To start the day off right, first thing in the morning, after the dog goes out, I sit with a cup of herbal tea and read the Daily Guides in Science of Mind Magazine. From time to time, I’ll paraphrase the ones that hit me hard. This one is by Ron Fox on keeping the faith.
“Prayer is not an act of overcoming God’s reluctance, but should be an active acceptance of His highest willingness.” Science of Mind text.
“The point of power is in the present moment. We can make a shift anytime we choose.” Louise Hay.
“Our lack of faith can be a way of accepting the status quo, a failure to move beyond what is comfortable and familiar. We cling to what is, rather than seeing what could be. The spiritual path is a process with no final destination. It is one long opportunity to learn and grow. In difficult times… our faith (in the top two quotes) can transport us to new levels. We emerge on the other side of problems transformed and renewed.” Ron Fox.
“The essence of struggle is to become new, rather than simply becoming older.” Sister Joan Chittister.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Quotes
“When you don’t feel the way you ought to act, if you just act the way you ought to feel, then you WILL feel the way you ought to act.” - William James
“Sin is an obstruction in the heart; an inability to feel and comprehend all that is noble, true and great, and to take part in the good.” –The Talmud
Faith sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. Unknown
“Sin is an obstruction in the heart; an inability to feel and comprehend all that is noble, true and great, and to take part in the good.” –The Talmud
Faith sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible. Unknown
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Beliefs, Part One
Beliefs – You’ll See It, When You Believe It
Do you ever wonder what you REALLY believe? Sure, you've got those sunny, optimistic aphorisms you chirp when you're feeling 'up', (not to mention the gloomy, self-flagellating mutterings you spew when you're feeling down!), but what do you REALLY belive?
Here's a sure-fire way to find out:
If you REALLY believe something is possible for you right now, it's already showing up somewhere in your world. In every area of your life, your results are the out-picturing of your inner beliefs, the illustration of your inner story.
Chances are your life is neither total crap nor complete bliss. This is because your true beliefs are neither all-limiting, nor all-empowering. This experiment will help you get a clear sense of which beliefs led to the creation of your current circumstances…
1. Pick one area of your life to focus on. Make careful note of the 'facts' of your situation in this area. What's showing up there? Example - Work: How are sales? Your work relationships? What does your work area look like? How do you compare to others in your field? How satisfied are you? What trade-offs are you making?
2. Beliefs create experiences. For each observation you made in step one, complete the following sentence: 'I created this experience based on the belief(s)…'
Examples:
a. I run the fastest-growing firm of its kind in the city. I created this experience based on the belief(s):
• I can run a firm well.
• Growth is possible in this economy.
• I enjoy competition.
b. I work 11+ hours per day and never sit down to eat. I created this experience based on the belief(s):
• If I slow down, I will lose the game.
• I have to do it if I want it done right.
• Success demands self-sacrifice.
3. Review your list of beliefs, checking to see which ones serve you and which ones don't. You can use the following questions as a guide...
a. Does the belief feel good as you read it?
b. Is this a belief you'd like your children, or all the children of the next generation, to be taught?
c. If you transferred this belief to another area of your life, would it create desirable results there?
4. Put a star next to the beliefs that you'd most like to upgrade or shift.
Do you ever wonder what you REALLY believe? Sure, you've got those sunny, optimistic aphorisms you chirp when you're feeling 'up', (not to mention the gloomy, self-flagellating mutterings you spew when you're feeling down!), but what do you REALLY belive?
Here's a sure-fire way to find out:
If you REALLY believe something is possible for you right now, it's already showing up somewhere in your world. In every area of your life, your results are the out-picturing of your inner beliefs, the illustration of your inner story.
Chances are your life is neither total crap nor complete bliss. This is because your true beliefs are neither all-limiting, nor all-empowering. This experiment will help you get a clear sense of which beliefs led to the creation of your current circumstances…
1. Pick one area of your life to focus on. Make careful note of the 'facts' of your situation in this area. What's showing up there? Example - Work: How are sales? Your work relationships? What does your work area look like? How do you compare to others in your field? How satisfied are you? What trade-offs are you making?
2. Beliefs create experiences. For each observation you made in step one, complete the following sentence: 'I created this experience based on the belief(s)…'
Examples:
a. I run the fastest-growing firm of its kind in the city. I created this experience based on the belief(s):
• I can run a firm well.
• Growth is possible in this economy.
• I enjoy competition.
b. I work 11+ hours per day and never sit down to eat. I created this experience based on the belief(s):
• If I slow down, I will lose the game.
• I have to do it if I want it done right.
• Success demands self-sacrifice.
3. Review your list of beliefs, checking to see which ones serve you and which ones don't. You can use the following questions as a guide...
a. Does the belief feel good as you read it?
b. Is this a belief you'd like your children, or all the children of the next generation, to be taught?
c. If you transferred this belief to another area of your life, would it create desirable results there?
4. Put a star next to the beliefs that you'd most like to upgrade or shift.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Think Tank, Part Five, Part Two
Identity - Who am I (us/we)? Am I a spiritual being having an earthly experience, or a body dreaming I have a soul – which rarely gets involved in my real, everyday life? Am I a butterfly dreaming I am human or…? Bottom line here, we want to commit to spiritual reality, unknown and mysterious as it is, as our fundamental ground of being. To me, at this point, this is an either/or. Our experience is both/and, lots of outer worldly and a little spiritual, but to the extent there’s any ‘Truth’ it’s that we’re spiritual first, now and last.
Unlearning – we have lot of unlearning to do, getting our bloated nothingnesses out of the way of the divine circuits. Big, exciting opportunity here! Resign as your own teacher, you’ve been badly taught.
Knowing - We have to let go of what we think we know; to open to the mystery, face the fear; to resign as out own teachers because we have been badly taught. There is that within that knows, the Big Self; if I let go of my Little Self, my ego, the Big Self will be all that is left, will shine thru as me.
Safety – much safety is needed; compassion, kindness and gentleness, to let go, open and surrender.
Nature – We are not separate from Nature, but a part of It. That’s why we feel so moved by It’s grandeur and other attributes, it awakens our awareness of that, those qualities, in us; It reminds us of who we really are, our Big Self, our potential. Of course, that can be depressing when we compare that to our typical everyday, cop-out life style, and of how we too often cut Nature and even God Itself, down to ego scale, the scale of our Little Selves.
Alchemy, transformation, expansion, boundless and boundary-less, omni-potent, omni-scient, omni-present; Quantum mechanics and black holes
Judgment – we can not do it; are literally unable to; judge not because it is bad and sinful, or because you, too, are a miserable sinner; but because judgment is always from the ego perspective and is only as valid as is the ego.
Ozzie & Harriet Effect – depressed and unmotivated by unrealistically high standards, not good enough, a failure, unsuccessful, because unlike the ideal, which was phony to begin with; unrealistic expectations; no expectations are neutral, a level playing field.
Gratitude – Creates openness, possibility, safety, optimism, accepting what is
Reality – What is, isn’t, and what isn’t is; Reality is what we say it is [projection makes perception]; consensus reality exemplified by the transition from flat earth to round earth views; Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – even when we know there is an alternative reality, that is not just an alternative, but actually Real, we hold on to the shadows.
Unlearning – we have lot of unlearning to do, getting our bloated nothingnesses out of the way of the divine circuits. Big, exciting opportunity here! Resign as your own teacher, you’ve been badly taught.
Knowing - We have to let go of what we think we know; to open to the mystery, face the fear; to resign as out own teachers because we have been badly taught. There is that within that knows, the Big Self; if I let go of my Little Self, my ego, the Big Self will be all that is left, will shine thru as me.
Safety – much safety is needed; compassion, kindness and gentleness, to let go, open and surrender.
Nature – We are not separate from Nature, but a part of It. That’s why we feel so moved by It’s grandeur and other attributes, it awakens our awareness of that, those qualities, in us; It reminds us of who we really are, our Big Self, our potential. Of course, that can be depressing when we compare that to our typical everyday, cop-out life style, and of how we too often cut Nature and even God Itself, down to ego scale, the scale of our Little Selves.
Alchemy, transformation, expansion, boundless and boundary-less, omni-potent, omni-scient, omni-present; Quantum mechanics and black holes
Judgment – we can not do it; are literally unable to; judge not because it is bad and sinful, or because you, too, are a miserable sinner; but because judgment is always from the ego perspective and is only as valid as is the ego.
Ozzie & Harriet Effect – depressed and unmotivated by unrealistically high standards, not good enough, a failure, unsuccessful, because unlike the ideal, which was phony to begin with; unrealistic expectations; no expectations are neutral, a level playing field.
Gratitude – Creates openness, possibility, safety, optimism, accepting what is
Reality – What is, isn’t, and what isn’t is; Reality is what we say it is [projection makes perception]; consensus reality exemplified by the transition from flat earth to round earth views; Plato’s Allegory of the Cave – even when we know there is an alternative reality, that is not just an alternative, but actually Real, we hold on to the shadows.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Think Tank, Part Five
Process Core Principles
The steps we go thru
Permission Transaction
Empathy
Wholeness, Allness
Truth-telling, no matter how terrible, Be who you are – all of who you are - Big Self/Little self, both/and
Validation – Accepting/Loving What is no matter how bad
Need to Choose
Can’t Know
Mystery
Surrender to It
Big Self/Formless – Little Self/Form
Pain is a Threshold
Grow into Big Self, Expand Comfort Zone
Die to the small self to move to the big self, help people thru the grief and pain with lots of things including vision, surrender, optimism, empathy
Opt more for the Formless
Optimism, Vision
Cultural Creatives/Cultural Constraints
Own Your Power, Take Responsibility, Stop Being a Victim
Projection makes Perception - What we put out, from the inside, is what we see on the outside. So do the inner work first, and the outer will take care of itself. Go to the connected soulful place and do from there. It’s like if the movies out of focus, you don’t go up to the screen (outer) to fix it, you go to the projection booth (the heart, mind, soul).
The Three Ws – Who, What & Where - It doesn’t matter what you do, but who you do it with – ego or spirit; it doesn’t matter what you do, but where you come from – inner or outer, spirit or world/ego. Coming from the ego/world place creates more of the same; it’s tinkering with the images on the screen. Come from a different place, the unknown, mysterious (to the ego), spiritual place and we can not only get it in focus, we can change the movie. If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.
Pain - What does pain mean? Progress – going in the right direction; or failure – wrong direction and punishment?
Right & Wrong - There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’; there just is, and is, is always ‘right,’ just what’s there to work with. Our choices, feelings, beliefs and stories make it ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Use other words for ‘right’ and ‘wrong,’ such as ‘accurate’ and ‘inaccurate;’ ‘working’ and ‘not working;’ ‘peace, compassion and flow’ and ‘strife, striving and stress.’
The steps we go thru
Permission Transaction
Empathy
Wholeness, Allness
Truth-telling, no matter how terrible, Be who you are – all of who you are - Big Self/Little self, both/and
Validation – Accepting/Loving What is no matter how bad
Need to Choose
Can’t Know
Mystery
Surrender to It
Big Self/Formless – Little Self/Form
Pain is a Threshold
Grow into Big Self, Expand Comfort Zone
Die to the small self to move to the big self, help people thru the grief and pain with lots of things including vision, surrender, optimism, empathy
Opt more for the Formless
Optimism, Vision
Cultural Creatives/Cultural Constraints
Own Your Power, Take Responsibility, Stop Being a Victim
Projection makes Perception - What we put out, from the inside, is what we see on the outside. So do the inner work first, and the outer will take care of itself. Go to the connected soulful place and do from there. It’s like if the movies out of focus, you don’t go up to the screen (outer) to fix it, you go to the projection booth (the heart, mind, soul).
The Three Ws – Who, What & Where - It doesn’t matter what you do, but who you do it with – ego or spirit; it doesn’t matter what you do, but where you come from – inner or outer, spirit or world/ego. Coming from the ego/world place creates more of the same; it’s tinkering with the images on the screen. Come from a different place, the unknown, mysterious (to the ego), spiritual place and we can not only get it in focus, we can change the movie. If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.
Pain - What does pain mean? Progress – going in the right direction; or failure – wrong direction and punishment?
Right & Wrong - There is no ‘right’ or ‘wrong’; there just is, and is, is always ‘right,’ just what’s there to work with. Our choices, feelings, beliefs and stories make it ‘right’ or ‘wrong’. Use other words for ‘right’ and ‘wrong,’ such as ‘accurate’ and ‘inaccurate;’ ‘working’ and ‘not working;’ ‘peace, compassion and flow’ and ‘strife, striving and stress.’
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Think Tank Alternative Life Navigation System - Part 1
Think Tank Radio’s Alternative Life Navigation System
Human life has four dimensions: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical. Everyday, ‘normal’ American middle class reality, ‘consensus reality,’ ignores two and emphasizes two – ignores spirit and emotions, and emphasizes mental and physical. Navigating life using only two of the four dimensions is not only difficult but creates difficulties.
The four dimensions are not distinct compartments or silos, but are varying forms of a single energy, with differing frequencies or vibrations. Think of them on an Energy Continuum with the least dense, highest vibration, most invisible and ubiquitous form, the spiritual, at the left, and the most dense, slowest vibrating and visible form, the physical, at the right, with mental next to spiritual and emotional next to mental.
Up ‘till now, individually, culturally, societally – as individuals and as a society, Western Civ has used only two of the four forms of energy available. Think Tank Radio’s Alternative Life Navigation System would help us use all four forms of the energy available to us, right now. That’s right, we don’t have to put the spirit and the heart into life, it’s already there waiting to be used.
We call it an ‘alternative’ navigation system, because it shifts away from the current over-emphasis on the mental and physical, to include the spiritual and emotional as equal partners and options. The alternative seeks to correct the imbalance by over-emphasizing spirit and emotion, and de-emphasizing the mental and physical.
This shift at the core of Think Tank Radio’s Alternative Life Navigation System would answer the famous Zen question, “Am I an earthly being having a spiritual experience, or a spiritual being having and earthly experience?” by saying we are first and foremost spiritual beings having earthly experiences. The Think Tank shift is also similar to a shift in perception called the ‘field/ground’ reversal – please see the picture to experience this shift. An example of a ‘normal’ field ground relationship is reading. In reading the field is the blank white space and the ground is the black letters. In this ‘normal’ way of perceiving, there is no meaning in the white space, the only meaning, value and power, is in the black letters. In a field/ground reversal, we look for meaning in the field, in the blank space, not in the letters, the ground.
Human life has four dimensions: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional and Physical. Everyday, ‘normal’ American middle class reality, ‘consensus reality,’ ignores two and emphasizes two – ignores spirit and emotions, and emphasizes mental and physical. Navigating life using only two of the four dimensions is not only difficult but creates difficulties.
The four dimensions are not distinct compartments or silos, but are varying forms of a single energy, with differing frequencies or vibrations. Think of them on an Energy Continuum with the least dense, highest vibration, most invisible and ubiquitous form, the spiritual, at the left, and the most dense, slowest vibrating and visible form, the physical, at the right, with mental next to spiritual and emotional next to mental.
Up ‘till now, individually, culturally, societally – as individuals and as a society, Western Civ has used only two of the four forms of energy available. Think Tank Radio’s Alternative Life Navigation System would help us use all four forms of the energy available to us, right now. That’s right, we don’t have to put the spirit and the heart into life, it’s already there waiting to be used.
We call it an ‘alternative’ navigation system, because it shifts away from the current over-emphasis on the mental and physical, to include the spiritual and emotional as equal partners and options. The alternative seeks to correct the imbalance by over-emphasizing spirit and emotion, and de-emphasizing the mental and physical.
This shift at the core of Think Tank Radio’s Alternative Life Navigation System would answer the famous Zen question, “Am I an earthly being having a spiritual experience, or a spiritual being having and earthly experience?” by saying we are first and foremost spiritual beings having earthly experiences. The Think Tank shift is also similar to a shift in perception called the ‘field/ground’ reversal – please see the picture to experience this shift. An example of a ‘normal’ field ground relationship is reading. In reading the field is the blank white space and the ground is the black letters. In this ‘normal’ way of perceiving, there is no meaning in the white space, the only meaning, value and power, is in the black letters. In a field/ground reversal, we look for meaning in the field, in the blank space, not in the letters, the ground.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Think Tank, Part Three - How it Might Work
Our – the Deki, Steve, Nancy process of give and take, discussion, and action bounded by shared vision and goals – building a new commons oriented to facilitating a world that works for everyone [and all the CC values], is part of the product we will sell. The vehicle or the product will be Coaching Groups.
Benefits of Groups – Why Participate?
• Learn how to own your ‘problems’ and see them as opportunities.
• Be the change you want to see. Live and actualize more most cherished ideals and values. Come out of the closet. Take a stand.
• Make a difference in your own life and at the same time, make a contribution to community and civil society
• Help others do the same in your Group
• Opportunities for leadership
• Start groups in other areas of your life, church, business, athletics, politics
• Refresh your soul, be creative, and shift your consciousness as you open yourself to fun, joy and expansive experiences of perennial wisdom as you use spiritual technologies.
The Groups would be open-ended with no content other than participant problem solving/opportunity seizing. We would, during the normal interaction and dynamics, point out coaching opportunities and techniques and encourage Group members to coach one another. Thus they not only learn to solve problems and seize opportunities using our patented world renown spiritual technologies, they learn how to coach themselves, loved-ones, and others they relate to. We thus make a difference and help them make a difference.
We can do the Groups live on internet radio or other appropriate technology. People would need an access code to participate, but everyone could listen, then sign-up to participate. There could be a fee for this.
Simultaneous linearity. Somethings before others, but everything nurturing and supporting everything else. Building community with awards and developing and operating coaching groups. The two will serve one another. I see the community building as epiphenomenal – as a side effect of the groups: as we do the groups, and the people in them, do their own groups, ad infanitum in a pyramid, we build community.
Groups could be demographic/niche specific: a transition group, GLBT group, a mom’s group, a dad’s group, a GenX group, a bankers group, a teen group, a small bus group.
Benefits of Groups – Why Participate?
• Learn how to own your ‘problems’ and see them as opportunities.
• Be the change you want to see. Live and actualize more most cherished ideals and values. Come out of the closet. Take a stand.
• Make a difference in your own life and at the same time, make a contribution to community and civil society
• Help others do the same in your Group
• Opportunities for leadership
• Start groups in other areas of your life, church, business, athletics, politics
• Refresh your soul, be creative, and shift your consciousness as you open yourself to fun, joy and expansive experiences of perennial wisdom as you use spiritual technologies.
The Groups would be open-ended with no content other than participant problem solving/opportunity seizing. We would, during the normal interaction and dynamics, point out coaching opportunities and techniques and encourage Group members to coach one another. Thus they not only learn to solve problems and seize opportunities using our patented world renown spiritual technologies, they learn how to coach themselves, loved-ones, and others they relate to. We thus make a difference and help them make a difference.
We can do the Groups live on internet radio or other appropriate technology. People would need an access code to participate, but everyone could listen, then sign-up to participate. There could be a fee for this.
Simultaneous linearity. Somethings before others, but everything nurturing and supporting everything else. Building community with awards and developing and operating coaching groups. The two will serve one another. I see the community building as epiphenomenal – as a side effect of the groups: as we do the groups, and the people in them, do their own groups, ad infanitum in a pyramid, we build community.
Groups could be demographic/niche specific: a transition group, GLBT group, a mom’s group, a dad’s group, a GenX group, a bankers group, a teen group, a small bus group.
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