Brilliant article from my friend Christine Kane:
Stop complaining. Stop explaining.
You can read the whole article by clicking this link:
http://christinekane.com/blog/6-irresistible-reasons-to-stop-explaining-yourself/
Avoidance is not a game plan by Christine Kane
To read the whole article, click here:
http://christinekane.com/blog/avoidance-is-not-a-game-plan/
“Fear is funny. It seems to know when it can’t get in the front door. So it tip-toes around to the back, finds a window that was left open a crack, hoists it open and makes its way inside.” - Christine Kane
I picked up Kierkegaard in a second-hand shop for $1, and I am utterly amazed. I have never read him before and I am practically speechless by the beauty of this book.
It is Either/Or.
By Soren Kierkegaard:
“What portends? What will the future bring? I do not know, I have no presentiment. When a spider hurls itself down from some fixed point, consistently with its nature, it always sees before it only an empty space wherein it can find no foothold however much it sprawls. And so it is with me: always before an empty space; what drives me forward is a consistency which lies behind me. This life is topsy-turvy and terrible, not to be endured.”
“My view of life is utterly meaningless. I suppose an evil spirit has set a pair of spectacles upon my nose, of which one lens is a tremendously powerful magnifying glass, the other an equally powerful reducing glass.”
And this:
“Tested Advice for Authors: Set down your reflections carelessly, and let them be printed; in correcting the proof sheets a number of good ideas will gradually suggest themselves. Therefore, take courage, all you who have not yet dared to publish anything, even misprints are not to be despised, and an author who becomes witty by the aid of misprints, must be regarded as having become witty in a perfectly lawful manner.”
-Soren Kierkegaard, 1843
Great quote from the Gospel of Thomas, verse 2:
Jesus said:
“Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become troubled. When he becomes troubled, he will be astonished, and he will rule over the All.
I love it! Here is the answer to all of you who continue to say: “But it’s not working, everything is falling apart, why am I not happy? I’m still troubled.”
Here is the answer! Just keep going a little further. One step beyond troubled is astonished, and then there is certainty. This reminds me that “troubled” is part of the journey. Rejoice! And be exceedingly glad!
To read the entire Gospel of Thomas – be astonished! – click here:
It’s a great read. EJ sent it to me as a birthday gift.
Here’s another great quote from Thomas:
His disciples said to him, “When will the kingdom come?”
<Jesus said,> “It will not come by waiting for it. It will not be a matter of saying ‘here it is’ or ‘there it is.’ Rather, the kingdom of the father is spread out upon the earth, and men do not see it.”
Ha! I am over here laughing. This is too good. The Kingdom will not come by waiting for it. THERE IS NO PROCESS! It is here and now, spread out upon the earth and men do not see it.
I’m thrilled by this. Wow. Thank you again EJ.
This is for you, from Jesus:
“My trust in you is greater than yours in me at the moment, but it will not always be that way. Your mission is very simple. You are asked to live so as to demonstrate that you are not an ego, and I do not choose God’s channel wrongly. The Holy One shares my trust, and accepts my Atonement decisions because my will is never out of accord with His. I have said before that I am in charge of the Atonement. This is only because I completed my part in it as a man, and now can complete it through others. My chosen channels cannot fail, because I will lend them my strength as long as their is wanting.” – Chapter 4, Section VI
A Course in Miracles becomes entirely clear and understandable as soon as you begin reading it knowing that Jesus of Nazareth is the author and that he wrote it for YOU.
It is Jesus’ love letter to you.
It will make perfect sense to you when you read A Course in Miracles in this way, as if it’s a letter (a very very long letter!) from Jesus to you.
He means what he says. He gives specific instructions. He reminds you how loved and appreciated you are.
You are a channel for God. Jesus’ trust in you is greater than yours in him at the moment, but it will not always be this way. You are asked to demonstrate that you are not an ego. Jesus does not choose God’s channel wrongly.
He chose you.
Jesus completed his part as a man, and now he can finish the task through others … you.
Dear Lisa,
One of the things I read in your book Gorgeous for God was about “no compromise”. I’ve been making sure the last couple of days that I do exactly how I am instructed in the workbook lessons of A Course in Miracles. I’ve also been trying to be more mindful of my thoughts. Yesterday’s lesson was #17, I see no neutral things. On lesson #16 I was thinking, “I know I don’t have any neutral thoughts, I know thought is cause.” But, no, I didn’t really know because during the last couple of days I have been paying attention to the thoughts I have and if I knew I have know neutral thoughts I wouldn’t dare think some of the thoughts I had. Yesterday, I had some terrible negative thought and I don’t remember exactly what it was, but after I had that thought, I said to myself, “Yuck! That was NOT a neutral thought!” And immediately the part in your book that came to mind was when you were talking about mistakes and you make mistakes a lot and you used the example of gossip. You knew it was wrong and then you did it anyway and you felt so terrible about it that you would never do it again. That’s how that thought made me feel.
I’ve also been keeping in mind to be like Jesus said and give twice as much as someone asks. I tried to do that as much as possible all day yesterday and I had a great day at work. I made sure no matter how stubborn or cranky the kids were that I would still give them my full attention and make sure they completed everything they needed to. And they did! And they liked it! When my boss asked me to do something I went above and beyond what she asked. I helped everyone I could see that needed help and we all managed to get done with preparing for the next days class earlier than we normally do. We actually left on time yesterday which is rare for a Thursday.
I know I’m ready to give these lessons all I’ve got. I’m done playing around! (These words may come back to haunt me, but right now I mean it.) I can do it. Ok, enough with the pep talk.
Have a great weekend and I will talk to you again soon.
Love, Carrie
and here is her follow-up letter that I rec’d last night:
We’re back! We had a great trip. The town was beautiful, our neighbors performance and the musician were absolutely awesome and the food was really, really good. The weather wasn’t great though. It was cold and rainy the whole time.
I am continually amazed at the effect these lessons are having on me. This weekend it was like someone turned the volume of my thoughts up. I can not believe how judgmental I am! I noticed there is some judgment thought following everyone and everything I see. I was starting to really get annoyed. All I could hear in my head was, “that house is pretty, that one is ugly, where did that person get those pants, what were they thinking, I like that, I want that and that and that!” When I noticed those thoughts though and then changed my thoughts to love and gratitude not only did I feel happier but my body actually relaxed. No wonder my neck is always stiff. With every change I see I become more and more motivated. The Course is so great!
I did concentration exercises nearly everyday for six years and it worked very well to improve my attention, but the one thing that seemed to get over looked was what my thoughts actually were. I learned how to keep my mind still, but the focus of the exercises weren’t concerned with the quality of thoughts in the mind. There was some work done to eliminate obvious negative thoughts for health reasons, but I have never been so aware of my thoughts until now. Even though I’m not happy with some of my thoughts, I am happy that I am aware of them now. Now I can change them.
I could see peace instead of this.
This is a great lesson. It is a continuation of yesterday’s lesson, There is another way of looking at the world.
Today’s lesson shows you what that “other” way of seeing is:
I could see peace instead of this.
You can love the world, absolutely. You don’t even need a reason. You can just love everyone around you, starting today. What have you got to lose? What reason do you have for holding back? What are you protecting? What are you afraid of?
You can absolutely love the world, your neighbor and your enemy … starting right now.
What reason could you possibly have for holding on to conflict?
When you look at it reasonably like this, you will see that conflict is actually a childish temper tantrum. It’s a bratty kid’s game.
It’s for bullies.
Look at it. Look at the way you turn your back at some people and POUT and scream and kick and yell.
It’s what 2-year olds do.
We are told as children to behave, to share, and to play nicely … and then we grow up to steal, lie, cheat and kill. What the hell happened here??
When you look at it in this way, you will be very appalled by your behavior.
I’m speaking from deep personal experience here.
I used to be in therapy in NYC – in the 90s – because I had a ton of problems. All imagined, of course, but still. I was totally depressed. I drank every day. Mostly I couldn’t stop whining about an ex-boyfriend, and I couldn’t move on. And then one day a light bulb when off in my head and voice said, loud & clear: GROW UP!!!
Grow up? Grow up? How dare you tell me, to grow up! How dare you suggest I am acting like a child! I work in publishing. I have a good job. I pay my bills on time. I am kind and loyal and generous and good. I am respected by many. Grow up?
After the initial shock, I started laughing.
It was time to put my toys away. And believe me, I had lots of them! Anger, judgment, guilt, jealousy, worry, anxiety and fear. These are toys children play with.
So today’s lesson is asking you to see every situation differently. Look at what you are doing. Ask yourself what you want.
Most people will tell you they want to be happy or they want to be at peace.
So, what are you waiting for then?
If you want to be happy, why do you cling to fear? If you want to be at peace, why do you still keep a wall between you and your brother? If you want to feel joy, why do you sulk and pout and sit in your room depressed?
In my experience, the best way to start living a life of joy and purpose is to start being truly helpful. To begin extending yourself to others.
Reach out. Help someone. Open your heart. Open your mind. Shine your light.
Peace is available IMMEDIATELY as you change your mind. You’ll see a new way of thinking, seeing and behaving … and then that peace automatically extends itself.
I was reading Chapter 8 again last night and it says “If you use the body for attack, it is harmful to you. If you use it only to reach the minds of those who believe they are bodies, and teach them through the body that this is not so, you will understand the power of the mind that is in you.”
Isn’t that amazing? You are not trying to get rid of your body, you are not trying to make it disappear, you are not even trying to transform it. You are simply changing the way you think about yourself, other people, and the world. Now the body simply becomes a useful tool – a vehicle of communication – for the Holy Spirit. That He can extend His light and love THROUGH you to reach other minds.
I love it.
I’m getting lots of great messages lately in my email box. If you want to start extending your light and reaching out to other minds, feel free to post your stories and insights as comments here on this website, in the comment section. Feel free to leave your email addresses and websites if you want others to contact you. Reach out. Feel free to inspire people. Feel free to use this website to teach and reach out to others, and to share your experiences of how your life is changing through the practice of the lessons in A Course in Miracles.
Gorgeous for God is a statement about YOU.
I’ll be on ACIM Gather Radio today at 2pm EST today if you are interested, also broadcasting from Paltalk.com from the ACIM Gather Room.
Also, there are daily audio lessons for you to listen to every day here on Gorgeous for God. They are mostly short and sweet – 10 minutes at most – and you can click the blue Talkshoe box in the right sidebar to listen.
Congratulations! We’ve gone one month.
One thing you can be sure of with me … I’ll never water down the message.
You might not be grateful now and you might even be very skeptical of these lessons, but someday – hopefully – you will see how much faster and simpler this Course is when you don’t wrap the message in bubble foam to cushion the blow of learning there is nothing outside of you.
I believe in A Course in Miracles 100% because I’ve seen it work miracles in my own life. I do not try to delete or alter sentences so they fit within a belief system that works for me. I take the whole message, in its entirety, word for word. I follow instructions. I don’t make exceptions nor bend the rules to my liking. I do not choose the sentences that make me feel all warm and fuzzy and happy, and throw the rest out the window because they are too shocking or dark.
I follow Jesus: one day at a time, one lesson at a time, one step at a time.
A Course in Miracles says this world is a “slaughterhouse.”
Some of these lessons in here are downright painful. It’s painful to hear you are a murderer, even though in your heart you know it’s true.
You have killed your brother, many times on many occasions, and you know it’s true.
How do I know this? Because I’ve done it. I’ve gotten away with murder. All the gossiping, the lies, the horrible things I’ve said to people’s faces and behind their backs.
It’s called “back-stabbing” for a reason. It’s murder.
You’ve done everything in your life to be accepted and likable. You’ve done everything possible to hide your dark treacherous thoughts, and to keep them hidden. You’ve followed the rules, paid your bills, voted like a good citizen, been a loyal friend, a faithful wife or husband. You try to be on time, you’re patient (mostly), you do your best to be honest, and on most occasions you feel like you’ve done a good job at being a good person.
Along comes A Course in Miracles and says some very shocking things. Statements that will leave you appalled, pissed off, angry, and in many cases will cause you to slam the book, and probably take me off your Favorites list.
I’ve been there. I’ve destroyed 3 course books in my lifetime, ripped them to shreds. I’ve broken glassware on the kitchen floor in a fit of rage and I overturned a Queen size bed at 2am in the morning, and destroyed the sheets. Wailing out at God, at Jesus, at myself, at the universe. I’ve punched a wall. I’ve sobbed, screamed, howled, and cursed.
So there you go.
I’m not saying it’ll be like this for you – I pray it will be smooth sailing – but if your whole world start to turn upside down, just hang in there.
I’ve been there. What I’ve learned is that it doesn’t do any good to quit, because A Course in Miracles is “a required course” and you’ll have to come back to it eventually.
Eventually you are going to have to forgive your neighbor and love your enemy.
In the Teachers Manual, in the section under Trust, it lists all the stages you’ll go through – 6 stages – and they all kinda suck. Except for one period of “settling down” (4th stage) and the final stage “a period of achievement.”
But for the rest, well, it’s a bit of a bumpy ride.
One thing I know for sure: after the darkness is pure sunlight. After the storm is an everlasting calm.
In the beginning, it can be a little topsy-turvy and you may feel like you’re losing your balance. It might appear like your life is falling apart as you stop trying to control things.
Just trust. Keep going.
I suggest you read The Teachers Manual, especially “What Are the Characteristics of God’s Teachers”
You need to build a foundation of TRUST under you, and it’s good to start building that foundation now.
Everyone feels all happy and optimistic in the first week – like being on a honeymoon — feeling the bliss of anticipation of miracles, but then we start to wade in the muck and immediately all sorts of raw emotions start bubbling to the surface.
It can take the form of feeling absolutely pissed off, like you’ve been tricked.
You might also feel a deep sense of frustration & futility because you know you can’t go back to being oblivious. It’s like you don’t want to go ahead, but you can’t go back either and you’re standing in a place where you’re literally stuck. You can’t go forward and you can’t go back.
You’ll think: “I just wanted to be happy” and “I didn’t ask for this.”
Well, we’re gonna get to the treasure … but first we have to go through the fear and rage.
First you have to take off the rose-colored blinders and really see what is around you, REALLY SEE IT.
To stop being blind.
To stop saying the world is a nice place, because it’s not a nice place.
It is a place of appalling violence, loneliness, sickness and sadness.
Yes. Yes. I know. You’ve had moment of joy and happiness. I know. That’s Heaven. Literally. You’ve been in Heaven.
The aim of this journey is to reside in Heaven all the time. To leave the world of chaos behind and live in a place where there is only love. This is not a fantasy. This is an experience that I want you to see for yourself.
If you have A Course in Miracles and you’ve gotten this far though the lessons – on the 32nd day – then you should be feeling SOMETHING.
Either you are really pissed off, or confused, or excited or really scared. I have no idea how it is for anyone. But if you are doing the lessons, then SOMETHING is stirring in you. You might be thinking “Who the hell does she think she is?” or you might be feeling terrifically grateful, or you might be terrified.
All I can ask is PLEASE do not stay in a scared place, alone, when all is dark. Email me. I’m here to help.
lisanatoli2@gmail.com
Just let me know what is going on with you. You can write me your stories. You don’t have to monitor yourself. You don’t have to edit your writing so that you come off sounding spiritual.
Just be yourself, and write to me if you have a question. You’re not alone.
It gets good, trust me.
Let yourself fall apart. Let yourself cry like a baby. Let yourself feel terror.
Most people have kept these emotions buried for so long that when they finally come to the surface, they want to run far, far away.
Just trust me. Keep going. It gets really good.
I love you.
lisa
Above all else I want to see things differently
Yesterday, while sitting in church, I saw an old situation (that has been plaguing me for years) differently.
I couldn’t believe it. I actually began to see things differently. I had been repeating yesterday’s lesson all morning:
Above all else I want to see.
Above all else I want to see.
Above all else I want to see.
Above all else I want to see.
And then all of a sudden I had a thought: be a little child.
and another thought: The Joy Diet.
and then another thought: be happy.
This might seem like thoughts of zero consequence, but to me they were revelatory.
For those of you who know me you know I go back and forth, and round and round with rules of behavior around dieting and exercising. It is a lifelong pattern. It is completely and utterly insane, all in attempt to weigh a self-imposed number on a scale: 135, which is 30 pounds less than I am now.
But for those of you who know me, I can’t stick with a diet. Not to save my life. One week I am vegan, the next week I am eating cookies, the next week I try raw foods, the next week I am eating cheese.
So to back up this story briefly, I got a gym membership for Christmas. The first three weeks, I resisted like crazy. I went 1-2 times/per week (5 times in 3 weeks to be exact) and dreaded every second. I hated it. I kept thinking I should go more, and that maybe if I could lose 10 pounds then exercising would suddenly become fun.
Ha. Not.
Running (eh hem, walking) on a stationary machine (with 4 tvs blaring in front of me with commercials, soap operas, court television and Dr. Phil) is not my idea of fun.
So last week my friend Marielle asked me to go the gym, but to the pool, sauna, steam room and hot tub. I WAS IN HEAVEN. Oh my God. I can’t believe this is my gym!! I am the luckiest girl alive. It never entered my mind that a gym could be a fun place to go. For me, always, the gym experience equals a prison sentence.
So we were in the sauna, and it’s like being in a DAY SPA.
Then we spent 45 minutes in the pool doing laps (it’s the largest pool I’ve ever seen in my life, almost 10 feet deep at the deep end), then the hot tub, steam room, and more sauna.
I never felt so good in my entire life.
So I went to the “gym” every day last week, totally loving every minute of it.
I’m being nice to myself. I’m having fun … and I’m glowing.
So a few nights ago, a new energy hit me sideways. I suddenly felt an urge to MOVE like a little kid. So I spent two hours jumping around my room, dancing to Gloria Estefan and songs from the 80’s. What is amazing is that a 5-minute dance song can leave you breathless, with your heart pumping like crazy.
More exercise than any 30 minutes I’ve ever spent walking on a treadmill.
I love dancing. Last year my friend Marielle and I decided to do a dance routine – Hot Honey Rag from the movie Chicago – and it took us six weeks to perfect a 4 minute dance routine. I loved those six weeks. All we did was laugh and have fun and sweat like crazy.
So this whole week, I’ve been playing like a kid. I’ve been doing what I love. I’ve been laughing.
Then the other night I found our next dance routine – The Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders dancing to Gloria Estefan – and it’s going to require us to buy pompoms.
Ha. I’m psyched. I definitely want those white boots. Turn it up, turn it up, turn it upside down. I love to hear percussion.
There’s a dance room at the gym we can use, with mirrors on one whole wall.
So for this whole week I’ve forgotten entirely about food rules and dieting because I’ve been having so much fun playing.
And then yesterday in bible, it hit me: Jesus says be a child.
Little kids do not restrict themselves with stupid adult rules. They don’t drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. They tear around the front lawn like it’s the best activity in the world, and then beg to stay outside after it’s dark so they can play some more. They don’t worry about money. They don’t put themselves on a diet. They eat what they like, and stop halfway through so they can go back outside and play.
Totally boundless energy … that’s what I am and that’s what I want.
I’m asked to let go of all my ideas, so that something new can be revealed to me. The beauty of the workbook lessons is that they WORK.
Today’s lesson is a continuation of yesterday’s lesson:
ABOVE ALL ELSE I WANT TO SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
All this means is let go of all your preconceived ideas, stand still, pause, stop, observe, and say “Above all else I want to see things differently.” This simple practice will allow a new vision to come to you.
Just practice.
I love you.
There are usually many emotions that go along with hearing that the world is not real, that it’s a dream.
The first emotion is complete absolute disbelief. This usually results in attack of some kind towards the messenger. Most people stay in disbelief mode for a long time, offering all the scientific “facts” why the world is real and solid. But once the idea that you are dreaming has entered your mind, you cannot go back. A light has entered the darkness and that is enough. You will begin to catch glimpses that everything really is you. You will begin to see that as you stand as an OBSERVER, conflict disappears.
The world stops.
Have you ever seen the world stop? It’s something else entirely. You’ll want to see this for yourself. Have you ever seen the world disappear? The reason I don’t have to be concerned about giving you “proof” that the world is a dream is because you will see it for yourself.
Like Truman, in the movie The Truman Show, once he has seen the stage light fall from the sky, he sees clues everywhere. After that, his eyes begin to open and he sees the cracks everywhere. He thinks he’s going crazy. He’s still not sure what is going on, but he’s an OBSERVER now. He’s looking, waiting, watching.
All the characters rush in to tell him he’s nuts. They tell him to go back to the way he was before. To have a beer. To take a vacation. To relax. He realizes he stands alone, very lost in a foreign place. He doesn’t know who he can trust. He doesn’t know who his friends are. He doesn’t know if his wife is his wife. He stands in a place of uncertainty about everything.
What if you knew you were dreaming?
What if you knew that everything that happens to you first begins as a thought in your mind, and then projects outward appearing as something real and solid.
WHAT IF?
First you’d say to me “you’re nuts”, then you’d say “I’m worried about you”, then you’d say “this is crazy”, then you’d say “stop with all the foolishness” … but in the wee hours of the morning or night, while you are lying in bed, you’d think to yourself …. what if this is true?
What if everything that is happening in my life happens because I’m thinking it?
What if everything is just a mirror reflection of my own state of mind?
You will lie in bed pondering the WHAT IF question.
You might lie in bed thinking – THIS IS THE STUPIDEST THING I EVER HEARD. I’M NEVER GONNA READ LISA’S BLOG EVER AGAIN – but you will be thinking about it. The thought has entered your mind.
Wouldn’t you be curious – even if only secretly – to experiment to see if what I am saying is actually true? to stop all your doings, if only for a moment, and become an observer. To experiment. To look at your thoughts – to look at your life – and ask yourself the question: in all honesty, am I getting the result of my thinking?
The second emotion is absolute utter fear. You think “What does this mean for me? What’s the purpose of living then, if this is a dream?”
Exactly. What is the purpose?
Good question.
Following fear is the worst possible anger you will probably ever experience. The mind starts to loosen, and suddenly there is seemingly no comfort and no place to stand on solid ground. Life seems meaningless. Things usually get broken at this stage in the game, accompanied by a lot of shouting and swearing.
Some people automatically think this gives them the liberty to do whatever they want – drink, kill, be irresponsible, do whatever they want – forgetting that I said: THIS IS YOUR DREAM. You will get the results of your thinking. You cannot escape your own thoughts. There is no exception. Cause = Effects. If you hate, you will see hate in your life. Plain and simple. If you harbor attack thoughts, you will see attack. If you manipulate or have ideas of manipulation, you will have characters in your dream manipulating you.
The world is a big mirror reflection for you to see where you are in your own mind.
If you love, and give only love, all the characters “magically” transform to reflect back to you only love. Try it. You’ll be amazed. You’ll realize it’s not magic or miracles at all. Just a natural process of cause and effect.
Once you calm down, you realize the next stage is TOTAL EXCITEMENT.
At this level, there is a new stirring in you. Like butterflies in your stomach, where you start to feel different. This means you’re coming alive.
Realizing that everything that happens to you is by own choice and decision, you’ll be more careful with your thoughts. You will step back before responding. You will observe instead of charging ahead. You will become more reflective.
You will give only that which you want to receive. Love, gratitude, joy.
Instead of projecting a world, you will extend the love you feel.
See? Big difference in the way you now conduct yourself.
You have found the cause of all your problems along with the solution: in your own mind.
This is the area of MASS CLEAN-UP. Like Boston’s Big Dig. You just keep digging and excavating what should not be there. You have a master plan, and that is to get the crap out of your mind. To get rid of attack thoughts. To get rid of guilt thoughts. To stop manipulating. To stop reacting.
Basically, to just stop.
Bring in the big trucks.
My favorite line in A Course in Miracles is “only appreciation is an appropriate response to a brother.”
It’s totally uncompromising.
If you want to be happy, stop correcting other people. Stop judging them. Stop attacking them.
If you want love – AND ONLY THAT – it should be the ONLY thing you give. It should be your one & only reaction to everyone and everything.
Love, and your world will transform into Heaven.
“Only appreciation is an appropriate response to your brother.”
So on a practical level when someone is screaming at you, or telling you to do something you don’t want to do … you stop. Realize it’s a dream. Realizing the guy standing in front of you is you. Stop. Don’t react. Take a moment to remember the truth. Remember that ‘only appreciation is an appropriate response to a brother.”
If you can remember this sentence, you will have remembered everything.
Or maybe you need to just choose one word, and stop before you react, and remember that one word. That will be enough for you to choose a different reaction.
You will remember there is nothing outside your most holy creative mind. You will remember how much love you have to give. You will remember that you are here as a blessing.
Jesus said “This world is not my home” and “my Kingdom is not of this world.”
He was a complete alien and stranger here. He said “the Son of God has no where to lay his head.” What do you think this means?
To me it means I don’t belong here, and yet, I have much to give and there is work to do.
My heart is filled with love. My cup runneth over, literally. I cannot contain the love I feel. I must express it. I must extend it. It’s not for me alone.
So what do you do, on a practical level, once you know you are dreaming? How the hell do I know? This is your dream. What do you want to do?
You can do anything you want. You can be anything you want. Nothing is stopping you.
Every time it seems like some external factor or person is stopping you, remember those are simply ideas of your own limitation. And since you can’t stand the guilt of your own attack against yourself, you create other figures in your dream to blame that for your own limited.
That game gets really tiring and boring after a while. Suddenly comes a moment when you realize there is no one to blame except yourself.
You can spend all your time telling me I’m crazy OR you can begin taking responsibility realizing the awesome adventure you are being placed on.
Most people spend most of the energy correcting other people, wanting to be right. You can do that … OR … you can spend your energy having the most awesome life ever.
Think of the possibilities for yourself.
Think about all that energy you’ve spent trying to hold your life together. Think about the energy you spent trying to make people love you and like you. Think about how tiring that is. Think about what you really want.
This is where it gets fun.
Think about your ultimate fantasy goal. The thing you really want, but have never achieved because people, places, events and things are stopping you.
“I’d be happy if …”
“I’d feel alive if ….”
I can’t answer the question for you. But go deep into your own thought system and dig out your most awesome idea, the thing you really want for Christmas and your birthday. Think about it. Nothing is stopping you anymore. You’re dreaming. You can’t stop reacting to things as if they affect you. It’s all just you. Nothing is stopping you anymore from going through the ceiling of this very limited place.
Now, one step further. What is the EXPERIENCE behind the fantasy you are going after. it’s never about the physical thing. it’s always about an experience. Perhaps you are searching for
FREEDOM
COMFORT
LOVE
ADORATION
PEACE
JOY
SAFETY
A FEELING OF HOME
There is an experience you want. Something you crave.
Now every day – starting today, starting now – find ONE ACTION STEP to bring you that experience. Start today. If you want a relationship so that you feel loved, do something today that makes you feel loved. Call a friend. Be nice to yourself.
If you want to lose 50 pounds, what is the experience you want that you think losing 50 pounds will bring you? perhaps you are more active. More confident. Maybe you eat healthier. Maybe you feel secure. So find one action step today that brings you that experience.
If you want to make more money, so you can live a life you love and do cool things, what’s the experience you want? Find one action step to be living a life you love and doing cool things today. One action step a day. Every day.
It’s all about experience.
It’s all about being totally present, in this day.
Most people keep waiting for something to happen to them. For unexpected love to walk through the door. Or to receive an inheritance, or win the lottery, or get a job promotion. Waiting, waiting, waiting.
Today signifies the end of waiting. Today you begin being fully present.
You stop the blame game. You stop being a victim.
You look at what you really want, and realize it’s possible for you.
Forget future goals. There is no future. There is only today. What do you want? What is your goal? What is the experience you are looking for?
Begin it.
Why waste time making other people wrong when you could be creating something brand new for yourself?
This is the adventure.
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