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WITHIN THE SPACES - NOTES ON ENLIGHTENMENT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN AND THE CONCLUSION

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PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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There are periods when I find it difficult to connect

with my Divine guidance; when this occurs, it usually

takes me some effort to determine what I am doing

to impede the process. I  have been in such a period

recently.  During these periods, I do receive direction,

like I did this morning when my journal opened

to the note below, and I felt compelled to read it

and publish it on the blog.

 

As a musician, I realize the significance of silences

created by the composer, instrumentalist or

improviser in a piece of music; referred to as the “rests” –

an eighth rest, a quarter rest, a half rest, a whole rest –

designated portions of time equivalent to the actual

played note lengths, where there is silence; no sound

is to exist. Of course, without silence, there is no

music of a fluctuating sound.

 

Perhaps, I am to understand and utilize these periods

of  Divine “rest” or silence to listen to the eternal

voice of the being that exists, always within me,

the message and guidance of my own Soul or

Divine Self.

 

WITHIN THE SPACES

 

Live within the spaces of consciousness,

between the overlap of spheres of influence,

space between the concentric circles.

Movement between the spheres is doable

after detachment from the fixed state of

personal consciousness. It is in the spaces,

the silences, between words, thoughts, ideas,

expressions – where the true genius exists.

The divine resides within the spaces, providing

the fabric of consciousness. Spaces between

the breaths, between the tones. Travel the

silent spaces.

 

Live within the spaces of existence, between

the beats of the heart. Allow life – Divine life –

to erupt from the spaces. Listen to the voice

of eternal being within you, the message is

soft and appealing, one of unity – furtherance –

and continual transcendence. Listen to the voice,

the message so fragrant, it enlivens every cell.

 

Live today within the spaces – feel the presence,

the true peace. Stop thinking, feel it instead,

truly encounter the true amniotic fluid –

the moist substance of eternal destiny – here

for a brief moment before moving onto more

pertinent being – an existence framed in more

expansive consciousness, yet know your life –

this life, and all its wonder and expansiveness,

is the true test – the epic adventure forcing

all who participate to develop, evolve and

eventually transcend. 

NOE By G. 6.4.2013 

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

JUST BEYOND OUR REACH - SPIRITUAL POEM INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN AND THE CONCLUSION

OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

TITLED THE CRYSTAL PATH - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE,

PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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JUST BEYOND OUR REACH

Often, we stretch to grasp something just beyond

our reach, for a moment, during the reaching, our

balance wanes and it is as if we become unfixed,

unhinged, lost in free fall - with our minds

calculating the merits of retreat or further

tetherless commitment, as a burst of adrenaline

stokes our aching pride, pushing our outstretched

desire within tentative touch; now, we, realize,

as with all of life's contests, more is required: all

we cherish must be wagered to own this prize,

and before our yes is even conceived, our souls

extend our reach beyond comprehension,

grasping, at last, our surfeit destiny, for now, our

balance restored.  

POEM By G. 4.17.2015 

 

WITH LOVE, G.    

THOUGHTS OF DREAMS FULFILLED - AN AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN AND THE CONCLUSION

OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

TITLED THE CRYSTAL PATH - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE,

PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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I have found it worthwhile, daily - and some

days even more often - to conduct a positivity

check, to see what is swirling around in my

head: is it empowering, encouraging, purposeful;

or a litany of complaints, poor me’s, and/or

ongoing despairs.

 

New Thought folks would say a negative mind

is attracting  just as vigorously as a positive mind:

reminding us that it is essential to ensure our

thoughts of anguish and angst do not betray us.

 

As the note below indicates, one way to do this

is to envision our dreams as already fulfilled,

obtained – and by enabling every detail to come

to life within our imaginations, we keep our

minds focused on what we truly intend: our

mental sights set to attract our greater good.

 

THOUGHTS OF DREAMS FULFILLED

Often we must inspire ourselves with

    thoughts of dreams fulfilled, keeping

our intended life well placed in our

    perspective, ensuring our focus is

not blurred by transitory moments

    of angst and anguish, lifeless than

desired or hoped.

 

To see us through, we must maintain

    a vision of all things intended,

allowing every detail, every nuance

    to find expression, to play and

interplay within our imagination,

    vivid and tangible, complete in

every way.

 

It is with this imaginary activity,

    we clearly frame our purpose,

setting our expectations even as

    contrary events unfurl before

our eyes untended, our thoughts

    and fervent emotion involved in

truer pursuits within, attracting

all honestly desired, forthrightly

intended. 

AT BY G. 2.18.15

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

 

 

THE SONG OF YOUR HEART - AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - A QUEST FOR POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRTUALITY

CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN AND THE CONCLUSION

OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

TITLED THE CRYSTAL PATH - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE,

PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

AVAILABLE ON THE RIGHTHAND SIDEBAR OF THE BLOG

OFFERED FREE AT 

www.FindingGodOnTheTrain.com

 

THE  SONG OF YOUR HEART 

Listen to the song of your heart –

            play through your every breath –

your every movement with its

            intoxicating melody of joy and

wonder – its harmony composed

            of all the perfection of your soul’s

desire for authentic life.

 

Listen to the song of your heart –

            hum it, sing it, dance to it, rejoice

with it like a dervish in mid ecstasy –

            pound it out with your hands and

feet until the beat and rhythm

            resonates and vibrates you

with the thrill of living –

            with the God within you.

 

Listen to the song of your heart –

            don’t  be shy,  instead let it

play loudly and boldly through you –

            let it entertain all existence

with its magnificence.

AT BY G. 8.20.2011

 

WITH LOVE, G.