Understanding Belief (Part II)

Belief is such a powerful thing. Its double-edge sword of manifestational potential is simply incredible. You and you alone wield the power within your reality, but you must understand how it works in accordance with the laws of the universe. In Part I, I attempted to give you an integrated perspective into the mechanism of this force known as the law of attraction, and provide for you a simple affirmational tool to help you in achieving whatever it is you may want in life. Before I move into other aspects of belief however, I want to refine a few areas of understanding in what I shared earlier so as to give you some important contextual clarity.

In my last installment I stated, “…as we transition ever deeper into the heightened vibration of our new spiritual paradigm, the karmic connection between our seed thought and its out-pictured effect will become even more apparent in our conscious perception…Within this heightened vibratory reality, you may begin to experience the creation of thoughts manifesting at increased speed and in direct proportion to what energy you are feeding to the cosmos.” While this is true and we must remain vigilant in our exercise of mental discipline, there still exists a degree of lag time, which allows us a grace period to change our manifestational intent (if we want to) before actual out-picturing occurs. Even though this lag time will become increasingly shorter as vibrational reality increases, it will still be there for those who have not yet mastered greater control of their thought energy. I only say this to provide some peace of mind as we move ever closer to our divine evolution. The good news is that within this heightened evolution there is an expanded awareness and understanding, as well as a greater conscious connectedness with universal thought and divine omniscience. In other words, there’s no need to worry during this transition, for Source energy will provide what you need for your personal evolvement. You will quickly grow into your expanded awareness (Awaken) and an ever increasing connected consciousness based on divine love.

That said however, within this context I also want to continue to make you consciously aware of the duality of this universe (positive and negative), and the potential detriment in allowing fear to permeate your consciousness. You do have the power; you really do. As Eleanor Roosevelt so aptly put it, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Also true, no one can make you feel fear or any other emotion without your consent. Your creational energy is inside/out; that is, whatever you choose to feel is within your power. Your inalienable right is to decide what your next thought will be. I bring this up continuously because one of the by-products of our current state of world crisis is the continual building up of fear consciousness. This is precisely what we do not want to have happen, for it affects the energy field we all live in. A growing mass consciousness of fear in tandem with a heightened rate of vibrational reality is not a good combination. It will take like-minded individuals like you and I to counter this fear-energy-based mass consciousness with the power of love energy. We must be conscious channels of love. If we all become conscious beacons for this love force, outflowing its energy everywhere we tred, there is simply no way for fear to overtake it, and the love-based vibratory transition that is intended will occur as it should.

Now getting back to the recap here, I would like to provide some reinforcement in the affirmation exercise I provided in Part I. One thing that I want to re-emphasize here is the importance of feeling excited about the thing you are creating. This is the thought/feeling combination that I spoke of last time. Visualization is a great tool while doing this affirmation. Close your eyes and see yourself doing or enjoying the thing that you are creating on the inner. Really get into it. What you are seeing on the inner is in fact “real” there; it exists. It only needs to out-picture here (now). Think of it sort of like a mail order or Internet purchase that you might make. You place the order, give your credit card info and receive a confirmation number for the order. You now own it; you are simply waiting for UPS or FedEx to send it. This example is precisely how you should frame your belief and feelings quotient as you create your reality. You have it NOW. You’re merely waiting for it to get here. Use these refinements in your understanding of how this Law of Attraction works, and I am certain you will come to a personal conclusion and confirmation that all of this stuff is real.

One final piece. Everything that you have already created in your life will need to run its course (its karmic conclusion), but you have the power to change your future based on what you think NOW. This gets the creative energy flowing that provides you with the changes that will occur down the road. But you must accept it now and focus on the solution; not the problem (and in the perfect way).

In my next and final installment on the subject of belief, I’m going to go in an entirely different direction from where I started in Parts I and II. I’ll show you how this other aspect of belief is equally relevant and pivotal in our understanding of a relationship with God and how that relationship grows and changes as we grow. I hope you check it out. There is a lot to uncover when we begin to peel back the onion of spiritual truth, and the truth is we will never stop learning (remembering) and growing; there’s always a plus element to our expanded awareness and consciousness. Good thing too, since we live in eternity as Soul. We need something to do.

Understanding Belief (Part I)

Napoleon Hill and other scholars often used or expressed sentiments based on the phrase, “Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve.” This idea goes quite a long way in identifying the construct of our physical existence and existential outflow. Within this construct though, is an antecedent that is equally compelling and powerful. If we look at this phrase from its opposite perspective, we come up with something like “If you cannot believe it or conceive it, you cannot achieve it.” The common denominator in both of these affirmations is belief. Belief is the prime ingredient in determining the outcome of a task, goal, or challenge. If you cannot believe a thing is possible, then it is likely that the outcome will mirror this original intent. Both of these formulaic summations are directly impacted by the universal spiritual principle that many have come to understand as the Law of Attraction.

This law of attraction is a neutral law. It is important to understand this and its implications right away, for ignorance of the law is no excuse. As a neutral force, it does not place a value judgment on any thought, feeling or desire, one way or another. Metaphorically speaking, it is the Genie in the lamp who does not limit its grantee to 3 wishes but repeatedly states, “Your wish is my command.” This neutral force surrounds us at all times and is activated by what we think and what we feel. I want to highlight the words “think and feel” because these two energies go hand-in-hand in the out-picturing of a thought or belief; more on this a bit later.

My mother was a college professor and dynamic orator. She used to speak to many an audience on how to take charge of ones life. Often she would use a phrase that I first heard in my youth and has stayed with me throughout my adult life; “A thought is a prayer.” What she meant by this is that in exactly the same way we exercise the intent of petition through prayer, our thoughts basically create the same effect and outcome. The cosmic energy makes no distinction between a formal petition through prayer and an impassioned thought. Now, as we transition ever deeper into the heightened vibration of our new spiritual paradigm, the karmic connection between our seed thought and its out-pictured effect will become even more apparent in our conscious perception. It is for this reason that I have repeatedly written on the importance of practicing mental discipline. Within this heightened vibratory reality, you may begin to experience the creation of thoughts manifesting at increased speed and in direct proportion to what energy you are feeding to the cosmos. Without vigilance and proper discipline, chaos could quickly fall within your personal universe. This chaos often comes from the feeding of fear energy and victimized thinking into your consciousness. Our current economic climate has certainly helped to feed this beast with ever compounding energy. Within this energy cycle, the law of attraction only feeds on what you are giving it, so if you continue to feel fear, it provides the conditions by which you can continue to manifest this energy. You can stop this vicious cycle, however, with intentioned thought energy, and a shift from focused energy of the problem to focused energy on your desired outcome. With conscious recognition of how this energy works, you can begin to direct your intentions to create abundance in your life with ever increasing speed and proficiency, regardless of outside conditions. It is not a given, though; you still have to do the necessary work, but the cause and effect relationship becomes ever shorter.

Now I had mentioned earlier the importance of the words “think” and “feel” within the context of belief and the power of manifestation. These two inner forces form the perfect tag-team in our ability to get what we want. Many people have explained this concept in different ways, and I’m sure that by virtue of universal truth we are all to some degree saying the same thing, but I want to emphasize the importance of these two energies in tandem from a unique perspective. Everything begins as a thought. Then the goal and effort is made to transfer this seed energy into an outward manifestation. Thought alone does not always accomplish this end game. It is through the combination of thought energy and feeling energy (belief); an emotional passion which helps in the persistence and consistency of the original thought to eventually manifest a thing into physical reality. The “feeling” or emotional energy is important because it serves as the last ingredient (the pull-through energy) needed to manifest in the physical. This is because the emotional energy (some call it astral energy) is thought to correspond with an inner plane that is positioned directly outside the vibrational field of the physical. In other words, its vibrational rate is slightly higher than physical reality. As such, it is considered by many to be the final doorway before physical form is created. Many may dispute this and argue the described cosmology as pseudo-science. That is their right, but my intention and motivation here is to give you a logic-based understanding of how this creational mechanism works so that you can employ the proper techniques in creating your reality.

Now how we put this belief into practical use is relatively straight forward. With belief as our foundation, I will provide you with an exercise that I learned very young and have utilized throughout much of my life. When done properly, its outcomes can be utterly astounding. The exercise in the form of an affirmation goes like this:

“I accept the perfect _______, with the perfect_______, in the perfect way.”

Breaking down these components,

the beginning phrase “I accept” is important because you are telling the cosmos that you accept whatever you are trying to manifest NOW. To say “I want” only tells the cosmos that its energy should remain in the future; you will always want it, not have it. “Accept” brings it in the now; you’ve already received the gift.

“the perfect____” is telling the cosmos that whatever you desire will be perfect for you. You may not know what “perfect” means because you simply don’t know enough, but this neutral energy is an intelligent force, and its goal is to create the perfect manifestation.

“with the perfect_____” provides you with a certain level of specificity, but I would caution you not to get too specific; just enough that it meets your fundamental requirements.

“in the perfect way”. This is probably the most important part of the affirmation, because again, you don’t know enough, but the spiritual energy is omniscient. It is not your job to tell this force how you want it done, it is only for you to plant the seed in the proper way. Then “Let go and let God”, as the saying goes.

Try this in your next manifestational exercise and let me know how it goes. I’d like to hear how it works for you. One extra piece of this equation is to continue to visualize what you want. Again, focus on the goal; not the problem.

Finally, I’d like to end this post with another quotation from my mother that she was famous for uttering, “You have the power to define…define what it is you choose to be in your life and how you choose to live it.” Again, it comes down to belief. This belief gives you the power to define who you are in your own terms, not the terms that others may try to place upon you. Regardless of outside forces that attempt to manipulate you into thinking that you are not worth the space that you occupy, you have the power to determine your divine grace. Remember, you are a spark of God awareness. You come from Source. You are no less great than anyone else in existence. You just forgot this. Your powers and abilities are limitless, but you don’t believe it, therefore it is not. Belief begins with belief in yourself and your divine heritage. Be the great Soul that you were already created to be. You have the power to define. Define it.

What Is a Quantum Leap?

The phrase “Quantum Leap” has become a somewhat overused part of our social vernacular during the past several years. As such, the use of this term has become synonymous with major change, exponential growth, even a dimensional shift. While these generic references may perhaps provide a cursory glimpse into what it implies, in truth it is much more subtle and malleable than this. As just stated, some believe that quantum means a major shift. It may indeed have a major impact, but in truth it is an infinitesably small enhancement that is often indiscernible to our senses, nonetheless signifying a new paradigm.

Wikipedia states that “In physics, a quantum leap or quantum jump is a change of an electron from one energy state to another within an atom.” In our common vernacular, it has come to mean a radical change in the nature of something that is synonymous with an advancement or growth of some kind. All of this gets us closer, but its magnitude is still elusive. The term “quantum” itself actually means a discrete and often undetectable shift, but one that takes something to a different level; a new place. To put it another way, its actual mechanics are on the micro level, but its impact is on the macro level.

How and why is this spiritually significant? Because, as discussed in several earlier entries of Awaken to One, we are indeed entering into a quantum shift of energetic vibrational change. It is a creation wave that is currently impacting us now and will continue to have amazing results for each of us individually as well as the universe as a whole.

One of the most elegant aspects of our vast universe, which has continued to be impressively explained through the science of quantum mechanics is that there is a direct correlation and similarity of what happens on a micro level to what occurs on a macro level. The same shifts and designs (appearances) on the atomic level tend to also occur on the celestial level. This change of atomic characteristics from one energy state to another has an affect on the vibrational level of a thing. If this shift is great enough, it can affect all things.

What we’re talking about here is the enhancement and refinement of our vibrational density to another level; a higher level. With it our conscious awareness is expanded. Our understanding of the universe and the multiple dimensions in and around it is growing, and most importantly, or inner recognition of our Divine Source is being awakened and fully realized. With this higher vibration, even our physiology is changing. Our ability to manifest what we want in our lives will begin to occur much more rapidly, which makes it very important to practice mental discipline. Some of you are witnessing these occurrences already; others may be starting to connect the dots to things that have been and are currently going on in your lives.

With this expanded awareness, many pre-conceived notions and beliefs will begin to fall away, because you are now beginning to remember more and more the Divine truth that is implicit in your makeup. It has always been there, but now the sleeper awakens. It is indeed a major paradigm shift, and with this change there are bound to be some bumps and bruises along the way. But this is a part of the change process. Please know that in the grand scheme of things everything is in perfect order.

It should be pointed out here that evil, bourn from fear, cannot effectively function within this highly charged vibrational field. But fear can also hold us back and we have a choice as to whether or not we want to live within this consciousness, regardless of outer circumstance. Remember, your life is an inside/out creation and manifestation. Only higher consciousness with its foundation in love can prevail and live in this space. Ponder the implications of this for a moment. Again, one must choose where he/she intends to live and to be. Do not allow negativity and fear to hold you back. You have the power to decide where you want to be and where you want to go.

Where this quantum shift comes from will be explored more in later discussions, but like any wave, vibrational or otherwise, you need to make the decision and have the courage to ride it. If you don’t, you will be left behind until the next wave comes. As for me, there’s no time like the present.

Realign Your God Settings (Part II)

After receiving a number of interesting comments from my last entry (Realign Your God Settings), I thought it might be a good idea to continue on this consciousness track a bit further. I will indeed be discussing in future dialogues a lot of things related to this idea of making sure we are all in vibrational alignment with Spiritual energy so as to benefit from its healing force. From this alignment we can all move higher into a positive evolutionary direction, as is the purpose and function of this Divine energy.

As I had stated before, “…we are in an increasing transitional vortex of universal energy, where things are moving much more rapidly than they were before. As such, we are at a quantum crossroads of opportunity where we can either evolve into a higher state of collective spiritual consciousness, or become trapped for a very, very long time into a stagnating state of course, dense fear-centric consciousness.” In this holographic template we know as the physical, everything around us is composed of varied states and levels of vibrational energy, from the most coarse (mineral state) to the most refined (Soul awareness). Because Soul’s vibrational energy is so high, in order for us to maintain a viable presence in this physical universe we need to occupy and maintain a vehicle that is aligned with this denser physical vibration to express ourselves and have identity on this plane. That vehicle is the human body. Our body is indeed a magnificent temple, and we should be grateful for it and treat it with the utmost respect and care. We must, however, understand that we are not our body; it is simply not us. It is only a vehicle. We are Soul, a Divine spark of God awareness that is eternal. We only inhabit this body, which is in truth nothing more than a highly sophisticated biological computer, for a finite period of time. At the time of expiration, our Soul leaves this temple but our full awareness remains intact as we move about in the inner planes of Spiritual reality. At some point we may choose to reincarnate into another physical form, or remain in the inner worlds pursuing our own personal evolutionary course.

While we are in this physical form however, it is important to understand from a Spiritual perspective how this machine operates, and what are the many influences that can be placed upon it. In a manner of speaking, we (Soul and body) are all highly refined transmitters for electro-magnetic energy and influence. While we may or may not be consciously aware of it, we are constantly being bombarded (and in some cases influenced) by these electromagnetic forces all the time. These forces often have direct influences on our feelings and emotions, which begs the question, are we our thoughts and feeling? To this I would say no. Depending on the close alignment with your own vibrational energy and ability to receive, you may or may not be able to consciously perceive these energies but they can effect you just the same. These vibrational sources can range from magnetic tidal forces along with full moon and gravitational influences to feelings of paranoia as a result of strong EMF fields while near electrical outlets or larger electrical grids like telephone wires, or even computer screens.

Everything is energy, and our physical machine can be directly or indirectly influenced by this energy. Like a computer has software to operate its systems, our biological computer software system comes in the form of what we call DNA. This DNA stores all of the minute information about us and affects our ability to communicate both within the physical spectrum and in the inner worlds. Not only does it contain the software protocols that operate our human system, it is also vulnerable to software downloads in the form of electromagnetic energies as well as biological influences. All have an impact on the operating systems of the body and can affect optimum output and performance of this bio-machine. This is why it is important to take care of your body (what you put into it nutritionally and through exercise), as well as what vibrational energies and influences you allow into your consciousness. This latter part goes into my earlier discussion about modern technology and the need to reconnect with Spirit through silent meditation/contemplation and nature. If we continue this computer analogy a bit further, we realize that stress can be considered a software program (perhaps even a computer virus) that over time has a direct negative influence on the body and its ability to function properly. Disease is more often than not caused by “dis-ease”, or stresses on the body that eventually manifest into physical forms such as cancer and other medical conditions.

Now I’m not a scientist nor do I play one on TV, but through my own in depth research I have begun to uncover more and more empirical evidence of how this magnificent machine operates beyond our limited physical senses. As such, we all need to be consciously aware that our current surroundings are influencing us in ways that we may not be aware of, and not necessarily to our benefit. Again, I encourage all of you to look deeper into the realities that are all around us and peel back the onion of information and Spiritual awareness further to gain these many insights for yourself. I will always attempt to bring things of this nature to light for you, but you have to do your own heavy lifting in terms of research and inner dialogue to connect with the omnipresent and omniscient force that is always in and around us. Once we begin to tap into this energy at will, there is nothing that can stop or harm us. However, as long as we continue to live our lives from the limited perceptions of the physical and its inherent illusions of separation and non-connectedness, we will forever be trapped in the coarse energies that will only hold us back from our true purpose. It’s time to make a change in your perception. It’s time to break from the confines of conventional thinking and seek truth for truth’s sake; wherever it may lead you. Everything I say to you in these writings are not designed to be taken at face value, but challenged and researched so as to resonate to your own personal state of consciousness. You are not your body and you are not your thoughts. You are Soul. It is time to live from this perspective and see things as they really are. I will be digging deeper into these truths as we move forward, and I look forward to your insights and dialogue as we make this trek together.

Realign Your God Settings (Part I)

Ponder this concept for a bit; we are all Divine Sparks of God essence sent down into the lower spiritual worlds for the express purpose of gaining experience and remembering who and what we are as Soul in order to make the journey back home to our Divine origins of Source energy, or God. In this journey we are given everything we need to successfully make the trek back and forth, including the super-sensory tools of cognition, perception, intuition, creativity, manifestation, and an inner awareness and connective wiring that allows us the ability to both communicate and travel at-will into the inner worlds. The problem is, we forgot. In our multiple cycles of life, death and reincarnation, we begin to remember little by little the tools at our disposal, testing them incrementally until we come to a milestone of spiritual awareness where we actually understand what this whole trip is all about. We become more and more comfortable with the concept of God and are moving deeper into a personal understanding that this higher power loves us and has our back. The issue now becomes, how do we communicate with this love force in such a way as to be able to sustain and maintain a more consistent one-on-one relationship? Welcome to Awaken to One - 101; Connecting to Your Divine Source.

In many ways this process of connection can be compared to the tuning in of an AM/FM radio trying to get a specific station. The pulse wave of radio communication is constant and in all directions, but we may not yet be tuned in to hear or understand its frequency. This frequency is on a particular ban and it is up to us to tweak the dial just enough so that we are able to align the radio and tune-in to the right station. In much the same way our goal is to align ourselves with this God frequency. How do we do this and is it hard to do? Well as the saying goes, “The longest journey begins with a single step.” We all have the innate ability to instantaneously tap into this vibration and it is not hard to do, but it does require that you align yourself with the energy as opposed to it coming to you. The vibratory energy is always around us, but we have to increase our own vibratory rate of consciousness and awareness to a more refined place so that we can begin to pick it up, communicate with it, and interact within the wonders of its offerings.

We can do this on a number of levels, and in the course of both this writing and future entries, I will attempt to interject a variety of ways that we can bring ourselves into a greater alignment with this energy. First and foremost is the exercise and practice of mental discipline; that is, identifying and monitoring the flow of your thoughts and shifting this flow into a more aligned space of universal love. As I have stated in earlier writings, everything begins as a thought, and it is out of this thought that your life becomes manifest. The energy is always there for the express purpose of exercising your inherent ability to create your own universe. Whatever is the hub of your wheel is what will outflow. So ensuring that your thoughts and consciousness are at a place of universal love, devoid of fear, is an essential first step. This is accomplished in large part by what you choose to bring into your conscious awareness in the first place.

It is worth mentioning here that the current influence of modern technology and ubiquitous media sources such as TV, radio, and the Internet are in many ways disconnecting us from our God settings; it is dictating and determining the vibratory rate of our mass consciousness here and now. We are all being fed to a large extent extremely low vibratory consciousness input (garbage in/garbage out), and our societal responses of violent interactions are a testament to its malevolent effectiveness. Our news cycles are now at an addictive 24/7/365 pace, and we are constantly being fed negative information and barraged by tabloid journalistic fodder that is at best a major distraction and at worst an effective form of mass brainwashing and mind control.

I’ve been struck recently by a rather eerie commercial campaign being shown on television about a new Internet service known as Hulu, where Alec Baldwin explains how Hulu is a plot by “evil aliens” to turn the human brain into gelatinous goo, ripe for alien consumption. In talking about our obsession for constant television and Internet stimuli, he states “…and the best part is that there’s nothing you can do to stop us. What are you gonna do; turn off your TV and Internet?” The unfortunate truth is that this parody is closer to truth than many realize. How many of us can go a day without looking at television, surfing the Web or texting on a Blackberry (not even mentioning evil aliens)? It is time for us to take a much needed hiatus from daily television, Internet, radio and communication devices, as well as the endless daily news cycle, and embrace the beauty of silence for a while. It is vital that we begin to listen with more conscious awareness to our inner voice; the one that is constantly trying to get you back to your true origins.

If cutting yourself off completely is an impossibility for you, then at least set aside 15 to 20 minutes a day to sit in raptured silence and send love to your Creator in whatever form best works for you; whether it be chanting your personal mantra or simply repeating the word “love” over and over until you feel this sensation flow through you. Perhaps you can take this time to read something that resonates with you spiritually. This act alone can begin to increase your rate of spiritual vibration. It is also important to take a moment and embrace nature, either by taking a nature hike or just a stroll in the park. We need to reconnect to our inner selves and spiritual surroundings, and not be held at the mercy of our modern technology. This technology is supposed to serve us, not become our masters.

I have mentioned at the beginning of this Awaken to One blog series and throughout these writings that we are in an increasing transitional vortex of universal energy, where things are moving much more rapidly than they were before. As such, we are at a quantum crossroads of opportunity where we can either evolve into a higher state of collective spiritual consciousness, or become trapped for a very, very long time into a stagnating state of course, dense fear-centric consciousness. Again the choice is yours, ours, all of us. We must first become aware that this crossroads exists and do what is necessary to connect to it and pass this message forward to our fellow Souls. If enough of us awaken to our true purpose and divine identity, we can be assured of our enlightened spiritual evolution. If not, then there will be a long hard road before we are back to this key cyclical moment of evolutionary opportunity. In the coming weeks and months, I will be talking more on this subject. The message is out. The truth is upon us. Our light bulbs are coming on and the inner communication is blaring. Do we choose to listen and heed the call to the next level of unfoldment or will we ignore the inner calling to this essential Awakening? I know where I’ll be. I hope you will join me.

The Hub of Your Wheel

Our world today is so fixated on material wealth and possession, that in many ways it has become the new religion. I say this because in so many instances it is the driving force for one’s motivation, identity, self worth, and measure of success; it is perceived by many that money is the key to happiness. The drive for the almighty dollar has created a dog-eat-dog mentality awash in Machiavellian tendencies that have made even the noblest of humans consider choices and rationalizations that he or she would have never pondered under less dysfunctional circumstances or conditions. In the final analysis though, the quest for material wealth for wealth’s sake becomes a hollow pursuit. Don’t get me wrong. I like money as much as the next guy and I understand very poignantly how our society has established this man-made stimulus as the measure of a person’s worth and security. But after all of the toil, blood, sweat and tears pass, it does not lead to self-fulfillment or happiness; not really. It is merely a necessary evil that society has placed upon us humans as a means of creating hierarchical delineation and a functional plasma for the pulse of industry and commerce.

I mention this because so many of us seem to have lost our way and forgotten what is truly important in our lives. People have forgotten that true happiness and worth is not dictated by one’s wallet or bank account. What has also been forgotten is that our outer circumstances are created by us. As Soul we are endowed with unlimited creational and manifestational energy and potential. The question becomes what do we choose to have at the core of our being? A significant question because whatever emanates from this core will determine what manifests in your life. It is the hub of your wheel of existence; what you hold to with the greatest value; what you place your attention on the most that will determine what out-pictures in your day-to-day existence, and ultimately your life. This is all-important because whatever is at your core will determine your level of true happiness.

Many years ago, I was a drug treatment counselor at a methadone clinic. In this capacity, I worked with a large caseload of clients struggling with poly-substance abuse; that is, a primary addiction to heroin but with multiple addictions ranging from cocaine abuse and sexual addiction, to alcoholism and prescription drug abuse. These individuals were just like any other person, but got caught up in the cycle of addictive behavior due to outer circumstances they couldn’t cope with. Very often as I worked with these individuals, I would see how their behavior created a self-perpetuating cycle of pain, addiction, momentary recovery, and relapse. It was so frustrating for them to go through and me to witness, and I began to view this work as the Never Ending Story because the cycle would go on and on with the same clients coming back over and over again like a revolving door. It was so difficult to measure success. Over the course of my interaction with them, a pattern began to emerge that proved to be incredibly insightful to me in my own life quest for spiritual understanding. When probing deep into what motivated my clients to behave in the ways that they did, it became clear to me that they were all trying to fill a void in their lives. In filling this void, whatever was at the center of that person’s awareness and focus was what their life became about. In this case, drugs. This core of their concentrated awareness created the outward spokes of torment, danger, fear, guilt and constant anxiety about where the next fix would come from. This was the center of their being; this was what life was about for them.

It was not enough to tell them to stop and understand that what they were doing was horribly dangerous and life threatening (they weren’t stupid, they already knew). It became clear that the only way that this addictive behavior could be changed was by replacing it with another addiction; another hub for their wheel. The question was what would that new hub be? Ultimately I began to understand that they were actually looking for the same thing; they were all looking for escape from pain, and the source of love, protection, nurturing and guidance that we all seek. They were all looking for Divine Source, for God. They just didn’t know it consciously and used artificial stimuli to achieve temporary escape and succor. When our discussions would reveal this to them, making no value judgments on how they should exercise their personal belief, many of them began to understand and became deeply enmeshed again in their church, temple or synagogue. They ate this new addiction up with the same zeal as using. Over time, many of them felt the old pulls of addiction falling away. Though it was one day at a time, they were creating a new hub for their wheel, and out of this new center emanated a whole new way of life for them. It was and is a daily struggle, but some did make the connection and turned their life around.

Though we may or may not have a history of addiction in our own lives, the journey and choices are still much the same. When it comes to monetary wealth, many people whose lives are filled with financial abundance often find this satisfaction to be fleeting. It serves as their hub or center, but it is artificial in nature and fails to ultimately fulfill them. Things are out of balance. In my own life, I continue to do the things necessary to fulfill my obligations and society’s monetary requirements but I understand that this is not who and what I am, it is only what I do to take care of myself and my family. The center of my life is my recognition and understanding that I am from a Divine Source, that I am one with God; that I am Soul. This is my center. Everything else is just something to do to help me better understand myself and remember with greater awareness where I come from.

In these trying economic times, it becomes increasingly challenging to keep one’s attention on God while going about the daily struggle for financial well-being. But hopefully you begin to realize that making the attempt serves as the very means by which you attain abundance. By placing your attention on your Higher Power, you remember that you are never alone and that you are filled with unlimited creative energy. What you place your attention on will manifest. When done with the right attitude there is no limit to what you can create in your life, regardless of outer circumstances. It is ultimately your choice. You can remain the victim, or the center of your own creation. Where you place your center will determine what your life will be. Choose well. Be happy.

Everything is Spiritual

We are all on an amazing journey. Its origins began in eternity and continue forward into infinity. We were brought forth in order to become aware that we exist. We begin experiencing incarnation after incarnation, making us stronger, wiser and more aware of who and what we are in the process. We are the seeds of the Divine, multiplying into infinite diversity and experience. It is the light fragmenting into a multiplicity of vibrational rates and levels of existence. It is us and we are It. It all…we all come from a Divine Source – a Divine plan. Its essence is Spiritual. Its truth is All That Is.

When we awaken to one we begin to realize that everything has a Spiritual significance; a Spiritual relevance. As referenced in my last blog, A Daily Contemplation (March 18th, 2009), I write, “We understand that everything in life is Spiritual, and that we walk on Holy ground everyday.” It’s all a matter of perspective. Where do you view your reality from? What is your truth; your frame of reference? The same overarching truth is in front of each and every one of us everyday, but we all see it differently based on our state of awareness; our state of consciousness. Many consider truth to be hard and fixed, but in fact it is malleable and dynamic.

Consider for a moment the analogy of sunlight as truth. It is absolute truth, beaming its raise of wisdom in all directions at all times. We receive the warm light of this truth, but in fact we only receive one tiny portion/beam of this infinite, omnipresent light. Our perspective is solely based on where we are in our respective orbital universe. We only see and experience one ray amongst millions going out in all directions simultaneously. It is only when we shift our perspective (shift our awareness and state of consciousness) to a much different place that we begin to see this same truth in a whole new light. It is the same truth, but now we are in a different place.

Not only are we in a different place, but the more we grow the greater our capacity to take in more light. As we embark on this journey of new light, we realize that everything in life is indeed provided for us and put in front of us to fulfill an important spiritual mission, to teach us. More significantly, to help us remember. Sometimes the lessons are painful, brutal, and hard to reconcile. Sometimes they are easy. All times they are filled with potential growth and promise. Always it is here to move us to a different place; to a more refined state of awareness.

The deeper we go into this journey of discovery, the more we are able to realize something else. That is the ability to discern the wheat from the chaff. Our discrimination faculties become more and more refined, and we are better able to identify divine truth from dogma and disinformation. Our “gut” serves more and more as a barometer for truth, and our inner perceptions and refined communication allow us to begin to see beyond what we are presented with on the surface. We are better able to cut through the density and find our way more and more to the light. It is our Divine right to do so.

As we move through this journey, we are able to see every action and reaction that we observe and experience with greater clarity the Spiritual understanding. Some things still surprise us. More things do not. We continue to ebb and flow in our levels of awareness and acceptance, but we become better able to find the balanced middle, and see things from a more neutral perspective, void of judgment and lingering negativity. We begin to trust our inner communication and judgment with greater certainty. We refine our personal connection with Source. We move to a different place. We are humble for we know we are no better than anyone else, but we see things in a whole new light; a Spiritual light. We see God’s plan in everything and everyone, and we realize that in this world of duality, both polarities of energy, negative and positive are by design looking for that place of integration and balance moving back to Source.

The work goes on; we still have peaks and valleys for the ebb and flow of Spiritual existence does not occur in a straight line. But now, we are more aware and more in control of what we choose to allow in our universe; our Spiritual space. We control our own destiny and we choose the direction of our life’s journey. This is what the road to self mastery is all about. This is the road we are all on whether we realize it or not. Yes, everything in life is Spiritual, and we do walk on holy ground everyday. The question becomes, are you now aware of it and how do you intend to live the rest of your life?