The cool of the day

There was a time, in the history of our species, when we communed with love and walked with God. A time before the barriers that we have created in between ourselves and God were erected. Before we walked away from God, and separated ourselves from the wholeness of ourselves. Before what the bible called "the fall", before the entrance of fear, separation and competition as our default reaction.

We experienced and lived life in an utterly fulfilled and happy wholeness of spirit, and an expression of the creator which we have forgotten today. A freedom of being, a freedom of spirit and a freedom from stress and anxiety, the expression of life that was completely free of, and utterly unacquainted with, fear. We walked in the cool of the day, sharing completely freely and hiding nothing from the creator in whose image we were created to be, and express.

Today we live with the mistaken perception that the drama, and the struggle for survival, is who are. The world may be a stage but, we've forgotten that we are actors, writers and produce of our stories, the masters of our own destinies. Fear has led us to create religions out of distortions of life's (God’s) truths, creating instead complex rituals, rules and regulations, control mechanisms and stories to try and restore our perceptions of control and certainly.

All of these things have had one effect, and it's devastating our lives, and it is preventing communion with our origins and with our true selves. We've been doing this for a long time now, believing that the story is real, and then forgetting that you and I truly are made to communicate, commune with, and express our hearts connection the divine.

All of our fear based cultural/religious rituals are there to help us control our fears (although, they only seem to exacerbate them) and to try and maintain control over the circumstances of life by of all things, the continual fearing of God. We are told that Agape (unconditional acceptance/love) is the essence of the almighty, and yet we relate to him with fear. Acceptance, we are told is our natural state of being, we are after all created in the image of that which accepts, and yet fear and separation is still predominant in our lives.

Superstitions are nothing else but fear filled little rituals designed to restore our sense of control, small and sometimes large, annoyingly habitual practices, which restore our perceptions of control and safety. But, again, all they do is maintain the thoughts of fear.

Daily life is dominated by, and saturated in, fear based reactions. Mostly, unconscious culturally re-enforced reactions, learnt reactions, to life's apparent lack of control. The ritual of worrying about life and about what might happen, what might not happen or, about how you would cope with this, that, or the other usually imagery scenario manifested suddenly or unexpectedly in your life.

Life is full of "what ifs", potentially calamitous events are waiting around every corner, and we even believe that to behave responsible is to worry. Again, all this ever archives is our continued separation from original source, from God's gentle acceptance and from our true selves.

Life is so stressed, full of a zillion things that you must, must be, do, have or need in order to survive, and be able to feel secure or successful. There are lists upon lists, do's and don'ts, rules and regulations, principles and step by step plans, all of which guarantee fulfilment and success. Again, all this ever archives is our continued separation from original source, from God’s gentle acceptance and from our true selves.

The very things that are meant to return us home (to God) have been hijacked by fear and ritualised, defeating and defying their origins and their purpose. I know, I keep returning to religions, and its complexity can't be discussed here. But religions are the institutions that were meant to return us to God, but for the most part and for most of us, they've failed. Instead of banishing the fears that continue to blight our hearts and our minds, they seem to be reinforcing the manifestations of those fears, strengthening their grip not loosening them.

I know, I know, I just might have put the cat amongst the pigeons here and upset some people, but it seems to me that most adherence to religions don't reach or fulfil their potential. They have rules and regulations that are rooted in fear, that's not what our species spiritual journey is meant to be used for, and it's not what our relationship with God is meant to be about.

Again, we have rules and restrictions, rituals designed to mollify sense of fear, of separation and of anger. These rules and restrictions are also, dare I say, indoctrination systems of control, (another cat amongst the pigeons, I know) used by those persons who are even more deeply entrenched in fear than the rest of us. Again, all this ever archives is the continued experience of separation from original source, from God’s gentle acceptance and from our true selves.

So, how do we change the status quo? How can we return to the intimacy and fulfilment of God, for which we so deeply yearn?

Well, as I've been saying, we all carry an enormous amount of baggage when it comes to our relationship with God. There's the parent / child relationship paradigm of the misbehaving child, and the authoritarian, angry father to be considered. First of all, the manifestation of life (God) that apparently pervades religious thinking is not true; he's not going to throw a tantrum if you haven't got everything just right.

This simply isn't true, fear based reactions have no place in your relationship with God, God loves you unconditionally, no stings attached, it really is that simple. You are accepted by life, God needs nothing of you, has no requirements of you, demands anything of you or any other attachments to the way you should be performing.

This realization of God’s heart removes a large number of the obstacles to the realization of who you are; it takes away so much of the aforementioned baggage and opens the door to our peace and tranquillity. We can, and we should, be able to stand up, walk or even dance with the creator in complete freedom and with joyfulness.

Who are these humans that he would walk with them?

Jesus considered it not blasphemous to think of himself as equal to God, and neither should you! The whole of him, the whole of life itself literally resides in you, and in fact is you. Being made in the image and likeness of God doesn't mean that we are mere reflections, poor copies of the almighty. We are ALL literally his image, and his manifestation, in the world. All of life, not just humanity, is in essence an expression of his glory.

As Gandhi once said:

"God has no religion."

My point is that all of the thoughts, the rules, the regulations, and the rituals are man made attempts at regaining our place within heaven. The hoops we jump through, and the mental, spiritual and physical gymnastics we perform and the struggle we go through are all our way to (from the perspective of fear) cajole love into loving us again, in essence we're desperate to get into God’s good books and to be free of fear. Making it ironic, not to mention insane, that we tend to use fear filled tactics and actions to remove the things that we're most afraid of.

So at this point, you're probably asking. Well, come on then, tell me. What do I have to be, doing, get or need to return home to God, and to be free of fear?

Consider the following possibilities:

Firstly, there is nothing you can do, or for that matter, could do to get control of and/or make happen through certain ritualised actions, threat of any kind (imagine threatening, God) that could ever trick God into letting you in heaven.

Why? Not because he's an angry God like some would content, and not because you are so irretrievably sinful, either. But because there is nothing you need to do, have to be or needed to become and for that matter, nowhere to go or place to be. You don't need to be accomplished in this discipline, or know the right or best answer to every question, or memorise every scripture or worry about following the correct doctrine. Heaven is waiting for you, it doesn't need to be earned, he loves you - you are there now, right where you are. You are with God in his presence and literally in him and with him, he is closer than you could imagine. Now, live with the knowledge that you are already home.

Doctrines are man made attempts to understand the needs of God. A way to figure out how God wants you to behave and what he wants you to believe, it's all about feeling safe and being correct, it is figuring out God’s rules and regulations. God’s needs, by the way are nonexistent, divinity by definition is without need. And since you and I are in his image…? Well…?

Secondly, is it possible that the only thing that separates us from God’s light, his love for us, and his consciousness is our fears? Our fear based culture and the fear entrenched thoughts we have fed our hearts on for so long? Well, think about it. Is it?

This world is amazingly unaware of the almighty, he's everything everywhere and (here's where I upset people, again) he is a part of everyone (he couldn’t be omnipresent, and therefore divine if he didn’t reside within all of us) and yet we don't see him, and we (for the most part) don't know him. He is right here with you, always available, always accepting. There is nowhere you can go to in the whole of the physical universe to be apart from him. He's literally closer to you than your own skin, and he's waiting, waiting for you to recognise, receive and acknowledge his voice.

"There's nothing you have to do, really, except get out of your own way."

~ Neale Donald Walsch

Thirdly, get out of your own way! We, or rather our thoughts and emotions, are a hindrance to our peace. Our egoism is fed by fear and the overly confident believe in our separateness and individualism. Somehow the ego is terrified of letting go; it's terrified of ceasing to exist. But, you don't have to remove the ego just ask it to step aside, take authority and tell it to take a back seat, and no longer let it be in the driving seat.

"This above all: to thine own self be true."

-William Shakespeare

We are all constantly being something that we are not, actors in the story we call our lives. Stop stand still, listen to the divine, he's right there within you. Not being who you are here to be is as natural a small bird trying to bark like a dog, and about as easy. Listening to the music of life, the song of your heart's desires and following its gentle melody is all about the finding of your joy and doing it.

Being someone you're not is both tiring and time consuming, but being your own self is invigorating and freeing to express, experience and explore. As I've been saying, loose the world's worries about the future, and dump all the stuff, the baggage we drag around. What can man do to you anyway? You're made from God stuff, literally, that's what being made in his image means!

So, it's time we delved within ourselves to rediscovered and remember ourselves, and remember our true connection with the divine. You and I truly are made to communicate, commune with, and express our hearts connection with the divine. All of us, all of life, are freedom of expression, an expression of the creator which we had forgotten, we are the free - essence of love - love is the essence of us all.

Life is meant to be fun, whilst we are travelling in life with each other, relationships were intended to provide fulfilment and joy. We have separated each other and from God’s gentle embrace the manifestation of life's joy is lost, replaced by life's trials. It's time to replace the nightmare with a treasured dream; it's time to drop the pretence and illusions of this world.

Walk free of fear, go out in joy and be lead forth in peace, sore on wings as eagles! Acceptance of your heart's desires and your deeply felt true selves is here. Again, lose the fear of what is nothing but an illusory creation, a creation that is shaped by your predominant emotions, by the way, and allow your ego to fade into the background.

Get back to the garden, stand tall in the cool of the day allowing love to be the predominant emotion and once again communion with the depths of God’s heart. You are His love expressing itself, you no longer have a need for all the intervening noise of life to stifle it's, and your wholeness, from freely being lived.

I know that it is difficult to break free of fear. Daily life is dominated by the words of fear, but be persistent; one step at a time, form new habits and renew your mind. Be very choosy about what you allow into your home and your heart, your dream waits, you'll get there, we all will.

Ephesians 5:8

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light.

It's finally time to drop the pretence and illusions of this world, the torment and the cultural paradigm of fear. It’s finally time to replace all our culturally re-enforced reactions, learnt fear responses and the struggling to get control of our lives. Again, dump the baggage and remove the barriers to peace and love freely, be utterly open to the realization of who you are. Life is on your side, life will conspire to get you to wherever you choose to go, and bring to being whatever you choose. Choose carefully, choose deliberately, choose wisely and choose with love.

Searching for Wholeness (Part 2 - Physical Wholeness)

Physical wholeness from a spiritual perspective - Nothing Missing, Nothing Broken!

3 John 1:2(NIV) "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well."

Physical wholeness from a spiritual perspective - Nothing Missing, Nothing Broken! That is how it should be during our physical existence here on the Earth and not a life of pain, disease and suffering, but a life of abundant vitality and strength. If those dreams we all have to live a full rich life filled with love and joyous experiences are ever to come to fruition, then health and wholeness is essential -- big changes will have to be made; your old lifestyle will no longer cut it.

This is a journey from fear and sickness, to hope and a desire to be healthy, from faith that you will, sometime in the future experience the miracle of physical wholeness to the knowing and experiencing of yourself in a state of optimal health and physical wholeness.

This journey, this process of transformation is as much a renewing, expanding and transforming of the mind, as it is the body. It is an enlarging and expanding of what is possible for you, towards the realization that not only is anything and everything possible for you, but that it already lives and exists just waiting for your claiming of it. Everything of course, includes the literal and complete wholeness of your physical form, the vibrant, energetic you really does already exists in your spirit as potential just aching to be actualized and manifested as and in the material form that is your bodily home in this life.

Realize it is more than just possible to actualise and make real the manifestation of physical wholeness, it is your destiny. But first, there is something you need to know before you can manifest wholeness. - Its already here, it already exists, accept it and call it yours. Of course, arriving at that destiny will require your conscious participation, it may already exist but it still requires conscious effort and intention on your part to manifest and experience what is already so.

The right attitude is essential, you have to see yourself as whole and healthy, you have to be so tired of sickness that nothing but vibrant health will do. If you are to manifest what is already so (waiting your claiming of it), you will have to cultivate a self image of vibrancy and strength. Your body will become what you believe to be true for you; your body is designed to manifest the self image you hold about yourself. Therefore, renewing your mind is absolutely essential, in fact its number one right at the top of your to do list if you are to create a new you.

Your physical form, your body and your mind, was always intended to be a perfect reflection and demonstration of God. You are not only created in God’s image, the life and the light within is God, you were made one with him and your body is meant to show that. This is why the renewing of your mind is so absolutely essential; you can’t become something that you believe yourself not to be.

Proverbs 23:7(KJV) "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he..."

Reacquainting yourself with your creator, go within and start a conscious dialog with the very wholeness you seek to manifest. Keeping a record of your interactions with your creator as a personal reference library to encourage and remind yourself as you grow. If you’re not sure where to start try beginning the conversation the same way you would begin any other conversation, just say hello and listen in your heart for the reply.

Every though, word and action should be in alignment with the truth and fact of your true identity, your true self that has always been and will always reside in and with wholeness. Set your mind on manifesting wholeness; make a decision to experience the rest of your days in this life with optimal health, focus your attention on the expression of the vibrancy that you should by now know to reside within. Feed your mind with images of health, populate your thoughts with ideas and knowledge of health - read articles and books about health, surround yourself with pictures of the healthy.

Your self talk, the way you speak to yourself and others about yourself must, MUST reflect a healthy self image, you must speak of your body in the present tense as whole and vibrantly healthy. Your mind listens to what you say about yourself and if you repeat it often enough begins to believe it and take it as true without question, so you must continuously tell the mind exactly what you want it to think.

Take positive action, change those negative, damaging habits and replace them with healthy life firming habits instead. Change your nutrition, exercise and sleep; treat your physical vessel with the love and respect it deserves. Boy, oh boy, if you could (and, by the way you can) see yourself through the eyes of your creator those damaging habits would disappear over night. If you would only perceive the truth of you from Gods perspective, the manifestation of your physical wholeness would have no choice but to “spring forth speedily.”

Isaiah 58:8 King James Version (KJV) Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy reward."

OR

Isaiah 58:8 New International Version (NIV) "Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard."

Now, this is worth repeating - remember: There is something you need to know before you can manifest wholeness. Its already here, it already exists, accept it and call it yours. It already exists, health is there waiting for you, it belongs to you, now take action and go get it and manifest the truth of your wholeness.

Start now, not tomorrow, not next week or when such and such happens then I can… No, start now and manifest physical wholeness, procrastination kills so do yourself a huge favour and take action today!

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Searching for wholeness

It really is true, you have nothing missing and you are not broken, you are whole and complete right now just as you are. I know the prevailing paradigm of separation creates the very convincing impression that you are tiny, insignificant, woefully incomplete and separate. It is why we all go on these life long searches for that missing someone or something that will make us complete, we scour the world for the very thing the world around us cannot provide with any permanence.

The problem is we don’t know what it is that’s missing so we don’t know how to ask the questions that will finally bring us to the answer we so desperately want. If we just had the perfect home, relationship and/or body then we will be complete and happy, but of course even when we attain the perfect home, relationship or body (good luck trying for the latter) we still experience a deep sense of unease and dissatisfaction. Now, of course the right environment, positive relationships and a healthy body can help us along greatly on life’s journey but it is not the ultimate goal in life it does however help facilitate the reaching of our goals.

This missing-ness, this separation is nothing but an ingenious plot devise, a poly we use to create the scripts that become the story of our lives. When it comes down to it we’re all desperately yearning to feel a sense of satisfaction and comfort whilst being in our skin, we want to feel at home in our lives. It is the sponsoring desire and the driving force that fuels the searching that preoccupies our lives.

We’re searching in all the wrong places and for all the wrong things, we’re looking for the one thing that the material world could never supply, that feeling of completeness that comes from reconnecting to our true and authentic selves. First we need to ditch this erroneous and damaging concept of the separate individual, of the tiny insignificant, inconsequential, unimportant small little being that we think of as us. The search begins within, the journey back to the experience of wholeness that we all so desperately want lies in the recognising that you/we were never separate and never alone.

I urge you right now, to go within and begin the conversation that your heart has ached and yearned to have for your whole life, may I suggest you begin with an invitation? Start with: Father, can we talk? Followed by questions like, who am I, really? Or what is the purpose of life, anyway? It may also be a good idea to maintain a record of your interactions with your creator as a personal reference library to encourage and remind yourself as you grow.


You have now begun the exploration of the long awaited answers to those questions and you’re in the right place, you are now travelling life’s path with conscious intent making your way one step at a time, back to the truth and the bliss of your real authentic self. You are heading home back to the accepting, loving arms of your creator and to your true self; you are travelling home to oneness.

I’d hate to sound a negative or discouraging note but this is where the struggle truly begins, your ego will not like having your focus moved away from itself and to the pursuit of wholeness and acceptance but believe me the destination is so worth the long journey.

Your life long search will find its joyous resolution, you will find peace, enjoying the realization that…you never had anything missing and you were never broken and you were always whole and complete.

The day will come when you will be set free from the prevailing and stubbornly persistent illusions of the individualised and separated you -- you are about to experience and explore your wholeness, run wild in and through your completeness and luxuriate in the experience of oneness and bliss with your creator.

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I am

"I think therefore I am"

Rene Descartes

Rene Descartes said "I think therefore I am". Maybe it's time to expand on that statement, maybe it's time to new larger understanding.

Maybe it's time to move on from: "I think therefore I am"

To:

"I experience therefore I am"

Then:

"I observe therefore I am"

Then ultimately to:

"I am therefore I am"

So, what do you think? Are we ready to move on from our identification with the mind? Is it time to identify with our consciousness, with our inner watcher, with the "I am"? With the spirit of oneness, with God?

What do you think?

The world is waiting for our decision. We live in a world that is changing, the direction is up to us.

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