Friendship and Oneness (excerpt)

Who am I? Who are this thing call “you”? The physical realm in which we have come to know as “real” separates these things. In this excerpt from my upcoming book about finding what is lost, we examine this complex topic in friendly terms…

Friendliness is next to godliness. Whenever you create a friendship, you create for yourself an opening into Universal consciousness. This is because each of you is a unique part of the whole, and, in unison, you amass a greater piece of the wholeness—which is what each of you has come here to experience, in the physical.

The curious nature of interpersonal relationships is that you are experiencing both duality and oneness at the same time. This creates a certain degree of confusion around who you are compared to that who appears in your life as the “other”. These are all aspects of your own soul’s adventure from the seemingly unknown to oneness. Sometimes the other causes you to re-examine parts of yourself which you have over-identified with and which needs to be expelled from your energy bodies.

Past Lives, Present Living Quotes

While we can’t always know what life has in store for us, some of us still wonder whether past lives…call it karma…may be the reason for certain things that affect us. I’ve already posted a question about your belief around this thing called “past lives”, but there’s no doubt that all of us have a finite time upon the earth. There’s a saying that there’s only two things you can count on, death and taxes…and one of those you can “avoid” for sometime…before succumbing to it!

A misty memory of possible past lives is like treetops peeking above fog; unclear, but intriguing to think about.

Here are some more quotes, originally written for a different book…one which was designed to be published before this year (2012), talking about predictions…and pithy commentary on human conditions:

• As memories of the individual soul’s “past lives” are remembered in the lifetime, one must be careful to not put too much emphasis on the passages out of life called “death”, but rather focus on the lessons of that lifetime as it pertains to this one.
• Whenever you think of someone—alive or “dead”—they are also thinking of you; be careful then, what thought-forms you are creating. Thought plus intent creates reality, as you understand it.
• Death is not the final frontier; it is merely one part of a continuing journey of the soul.

I would love to hear my reader’s thoughts about what these quotes “bring up” in your consciousness!

The Face of Courage, Heart of a Lioness…Gabby Giffords!

I was so moved by watching this video, I wanted to post my “take”…here on my blog.

There are few people who can say that they were shot in the head and lived to tell about it. One of the “lucky” people happens to be a woman who exemplifies all the qualities that anyone of us would be lucky to have. Today, she announced in a video on YouTube that she will be stepping down from her seat in Congress after a year of recovery.

Her face says it all…

Giffords' Announcement to Retire from Congress (MSNBC 01/22/12)

Look hard at this courageous face and ask yourself, could you be so strong? Could you go through this event and not be changed in some intrinsic way? Could you withhold blame and move forward, as confidently? Likely, you have no idea…if you have within yourself the heart of a lioness.

My heart goes out to her and her family, of course, but her retirement from Congress is a such a loss to the leadership of our fine country. As the MSNBC journalist points out, she was universally respected and admired even before this incident…even more so now that they can see what I see…how special this woman is. How much she has yet to do.

It is my hope that she can make even more amazing strides on your long road to recovery…but, look how far and how fast she has already come! No doubt it is because of the legion of well-wishers and heartfelt support that continues to receive…from myself as well. It is my belief that it is in no small part because of our energetic support that she is healing so well. Prayer and its like can, and does, provide for miracles everyday; Gabby is a visible reminder of that.

Get better soon, Congresswoman Gabby Giffords! It is my hope that you can  find your way back to Congress…someday…because this country needs more people like you!

New Year, New Venture…MetaRead360!

As far as the new year…2012…is concerned, newness is the theme. This is a time for renewal, hope for things to come and thankfulness for all that life has to offer…even if, at first glance…it’s hard to see why!

I’ve started pulling together the business that I’ve been planning on launching for the last year or so…starting with a small press, which I’ve named, MetaRead360. It will have several associated imprints, but primarily focused on all things metaphysical. My first publication will be my own book, several years in the making, called “Lost & Found: Finding the ‘Lost’ I AM…Within YOU!” It’s a collection of metaphysical writings that go back to 2007, when I started penning pithy sayings that were originally to be part of a work of fiction. After awhile of sharing these with my Yahoo!Group, I was encouraged to pull phrases into paragraphs, and finally into short articles. They were also posted on a now-defunct metaphysical site, Gaia, and finally decided that they needed to become a book.

I’m putting out a call for new, metaphysically-directed authors to be considered for the MetaRead360 imprint. Do you already have a book…published or not…that you have full-rights to still? I’m looking for original work, both metaphysical non-fiction and fiction. I already have four authors who will be publishing with me…you could be part of my new small press. I expect to have between 6-10 authors to start, so that I can give the first ones my full attention! Could it be you?

Also, with this new year, and after having two people in my life go from juicy to done, I am on my own again. Don’t be sad for me…I’m not. There’s never anything quite as freeing as knowing you’ve made the right decision…even when that decision means you’ll be single…at least for awhile. I’m confident that I’ll have just the right person (or people) show up in my life that is perfect for where…and who…I am right now.

As my own, upcoming book says, “Now is the perfectly ripe time to be who you came to this earth to be…” Who ever you are, right now, in this moment, you are simply you. I am simply me. So, be here, now…as I am, present and accounted for in this new year of 2012!

The Heart of the Matter & Understanding Feelings

Whether you are now in a loving relationship or not, it’s often difficult for human beings to understand how they feel about each other…regardless of the type of relationship it is. Be it romantic, friendship, or something altogether different, one might say, hostile, envious or hateful, we do so  more as a matter of heart, then of head.

When I first started writing down quotes that were supposed to be from the mouth of a child, but very much of a higher consciousness, I began to notice some patterns emerging. Once I’d gathered these together in one place and sorted through them, they fell nicely into topic areas that I’d started writing longer pieces about…that eventually became the chapter headings for my book.

Several of these chapters contain sentiments relating to our emotions and, in particular, how we feel about others in terms of relationships. It can be hard for us to sort out just how we feel when emotions are running particularly strong…both positively and negatively. Be it a former spouse, who we once loved enough to marry, but now “hate”, or a consummate enemy who turns out to be our greatest teacher, strong emotions…heartfelt emotions…don’t necessarily prove to be the most reliable.

The following short “quotes” do not actually appear in my current book, but are consistent with this section heading of the same name. Perhaps they will be used in part in another book.

• We spend most of our lives seeking the ‘happiness’ factor that eludes most of us. Happiness can’t be bought, borrowed or stolen…second-hand, it is like attending a banquet without being able to taste any of it.
• That which has always existed, which you call God or the Divine Presence, cannot be readily explained within the limited context of your language; this is why there will always be a disagreement about this concept. Find solace then in the knowledge and feeling which radiates from your heart.
• Each being has purpose; the purpose of being is not always apparent, but it is why we’re here.
• Life is simpler when love is present.
• Love is the most misunderstood of all human emotions. It is limitless in capacity and the only thing that you cannot live without.
• There is no safety in matters of the heart.
• When honesty is tempered with compassion, relationships flourish; when honesty is amplified by fear or malice, pain or anger is almost always the result.