Echoes of Why

Centering myself

I had forgotten just how much I love MySpace. Most of my friends there are all fellow humans trying to live at a higher level of consciousness. Very wise souls who post the best bulletins.

From these I'm led to many inspirational places. This morning, I'm watching 90 second inspirational videos on You Tube - nothing but soft music and random quotes. Here is my favorite from today's journey:

"To love a person is to learn the song that is in their heart - and to sing it to them when they have forgotten." ~ Anonymous

 

 

Today's Wisdom Quote

"I have learned, that if one advances confidently in the direction of his
dreams, and endeavors to live the life he has imagined, he will meet with 
success unexpected in common hours."
~Henry David Thoreau 

This was today's message from Renaissance Unity. Then, shortly after reading this email message, I was listening to the Bhagavad Gita Philosopher's Notes (mp3) and Brian also stated this same quote plus more:

"He will put some things behind - will pass an invisible boundary. New, universal and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him. Or old laws will be expanded and interpreted in his favor, in a more liberal sense, and he will live with license of a higher order of being."

This goes back to the Law of Attraction. And even though I've seen it working in my life for the past couple of years, it's only been recently that I've achieved a level of Faith that has enabled the Universal Laws to take control of my life.

"Faith is expectancy" (Eric Butterworth). "When a person is devoted to something with complete Faith, he gains the object of his devotion" (Bhagavad Gita).

I have complete Faith that I will achieve, and am on the path to achieving, my Soul's purpose in this life.

And so it is.

Emerson quotes:

Well, at least the ones that resonate with me at this moment. I'm mindfully meditating again and I was led to Emerson. So let's see what kind of wisdom I can glean from these quotes!

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen." 

I'm working on this one (trust), very actively, though.

" A friend is one before whom I may think aloud."

Again, very thankful to have Mary in my life! I needed to surround myself with like-minded people that "get" me.

"All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason."

Love that metaphor! I needed to hear this as I'm sitting here wondering which direction I'm supposed to go in. I know certain things by instinct, and I have to trust that it is the way I'm supposed to go.

I feel like if I don't teach, I will shrivel up and cease to be alive. And I mean metaphorically speaking as well. I'm so freakin' "alive" right now, it's approaching uncontrollable! I feel as if I have all this knowledge, all the common sense wisdom and I need to GET IT OUT! I need people in my life who can help me do that! Of course, my problem is with the waiting game. And thus the original Emerson quote that brought on this particular stream-of-consciousness:

"How much of human life is lost in waiting?"

So there! I don't feel so bad about wanting it NOW! And it fits with my ENTJ (The General) personality! I make up my mind that something needs to be done and I get it done. And I don't want to wait!

On that note, I went to go read an old email to the pen pal from 2005. I didn't find what I was looking for, but I found this:

"I made up my mind to STOP questioning and just accept the mystery. I decided that I was going to have faith and create the life I wanted."

I guess God thought I needed a reminder - LOL. I just have to laugh at how spot-on the instantaneous wisdom is! So, FINE! I'll stop pursuing my path at lightening speed and decrease it to a quick sprint - LOL!

And also contained in this letter was the story of how I 'ran' into Dr. Wayne Dyer by accident. And his message made complete sense to me and it was the catalyst that I needed to start this wonderful journey!

Ok, a few more of my favorite Emerson quotes:

"Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet."

"Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail"

"God enters by a private door into every individual."

"I awoke this morning with devout thanksgiving for my friends, the old and the new."

"I hate quotations. Tell me what you know."

And the grand-daddy of them all:

"None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone."

Mine's not a whisper though - it's an ear-piercing scream that I MUST teach. Intuitive Sonya Choquette told me that years ago and I didn't know WTF she was talking about. I've come a long way in 5 years!

Bring it on!

Thought for Today

"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic."
~ author unknown

THIS IS SOOOO TRUE!

“All we need to do is allow more joy and love into our experience.   We need to really choose it, to allow ourselves to feel it, paying attention, choosing to be alive and to be kind; allowing ourselves to feel and to be nurtured by the natural order of the Spirit of God. When we choose and allow it, the dramas fall away and dissolve.” -- Patricia Sun

A Quote I indentify with...

This quote held wisdom for me at least.... it is from the book "The Last Temptation of Christ" by Nikos Kazantsakis:

"My principle anguish and source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh...and my soul is the arena where these two armies have clashed and met."

Wisdom of the Day

"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself." -- Alan Alda

"Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated."
---Coretta Scott King

My wish as well..

"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'."

--Erma Bombeck

Truth in Words

I read this today:

"Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't."

I find this the case when people come to me for advice or wise words.  Most of them already know what I'm going to say.  What's nice is when they realize this and actually begin to implement change.

It is never too late to be what you might have been

As I was standing in line for a buffet last weekend, I was in an exceptionally positive mood. There were lots of people, most of whom were in their senior years, at least chronilogically.

I took the opportunity to ask each person, standing around me or sitting beside me, to tell me something wise. It was remarkable how people reacted. Most were just pleased to just be noticed.

This got me thinking about my up-coming 20th High School reunion. I  had the idea of putting a survey question, of sorts, on a postcard and having classmates answer, either anonymously or not. The question:

"What have you learned in the past 20 years that you wish you would have learned earlier in Life?"

There's something to ponder...

"It is never too late to be what you might have been."

Anything is possible...when you believe.

"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change."

I first heard Dr. Wayne Dyer speak these words 2 years ago. I understood the concept but it would be another year before I implemented them in my own life.

It really is true. Thoughts have energy and if you are steadfast in surrounding yourself with a positive energy field, your entire Life will reap the rewards.

Anything you desire you can 'create' - simply by believing and staying positive. Some people think this is a bunch of "hooey", but I'm living it. 

I haven't come anywhere close to perfecting this in my Life, but I work at it every single day.

Confirmation of an idea...

"When you begin to see every difficulty as a test in order to instruct you, you'll find lessons & opportunities in every challenge." - Wayne Dyer

From Anthony E. Baker:

As we are beginning to realize, bacteria are slowly becoming immune to antibiotics. The bacteria that survive the life threatening situation become stronger as a result of the fight. It is the same with human beings. Only adversity brings about growth. That is why the spiritual path is difficult. Anyone who believes that it is going to be easy should give up now. There is a distinct co-relation between an easy life and superficiality. (I should say no more.)

Development of our spiritual side has for me always meant facing a fear. Often a fear that I never knew I had. Each fear faced brings growth. If I were offered an easy life, I would without hesitation, turn it down. I am pleased with how far I have got and look forward to my next disaster.

I don't think I've ever had "disasters", but definitely "fine messes".

Albert Einstein

"A human being is part of the Whole...He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest...a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is, in itself, a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security."   - Albert Einstein

People in My Life

PEOPLE IN MY LIFE

 People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime.  When 

you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person.  

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need 

you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, 

to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, 

emotionally or spiritually.  They may seem like a Godsend and they are.  They 

are there for the reason you need them to be.  Then, without any 

wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or 

do something to bring the relationship to an end.  Sometimes they die. 

Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up and force you to take a stand. 

What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work 

is done.  The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on. 

Some people come into your life for a SEASON, because your turn has 

come to share, grow or learn. They bring you an experience of peace or 

make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They 

usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy - Believe it, it is real - 

but only for a season. 

LIFETIME relationships teach you lifetime lessons, things you must 

build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation.  Your job is to 

accept the lesson, love the person and put what you have learned to use 

in all other relationships and areas of your life.  It is said that love is blind 

but friendship is clairvoyant. 

 Thank you for being a part of my life, whether you were a reason, a 

season or a lifetime.

Widsom

Be the change you want to see in the world. -  Gandhi

To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.