Tree Being

We are the Tree of Life. Our Skin is our Bark,
Our Arms are our Branches and Our Legs are our Roots.
We Nourish and Nurture the Earth with our Love.

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Tree Being! The oldest Beings on Earth are Bristlecone Pines mostly in the White Mountains on the border of California & Nevada.
The oldest Tree Being is called Methusla and is over 4800 years old. There are some 7 to 9000 years old however they have lost their life force and are like beautiful skeletons. They grew where nothing else could live 6 to 9000 ft. up on the North side of the mountain.

The Mysterious Force of Soul

What is a soul? It's like electricity -

we don't really know what it is,

 but it's a force that can light a room.

Ray Charles (gratefulness.org)

Blue Moon Friday Night

On Friday We'll have the Pleasure of Experiencing a Blue Moon!   
A Blue Moon is when there is a second full moon in a month.

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This is the last one until 2015! Blue Moons bring us extra-special energies and messages! Don't miss it! :)

Mind Opened by Wonder

Ron Alexander Christopher M Pridham “Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.”
― St. Gregory of Nyssa

Ron Alexander Erik Swenson -
Wow... I get this one...
One opens the door to the endless possibilities... the other already thinks it knows...

Blessing Continuously Brings Meaning and Rest

In the continuous flow of blessing

our heart finds meaning and rest.

David Steindl-Rast
A Listening Heart(gratefulness.org)

 

 

 Ah, don't you feel more relaxed already?

 

Ron: I wonder if one lets go of their own negativity, then the "enemy" becomes a friend?

William Mcelveen Maybe keep the people and get rid of the negitive thoughts. Just re-thinking. First day of reading Byron Katie:)

 

William Mcelveen I didnt see your quote top of the post till just now. We said basicly the same thing. Cool. I'm starting to get it. The Work is beginning.

 

 Yes, William Mcelveen - ask 4 questions and do the turnaround - hard to do sometimes!

 

 Also, it helps to use the Ho'oponopono Prayer - I apologize (Unity correct), PLease forgive me, thank you, I love you. The perfect Oneness Prayer since in Reality, there is no one out there.

 

 

STAY CONNECTED : (Love Heals)

Stay connected to the love within by giving love always.

 Sometimes that means getting away from those who are takers.

 

Blessing = "Giving Love" 

 

 

Stillness leads to mind becoming Mirror of the Universe

Men cannot see their reflection in running water, but only in still water. Only that which is itself still can still the seekers of stillness. . . . If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind? The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe.
                                                                                      Chuang Tzu

 

 

 

To know is to love. To love is to know.

To know is to love. To love is to know.

Ego - when is it time to let go?

"The human emotional system can be broken down into roughly two elements:

fear and love.

Love is of the soul.

Fear is of the personality."

~ Gary Zukav - from "Seat Of The Soul" ~

 

"Ego is our Earth Guide."

 

“Eventually, you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.”

 

― Gary Zukav

 

Love your ego too!

 

 Ego is unique expression of infinite being1

http://www.mindreality.com/ego-is-unique-expression-of-infinite-being 

 

What is in one is in the whole, and therefore, ultimately, each soul is responsible for the whole world. ~ Gary Zukav

A Precious Meeting

                                     Precious Beings Meet Each Other

Kindness

Good Morning!

Your Free Will - Choice to complain or give thanks

A thankful person is thankful under all circumstances.

A complaining soul complains even in paradise.
 

                                                                        Baha'u'llah (blessyourheart.blogspot.com)


Recognizing that you always have a choice means you can no longer blame anyone or anything. Gabriella Kortsch

"Look Inside" and be thankful!

 

     

Your High Calling

Tsimi James I never knew this until I decided to go at it 100%...then it became clear...when I do anything I give 100% of myself in mind...body & spirit...to do this turns your life around...I should know I was married to satan's sister for 2 years because of this fact!!!

If God sends you down a stony path, may God give you strong shoes.

Irish Blessing

Christ's Loving Spirit is in Me

The Many Names of the Divine

Elaine Woods Energy lives in me....everything is energy....only vibrating at different levels...

 

Ra Divakar I like Spirit or Mystery or Source or Creator as other names for "Energy" that lives in us, thanks Elaine Woods!

 

Elaine Woods I don't think we need to have Christ in us.....We are Gods.

 

Ra Divakar ‎"Christ" to me is just another name for this "Spirit" called "Lord" also!

 

Ra Divakar Also called "God" I AM!

 

Ra Divakar Fun Spirit-filled dialogue thanks Elaine Woods!

 

Elaine Wood  - LIKE!

Ron Alexander Amen Elaine Woods, R
a & Jon Barkley!

Ra Divakar The many names of the Divine! Joy Peace & Love!

Ron Alexander Spirit, Lord, Great Mystery, Divine, Creator, Source, I AM, Christ, Pure Energy, Love, Joy, Peace

Living on Sacred Ground (in Divine Presence)

Tuesday, Aug. 28

Any place is sacred ground,

for it can become a place of encounter

with the divine Presence.

David Steindl-Rast
A Listening Heart (gratefulness.org)

 

 Even Water can be Sacred Ground. ron
thanks for the clarification Bro!

Ron Alexander You are most welcome, there is sacred ground under sacred water - so doubly sanctified!

I Am and I am thankful!

I am,

therefore I thank.

Cindy Lubar Bishop (gratefulness.org)

 

 

When Intentions & Natural Forces Combine

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Quote of the Week 8-27-12:
"Kites harness the force of the wind.
They can express our intent,
But they cannot change the wind."
~ Deng Ming-Shen

Ron Alexander I would change that to "sails" harness, and I like it anyway! May share? thanks, ron

It's actually from his book 365 Tao Daily Meditations and the passage is about Utilization. It goes on to explain ..."This is an example of the proper utilization of Tao. It is taking advantage of natural forces....

It means accepting the way they work, and then finding a way to borrow their power. It does not mean to change or circumscribe things. If the wind is not blowing our kite the way we want, we cannot change it. We can only borrow its energy. When initiative and natural forces are combined, there is true harmony."

 

Like: "We can only borrow its energy. When initiative and natural forces are combined, there is true harmony."

 

 

 

. The Only True Gift

Rings and jewels are not gifts,

but apologies for gifts. The only

 true gift is a portion of thyself.

Ralph Waldo Emerson(gratefulness.org)

 

A gift from the community garden!

 

You are called upon to receive the gift to open the heart and mind.

 

 

 

 

To keep the Relation - Ship Afloat

Forgiving Everyone is Forgiving Yourself

Duh, I need to forgive myself - I am sorry, Please forgive me, thank you, I love you! How could I forget the Ho'Oponopono prayer? It is the Prayer of Oneness. Since we are all one, we always ask for forgiveness even if we think the other person is the perpetrator, as we are all One! How could I forget, evidently I did not apply it appropriately and enough. If I apply it to my Mom and others who I have felt hurt by, I am forgiving myself. To "practice living in the Presence" , I need to also use this great prayer as a mantra! Thanks so much Rev. Ed. I am humbled and very very grateful, ron

Ah Freedom, I have had my outer freedom (when I sailed away for 12 years) and now time for internal FREEDOM. I wrote this with another forgiveness post a couple of days ago. This time I am willing to apply it until I am truly free! And to think I was getting ready to sail away again, and still might do it, however this time I will be truly free!
 

I Am

Practicing the Presence of God!

 

 

“Let your Light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate love."

~ Wilferd Peterson

I Like the Feeling of Being Fully Alive!

Make Your Creation Visible

Make visible what, without you,
might perhaps never have been seen.

Robert Bresson(gratefulness.org)

 

My photo of my book cover.

 

 

Forgiven Everyone, I am Free! (I wish)

Still have a ways to go - especially with my Mother and a couple of ex-girlfriends!

Judge Your Day by the Seeds you Plant

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.
- Robert Louis Stevenson
~(gail)~


 

Heartfelt Smile

A heartfelt smile gives warmth

enough for three winters.

Mongolian Proverb

 

 

 

 

Dont understand? Enjoy Serenity Anyway

Awesome inspiration, thanks Eric Gibson

Unknown
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending

Unk

A Loving Heart is True Wisdom

Quest for Silence, Emptiness, Nothingness

John Cage, the famous "minimilest" composer was a student of Zen Buddhist Teacher D. T. Suzuki.
Attempting to go beyond the "ego" in his music, Cage entered "pure silent" anechoic chamber @ Harvard U. There, the composer, was so overwhelmed by the sounds of his own body - heartbeat, circulation, digestion etc. that he realized the nondualist wisdom of Suzuki. There is no separation of "spirit and matter".

In one of his concerts during a long period of silence, the audience rebelled and started making noises - "primal screams, flute & guitar playing, singing, chanting - some even going on stage." This was reported as "rude ignorant unruly students" at the concert at Naropi U. in Boulder U. Were they "unruly" or enlightened part of Cage's concert?