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THE ANSWERS

The answers you seek are within you

            at the level of your soul – existing

as part of the Divine spark, which

            motivates you to ask the questions –

while already knowing the answers –

            doing so, to assist with your growth,

development, and transformation.

 

The answers you seek are presented in

            every real-life experience – each lesson –

a living dream with meaning – directing

            you to discover the intended message –

a revelation – an obvious clue enabling

            you to unravel the mystery of your

authentic spiritual potential.

 

The answers you seek may appear before

            even the question has been formed

within your conscious mind – so simply ask:

 

“What message does this life experience  

convey, what am I to understand?”

 

and the true meaning will be revealed.

AT BY G. 2.19.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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LET GOD BE YOUR GUIDE

Relax and trust in God to prepare the way –

to bring you to your greater good –

to smooth away any fears or doubts

and replace them with feelings of trust,

faith, and positive expectations.

 

Release, letting your belief in the grace

of God fill you with confidence and clarity –

to provide you with all the courage

you need to proceed toward a more

perfect life, full of continual health,

prosperity, and happiness.

 

Let go and let God be your guide,

your caregiver, your anchor.

clearing your mind and empowering

you to move forward with complete

composure and calm.

AT BY G. 1.30.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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THE DEEP ADVENTURE

Exist now within the deep adventure of living,

submerged in existence, often consumed

by sensations, emotions, thoughts, experiences –

fully immersed in the content while struggling

to find a tangible thread of logic, a course of

action, a firm essence.

 

This adventure requires more than an open

consumption, it calls for reflection, contemplation,

a wholehearted effort to interpret its meaning,

its message for you and all sentient existence -

alive today or who has ever lived or will ever

live.

 

As the adventure unfolds daily, know that

it has a conceptual grounding, a meaningful

course, a dynamic purpose; dive into its rich

thickness, deep and determined, clearing

your consciousness of magic and myths,

rather observant of what this Divine gift

indicates - summons - asks in return.

NOE BY G. 6.7.2018

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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THIS DAY ON FIRE

Let us set this day on fire with

        a passion and energy, pushing

forward with positive momentum,

        lost in the pleasure of pure Flow –

one with ourselves, clear in intent,

        ready for purposeful action.

 

Let us set this day on fire, knowing

        we have all it takes and are fully

prepared to push past the ordinary

        and succeed at the extraordinary –

engaged at full throttle knowing this is

    our time, our place, and our opportunity.

 

Let us set this day on fire, being a

        positive spark for all we encounter –

igniting their imaginations and

        potential – propelling them

to greater heights, as we scale

        together a life well-lived.

AT BY G. 3.27.2012

 

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TABULA RASA

Today, let us realize the importance

of a clean slate, a fresh start – refusing

to carry into a new day the well-worn

fears, doubts, or worries – focusing

fully instead of the wonder of this

unfolding now – vital, pure, and

limitless.

 

Let us, on our tabula rasa, reflect

and project only the magic of the

moment, the lively desires and

descriptors of a robust effort,

engaged in being and becoming.

 

As we do, we vow to allow no negative

word,  thought, or sentiment to stick on

or smudge our slate’s pristine purity,

shielding it from slight or innuendo,

fixing our attention instead on feats

of strength, worthy efforts, and noble

pursuits – the manifestation of heaven

on earth, now.

AT BY G. 4.21.2015 

 

WITH LOVE, G.    

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EMBRACE OUR CHANGE

Change often leaves us tentative,

hesitant, full of visions of the unexpected,

the contrary rather than the possible;

the mishap rather than the magnificent;

full and overflowing with a tentative,

quixotic hope.

 

Let us, today, embrace our change,

once more realizing this movement,

these actions we have set in place are

doable, purposeful, grounded and

founded in potential, greater clarity,

a worthwhile evolution.

 

As we do, let us find our pace,

out true momentum, pushing us,

prodding us to ever greater heights,

that we, with God's able assistance,

might script into beauty, into wonder,

into our perfect solution.

AT BY G. 5.31.2018

 

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A COMMON ALLY

When needed, the direction we seek

is within, no wires or cables required,

just a moment of active silence and

a prayerful attention, an unedited

allowing, a soulful trust in the true

location of our founder.

 

Listening like this, through the chaos

and confusion surrounding us, within us,

stretching, striving to interpret the tender

words so calmly presented, let us

not mistake this act of love for some

pretense or false perception, being assured

the answer will surface.

 

Herein lies the opportunity for our

existence, when requested with clear

faith and unwavering belief, we each

possess a common ally, ready and fully

able to see us through the struggle,

to bolster our perpetual becoming,

to unveil our magnificence. 

AT BY G. 3.10.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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Morphic Resonance – the principle theoretical concept and hypothesis

of renown British biologist Rupert Sheldrake, Ph.D.: who posited

that memory is inherent in all of nature; with natural systems,

such as termite colonies, or orchid plants, or apple trees, or insulin

molecules, or humanity as a whole, inheriting a collective memory

from all previous entities of their related system; available and

usable as a guide to enhance growth and development.

 

The establishment of our personal, individual existence, before

or after this earthly life, has been a point of much speculation

and conjecture.  As with all things spiritual, we tend to layer myth,

wishful thinking, and hopeful clairvoyance to come to our belief,

whether individually, or as an adherent of a specific religious

perspective.

 

As a true believer in the traditional view of heaven, my wife Ann

shudders when I talk this way. Even so, I feel it is essential that

we not just except a standard answer without questioning its

veracity, at least as it relates to our spiritual perspective.

 

My guidance, like the featured note, has repeatedly pointed

to not only an afterlife, but a before–life, with this all too brief

time in between, a place of fostered growth, an incubator

of sorts where our joint experiences are folded back into

consciousness, to be shared with those who are still

in the process of living.

 

It is not my purpose to dispel or disclaim your vision of the

afterlife, only to stimulate productive speculation for those

inclined, who, like me, may find themselves closer to the after

part than the before.

 

FOSTERED GROWTH

What exists beyond life, existed before life,

the presence, the essence, established as

fact and form, inhabiting all time frames,

all sequences presented as the possibility

to be engaged, offered for evolvement,

for enhancement, for becoming, in what

we conceive of as tangible life, to be allowed

fostered growth, creative blossoming,

experiential stretching; able to ascend

or pretend, or descend as occasioned,

and with this existential opportunity

a platform for emotional connection,

the extension for singular into plural

existence, forming a web of connection;

life integrated and tied together, using

free will to push the boundaries of possibility –

to grow life – establish potential, and

when fully exercised, to take this learning,

this insight, returning to where it originated,

to lasting consciousness, to share in morphic

resonance as needed, with all life becoming.

NOE BY G. 8.8.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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Hope is the emotional elixir that keeps

us moving forward, refusing to be daunted

by even the most negative of circumstances,  

a belief in a possibility, a strong expectation

that whatever impasse we now suffer is only

temporary: and in the end, all will result in

a favorable outcome.

 

In fact, the existential loss of courage

and hope, which actually defines

the psychological state of depression -

reflects, I believe - the more intrinsic

loss of faith and meaning in our current

existence, suggesting the necessity

of frequent and ongoing assessments

of our level of hope, ensuring we have

not lost our edge.

 

EXPECTATION OF POSSIBILITY

Hope is what pulls us forward, onward,

with an expectation of possibility,

as challenges mount and obstacles

will surely impede, we proceed with

a sense of calm reserve, knowing our

uncanny vision will find its medium.

 

It is hope that enables our hearts and

minds to defy logic and reality, so sure

are we of a positive outcome, we, in turn

accept no other alternative, and with the

strength of will, along with extraordinary

circumstances, coincidentally, succeed.

 

Perhaps, when our hope is assessed

as full or less, it drives our attitude

to flourish or flounder, so potent is

this approach to living, that our very

well-being flutters in the balance,

and in turn, the creation of our magic

or misery hinges on its appearance.

AT BY G. 5.21.2014

 

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OUR INTERNAL MUSE

Perhaps we are better prepared to live

this life successfully than we believe,

could it be, in our pursuit to do what

is correct, proper, or expected, we fail

to listen to the guidance generated

by our own internal muse, our deep

soulful longing.

 

Ah, you say - "mine has no sense of

propriety, wanting to do only what

would make me happy in the end,

I might spend my time singing,

dancing, and celebrating - how

would I survive?"

 

As we return to sanity and don the

hair shirt of our existence once more,

often strangely comfortable in our

required discomfort, let us take notice

of the inner voice we mute, peering

deep within to cautiously redirect

our efforts, perhaps.

AT BY G.  5.2.2014

 

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“It’s a sure thing.” This is a phrase that often

makes me chuckle for all the times I have

heard it used in business, only to discover

it was anything but a “sure thing.” We human

beings are created to be innately suspicious,

it is the quality most likely to have ensured

our continued existence. A sure thing is what

we least expect, and the use of it often makes us

think of the mountebank preparing to fleece us.

 

So here I come like a spiritual sophist with

a new take on the sure thing – let us call

it surety – the state or quality of being sure –

certainty – which is the very underpinning

of faith. With our list of well-honed intentions,

spiritual or secular, we need to be able to fully

envision our desired outcomes, believing, with

surety of their intended success. I offer

the brief poem below, aptly titled Surety,

to assist all of us with the mental strength

training of our sense of surety: thus creating

our own sure thing. 

 

SURETY

The future is carved

from well-honed intention –

clarity of vision is fundamental,

determining the scope and depth

of each reverberating stroke against

a fertile now, once chiseled,

all is beyond repair or reversal.

Know the truth lies

within the vision first framed

and outlined - then crafted,

propelled by the belief,

the surety of intended outcomes,

the awareness of God’ s intercession,

delicate but determined.

POEM BY G. 11.11.2016

 

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TRUSTING IN THE FORCES

Today, let us allow life to come to us,

to carry us in its momentum by adjusting

our pace to sync and coincide with

the unfolding of the day, relinquishing

our impulse to push or even shove it along;

but instead, just flow with it.

 

Today, let us look for opportunities

that present themselves,  little miracles

carrying unthought-of assistance, or

solutions, flashes of insight, appearing

out of nowhere, offering unique approaches.

 

Today, let us sit back and relax, trusting

in the forces of grace and good in our

world, to move us along as needed,

clearing the way when least expected,

marshaling resources as required,

ensuring success at every turn. 

AT BY G. 4.27.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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Horror, whether real or fictional, seems to surround us,

attracting our attention by its scope and intensity in the

news, or turned into entertainment; especially prominent

and graphics in the electronic games that occupy our time - 

as our chitchat focuses on the pleasure of  watching shows

featuring hardened criminals, homicidal maniacs, brutal

warriors, and a host of the living dead.

 

The note featured below opens with an instruction

to turn away from the horror. I do believe that in order

for us to evolve, on a personal basis or as the custodians

of existence on this planet, we must find the wherewithal

to refuse to participate in the perpetuation or promotion

of our existing culture of horror: replacing it instead with

one of wholeness, clarity, beauty, loving-kindness, and

sincerity.

 

TO ENGAGE

Turn away from the horror, the disappointments,

the pains of existence – move, instead, towards

the wholeness, the pure completeness of a life

capable and inspired.  Know you, and you alone,

hold the key to clear, unencumbered existence –

fresh life – forming, reforming, being a being

of wonder, a beam of pure transparent light –

know you carry the essence of all existence

within – so release the stumbling blocks and

reach, fully extended, to grasp, to engage what

waits before you – find the frame of reference,

hold it in consciousness, become the incubator

for clarity, sincerity, purposefulness, passionate

existence – open to be, to receive, to become,

and to engage fully in your destiny. 

NOE BY G. 9.1.2015

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Life can be found only in the present moment.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here,

and if we do not go back to ourselves

in the present moment, we cannot

be in touch with life.

Thich Nhat Hanh

 

“Live in the Now” was a hip phrase when I was 

growing up. As conveyed in the quote above by

Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen Buddhist Monk and popular

author of You Are Here, who has translated this key

Buddhist concept that stresses the focus on the breath

and clearing the mind to live in the present moment.

This has been adopted by New Thought and has been

popularized worldwide by Eckhart Tolle in his books

The Power of Now and The New Earth.

The two Affirmative Thoughts offered below remind

us of the essential nature of being now focused. 

 

EMPTY CANVAS

Today is our day – it does not belong

    to the thoughts and worries of tomorrow

or next week – it does not belong

    to the could have been, 

the might have been,

    or the should have been of the past –

it belongs to us now – to cherish –

    to enjoy – to fully live. 

Today is an empty canvas –

    let us come to it

with clean brushes and fresh paint.

Let us enjoy and live

    each moment robustly –

all out, thanking God

    for each breath along the way.

Let us live Now!                                  

  POEM BY G.                                 

 

CLEAR OUR MINDS 

Today let us clear our minds of fears,

    worries, regrets, doubts, or possible

outcomes, replacing all with

    this single thought:          

“I live for today, this moment NOW,

    where my real life exists,

    full of wonder and real potential –

    clearing my mind of useless chatter –

    replacing it with an affirmative focus

    on this NOW."

Today let us rejoice in this NOW, 

    with all the joy that exists

at this moment. 

Today let us clear our minds.

POEM BY G.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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It is not what we see that hampers our spiritual

progress, it is the antiquated lenses we peer

through, ground by our years of well-meaning

indoctrination, tinted by our concepts

and supposed truths distorted by even our

epiphanies and peak experiences, producing

a cataract-generating conglomeration,

fogging even the most obvious insights.

 

As the two poems offered here start off with -

The Livingness and Potent Breath to follow, 

indicate that overcoming this perceptual malaise

is still a challenge for me as I work to see fresh

again, with an infant's eyes, my brain erased.

 

THE LIVINGNESS

Existing within the livingness, robust,

pulsing with vitality, energy destined

for action, the aliveness incorporates

a whole, completeness, with even

beyond the present in a panorama

of beingness.

 

Leaves thick, lush with May life float

and shift on the invisible wind, shade

forms shadow scenes across the red brick

walls and greener dew damp lawns, birds

express, machines holler repetitive roars,

here, now, within.

 

Perhaps it would be better to see without

words, constructs, terms, and terminology,

my brain erased, cleared, reset, and with

an infant's eyes peer into the vastness

of the whole me, no distinctions, no borders,

just an all-inclusive everything.

POEM BY G. 5.29.2017

 

POTENT BREATH

I ask at times

    to dream aloud,

fluent and wide,

    unclasped by concepts,

constraints, former truths,

    stale dictums – free

of all that hampers

    my being, my seeing,

this pursuit of purposeful

    living.

 

Free of all these frameworks

    constructed over difficult

times, or even in moments

    of elation or triumph-

worthy then, but now

    just laden with dust,

their inspiration clouding

    the skies of now –

let me turn the page

    moving on.

 

And when I do

    I breathe again,

clear, free, and fragrant –

    with deep breaths

now unhindered -

    the fresh and potent breath

overwhelms with its strength,

    vitality, and sweetness –

I am alive again!

POEM BY G. 4.22.2017

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

SIMPLE AND UNASSUMING - AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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We hold the truth within our hearts, so delicate,

so fragile, yet when faced without protection

or defense, it appears so seemingly obvious,

straightforward, even though for years we have

missed its point, its counterpoint. 

 

Now, faced with pulling up a chair to meet

again this old friend, we find ourselves reluctant,

oddly shy and reticent, wondering if anything

so quaintly parochial might still enliven our pursuit,

our purpose, our earthly mission. 

 

Perhaps all truth - personal, spiritual, even 

universal - is simple and unassuming, its challenge

not in its concept, but more in its adherence:

the application after the answered supplication

our real Mount Everest to climb, yet let us be

reminded, we are not alone in this ascent - our friend,

our companion, our true light brightens every

earnest step. 

AT BY G. 8.12.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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IGNITE YOUR WORLD

Today open up and share the miracle that is you,

be the spark that ignites your world, let all see

what time and good intentions has created -

a work of life, a spirit of unharnessed beauty,

a tender soul with hard and fast convictions. 

 

Today stand tall and strong knowing you have

what it takes to succeed, to master any phase

of this life - to move forward and complete

the task at hand as you lead the way to a vision

not yet clear to others.

 

Today be the you who makes life special,

the you who makes us smile, sing, dance,

and marvel at your charm - laugh at your

spontaneity - sympathize with your causes -

but always making us feel life is more

scintillating when you are near. 

AT BY G. 12.18.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

STAY FOCUSED AND CALM - AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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STAY FOCUSED AND CALM

Often there is nothing we need to revise, change,

or alter to correct our course or improve our outcomes -

we simply need to flow with the current, allowing

the day to unfold as it will. 

 

Often it is best to shift our attention away from the noise,

the clamor of the needy, focusing instead on the calm,

the serenity of a manageable pace, appropriate action;

the handling of true tasks rather than controversy. 

 

In all of this, often we do best not to elevate the confusion

or stir the commotion by adding our panic or dismay,

but to instead remain calm, stout, and resolute that within

our tempered pace and focused breath we hold the key

to any challenge. 

AT BY G. 8.19.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

AT THESE CROSSROADS - AFFIRMATIVE THOUGHT INSPIRED BY THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE, PERSONAL, AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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FINAL CHAPTERS ONE THROUGH FOURTEEN, ALONG WITH

THE CONCLUSION OF THE  BLOG BOOK - 

TITLED THE CRYSTAL PATH - QUEST FOR A POSITIVE,

PERSONAL AND CONTEMPLATIVE SPIRITUALITY

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AT THESE CROSSROADS

In life, we often must proceed long before all the details

are worked out, before a clear verdict is decided on,

without knowing whether this or that is the optimal

approach or alternative, forced to rely on inspiration

and our inner guidance. 

 

At these crossroads, our faith is often our most cherished

ally, providing us a framework with which to measure

the perceived pluses and minus' stacking up on either

column, reminding us, even in this haze of conflicting

desires, that only one criterion requires attention. 

 

As conveyed, let us look beyond the the ins and outs

of daily living, to grasp hold of our spiritual purpose,

our rightful calling, our Divine mission in life, choosing

then the path stretching towards this realm, even if

we have only a vague notion of its whereabouts,

allowing God to attract us to our greater good. 

AT BY G. 3.13.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.