 General Writings
This section is reserved for pieces on a variety of topics on personal and spiritual growth as well as others that I believe might be of interest to you. The number of articles will grow over time as new pieces are written by myself or site members. To read any of the articles simply click on the Read More button and enjoy!
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The Future We Create
Peace on earth is and has always been an elusive goal, one lost in the endless shuffle of billions of feet striving to find some balance within their own domain. The world remains beset by our own demons which century after century of living have reinforced rather than silenced. There have been epic struggles between nations, cultures, races and religions, between the rich and the poor and those who see believe they have a right to rule and those who would be led justly and so on. There is little anyone can do to change this directly for there are only two things we can do: we can change ourselves and we can inspire others to change.
We all would like to have a world that is free or at least freer of the types of conflicts that have plagued us. However, most mistake the source of them in that they see others as doing this to the world. This is not accurate for the source of these conflicts lies within each of us. You cannot have a Hitler without people willing and able to go along. We have seen this in action lately in the Middle East where the “Arab Spring” has become a phenomenon. A large number of people there are showing they are no longer content to live without freedom from being dictated to. It is not something that has happened in the west much though mostly because we have become accustomed to our “creature comforts” and will not forsake them easily.
Last Updated on Sunday, 03 February 2013 01:55
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The Dew Is Thick On The Grass
The room is quiet and still. There is no motion visible save that of the flickering light of a candle that darts about with abandon as it holds off the darkness. I sit at my desk with urge to work on a composition but my hands remain in my lap as, at the moment, the topic eludes me. This happens, on occasion, when I am preparing to do any creative writing that requires less left brain and more of the right. When I do such writings one of two things occurs. One is I find myself writing without having to think about it, sometimes before I even realize it and all I need to do is get out of my own way. The other happens when I have been busy and have set aside or carved out time in which case I must “do” something to make or find my way into the piece.
In this composition I will describe the process I go through with the thought of demystifying the process and perhaps stir the same awareness in others. I first touched on this topic in the essay Automatic Writing: Writing from the Inside Out (1). I use some of the same awareness’s for this as use when I read energy. This applies whether it’s during in person interactions, when I am reading a picture, postings on the net or am checking on people I know before calling them or when thoughts of them become prominent. To help with this I will share one of my experiences with guiding people in developing the awareness to read energy.
Last Updated on Monday, 21 January 2013 15:22
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Nurturing the Future Part 1: Baby Steps
The world is a big place and as you explore it you can find it fascinating, wondrous, and even magical. The newness of everything, the exhilaration or thrill of the adventure can boost us to new heights of enjoyment. We can even become lost in the exploration of the enormous world in which we live. At the same time it can also be intimidating, confusing and scary. Which it is depends mostly on one’s nature, what is going on at the time and what they have learned so far.
What delights one person can scare another and while there is a reason it is not always know what it is or to change it, if that is needed. When I was a child I dealt with both, though I often dealt poorly with the negative stuff, whether it be at home, when out with my friends or at school. It can be overwhelming to deal with such things and can paralyze us with fear or have us reacting in other ways.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 March 2013 13:38
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What Is Going On?
There has been a great deal of change over the course of my lifetime, on many levels, and this is showing no signs of abating. All one has to do is compare the toys and capabilities we have now compared to just 40 years ago. In that time, roughly since the mid to late 60’s, we have seen the gradual development of a new view of reality and the birth of new possibilities. It is no accident that, along with this, there has been a tremendous shift in technology that has expanded our capabilities at an accelerated rate. In the essay “Our Modern Times” (1), I wrote about the massive changes that have occurred over just the last century and that these changes have not only significantly affected our collective consciousness, they have added new stresses.
Certainly, this ‘new age’ is one of almost limitless possibilities, especially when compared to a century ago. It is one that has been fuelled by the new found freedom to imagine and manifest. What has fed the flames is not the technology we have invented; that is a by-product of our conscious evolution. They have been fed by new thought forms: new concepts of reality and the subsequent shifts in beliefs. Yet despite all the possibilities and the expansion of what one could call ‘new age awareness’, we still have not seen a major shift in the overall awareness of humankind, in part because we are looking in the wrong place for it.
Last Updated on Sunday, 10 March 2013 18:52
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Everyone Matters
At the core level, I believe we all want to be happy or at peace or to feel good about ourselves in one form or another. What this is will certainly vary from person to person. Being in this state does not to imply that we never have issues to deal with, just that they do not overwhelm us, and put us off our stride. However, we know that this is not the case for the majority for if it were, the world would not be in the shape it is in. We know this to be true because we can choose to react positively, rather than negatively, to even the ‘bad’ things that may occur in our lives. This happens more frequently those who have developed themselves to a higher level or who came into this life with a higher level of awareness than to the majority of people. As a corollary, if more people were capable of doing this, it would be reflected in the world around us. A casual glance at the news shows that this is not the case.
I do not say this to lay blame. We are all at the level of awareness we are for a reason, it is not an accident. Further, we react as we have learned to react, and will continue to do so unless we make a conscious choice to change that. When we choose to make ‘better’ conscious choices it shows in how we react to our experiences. That is to say, our relationship with the world is defined not by the world around us; it is defined or established by each of us for ourselves. Any discord in our lives is not the fault of others; it is a direct result of the discord within each of us.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 January 2013 21:58
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