The Present Moment

It is easy to think ahead to the future... "When I have this, then I will be happy."  Being satisfied with the present moment usually only happens on the weekends, or on vacation. A source of infinite wisdom (Abraham Hicks) once said that we are often too busy chasing happiness so we miss the happy moments that come in between.  For life is just a series of happy moments. I have been itching to make some changes in my career, and have been battling with looking for a solution, for an outcome, to act upon. Normally, I would take action, but since this new career path is guided by my intuition, I am working to do it differently this time and stay with the process. I know that my thinking mind craves security and comfort.  My soul, though, knows that jumping into a scary place allows me to evolve.

I have started with working on the awareness of my inclination and then can work with the feeling from there. Emotions are what make us human. If we can learn to recognize our emotions when they occur, then we can more easily understand that our souls are not our emotions.  Emotions are fleeting; our soul is not. Recognition of our emotions starts with getting quiet through meditation.

Visualizing the Next Day

Tonight I am spending time preparing to return to my workplace after vacation.  For a change, I am working on visualizing my day tomorrow.  How do I want to start my day once I enter my work space?  Can I see myself going through my day, but this time, see myself as calm, happy, and centered? And then, once I am there, how can I maintain a sense of inner calm?  With emails to return, meetings to attend, problems to confront, it can seem daunting.  It can be challenging to maintain a serene presence in the modern workplace, or in any everyday situation.  The first step, if we feel affected by an external event, is to be aware of how we are feeling in that moment.  Once we develop that awareness, we can step back and regroup.

This type of mindfulness is a central tenet of Buddhism and of many other philosophies.  There are many different ways to express the same concept.

I am also exploring the work of José Silva, who discovered a way to monitor our thoughts, and learn to re-set our thinking to bring about healing and happiness.  It involves practicing gratitude, affirmations and visualizations, similar to Buddhism.  The key is to practice this regularly so that we can integrate mindfulness, or whatever one chooses to call this awareness, into each moment. Easier said than done.  Our past experiences shape how our brain responds to certain situation... our brains become wired and cue us to react in the same manner each time.  This does not always serve us well in our evolution toward self-actualization, so we may need to work on breaking these patterns.

What would happen if we each learned to re-set how our brains respond to recurring situations?  And, to take this even further, what if we to envision ourselves and the events occurring around us unfolding in the way we desire (like athletes preparing for a competition)?  Could we positively influence the outcome? Could we positively influence the energy around us, creating a more healthy environment in our workplaces or in our everyday lives?

Quantum Physics, the Law of Attraction and Secret Societies

I am writing this post with some risk. I have been reading for some time about energy fields, the power of positive thinking to manifest things in our lives, and secret societies. After understanding that I was receiving messages from guides and those of the Other Side, I did some research and started to learn. Here is what I am stating here with conviction:

The "secret" that we are not supposed to know about (of the Freemasons, the Illuminati, etc.) is that it is possible for humans to literally control our surroundings with our thoughts and feelings.  With our thoughts and feelings we emit a high vibration in the energy field that exists around us. And that high vibration, according to the laws of physics, attracts other high vibrations in the form of good things in the environment and in our own lives.  To achieve this, we start with meditation and focusing the thoughts/mind - all the time if possible:

1. Feeling Good - it starts here
2. Gratitude
3. Visualization
4. And then manifestation

I know you have heard this before, but you probably may not believe it is true ... because it is hard to do. I have been curious about these secret societies for some time (and ever since the book "The Secret") came out. I was always a bit turned off by "The Secret" and the concept of The Law of Attraction since it seemed to be used purely to gain wealth or power. The Law of Attraction can be misused by people to acquire money and power, and yes, to control others.  This is why the secret societies keep this such a secret... so this power cannot be abused by the general public. However, there is potential to do great good with this.  (Have you ever heard about the 1993 experiment in Washington, D.C. when the crime rates decreased dramatically when hundreds of people meditated ?  Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeanne-ball/a-thanksgiving-blessing-f_b_788053.html or this: http://www.worldpeacegroup.org/washington_crime_study.html.)

In short, I have come to understand that this is a real thing.  I have experienced it myself, so I can tell you this firsthand. It can take time to manifest, and it takes work, and practice.

Human beings do not fully have this capacity to do this easily.. some say other races on this planet many years ago had this power (and communicated telepathically) until these powers were abused.  So the races disappeared and humans evolved.. So our current human race has only remote access to telepathy and the powers of manifestation. With practice, we can re-access these abilities. Hopefully for the greater good. Our planet needs it.

I will end here for now.  Thank you, dear readers.  Good night..