Within Me...

We were talking in a previous blog on the '2009 Predictions'
about the change in belief from Piscesan age to Aquarian age... 
from "who will Save me" to "I will ..."

My friend who has helped me from time to time, Kathryn Perry ~
when I need a bit of guidance again has an amazing method
It is truly Self Reliance: 

We all know what is being reported about the economy and the job situation, but I am not worried at all!
 

Why?
Number one because I know the secret to my success is within ME. It is the power of The One Command® that has unlocked my greater capacity to create the right solution to every problem.

I found her by radio show interview here...
you can also read her January Newsletter there as well...
you can see a part of it discussed on Tiger Swami today as well...

Be the Captain of your ship...

Even if you decide to work for someone else while you are getting your path prepared...
You can decide how you do your work.

will you take responsibility for what you do, or just sort of show up and do as little as possible?

With all the folks being laid off now...
the time is ripe for those who are will to work
and do even a little more than they are paid for...
to be the ones who will keep what jobs there may be...

Maybe your plan for the new year is to just keep a solid foot, take no changes but
plod along steadily in a positive direction to your goal...

Jupiter is heading into Capricorn, get your dream solid...

Have a solid plan...

Your Voice...

Many peopel aren't sure why we need a change in WA DC...
and a whole lot more folks don't know what kind of a change they do want...

remember Tiger Swmai's KIV
we have to know the out come we want...
then the universe can help us focus on that point and bring it into manifestation.
Just wanting change is not enough..

dought this --? well
let see
we could go Communist>.. we don't want that- but it would be change
a dictatorship- no thanks - but a change - corp ruled or King ruled- I think we have that now...

the Israelis were given their freedom by God---
but they wanted and prayed for a King - they demanded a King
God said they didn't need one and pointed out
all of the reasons why they would be disappointed...
Well they demanded one
- got one; and were...

An enlightened person can govern himself / herself - that is why Jesus gave us only
one commandment to: LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR AS THY SELF
and a couple to go with that ~we didn't need the 10 anymore...

But think back - were those 10 even good enough for Moses?
NOPE. He had to make them into 100 and even more...
These are called Mosaic Law - our legal foundation even today...
Why? Because the people were just stupid- they weren't enlightened...
they did not even what it...

So What Kind of Change do you visualise?
the: let the politicians do what's best ?
they forgot to add for the masses and they do it for them selves, now...

Great Movie if you aren't sure: Legally Blond 2...
it explains a lot and how to deal with it...
"You can't get the people to care - they believe what we want them to believe.." politician -- "Oh, yea Watch me..." Elle...
But simply put: IF our elected Politicians did there job to represent us... and keep integrity, truth, vigilance etc., etc.
then we wouldn't need a savior...
and we would be able to do our job as well.
most of us don't 'cause the system is broken - but now we may be able to fix things....
KIV...

Let's get what we want...

Find your Voice
Use it...

It's all in the stars...

yep, but what if you want to change your stars?
jee, can one do that?

Well, has anyone we can study?
hummm... well Parmahamsa Yogananda did just that...

He was supposed to have married several times and done this and that...
- He decided he would be a monk- and create many things to benefit humanity...
~He did just that - will his will power. KIV...

The Autobiography of a Yogi started me off on my path.
Colin over at Tiger Swami - mentioned he did as well...

Colin told me he even locates people by using his antennas like Yogananda did in his book to find someone he was looking for...

So go with your path that God has placed you on, or change it when you are divinely inspired to do so..

Yogananda even asked his astrologers the worst time to begin a project and that is when he would start it, carry it through to completion, and begin another - just to show to himself that he could do anything he put his mind to. ( FOCUS on KIV= keep in view -Tiger Swami)

The Box...

Sometimes it's just better to let the person on the Soap Box

~Talk...

so, as I am planning today (New Moon in Cap & all)

check out Joni's '2009 Predictions'

or if you are not sure

check out Tiger Swami

KIV as Colin Says...

Happy planning today...

I'm looking at the sun and the pansies smiling back at it...

New Moon on Saturday...

Great day to begin planing for the New Year...

what will it bring?
I just listened to my friend Joni Patry's interview
called '2009 Predictions' very impressive...

A tough year coming up... for none light workers...

Are you a light worker? 
How to tell:
Do you meditate, ~ pray daily?
Send light to for the highest good to all on the planet and beyond?

do ask 'Who am I?

do you drink more pure water than soda-pop?
eat more fresh fruit than white sugar?

do you do some healthy exercise? Yoga, chi gong, walking, swimming and the like?

Then you are a light worker...

Do you believe that someone will save you?
or do you know you have saved yourself...

Listen to Joni if you are not sure here...

Flue shots are hyped as great but watch out...
think about who is telling you this...

Iodine daily can kill many pathogens even Malaria that modern medicine can't touch...

and organ cleansing and supportive herbs and fresh garlic 3x's daily can kill off any invaders too.

You can get ready for 2009
financially,
spiritually,
physically,...
with a strong heart...

This new moon is about setting down strong roots...
in western astrology,  a new view as well in Vedic or Sidereal ~ like Joni

so hit the map room,
turn on your weather radio
find out where the storms are what kind for 2009

Then pick up your supplies
stock your vessel
set the sails on Monday

Reach your goal...

Gently let others know...
suggest they do things to get more healthy...
meditate more

and Smile more
because..
~ now you know...

Radiate Love today...

Celebrate the birth of Christ?

Wonderful.

Perhaps today emulate Jesus even more...
Think on his qualities...
Honesty, healing, giving, forgiving, loving...

Attempt to serve others more today...
If you are given to ...
accept with true gratitude and inner acknowledgment of the givers energy...
try to put others interests ahead of yours today by 3

give 3 times more than you receive...
not necessarily overtly, but in consciousness.

look around and see if others are enjoying, relaxing, eating, resting
if they need a little hand, be there...
maybe you could try to anticipate their needs,
and have it ready for them..

Merry Christmas

Nice 'N Juicy...

Keep it Juicy

We all love sweet juicy fruit

sweet water --

juicy kisses...

Juice is life...

it is flowing...

We like soft skin, not dry...

moist lips
-not cracking from dehydration...

please drink enough water...

How much? see the radio show...

Folks this time of year drink everything else but water...
coffee, tea, soda or pop, stuff with booze in it...
all of these actually take the water out of you...

herbal teas are fine,
have you tried ginger, pau darko, or Hawthorn berry?

Willard water in some purified or distilled water is great...

With all the eating this time of year egg nog and all
be sure to get your 6- 8 glasses of water in too...

Keep your body fluids juicy too - all of them;
if not...
get a bit of advice... but personally I prefer the natural methods...
no drugs..

Try a juicy apple

drink your water pure boiled 10 minutes if you don't have a distiller, or purifier

Here Comes Santa Claus...

Who is that on the roof?
in the stores with kids on his lap?

Why is he not in churches?

oooppps did I hit a nerve?

Christ only served others and so with Santa Claus

well any way I guess Santa has been turned into a gimmick to get us into the malls,
stores, shops to buy things for the kids, and people we care about.

What do we give them the rest of year?

I hope the same as Jesus gave daily...

May the spirit of Santa give daily as well...
generosity, joviality, good wishes too,

to all of you
Coming to a chimney near you...
in just a day or two --

Then New begins...

What a different 'feel' today has
-Sun in a new sign, Solstice over, yet colder...

By just emperic eveidence we would beleive not in global warming...
if we only looked at today and maybe a week before...

sometimes we have to take history into consideration to get a better view of our habbits and trends...

Do you journal? it may help.
many good things written on this subject so I won't go more into it...

I does require hope and beleife that what has happend before will come again...

yes the sun has 'gone south' but we know from history that it comes back...

Faith in truth is needed in our darkest hourses along with paitience...

Enjoy the day
read some inspiring stories like 'little Budha' or the Bible, Ramayana or...

FAITH: Today is a new day...

Giant Stones in Australia?...

Australia or not?

Right ~ NOT !

But this is what they would see right now if it were...

This the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge June of 2005.
Sunrise.... Credit:


This is one of the many Astronomical sites of the ancient world. Actually it was an Astrological site as the two were the same science until the church got involved.
Enjoy the day....

Happy Solstice...

Today is the day the earth stops tilting southward...
like you come to stop sign , look both ways then go on your way...

Today the Sun enters the sign of Capricorn...
Having looked far down the road...Judgin our effectiveness of the past year...
with sun in Sagitarious now leaving it...Capricorn is about setting down strong roots,
to grown tall and strong..
this in Western Astrology.

This gives us in the Northern latitudes, the longest day - 4 seconds longer than yesterday.
Tomorrow the Sun will appear to begin it's journey back north and the shortest day
~June the Summer Solstice...

Why do we celebrate this time of year?
probably because it is cold...and dark for a long time...

and until radio, TV, Internet came along we had little to do...

Couldn't even have much sex in the house with kids, grandma and all..
so my guess is having the holidays now got all these folks with something to do,
cook, decorate, make gifts for each other...
stories to tell by the fire...

But is it much different? energy wise?

Well for some it is difficult for sure ~ the lack of sunlight and vitamin D
really gets to them - more illness, more mental fatigue...

So we, in the Northern countries of the West,
are programed now for the celebrations we have grown up with..

What ever the real reason was
~ it is party time,
family time,
HOLY Time,
Buy Gifts Time
Make gifts time...
get sad time...(for some)
get drunk time (for some)
Meditation time
Prayer time...
Goal Setting time for the new year...

What ever you do it is your choice...
I celebrate your right to make that choice...
I celebrate your path in consciousness raising celebration...

Happiest of Days...

The Darkest Night...

is just before...

Solstice Dawn...

yep this is the one; the longest night of the year...

Sometimes Patience is called for ~ with preparation of course.

We prepare for the holidays with goodies, warmth, cheery colorful & bright things...

We prepare for the longer winter up here in N America - the southern hemisphere folks for summer as they have the shortest night of year... Balance...

What do we want ~~what do they want?

What ever it may be we do need a bit of Patience...

So the principal for today is
Patience... all things will change...

Blessing in your special way of Celebrating the major Change of Seasons...

Know that the Sun will come back into your life again...

Drip...

Irrigation in the desert is best by the drip method...

The water penetrates deeper,
moistens the soil more effectively,
uses much less water,
and is very cost effective...

Learning & teaching are about the same...

If you cram for test the night before you may get an A....
for a minute you may have the facts down...

But to learn it - integrate it, own it, duplicate it, have it as part of your being...
get a little of it
the meditate on it...
reflect on it...
use it....
work with it...
teach it to a few others...

Very effective, most efficient...

A Stitch in time...

You remember?

Saves nine...yep

(I thought you would ...)

Timely repairs or timely words or encouragement
are really wonderful, effective, and go miles to
let the other know you care...

Employees are receiving - well wrong word
not receiving the usual holiday parties, bonuses and more...

while management does ...

What message does that send to your employees...
Communication does need to be verbal..
Oh, read some in a great series over on the
Sparkling Gold blog on good comm..

Mr Ford the CEO of Ford Motor Comp. ~grandson of Henry ~ was on
Larry King cnn last evening...

Wonderful to watch his passion for the auto industry, humanity, and his partners the Ford dealers...
one of who called and was driven into bankruptcy by the Ford Credit Comp.
Mr Ford was not ruffled in any way, he expressed he did not know of this situation.
He agreed he would look into the matter...

Now imagine he had know and put in  stitch to stop this from occurring?

But any time is better than no time...

Late is better than never....

BUT remember: timely is by far the best..

So, in our too active life style, take the time
Take the time

Take the time

required, to do it right...
fix it right.
say it right...

smile a little- then share it with others...

Slow Growth...

The oldest living trees in the world are thought to be on a mountain top on the California - Nevada boarder -
the bristlecone pine...

it isn't much to look at, not vary tall, looks have dead,
yet it is the oldest...

and grows slowly, so we have time to get things right...

Take it easy... experiment a bit, be gentle on yourself...

Walk the path that has been laid out before you...

(some of these are just under 5,000 years old...)

Self Reliance...

This has been an American theme even before the famous writings of our forefathers...

but do we believe it?

Believe is the word...

do you believe in a savior?
Or do you Know inside who your are?

Can you reley on yourself?

Can you trust yourself?

Or do you depend on others to save your bu...hind...?

this is indeed the coming crisis in the US and around the world...
do  you know that every culture has in its roots a Savior Story?

This seems to be due to us entering the sign of Pisces in the Procession of the equinoxes, about 2000 years ago and the age of belief was ushered in.  I believe is the keyword of Pisces...

The age of Aquarius has a few years left to go to get into it but many of us on the planet are getting into the mind set or consciousness now...

The key word is 'I know'
It is the looking inside for the savior and knowing that
You are that one and that all is alright...

It is joining with a few friends in small groups and meditating on love - mutual support...

Remember how in Sep 9 -11 we all pulled together?
This is the knowing spirit of Self Reliance...

we didn't wait for a savior of the government to do XXXX we just got in there and did it...
this is spirit of 'I know'

As we move through the next few years -this coming year especially .
see how people are moving into a more spiritual mindset,, but...
look to polarization of two divers groups...

One spirituality based on or driven by fear...
you do this or....

The other is based on Love or mutual support...
small groups getting together to share their energies in creating love...
mutual support...

So as you are moving around meeting others:
Observe to see if they are manipulating others to believe there way...
Or if they are just there to support others finding there own way...

Spirituality by coercion, domination or fear...or fight the enemy etc., etc.
or
Spirituality by helping others find there own way...
with like minded folks getting together to share energies for the common good...

so Develop Self Reliance...

Somewhere in the night...

Magic happens
the World turns
Stars fall, comets move, dreams come and go, the Asian markets go up and down...
We sleep, we dream, we seldom remember...
though some do...

What do we do consciously?...
'I am neither mind nor body
Immortal self I am
I am Witness of 3 states
I am Knowledge absolute'

I quoted this song a short time back...
What are the 3 states?
Is consciousness one of the 3 states?
sort of...
Waking, dream, deep sleep are the 3 states...
Lets look at Waking state...

We have the conscious state here
- the one where you are HERE !
we also have the subconscious states the automatic states...
the habit states of mind...
we may call this the excuse state...
You know: my car broke down, my cat puked on the carpet, I ran out of gas, I got the wrong directions, and so on and and on...

When will take the move to choose to be our own commander and live by our word...
I will be here at 8 o'clock sharp - but it's OK if the traffic keeps me away...
well we all depend on what another says or does if they are part of our team....

So the challenge here is can you create?

or do you just follow the currents?
Can you create you own path when the currents are going the other way?
Can you make it to where you say you will be on time?
It is a miracle if you can...

and many do have this spiritual power to move heaven and earth to do so...

if you can't as yet
-- you haven't developed this in you.
so the conscious state has a lot to master in it...

but who it the 'witness of 3 states?'
that is what you can find...
for now just know that some do and you can also, learn to monitor all 3 of these states...

I am I here now? (Interest, inquisitive) ...
'no i was thinking of a chocolate cake'a nice day dream
- but is it effective in traveling to your target?
Or will end somewhere in the night on a rock like the Alaskan Valdez oil tanker?

Are you asleep at the wheel?
Or do you even know there is a Wheel in your life?

Some regularly remember their dreams,
David could even interpret them for Pharaohs..

Awakening day!
What more can you become?
Just remember Clint " A man's got to know his limitations"

while your body can't fly (Though I love the dreams in which I do just that)
we can astrally do so;
we can create devises and machines to fly with...

It is all about that witness
- who is that?

OMMM....

Duty Calls...

The sound of the bugles calls to duty...

In this day & age you are here by choice - western world anyway...
What ever duty you take on - give it your all.

If you are a mother - do your duty, a father - same... you know
be responsible....

but what does this mean?

re- sponse -able = able to respond - I add correctly & appropriately respond...

this means you are present, here, awake, rested, in a neutral mood, and ready to assume the proper response.

So you need to do your duty to your self first... so you can be ready...

Right food ( not drunk)
attitude, - positive thinking and mediation
balanced exercise,
mood under control
right training...

think about these things...
do your self first...
to respond Be Prepared

Use Sex...

Gold is found in many places, but looks ugly in most...

Why? because it needs to be purified...

sometimes it is found as a pure nugget
~ beautiful, shiny, valuable

But more of it is in the tailing of the mine, bonded with the dirt or other minerals.

One way to get at it is to heat it to high temperatures so that all is left is the Pure Gold...

Other methods are there as well.

|The basic idea is to raise the vibration of the sample to pure gold by eliminating all of the impurities...

The same in consciousness...

Lets look at Sex for example
(I see my friend on Sparking Gold blogged about Sex today)

do you know the highest searches on the internet are on Sex related?

Pron out sells them all...

so lets individually take this energy and purify it...

How? Tantra Yoga, use Colin's gazing exercise he mentioned.

Raise the vibration from the porn arena to the empowering launch pad...

This is a very powerful force in our lives - we have been trained to stifle the sex drive...
Sure try to hold, Vesuvius down...
Mt St Helen's...

So better to try to work with this energy, refine it, use it for empowerment and consciousness raising...
and healing too.. this force will heal...

think and grow rich talked about channeling & controlling this force into sales and business...

Through a hand shake, a gaze, the power of your words...

Gandhi had sex 4 times producing 4 kids and birthed a Nation... he took a vow of celibacy.

But this is not for everyone.

I Believe God has given you a path to follow... follow this path and
uplift yourself at every occasion...

CANI  = Constant And Never Ending Improvement...

this principle is:

Purify

Appreciation...Hisss...

Appreciate the beauty around you...

Appreciate the diversity around you...

Everyone has their own way...

You go yours... let them go theirs

Let them be "right' in their own world...

You be you in yours...

Appreciation....

when you find mean people  appreciate their intensity and just move on...

But it is ok to hiss... if you need too...just be calm inside inside...

The Snake...

This one slithered one day up to scantily clad old man with a long beard,
he coiled ready to strike - anticipating an stick or stone attack on himself...
But he found the old man just calmly sitting, a little smile on his face, eyes half open...

So the snake sat coiled and waited to see what would happen.
Nothing happened, after several hours, after several days,...

It was getting cold fall time...so the snake inched closer and finally after no harmful actions from the old man sitting...
he climbed up into his lap.... It was comfy and warm...

The old man the next morning said to snake , thank you for keeping me company, I must go now, is the something I can give you?

Then snake just said he wanted to have the peace the old man has... The saintly old man agreed and gave him instructions on what to do.

One these was of course do no harm - don't bite anyone...the old man left.

Years latter he returned to the same place and inquired in the village about his student the snake?
No one had seen him for several years, none were bitten either...

so the Saint sat in the same spot and waited.

After a few days the snake slowly crept up to him - all battered and disfigured...sat in the saints lap...
With a twinkle in his eyes the Old saint asked him what had happened?
The snake explained that when the villagers discovered he would no longer bite,
Kids just tormented him, beating him with sticks and stones....
so he just crawled under a rock and hid...

The saint chuckled and said gently
~ "I didn't say you couldn't hiss !"

Hissing is OK, anger is not...

It's the inner state that matters....

Appreciation

Hiss if necessary...

Helpfulness...

Many ways to give

Your time, money, resources, advice...

Most of the time we do so for money, for an exchange.

If that is all you do - that is fine...

You may want to just give a little more each time,
than you are paid for.

Do-gooders are really a pain in the ass
just like kids who squeeze their pet rabbit
too hard and kill them -believing they are showing them love...

The rabbit didn't think so....

Learning to be helpful is an art. You can waste a lot of time
just looking for ways to help others...

I know a famous American Chi gong master living in a mansion now, who was broke, hungry, living on the street. A wealthy insurance man found him.
Invited him into his conference room, to have all the coffee and tea he wanted,
to stay as long as he liked during the days of the coming week; to listen to Nightingale Conant records.

This changed his life.
Gave him a way out, hope, a goal and A plan of action...

This was helpful, not a do-gooder...

If a person asks ~ help them ~if you can. (If you have the resources, time etc.)
The wise know when to keep silent (which is most of time)
The stupid try to convert everyone they meet...

If you are waling down the street and nice older lady
has a bit of trouble getting up the curb - help her
and walk on...(you are not really going out of your way)

You see a person on the side of street car broken down, dark night, not many around?
How to help?
Call the police or 9-1-1 stay in your car for both of your safety sake...

This is an Art, not a requirement.

You know the joke about God on the back of the bike?
Guy struggling to pedal up the hill asks the almighty for help...
God gets on the back of the bike - a 2 seater and pedals as well...
Guy finds it so easy he crosses his arms, light a cigarette and stops pedaling...
Bike stops, Guy asks God -what happened?
God answers...I said I would help, not do it for you...

Maybe you just need to give someone

your little smile, that may help more than you know...

Hug your self...

Helpfulness

Silence....

In the Silence is:

readiness, willingness, focus

The Tiger, when stalking prey, is silent;
purring after words...

When we are focused we breath slowly - only a little...

the mind becomes sharp,

all senses are "listening"

Ever been in an auto accident?  Time slows down...

Be the tiger

when planning your work - keep silence...
when doing the hardest task --- keep silence...

If you are chattering away while you work...
your mind is not in it and you are on auto pilot...

there is a time for everything...

When you need more focus:
keep the silence

then:

feel the purring of success...

Seek good counsel..

Satsang (a)
Hanging out with the wise
This is a principle Tony Robbins refers to as modeling.
a very old principle indeed...

Our minds are like monkeys - monkey see monkey do... Right?

So, read great peoples comments, when you need advice seek out the best advisers.
Our president elect is setting up his cabinet along these lines right now...

so if you want good results, go to good people who have mastered producing the results you want to have...

An old way finding good advise was to take a holy book or recognized book of authority,
place it spine done on the table,
let it go
read where ever it opens up to...
oops yep ask your question first...
divination.

It has been said that statistics don't lie -statisticians do...
continue this:
Astrology doesn't lie - astrologers do --
the law doesn't lie - lawyers do (expert Perry Mason... & others like him - I know a few)

So, the point is: the quality of the advisor that you want.

A mundane astrologer can tell you when win a war, get married (or not), do biz with this person or not etc. but they can't read for your spirit...

A mental astrologer or a psychological one can read for the above and your mental well being.

A spiritual astrologer can read all the above (but may not do so by choice) but can show you the best way for your spiritual growth.

Yogi Bahjan taught martial arts, and marital arts, and yoga to his followers.

Paramahamsa Yogananda taught love and devotion, to his.

Vivekananda taught truth and Intellectual yoga to his.

Swami Shivananda taught all forms of yoga.

All of these are incredible masters but one may be better for your temperament and path...

And none of them may your path... Yours maybe the military path, fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan...

I know one man who entered WWII and lied about his age - he wasn't old enough.
Yet in north Africa against Rommel, the Desert Fox: he was the sole survivor of his massacred unit.

The Israelis latter recruited him to teach their troops what ever he knew....

He is now a Shaman, and a Bishop in the First Church of Antioch. and bullets are said to have just past right through him...
Truth or .... well I won't test him... but he can effectively block a punch...

Pre -Paid legal is an inexpensive quality legal service where you can get quality advise, on legal & business matters .

There are many good advisers out there. There are many bad ones too..

Which kind will you be?

Do you drag your students to a conclusion? or do you let them make there own?
Do you help them make there own?

Teaching is about bringing out what is already in there releasing the inherant knowledge.
Not about 'training' this is different: Training is about building skills for a specific task, or job.
A trainer is just like a dog trainer, getting to be competent at known level of expertise for a specific task - like in the military... or begining a 9-11 operator interfacing with the police and fire departments, lives depend on you...

So before you sign up for class, you need to take responsibility for your training...teaching..
you have to know your outcome... and then compare it with the outcome of class find out the goals of the teacher...

You need to take control your path...
get good advisers, some get this from within...

Wow a good day...

Fasting...

Fasting is an interesting word - it does make you go faster...

Strange as it implies giving something up
such as food.

Well with computers we can understand how this would work...
If we have say 8 programs running all at once it may be slowing down the operating speed.
so closing some of these programs ~ for a while ~fasting = faster processing.

Our bodies are the same.
We eat more than we can digest (process) = slower, sluggish, gas, acid reflux etc., etc.
We fast on lemon juice - say for a day or two or 4 a month = we have more energy = we go faster, think faster to...

Our brains are usually in a random search mode, hopping from subject to another, following threads of info, (Oh, that reminds me of ...) and off we go..

Lost focus. This is just a habit; and it is an energy waste.
Think of your driving down the freeway at 70 miles an hour and you put the cruise control on
= best gas mileage - right? more efficient - right?
OK, now if you drove your car like you let your mind drive (and it is driving and not you - it is in a crazy cruise control habit); you drive 78 then 54 then 92 then 43 and so on... what are the relults?

= ridiculous gas mileage, increased costs, saps, your savings, steals from your future and ....

you get the idea.

so take a mental fast...

Today Saturday or tomorrow Sunday, take an hour or two or even the whole day and observe (not TV or radio or read) others but no thought, keep the mind calm. peaceful, no reactions, or actions, no speaking.

I like to sit comfortably and watch the sunset on the beach - or woods, or over the Addison airport; letting the mind be quiet.

Turn off the mind, chatter switch.

You may find a whole new way of knowing...
beyond the mind, where it can't conceive of going is....

well you just have to experience it.

How can a Mozart compose as a child?

A regular guy - do complex math automatically - with out training and with slowing down of the processing in school by the need of the teacher to "show your work?"

Their is lightning fast brain that with patience, training, and recognition, and practice is so much faster than our chattering minds...

Yogis would demonstrate doing 10 things at once...

You are familiar with putting an unsolvable problem aside at bed time, shutting off the chattering mind, and directing the companion self ( so called subconscious mind) to solve this unsolvable problem for you and deliver this solution when I wake up. Or, on my morning walk, or brain dump (writing down all the stuff I can think of, daily to get it out of the way)or in the shower.

Those successful of you who know this secret of using this higher source of inspiration, solutions, carry a note book and pen or like me a small recorder... so when driving...

Fasting or defragging your hard drive periodically, is great... to go faster, more effective, more peaceful, cheerful, more easily...

To Fast
let many things go Slow now and then - give it a rest...

Honesty is best policy....

Even the auto makers had dishonesty all over them, when they first came to congress...

The CEO 's couldn't even tell the Senators how much money they needed and when...

If they did not have accurate information - who would?  Enron's bookkeepers maybe?

Michael Moore has put out a wonderful solution this mess -- Google him and see for your self...
He mentions that " one could purchase every share of common stock in GM for less than 3 billion.  Why would give GM $18 Billion , or $25 Billion, or anything? The automakers policy seems to lay off people to protect profits....
I find common sense, reality, and honesty in his suggestions on this matter...great reading - thank you Michael Moore.

An honest days wage fro a honest days work - we have heard these slogans for years...

The ancient principals we are discussing in this blog are nothing new.

King Salomon taught them to all who would listen and can be read right in the Old Testament - Psalms - Songs of Salomon...

but what is the most lacking of all of our principals ?

Honesty ~ it's a tricky subject..
In an International survey completed in the last several years, Honesty was the most sought after trait.

Employers deemed it highest in what they look for in an employee.

Meaning? 
~yes it means not stealing,
~delivering what you promise, (to yourself too, now...)
~Telling the truth and on and on...

But did you consider this one:
~duplication....(what?)
simple would you keep a copier around that would duplicate exactly what you put in?

why would you keep an employee around that
~when you gave them an order, request etc., etc., to do a thing they did something else?
~would you order from a company who showed a picture of a red pen flashlight, and sent you blue one?
 (bait & switch is illegal now)
~ would you do business with a company that said they would install it by 3 PM same day - showing up 2 days later?

You see Honesty = dependability, this generates Trust

Read the best selling sales books over that last 50 -60 years and you'll see one thing sticks out...
you have to be honest.

You have to be honest even no one else will know you are not... Why???

Because someone does know: you or YOU and your subconscious...

It doesn't think and reason like you can - ~ but how many do...

Your subconscious is all powerful - it digests your food, pumps the blood, does waist management for the billions of cells in your body,It even communicates to the universe for you to bring you what you want.
It is amazing - I don't think it is subconscious at all,

I feel it is our companion self and we just don't see it...
because it is always there...

But it can't take a joke... it just takes you seriously...

so if you lie, cheat, and steal, take the short road not the best one, etc., etc., you are teaching your powerhouse - holder of all emotions, to do just that.

so you like the automakers will do so automatically...

Why buy an American car that won't work as well or as long and an import?
just to keep the economy going?
An economy that is built on the easy way, the dishonest way? It won't stand up... it just has no integrity.

Like pouring a concrete floor in building that only is up to code in a small section, the rest not being so will collapse under stress.

Just like we see today.... so if we build on the basis of Honesty well...

Growing more food in less time on less land has resulted in a world wide shortage of food.
the soil tended to naturally  will do so much, honestly delivering great food...

but we don't look at what takes the correct method we look at money first...

A better way:

When looking at doing anything:
ask first:  Is this needed? Will it be a benefit for many or even all?
Then ask: will it make money?

the money question has been put in the wrong order - one cannot put the eggs into a cake after it's been in the oven for a 1/2 hour...

Money?  Great Question - not a first question...

Getting the picture?

if you don't duplicate the cake recipe honestly - you don't get cake...

So, from Automating, to management, to cooking, to the privacy of your own self... if you want cake...

Honesty is the best policy...

Lighten the load...

Good Medicine the red path folks call it...

Lighten the load of those you meet:

And old Indian medicine man and a lady friend were going into a busy restaurant to eat brunch.

Nothing fancy but a nice comfortable place - sort of like the old 'Steak and Ale' or 'Cracker Barrel'.

Nice decorations but the mood was depressed.

The Old Indian gave his name and they sat down to wait to be called to a table...

With the smoke and din of the chatter no one heard
-really anyway -
the hostess announce softly in disbelief:

"Buffalo Chips -party of 2..."

The Old medicine man put in arm on my friends shoulder - gently as if to say hold on minute - not just yet...

well in about 3 minutes the hostess now a bit braver:

called "Buffalo Chips -party of 2... "

A few of the eaters now looked at each other to see if they had heard that right...

Still the hand on the shoulder...

another minute and the now confident hostess sang out:

"Buffalo Chips - a party of 2... "

now the place was in merry laughter....

with a twinkle in his eye his hand moved down to take her arm
as they stood up, and were led to their table...

Lighten the load of others - but remember to lighten yours too...

Smile a little

Share a bit of that peace with others...

hold your inner garbage for the shrink, god, or meditation, and

a bit of joy to others....

You will be laughing too.... and the garbage will be have been taken out....

Smiles & Chuckles...

Walking on Water...

Buddha, reporters say, came to a calm river bank.

His path was on the other side of this river.
As he pulled out the required coin from his small purse,
and paying the ferry man,

A strange man ran up and said hey you powerful being, why pay?
I can Walk on the water - 'I'll show you who is more advanced'.
and ran over to the other side on the water, to wait and gloat over his victory over Buddha....

Slowly the ferry reached the other side, Buddha thanked the ferry man for his time, and stepped back on to the shore.

This mouthy stranger, showing off his powers and looking for acknowledgement of his superior spiritual powers, confronted Buddha - "see how fast I got here?"

Buddha acknowledged his rapidity, and said: "it takes great energy to water on the water. I got here for only a nickle.... "

Humbleness:

is needed in the beginning, the middle and the end of our spiritual journies.

Conservation: = green planet..

Happiest of Days...

Take the short cut...

The short cut is the quickest way most effective way...
yes always true...

If one considers all the factors, this is true.

If your outcome is to get say money the fastest way possible
you may decide to rob a bank, or hack a bank...
but have you considered what would happen if you were caught?

How to enjoy money from inside the iron bars? oh, well
drawing board...

sometimes taking the time to become a doctor - do the internship - start the practice -
master the practice - expand the practice - franchise the practice...
may be the quickest way to your goals --

So to take the short cut - take the time required to do some planing
Know your outcome -
Make the plan-
keep these in View = KIV

and do the daily steps and you will get there..

get some help and advise from professionals along the way
or study with a mentor.

Do self improvement. 

Keeping on...

sometimes we are just to tired to walk on.

Great take a nap ~ if you are safe..

other times just keep on putting one foot in front of the other.

When you give your word.... do it.

You will feel better for it.

I am tired today, I did this blog anyway..

so I go to sleep happy that I keep my word.
and tomorrow my companion helper,
my so called subconscious will be ready for a really great day....
because I kept my word to myself...

I met my minimum standards today.

I took the time to study what I said I would.
to write what I said I would.
to do what I said I would.

There are few things I could move to tomorrow
so I could get these done today...

KIV and Keep your word...

Make you world your way.

Happy eve.