Fighting Temptation

Pray. With pure intent from your heart, your prayers and your thoughts are heard. Do not see them as enemy for they are you. There is no separation from they who wish to do you harm. There is no separation from those who would try to drive you to fear. They are you. They are scared and yet they do not know it. They have lost their way. As evil as they may be and as wicked as the thoughts and images they show may be, forgive them, for they truly have forgotten. Love them. Shine a light on them. Allow them to remember.

Ye shall reap what ye sow. Sow the seeds of love and the fruit shall be bountiful. Sow the seeds of hate and anger, and ye shall cry forever more.

Thoughts on Vibrations

I understand why people use the term vibration. I believe it comes form the idea that all of us are energy. I remember when I took physics they would describe energy as vibration because each particle (which is also energy) oscillates or vibrates. So for instance, when you throw a baseball, it really does not go in a straight line or in an arc depending on how you throw it. It actually moves in a wave pattern as it follows its particular trajectory. In physics, people are taught that depending on the vibration of a particle, something either has more energy or less energy.

I sometimes have objections to those terms because it gives the idea that some have more energy than others and that therefore some are better than others. People also assume that because they can hear more that they are more. I suppose it goes back to my own struggles with ego. To me “energy” is borrowed. It is shared. It doesn’t belong to any of us and is not us. It is not all we are. It is one way of describing not defining.

People also hear these tones, which some describe as vibrations. They assume that depending on the frequency of the tone, it means the spirit is either good or bad or has a certain intent. They never think to themselves if it’s all a distraction to separate. I try to avoid those terms. I understand why they are used, but I try to be careful with how I use them because I don’t like feeding the separation that we often do to ourselves.

To me, the Creator and us are neither just energy nor vibrations. We just are, and to me that is good enough. We exist. We are breathe. We are soul. We are spirit. We are love. We are all that is. We are all that was. We are all the ever will be, and yet we are everything and nothing all at the same time.

Rejoice with Me

Do not judge the happiness of another by those things that would make you happy. Even in poverty, and hunger, there is still happiness. Though the sun may beat down on my face and my cracked skin may tell a story of hardship, there is still happiness. Though my bones may creak and my joints may ache, there is still happiness. Do not pass me by and feel sorry for the life I have lived. I have made my choices by my own will. Though I may wander the streets, and I may lay my head under a different tree each night, do not feel sorry for me, for my spirit is as free as the day I was born unto this life. Though I may speak to the wind and play among the chirping birds, do not feel sorry for me, for they are my friends and I am free. Do not feel sorry for my life. Instead, rejoice! Rejoice with me, for I have found a happiness so great, it cannot be described. Rejoice with me, for my hardships are mine and they remind me of whom I am. Rejoice with me, for in this moment you see my spirit as I also see yours.

Deception

Deception does not always have to come in words. Deception does not always have to come in appearance. In holding back from others we can also deceive. In holding back the truth and in trying to hide our true intent we can also deceive. By pretending to not know something, or by dancing around the truth, we not only deceive others, but we also deceive ourselves. Like a fist grasping to hold onto water, our lies become fruitless attempts at holding onto that which is seen through the heart. As much as we would like to hide our true intent, and as much as we would like to cover up the truth, sometimes the smallest gestures are all that need to be said. Whether it’s a hug, a smile or a nod, our hearts speak to each other. Without even a glance, your spirit is one with mine, and you are my brother and sister in this life and the next.

There is no need to be anyone but you. There is no need to impress. There is no need to hide. There is only you and there is only me, and we are One. Speak your mind for there is no judgment in being you. Speak your heart and sing the joys of your spirit for there is no judgment in being you. Follow me for only as long as one foot wishes to follow the other, for there is only you.

Peacemaker

To be a peacemaker means to shine a light on darkness. To be a peacemaker means showing love where there is hate. To be a peacemaker means bringing calm where there is confusion. To be a peacemaker means showing even handedness instead of blind judgment. To be a peacemaker means showing compassion instead of disregard. Peace be upon the peace makers for they show us who we are.

On the Path I Travel

On the path I travel, I have had to say things that have made others hurt.
On the path I travel, I have had to do things that made others think I was crazy or on drugs.
On the path I travel, I have had to walk away from a life I knew.
On the path I travel, I have had to forgo my pride and my ego.
On the path I travel, I have met beautiful souls.
On the path I travel, I have found my true self.
On the path I travel, I have found the Creator.
On the path I travel, I have discovered that there were others before me.
On the path I travel, I have discovered that there are those behind me.
On the path I travel, I have discovered that there are those with me.
On the path I travel, I have discovered that I am never alone.

Around the bend I go, where this sidewalk goes, nobody knows.

Sowing the Seeds

What does it mean to follow one’s heart? Does it mean to please those around you, whether they are your family or close friends? Does it mean to please your spouse, or your children? Does it mean to please angels or spirits? Does it mean to please society? Our lives are intertwined with all that is around us, from people to plants to animals. We are all connected. And though some of us may try to please others for the sake of another’s happiness, we must learn to look to our own heart. One’s heart can only be subdued for so long before it cries out to be heard.

Some say that by pleasing others, they are in fact pleasing themselves and pleasing God. Though this may be true, we must stop long enough to look to our own heart. Nothing is hidden. This life is a gift for each of us. Though it is each our choice to decide how we wish to live and which path we choose to take, our motives are always known. We may convince our family and friends. We may even convince ourselves. No matter how much convincing we try to do, our intent is always known for the seed was planted long before we were created.

The World as it was Meant to be Seen

There may come a time in your life when you feel you must warn someone about something, whether it is an event that is to come or about the attitudes that some may have. And though you may run the risk of appearing crazy or insane, you must ask yourself, what would be better, to appear crazy and have said something or to sit idly by while you watch the destruction of the people you love, or perhaps of perfect strangers. Ask yourself what you would want to happen if the shoe was on the other foot. Would you want someone to step in and assist you? There comes a time in our lives when we must ask what is more important, the opinions of others as it pertains to our sanity, or living truly as we are with no fear. Fear not the repercussions of living true to your heart, for this life is a short one. One day you will be asked why you did or did not follow your heart. What will you say? Will you say you were scared of making a fool of yourself? Will you say you were afraid no one would listen to your rantings? Will you ask what difference it would have made? Remove your fears. Remove the barriers of your mind, and you shall see and experience the world as it was meant to be seen and experienced.

They Too Shall Know

Consensus is not a necessary indicator of the truth. If your heart leads you to one place and the minds of others leads them to another place, do not doubt yourself. Do not doubt your place in this world, nor where your heart has taken you. Instead, pray for yourself and for others that the truth may be revealed to you all. For in knowing the truth and living the truth, you are set free.

Mind not those who would seek to turn over every rock and look in every hole, for what they seek they do not know. They claim they are looking for themselves, but they look everywhere and to everyone but themselves. They try new beliefs as if they were new suits, but they do not know the consequences of their actions. They say they seek and that there is no harm, but they do not look beyond themselves. Do not judge them for in time they too shall know.

We are One

Man has been created and destroyed more times than he knows and yet he claims to know God’s will. He would assume God’s intent and would have God’s will be his own. Man knows what he knows, but only by God’s will. It is true we are a part of Him and He has created us, but we should not fool ourselves into believing that we are gods ourselves. We are One. There is no past. There is no future. There is only now and We are One. Each thought is connected. Each action is connected. Each individual is connected and We are One. In a flash We are created and destroyed and We are One. In a flash God expresses Himself and His love for us and We are One. God is not looking for Himself. He’s giving us a chance to know Him, by knowing ourselves.