Month: November 2012

  • remembrance and recollection

     


    We are ever seeking that which is inside us and yet unseen,

    Always whispering to us, I am here! I am here!
    Find me in your heart, for thus I have always been.
    I am the essence of you, betwixt the objects
    Between the eye and that beheld in the distance
    There is only you, multifaceted and many
    Yet Only One, everywhere and nowhere
    The illusion of self is a preponderant consciousness
    There is no eye, nor distance, only mind, All within You
    The many is One and the one is Many...
    You are never alone... I am here...

     

    It has been said we grow and become a new self
    I say it is better to grow and become the self of our beginning

     

    As a newly born child we are so very innocent. The only conditioning we had in the womb was from our Creator. The only "will" we had was in that of our Creator's. We had no desire for material possessions. We had no negative thoughts of ourselves, or expectations. We knew we were loved, if by no one else at least by our Creator. Our family, friends, educators, bosses, etc have not yet begun to form our self-image. All our lives we are programed by our environment and the people around us. So to change us we must change the way we think. Negative thoughts conjure up negative imaginations, and negative imagination causes negative feelings.

     

    Emily Coue, a great French metaphysician wrote, “Our actions spring not from our will, but from our imagination.”

     


     

    I believe that the way to begin this journey, to travel back to the beginning, is to start by pay attention. To pay attention you need to learn to relate to the world using your conscious brain and unconscious mind, your heart, keeping them both in balance.Paying attention will guide you into "remembrance and recollection," which will bring you back to not only who you truly are, but also back into a relationship and back into a union with your main source of nourishment, your, Creator...God, Goddess, Allah, Jesus, Yahweh, Elohim, or whatever name you choose to worship.  To me it is perhaps the All or simply our Creator.  All is one word to refer to, and honor All of his/her names.

     

    Paying attention doesn't involve analysis or comparison. You have to release all prior prejudices, abstain from subjectively incorporating your pass experiences into what you perceive through your senses. You must remain objective. You must open your heart and mind to the object of your attention and become receptive to it, rather than imposing your will on the object. You need to put your will back into the service of your Creator, then you can begin to see things as they really are: not as you would like them to be.

     

    We cannot remember the pureness of the womb, or what the child like conditions were like. So to regain our true selves we need see the world as it is, and in the process we will remember who we are. We need to stop trying to alter things and become receptive instead.


     

    Bring us back to our center and we will return there with gladness. Renew us now as you have in days gone by.”

     

    These are just my thoughts, now what are yours?

    Be Blessed,

    Lady of Avalon

     

     


     

  • What are you Grateful for......


     

    Happy November to all of you! This is the month we celebrate thankfulness. November is a time to count our many blessings, name them one by one.

     

    I realize for many after the tragedy of Hurricane Sandy, this may be very difficult for you to do. Life storms batter us, ripping apart our plans and flooding us with a multitude of problems. Please remember that Grace is God's promise that we will not be destroyed, just as a rainbow was His promise that He would never again send a flood to devastate the earth completely.

     

    My heart and prayers go out to all of you. I know that many of you perhaps are no longer feeling the magic of our Creator, and perhaps some of you are feeling Him even more than before. I truly hope that you are.

     

    I hope that starting today we all remember and use one word over and over again. A simple word, not a mystery, but a word that is recognized and understood by all religions. That word is “Gratitude.”

     

     

    “Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.”

     

    Now put in the word gratitude....

     

    “Whoever has gratitude will be given more, and he or she will have an abundance. Whoever dose not have gratitude even what he or she has will be taken from him or her.

     

    We have all endure hard times, heart crushing moments in our lives, times that are engrained in our minds forever, and it is in these points in time that we must delve deep within our souls to remember all the things that make us truly grateful. We are grateful for our families, health, faith, or even something simple as a conversation with a friend.

     

     

    Both ancient teachings and modern medical research agree that to restore balance in our heart, minds and lives is to dwell in gratitude and gratefulness. The moment we shift our consciousness from one of negativity and despair, to one of gratefulness and gratitude we experience direct effects at many levels of your being.

     

    Your brain function improves, you transform and become more balanced. Your heart pumps with a simpatico rhythm, and your whole body becomes more harmonized. Filling your heart and mind with gratitude and prayers generates a natural reaction. Gratitude operates through a Universal Law that governs our lives, our world. It is the law of attraction. It is a principle of the Universe that Sir Isaac Newton discovered. His scientific discoveries included the fundamental laws of motion in the Universe. Every action always has an opposite and equal reaction.

     

    So every action of giving thanks, will always cause the reaction of receiving. The more you give thanks, the more you will receive.

     

     

    When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the morning light, for your life and strength. Give thanks for your food and the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies within yourself.

    Tecumseh (1768 – 1813)

    Shawnee Native American Leader

     

    So for the month of November, I challenge you...arise in the morning and write down 5 things that you are truly grateful for each day. Learn the value of this magic word! I promise you will feel happier, healthier, and more and more grateful.  Keep a Gratitude Journal, and let me know what you are grateful for in your life.

     

    When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

    Willie Nelson

    Singer – Song Writer

     


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