Stop Taking Your Mind so Seriously

If you are suffering, realize it's most likely because you have fallen under the spell of your own mind. Often times, your own mind does not actually serve you, nor the happiness that you seek. It's as if your mind is actually serving to make you miserable, and is excellent at generating feelings of lack. This feeling that something is missing, and if only I got this thing, then I would be happy. Things like more success; more money; more travel; a romantic relationship with this type of person with more X, Y, Z; then I will be happy. And yet, we know the seeking still does not end. 

You are suffering because you have taken the workings of your mind, way too seriously. Specifically, the negative, imaginary aspect of your mind. The mind's machinations are to scheme, to plan, to find one or more paths to guaranteeing the getting of what you want; ie the happiness that you seek, a feeling of being whole, fulfilled. The mind wants to feel like it knows for sure, if I get this type of body, then I can get the relationship I want. If I am more successful, and have more money, then I can be free and figure out what I want. If I have this kind of relationship, then I can feel loved. It wants to feel whole and it wants to feel like it knows for sure that if i do x y or z, then this will happen. It wants security, it wants fulfillment. 

The Mind makes random associations between things, if I can get this, then that. In reality, these associations are not necessarily related nor is the getting of one thing, actually guaranteeing the feeling of wholeness or fulfillment. The truth is, the getting of one thing that you want, will only lead you to the wanting of something else, while also experiencing a new limitation of another form once you are there. Seeking fulfillment and security through the mind will never truly work. It is a form of delusion. 

Your mind is programmed this way because you are born and brainwashed into believing that you are this finite entity, and that you need to get your needs met, and to survive. This perspective that you lack, forces your mind to "figure out" how to get what it wants and needs. When you are suffering, your mind has built a prison for itself, a prison that it cannot find a way to get all that it wants. The mind is prone to creating prisons and traps for itself. Recognize that the mind has done this, and that the bars are IN FACT, imaginary. Realize that there are no bars there now or ever. You are free. Do not take your mind too seriously. There can be aspects of your mind that you can find pleasurable. But if you are suffering, you have fallen under the spell of the negative, imaginary mind, who's job is to scheme and by doing so, it has created a prison and trap for YOU. The bars are imaginary, there is no prison. You are free in this moment and always. Stop taking your mind so seriously. In some ways, treat it as a nagging, small child. Realize that your mind is prone to creating prisons and traps for itself, and catch your negative and imaginary mind when this happens, and say to it, "nice try, I'm not falling for that" and shoo it on it's way. That is how you live free, happy, and whole during your time in this finite body. 

This does not mean you cannot go for what you want, just know that getting what you want isn't going to be the holy grail that you currently think it will be. The holy grail is already here, right now, in the realization that the mind is a master at creating prisons for YOU and to not take the mind too seriously. 

drafted on 1/25/25 

What does it mean to be Authentic?

 -what does it mean to be authentic?

- to truly express yourself or not

- if you do not, nothing happens, no change, no inspiration, no uniqueness, just conformity

- sometimes you have to pretend, for safety or survival reasons

- being authentic applies to infinite realms

- key way of expressing who you are is through communication 

- authenticity is just expression of whatever desires you have: desire for peace, desire for connection, desire for love, desire to do art, desire to share a message, desire to share a story, desire to share happiness that you feel, desire to express joy from an opportunity to share a moment with someone, desire to create memories with others, desire to experience the beauty of the mountains or a sunset

- ultimately endless, there is desire for everything and anything, desire is love 

-authenticity is expression of love

- share that expression of love for something in whatever way (through verbal and nonverbal communication, through dance/body, through art, through writing, through any which way that can be shared and understood by another) 

- authenticity is sharing of love 

-authenticity is the expression and melding of love/desire of something from your inner world into the outer world

- what kind of things do you love? give you energy? 

- love for people, love to explore the worlds of others

- do you have love for others or are you disinterested in people? being shy is not the same 

- embrace your desires and share them with those you want 

drafted on 1/13/25 

exploring worlds outline

1. you are an adventurer, we are all adventurers 

2. no matter what you are trying to do, you are in the process of expanding your world 

3. expanding your sense of who you are through your identity/ego

4. expanding and yearning for new and different experiences

5. or exploring more in depth in experiences you currently already love 

6. maybe in the comfort of your own routine, you feel like you have stagnated, that you are not exploring and expanding yourself

7. the feeling of stagnation is just a sign that a yearning, even in the smallest ways is inviting you

8. maybe in actuality you yearn for the company of people who can understand you and are lonely, maybe you yearn to share your life with a significant other

9. maybe you don't know what you want to experience in life, so your soul is trying to tell you to try out new things. maybe not random you try out the things you do, you already have interests 

10. maybe you know exactly what you want, but it's not a path that is well paved. 

11. you owe it to yourself to stay true to that vision. the road you take to get there might change but sometimes when god says no to one thing, it truly is a blessing. Life is a force that has this grand intelligence, directing the flow of how things need to go  

12. Whether you have a vision or not, listen to your heart. What does your heart dream of in your private moments or as you close your eyes and drift off to sleep? 

13. you need to stay true to those visions, because life has put those visions in you specifically for a reason

14. it may not happen on the timeline or exact circumstances that your ego wants it to, but it is unfolding. There is a theme in life that everything comes full circle so trust that the vision that you have will come to completion 

15. and plus ignoring what your heart's visions and dreams are will not make them go away. You've only put them off to be completed at another time, but that's also ok, because sometimes that's how it was meant to play out. 

16. maybe your ego thought you were ready, but this grand intelligent force called life knew you were not quite there yet 

17. the energy of your vision, the passion of your heart's dreams is itself a life force that needs to be expressed and shared into the rest of the world. 

18. hence, you are expanding your world

19. thanks for being here right now to share this message with me. I'm Michael, and see you in the next one  

drafted on 1/11/25

10 seconds to destiny outline

1. when there is something you know you should do but you are encountering resistance, your mind will try to talk yourself out of it. when this happens, you have a 10 second window to do something about it and your action or lack of action in these 10 seconds will often determine what gets done

2. examples: sleepy and dance class 

3. brushing your teeth when you are tired: walking to the bathroom and filling your cup with water 

4. want to start a youtube channel: watch one video on how to make youtube videos with your smartphone

5. Break down your vision into steps small enough to where you can apply this: i want to be a great freestyle dancer --> expose myself to dance moves through classes --> don't feel like going to class? --> feeling tired? --> recognize mind putting up resistance? --> get up and go to the bathroom 

6. momentum: one small step within 10 seconds and then see how you feel

7. there are thoughts on different ways to do what you have to do: practice discipline where you execute your schedule and why it doesn't work

8. you cannot script day to day life 

9. what you can control is taking one super small step towards doing something when you don't feel like doing it and being consistent with that 

10. how have you applied or not applied this 10 sec hack recently?

10 Seconds to Destiny

So recently a relatively well known channel by the name of PsyHacks created by Dr Orion Taraban talked about this 10 second point in time where you have to battle for if you want things to change. If you have not seen it before, I am going to link it in the description box. But as a summary, here are the main points: 

this got me thinking about how I have applied and can apply this to my own life to help me reach my dreams. One of my interests is freestyle dancing. a form of spontaneous dancing that you do when you turn off your mind and express yourself from moment to moment and even second to second without thinking. It's essentially getting into a pure flow state and moving any which way, looking any which way, and just feeling the joy that comes from this. 

So today, I was signed up to go to this hip hop dance class this morning via classpass (which is a helpful app for trying new things if you have not tried it out btw). Something to know about me, is that I am not a morning person AND I happen to be a night owl. I am someone that wants my sleep and I tend to sleep late.

So needless to say, I had set my alarm the night before with the intention that I will just see what happens. In some ways, I was just allowing the flow of the universe to decide for me what happens, whether I go or not. When I first woke up and peeked my eyes open, my alarm was about to go off in 3 minutes, I was still groggy and first immediate reaction was to shut my eyes and go straight back to sleep, but in this moment, I happened to realize that moments like these largely define whether or not we remain trapped in the same routine, or if we take a small step towards achieving what we want out of life. During this 10 second time frame, I made the conscious decision, to take a step forward (in this case, a simple decision that I would get up and go to the bathroom) and then decide if I would want to quickly get ready, or go back to bed. From this simple step that I took within the 10 seconds of making or breaking the decision, I realized, I wanted to go to class and would actually regret if I did not go, thinking that I would waste a day that goes by that I could have used to take another step towards what I want to be. 

I think it's safe to say that dreams are not made of home run steps and plays. Dreams are achieved from the small, often seemingly inconsequential decisions that we make within 10 seconds of deciding if we want to keep living the life we have exactly or would like something greater (at least in the sense of our own egos)

It's been about 6-7 weeks of doing this hip hop class and I have not once regretted going or felt like I wasted my time. Maybe it's an indicator that at least for now, it is a passion. 

So what about you? Let me know about what you are interested in achieving for yourself and what you would love for your life. Would love to hear from you. Until next time, my name is Michael, and remember that who you authentically are matters to the world, so go for it. Peace and love, and until next time. 

Haiku #2: Bad Taco Bell In Iowa

My Boobie Vomit

I Want to Smoochie Her Face

Instead I Write Poem

Goal is to Live Life by Making Conscious Decisions

I turned 30 today. Walking with my twin brother last night before I turned 30, made me think of what I want to experience going forward. 

I want to be able to live financially independent (trade for a living, maybe have supplemental income from per diem work and/or have enough money to generate enough income through capital)

I want to travel and explore the pacific northwest (Oregon and Washington) as I went once as a kid. I remember it being beautiful but spent very little time there. 

I want to travel internationally as I have not done much international travelling.

I want to travel to these places with my Boobie who I love sharing experiences with. 

I want to hike in these places, take spectacular photography, climb mountains, climb rocks in these beautiful places. 

In my own vanity, I want to maintain, look, and be as young as possible for as long as I can. 

I want to explore self-expression and authenticity. 

I want to spend enough time with family and friends exploring new adventures. 

Aim to have a different experience that piques your interest.  

Love You

Glowing like the Sun

Boobie is like Hawaii

Paradise and Fun

Why Do I Feel Like I Am the Body?

Are we really just Awareness? How come I so strongly naturally gravitate towards the belief that I am a form, a body? After all, I am not aware of the object in my visual field unless I look at it. Perhaps it is because a large percentage of my perceptions in my Awareness right now seems to be of the body right now. How I am sitting, any aches or pains, the sensations of my hand touching the keyboard, thoughts that are coming into my awareness, these all constitute as what I perceive of as the NOW. Now I look up at an object, and I become aware of it as it enters my Awareness as the perception enters my Awareness. Does this mean I am now the object as it is in my Awareness? What is the difference between the object and the body? All objects and forms are made of atoms and the same subatomic particles. Is the body really different from that object? Perhaps we feel the body is alive and is different becasue we experience more of the body. There are more perceptions coming into our Awareness that we believe are of the body, so therefore we are "limited" to our bodies. Would we say that our Awareness is limited to "inside" our heads? Perhaps that is because we are experiencing mostly visual perceptions. Where would a blind person say "they" are located at? Where would a deaf person? Would they say they are the ears? Would a deaf and blind person they are the skin, as they feel their dominant perceptions are tactile? Would a person in severe sensory deprivation such as in solitary confinement say they don't exist anymore just because most of their perceptions are not of the body anymore? They dream, they have intense hallucinations, and are definitely aware of these "images", sounds, and perceptions. Are those real then, or are they hallucinations? Perhaps perceptions and sensations are lying and inaccurate all the time? What we experience as life through oncoming and going perceptions is ever changing although they may feel stagnant from time to time. 

Perhaps science can tell us what is real? Leo Gura at actualized.org has an excellent talk about the limits of Rationalism here. In essence, Science is also a framework, a model created by the human mind fueled by a human desire to make sense of the world. Is it possible that the world and the universe is actually not rational at all, or a-rational? We find one model of science which seems to explain a lot of what we think explains what we perceive and the mechanical laws of the universe. But we have holes and gaps in other areas. Maybe we just need to give science more time and it will explain EVERYTHING in the universe that can be measured objectively and what we experience subjectively from perceptions? Science is great, it has given us insights into "making sense" of the world we perceive. But it has limitations, and this is not something a rationalist would easily accept. Hardcore rationalists can be as dogmatic as very religious individuals. Both can be stubbornly in belief that only their "method" can explain the universe and the world "out there". Both are just one framework created by the human mind, forged from human desire, to make sense of something that doesn't necessarily have to make sense to the human mind at all. 

And science is only a story we tell ourselves as well. We tell ourselves facts, and this is how the universe works. And like stories, science is constantly changing and being revised all the time. What was considered a fact hundreds of years ago changes hundreds of years later. To be a scientist is to work from one framework or model, through one perceptional ability/the thinking ability. Thinking is just one perception that comes into our awareness. To be a scientist, especially a theoretical physicist or quantum physicist, is to be working on the boundaries of certainty and uncertainty all the time. Theories change all the time. And the current science from quantum physics says atoms exist as probability wave, and only when observed, does the probability wave collapse into one outcome that is perceived. Science has also "proven" that objects in the "real world" are made of atoms and that atoms are comprised 99.99999% of empty space. So as the story of science tells us right now, objects and things are not so real either. But again, science itself has its limitations, as good as it is. 

A Realization of Spiritual Enlightenment

What is Meant by these sections:

"Just stay relaxed, open and sincere, live from your natural integrity, and, as much as realistically possible, be a giver not a taker (i.e., be as generous as you can, yet don't be a "doormat" for selfish people to walk all over you and exploit you financially, emotionally, etc.). And eventually, naturally, the Sun will dawn— i.e., your True Identity simply "re-cognizes" that this Self or Awareness is the "wall-less container," the open, free Context for whatever happens. With this realization comes a profound sense of release and relief, the re-discovery that you have never been in the world, the world is in YOU, the Self of all. Here is true freedom, true peace, true bliss. Your Real Nature."

     "And when these persons do meet, at "the appointed time," what will happen? Phenomena will interact (bodies hugging, voices sounding, eyes gazing into eyes, heart feeling into heart), yet, as medieval Hindu sage Jnaneshvar declared, "it will be like taste tasting itself to savor its own Sweetness"! For there will be what has always only been the case: Absolute Awareness, ever the Self-same Self of all, abiding in/as bodiless, mindless, wordless Glory and Splendor, enjoying the play of vibrating forms made of the formless."

   
   "If your devotional heart wishes to love, honor and worship the formless I-Self as the Divine Beloved, then look and feel all around you: EVERYONE and EVERYTHING you meet in this life-DREAM is the adorable Self in disguise. And this includes the bodymind known as "Alycia." She, too, is the literal embodiment of God/Goddess. (Look in the mirror and you're seeing the manifest embodiment of God.) So, too, everyone in your life, including all the characters on the world stage (including brother W. Bush, an amazing Guru—indeed, a Divine Avatar—challenging all of us progressives to authentically live love, compassion, and kindness!)...

You are the Great Spaciousness, wide open for a world to happen in."

Credit of the following thoughts that occurred is largely attributed to the bodily entity Named Timothy Conway at 

1. http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/questions_and_answers_on_nondual_spiritual_awakening.html     and

2. http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/Relationship_Spirituality.html

Realization:

       World = perceptual phenomena occurring NOW on "top" of the real YOU, AWARENESS. That tissue box and sprouted pumpkin seed bag “I” see (visual perception) on my desk, is no different from the body you see right now. They are all objects/forms occurring as perceptions and phenomena experienced by the underlying changeless AWARENESS, the real you. In a sense, to identify with the body as who you are means you might as well identify with that sprouted pumpkin seed bag that is being perceived by AWARENESS/ME. They are both forms - think form vs formless/awareness - being perceived by awareness/me via perceptions, concepts, thoughts, and beliefs that come together as a package when the perception of the body and the pumpkin seed bag is throughout AWARENESS/ME. Thoughts while seemingly not a form, are still just perceptions that come and pass. Do the tissue box and pumpkin seed bag exist? For Awareness to know if something exists, it must be perceived as a perception. Can Awareness experience some "thing" if the perceptions that makes up the experience are not in Awareness? There is no way to experience the “existence” of some "thing" without the perceptions being present via Awareness. I surmise it is a pointless question. Therefore, the world is not out there, but is in YOU, AWARENESS. You are a limitless, no boundary Awareness, experiencing a myriad of different perceptions in the forms of thoughts, feelings, desires, visual perceptions, auditory, perceptions, tactile perceptions, and so on, but ultimately, just perceptions. All of these perceptions occurring in what the human body/brain can only conceive of as, as the NOW, to which you are none of these. These perceptions over countless NOWS, form the illusion, the deception i.e. the ego. The ego has never existed. To rid of the illusion of a YOU beyond Awareness is by perceiving the truth that the perceptions over countless NOWS never was, is, over ever will be YOU, as the NOWS are experienced. The perceptions are ever changing, even though they may feel similar at times, but note that the feeling is a perception itself nonetheless. What is experienced as life is ultimately a dream in the sense that perceptions come into Awareness and change in Awareness. Perceptions are not solid or ever-lasting. And that is the dream. Dream is defined as some “thing” that is ultimately at it’s core, different from NOW … to … NOW. Perceptions comes into Awareness and changes in Awareness. Awareness is the REAL YOU because it never changes and is always consistent. Life = perceptions occurring over countless NOWS via Awareness. Perceptions = dream because it is ever changing/not consistent. Only REALITY – defined as what is real/consistent throughout the ever-changing perceptions experienced – is Awareness. The world is not out “there”. The world/perceptions is ultimately in Awareness, YOU. This is what is meant as the Divine, Infinite Awareness expressing itself in different “forms”/bodily entities. At the core, it is the Same, One Awareness perceiving myriads of “individual” perceptions over countless NOWS giving rise to the illusion of separateness.

“Hence, our partner's true reality as Awareness is not "out there," but RIGHT HERE, closer to us than our own mind or body or ego-sense.”
http://www.enlightened-spirituality.org/Relationship_Spirituality.html

In other words, 

Other "individuals/people/beings/bodily entities” are actually closer to us that our own thoughts, concepts and visual perceptions of “our bodies”, as we are and have always been, the same, one Awareness.

“Love thy neighbor as thy self” - Jesus

Sunday, June 12th, 2016, 3:11 AM PST

2016 This is the Year

Where Will I Be in My Life in 10 Years?

Here's to 10 years from 2015, when I will be 33, looking back on this post.

Michael

Gregg Braden on How You Create Your Reality

In October I wrote a post about Creating the Future that You Want. I just want to add now that Gregg Braden's books, The Divine Matrix and Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer, are saying the same thing.

                                       Gregg Braden on the Divine Matrix Presentation in Italy

The FEELING, is the prayer! Not the words. The words are just a catalyst to induce the feeling of that which you desire, has already come to pass!

After the Paris Attacks...

Hurt people, hurt others. We have all heard of this saying. 

"Anger is simply a manifestation of hurt, fear, or frustration." - Dr. Phil

A couple days after the Paris attacks by ISIS, I wonder how humanity can create heaven on earth. To answer this question, I turn to Bashar, an individual whom I consider to be a life teacher. I am curious to know his wisdom on evil, darkness, and negative energies. 

When we hurt others, we are attempting to reconnect with others in the only way we know how to - at the moment. If we felt connected with others, we would naturally want to love them back. We would not want to hurt or kill others. Even if what you believed on core issues are different from another, i.e., religion, you will still respect them and you will care for them. So in essence, when we are hurting, we are trying to reconnect with others with a really poor tool - anger, lashing out. 

There is wisdom in this quote:

"If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world. then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation"
- Lao Tzu

If  we can love and respect ourselves, we can love and respect others. When we show unconditional love and respect to others, we teach and enforce unconditional love in them, and in turn, they will do the same for those they encounter. When we love ourselves, we will not feel the need to control, or dominate others. Those who try and gain power, who try to control or dominate others, are ironically saying to others, I have NO POWER, so I need to force myself upon you or the situation. 

Well how do we love others in the first place? Can we really choose who we connect with? We act accordingly not to what we know is true, but what we feel to be true. Our feelings are directly linked to our beliefs and viewpoints. How can we shift our beliefs? By having new experiences that overtake that old belief. When enough people are convinced of a belief, we reach a critical mass. 

"Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has finally come." - Victor Hugo

We don't think about it every time we communicate directly or indirectly with someone else, but we influence them, and they influence us. That affects their beliefs on some level. This is why Lao Tzu's wisdom is truth. When we radiate unconditional love, naturally, without trying to be consciously aware of it every interaction, we will naturally affect those we pass by in a powerful and positive way. And when that individual experiences enough of that, their old beliefs stooped in negativity will be replaced. And when they radiate with compassion and caring, we will reach heaven on earth. 

Despite the negativity of the some of the things around the world, I have an intuitive sense that humanity's collective energy is more positive than negative as of now, and will grow in the times to come. I can't prove it, but...

call me psychic.

“There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and our imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open-hearted vision of people who embrace life.”

― John Lennon

Create the Future You Want By

I once read from Erin Pavlina's blog that you can't have what you can't hold. Prayer that focuses on wanting something we currently perceive as a lack, only emphasizes to the universe and our higher selves, that we lack what we want. According to Erin and other spiritual teachers such as Bashar, the quickest way to get from point A to point B, is to know that we are powerful beings in the sense that we select which parallel reality we exist in in every moment. Every moment! Every moment, we are shifting into reality after reality, and we choose every second of our lives, what reality we select into our consciousness. Once we select ourselves into another reality, we may not perceive it as shifting into a different reality because the differences are so minute and we do not notice. Bashar states that we can select which realtiy we want to be in! We can choose to shift into the reality that we want, or not! Both exist! We are shifting into realities every second countless times, and we CAN CHOOSE! You do not need to learn how to shift, as we shift ALL THE TIME, every second, according to Bashar. Those familiar with the work of Dolores Cannon understand this concept as well. The concept that we create a new reality/parallel reality every time we make a decision, no matter how small or insignificant of a decision we perceive it to be!

So to get from where we are now, to where we want to be, is not to focus on the idea that we do not have it. We focus on emotions, visualizations, and live in the imagination and day dream of what if FEELS like to already be there! When we do this, not only do we use the law of attraction, but we are guaranteed to get to point B the fastest and surest path possible! Bashar says to never make detailed plans for the future beyond a general plan or sketch, for our conscious minds are not capable to lead us efficiently, but when we feel that what we want is already here, ie through day dreams, visualizations, and feeling those desires, we are shifting into that reality at that moment! The concept of all of time existing simultaneously is not something new to not only metaphysical and spiritual teachers, but also to many scientists, including Einstein who is in fact the originator of the idea of time being an Illusion.

"BRIAN GREENE: And this fusion of space and time would lead Einstein to perhaps the most mind-bending realization of all: the sharp difference we see between past, present and future may only be an illusion."

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/physics/fabric-of-cosmos.html#fabric-time

If time is all existing right NOW, then it wouldn't be unreasonable to believe that we can tune into time in the "future", as it is not really in the future, but it is all happening in the present moment.

We can now see why so many self-improvement gurus and spiritual teachers, especially Bashar, teaches us to follow our passion - whatever we are inspired by to do moment to moment <-- http://www.projectglobalawakening.com/2013/12/11/let-inspiration-guide-you/

Passion translates to motivation and desire, burning desire. You naturally day dream about what you love to do. You naturally visualize what you want to succeed at, thus "attracting what you want" and shifting into that reality at that moment. Most often times, it seems like our conscious minds get in the way of where we want to get to. Because we believe we have to figure out all the steps we need to take to get there, something the conscious mind does. But as Bashar states, when you let go of the need to know everything of how you will get there, you will focus on the emotions of what it is like to already hold what you want, and that will inspire you to take the step led from inspiration, that the universe in all it's perfect synchroncity and alignment is leading you to take, and you will get there, because the universe is showing the way...


Sources:

Also check out this link from Erin Pavlina on "Manifesting That Which You Desire"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyNwxRMgJbY  <--

Waking Universe with Darryl Anka & Bashar

 

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Great Spiritual Insights From "Beyond Our Sight"

The Following gems of Wisdom and Insight are from a documentary called "Beyond Our Sight"  by Anthony Chene

"The very first experience I had, in my first near-death experience, when I left the automobile, was exactly the, -what I call almost a human desire to reach those that I loved and who loved me and let them know that yes, I had just left the body, but I was in such peace and grace and light and love that they should have no anxiety about where I am. They can have human sadness that i've left that form, and they should have no sadness about where I am. That was the very first thing I wished I could communicate to them."

"I now know, or believe based on my own experience, that there is much that we cannot see but we can feel. So when I hear things like the string theory and others and quantum physics, all of it are examples of science beginning to understand and to explain what until now has never been able to be explained."

"And physics says we have 7 levels in string theory and 1 more level in M-theory for a total of 11 dimensions. Those 8 extra dimensions which we have not discerned are the dark energy, the 96% of the universe that we cannot yet even detect but we know mathematically that it's there from our astronomy. We know that the dark energy and the dark matter exist and make up 96% of the universe, which we don't yet see. There's a lot of room for a lot of afterlife and a lot of different levels out there. But the materialist scientists, who only want 3D, they won't look at it. They won't even – “No, it's a bunch of baloney.” They don't even look. They just say, “No good. Impossible. I'm not even going to look at it.” Well how do they know it's impossible? They see 4% of the universe, and the rest of it's impossible. That's ridiculous. We have to remember that it's not in our 4%. We can't know it all yet, but we're now at a point where we are making beachheads on a new territory, those other dimensions... They still have their careers. They're still worried about everyone else thinking they're crazy. So they are careful about saying things, and I understand that, but more of them should have a little more courage and say, 'I don't know everything. I'm going to look instead of saying it's impossible.' They should look."

"Most scientists tend to be pretty smart, and the smarter you are, the easier it is to fall in love with a theory, and theories are explanations. They make us feel comfortable in the world, so if you spend your entire adult life learning about a certain description of the way that the world works, you begin to be comfortable with that, and after a while, you begin to see the world in those terms. I happen to have a lot of friends who are theorists who can only see the world through their theory. So it is that combined also with a certain social taboo about what you're allowed to talk about in science and what you are not."

"I think when you are a scientist working on the edge of the known, if you really require certainty to feel comfortable, you're in the wrong business, because most of the time, you begin to recognize, when you're studying over the edge of what is know, nobody knows what's going on."

"My experience in the light enabled me to feel a deeper sense of spirituality less defined by any one religion or another. So all religions, in my opinion and experience, have true spirituality at the core, and all religions, to different degrees and in different ways, are guilty of a form of righteousness that has the details of their description be perceived of as the correct ones and the others the wrong ones. So the more we come together as one and realize the common goals that we have and listen to each others' spirituality and whatever we believe, actually, we will start to learn that, at the core, we are all feeling and believing mostly the same things, and the details that are different aren't actually so important that they deserve killing one another over them."

"There's a huge change in human consciousness now compared to the past, and continues to change. And now that we are beginning to talk more openly about it, then we are better able to hear and understand and believe other people's experiences and talk more ourselves about it. And that change is happening very quickly."

"I tell my clients that I can predict, but I cant make it happen. So when you come to me for a reading I give you a snapshot of what I see as a possibility. It's up to the client to create it. We project our own energy. Have you ever had a day that just started out to be the absolute worst day and mood and it just progressed throughout the entire day? That's because your energy is progressing negativity... you state what you want your day to be."

"There are only two ways, fear and love, nothing else. The rest doesn't exist, and fear is false. We use it, 'False Evidence Appearing Real.' That's what fear is. It's not real."

What Would You Do If You Knew You Could Not Fail?

"What would I do if I knew I could not fail? The answer is several folds. One, I would live a life full of adventure. I would be climbing mountains, and challenging myself in nature through adventure sports and activities. But that can't be it. There is something even more to my life than just that. I really want to be a person who will be remembered for making positive, memorable differences in the lives of others. For one, I want to be a travel nurse. I want to travel nation-wide and internationally and see where that takes me. Then the idea of being a flight nurse has always intrigued me since the inception of that idea was implanted in my mind during my Junior year of nursing school. In addition, I want to learn all about spirituality, as I believe it is the essence of all life and matter in the universe. I want to learn and teach others about how science and spirituality are merging together. I want to learn about the powers that our ancient, indigenous world cultures have always said. I want to learn the different powerful healing techniques, abilities, and modalities to help better the lives of others. I want to teach others these healing modalities, and the different, powerful possibilities that can exist with embracing the true nature of spirituality. I want to be a role model for others of practicing compassion, unconditional love, and show others how great we can all be. 

I want to explore in my mind and the world out there. I want to explore possibilities that expand our understanding of who we are, who we can be, what we can do, and where we have come from. I want to understand the nature of reality. I want to be enlightened and know it all. I want to feel the awe and amazement that comes with realizing how amazing all of life and reality is. I want to be fascinated, amazed and awe-inspired. I want to explore, play, grow, transform, love, and be loved. 

That's what I really want to do with my life. I think that would be a life well-lived for me. However that description of the dream for me is huge. It's like asking oneself, if I want to climb Mount Everest within the next year, how would I do it? I guess the answer is to take the dream one step at a time."

Part of my post from March 2015

"What's The Most Important Thing In Your Life?" Response

I've been thinking about the question of "what's most important thing to you in your life?". This question is percolating in my consciousness after watching a documentary on Navy Seals, and trying to understand to the best of my assumptions of why the job description of a special forces operator is so enticing to them while the job requires impossible to fathom effort, persistence, and desire to even achieve.

To answer the question, I think there is no one right answer. Often times we fall into the trap of wanting the perfect answer that would fit for all situations and for everyone. I do think it is highly important to understand our values and to listen to our emotions as an internal compass to guide us. For some people, at some areas of their life, they will value freedom, spontaneity, independence over stability and routine. And when you know what you value, in combination with knowing what you desire, your path regarding life, meaning, purpose, becomes pretty clear. When people want to know regarding the question of life purpose, I think we are again falling into the trap of wanting the perfect answer. We think, "No, there has to be one perfect mission as to why I am here on earth!" Well, for some, maybe. For others, there will be more than one, and ranging to multiple. For a person like me who is spiritual, and believes in life plans, karma, I believe that we all incarnate with intentions when coming here and we have free will to make decisions along the way, mixed with certain life events we agreed upon before incarnating to happen, occur, and manifest, no matter if we see it as good or bad from our limited perspective. Some people will have a clear mission/purpose that they will find themselves strongly influenced into, while others will have several. Some people are here to play, while others are here to work, and others are here to work and play. How can we know what we are each here to do? I think Heather Shea's Becoming Your Higher Self is a great step towards listening to our inner voice/ higher self to guide us properly. We have free will to make decisions and run the maze of life, trying to find our happiness, but why not be guided to the path that will make us find our bliss and happiness in the most direct and fastest way possible?

I think knowing our values, and listening to our internal compass are the two most important things towards finding a great path, one that we intended on being on, and that will bring us forms of happiness in our lives, regardless if that feeling of happiness comes from meaning, purpose, personal growth, relationships, contribution,..

It is important to keep in check certain types of desires, when I say, listen to our internal compasses (emotions). Emotions like ecstasy from sex, power, and desires that are more likely to result in some form of negative consequence if not controlled properly, do have there values in them. Often times these types of desires are great motivators short term, whereas, for example, wanting to be in good health, is something we all want, but does not help too much in terms of motivation in the short term perspective. So these desires that need to be properly controlled do have there time, place, worth, and value, but do need to be kept in check. Desires and human needs such as personal growth, contribution, and having strong relationships are desires and needs that are less likely to result in negative consequences and are more of what is called/labeled as "spiritual emotions", for good reason.

At the end of the day, it pays to know your values, and to listen to your emotions and know that they serve to guide you, whether you believe in a higher power, or not.