Category Archives: Being Present

Default to God as Source

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Over the years I’ve recognized that my ability to turn to God (or turn within) as a means of calming my disturbance hasn’t always been automatic.  In the beginning I was a bit hard-headed, and full of fear, seeking to find solutions that ‘made sense’ or wouldn’t necessarily require complete surrender (for fear of losing something I treasured).  Eventually, I would find my way back to understanding that being at peace was more important to me than winning at the … Continue reading →

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Sneaker Waves

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In moments of peace and tranquility, it is difficult to imagine that there is any moment but this one.  Walking on the sand at night, watching the waves crest gently, flow into the shore, catching glimpses of the moon reflected upon the foam or deeper within the water, spying a flash of glowing protoplasm sparkling in the darkness, we become mesmerized.  The gentle push and pull of the wave, as it crashes down and pulls itself back out into the … Continue reading →

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The Golden Rule — Expanded

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Everyone knows what the “Golden Rule” is – “treat others the way you want to be treated.”  However, this short-hand definition is a bit short-sighted, only focusing on behavior (including words), it lacks the experience of heart behind the sentiment. In the past I would frequently fall prey to an occupational hazard of going into ‘teaching-mode’ or ‘counselor-mode’ with the intention to convey something IMPORTANT to my listeners.  A grave error – based on an assumption that I know what … Continue reading →

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Simple vs. Ordinary

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I recently came out of a flat period in my life, not depression exactly (but easily mistaken for such), more of a sense of 2-D detachment to my days.  At first I wondered if I was resisting the ordinary flow of my life:  wake-up, tasks, work, sleep, sprinkled with a few connections with others squeezed in between. Watching the Olympics it is easy to compare ordinary reality to extraordinary abilities, events, and wonder …..  In the past I would have … Continue reading →

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Keeping it Green!

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One of the most common pitfalls that arise while on a Spiritual Path is when we think we ‘know’ something.  There are two concerns within this statement:  ‘we think’ and ‘we know’.  It is tempting, especially when we have a juicy spiritual awakening (experience), to immortalize the ‘truth’ we have discovered; tagging it as something that we ‘know’.  Often we fail to realize that as soon as an experience occurs, the ego-mind quickly scrambles to make it tangible, something  it … Continue reading →

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Releasing Fear — Stepping into Consciousness

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The key to releasing the fear of the unknown lies in releasing the enormity of our projected belief systems.  Identifying the panorama of beliefs, some so subtle we simply call them opinions, others so massive we are sure they are TRUTH!  Dismantling or at least acknowledging them can create an opening within ourselves. Such a crack in our façade becomes the doorway (or window) that gives rise to the possibility that we can walk into a new space within ourselves.  … Continue reading →

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Waking Into Consciousness

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Upon awakening in the mornings we become aware once again of THIS reality, our waking reality, a different experience from our sleeping state of being.  It is as natural as breathing for us, in one moment we are ‘dead to the world’ and in the next instance we are ‘awake’.  We do this all the time, every day, sometimes more than once a day if we like naps! J Awakening to our Spiritual Being is as simple and natural as … Continue reading →

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Stepping Outside of Mental Constructs

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We turn a tremendous amount of power over to our mind, seldom questioning the force behind our logic, our doubts, our proof from an endless supply of evidence based on past, present, unpredictable future. We rarely see these mental constructs for what they are, internal and self-created.  Instead, we believe them to be as real as the play upon the stage.  And, if by chance something does not unfold the way that we assume or predict, we chalk it up … Continue reading →

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Jolts of Awareness

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It is common to create artificial ‘aids’ to help cultivate an attitude of mindfulness.  Some people post sticky-notes aound the house, other’s create an affirmation jar (pulling one out every morning to set the tone for the day), still others may ‘schedule’ it in by pausing every hour on the hour to breath deeply three times before going onto the next task on his/her ‘To Do List’. What if we allowed life to be our partner for practicing mindfulness?  Let’s … Continue reading →

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Fish As Teachers

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Every particle of our being is saturated with Life Force Energy.  Much like fish that draw water through their gills, deriving the oxygen they need from the water, flushing out what they don’t need through bubbles, we are surrounded and embodied with Conscious Awareness.  We could learn alot from Fish. Fish have developed an amazing ability to pull out of water what it is they need to sustain themselves, to support their life, yet they are unaware of this is FACT, … Continue reading →

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