?

Project "Just Be"...

It could be a meaningless thought, or something that helps to make the world a better experience...

If you enjoy what you experience as you are releasing labels and experiencing "Just Being" then pass it on to others...

Just be...

2008-07-01T22:09:00.009-04:00

I have to get this done,

I have to get that done,

I need this thing,

Daddy I have to take these three Barbie's with us,

I need the PS3 because it has the best Blue Ray for viewing new movies on the new flat screen,

I need this person to say this to me so I feel good enough,

I need peoples approval so I don't doubt,

I need my husband to quit arguing with me,

I have to get my wife not to pick on me,

I will go crazy if I don't have a vacation soon,

Really?

Are these really true?

Do these things really need to happen for you to have happiness?

If you do this, or that happens how long before you say the next statement that says "I need..."

Does needing anything lead to anything but temporary contentment?

No, it does not.

So where is this elusive happiness?

First accepting the fact that it does not come from wanting or needing anything...

It is not found in another person...

It is not found in any one thing...

It comes from first releasing your need to label things...

To label or name anything is to limit it to your senses, and to limit you...

Loose the labels...

Experiencing being in the woods without calling it the woods or trees or ground or sky, but rather experience the beingness of just being without labels...

If I call a sky - a sky the next thing I will do is to judge it - its a gray sky, not as nice as that beautiful sunset the other day...and yet that sky has amazing beingness that you just missed from labeling it and judging it...

Just be with it...

Doing what you ask?

Nothing...

Just being...

What are you talking about? I have to do something...

And all the beauty of the immortal moment of NOW is lost when you think you need to _________

I am?

No, just am...

Just be...

An eternal happiness flows as you "just be"...

It only stops the moment you forget to just be...

There is no sadness of loss...

There is no lack...

There is no absence of peace...

There is the fullness of this eternal moment of now...

A smile a crossed the face of all...

All that will ever be...

As one learns to just be...

Our illusions of separateness are no more...

As love extends in the union of just being...

All is completed in learning to just be...

What net?

2008-05-23T23:15:00.004-04:00

best friends sharing joy in the white sand...

making birthday cakes out of sand...

a wonderful party was there...

a great time was had by all who attended...

laugher was felt as sand flew into the air...

a celebration of sharing in the vastness of suggested imagination...

only the adults noticed the volley ball net that crossed the white sand court...

can we ignore the net...

can we enter the fantasy world of four year olds...

the cake was amazing...

A side dish of ice cream

2008-05-14T19:33:00.004-04:00

A vision of a green birth alive with the passion of energy...

A soft breeze blows...

The warm air crosses the golden shimmer of the sun reflecting off little bodies running...

Wooden platforms, swings, rubber walkways, big tires, and cubby holes to climb through...

White teeth with tiny spaces in between, as giggles brake the silence...

Sand showing small foot prints of the joy that just walked a crossed it...

Independence of exploring alone, and the friendship of sharing with friends...

Grownups making weekend plans...

Children lost in the joy of this moment...

Grab and snatch her away from an swing on coming swing...

A moment later she tries to push a swing already in motion...

Flying though the air she goes as she is flatten on her back...

The ocean of tears flow...

I hold her as I say " Your OK honey"

Her friend says "Lets go get ice cream"

The river stops as the thought of the creamy cold passion enters...

Moments later we are there...

All with different flavors...

Yet all with the same big smile...

A trip to a new park with a side dish of ice cream...

Flow of change

2008-05-14T19:16:00.002-04:00

A friend said:

the Universe seems to be in such a flux... I need to feel a little more centered and grounded.

What came was:

The universe is always in constant change. If you are flowing with the change, moving at the same rate of it... Are you then centered and grounded in the flow of change?

Outside your window

2008-04-21T16:06:00.005-04:00

The mind has raced for months...

Where is it running to...

It is running from now...

But where to?

Must get to somewhere...

But "now" is here again. There is never a moment when "now" will not be "now"...

It does not matter how fast the mind races, it will never escape this moment of "now"...

Realizing that running is getting no where...

Maybe "now" is here for a reason...

What is this "now"?

What if...

A deep breath and allow the experience of complete lack of resistance to now...

I feel the gentle breeze come in the window...

It caresses my face, and gently blows the tension from my shoulders...

Looking though the glass my eyes fall on the opening of buds on the trees...

The breath of life flows into my lungs, it fills me with a wonderful peace...

The suns golden rays illuminate the innocence of a dog wood tree...

The petals sway gently glowing in the wind...

The tops of the trees are moving in a beautiful dance to the music of the wind...

The magic is noticing them...

What magic is happening outside your window?

The end of judgment...

2008-01-06T18:29:00.000-05:00

When we accept Christ eternal innocence in our hearts...

We accept innocence that we are...

We can see it in the hearts of others when we look beneath the surface...

When we see but innocence the smile of God wells up within, for truth is upon us...

Judgment becomes an obsolete word...

The kingdom of love is extended without end...

Perhaps we can...

2008-01-03T16:49:00.000-05:00

I feel my hand slowly running down the soft fur...

I marvel at its softness as if I am feeling it for the first time...

I can hear a purring motor of contentment, as big eyes of innocence stare at me...

A few minutes before there were cries of pain as her paw was caught in the heater vent...

As I freed her paw you could see the pain fade, and the joy return...

How often do we feel caught, and unable to get away...

Disconnected, unconnected and alone even when we are with people...

Our hearts seem to be the key...

Perhaps we can ask for and allow the kind, gentle love of God to be there...

A love so silky soft, so pure that we can sense the innocence of its everlasting peace...

Maybe we can reconnect to this eternal love...

Could we feel the kindness and gentleness of God's love in our heart?

Can we allow our pain of feeling separate from God to fade, and our joy to return?

Can we then allow kindness and gentleness to be the outward expression of our inner joy?

is it..

2007-12-05T12:50:00.000-05:00

The mind has gone bank and the fingers again begin to move...

what will they type, who are "they" that are typing...

is it you that is typing...

it is you that is love that writes...

it is you that is love that shares...

is it us as one...

peace is upon us as we are one...

The end of attack..

2007-12-04T14:39:00.000-05:00

All attack exists in our illusion of separation...

All attack ends beyond it...

It is only in our perception of separation that there is someone who could hurt us, or be hurt by us...

The us that we make is small, separate, will attack, and be attacked...

The "us" that was created and extended by God can never be attacked...

For we are eternally one with everything in a reality beyond time...

This is a state that is beyond attack, for there is nothing that exists outside of us to attack or be attacked...

Asking the Holy Spirit to guide you to experience this state, is asking to know truth...

Every illusion we let go of, brings us closer to that "real us" beyond all illusions...

It is then, that "attack" will cease to exist...

Not a bad trade...

2007-12-02T21:38:00.000-05:00

An eternal peace is what we can experience beyond the dream of our separateness...

Yet, we attempt a jiggling act when we try to hold onto our individuality or indivi-duality...and to experience God at the same time...

Individuality is the dream of us being separate form God to begin with...

the dream of us running off to play by ourself...

Now does it make sense why to hold onto to our dream of separateness, and to experience oneness with God at the same time is not possible...

One keeps us dreaming of being away form God...

One awakens us to the eternal peace and joy as we experience God extended though us - as this where we have never left...

We must choose between an illusionary dream of being away from God - or - letting go of the littleness that we are not and awakening to eternal peace that we are as spirit...

Where there is no more need for time...our eyes will have opened to experience sharing unconditional love, peace and joy for an eternity....

Whether we awaken from the dream of separation of sooner or later, does not really matter...

Do we choose peace now, or later is the question...

I release my individuality that kept me dreaming of being away...I give it to the dove that flies in the night...

for it takes away the darkness and loneliness of our perception of separation from God...

It brings in the golden light of love, the awakening to God...

We have given up a nightmare, for an eternity of love...

Not a bad trade...

The ride home...

2007-11-29T22:10:00.000-05:00

The wheels of our vehicle turn...

the magic flows...

Every little twinkling light brings such joy to Morgan...

Daddy look another Ho, Ho...

Daddy look a candy cane...

Her joy is a warmth that fills my heart...

Its like a golden light that shines in soft beams, caressing everything it touches...

I begin to see with a new sight inspired by this joy, and love that she bring out in me...

Though the eyes of a child, its as if I am seeing everything for the first time...

We stare in wonder as the wheels of our vehicle continue to turn...

It is our magical ride though this kingdom of lights...

As we travel along...

Each corner we turn another house with more joy to share...

We laugh and point, and laugh some more...

Each string extending out with many little lights that come together to make a shape, and form, making a object that brings smiles to our faces, and joy to our hearts...

How many more smiles will we add when those catch lights in our eyes are shared by others?

Who will you brighten up this holiday season with the joy in your heart, and the twinkle in your eyes?

The painting of our thoughts...

2007-11-28T22:03:00.000-05:00

I watch as Morgan pulls her rainbow plastic slinky out the soapy water...

The water flies into the air, as if each drop is racing to touch the sky...

The orchestra of laughter comes from one tiny musician of joy...

One larger musician joins in with deeper laugher...

The audience of Barbie dolls are speechless as they watch the performance...

She plunges the rainbow slinky into the water again...

She pulls it with both hands and the rainbow colors of it remind me of life...

There are many colors, none more important than another...

All in harmony, as everywhere we see one color touches another...

As you look down at the colors you're touching, all the sudden you don't feel so alone...

If you were to continue along the colors you would eventually touch the colors beneath my hands...

Our hands would touch...

And I would smile, as I would call you my friend...

All that we experience in this moment is a painting of our thoughts...

What will you paint next?

Bed Time Angel

2007-11-26T22:24:00.000-05:00

Morgan looks down at the angel in her hands. She was homemade and had eyes, but did not have a nose or mouth.

"Daddy why does this angel not have a mouth?" says Morgan.

"Well maybe she does not need a mouth to tell you that she loves you. Maybe she just loves you without saying so" I say

"I don't think so, can you please draw a mouth on her" says Morgan

So I take the angel into the office get a marker and draw a nose and a smiley face on her. I hand her back to Morgan.

"That's much better dad!" she says

We say prayers together and I pet her head (her term) and we talk for a while.

As we are first time parents, I ask her how we are doing often.

"Your doing a pretty good job dad. I love you and mommy both!" she says

With a smile I say good night...

The faith of release...

2007-11-25T22:46:00.000-05:00

I am silent right now...

Soreness in the throat, ear hurts inside, and the voice has faded...

Yet it is only the voice of the body that has faded...

The real me is still unchanged...

No matter what happens to the body, the real you always remains unchanged...

Yes, God is perfect, and extended you in Gods own image as the timeless, eternal, unchanging, unconditional love, peace, eternal joy and bliss that the "spirit you" as alway been...

The real you was created though a pure extension of God, and is thus timeless and eternal...

It is forever unchanging as it extends eternally in all directions, without limitation...

Look around were you believe your body self to be, and you will notice nothing but limitations...

For the body you is very small, and very limited...

It is limited in knowledge...

Limited in abilities...

Limited for it seems to be separate from everything...

It even has an expiration date just like food does...even though you are not told what this expiration date is...

Yet though all these limitations so many of you insist in placing all of your identity in this little body...

Why is that?

Because that "little you" is familiar to you...

Thus it feels safe and secure to you on some level...

Because you know it...

Fear often arises when you even think or consider what is outside of this little you...

This is not amusing, as peace, love and eternal joy are what awaits...

Yet just as a first time diver - you stand, and jump up and down on the board...

Will you take the plunge?

Will you release what you have made, to embrace what God has created...that timeless eternal you that is pure unconditional love...

Deep faith is about letting go of what your not "judged, judging, just a body, not connected, conditionally loved, conditionally loving, fear, hurt, sadness, pain, suffering, loss..."

To embrace what you are - a wonderful timeless, eternal spirit that is unchanging, unconditional love, peace, eternal joy and bliss...

To give up a dream of separation - to awaken to an eternity of joy...

I want nothing more than for you to experience who you are in the deepest level...

for you to experience complete peace...complete and total love...

So will you continue to dream...

For as long as you hold onto the "nothing of separation from the unconditional love that you are..."

you will continue your dream of being away from God...you will have and lose all that you love, and then do it again - in a "groundhog day" - till you decide you will make another choice...

Where do you want to root your identity next?

or will you choose to awaken...

Do you want to choose that you that is timeless and eternal joy and bliss?

You have the power to choose joy or pain in every moment of your life...

Where do you put your faith in this moment?

Will you give up nothing, to gain everything?

Know peace, know unconditional love, know the real you...

You can chose to know this NOW...

What lies beyond the limited is the eternal you...

To experience the eternal in every moment of now...

To know God within and without in the eternal bliss of you...

The Lords Prayer - repost

2007-11-25T22:45:00.001-05:00

Friday, June 22, 2007

What's you view of the Lord's prayer?

This wonderful prayer is shared weekly by millions and millions of people from all over the globe. For many it is shared daily.

Lets first look that the prayer in its entirety, and then we will brake it down as we share it together.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy kingdom come.

Thy will be done,

On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom,

and the power,

and the glory,

for ever and ever.

Amen.

Now lets take this line by line and break it down so that it makes even more sense!

Our Father, who art in heaven,

Our father - the creator of our timeless eternal spirit of unconditional love - who is in our true home in this very moment of now...

Hallowed be thy Name.

Most holy father, you are but one God - no matter what name you are called in what religion, or country we perceive you, you are our love, our life, and we praise you...

Thy kingdom come.

When we awaken from the dream of being separate from you...yes the kingdom of your love will we share eternally...

Thy will be done,

We will awaken father...

awaken to the our singular purpose for that which we were extended from you...

awaken to share unconditional love for all eternity...

On earth as it is in heaven.

This dream of separation from you "known as earth" will no longer be a dream of separation...

we will awaken to remember we never left you, we have been so safe...

safe in our real reality, only ever harmed in a dream of separation...

Give us this day our daily bread.

Help us to hear the voice of the holy spirit in our minds....

The holy spirit is our guide sent by you, to help us to awaken from this nightmare of being separate from you...

Help us to hear the holy spirit's voice - the voice that only leads to thoughts, and acts based on unconditional love...

Help us to forgive and release any ego thoughts that are of judgment and harm to others...

Daily intention

It is our intention today, and every day to hear the voice of unconditional love, to embrace love, and share that voice...

And forgive us our trespasses,

Forgive us for dreaming of being away from you...for all our unkind actions in this dream are based on fear...

As we forgive those who trespass against us.

every moment we forgive we are listening to your guide the holy spirit...

Help us to hear your guide in every moment...

And lead us not into temptation,

The other voice in your mind that says God is a punishing, vengeful, wrathful, fearful God and you better hide from him...

this is a fake voice...

it is the voice of your own pretend individuality...

this is the fake voice of the ego...

how long will you continue to listen to a voice that keeps you from remembering unconditional love?

Forgive it, and release it, for it is not of God, and thus is not now, nor will it ever be, real...

You must let go of what is not real, to remember what is...

But deliver us from evil.

Deliver us from this ego voice that says your everything bad...

That you should be feared...

Unconditional love never judges, nor will it ever have the capacity to judge...

- So quit running away from God -

and turn around, smile, and

run to God...

run with your arms spread wide,

tears of joy running down your face,

and jump into God's love...its forever eternal, it's for ever yours, take it now...

For thine is the kingdom,

God's kingdom is our birthright,

It is our kingdom to share...

God who is perfect love, extended "it self" as "you" who as spirit are also perfect love...

you were extended for the sole purpose of sharing unconditional love - eternally...

heaven is the only real home we will ever have...

as spirit we extend the kingdom of God as a timeless sharing of unconditional love...

When we do this on earth though acts of unselfish sharing, we begin to awaken and remember who we really are...

and the power,

The power sharing unconditional love...

and the glory,

Living and sharing love with God eternally, it is a reality, it is our true reality, you have but to embrace it...

for ever and ever.

Eternally...

Amen.

We believe...

Thanksgiving eve...I am thankful!

2007-11-21T12:36:00.000-05:00

It is the smell of nan champa incense is floating though the air...

as sharing with one more client is soon to be here...

I am thankful for all the people who have open their lives to me over this past year...

I am thankful for their courage in asking for healing and guidance...

I am thankful for the answers that we have alway found within them...

I am thankful for the deep unconditional love that is found within them at the end of our search...

I am thankful for their tears of joy as they experience this love...

I am thankful for all the friends and family in my life...

I am thankful for my wife who I adore...

I am thankful that I experience every moment with her as a treasure to share...

I am thankful to always uplift my wife, as she does so with me...

I am thankful for our hearts that rise and sing the joyful song of passionate love...

I am thankful for our daughter Morgan who's personality is such a joy to share...

I am thankful for her blue eyes that are a deep as the ocean and as full of life and love...

I am thankful for her innocence that reminds me of our true nature as spirit...

I am thankful for her hugs, her snuggling the wonderful affection that she always shares with us...

I am thankful for her wants to to share with us everything that is meaningful to her...

I am thankful for all our friends, both new friends that we share with just this year...

I am thankful for all our old friends that we share with over the years...

I am thankful for all the learning, growing and laughter that this sharing has allowed...

I am thankful for our family that is supportive though every up and down of life...

I am thankful for the sharing, caring, and love of this family...

I am thankful for our Course in Miracles group that we share in the knowledge and love of our true selves beyond the physical...

I am thankful for every stranger that I meet...for they are a "smile and hello" away from being a friend...

I am thankful for our father God...scroll down to read this post again...it begins "I am grateful"

I am thankful for you reading this...for we are sharing the paths to love and peace...Thank you for sharing with us...

The smell of rain...the e-mail

2007-11-21T11:52:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone,

Today I received an e-mail which was forward from a friend/client of mine. She received the e-mail from one of her co-workers.

In the e-mail was a lot of posts from both my blogs put into a Microsoft Word doc.

When my friend/client forwarded it to me she had no idea that it was from my blogs.

OK, so maybe I am wrong in my assumption that not many people getting to read that which I am writing.

I already got my writing forwarded back to me though forwarded e-mails.

Here's to sharing positive writing!

I have one more big thing to be thankful about this thanksgiving!

A hug...

2007-11-20T15:19:00.000-05:00

I am always amazed at how wonderful hugs are...

It is such a way of saying "I accept you as you are"

I hug just about everyone I meet...the only ones I don't are those who would be upset to get a hug..

Anyone who knows me knows this about me...

Why?

Because I do accept you all...

I accept you just as you are...

Should you want to change who you are and ask me for help I will be there helping you...

I will accept the new you, just as I accepted the old you...

You deserve all of my acceptance, and all of it you shall have with every breath I take...

I love to hug strangers too...

They deserve my acceptance too, I give it to them as I share a hug...

Who will you share a hug with?

Here is my favorite hug video!

The world we live in...

2007-11-19T22:19:00.000-05:00

Monday, November 19, 2007

I Am Angry (probably not at you)

Lately, I have started to notice just how angry of a person I am. If you know me either personally or through my writing you may be shocked to find out that I am riddled with anger.

Click here to read the rest of Craig Photography post

Anger is an easy emotion to find.

It comes from our perception of unfairness.

From our expectation that people are going to be a certain way.

If you expect that people some are not going to "think their way is the only way" then you will be disappointed and angry.

With many people that is just the way that it is.

Our world has a perceived population of over 6.5 billion people with each and every person seeing life from a different point of view, and we wonder why our opinions and actions differ?

I wonder why they don't differ more often (smiling)

There are as many paths as their are snowflakes...

Many lead to anger...

Others lead to other emotions...

Which ones should you take?

What do you wish to experience?

It's your choice, you choose to experience everything you see, hear, touch, taste, smell and more...

I have learned one very important thing which is this:

Choosing individuality holds us to experiencing what is here...

Letting it go frees you to experience what is beyond here...

Observing and experiencing it seems to be that way for everyone.

Not everyone wants to experience what is beyond here.

For it is what is not familiar to them.

Your all in the drivers seat...you are in complete control over where you go next...

I gave up on trying to change the world a long time ago, I decided to change my mind about it instead.

Through my blog I try to share some paths to peace for those who wish to walk them...they are not the only paths but ones that some will relate to.

How many will?

Maybe a handful at most.

Thats fine with me.

Even if I only touch one person in a positive way, then all the writing I do is worth it.

My goal is to be positive with every person I meet in person, or don't meet though my writing.

But that's just my gig.

It doesn't have to be yours.

You choose where you are right now, and where you will be tomorrow...

If you want to be angry, then it's your right to be angry.

If you don't want to be angry then drop your expectation of people to zero.

The number of total acceptance and be free of the anger.

I am telling you nothing you don't already know.

Fun with shopping!

2007-11-19T21:39:00.000-05:00

While I was grocery shopping I focused on the love in the hearts of each and every person my eyes fell upon.

I felt sadness and hurt with some people, others were very guarded...

I focus deeper beyond that hurt, beyond those wall and shields...

I focus deep inside their hearts to a love that is beyond all hurts...beyond all need for protection, for this love is timeless and eternal, and can never be taken away...

Then I met their eyes and smiled at them...

As this store was very big, and very crowded their were many people who I did this with.

People smiled back...

Some said "Hi"...

Some even stopped and talked to me as if they have known me all their life...

Some seemed busy and upset, till our eyes met...

Then they seemed to forget what they were upset about, and started smiling...

how simple it is to see the beauty in each and every person on a walk though a store...

How simple it is to bring joy by seeing the love in everyone...

Will your next shopping trip be boring, or will it be an experience to remember?

Will you experience the joy as you recognize it in others?

Will you share it with a stranger?

Will you experience that they are not really a stranger after all...

Will you smile today?

The path to one...

2007-11-19T13:56:00.000-05:00

IN the November 17th post of Shards of Conscoiusness

If We Were One

November 17th, 2007 by Richard Cockrum

If I gave you love,
spoke the secret of my heart
would you share my dreams?
Would you...

Click here to read the rest.

Rick, you do not have to do a thing,

by you simply being who you are, that is enough to awaken our one soul...

I do love your poem though (big smile)

The path to one...

If we were one I would smile right now - as I am smiling...

If we were one in this dream of life I could;

feel a tree rooted and grounded, yet who's branches sway with the caress of wind... a tree silently observing what we call life...

think of someone water skiing and feel all the sensations of water skiing...

think of someone racing a car and feel all those sensations too...

think of a mother and child and experience the love of birth...

know that I need for nothing material, as someone somewhere that we are one with has it...

take my attention to the wind flow, gently caressing all that I touch, swirling and flowing... stopping to take a breath, and flowing again...

walk down into a pyramid in Egypt...see the hieroglyphics of communication of that time...feel connected to them...

meditate with monks in Tibet...

These are all things that I have experienced on the path to peace...

These all show our connectedness, but still are but a step on your path to true oneness...

Oneness with separation, or oneness with a dream of being separate from God, is the first big experience on your path to knowing peace...

although a place of greater peace than where you perceive you currently are...it is not the final answer...do not settle till you know God within...

Till you are able to see God in every "Shard of Consciousness" or person if you will...

I could take my attention to your heart...I could go beyond all the hurt to find a love that is timeless and eternal as the very spirit that it represents...I do...Do this with every person you meet...experience what you discover...

A wise monk once said "If you can't see God in the next person you meet, you need not look any further..."

Let this be your goal...

For truth of these words is yours now...

Sunday's TSO concert!

2007-11-18T22:17:00.000-05:00

The snow flakes were falling...but we were indoors...

Lasers were beaming in lines that intersected as they pulsed to the beat...

Waling guitars jamming the wonderful energy of the Celebration of Christmas...

Fire shooting up...in time with the music...

fireworks blazing...

Orchestra musicians with the bows buzzing to the huge energy of this sharing of music...

softer now...

Echo's of a booming, deep, caring voice of a narrator telling a Christmas story...

Amazing songs intertwined around this beautiful story...

some soft, and touching...

some in high energy of the celebration of sharing...

This is an amazing sensory sharing in the love of celebration...

A celebration of joy...

A sharing of profound music by a band of women and men known as Trans Siberian Orchestra or TSO.

If you get the chance to see them in concert do not miss it!

Here are some videos of TSO here, here, here and here

Many people have made their home outdoor Christmas displays around TSO's music. here

Movie Review - Beowulf in digital 3D

2007-11-17T17:38:00.000-05:00

OK that spear is coming and I'm moving out of the way!

A digital 3D CG movie...

Wow, Wow and Wow again!

The Digital 3D in this movie was so amazing, I was completely blown away!

It was the coolest movie watching experience ever! Everything had such amazing depth and clarity.

I am now a big fan of Digital 3D!

"Beowulf" is one of the oldest folk stories.

The spiritual meaning I got from the movie was this...

In land of physical we can have gold riches and lust...

We think it will make us happy...

We grow to find out this is not true...

We start over again...

We are back again with gold riches and lust....

We think it will make us happy...

We grow to find out this is not true...

We start over again...

That is where the movie ends...

Will this be where your movie ends?

When will you decide to make a new choice?

When will you look within, to find the love that you already have is eternal?

When will you learn that unconditional love never judges?

When will you realize that this love that never judges is within you?

When will I be patient till you find this?

As long as it takes...

One...

2007-11-17T00:18:00.000-05:00

Stillness of the heart...

One beat...

One breath...

One brother...

One son...

One is the sound of an eternal heart...

One is the love of all...

One is the fire of all hopes and dreams...

One is the extension of the father...

One level...

One love...

One God...

Books? Yea baby!

2007-11-15T11:03:00.000-05:00

Can You Spell Bibliophile?

November 13th, 2007 by Richard Cockrum

Do you like books. I like books. I like the smell of old paper. I like the feel of the binding as it rests in my hand while I (click here to read the rest of Ricks post)

My wife, daughter and I all love books.

My reading started when I was very young. I read mostly books on science and human behavior. Eventually my interest shifted to spirituality.

I never knew the fun and adventure you can have in fiction books. My wife turned me onto reading sci-fi and fantasy. It was a wonderful escape into a world of imagination. I read some of David Eddings books which I enjoyed.

My wife and I read the whole Harry Potter series together. Awesome character development there. Get you to care about the characters as if they were your own kids. Very enjoyable reading!

Here is my replies to Rick's Questions:

How many books do I have?

We have just over a thousand books in our home.

What’s the last book I read?

"The Biology of Belief" by Bruce Lipton on Audio book. This is a fantastic book that bridges the science of biology and our thoughts, beliefs and outer world (signals) that choose which DNA blueprints will be not only be selected, but how they will be read.

It blows the old gene theory of predetermination by our inherited genes right out of the water!

If you have ever asked the question why is the body the way that it is?

Buy, and listen to this book! This is one you really want on audio book.

What’s the last book I bought?

Zen in the Art of Archery by Eugen Herrigel. I have not had the chance to read it yet. So no reviews yet.

Five (plus one) Meaningful Books

1. The Celestine Prophecy - by James Redfield - This is the great adventure into beginning spiritual concepts in an Indiana Jones style of fun

2. The Power of NOW - On audio book - I highly suggest getting the audio book of this book. This is a wonderful beginning into deeper spiritual concepts. I have now recommended this book to over a thousand different people and only one out of all of them did not finish it because they did not like it.

3. The Disappearance of the Universe - by Gary Renard - If you have ever said just give me the answers. Just hit me over the head with them. Then this book is for you. Read it to the very end without judgment then go back and read it again. Then buy the audio book and listen to that too. I have recommended this book to hundreds of people who have loved it. It is a very profound - but easy read.

4. Your Immortal Reality - by Gary Renard - Go deeper into the practice of the first book. Both books are a wonderful foundation to the next book on my list of must reads. They are all about this next book.

5. A Course in Miracles - published by a Foundation for Inner Peace - Just as the bible was a spiritual guide for people many, many generations back when it was first wrote. It was of course, wrote for people of that time period in their spiritual evolution.

You know when people where young in their spirituality and thought God can be perfect and judging at the same time.

When they thought that God could be unconditionally loving yet judging and wrathful at the same time.

When you think about how God is described in the Bible its as if he was a toddler. Happy one moment, and throwing a temper tantrum the next. Jealous because he did not get his way and acting out as a result of this.

It was wrote for the people of that time period. Like most books written in the past. It still has some good things to say that apply now too.

A Course in Miracles is written for our generation. Was it divinely inspired? Just read a few pages and you be the judge.

It is the most profound spiritual work of art that I have ever had the pleasure of experiencing.

Yes, it is an actual experience in discovering who you are as spirit. It is a systematic stripping away of who you are not. To embrace who you really are and discover the true meaning of the word peace.

It addresses who your not, (your ego mind) in attempt to bring you to who you are - That timeless eternal spirit created by God in all your glory.

It is a path to awakening now.

It is by far the best book I have ever read.

I am currently sharing and teaching a class in A Course in Miracles - It is a wonderful experience beyond words.

Daddy who is God?

2007-11-15T02:08:00.000-05:00

Our three year old Morgan asked me "Daddy who's God"

I replied "Honey you know how you snuggle with daddy and mommy and you hold us tight?"

(She nods)

"You know that feeling of love inside that is so deep that it just feels so warm and wonderful as you hug us?"

(she nods again)

"That love that we share is God in your heart..."

"That love will be there in every moment of your life..."

"Allow it to grow in you, and it will blossom as you do..."

"OK, daddy I will" she says

"Everyone has that same love within them, as everyone has God within. Only most don't know he's there yet...but they will..." I say

And with a big smile on her face I know she gets it.

I smile back...as we share this smile of peace...

Smile - as your starting to get it :-)

The laryngitis has lifted...

2007-11-12T23:22:00.000-05:00

Whats it like not to know what your going to write as you fingers are moving?

Freedom...

Trust in the voice that knows no judgment...

Allow that voice to be yours...

For in fact, beyond all illusions...

That really is your voice...

Aren't you glad to have it back?

I am gratful...

2007-11-11T23:42:00.000-05:00

As I was reading Shards of Consciousness Sunday Reading 11 Nov 2007. (Which BTW I really love reading)

I read about Nneka running a Season of Gratitude

The fingers begin to type as my mind goes blank...

I am grateful for my father - God...

I am thankful to be an extension of God...

Created for the purpose of sharing love, creating, and extending that love in an infinite kingdom that is beyond time...

When I am not dreaming of being away, I experience that love that is beyond words...

I experience the full meaning of my creation in infinite bliss...

I am thankful for my role as a guide in the dream of separation...

I am thankful that it is only in a nightmare that we could be separate from God...

I am thankful that only in a nightmare could we hurt one another...

In a nightmare where we forgot to laugh...

In a nightmare where we forgot who we are...

In a nightmare where we forgot God...

I am thankful for your voice gently calling...

It's OK, you were just dreaming...You've never left me...I could never forsake you...you are my extension and my love...

Peace be it that which knows "only love is real..."

I am thankful for your voice, as it is my voice...as "our voice" is but one...

I rejoice as each part of one mind finds the truth of love and awakens...

I am thankful to see Christ in each and every person, no matter how deeply they try to hide who they really are...

I am thankful for most powerful word in our language...

Surrender...

To surrender the attachment of an individual dream identity, to know the eternal spirit that you are...

I am thankful to be able to give up what is nothing, to gain what is everything...

I am thankful for this eternal moment of NOW in which peace knows no end...

I am thankful for you reading this...for as you do - Christ's eyes are reading these words, and smiling deeply within...

Great fun with Neuroplasticity!

2007-11-11T22:01:00.000-05:00

Neuroplasticity, Neuroplasticity - gettin down - with the Neuroplasticity...

Oh, sorry about that, was just having fun with the Neuroplasticity rap...

Come on sing it, it's fun!

On Wednesday, Nov 7th on the Craig Photography blog John asked for replies on if we felt photography affected the Neuroplasticity of the brain.

As this subject can get as complicated as it's name is, I am going to shoot for just the basics, to just barely touch on how photography can affect the brain.

First off lets define what "Neuroplasticity" is for those who are going Neuro-what?

I really like this definition found on this page

Plasticity, or neuroplasticity: is the lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based on new experiences.

So can photography help the neuroplasticity of the brain?

Yes, it can.

Does it always do this?

No, it does not.

Ever look at a photograph and go "that does nothing for me?"

You feel no emotion evoked when viewing the photograph, it's just there.

Sure you have.

In contrast when you see a photograph that is very moving to you, you feel captivated by it. You feel it deeply inside you. It is a rush of emotion, many chemical shifts are happening in the brain as this happens.

"I have never see an innocence captured that way before..."

"Wow, there is so much warmth, I can really feel the love between those people, never seen that captured on film that way before..."

"New" is the experience of the viewing of these two different kinds of photographs.

The profound evoking of emotion, and the "New" of the experience of the photograph invokes the reorganization neural pathways.

How about impressionistic photographs?

Photographs that force your imagination to be invoked...

Force you to see and imagine something brand new...

OK lets go back to the definition again...

Lets see here...

Plasticity, or neuroplasticity: is the lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize neural pathways based on new experiences.

Hmmm "new experiences"

Check!

Impressionism would fall into that category.

"A picture is worth a thousand words..."

Sound familiar to you?

Why have you head this phrase before? Because in many cases it is true.

So...

When photographing...

do you want to take a 2D flat photo that says nothing or -

maybe you could...

move...

shift as you look at things from different angles / /

change the lighting...

change the ____-------=====> composition...

change your depth of field...

feel your creativity flowing as you...

do what ever it takes to make it -

a work of art...

when you are happy with it...

press the button and just smile...

Share in the neuroplasticity that will be invoked by your photographic art!

Could it be that healing is just a click away?

The infinite step...

2007-11-06T22:50:00.000-05:00

We see our foot on the ground as we take a step...

We have taken many steps though out what we call life...

Which of these has been forward?

Which has been in reverse?

We think we know where life begins and ends...

If you think you know, then you are wrong...

For "thinking" is of the mind, and the mind has no idea where real life begins and ends...

Your spirit however, knows this well...

It knows its beginning as a "spark of extension" of a love so pure it defines the word "unconditional"...

It knows not it's ending...for it has no ending...

It is forever infinite...

Who you really are can never die...

Endings are only for dreams...

For "God" is your beginning, and your continuation...

Aren't you glad to know you can choose to be who you really are?

Daddy, its grandma Ferrari!

2007-11-05T22:56:00.000-05:00

Morgan was so excited to see her grandma on the computer screen!

Morgan will usually not talk on the phone, she just listens.

But seeing her grandma on the screen, she talked and was very excited about it!

I just have to get all the grandparents up and running so they can all see and talk to her though the computer.

There is even a button to record the video/conversation and e-mail it to friends and family.

Technology is really amazing!

We bought a Philips - Pixel Plus Web Cam Model SPC900 NC/00

It is one of a few that will work well with Windows Vista.

If you happen to get one ignore the instructions on the CD pull off the red tape and plug it into the USB port on your machine. Windows update will download the correct drivers with no problem.

The Fireside Inn...

2007-11-05T22:40:00.000-05:00

Bodies moving to vibrations of sound...

Many different voices singing to many styles of music...

Friends laughing, sharing and uplifting and supporting one another...

smiles a crossed the room...

toasts of celebration...

Old passions still unsaid - on faces to behold...

The new - sharing - who were briefly strangers...

Who are now friends...

This is Saturday night fun at a place known as the Fireside Inn...

What if...The game of life

2007-10-30T22:06:00.000-04:00

What if...

What if for the next seven days you challenged yourself...

Do you have what it takes?

What if you do?

What if you decided that you would say or do something nice to each and every person as soon as you see them...?

Strangers, family and friends are all included...

What if you see that person many times a day?

Yes, the rules are each time you see them you come up with something to say or do...

What if you asked your family and friends to play too?

What might you discover about people you know?

What might people learn about you?

Might people discover things that you appreciate about them that they did not know?

What if this game was very fun and up lifting to play?

What if this game was contagious and people decided to tell people about it?

How many smiles will you bring?

How many hearts can you warm?

How many can warm your heart?

What if you began to play this game on your very next breath...

The friendship of communication...

2007-10-29T04:23:00.000-04:00

Trista is much happier today...

Her and her best friend Jen made time to have a heart to heart talk and all misconceptions were laid to rest...

That strong bond that is known as a single word called - friendship...

Yes, they share that bond well...

It comes to mind that finding the balance between lives that are filled with busy schedules, that are often conflicting, is not as easy as it once was...

That fact that is not easy, does not mean it is not important to do.

I find myself often wishing that I had more time to share with my friends.

Even doing my blog posts are often in the middle of the night.

However busy you are, scheduling time to communicate is so important.

To let our friends know that we very much love them.

Have you taken the time to let your friends know that they are very much loved and needed?

You can't take for granted it is just something that they know, for just like a foreign language you used to speak but now never use, it is starts to be forgotten...

But have you noticed that sharing new moments with a friend, the time you spent away from each other is almost as if it was never there?

For gaps in time of a friendship have no meaning when you allow the "C" word word to blossom once again...

Communication is that which brings together - that which only appears to be separate...

Communication is what forges friendships - it is the fire that keeps them strong...

On a larger level we in America spent trillions of dollars on defense. How much of that money could be saved if we spent just a little money on great communicators?

Why not hire Tony Robbins to be an ambassador for America? Can you imagine how many friendships we could be forging in the world?

Instead of sending professional communicators we send our children with guns - and we call ourself a higher, more advanced society...

We've traded the club and the rock for an M-16...

How far have we really come?

Is it not blatantly apparent that the need for communication needs to be taken to a larger level?

OK, let me turn on Fox news...OK, apparently no one in charge realizes this...

You can't speak to a terrorist they are beyond communicating with you argue...

Well, yes when you can't speak very intelligently to your own country how exactly is that going to work talking to someone who is not all that rational?

The walk way in front of our house looks beautiful...

Why?

Because I did not do it, a professional did it...

Professional NLP based communicators are needed as ambassadors!

Lives, money, and face would be saved if this were in practice...

Ever talk to an M16?

Very dull interaction there...

I did not feel heard, or understood and all after the conversation...

I fought a lot when I was young...You know what I learned from all that fighting?

I got absolutely no where...

In contrast, everytime I have talked with people, and really listened and heard their needs, and did my best to share my own...a bond was formed...

No you could not see it with your eyes, you just knew it was there...

Kind of like Gods unconditional love...you can't see it, but you know it's there...

Communication strengths that bond, it renews that sharing...it builds up the "F" word...

Friendship...

Who will you share with today?

Last night's Loreena McKennitt Concert

2007-10-26T08:18:00.000-04:00

Last night Trista (my wife) and I went to see Loreena McKennitt in concert at the A.J Polumbo Center.

As we walk from the parking garage to the center where the concert was we are holding hands and swinging them. As I look over Trista has a big smile. That same smile that I never get tired of seeing. My wife is fun, every moment with her is magical...

We walk though the security and in front of us is the booth were they sell the merchandise. I am scanning the merchandise quickly with my eyes. I spy a shirt that I know she will like. I point it out to her. She does like it, and we hand the cash to the vendor. Lots of ones...

I smile as I remember recently being at Costco with Trista, we paid the whole bill with ones (the change we had got from a recent garage sale) The check out clerk looks at all the ones and

I say excitedly "We're exotic dancers" - and then I bust out laughing.

The clerks says "You're bad" as she is laughing very hard too.
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We walk into the concert find where are seats are and are way up at the very top, of the top of the concert hall. We did not expect much better seats - as we just got tickets a few days before the concert. We are very spontaneous like that.

One of the ushers walks up to us and says "how would you like better seats?"

We say "that would be great!"

So we move down out of "peanut heaven" to seats that are very good. We can actually see the people on the stage and know who is who :-)

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Two rows from me is a wonderful person from our new "Course in Miracles" group. I say hello to her. A few moments later three more people from our course in miracles group show up and their seats are two rows in front of us. We say hello to them too.

Out of all those people at the concert - those people who focus on spiritually, love and lack of judgment are nearest us.

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Much further away we see more friends. We see a group of friends that are mad at us for not condemning an ex-husband - who we are also very good friends with.

To expect either Trista or myself to judge or condemn anyone - is to first: not really know us - and second: to be very disappointed because it's never going to happen.

We will not judge or condemn anyone, not because it's the right thing to do.

But because it is simply who we are...

We love everyone and that is that...

We are not sorry we are this way...

We will not ever pretend to be different...

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In case you're not familiar with Loreena's music go here
to view some videos.

Loreena has never been to Pittsburgh, PA before.

It was such a wonder to have her share the beauty of the gift of music with all of us.

As the concert begins - her voice is what you would imagine an angel would sound like...

Her skin looked like it was bathed in a golden light as her blond hair reflected the stage lights...it was as if she was an angel on stage...

She had a amazing purity about her...

I watched in amazement - as her voice gently caressed each and every person at the the concert...

The first time she spoke and explained how she got interested in this type of music - you could tell you were in the presence of a person that was so soft, so gentle, a deep and genuine caring and love was expressed in every word...

You could tell she lived this caring...

She lived this love...

She was sharing from the bottom of her heart in each breath...

The group of musicians that make the music were all equally amazing...

Each totally passionate about the music...each outstanding in not only their abilities but how they worked together as one wonderful expression...

From fast and exciting solo duals - to slow expressions of love...

Every moment was filled with a wonder that was ethereal....

From envisioning mountains with trees grounded in the observation of life....

To a single breath of love...

It was a wonderful sharing of love...

After the concert we were talking with Renee and Blake (good friends who we have not talked to since the beginning of the summer) Renee and Blake are some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Renee introduced me to Trista 10 and half years ago. Renee is one of the worlds top fantasy artists you can see here work here

While we were talking Loreena came out and started meeting people and signing autographs.

We got to meet her in person. She talked to Trista's and signed her program.

She was such a sweetheart. I gave her a hug :-)

and we were off...it was such a wonderful evening!

The peace of movement...

2007-10-23T13:16:00.000-04:00

Rick Cockrum had an interesting post on EFT and The Placebo Effect which you can read here.

This post is dedicated to why the placebo effect occurs. It is due to a movement of stuck emotion (energy)

You leave a car in your yard for years without moving it, the car will rust in place...

When a person is bed ridden sores are common - lack of movement know as "circulation"...

When exposed the cold, hands and feet are cold when there is not enough circulation...

Once again lack of movement...

Muscles become weak and small with lack of movement...

Everyone knows these are true...

Now lets look deeper...

Lack of movement of emotion in the body is even more unhealthy....

Stuck emotion is a block of the flow of energy...

Sometimes this is a lack of oxygen to the muscles - This oxygen depervation of the muscles is often the real cause of physical pain...

Has anyone ever said "You've got to let it go" "You need to forgive and move on" ?

What are they really saying?

They are saying you have trapped emotions (trapped energy) and it's effecting you emotionally, physically or both...

Once again it is a lack of movement...

What makes you so different from an old truck rusting in a junk yard?

Your ability to allow that energy to start to move right now in this very moment...

How?

Feel where you feel that in your body more than anywhere else...

Now begin to soften it from the edges... Soften it and allow it be a liquid that is flowing...

What direction does it want to flow?

Allow it to do just this. Follow it till it exists. Now think of that situation again and feel it in your body and shrink it down faster each time you flow it out...

How peaceful do you feel in this very moment?

This is the peace of movement...

Read the book "Oceans of Energy" for much more on this...Enjoy!

The Halloween Massacre...

2007-10-19T08:21:00.000-04:00

It is a party at Halloween...

A gathering of friends...

A time to dress up and pretend you're something that you're not...

For the other 364 days a year we usually wear a different costume...

Still pretending to be who we are not...

For if your thoughts, words, and actions are not based from the unconditional love that is in your heart...

You are wearing a costume...

You may even judge people who dress up for Halloween...

A "hypocrite" is not who you really are either...

It too, is just pretend...

When will you decide to know "who you are" beyond your costume?

When will you decide to know peace?

At Halloween dress up and party - for realizing that you are in costume all the time allows for time to ask "What is
beyond my outfit?"

For love begins when you ask "who I'm I?"

The person you see in the mirror is so small compared to the real you, it's like the very tip of a needle...

Let this Halloween be a massacre of the "need" to judge others, or yourself...

The sharing of laugher with friends is what is left - when judgment is no more...

Which teacher will you choose?

2007-10-16T22:22:00.000-04:00

There are teachers of love, and teachers of hate...

Which you will be a student of - says a lot about who you feel you are...

We you learn peace of unity, or more pain of separation?

Which teacher will you choose?

Why will you choose them?

Know peace or know judgment...

For there is no in between...

To judge is to instantly be judged for it is a mirror that stands in front of you...

Whether you see Christ standing in front of you - or a "lonely person" depends on which teacher you have learned from...

Which teacher will you choose?

The smile of Christ is yours...

2007-10-14T17:05:00.000-04:00

To meet one - where they feel they are...

To share in what they feel...

They are not alone...

You are there...

Christ is there - as one - in both of you...

To look into the eyes of another is to see the face of God in you...

For what you feel is "separate" is but an illusion...

What you feel as "one" - is truth...

Walk in this moment...

Two hands - with fingers intertwined...

Two palms touching with the warmth of embrace...

Love...

Union...

To know this "union" is to know truth...

For love is truth...

What is in your heart is truth...

Share the union of palms touching...

The smile of Christ is yours...

ACIM Group!

2007-10-12T23:10:00.000-04:00

This past Wednesday night I was able to start teaching and sharing at a new "A Course in Miracles" (ACIM) Group.

It is a wonderful collection of people!

They are genuine in their search for truth of who they really are, and how to achieve eternal peace.

I am very please to share these teaching with this group.

I will post a short post on the teachings that are being shared as we go along. Next meeting is two Wednesdays from now.

Before starting ACIM - I suggest reading "The Disappearance of the Universe" by Gary Renard. Then "Your Immortal Reality" by Gary Renard

Then the course will make much more sense when you read it.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Expression of freedom...

2007-10-09T12:28:00.000-04:00

I have ten minutes to write this post so here goes...

Expression of freedom is in your heart...

Passion to share...

For your heart knows that sharing is its purpose...

To hold prisoner your thoughts, feelings and desires, is to suffer...

To share them is to shine...

To glow the golden light of God...

How many moments will you share?

How much happiness do you desire?

To share is to grow; to grow is to love...

Love is you glowing though sharing...

But I'm not sure what this person will think about what I have to share...

Your judgment of your self is far greater than anything you will receive from another...

To punish you is to suffer needlessly...

God seeks not to punish you...

Unconditional love sees no guilt...

For guilt is of ego in a dream of separation from God...

It is just mis perception...

to release this mis perception is to experience the true expression of freedom...

only you hold yourself prisoner...

Sharing love is you're "Key" to freedom...

Will you use your Key?

An eternal smile...

2007-10-05T01:43:00.000-04:00

Reflection...

I used to awaken in the morning to find that I had begun to daydream the moment I opened my eyes...

I would dream there were other people who did not accept me...

I would dream I was alone, different then everyone else...

I would dream that there were people arguing and fighting all around the world...

I would dream that "here was a subject and a separate object"...

I would dream that I was "off playing by my myself" - separate from God...

I would dream I was alone in this world separate from God...

all my days and nights were spent dreaming...

Till one day I woke from this dream...

I saw and felt everything as one...

Nothing was separate...

Vibrate are the colors...

Crisp are the sounds...

A love so profound that sharing is it's movement...

Eternity is it's direction...

Joy is it's voice...

All this happened on that day that I awoke...

Now I pretend to be part of this dream of separation...

So that through sharing of knowledge - all part of the mind may awaken to know the eternal peace and love within...

To know God from within...

To see God in every face...

When within and without become one...

An eternal smile is extended - as the kingdom without end...

Are you ready to begin smiling?

The power of release...

2007-10-04T23:40:00.000-04:00

As I watch the swing go out so high it nearly become even with the ground...

"Higher daddy!" Our three year old daughter (Morgan) says...

I watch as her blond hair blows back with the gentle breeze...

the temperature is as flawless as the ocean blue of Morgan's eyes...

She says - I'm not supposed to say "what the heck" at school anymore. They said that was a bad word."

I say "are you sure it was not the context you used it in?"

(This does not seem like something you would say to a three year old, but then you have not met Morgan. She completely understands this sentence)

"Maybe" she says

"Daddy, I cried today at school" she adds (she's in preschool)

"Why did you cry today?" I ask

"Because I was in time out" she says (head down now)

"What did you do that you were in timeout?" I ask

"I pushed Ore into the blue house" she admits

"Why did you push her?" I ask

"I don't know" she says

"Are you sure you don't know why?" I ask

"Yes, I don't know why I did it. I just did it." she says

"Do you understand that what you did was wrong?"

"Yes, I know" she says with her head down

" I will not do it again." She says

I am not going to add more to compound her own "self punishment" for what she did. You can see on her face that she was really sorry for what she did.

She is a very good child who rarely gets into any trouble at all.

We are doing out best to teach her to share and get along with all people...

Not every moment will be perfect...

You can but show positive examples of peace by your actions...

even this is no guarantee that your child will follow them...

My wife and I show her unconditional love...

as we show this to each other...

she has never seen us argue...as in ten years of being together, we have not found a reason to argue...

Morgan is getting this at home...

But we have no control what she will learn from society...

Think for a moment that you do have control of this, and you are causing yourself great stress...

You can but be that change that you want to see in the world...

and release your need to control the end result...

releasing your need to control what already is - is more powerful than you can imagine...

it is the first step in your path to peace...

This is my day job...

2007-10-03T12:44:00.000-04:00

Daily sharing of love...

To set free the trapped anger, sadness and guilt...

To guide one to know God within...

To embrace the unconditional love that one discovers they have had all along...

To glimpse peace of a love so profound that tears of joy flow...

To shift one's identity from illusion to the truth of love...

This is my day job...

the puzzle of life...

2007-10-02T14:49:00.000-04:00

Life is like a jigsaw puzzle...

At first it seems like there are so many pieces...

so many colors and shapes...

you ask the question - where do I begin?

you match like colors as people of like color and shape hang out together...

yet as these tribes are formed there is much of the puzzle that is still incomplete..

so you reevaluate the puzzle and you notice that these shapes and colors that seemed different,
really fit too...

so you accept them too...

and their pieces fit perfectly too...

you notice that each piece fits closely to each other piece...

its a harmony of shape, color and closeness...

you place more and more pieces together...

they all fit, at times it make take some time to find out how they fit, but they all do...

until you learn to fit them all the puzzle will remain incomplete...

so you step back and observe as much of the whole puzzle as you can, now the remaining piece fall into place...

as you place them into place...

no one is excluded...

each and every piece was needed to make the "one" whole again...

you go to see what the puzzle is a picture of...

but you can not...

as the whole is a picture of you...

experiencing that picture is beyond all perception...

it is to know God from within...

the unconditional love, and acceptance of all - in one picture...

in one moment...

this moment begins now...

where will you place this next piece of the puzzle standing before you?

The rain of acceptance

2007-10-02T14:34:00.001-04:00

What today have you accepted?

What today have you stopped though rejection?

Which action leads to peace?

The eyes in which I see in all others - are very familiar to me...

To see though another's eyes is to know their perception...

To feel their heart is to know their truth...

every beat like a rain drop falling in slow motion...

Can you accept this person in front of you for whom they perceive they are?

Or will you judge them based on how you wish they were?

Will you experience freedom?

Or will you know pain even deeper?

With every beat of your heart comes another moment to accept and love what is in front of you...

What will you do with this next beat of your heart?

Repost interveiw

2007-10-02T14:02:00.000-04:00

This is a repost from Tuesday, June 12, 2007 John Craig's interview with me.

I am going to start posting all the interviews with me on this personal blog - which is a sharing of love...

Craig Photography – Five Question Interview

Long time friend John Craig, is the owner of Craig Photography located in Pittsburgh, PA

Besides doing wonderful photography, John is also the author of a very popular, internationally read Blog called "Craig Photography"

Very interesting reading can be found cradled by the beautiful photographs that you will find on John's blog. Check it out now.

Among the reading you will find that John does five question interviews with people. These interviews make for some very interesting reading.

John recently interviewed me.

Here are his five questions and the five answers.

This is the beginning of the interactive blog - You R Infinite

Feel free to ask your questions now...

1. When did you get a first glimpse of reality?

A: I was eight years old. I can remember it as if it was is happening right now - at this very moment;

I am standing on a blacktop back road in front of my grandmother's house.

As the heat from the sun rises from the blacktop underneath my feet, I feel my hand wipe a crossed my eyebrows gently taking some of the salty sweat away before it stings my eyes.

I have the basketball in hand, I hold it against my side as I wipe the sweat from my hand, and then the other hand.

I’m now holding the ball with both hands, I bounce it off the blacktop, once, twice, and a third time. I look up at the rusty hoop that has some old red paint barely clinging to it. What is left of the net is tattered and torn. I notice backstop is a very weathered homemade board that is attached to the wooden telephone pole with rusty nails.

I can feel my legs bend and then I push up I feel the ball as is floats upward from my fingertips and it goes and goes and then it hits the front of the metal ring and come bouncing back to earth. I had missed the shot, just as I had many times before. Sometimes making it and sometimes missing it. Kind of like life;

Sometimes we hear the voice of GOD,

more often though, we hear the voice of our own individuality.

I walked over to the top of my grandmothers steps and stopped to talk a break.

At that very moment I made a statement;

A statement that would forever change my life…

I said “I will know everything there is to know about GOD, life, and why are we here, what is here? I will accept nothing less than this.”

I felt a shudder deep inside me, a shiver run down my spine, and then a sense of peace that I never felt before.

I also had a knowing that this path was not going to happen overnight but rather;

this was to be a walk...

a walk of wonderment...

a walk of peace...

a walk of a love so deep, so unconditional...

that every part of me knew GOD was our true reality…

2. How do you accept your own self honesty of what you know?

A: I know there is no individual self knowing, but a sharing that is eternal love.

Love is a meaningless word - until it is shared,

Then it is simply you…

When you choose to release “all” that you’re not,

All that remains is unconditional love…

When will you choose to awaken...to forever remember...who you truly are?

3. How do you guide somebody who is looking for answers but not sure of the question?

Excellent question!

So many want answers till they are allowed to have them.

Then they draw a blank.

For in that very moment they draw that blank, they have briefly observed their mind, and it went quiet.

Enjoy this peace of mind, for each moment you observe your mind, "the peace eternity" will you be holding…

The you that is observing your mind - is who you really are "as spirit"…

For questions to come,

Allow yourself to first watch your mind and patiently wait for your next thought to come, and shift all your attention from your thoughts to feelings, place a hand on the middle of your chest and breath into the center of your chest deeply, continue this breathing deeply into the center of your chest;

then simply allow the questions to float to the surface, and then ask them…

4. Hypnotherapy, photography, bi-polar disorder, what gifts have they given you?

A: Hey now, that's (three) more questions - you said just five!

Just messing with you! Ask as many as you want.

Hypnotherapy - 21 years as a regression Hypnotherapist,

in working with people from all over the world,

of all different spiritual, and religious beliefs, or no religious beliefs,

This work has reinforced my knowing...that we are "but love"…this is an eternal - priceless gift…

In life we are pretending to be separate from “who” we really are…

From this - does all pain come…

Photography – Symbolism of light – I know you’re not too fond of long answers, but give me some leeway on this one.

It will be worth it - I promise - (grinning)

Walk with me – as the light cradles us…sharing light has been a gift…

Light...

Light can be very symbolic.

The passion of the red light as the sun rises and spills light, erasing darkness and confusion,

Illuminating togetherness, as everything your eye sees-touches everything else,

Perfection of the dream, as the symbolism of oneness touched by the light,

The symbolism is shared by everything, as sharing is who you are as spirit,

Spirit sees only love, for love is all that is true...

The noon sun light casts harsh shadows, and raccoon eyes,

The darkness of the eyes, is symbolic of the confusion of separation,

Symbolic of living inside of the rat race of the dream,

Yet, get close to a white object and the light reflects and lightens the raccoon eyes to a beautiful blend of tone,

This is symbolic of walking the path of forgiveness and love,

This is an illuminated path to awakening,

Hold out your hand so that another can share it and remember who you are,

You are what you have always been,

You have tried to hide from who you are,

You have tried to forget who you are,

Then you have tried to remember who you are,

When you have forgotten for so long it makes remembering difficult,

So let you, help you,

You are love,

You are sharing that love that you are,

You are peace,

You are that golden light as that end of the day,

That golden glow softly caresses your skin,

It illuminates you in all your beautiful radiance,

Yes, this is symbolic of who you really are,

That warmth, that glow, that love that is you,

Remove your belief in who you’re not,

Who you are is all that is left,

That all that you are is amazing,

Just be you...

Am I really the bi polar archer?

No, I am but a spirit,

The same spirit that is you,

For we are but love, and we are one...

Bi Polar Disorder

This is symbolic of duality;

- up/ down – left /right –forward/ back- ying /yang- heads/tails - you get the picture.

Duality- a “me” here / and a “you” there.

A subject and an object.

I felt a need to experience the pain of feeling completely and totally separate from GOD for half a year.

I have repeated this exercise for many years in succession.

Understanding and feeling the pain of man, woman, child does not healing make –

I have experienced the deepest and the darkest fears that we can experience, and this too does not healing make…

Healing only comes from letting go of what you’re not,

to then embrace what you are…

All perception of separation from the unconditional love of GOD is a nightmare,

All true sharing - is a walk toward awakening from this nightmare perception of separation…

You can choose to turn on the world news right now to see evidence of this nightmare,

or choose to look eyes of a child and see the innocence of that child - to remember that the real you as spirit is “now” and will be, forever innocent…

Choose to remember that you are eternally - GOD’s only child…

You are not this small little individual self that really is away from unconditional love…

but rather the perfect spirit that you have been since before time ever seemed to be…

All bad dreams end when you awaken from them…

Love is that which is waiting for you now…

Knowing the deep pain of our perception of separation from GOD is not real – Yes, this has been a precious gift…

5. Have you transcended the illusion?

Since we have never really left the unconditional love of GOD - from which we are but an extension – eternally created, for the purpose of sharing unconditional love…

In true reality - Hasn’t “everyone” - “as one” transcended the illusion?

Time - is the buffer that “seems to exist”- but is really just there to allow you not to be startled by awakening from this “ individual separation (EGO) illusion” too fast…

So your answer is yes "you" have transcended the illusion...

Bonus Question

*. How do you live with “that everything is ok accepted what is going on around you”?

(Poverty, African, ect,ect..)

Like everything, you can look at this two ways;

The EGO way is “Finding someone to blame”

Example of projection and passing blame:

What’s wrong with the government spending billions of dollars on defense, when you can’t go into any major American city without seeing homeless people starving right here in our own country!

Here’s another EGO judgment for you;

What’s wrong with the President who says he’s a Christian but is quick to start a war and push, and push, and push even when most of a county has said enough already.

Christ taught - love your neighbor as yourself

Forgive everyone for anything they have ever done to you

EGO is that part of your mind who’s thoughts are only of the individual, but pretends to care about others – really it is focused on who you can blame for all the injustices in the world…

" If I (individual I) was in charge things would be different…If I did this, If I did that, If I….things would be better…I would be a better parent than…." - all EGO thoughts

EGO is the part of the mind that has, and wants nothing to do with GOD.

What many hear from the EGO part of their mind is something along these lines;

Since EGO has completely forgot the fact that God “is unconditional love” -

The EGO feels like GOD is a punishing tyrant – who’s wrath will smite you for all your sins, you no good sinning bastard, you undeserving low life, right now you should bow down before the white haired creator of all, and beg for forgiveness, even though your chances are slim to none you will get forgiveness because you are so bad!

The EGO is not at all sane, yet it is the voice that us usually strongest in our minds.

In truth, you are none of those above things that the EGO tells you that you are.

GOD is unconditional love –

Anything that you love in life is but a symbol of that which is true love…

It is but a symbol of GOD…

So, if you love the peace you have in your country, and feel someone is trying to take it away.

What are they really trying to take away from you?

Yes, that’s right GOD.

EGO mind’s purpose for People is for you to have someone other than your individual self to blame.

What good does this do you?

It helps you not to feel guilty.

You can’t feel guilty if it’s not your fault something bad just happening.

There are just small life plays about the real issue.

You incorrectly perceive you have really left unconditional love of GOD and are now an individual identity.

All sadness comes from this feeling of loosing unconditional love.

That guilty feeling that you have left it and now are an individual separate from GOD is so great that;

You do not want to look at it…

You do not want to feel it…

You want it gone forever, but you not sure how to do it…

So usually we project it onto a perceived someone else.

Now I am innocent because of the fact that you’re guilty.

The Holy Spirit way of looking at life

The Holy Spirit is the other voice you hear in your mind…

It is the voice that always leads to thoughts, feelings,

and actions that based on unconditional love...

The voice the always leads to sharing…

The voice that leads to caring and acting unselfishly...

The voice that leads to forgiveness - for all whom you felt had wronged you, yourself included...

This is the voice that leads you on the path to awaken to the unconditional love of GOD…

To awaken to eternal peace love and joy…

To awaken to an eternal kingdom – a kingdom that you have only left only in a dream…

The love that awaits you in this very moment is as timeless and eternal as you are…

You are a perfect spirit, dreaming of exile from perfection…

Awaken and remember who you are…Smile, the eternal smile of joy…

I will always love you… as I have always loved you…for we are one…

“When you hold onto your thoughts by believing them - you suffer…

when you question them, forgive, and release them you don’t…”

The practice is this;

Observe any and all thoughts you have in every waking moment.

Forgive any thoughts that are not of complete and total unconditional love…

Forgive those thoughts, and then simply release them from your mind - as if letting go of a dove.

Imagine those negative thoughts gently being carried away from you by a large dove.

Act upon;

Any thoughts that are of a wonderful sharing;

A simple smile at a stranger…

Saying ‘Hi”…

Letting go of being too busy to listen…

Hugging someone…and feeling the love of sharing as you do…

Making love to someone, and feeling “as if” the two of you are becoming one…

Helping someone who needs help, just because you can…

Giving away something that someone else needs more…all receiving, is done though giving…

Watching children play…then joining in the fun and feeling the freedom of the innocence… an innocence that seems familiar to you, as it’s who you really are as spirit…

Dancing…closing your eyes and letting the music into your heart…letting the beat of the music move your body…setting your inhabitations free, yes watching as you let that dove go…

Playing music…feel your spirit talking as you are making music…allow the words to flow into notes…notes that are shared…

Talking to a homeless person…sharing of thoughts…feeling your soul…

Feeling your connection to everything around you…flowing in the peace that you are connected to all that you see…

Thoughts of loving - just to love… completely and totally absent of all fear…For the real you fears nothing…

These thoughts and actions are but some of the steps to the real you…to that timeless eternal you that you are in this very moment…

if you have ever said;

“Please guide me.”

then take my hand, and walk with me…

Shards of Consciousness?

2007-10-01T12:01:00.000-04:00

A blog by Richard Cockrum, this very cool blog is about exploring pathways to freedom...

check out this blog here

if you care about your health

2007-10-01T08:46:00.000-04:00

If you care about your health check this out

watch the video and post your comments back here so we can discuss it.

www.healthfreedomusa.org

in peace of now...

2007-09-28T15:52:00.000-04:00

peace...

Some fight for it...

others dream about it...

most see it as unreachable...

Some feel they will experience it when they die...

very few realize they can have it at any moment...

it is never found in the future...

it is never achieved by rehashing the past...

it is achieved in this very moment of NOW...

when a hundred percent of your focus is held on the current moment peace is found...

when you shift back to thoughts of past or future - peace is lost...

you can never achieve peace in the future or past...

you can only have it NOW...

this present moment is priceless, and eternal, yet you miss it as you focus on the future or past...

when will you open your present?

tis a gift that you will treasure beyond time...

for it is the only moment that is outside of time...

this moment where peace is found...

Atheist's are right!

2007-09-27T07:18:00.000-04:00

I awake this morning with the thought of a shift...

A positive shift to a love that is not thought much about...

A love that is based in God...

No, not the "ego God" that's a wrathful, vengeful, jealous God...Atheist's are right about this God...

This is a made up God...

This "God" is made up from "human ego" fear...

This wrathful, vengeful, jealous God was then, and is now still made up by man...

This God has a man made purpose to control the thoughts, feelings and actions of people...

To herd people into a specific belief, and keep them there based in fear...

They care not, that this continued instilling of fear keeps them from knowing this made up God...

In fact "human ego" counts on you believing in this fake God of wrath...

It counts on you not asking these questions:

How can GOD be unconditional love - and punish me if I do something wrong at the same time? Isn't "judgment and punishment", and "unconditional love" complete opposites? How could GOD be both if unconditional love is really unconditional?

Is GOD perfect, and if so why is these so much bloodshed and violence in the world?

If there is a GOD how could he let children be molested, or let them starve, or suffer through illness, let little one's be killed?

If GOD is perfect then how could he create anything that wasn't perfect, such as me, I have lots of flaws?

Was Jesus Christ really GOD's only true son? If so, then what does that make me? Where do I fit into that?

I will be answering these questions, and any more you may have, in next series of posts.

The kind of love I am talking about has nothing to do with a made up God...

A man made God is not capable of this kind of love...

human ego made up this fake God...

Human ego has forgotten the meaning of the words - unconditional love...

I'm talking about the real God...

I'm talking about the real love...

The kind that is with out any conditions...

Almost everyone I know has had at least one experience in their life that they felt a love so wonderfully overwhelming that the moment they felt this is for ever etched in their hearts...

That is but a glimpse of the love that I am speaking of...

This love is not outside of you...

But deep down in your heart...

It is the root of your heart...

Unconditional love is what is left when you let go of all the fear that you placed on top of that love...

Each layer of fear you release brings you closer to truth...

There is a real God...

The journey is priceless...

A love with absence of fear...

A dance - with a love without condition...

May I have this next dance?

frozen bliss...

2007-09-26T04:57:00.000-04:00

I am watching my mind as I type...

I am observing it innocently as I am waiting for my next thought to come...

I am still waiting...

smiling...

as the "I am" is gone...

there is no more "I"

enjoying the stillness of being present...

just being...

eternal bliss frozen in a timeless moment...

frozen bliss...

Movie Review - Peaceful Warrior

2007-09-26T03:12:00.000-04:00

click on picture to watch the trailer

Peaceful Warrior is a 2006 American film, starring Scott Mechlowicz , Nick Nolte and Amy Smart.

The film takes place at U.C. Berkeley, also known as Cal, and features a troubled, but talented gymnast (Mechlowicz) who meets a spiritual guide (Nolte).

"An inspiring film that could change lives" - Sting

"This film will impact the course of your life forever" - Tony Robbins

"Power and Moving" - Pet Hammond

"Like Rocky for the Soul" - Straw Weisman

"Experiencing more joy on your journey of life, this film may bring..." - Yoda

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I might as well address the controversy first, so here goes...

Released on June 2, 2006 this movie is based on the novel Way of the Peaceful Warrior by Dan Millman.

Director Victor Salva first became familiar with the work while in prison for child molestation, and he credits it with being "a story that changed my life."

There are a good many people give Salva shit about his past mistake in life, and feel he should not be allow to direct again.

Yes, they have the shovels in pitchforks in hand, ready to kill, and bury him for his past...

I say "if you going to make big mistakes in life, learn from them, and do something positive for society."

In my opinion:

Doing a fantastic job of directing very positive movie for society such as the "Peaceful Warrior" - is a good start...

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My rating:}

I give this movie an over all 10 out of 10!

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The novel "Way of the Peaceful Warrior" is beautifully told in this movie!

The acting is first rate, the casting of the roles is close to perfection!
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Directing is fantastic!

As the characters are lead to experience living the roles -

You can really feel what each and every character is feeling in this movie!

Everyone gives a totally believable, and very powerful performance! Both my thumbs way up!

Cinematography, lighting and special effects are all very well done!
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It is such a refreshing joy to see a mainstream movie, very well done, that really teaches powerful lessons about life!

This movie really shows a path from - self centered EGO identification - to learning, and living a life of mindfulness...

This movie really helps viewers to learn some of the steps to have a greater joy in the journey of life...

My wife and I really enjoyed this movie!

Upon talking to people about it, those who have seen it also loved it!
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I highly recommend renting this DVD!

Perhaps your whole family can enjoy watching this wonderful movie together?

thank you for your patience

2007-09-25T07:50:00.000-04:00

She's three and a half years old...

She's - a girly-girl...

Will wear nothing but dresses.

Loves jewelry!

Loves to have her nails painted.

and loves to shop!

Morgan is visiting her Grandma Weir.

Grandma asks if she want to go shopping.

Morgan is excited to go shopping with her grandma!

They stop at a yard sale.

There is a plastic McDonald's drive through window, electronic cash register- that is a working cash drawer to ring up orders...and other stuff for the drive though...burgers and all the stuff that they sell there.

Morgan loves it, so her grandma buys it for her...

Back at the house,

Its now play time!

(keep in mind - Morgan has been though a fast food drive though only a few times in her life, and that was when she was very young)

My mom is by where you place your order...

she orders her food...

Morgan says "The lines are very long today, thank you for your patience..."

My mom about pissed herself laughing!

Children bring so many wonderful moments of laughter...

Sharing those moments is truly a priceless experience...

I can remember back last Christmas when Morgan got her kitchen.

She is using it for the first time. She cooks me a burger and fries...

I say "thank you Morgan" and proceed to act as though I'm putting the burger in my mouth.

Morgan's eyes get huge - and she screams "DADDY DON'T EAT THAT - IS PLASTIC!!!!
IT'S ONLY FOR PRETEND!"

I'm laughing so hard tears and streaming down my face,

with her arms crossed, head tilted with a little grin, she has a satisfied look on her face as if to say "Saved his life today - I did!

for it is all that is real...

2007-09-22T08:02:00.000-04:00

yellow and black are their bottoms...

buzzing sound do their wings make...

venom do they transfer on their stingers...

held captive was my office for two days...

yellow jackets were nesting in the wall and come up though the vent...

over twenty at a time held my office and my computer captive for the past two days...

in full length white suits, with air masks and protective netting - were the bee experts...

who lost?

yellow jackets lost their lives...

client's lost getting their issues worked through faster...

over $960 in lost wages...

yet, as I take my attention to my heart - it is unchanged...

unconditional love is all that is there...

a smile deep within that can't help but surface...

for this love is all that is real...

no events can shake it...

no, time lost - can take it...

for it is all that is is real...

with little - comes big...

2007-09-19T05:55:00.000-04:00

Morgan's her name...

She's three and a half, and our first child...

A teacher and a student she is...

She has an amazing way of observing not only life, but "herself" in life...

- "I will be shy for a little bit when I get to school today" she says

- "If you are planning on being shy, then you control the shyness?" I ask.

- "Sure I do" she says

- "At times I do feel a little scared" she adds

- "What is it your scared of?" I ask

- "The other kids, but just at first" as she turns her head and smiles

I could see as I look though her eyes, it's eyes of the other children upon her as she enters preschool. It's that feeling of judgment that is the scared feeling. That feeling of being different, and knowing they do not see you the same.

We are teaching her about her ability to feel peoples emotions. It is very strong with her. We are doing our best to teach her compassion though this.

There is a little boy who used to bother her because he picked on her, and all the other little kids.

He is the class bully. Always in timeout.

I had her feel what he was feeling inside.

She said "He does not feel good about himself, he's scared." Morgan smiled and understood.

It is because of how he feels that he acts in ways that hurts others.

About a week after this the little boy and his daddy show up at the public park that we play at.

He runs over to Morgan and says "Hi!" they play together and have a lot of fun.

The class bully is understood, and a friendship is forged...

on the way home Morgan asks if we can invite him to the house sometime to play.

I say "Sure we can"

No more do I hear "he was real mean today"

To understand, and then share...

with a little understanding friendships are forged...

acceptance happens...

our children are the future...

Gently guide them to understand one another now, so that friendships may be their future...

It is only thought lack of understanding "each other" that arguments, fights, and wars are fought...

with a little understanding - comes big friendship...

Perhaps you can begin with the next person you meet...

dual green lights...

2007-09-17T22:56:00.000-04:00

dual green lights…

yes, I have a new fondness for side impact air bags!

it's around 10:00am...

the light turns green, I pull out turning left…

i cannot see what is coming down the hill…

i am now trusting that any vehicle coming down the hill will obey the traffic signal…

a flash of a large black object enters my peripheral vision…

it is coming fast…

real fast…

and is heading right for my door…

as if in slow motion a slight screech and a large bang…

my head bounces off a white pillow that was not there a moment ago…

like billowy cloud this pillow cradles my body from the impact of the SUV that just "T" boned me…

i am thankful that I am not hurt in the accident that demolishes my car…

the woman tells the police that she is late for a doctor’s appointment, but that her light was green the whole time…

i smile as just recently I changed my insurance from full coverage to liability only...

it’s green light - vs - green light with no witnesses…

although we have conflicting stories about what just happened, we are very nice to one another…

we talk, laugh and become brief friends…

despite the dual green lights…

this moment...

2007-09-16T22:11:00.000-04:00

This moment as your eyes read these words...

yes, this is a priceless moment...

NOW...

as every one of your senses heighten with each word that you read...

your heart beats faster and faster...

your excitement builds...

for in this very moment you notice each color and texture of everything your eyes gently rest upon...

for in this moment every sound is so crisp, so amazingly clear...

you are awakening in this moment of NOW...

your heart slows NOW...and feels peaceful...

bath in the peace of this eternal moment...

drink in the NOW...

share the love that you are in this moment...

and I sentence you to...

2007-09-14T06:17:00.000-04:00

Have you ever noticed that with gavel in hand, you sentence everything to three categories?

You will place everything into either "Good", "Bad" or "Neutral" depending on how you feel about that which is in front of you.

Your judgment of "that which is in front of you" is based on your past experience of that person, place or thing, or something similar to it.

with me so far?

The problem with this is that to judge anything as good, bad or neutral you must stop the energy of it first.

Where do you stop this energy of this person, place or thing that you are now judging?

Inside you...

Yes, "inside you" have stopped this energy...

Now since energy's natural tendency is to move...

and since we have done the unnatural thing of stopping energy inside us...

Huston, we have a problem...

the natural flow of energy, or "balance inside you" is now blocked by your judgment of this energy...

Oh, crap, now what do I do?

First see, feel or experience all people, places or things are just - an energy...

It helps me to imagine all energy's as being a beautiful black Spanish wild stallion that is running free...

you can feel it's wonderful spirit as it runs with the wind blowing - it's mane flowing behind it...

perhaps you can even feel the freedom of this wonderful beauty of nature as it runs - flowing with nature...

Now realize that if you judge anything you are grabbing that wild stallion "energy" and wrestling it to the ground inside you. You are tying it up, and taking away it's freedom...

Would you ever do this to this wonderful animal of energy?

all these "wild stallion energy's" should enter you - be allowed to flow though you - and exit free back into the universe...

When you do this...

Peace happens...

Freedom happens...

Will you imprison this wonderful free wild stallion? or will you put down your gavel and flow with life?

Will you accept pain or freedom?

You have the ability to choose in every moment...

What will you choose to do now?

the gliding ship

2007-09-12T22:47:00.000-04:00

the gliding ship

someone who is not yet familiar to you...

how many stories might they have to share...

your eyes meet, do you put your head down, or turn away...

or do you hold your head high and smile...

what might happen next...

if you want nothing from them...

and you are willing to share all with them...

magic happens...

when a stranger feels acceptance from you...

they let their guard down...

they share - as you share...

all of the sudden you realize they are now familiar to you...

a friendship is born...

feed it though love and acceptance and it will be a ship that never sinks...

it will glide a crossed the waters of life...

in love...

Movie Review - "Superbad"

2007-09-12T08:23:00.000-04:00

It's a fly ball and it's going...it's going...it's gone! Sony hits an out of the park bases loaded grand slam home run with its new comedy "Superbad"!

In my humble opinion - this movie is so over the top that it makes the original "Animal House" look like a dull drama in comparison.

From the very first scene to the very end of the credits this movie never lets up! Every moment is hilarious!

The three stars that play the kids near the end of their high school year give amazing performances in their roles of geeks who are trying to get what they feel is acceptance before going to college.

This movie tells a deep story of friendship, acceptance and relationships as it has you belly laughing though out the whole movie!

This movie is strong with sexual situations, humor and language. If swearing with a purpose because "that is just how you are" offends you. Then you should see this movie for sure. You will be so desensitized by the end of the movie, that being offended should no longer be an issue for you. The movie can be quite therapeutic in that respect. I loved that they choose not to show any nudity in this movie, and did a much more graphic job of portraying the sexual situations with no visual nudity than most movies that show it.

I have seen many comedies at theaters and never heard a crowd laugh like they did at "Superbad"!

I the girl next to me was laughing so hard her face was red. There were a few times I had trouble catching my breath from laughing so hard. Tears were streaming down my face!

In my 40 years of being in this life - Superbad is "by far" - the funniest movie I have ever seen!

Two thumbs way up!

Superbad

Directed by
Greg Mottola

Writing credits (WGA)
Seth Rogen		(written by) &
Evan Goldberg		(written by)

Cast (in credits order)

	Jonah Hill	...	Seth
	Michael Cera	...	Evan
	Christopher Mintz-Plasse	...	Fogell
	Bill Hader	...	Officer Slater
	Seth Rogen	...	Officer Michaels
	Martha MacIsaac	...	Becca
	Emma Stone	...	Jules
	Aviva Farber	...	Nicola
	Joe Lo Truglio	...	Francis the Driver
	Kevin Corrigan	...	Mark
	Clement Blake	...	Homeless Guy (as Clement E. Blake)
	Erica Vittina Phillips	...	Mindy, Liquor Store Cashier
	Joe Nunez	...	Liquor Store Clerk (as Joseph A. Nunez)
	Dave Franco	...	Greg the Soccer Player
	Marcella Lentz-Pope	...	Gabby
	Scott Gerbacia	...	Jesse (as Scottie Gerbacia)
	Laura Seay	...	Shirley
	Roger Iwata	...	Miroki
	Clint Mabry	...	Prosthetic Leg Kid
	Stacy Edwards	...	Evan's Mom
	Mark Rogen	...	Father with Bat
	Charlie Hartsock	...	Good Shopper Cashier
	Donna Hardy	...	Old Lady
	Charley Rossman	...	Good Shopper Security
	Carla Gallo	...	Period Blood Girl
	Ben Best	...	Quince Danbury
	Jody Hill	...	Tut Long John Silver
	Kevin Breznahan	...	Patrick Manchester
	David Krumholtz	...	Benji Austin
	Mousa Kraish	...	Billy Baybridge
	Nicholas Jasenovec	...	Coffee Fairmount
	Martin Starr	...	James Masselin
	Keith Loneker	...	Wild Bill Cherry (as Keith Joseph Loneker)
	Matthew McKane	...	Kane Cloverdale
	Lauren Miller	...	Scarlett Brighton
	Peter Salett	...	Tiger Greendragon
	Rakefet Abergel	...	Muffin Selby
	Brooke Dillman	...	Mrs. Hayworth
	Michael Naughton	...	Gym Teacher
	Steve Bannos	...	Math Teacher
	Casey Margolis	...	Young Seth
	Laura Marano	...	Young Becca
	Matthew Bass	...	Vagtastic Voyager
	Aurora Snow	...	Vagtastic Voyage Girl #1
	Ted Haigh	...	Bartender
	Jenna Haze	...	Vagtastic Voyage Girl #2
	Michael Fennessey	...	Bus Driver
	Brian Huskey	...	Elementary Principal
	Clark Duke	...	Party Teenager #1
	Stephen Borrello IV	...	Party Teenager #2
	Naathan Phan	...	Party Teenager #3
	Pamella D'Pella	...	Teacher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Amanda Zubillaga	...	Dancing Party Girl
	Chelsey Dailey	...	Pepsi Cheyenne (uncredited)

Produced by
Judd Apatow	....	producer
Evan Goldberg	....	executive producer
Shauna Robertson	....	producer
Seth Rogen	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lyle Workman

Cinematography by
Russ T. Alsobrook

Movie Review - "The Celestine Prophecy"

2007-09-12T06:05:00.000-04:00

Based on James Redfield's worldwide best-selling novel, The Celestine Prophecy is a spiritual adventure film chronicling the discovery of ancient scrolls in the rainforests of Peru. The prophecy and its nine key insights predict a worldwide awakening, arising within all religious traditions, that moves humanity toward a deeper experience of spirituality.

MPAA Rating: PG for some violence
1 hour 39 minutes

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The Celestine Prophecy is one of my all time favorite spiritual adventure books!

If you have not read the book, I would highly suggest reading this wonderful book wrote by James Redfield.

Also rent and watch the movie, and let me know you opinion of it.

Although is has been quite a few years since the last time I read this book. I was very excited to hear that it was being made into a movie.

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Here is my review of the movie:

If it was to be a stand alone movie - I'm not sure that you would get the movie.

If you have read the book, I think you will enjoy seeing it done visually.

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Visually this movie was amazing!

From the very first intro scene to the very last scene - the use of composition and lighting was far beyond what you normally see in most movies.

What would have been a boring scene, was made interesting by a very well executed use of lighting and interesting composition. Hard and soft lighting was evident to convey different moods.

I felt that just the right amount of special effects where used to portray the parts of the book that you had to use your imagination to visualize while reading. I felt the use of these special effects was also very well done.

For Composition and Cinematography I give this movie a 10+ (rating from 0 -10)
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For character development I feel they could have done a little better - You kind of get a feeling for a little of the personality of the main actor - but not enough that you can really say you can relate, and care about him enough to make the movie something really "over the top" extraordinary.

Character development of the movie's main character I give a rating 4 out of 10

Some friends have said that the acting sucked. I did not feel that it was so much that the acting sucked, but that not enough time was spent on letting you get to know the characters better.
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Here is my brief view of how I felt about the actors, and the parts that they played.
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The lead character

MATTHEW SETTLE (John Woodson)

The movie starts off with where he is at in his life but it felt rushed, and I did not feel we got to care enough about this character in the beginning.

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THOMAS KRETSCHMANN (Wil)

Although not much time was spent on character development, it seemed easy to get to know what he was thinking and feeling. "Better Acting" - maybe...

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SARAH WAYNE CALLIES (Marjorie)

I really like Sarah in other things I have seen her in. I know she can act. I felt the direction was lacking in getting her into her role, and getting her to portray this character. It seemed as though no one was directing her. I really felt the directing of her character was poorly done.

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ANNABETH GISH (Julia)

Very easy to see and feel what her character was thinking and feeling. Liked her part in the movie.

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HECTOR ELIZONDO (Cardinal Sebastian)

Hector did a kick ass acting job in this movie! Most of the movie he speaks a language other than English with no subtitles. Yet his acting is so good you really know what is happening with his character. You can feel what he is feeling. Loved his role in this movie! Two thumbs way up!
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JOAQUIM DE ALMEIDA (Father Sanchez)

Joaguim did a wonderful job playing the role of Father Sanchez. Very easy to get to know and care about his character. Also felt the casting of this actor was perfect for this part.

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JURGEN PROCHNOW (Robert Jensen)

Jurgen did a very good job as the fear ridden (loosing his identity as leader of pawns) bad guy - who must squash what threatens his way of controlling others. - If his character was called the "human ego" it would be pretty accurate to this role.
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OBBA BABATUNDE (Miguel)

Thought he did a decent job of playing this role.

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Movies cost huge amount of money - you have to do the best to stay within the budget you have to work with.

I am assuming that is why this movie is only 1 hour 39 min. But I don't know for sure.

I would have loved to seen the movie be around 2 hours and 30 minutes and really work on the character development and further explain some of the things you are seeing on the screen. If you read the book, you got it, for those that did not, they might be lost.

For movies to be blockbusters they need at least these things...

* Get you to know, (and more importantly) "care" about the characters in the story

* Tell the story and hold your interest the whole time (pull you into the film)

* The movie must be able to get you emotionally involved, if you can't get emotionally you will not relate to it and the characters in it.

* Have huge advertising budgets to let people know this is a must see film
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All in all, having read the book several times years ago...

Did the movie convey the spiritual message of the book?

You decide when you watch it...let me know what you think!

I liked the film enough to buy the DVD, and I am very happy I bought it.

9 / 11 A different view...

2007-09-10T22:13:00.000-04:00

How many of you remember what it was like for the week after 9 -11?

For a short time - did we as a people unite or divide?

I can remember strangers letting you out in traffic...

Strangers talking to me at the mall...

People at stores were friendlier...

Why?

Because we were no longer strangers, we were fellow Americans...

For a brief period we were a people united by our loss...

We cared deeply for those who lost loved ones, that we did not even know...

"W" had the greatest chance any president has had in a very long time.

He had the chance of taking advantage of the uniting, and bring that uniting of America to levels never before experienced.

I would loved to see "W" give an address to the Terrorists on a prime time special on American TV.

Would have been nice to hear him say something like;

"I would like to address those of you who attacked America:

You have tried to divide us...

You have tried to instill fear in us...

And, you have failed miserably...

You're act of Terrorism completely backfired...

Instead of dividing us in fear...

You have united us as Americans, a nation that is though your actions - is now more united as "one" people than we have ever been...

No longer as we looking at our the neighbors on our streets - as strangers...

They are now our friends...

As we all now have joined hands as one nation, united in love for our fellow Americans "We one people" of every different race, creed, color and religious beliefs - And we hold hands on this day as one people - We are forever united as we say;

(As cameras pan a crossed the crowd - Showing thousands of people holding hands saying this; )

"We will not accept fear... for the truly strong never fear - And as a nation united - we are stronger and more powerful than we have ever been...

It is the only weak who attack...by attacking you have proved your weakness...

For we the strong, know we are strong...and it would be but a waste of our time to attack, when we already know we have already won...

You will never succeed in spreading terror on American soil...

We the united American People fear nothing..."

What might have changed if this was done right after 9/11?

If the focus on unity was kept, would it have grown?

How might America be different now?

People, there is no one in office right now that is uniting you.

The people running for office are too busy fighting each other to unite you.

So it's up to you - The People of America - Will you now reach out a hand to your neighbor and make them you're friend and fellow American?

or will you buy into the fear that they are selling, will you allow this great country to be divided, will you allow your brothers and sisters who died in 9/11 to have died in vain?

Or will you now choose to stand up united as one people, one nation for ever free, strong, proud and unified!

I have faith in you America, I have faith in each one of you, that together can make this beautiful nation shine brighter than she has ever shined before!

Reach out your hand to your neighbor...

Say hello to that fellow American who was once a stranger, who now is a friend, simply because you took the time to say "hello"

Unite now as one people and give a positive meaning to date 9/11!

Say to those brothers and sisters who lost their lives...

"You did not die in vain! For you united all of us in love..."

The chess game of life...

2007-09-10T08:45:00.000-04:00

Some have wondered at the purpose of my last post...

It had but one purpose...

For you to notice the fear around you...

As long as you are watching it, you are not identified with "it" as being you...

Life is like a chess game - its has rules...

You can not start at the end of the chess game and hope to win, as that is not how the game is played...

However in this blog and my other blogs I have told you some of moves that I will make at the end...

Why?

Because I want you to win!

You winning is the only reason why I take each breath...

My goal is but one...

That you know unconditional love...

You can choose what ever you like...

To know unconditional love - really know it and experience it...then make your choice...

To not truly know all your options - is to choose unwisely...

Now back to the beginning of the chess game...