random daily musings

I tried on a dress today that a friend saw in a store window & told me I HAD to have. I went to see it & it was incredible, backless, full length, an almost velvet stretchy material with a pattern of very deep, dark red roses. It was perfect except for the front cleavage, which was an inch or two too low. But it was custom made and another could be made just for me.. if the perfect opportunity shows up. But regardless of if I actually ever wear it again or not, I was so glad I tried it on, It’s so me! & now it will live with me forever. ; ) Thanx.

 

 

Conversations with God – Chapter 13 – Book 2

How can I begin?

 

Be a light unto the world, and hurt it not. Seek to build, not to destroy.

Bring my people home

 

How?

 

By your shining example. Seek only Godliness. Speak only in truthfulness. Act only in love.

            Live the Law of Love now and forevermore. Give everything, require nothing.

            Avoid the mundane.

Do not accept the unacceptable.

            Teach all who seek to learn of Me.

            Make every moment of your life an outpouring of love.

            Use every moment to think the highest thought, say the highest word, do the highest deed. In this, glorify your Holy self, and thus, too, glorify Me.

            Bring peace to the Earth by bringing peace to all those whose lives you touch.

            Be peace.

            Feel and express in every moment your Divine Connection with the All, and with every person, place and thing.

            Embrace every circumstance, own every fault, share every joy, contemplate every mystery, walk in every man’s shoes, forgive every offence (even your own), heal every heart, honor every persons truth, adore every person’s God, protect every person’s rights, preserve every person’s dignity, promote every person’s interests, provide every person’s needs, presume every person’s holiness, present every person’s greatest gifts, produce every person’s blessing, and pronounce every person’s future secure in the assured love of God.

            Be a living, breathing example of the Highest Truth that resides within you.

            Speak humbly of yourself, lest someone mistake your Highest Truth for a boast.

            Speak softly, lest someone think that you are merely calling for attention.

            Speak gently, that all might know of Love.

Speak openly, lest anyone think you have something to hide.

            Speak candidly, so you cannot be mistaken.

Speak often, so that your word may truly go forth.

Speak respectfully, that no one be dishonored.

Speak lovingly, that every syllable may heal.

Speak of Me with every utterance.

Make your life a gift. Remember always, you are the gift!

Be a gift to everyone who enters your life, and to everyone whose life you enter. Be careful not to enter another’s life if you cannot be a gift.

(You can always be a gift, because you always are the guft – yet sometimes you don’t let yourself know that.)

When someone enters your life unexpectedly, Look for the gift that person has come to receive from you.

 

What an extraordinary way of putting it.

 

            Why else do you think a person has come to you?

            I tell you this: every person who has ever come to you has come to receive a gift from you. In so doing, he gives a gift to you – the gift of your experiencing and fulfilling Who You Are.

            When you see this simple truth, when you understand it, you see the greatest truth of all:

 

I HAVE SENT YOU

NOTHING BUT ANGELS.

 

 

 
pic from: www.autowitch.com

As an experiment pay attention and note how everyone you talk to acts towards you.. think of it as a reflection of how you treat others. I tried this today.. it was so cool. It was almost as if everyone knew & was incredibly nice to me - I'm sure even more nice than usual. It was like the universe set it up just to  me happy. : )

 

I have been big on essential oils, esp. since last summer when I went home to NB. My mom was very into it, & so was my sister in law, Judith, previously. Judith died while I was there on vacation, I was so fortunate to have been able to be there with her, my brother & a few very close friends of hers when she died. After this, I wore a blend called Forgiveness (by Young Living) all the time. You know when something is just drawn to you? I kept hearing forgiveness everywhere when deciding which one to get. It was almost like a message from her. It contains: Melissa, geranium, frankincense, rosewood, sandalwood, angelica, lavender, lemon, jasmine, roman chamomile, bergamot, ylang-ylang, palmarosa, helichrysum and rose. Its quite a combination & it’s still my favorite.

 

- I have a strong memory of Randy putting Rose oil on Judiths pillow in the hospital.

 

I am going through a lot in my life, but find myself for the most part with an overlying feeling of optimism and peace which I attribute to rawness, esp eating lots of leafy greens, essential oils and through these & other ways raising my vibrational frequency. ; ) lol  - I didn’t mean it like that.

My friend was talking last week about matters of consequence. She described me as being a matter of consequence to another person. Maybe I was, hopefully I am. But what I am getting to is that it led me to a book - and it seems I am one of the few people on the planet who has not read it. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery. It’s a very easy to read 100ish page children’s book which is very deep because it explores the secrets of what is really important in life.. reflections on what are real matters of consequence.

- one of my favorite parts is at the beginning when he draws an elephant inside a boa constrictor and shows a grown up & he thinks it’s a hat (they usually do) he says “grownups never understand anything by themselves and it is tiresome for children always to be explaining things to them” Then he says whenever he meets any grownup who seems at all clear-sighted he shows him the picture.. but if they say it’s a hat “Then I would never talk to that person about boa constrictors, or primeval forests, or stars. I would bring myself down to his level. I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties. And the grown-up would be greatly pleased to have met such a sensible man”

Was such a good book! ..enjoyed it thoroughly, Thanx for pointing it out & lending it to me. Appreciate u lots!

pic - The Little Prince by Alen Botica
http://www.korculainfo.com/art/alen/alen-botica.html

 

I dreamt last night of being at a carnival with my mom & we were ordering pizzas, hers was pepperoni, strange cause she’s been a long-time vegetarian, mine was cheese.. lots to it but the main thing was the guy who owned the pizza company, we talked & talked, had so much in common, we were like the same, all these things.. and then it got .. ummm well, there’s lots & lots more ..But the main thing is how strong the dream was, its interesting how some dreams just haunt you for a long time after.

 

A Good friend of mine gave me very good advice today. It seems common sense but I had never thought of it like this before. He told me it’s important to know where you stand. This is what you own. Have your priorities clear. Know what things are important to you- things that you will protect and support. For me its:  my family, my art, my raw lifestyle, my spirituality, and exercise. These things form the core of who I am, they keep me rooted.

The advice came because I was upset about a peripheral thing.. but peripheral things come and go.

 

- You can only hold one conscious thought in your head at any one time.

 

- Thinking about problematic life situations gives them energy. When your mind goes to a situation that brings you down, lowers your energy, it is important to remember that you don’t have to think about it. Doing so only fuels it, gives it energy and strength and lets it grow, so that it will continue to take over more and more of your thoughts.

 

-Being aware of what you are thinking about lets you catch these thoughts quickly when they come to you and allow you to extinguish them right away.

 
Carnivale tree pic from: www.yattaw.com

Twice today I heard Cats Cradle come up in conversations. The 2^nd time was in a used bookstore on Kingston rd – The Great Escape – where I was looking to help my son pick out a book for a book report. Then I saw Cats Cradle by Vonnegut. I remember this book of Vonnegut’s over the rest of his that I had read .. I had thought of it before for him, so I bought it.. Hope he likes it. 

 

Meditation class – its Zen meditation practice – silent meditation. We usually sit in a circle and meditate for about 20 min together and then discuss various related things after. I was distracted today and looking too closely for an insight- that’s when they rarely come, been too much in my ego, in the future – ahead of the dragon. You are more in your ego when thinking of the past or future. I need to get out of worries and reflections, get back into the present – ride the dragon – be in my natural self.

 

I love John’s analogies – he likened organized religions, or rather our interest in their methodology, in their ceremonies, the rites and rules to looking at a hand pointing to the sun. ..and being more interested in and looking at the hand, instead of the thing it is pointing to – the Sun.

I believe the world can be a beautiful place all of the time – and eventually it will be. To some it already is.. I’m getting close.


The Dreamway – This is a link to a page that used to be on Robert Genn’s painters keys website. I had saved it & thankfully still have it.. almost everything got wiped off my computer recently. This is a great read.. I love it!


The Daily Raw Inspiration - 4/8/06 Tuning in to Health (http://www.thegardendiet.com/)

You just need to tune in to it! Some people have it and don't know they have it. Because they have never known anything different. Its like living in southern California. You don't even notice sunny days because they are always there. But if you have ever experienced not being in perfect health, then you have been given the gift of being able to appreciate health! And if you are in perfect health and always have been then you can still cultivate an appreciation and love for it. Just look at all the people who aren't in perfect health. A trip to Vons is a good place to find some. Now you can be truly grateful. Appreciation leads to gratitude leads to excitement leads to living fully leads to increased health leads to more appreciation and continuing this positive spiral journey.