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Occasionally, I like to remind myself, Ann, and

my readers that in the plethora of spiritual approaches

we are now exposed to each day as spiritual awareness

builds in momentum across the planet, including

the message of the Finding God On The Train Story,

there is no one mystical or magical path or way to 

the enlightenment that is the "way." 

 

It is also worth being reminded of the one thing

I know for certain and have learned from my journey

on the train with God - there is no one size that fits all,

in fact, every voice is the voice of God, your voice,

my voice, even the voice of the obnoxious

spiritual pundit.

 

What I am trying to say, is the only true way is your

own unique way, and although others may provide

you with instruction regarding  their experiences,

each one of us must tune into our own "still, small voice" - 

the voice of God within us - and based on our interpretation,

chart our own course, clear our own path and connect 

with our own Divinity.  

 

I wrote this featured Affirmative Thought this morning

for Ann and me and you, which seeks to address 

this very point.

  

OUR OWN STILL, SMALL VOICE

Today let us realize there is no guidance

better or more significant than Divine

guidance connected with through prayer

and meditation - no voice more profound

then the still, small voice emanating from 

our own Souls.

 

Today let us realize there is no path

clearer or more appropriate than our

own path - our own way of reaching

out and grasping the hand of God -

our own way of discovering and awakening

to the joy, peace, love, and happiness

awaiting our surrender.

 

Today let us realize there is no more

relevant message from God than the

one expressed through our own words,  

our own actions, our own life on earth.

AT BY G. 6.16.2011

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Even as I am overcome with nature-induced

existential ennui, my Soul tries to revive me

and set me back on course with encouraging

and empowering messages, like the one I have

offer here, titled Earnest Progress.

 

As I instinctually scowl at this sentiment

of worthy momentum, I am struck by its

simple truth, that whatever our temporary,

or permanent life incapacitation may entail –

whether physical, mental, economic, social,

cultural, spiritual, or, as in this case – natural –

that keeps us from fully functioning, what we

might want to do, rather than scowling, is

consider the incapacitation confronting us

as a “life cap,” behooving us to reach deep

within to overcome, work around, or work

with this life cap - incorporating it in

the accomplishment of our earnest progress.

 

EARNEST PROGRESS

This day, new, vibrant,

    fresh – waiting for our

touch – our gentle leaning in

     and forward motion – guiding 

the possibilities, determining

    the outcomes, grasping it all

with full vigor.

 

Feel the pulse of its being,

     purposeful, intent on full

becoming its aliveness ready

      to mirror whatever hope,

or reason, or common desire;

     input or creative thrust;

begging to be enabled and

     allowed to appear in total.

 

Harness its functionality, grip

      the reins, wrenching it in

positive and productive

      confluence – allowing

heart, Soul, and consciousness

      to meld, melting, then

molding into the tangible

      expression of a leap

forward – worthy momentum,

      earnest progress.

POEM/AT BY G. 5.20.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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Immersion - the act of immersing (dip or submerge)

someone or something in liquid, deep mental

involvement, baptism by immersing a person bodily.  

 

There are some words that are just more potent

than others, in both a secular and a spiritual sense,

immersion is one of them. Linked with the activity

of baptism and contemplation, it calls for total

commitment, seemingly disavowing any notion 

of being partially involved. 

 

As the note below conveys, in a spiritual sense,

there is no partial or half-living of our authentic

lives - being half authentic seems to be missing

the mark. Sometimes I need to remind myself 

that to obtain enlightenment, I must be fully

immersed in this spiritual pursuit, even if this

is not easy. 

 

At the core of any spiritual quest, there needs 

to be a Divine connection where we take the 

time to commune with God, Spirit, Source,

the Beloved, or whatever name you feel most

comfortable with using.

 

Although I believe that entering the silence while

meditating sets the stage for us to hear the voice

within our Souls whispering a message,  I also

realize that through the very act of living, our

Souls linked with the Divine convey the wisdom

we are intended to comprehend.

 

Let's all opt for full immersion today.

 

FULL IMMERSION

Today let us allow our lives to speak

    to us, providing gentle but useful

        direction as to the next step and

    the way forward – knowing within

        these moments of living a lesson

is revealed.

 

Today let us hear the voice within

    our Souls whispering a message so

        clear and significant, it resonates

            a warmth, an inner peace, beating

        out a rhythm of wisdom as our

hearts leap, and our feet dance.

 

Today let us understand no partial

    or half-living of our authentic lives

        will do; let us realize only full

    immersion will ease our hungry

        spirits wishing to make every

    moment count, every day a festival

of intended happiness enjoyed.

AT/POEM BY G. 5.28.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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scope - (noun) 1. the extent of the area or

subject matter that something deals with

or to which it is relevant: 2. the opportunity

or possibility to do or deal with something:

(verb) 1. assess or investigate (something):

2. North American Informal – look at

something carefully. 

  

Daily living is all about making distinctions, 

differentiating the incoming stimuli, labeling

what is experienced, comparing  and contrasting

each stimulus, to identify, sort, and file it away

for current, or future action-based choices.

 

I often find myself focused on what I am attending

to at the moment in my life, rather than what might

be beyond it, creating it, or fostering it.

 

From time to time, I receive guidance, like the note 

featured here titled Scope, clearly urging me on to

expand my awareness, to stretch my spiritual field

of vision, to perceive beyond the simple reality

I live through and with each day.

 

For some of us, our current spiritual scope maybe

all we desire at the moment, our existing connection

with God fitting our actual needs, not requiring any

further stretching or expanding our perspective.

 

I guess the question requiring some attention

is primarily - what is our personal scope; that is,

what are we seeking to achieve with our spiritual

quest? And based on this answer, if we believe

it appears warranted, we can assess what type

of scope, adjustment needs to be considered.

Then perhaps, the note offered below, might

serve as a starting point or framework.

 

SCOPE

Scope is an essential aspect of the quest 

for a positive, personal spirituality.

Scope – the depth and breadth of any 

earnest pursuit of clarity or truth; a more

encompassing perspective; a more focused

intention, one allowing us to peer beyond

the limits of the periphery, stretching our

field of vision, our comprehension, the

elasticity of standard or expected conscious 

possibility, accepting full well the folly 

of material, concrete, solid; conscious and

aware no such a distinction exists; here now,

our scope is broader, blending the dimensions

of reality with imagination, secular with the

mystic, tangible with the forming and formless:

and now with this ever-broadening scope, we

begin to reveal the true nature of being,

the continual incorporation of all with all,

a borderless, boundary-less wash of watercolor,

where this is attached to that, as our scope

unravels the folly of distinction, separation, 

uniqueness – knowing only oneness, absolute

unity.

NOE BY G. 5.31.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Much of my spiritual life is spent listening,

and then it is occupied with interpreting

and understanding what is being conveyed.

At times, there appears to be a theme or

concept connecting what I am inspired to

write and record.

 

I received the Meditation Guidance

below titled New Ground.

 

NEW GROUND

We attach ourselves to the function of things,

to the sequence of things, to the process,

following the ritual required, hoping

to find structure, concreteness, and order

where only fluid change exists – eternity,

where only impermanence abides; today

let us release our grasp and allow the fiction

of control to ease, moving toward looser,

more spontaneous paradigms; mindful,

aware, stretching each moment by truly

being in it, engaged and ultimately unscripted,

a free-range being without role, egoless,

forsaking the comfort for new ground,

virgin, fertile - requiring the shedding

of repetitive being.

NOE BY G. 3.29.2017

 

I rarely ever receive guidance that

is not in some way personal or related

to my life. When I received this guidance,

I was drowning in my output, still

going strong writing the Finding God On

The Train Story - Notes On Enlightenment –

with well over seven hundred pages, still

seeing no end in sight.

 

I needed to step back and seek new ground.

This new ground, if fully embraced, would

require a radical shift in my consciousness:

most notable, the desire for permanence;

the need for control, the ability to just let go –

and the most difficult, at least for me,

choosing spontaneity over preparation. 

 

Being spontaneous rather than prepared,

almost beyond graduate business school

and professional conditioning to comprehend,

let alone actually do. My favorite phrase

underscores the challenge of this note

for me to live -

 

“ultimately unscripted,

                  a free-range being.”

 

The second offering below, Free The

Fireflies is an inspired poem from

a Sunday morning meditation.

 

FREE THE FIREFLIES

It is the ramifications of fierce expectations,

formed in off moments with fleeting desires

that limit and spoil our possibilities;

forever taking infinite possibilities,

truncating it, squeezing it

into our preconceived containers,

our goal-directed edict, our years

of misguided conditioning –

like fireflies jarred

on a summer night,

these bits of magnificence

lose illumination and darken,

only to fade from existence

and our grasp.

Let us endeavor to shed our forethought,

expecting less of ourselves, others,

and life itself -  learning to live, to be again.

POEM BY G. 4.30.2017

 

Again, a plea for more spontaneity,

as well as the elimination of expectation

and forethought, moving toward

the “shedding of repetitive being.”

Offering, for me, a rather radical

approach:

 

“expecting less of ourselves, others,

            and life itself.”

 

What I like most about these two notes,

is that they convey what has been

the spiritual wisdom of the ages for those

seeking enlightenment – expressed in

a more Soul-catching garb, difficult

for me to ignore or dismiss.    

 

In all of this, I was able to see a fresh

approach for my book with too many

pages.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Our focus this week is expanding on the central

message of my Meditation Guidance - living an

Authentic Purposeful Life – a new life where we live

in perfect harmony by actualizing both our spiri­tual 

and physical natures through connection and

cocreation with God. 

 

This “New Life," as I refer to it in the blog book one

titled the Crystal Path, and second book titled Steeples

featuring the poetry of the Finding God On The Train 

Story now rolling out on the right hand sidebar of this

blog. This "New Life" does not re­quire escape to an

ashram or monastery or the desert, but allows us

to attend to our families, jobs, and related commitments

while obtaining joy, peace, happiness, and ultimately

enlightenment.  

 

Today I offer this Affirmative Thought tilted Authentic

Life – New Life which summarizes this message.

  

AUTHENTIC LIFE - NEW LIFE 

All of life is as it should be

a blend of perfect harmony -

            clear intentions

resulting in purposeful actions

            all leading to our

Authentic Life – our New Life –

             our heaven on earth.

 

New Life fueled by our

            love and kindness -

set in motion for ourselves,

our loved ones and all we meet

            enables us to grow

            in God and experience

true joy, peace, and happiness.

 

Authentic Life – New Life

            focuses

            our attention and enables

us to reach for the most

            from every moment –

enjoyment with every action –

            bliss in every breath –

a peak experience in every event. 

 

All life is powered by our creation. 

        AT BY G. 11.10.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.                        

 

 

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They are forever free who renounce all selfish desire

and break away from the ego-cage of “I’, “me”, and

“mine” to be united with the Lord.

                 The Bhagavad Gita – Translated by Eknath Easwaran

 

Control of consciousness is not easily accomplished, if it were

we would have a world of peace and plenty. Instead it takes

great effort to navigate through our own thoughts, filtering

them and learning to listen to the constructive rather than 

destructive guidance.

 

Many would ask - how I am to know if I am listening to my

ego or my Divine guidance when my head is filled with an

endless loop of confusion? I would suggest writing down what

you are thinking and you will know in short order who is talking.

 

The domain of the ego is the missteps and sins of the past

and the fears and potential pitfalls of the future, or surprisingly

at times, the positive future possibilities if only we are able

to make a few major adjustments now.

 

By recording the endless loop of advice you will become aware

of a neurotic stream of consciousness working both positive

and negative reinforcement to mold your behavior. Notice

the ego does not function well when you start to meditate

and practice mindfulness and establish yourself in the present. 

 

I find myself most vulnerable to ego control and impact when

I am tired, frustrated, and/or disappointed with my life or when 

my defenses are not well fortified such as when waking up in the

morning. I often wake up to a series of major issues in my life

that my ego feels I have not properly addressed or attended

to along with a list of potential problems for the day.

 

In the past I have gotten caught up answering the "what if"

questions of my early morning interrogator, now instead

I usually Golden Key each asking for God to handle, focus 

on my breathing, and center my thinking on positive aspects 

of my life.  When not successful I get up and start my day. 

 

One such morning, Tuesday February 24, 2009 when I had

obviously not been successful with managing my ego, I was

offered the following meditation guidance during my morning

commute on the train to assist me with regaining my balance.

 

             Where Are You?

You are fighting a war with your negative mind centered

in the ego. You are back again rethinking, judging,

determining, and feeding perceptions and the pain-body.

You are in a pit and you need to mentally climb out and

find hope and enthusiasm.

 

If you are angry – scream. If you are sad then cry.

If you are confused seek clarity. You are no longer on

the path – you are filling up with fear and self-criticism

and you must return to love and self-acceptance.

 

Go inside and try to understand the emotions that

are leading you in this direction. Ask what it is that you

need, what is it that you want. Try to rest for with rest

comes strength. Be gentle with yourself and loving.

 

You do not need to meet others expectations – stop

trying to please and instead seek your own pleasure –

your own needs and wants. Rest and reflect. There is

no need for perfection. Accept the flow of energy and

look for enthusiasm. Move out of depression and into

the joy of enthusiasm.

NOE BY G. 2.24. 2009

 

It is obvious that I was not doing well on this morning

commute. As you can see this is definitely advice from

my spiritual mind, Divinely connected, not my ego. 

Notice the advice and its positive and loving guidance

trying to revive me and bring me back to life.

 

Meet Your Pain-Body

You will notice a reference to my “Pain-Body” – a term

introduced by Eckhart Tolle, spiritualist and best-selling

author of The Power Of Now and The New Earth who

I have referenced in Chapter Three of THE CRYSTAL PATH -

BOOK ONE OF THE FINDING GOD ON THE TRAIN STORY –

New Thought Yesterday and Today regarding his ground

breaking internet sessions with Oprah Winfrey.

This Chapter is available on the right hand side

of the blog.

 

The pain-body is the collective manifestation of all

the pain, misery, and sorrow a person has ever gone

through in their entire life. Added to this is the inherited

pain from a person’s culture and family. Using the Toltec

approach regarding the passing of the societal dream

we spoke of earlier, the Toltec’s would say that we have

learned to dream the dream of the collective pain

of our people, culture, religion, or nation. 

 

Tolle goes on to explain that our pain-body's exist just

beneath the surface of our consciousness and when

connected by the loss of hope, depression, or an intense

negative situation they literally move in to take over our

consciousness. 

 

The personality of the pain-body is all negative, misery

driven and feeds on increasing its store of pain rather

than lessening it. The pain-body in control is often like

the drunk in a bar looking for a fight who seems to enjoy

having the life kicked out of them. In fact pain-bodies 

are like pain vampires who thrive on more pain - gaining 

energy from destruction and as a result become stronger.

 

The amount of pain you are carrying depends on the amount

of pain you have been subjected to. Tolle says that when our

wonderful lover turns mean and cruel for no reason we are

meeting their pain-body. 

 

Having survived a difficult childhood I am extra cautious when my

pain-body surfaces and have been able to push it back down with

a good nights sleep. Ann says my entire facial expression changes,

my brow furrows; my smile disappears as all the world becomes

extremely negative and hopeless for me. Although I know when

I have slipped into my pain-body it takes focused positive mental

effort to get out. Ann and I can recognize each other’s pain-body

and when they surface we will cautiously tell the other that they 

have slipped into their pain-body.

 

I believe those who are clinically depressed or self-destructive have

been captured by their pain-body and cannot get out until it is too

late, when the crime or life destruction has taken place. I can only

imagine the amount of crime that is the direct responsibility of this

phenomenon with the Defense Attorney making a point that the

defendant was not himself or herself when committing the act.

 

Collectively whole nations have slipped into their collective 

pain-body and like Nazi Germany have used it to create hell on

earth. I implore you to get to know your pain-body and do everything

possible to keep it in check and diffuse it in your life.

 

To mange my pain-body I use the releasing technique I discussed

on my early posts outlined in the The Sedona Method by Hale 

Dwoskin. It is an excellent method for releasing your pain-body

or any unwanted emotion or feeling on a daily basis or when you

realize you are being impacted.

 

I also strongly encourage you to read Eckhart Tolle’s excellent

handling of this pain-body concept in his books The Power

Of Now and The New Earth.

 

Here is my poetic interpretation of my pain-body, which, I think

brings home the point and offers an approach for releasing it 

through positive thought and love. 

 

My Pain-Body

I struggle with the body of pain,

    the memories of agony, anxiety, grief,

fear and the cries of a lost child. 

     This pain-body is enormous -

built limb by limb, trauma by trauma,

    insult by insult,

into a sculpture of wailing moments,

    experienced not forgotten – 

 alive and hungry for more.

 

I have pretended that the pain-body

    does not exist, worked my

consciousness around it,

    carried out the tasks of life

while handling it

             like an overstuffed trunk.

The pain-body has never gone away – 

         it inflicts each breath

and like a parasite sucks joy and

    enthusiasm from all life.

 

All else is crowded into the corner

    while the pain-body expands –

day in day out –

    it deflates the consciousness,

distorts, warps - each moment

    demanding – this tapeworm

grows and feeds on the Soul.

 

It is time to deflate this illusion of

    past memories – step behind

the Wizard of Oz Pain-Body and

let my consciousness take charge –

    comfort the lost boy –

      and release this pain.

 

How do I proceed? Moving into the pain

only feeds the beast.

  I face the pain, accept it as a living

entity and focus on releasing it –

    piece-by-piece – chunk-by-chunk.

I will make it malleable through focusing

    on all things positive.

    I will lead with love and

kindness and release.

POEM - SPIRITUAL POEM  12.14.2007

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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The week moves on,  I am trying to stay connected,

and when possible be focused on mindfulness.

I am on the train writing this post, as I am most 

nights, rumbling and shaking through time

as my fingers press out each word on the keyboard.

 

This week I have tried to avoid my emotional

interpretation of each event, focusing more

on living, and less on the mental dialogue

constantly keeping me informed, or misinformed,

as to my overall progress.

 

As I walked through the train station, down

to the tracks, I felt a few minutes of clear 

minded focus, no chatter just the observation

of what surrounded me. It was not good or bad

or annoying, it was rather beautiful in its life, 

full of color and charm. It is during these

moments that I think of Buddha shedding

his mental chatter like a thick suit on a sweltering

day, moving to the inner Soul – vibrant spirit –

eternal now.       

                                   

GOLDEN ANGEL 

In the light I see

a golden angel - Buddha –

one love existing on this plane,

 I am being tested 

 to resist is to falter, perish -

 non-resistance, acceptance,

 ensures stability - peace

 a full life.

 

 I shed this moment like a thick

 wool suit on a sweltering day

 with every layer gone is freshness

 a move to inner soul –

 vibrant spirit – eternal now.

 I do this to learn

 to be closer to God’s destiny.

 

In these connected moments I feel

projected, nurtured by the Lord,

set aside, above the fray

not in the world – but

of the movement of clear life.

 

I am not seeking what you seek.

I am not flattered by your praise

or diminished by your insults.

The core of me is protected by

the peace of God.

POEM BY G. 3.11.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

 

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I have been sorting through the poems,

affirmative thoughts, and notes I have

recorded and published on the blog.

Of course, there are many that were

written, and then hastily forgotten,

failing to catch my notice.

 

The affirmative thought below, that

I have now titled Hollow Warrior,

seemed to travel through time to grab

my attention this morning, carrying

a message that startled me, taking

my breath away.

 

Perhaps, today, I feel like a hollow

warrior, waking each morning to

continue a fight that only appears

to increase in difficulty, only to watch

many of us stoically struggle with

unearned distress, the very suffering

Buddha declared centuries ago to be

unavoidable.

 

Possibly, it was that this note knew

full well, years ago, that I had gotten

out on the despair side of the bed this

morning, wanting liberation from the

obvious struggles of life – reminding

me that although my passion may be

dented, it was not, and never would be,

extinguished, if I could find a way,

to be grateful.

 

Yes, this is counterintuitive, but, I guess,

so are most of the precepts of spiritual

enlightenment.

 

HOLLOW WARRIOR

Each step we take carries us through

time, a string of moments flash frozen

by a mind in pursuit of continuity,

a heart desperate to sort out the meaning

in the dust disturbed, it is precisely

this moment when we choose joy or

despair.

 

Even at its darkest, this life creation

we now inhabit, the muscles we empower

to move through it with tender strides,

to punch our way through the malaise

and grasp the significance of this journey,

allows even a hollow warrior to comprehend

its delicate purpose.

 

For us, who knows, even more, let us

sing an anthem of unwavering gratitude,

even as we wade through the suffering,

our hallelujahs washed with the ardent

tears of living, our passion dented but

never extinguished, as we declare:

all is well with our souls.

AT BY G. 4.15.2014  

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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asunder |əˈsəndər| adverb archaic or literary

apart; divided: those whom God hath joined

together let no man put asunder.

• into pieces: the desk burst asunder

 

To be honest, Ann and I have been

facing a personal family tragedy that

has moved through our lives like a

cyclone. Never have I experienced

sorrow to this depth, descending

into a deeper valley than I imagined  

existed. 

 

Although, I have worked to maintain

some distance in my blog posts, 

I now often feel numb, questioning 

whether I am the appropriate

messenger at this point. With this,

I have at times, questioned the very

underpinnings of my beliefs.

 

Last night, a bit tired and distraught,

I decided that I might have to relinquish 

this mission, and regain my footing in 

this dark night of my soul. 

 

This morning I prayed and meditated 

asking for some guidance that would

direct or inspire me. After meditating,

I started to write a note and I just could

not finish it. I decided to start over and

just listen for clear direction. 

 

I then transcribed the note below,

titled Life Set Asunder, which I feel

is not only the guidance I needed

but worthwhile guidance for anyone 

who may be facing their own particular

life trauma.

 

This note has made me realize that I

should not partition off my sorrow, 

and pretend it is not happening. 

So, I have decided to share what is 

occurring in my life on the blog, and

by doing so, address how I, you, or we

might all possibly recover,  or even

transcend, the suffering we all must

encounter as part of active living.  

  

LIFE SET ASUNDER

In the confusion of life set asunder,

we may be tempted to lose our direction,

to wonder why the hands of fate have

twisted the life out of our existence, 

failing to understand the valleys we

now traverse, will in time, flatten out, 

and begin their ascent once more.

Although we may rail at our lives set

asunder, tempted to discard our faith

and turn away from our true north,

let us be reminded that the topography

we now so reluctantly set foot on, is not

the product of divine will or neglect.

So, how is it that we, with our lives set

asunder, find the strength and courage

to walk through the valleys, we now face?

Perhaps, by remembering who we are,

rather than where we are, by recalling

we have never been, or will ever be, alone!

AT BY G 11.14.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

 

 

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VESTIBULE OF WOE

I feel the pounding

of the surf of life

within this vestibule of woe.

Alive we move transfixed

with the dream

fully engaged in the

pursuit of a destiny

beyond our grasp

but within our genes.

I move between two

states of consciousness,

both puzzled by my progress

and too far away to reach either.

Sanity is but an interpretation

of my own twisted perception.

I see this vestibule of woe -

lifelike - a brief passage from

one door to the next –

an entertaining game,

where we find meaning

in forgotten moments,

or are drawn into our

own illusion – until

we gasp for breath,

turning the dark to light,

the night to day.

POEM BY G. 2.1.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.      

 

 

 

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I believe, much like the early Hindus, that we

move towards enlightenment when we move

towards a conscious state that is one with our

Divine Self. This is the primary focus of the

Meditation Note below, guiding us to allow

our Divine Self to evolve.

 

DIVINE SELF BLOOMING

The Divine Self, like an ocean of spirit within

your consciousness evolves, grows, matures –

connected and one with God – fully present –

the Spiritual Self – the Soul within. This is your

indwelling God – your perfect you, always

present in the mystery of infinite intelligence.

 

Open your mind and heart to this Divine Self,

allowing it access to your life and the freedom

to evolve into you. Enlightenment truly is the

Divine Self  becoming fully conscious, and with

ego in tow like an errant child – moving through

consciousness to claim its Divine right –

its perfect place.

 

Search no further than your heart, for here

is the sound and fury of your liberation –

your becoming – one connected and whole

in Source. Tear off the rags of physical form,

walking without armor – with eyes closed –

ego in check – moving to the essence

of your Soul – God within – God without.

 

This is the time to hold the crystal heart –

to see the Heartlight, realizing it has been

with you all along – the Divine Self, blooming. 

NOE BY G. 9.23.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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Perhaps we have become too tame,

too civilized, too cultured; and in our

indoctrination, perhaps, we have lost

sight of who we are, unable to fully howl,

to roar, to dance to the ecstasy of  being. 

 

REFUSING TO BE TAMED 

Let us sit upon this universal

life and breathe freely,

for we are alive, flourishing,

enormously prepared to enjoy

each moment, celebrate every

gesture, announce to the skies

our destiny, our purpose,

unwilling to stand solemnly

or in repose; instead, joyfully

flinging our every limb,

physically testifying to the

eternal truth of our being –

aliveness so worthy and strong,

we, the participants, the bearers

of connected existence –

God’s chosen, everyone alike,

refusing to be tamed.

POEM BY G. 8.18.2015

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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THE INTENDER

Our lives reflect a certain order,

a purposeful beauty, a structure

of intent set in motion, form upon

form, evolving, being, becoming,

dissolving – only to stretch to be

again, and then, again.

 

It is within this order we recognize

the intender, the perpetuator,

unseen yet substantial, ubiquitous

but elusive, easy to overlook in our

endeavors:  but let us not be hasty

with our sincere examination.

 

For like the wind, it invisibly shapes

our moments, fills our breath for

breathing, charts our every footfall,

there inside and outside of our

intention, this cleaver presence

shares our every tear and exclaims

our every joy: as it fills this page,

adjusts the eyes for reading; as it

forms the questions and provides

the thoughts for answers.

A BY G. 3.13.2015

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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In both our spiritual, as well as our secular

pursuits, it is possible to hit a wall, finding

that the simple act of doing, once energizing

and stimulating is now so routine it has

become almost tedious, frustrating, or

commonplace.

 

At these times, we often survey the situation

and wonder what is happening, when the

beat that once resonated our Souls has

become faint and hard to hear.

 

In the years writing this blog and the book, 

I have been no stranger to these moments,

at times fighting the impulse to quit and

move on.

 

As the note here conveys, simply setting

aside a period of rest and reflection,

turning inward, I am able to find the 

renewal that I was seeking, and able to 

continue on with even more enthusiasm.

Often, I discover a fresh approach, or

make a few modifications, that actually

adds something of value to the process.

 

THE BEAT GROWN DISTANT 

Sometimes when life seems most confusing,

we must simply rest and take a break from

doing, to allow our energy, our enthusiasm

to regenerate, sparking a new and more

vigorous fire within.

Sometimes when we have tread the same

path fully worn, we must simply stop and

reassess what was once new, but is now

all too familiar, sit back and reflect awhile

on our journey, recapturing the purpose

perhaps, or by simply pausing notice a

new adventure waiting for our attention.

Sometimes by simply standing still and

listening to the voice within, we realize

the beat grown distant reminds us of

our original purpose, re-stirs our passion,

awakens our sleeping souls, sending us

on our way to a refreshed and bountiful

tomorrow. 

AT BY G. 7.3.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

 

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OASIS OF SPIRIT 

An oasis of spirit waits within, even in the most

tumultuous of times, to provide a respite from

the noise of the world – a place of peace and

harmony – a center of God’s grace – by simply

focusing on your breath, your heart, and what

you love – you will be replenished and renewed.

 

This oasis of spirit welcomes you with open arms

whenever you arrive – always ready to soothe

your suffering, clear away your fears, dispel

your doubts and revitalize your convictions –

preparing you to return refreshed.

 

Knowing this oasis of spirit is God’s gift to you,

to soften the ride – ease the journey, as you

grow and evolve – as you learn what must

be understood, and travel on your spiritual way.  

AT BY G. 2.2.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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Inviolable – prohibiting violation; secure

from destruction, violence, infringement,

or desecration; 2. incapable of being violated;

incorruptible; unassailable.

 

Sanctity – holiness, saintliness, or godliness;

2. sacred or hallowed character; 3. a sacred

thing.

 

Within each of us is a spark of the Divine

consciousness, pure and purposeful,

protected by a natural inviolable sanctity,

a sanctuary of clarity, a place of holy

order, a haven from the mundane

to the unimaginable, the place that will

echo our rejoicing as well as soothe our

pleas for mercy - with only one purpose

in mind, to uplift and transform us,

to aid in our true becoming.

 

Our first step is and will forever be, to

move to what is real and manifested,

the now – choosing the here and now –

over the then of the past or the when

of the future, as the note below suggests.

 

NOW OVER THEN OR WHEN

Begin again – understanding endings,

beginnings are but constructions

of our minds, the waters of consciousness

flow vigorously through each of us,

as we celebrate what does not begin,

and mourn what does not end; instead,

be the truth, accept your place as a

conduit of the constant now; the past,

the future, mere ghosts, and premonitions

turning us away from each moment

unveiling: our Divinity waits for

us to comprehend the truth; so as

impermanence turns our moments

to a more pertinent, useful dust, choose

now over then or when, turn towards

the life now exposed, saying a peaceful

goodbye to what was, and a joyful hello

to what now is, knowing, all is well.

NOE BY G. 2.25.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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As I mentioned in my recent posts, I have been expanding

my meditation sessions to do some experimenting

and see if I can get a little deeper and a little more

connected. Near the end of a pleasant forty-five

minute meditation, I received a message in the silence

that simply whispered, “memorize this prayer."

 

When I get a message, I try to remember the first

few lines, and when I finish the session I reach

for my moleskin journal, record the line I remember

and transcribe what ever comes  to mind without

editing. The first section came as a directive:

 

          Memorize this prayer and say it until

          the words are written on your heart –

          inscribed within your soul and you are

          one with its rhythm and rhyme.

 

Here is the prayer/poem that I then transcribed.

I plan to take the advice, put it to memory, and

use it as an opening when I meditate.

 

ALIVE IN THIS MOMENT

In this moment now I am fully alive –

my blood flowing strongly through my veins –

I am all senses alert – full of the substance of life.

I see the wonder of the Universal Soul –

I smell the fragrance of beauty – of reverence –

I feel the satin of cosmic flesh polished smooth

with the brilliance of everlasting life.

I taste the symphony of flavors of perfect life alive,

refreshing, bursting with a taste beyond comprehension.

I envision in my mind the lavender splendor of

a universal landscape and seek the portal to all

grace, to all knowing, to all love and peace.

I am alive in this moment now - all that is – is now.

I am the sense of all creation in search of

my universal home, my Divine self,

my purposeful life. 

PRAYER/POEM BY G.7.16.2010

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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In the Meditation Note below titled Step Into The

Stream, the concept of giving yourself over to God,

is addressed as a poetic total immersion

in the stream of life. Frankly, I get about waist-high

and swim for shore. I sometimes wonder what would 

happen if I went in all the way.

 

STEP INTO THE STREAM

Step into the stream of life – feel the crystal

water – cool – soothing - wash your feet and legs –

understand the pleasure of life – all that has occurred

to bring this stream to you – lush – full – abundant.

 

Step deeper and lose the control you have built up

to guide you – feel the water wash and splash over

and onto your arms and chest and shoulders –

breathe deeply and trust the full spirit of God.

 

Quell the fear that surfaces – breathe deeply

and trust the full spirit of God. Move deeper,

step by step, until your face and mouth are

within the stream – fear not, for God is with you –

is you. See the world through open eyes beneath

the surface – wonder at the beauty –the depth –

the crystal water.

 

Fully within the stream, now open your mouth

and suck the water into your mouth – nostrils –

and fill your lungs with the clear fluid and substance

of God. Understand you do not choke but swallow

the clear stream until you are living and breathing

the pure water.

 

Feel the energy, the thrill, and the joy of life’s stream.

Become the stream, let go, and float with its current –

move with its flow. Be alive in its water – submerged –

but living. This is the wonder of oneness with God.

Step into the stream of life and live renewed – reborn –

refreshed. Step into the stream 

NOE/POEM BY G.  3.28.2009

 

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This morning, as I watched the birds

in my yard congregate, for what appeared

to be the final preparation for migration,

I thought how the Universe had so adroitly

designed them for their destiny, and the

faith they had already ingrained into

their consciousness, to spread their wings

full and soar.  I felt inspired to write the

poem below, to remind us that we too

have been prepared to soar robust.      

 

SOAR ROBUST

Like birds prepared for a winter flight

let us realize that we within contain all

that is, or will ever be, needed to guide

our journey onward -  the hazy path

is etched within our soul, the strength

for flight bred in the fiber of our being,

the destination framed by our clear

intention formed from constant dreaming.

 

So today we sit upon this stark limb

convinced our greater good awaits –

fit and full – confident of our intended

prognosis – with wings outstretched

we soar robust towards our waiting

distinction. 

POEM BY G. 12.4.2012

 

WITH LOVE,  G.

 

 

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John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human

Understanding was published in 1690,

defining consciousness as “the perception

of what passes in a man’s own mind,”

establishing what would be the modern

concept of consciousness.  

 

Since Locke’s opening gambit, scientists,

philosophers, psychologists, and mystics

have studied and pondered “the perception,”

leaving us still no closer than Locke with a

comprehensive understanding of the origin

and full dimensions of human consciousness. 

 

Lately, I have been focused on consciousness -

praying and meditating, requesting additional

guidance and clarification, hoping to further

explore what is, at least for me, the backdrop

for our existence and the basis of God in

our lives.

 

I am especially interested in what the message

has defined as the levels of consciousness,

as I am planning to outline and share in

Part Four of the Finding God On The Train

Story – encompassing our “personal or

local consciousness,” which is incorporated

as a subset of the more comprehensive

“nonlocal collective consciousness” of all

sentient life, again a subset of  Divine

consciousness, comprising the first two

levels, as well as all life that has previously

existed.

 

My hope is to join the “consciousness

debate” by offering a more comprehensive

theory of consciousness based on my

guidance.  So, as demonstrated by the

meditation guidance below received one

morning last week, my request for

guidance on this subject is being

sporadically answered, and as received,

I will share.

 

VISTAS OF CONSCIOUSNESS

Below the surface of being exists,

the underpinnings, the threads, and needles,

the substructure connecting allness to all else,

the energies, the particles, the bits, and the

pieces of viable existence, the base, the screen

on which, with which, reality manifests

and performs.

 

This is the sub-matter behind the matter,

the first thought preceding all thoughtful

connection, the conscious framework

we choose to consider reality a projection

upon a projection within our conscious

projection.

 

Realize the force of nature is in itself

the collective vision of billions of diverse

perspectives, an ingrained, hardwired

foundation expected to be, expected

to follow laws set in motion by an active God.

 

Consider and contemplate this interaction,

this mingling, this natural blueprint,

the vistas of consciousness, peering within

its marvels, miraculous flashes of light,

dwelling intently and deeply until the

props and fixtures are revealed, allowing

an awareness of the strings supporting

and holding in place this dimension,

these slivers of being give our world

form and function, mobility and energy,

purpose and proposition, as it flickers

in the projector's light.

NOE BY G. 11.5.2014 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

 

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wellspring - an original and bountiful

source of something: the source of a

spring, stream, etc., the fountainhead.

 

originate – to bring into being;

to create something original;

invent; start.

 

originator -  (an entity, a being or), 

a person who creates or initiates

something.

 

WELLSPRING

Beyond the open threshold of our

anticipation – where hopes, and dreams,

and desires all collide into semantics,

where one overwhelming urge propels

us forward, to connect and be connected

with the originator, to understand

why or why not.

 

When we reach out to the wellspring 

of  our existence, to experience the

fullness: the limitlessness that is our

very  birthright, do we ever truly grasp

and comprehend that the boundaries,

the conditions, the restrictions

are comprised of our own false

perceptions.

 

If we, within our prayers and our

contemplations might profoundly

accept the flow of good is without

bounds; no parceling out, no allotment,

just an endless supply of health, wealth,

success, prosperity, happiness, love and

so much more: we might reconfigure

our approach to living, being, and existing. 

POEM  BY G. 2.11.2015

 

However, we envision the originator,

of our existence -  a consciousness,

a force, a spirit, a holy ghost, a being

sitting on a large throne; we need

to fully comprehend that this entity

acts as a spiritual “wellspring,”

a source of our abundance and good.

 

The note above, in this regard, reminds

us that our personal interpretation

of God is, at the onset, flawed by our

limited and restricted conceptual

abilities: and instead, we need to

accept the possibility that there

is only an endless supply, with our

faith serving as the faucet.

 

Today,  let us all heed this advice,

reaching out to our wellspring through

our prayers and contemplations,

with no negative thoughts allowed,

only a sustained, ongoing positive

vestige of openly armed belief, connected,

attached, ready to reconfigure our

approach to living, being, existing.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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The central focus of Finding God On The

Train Story - the blog and the book - centers

on the quest for a positive, personal, and

contemplative  spirituality.

This is not a collective pursuit in search

of a unified process, creed, or dogma –

no cookie-cutter, one size fits all that we

might handily share as a sort of spiritual

panacea for collective belief; instead, it is

a reminder of the benefits of  “individuation” - 

applying a Jungian term to the pursuit of

mystical enlightenment, by the individual,

for the ultimate benefit of that individual.

 

Although we each may share our

experiences with blogs and books, most of

what you and I will encounter will be

unique to our own life experience.  

 

As the note below conveys, this quest

surely requires times when we must

pause, catch our breath, and listen:

allowing inspiration to direct our

forward progress; letting the universal

currents maneuver us into the proper

channels; readying us for continued

evolvement.

 

Yes, what we appear to be about is the

evolution of our personal spirituality.

Not the forming of a new biological

component - a better brain or backbone,

but instead an evolution of the individual

and the collective consciousness. One

that will enable us to answer our personal

connection with our divine perspective,

but at the same time, quite possibly,

if accomplished in reasonable numbers,

jump-start the somewhat stalled in an

endless loop of perpetual mayhem - the

evolution of humankind.

 

PROSPECT OF CONTINUED PROGRESS

At times, we must stand still and catch

our breath, to survey and inspect even

the familiar terrain, our mind in check,

our heart open and hopeful, all longing

abated, nourished only by the prospect

of continued progress.

 

In this hush, our mind wakes, our eyes

diverted, almost magically, only to transfix

on an anonymous path, nondescript

but vaguely appealing, overgrown and

underutilized: and just perhaps; without

direction, we realize our feet are gently

treading on its indentations.

 

So today, let us be awake and open

to the path, or paths, worthy of sincere

consideration, allowing our evolving

desires to try each on for size and

ease of living, knowing in this timely

observation, we may genuinely open our-

selves up to our authentic calling.

AT BY G. 8.5.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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Life itself is a cycle of becoming, then being,

then shedding what must be let go to make

the way for what may be waiting on the path ahead.

This cycle exists within each sentient entity

and, I believe, is the very fabric of nature

from the minute to the magnificent – this cyclic

force propels us forward to greater growth and

potentials.

 

The other day, I had just finished meditating,

and looking up at the grand old tree that

shares my existence near our back deck,

I thought, what might this wonderful tree,

having witnessed more years than I,

convey as its wisdom. The poem below,

This Shedding Time was the response.   

 

THIS SHEDDING TIME

Only a heavy wind might shake these

withering leaves from tired limbs,

allowing once again a winter’s restoration,

regeneration, as October skies remind

of chills to come, as thoughts of spring

remind of the prize – new life rebounding -

so alien in this shedding time, yet even so,

is not this destiny to revive, to shake

full-leaved beneath a brighter sky.

POEM BY G. 11.3.2016

 

It is during these shedding times that

I feel reluctantly compelled to reflect

on the journey of my existence to date,

contemplating  my staggering, often fitful

progress. As I do, I realize that I come

to these moments of reflection, aware 

that something within my essential nature,

all human nature, perhaps all nature itself

moves us beyond our temperamental strivings,

forcefully forward toward what is often

our progressive but bruised becoming,

as the poem below so graphically contends.   

 

FORCEFULLY FORWARD  

We arrive at this moment transfixed

on this occasion when destiny, desire,

and hapless luck again intertwine

to convey to us chaotically, forcefully

forward towards potentials no more firmly

established than the prevailing winds

of past precedence, with scars inflicted,

hopes dashed, sincerities questioned –

again to bob and weave with a bloody face

and blurred vision until our weighted

arms surrender to the temptations

of uncertain repose as our hearts scream

finished, our Souls refuse to waiver,

grasping for a piercing breath, then

another, until our pounding chest subsides,

arms awaken freshly invigorated as

body motion thrusts our fists of hope

with solid aspiration. 

POEM BY G. 11.2. 2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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12 Everlasting Light 

(Music For The Magical Moment By Ryan Farish)

 

For all who do not have a clear fall season,

where leaves on trees burst out in flames of

yellows - reds - browns mixed softly,

but distinctly, I invite you to imagine gleefully

twisting beneath a dry rain of color, then

joyfully diving into a pile of autumn hues,

laughing and shrieking with buoyant delight.  

 

OUR MAGICAL MOMENT 

Let us enjoy the splendor and passion

of a fall day in vibrant color, transforming

from the warmth of summer into the

chill full rest of winter – preparing us to

harvest this final explosion of purpose,

this closing display of all that exists

within us, waiting to be revealed.

 

Let us enjoy the perfect cycle of coming,

becoming and going within us – the seasons

of our hearts and Souls growing at first

with a single step, then a few more,

until we run with life in all its purpose,

only to slow again in fitting time to our

waiting full restful stride.

 

Let us enjoy this living – this season

which is enveloping us in its lavish

bounty, within us – let us dance beneath

the falling leaves – alive with the joy

of knowing this is our magical moment –

our cherished memory is unfolding.

POEM BY G. 10.6.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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PIECES OF GOD 

Everywhere I go

there are little pieces of God,

by gathering them together,

perhaps I will see

the whole picture,

or at least,

like a puzzle partially

completed,

a rough outline will appear,

and I, with a little patience,

can imagine the rest.

POEM BY G. 3.26.2014

 

In my opinion, a key to a viable spiritual

quest requires the tenacity to find our 

unique perspective of God, which, in

the end may sync with a traditional concept,

or be something altogether distinctly

different, as indicated by the note below

titled, The Origin.

 

This Meditation Note is the answer to

my direct question, during meditation,

regarding the origin of God. Now, this

response may be impacted by an idea

I have been considering, or better put,

fixating on lately  – what if God-conscious-

ness was not the originator of all existence,

but evolved out of the very consciousness

of all existence - formed out of evolving life

itself. What if God is, basically, all existing

consciousness - plus, all awareness - plus,

everything awake - plus.  

 

THE ORIGIN 

I want to say - look beyond the horizons and

into the life, breath, and pulse of humankind.

Here, within exists the beat of a living God,

the anointed desires of all existence made

manifest by a single intention: this sliver

of purpose formed from a consciousness

combined to be something more than

the sum of its parts, a primal force realizing

random existents would not transmit a

greater destiny than mere being.

Here is the transcendence into an organized

being a conscious entity formed and fed

from the totality of each thought, sense,

feeling, aliveness, and, in turn, growing its

beingness, reaching out to foster well-

being of all nature, striving to navigate

the parts towards a more viable, pertinent,

and self-sustaining existence.

Here is the origin of everything awake. 

NOE BY G. 4.19.2014 

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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Jalal ad-Din Rumi (1207-1273)

Poet and Founder of the Mawlawi Sufi Order

 

Ye who search of God, of God, pursue.

Ye need not search for God is you, is you!

Why seek ye something that was missing

ne’er?  Save you none is, but you are –

where, oh, where?

 

The desire to separate humankind from God,

and all sentient life, for that matter, becomes

more difficult as we explore the spiritual

concept of God as an expanding consciousness.

 

Although the quote from Rumi above demonstrates

what has been a popular esoteric mystical opinion -

we and God are one - the exoteric religious authorities

have, for the most part, considered this to be anathema,

heretical, often severely punished. 

 

This may be a reason why I usually sit on this type

of guidance – note that I recorded this guidance

below mid-July of 2013 – and have not returned to it,

until I rediscovered it this morning and felt ready

to delve into its meaning.

 

Usually, I would rather not offend the sensibilities

of those who cannot fathom or discuss this close

union of the Divine and humankind. Just so

happens that Ann, my wife, is firmly in this group.  

 

Yet, in truth, most of my spiritual work has been

finding and redefining a less supernatural, more

user-friendly God, one that might fit within our

modern perspective. I believe the note below is

proposing just such a conceptual framework.

Your thoughts?

 

ONE PRESENCE SHARED 

We and God are intertwined.

We and God are intermingled.

 

A shared consciousness, where our

consciousness exists within the limitless

consciousness of God, stretching

the space of all conscious existence –

we and God are one, God within,

God without – together, we and God –

the creator of all form (which exists as an

extension of our joint consciousness)

are intertwined.

 

Form is simply and totally a representation

of the creative thought of consciousness,

and, as such, has no innate power. Always

in matters of form, we must return to the

originator and the origination of our sense

experience – creative conscious thought.

 

Let us fully comprehend and grasp this

essential truth of comingled consciousness;

sharing the combined power of truly dual

conscious existence, expanding  our

consciousness and revealing the truth of

all existence, one presence shared. Seek

the point of origin in meditation, reflection,

and prayer.

 

Understand it is only through our personal

conscious connection with the world of form

that God can impact or interact or experience

the world of form. As God is a vehicle of our

expanded consciousness, we, you, me all

sentient life is a conduit for god to form

consciousness, for mutual, total, integrated

existence. Each sentient being is a conscious

receptor of and within tangible existence.

 

(If we do not open ourselves up to this God

connection, God cannot fully enter our world

except through grace.)

NOE BY G. 7.12.13 10:00 AM 

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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SLICE OF TIME 

This thin slice of time we now inhabit reveals

only the immediate moment, as we, in conscious

adaptation create a fuller, more multidimensional

perspective of past and present incorporated,

well on its way to an imagined future. With this

lens in place, we maneuver these settings

to comprehend this expression of existence.

 

Perhaps this present – this prelude to the future

is but a convergence of multi-moments, a sum

of probable alternatives that, in an infinitesimal,

momentary calculation forms a sort of sum over

history, an average of all possible scenarios,

to select and give us, as our best and most

suitable reality – our now.

 

Limited by our perception, we must

be aware that God’s perspective is fuller,

more inclusive but still impacted by the

complexity of multiple frameworks, alternatives

selected and abandoned, along with the power

of will and choice in every sentient participant

in this existence, so no static, fully framed

future can exist,  just an ocean of possibilities

waiting to be perceived, then combined,

and finally, to arrive as a slice of the present

time for us to live again.  

NOE BY G. 8.3.2018

 

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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I believe we are here now with greater

and more profound purpose than mere

existence. A motive has been molded into

our very spiritual DNA - by God, the Universe,

emergent consciousness, or possibly by just 

the combined awareness of all existence

desiring a continued existence: honestly, 

it matters not what we recognize as the source.

A motive that cries for our recognition,

a communal calling asking each of us 

individually, as well as all of us collectively,

to reframe the frightening and debilitating 

parameters of human life now on earth.

The first step is the true realization of this

destiny, waking to our mission to create,

tell, and share a new story of humankind – 

a story of possibility, transcendence,

of becoming and being more.

Let us each pound in our own way!

 

POUND

Pound, pound, pound at the door of destiny,

know this is the very moment of salvation revealed,

awake the slumbering Soul within, waiting there,

drunk from the intoxications of existence,

no time for niceties, slap it into cognizance,

at least enough for it to remember the reason,

the calling, long forgotten by other pursuits,

pushed aside, then shoved into rough spaces

behind any worthy memory; so set the challenge

up enough to appear balanced and with a mirror

in hand, fall together toward the inevitable moment

of hazy awareness; where you and you meet,

scared and secular intertwined! 

POEM BY G 2.1.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Often, the words for a poem or an

Affirmative Thought come into my mind

with each line clearly, mentally vocalized - 

I simply write down the words. Although I

now, know that these words are Divinely

inspired, I often wonder about the timing

and the message.

 

I think the poem below that I have titled

Sacred Spot continues to explore the concept

of the Divine Self or Soul as it relates to our

spiritual selves. The message seems to be

that this essence of our authentic selves

is infinite – “alive now but always living."

 

SACRED SPOT

Within the soul, there is a sacred spot –

this spot is the essence of you

pure authentic perfect you

alive now but always living

alive then but living again

alive when nothing else is living

only this holy spot of you.

 

Touch this spot and know

the infinite you, the godly you.

the connected you – the all of you -

the you who has always waited

for you to be you – the full you.

 

Touch this holy spot of you.

POEM BY G. 1.21.2011

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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yearn –verb 1. to have an earnest or strong

desire for; long. 2. to feel tenderness;

be moved or attracted.

 

Listen for the stirrings and yearnings

of a clearer being, a more precious

progression.

 

YEARNINGS

Let us not be fooled by the machinations

    of our desire, maneuvering cleverly

to obtain the sought-after resolution,

    to create a scenario of want, or need,

perhaps, to placate the yearnings

    of physical intent and grasping.

 

Let us realize this instinctual thirst

    is forever perpetuated by the ebb

and flow of ancient, even primordial

    genetic concoctions, internal elixirs

and potions set to caress or coerce

    when thought will not oblige,

or impulse accommodate.

 

Let us correct and adjust

    as appropriate, not condemning

outright, but rather dabbling tastefully

    when advantageous, when beneficial,

worthy, not driven by an urge,

    but rather inspired by it,

fully sane and politely controlled.

AT/POEM BY G. 8.11.2016

 

As the note above contends, we are beings

of yearning, often forged in deep subterranean

places, smoldering until creating an ache

that takes form and purpose, often alive

within us, working to steer our intentions,

appropriate even our worthier activities.

 

These yearnings, so delicate, so determined,

so fragile, so incredibly strong and persistent,

even possibly, potentially disastrous,

yet wondrous, so alive with potential –

our muses, even our creative underpinnings.

 

These yearnings are often like frustrated

children, wanting what they want, without

regard to rationality, formality, or in some

extreme cases, even decency. Often, our lives

are impacted by the effective management

or mismanagement of our yearnings.

 

It took me a lifetime to understand that

at the core of my being, there existed a set

of spiritual yearnings, smothering beneath

a pile of secular desires and ambitions –

success, recognition, love, creative value,

smoldering while not gaining notice until

they set my life ablaze.  

 

I am not saying we have to deny our secular

yearnings outright, taking up an ascetic life,

but we also need to  incorporate fully our

spiritual yearnings into this secular mix,

by first establishing what these spiritual

yearnings resonate, then breathing life

into them, if plausible.  Our joy, our rapture,

our spiritual renewal, even our authentic

being may hinge on answering these spiritual

yearnings.  

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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Like a flower, we seem to hold within

us, a bloom expressing the delicate beauty 

of our essential creation. 

Active human existence - life – maybe

defined as an unfolding, the expression

of this nature, this purpose.

Yet, unlike the flower, our bloom

is often conceptual, an awakening

requiring us to seek it in the tumult

of our own conflicted minds and

an excruciatingly noisy world.

Remember, in this effort, this climb,

this ascent – both painful and magnificent –

you are not alone.  

 

THE ASCENT 

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 is 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.

POEM BY G. 8.14.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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OUR SACRED GIFT 

In our favor, let us live today knowing

we deserve the best life has to offer –

ready to reach out and firmly grasp

our fair share of happiness, our

appropriate measure of positive

life-affirming living, fully engaged,

enthused and prospering.

 

In our favor,  let us live today without

regard for expectation, without restraint

or constraint, knowing the time has

come to enjoy every morsel, to savor

each interaction, welcoming even the

challenges to add to our experience

of positive living.

 

In our favor, let us live today realizing

this is our birthright, our sacred gift,

to fully thrive and flourish with every

breath, to soar completely in victory

or perceived defeat, to rise up even

from the prisons of our own making,

to take hold of our own awakening.

AT BY G. 3.4.2013

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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In life, we are at times confronted with the need

to take a secular or a spiritual leap of faith.

Faced with such a defining moment, whether 

self-created or forced by circumstance, we often

find ourselves hog-tied, unable to proceed,

impeded by our conflicting desire for safety

and clarity.

 

In the corporate world, we call this “analysis

paralysis,” causing many an opportunity to slip

by during the wait. With relationships, it results

in our inability to make a full and lasting

commitment, sometimes failing to capture

the moment, and by doing so, numbing

the passion. In our spiritual life, we hesitate,

waiting for our true calling, delaying

the inevitable, even as we trip over the obvious

clues and guidance.  

  

LEAP OF FAITH 

Often, we must take the leap of faith,

unsure of where we will land, knowing

only our true trajectory will be revealed

when we believe and trust enough,

to thrust into the unknown, taking God’s

hand in ours without hesitation.

 

Often, we pause, not from lack of faith,

but from fear of the unknown, as our

minds, stirring a mix of doubt and

apprehension, concocted to muddle

our intentions, work to weight our

feet and thwart our ascent with this

confusion.

 

Often, the best course of action is

to leap before we look, hog–tying

the internal and external naysayers,

keeping our eyes on the intended prize,

reminding ourselves that God wants

us to win, to thrive, to succeed at living;

and will, without doubt, ensure a safe

landing.

AT BY G. 11.19.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

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The central message of the Finding God On

The Train Story, is that: the spiritual guidance

and wisdom we seek for our transformation -

to maximize our lives, well-being, and attain

heaven on earth, enlightenment - already

exists, has always existed, located in what

we might think of as the spiritual cloud –

Universal God-Consciousness, waiting

for our direct connection through prayer

and meditation, and then simply listening.

 

In fact, I believe our own Soul based Divine

self, is attempting this communication even

when we are not listening, using inspiration,

insight, and creativity to send us the message

we so need to hear. I do believe this message

is tailored and unique for each of us. 

 

The note below, titled Vibrant Being,

offers some further advice for connecting

and listening.

 

VIBRANT BEING

Stay focused, absorbed in the moment,

sincere, purposeful, moving forward,

knowing a thousand small intentions

pave the way to lasting progress,

to transformation, as you take each

step mindfully, aware and alive.

 

When possible, just listen to the positive

voice within, the loving voice, the nurturing

voice, work to understand what is being

conveyed, allow what seems to fit, 

to grow and blossom into useful wisdom,

if appropriate.

 

Know completely, fully, this path will

lead you to the life of vibrant being,

to authentic living, to ultimate satisfaction,

enabling the love shared to equal the love

received, as you contribute to the

betterment of all encountered. 

AT BY G. 12.11.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.

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Meditation is the vehicle for exploring

the various levels of consciousness;

within the one universal mind that all

sentient life shares. We, like deep-sea

divers must set our sights on reaching its

extraordinary depths, following its siren

calls, listening for its sonar-like belts

in the bend-producing waters, submerging

blind at times towards the most profound

levels, where the treasures of oneness

and universal connectivity is strewn

haphazardly for ripe detection at the

precipice of being.

 

PRECIPICE OF BEING

A simple song - its soundless

rhythms - permeates my heart,

the invitation of an outer

consciousness erupts

in flavored words, meandering

in meditation’s hollow moments,

floating thoughts pulling me

towards a precipice of being,

shedding what was once

so meaningful, but now lies

at my feet discarded, my Soul’s

flight in the ecstasy of becoming –

of what, I have no clear

interpretation, yet.

POEM BY G. 4.28.2015

 

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 starting off

with The Livingness and Potent Breath to follow,

indicate, overcoming this perceptual malaise is

still, a challenge for me, as I work to see

fresh again, with infant eyes, my brain

erased.

 

THE LIVINGNESS

Existing within the livingness,

robust, pulsing with vitality,

energy destined for action,

the aliveness incorporates

a whole, a 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 red

brick walls and greener dew

damp lawns, birds express,

machines holler repetitive

roars, here, now, within.

 

Perhaps I would be better

to see without words, constructs,

terms and terminology,

my brain erased, cleared, reset

and with 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.

 

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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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We, us, humankind, who forever exist as the

erupting force of viable life, let us know this:

from the very moment of first consciousness

our ancestors ripped at the light of the world

surrounding them, harnessing what was reachable

to create a more sustainable foundation going 

forward.

 

As we, in our lives now, add our footsteps to this

road, venturing onward, we must contribute, not

tentatively, but with our whole hearts, knowing

the very existence of future existence depends

upon the nurturing of this eruption.  

 

Let us each wade through the morass of our

unique lives, clearing away the lethargy, 

stretching to discover what sparks we might

ignite; what fountain of life we might inspire;

what wonder - personally and collectively

as a family of beings – we might erupt.   

 

LIFE ERUPTS

The road is crisp

       with becoming;

            worn bare and clean

         by the footsteps

               of the multitudes,  

                     who ventured onward,

                  with clear dreams

              and overwhelming hope,

           with faith as a shield,

      determined to reach,

              beyond the constraints

                   of nature, of God, of man,

               envisioning a life robust,

       enticing, fertile with possibility,

                just waiting for the planting

         of their souls, eager

               for the sweat of their effort,

                          knowing it is in this place –

               at this moment,

                                          life erupts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     POEM BY G.  6.10.2016

 

SPARKING A FOUNTAIN OF YOU

Scintillate, being the spark of new life, flashing

forth the pure blessing and energy of being here,

alive, on earth, emitting the essence of you

becoming, share the exploding purpose of pure 

and worthy intention, a soul bursting with

possibilities – sparking arcs, connecting,

conjoined with life partners to create and

recreate now, fresh, patterns of presence,

existence. 

 

Scintillate, with each motion, movement, 

endeavor, shine forth the astounding wonder

of your individualized creation, share the sparks

of love, the creative genius, the uniqueness of your

offering, allowing passion and purpose to ignite 

and light the way, knowing the material and kindling

for this combustion resides within you, now, release

it now, protecting each eruption as each spark 

pierces the darkness until combined, a fountain

of light, of you, sustains us all.

NOE BYG. 6.22.2016

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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accouterments – noun: personal

clothing, accessories, or equipment;

trappings.

 

This morning, out on my deck as the Fall

unfolds, I opened my journal to the poem

featured here titled This Chest. Well, here

it is years later, and I still have the chest

referred to in the poem.

 

Perhaps, you also have a chest that you drag

around with you. For me, sometimes it is

difficult to differentiate between my dreams,

my often self-centered longings, and my,

hopefully, positive, authentic mission.

 

Maybe my chest actually encloses all of these,

and more: the contents are shaped into an

ever-expanding ball of  yarn created from

life’s remnants – its hopes, its frustrations,

its struggles, its deep desires, as well as,

its dreams, its purposes – all parading

in a multitude of colors and textures,

all vying for attention.

 

As I write, I realize that the chest may

not be the problem, but an opportunity,

an accouterment of sorts, holding

the clues  needed for a more productive

and positive life. So rather than stow

the chest, I need to open it up and

rediscover what it may have to convey. 

 

OK, I can do this.

 

THIS CHEST 

In the perfect peace

    of this tranquil morning,

        I seek nourishment,

    as we sit together

        watching life unfold;

why do I persist in

    dragging this chest

        around with me,

    I have no explanation;

just a desire to be

        free of it, of the me

            who will not give up

        the longings – these

desires to be more.

POEM BY G. 8.21.2013

 

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Often, I allow the words to appear and find

their place as willed from beyond, or perhaps 

deep within myself, I am never quite sure,

and as with most things spiritual, the source

is not readily clarified. 

 

I do believe this force that touches our hearts 

that some of us recognize as Divine is not

held to our narrow perspective: our sliver

of time, but is the becoming itself, 

the emergence of life pursued, encouraging

all who will listen to strive further, to keep

pushing, thus being made more alive by

the very momentum created out of our living,

and like a joyful child being playfully spun -

shrieking with laughter - cajoling us to spin

faster - please, faster. 

  

THE PURSUIT OF BECOMING

Allow what is to be without fret

    or sorrow or consternation,

        being aware of the true destiny

of this existence, a life lived

    in pursuit of becoming what

        has been established before,

and will be forever after:

    predestined destiny, the arising

        of fuller, more fragrant possibilities,

do not dismay but flourish,

    for this time has been and will

        forever be a charted course

of a multitude of strivings,

        reachings, graspings, and when

            a grip is found, seeking leverage,

        summoning strength and finding

new ground, an unexpected stance,

        a wary balance, a fresh perspective,

            a new, ripe beginning from which

to reach, to strive, to seek again

            and again, and forever again –

in pursuit of becoming. 

POEM BY  G. 9.24.2015 

 

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SHEDDING

We must shed the skin

    of previous being, former

        lives, encrusted memories

rooted through tears

        and turmoil, plastered

            firm on waiting healthy

                prospective living, allowing

            these carnivals, Mardi Gras

        facades to crack, chip away,

dismantled piece by ache filled

        piece - to dislodge, unhinge,

            falling to oblivion, dust to

                dust, as fresh light calls

            forth the impeded imaginings,

        new life revealed, awakened,

            we stretch, once again, to be

                    transfigured, resurfaced, evolved.

POEM  BY G. 4.19.2016

 

Miscreant – noun; a person who

behaves badly. Adj; (of a person)

behaving badly or in a way that

breaks a law or rule.

 

As this poem offered shares,

the act of shedding is essential to

our spiritual growth, our emotional

well-being. Often we cart around

our miscreant moments (real or

perceived) from our past life, having

fastened them to our persona, causing

us to live through them, often unaware.

 

Personally, my miscreant moments

are stationed just below the radar

of my consciousness, not so politely

waiting for my guard to relax or wane,

and then surface - one calling

forth the next, until a Felliniesque parade

is summoned for my unwilling perusal

and consternation.  

 

Since these intrusions give power

and gravitas to an often distant past –

featuring a time, place, or people

well beyond any attempt of recompense

or reconciliation, our only recourse

is to consider mustering the courage

to formulate a workable strategy

for effective shedding.

 

Of course, our approach to shedding

will be acutely personal, impacted

by our perceived notion of our fault

or guilt or complicity – again, actual

or imagined – or in some instances,

our failure to pick up on the clues,

or to be fully aware or engaged.

 

To accomplish this shedding, it might

help to inventory what needs to be left

behind, scoping out each issue at its

core, then developing a personal ritual

for exorcising this memory going forward.

 

I am already envisioning a ritual bonfire

where I burn the relics, documents, or

mementos that represent my miscreant

memories, allowing my soul to move on

to more livable, fertile ground.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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WITHIN US NOW

Within us now is all the wisdom we seek –

all the compassion possible to feel –

all the wonder anyone could wish

to experience – all the magic waiting

to be performed – every miracle  

bursting forth into life.

 

Within us now is all eternity –

the past,  the present, the future –

the potential moment – the vision

of heaven on earth – the suffering

with its lessons waiting to be revealed –

our Soul – our God – our magnificence.

 

Within us now is all existence flexing

its creative muscles – urging us on

to our purpose our destiny –

saying yes even when we say no –

cajoling us forward with arms outstretched

to catch us with each tentative step

we harness the courage to take. 

AT BY G. 11.26.2011

 

   WITH LOVE, G.

 

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I spend much of my life these days, on my

knees, my head with an ear in place, pressed

against the tracks hoping to decipher the

rumbling of some train in the cosmic distance.

Often my better instincts instruct me to get up

and move on, especially when some rumble-

less time has passed. In my Soul, I know

I can only grow and evolve by listening

to this spiritually distant ode: so firmly

fixed I will remain, deciphering the cryptic

signs, not quite a “Hero’s Journey,” but a

journey nonetheless.

 

SETTING OUT IN SEARCH

Journeys - personal, emotional, spiritual –

    whether set out in search of redemption,

revitalization, or inspiration, with a heart

    in need of forgiveness or expansion or

just love; require a unique sense of

    courage, a certain emotional cunning –

to feel, to respond, yet all along avoiding

    the full impact of trepidation, while

deciphering the cryptic signs - knowing

    even in its greatest confusion there is order –

meaning – significance - purpose - synchronicity –

    allowing all who venture forth a chance

to expand, to grow, to evolve: small steps

    at first, then longer strides, until leaps of faith

are typical and standard - with large chunks

    of everlasting life offered up for the consuming.

POEM BY G.  7.10.2014

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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WONDER AT THE MAGIC OF INTENT                                               

Life is magical, amazing, and beyond what is hoped

for or conceived.

Feel and see the magic, the uniqueness of each person,

event, thought, item. Experience the magic in each moment –

how it connects and reflects your mood – your thoughts –

your emotions. 

The magic exists and comes from the orchestrated, creative

force of our collective intelligence, Divinely guided by Spirit.

See how it all fits in – a wondrous coincidence that is without

coincidence.

Nothing happens – it all flows from the magic of thought,

desires, and wants manifested into the world.

Feel the warmth and the light of the sun through the window

and wonder at the wisdom that manifested this spirit –

this ball of life giving energy. This is the magic –the magic

is everywhere – for like a magic trick –behind the magic

is Divine will directed by collective good intentions.

Wonder at the magic. The magic is rooted in your ability

to manifest our reality – to create it brick by brick and

have this reality unfold and interact with the reality

of others – and finally – be divinely intertwined

in the manifested reality of all life.

 

As you attract and bring the world to you, receive as

you believe, joining with the wills of others. Together

this magic comes together to create all life – a harmony

of cocreated existence. Look deep within the magic,

behind the curtain, in the hat, and you will see purposeful

reality – no coincidence – all related – all positive creative

force intent on evolving.

 

WITH LOVE, G.

 

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OUR RUMBLE

Like a strong, purposeful current,

let us approach life with energy,

vitality, fully aware of our destination,

well able to clear the way when required,

or on occasion, flow over, around, or through.

 

Today, let the intention of this current,

wake us, ready to flow forward, winding

and twisting, pounding when necessary,

as our rumble hastens our progress,

establishes our momentum.

 

And when our activity proves sufficient,

our rest warranted, allow for placid,

peaceful moments to solidify the Divine

connection that fosters our flow,

expands our awareness, our  awakening,

as tranquil is mirrored from and through

our very being to all adjoining existence.

AT BY G. 4.18.2016 

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

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SEED OF AN INTENTION 

Know today that in the cyclone

    of conflicting desires, the shards of

potential dreams, the chorus

    of  competing voices in your mind

there exists the seed of an intention

    preparing to take root and grow

into its rightful magnificence.

 

Know today that when you feel

    you cannot withstand a second more –

and you feel a shout for mercy            

    forming in your Soul – your good

has taken root and your seed of

    an authentic life is bursting into being.

 

Know today that a new day is

    dawning - a new life is coming to

life within you – Divinely powered

    to set in motion your Divine destiny –

your paradise on earth. 

AT BY G. 10.18.2011

 

WITH LOVE, G. 

 

 

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The mystics of the Common Era, whether

Jewish, Muslim, or Christian, in their

desire to forge a relationship with God,

have suffered greatly, some at the hands

of the ruling theology, others by the ruling

party, and sadly, a significant number,

many Christian,  through their own acts of

self-mortification.

 

Yet, as the note below suggests, possibly

this self-focus, the need to fix or improve

or even suffer our self into sacred shape,

is in and of itself, really just self-focused:

clearly missing the point. If so, seeing

beyond our self and into the distinction

less, Divinely based, self that holds the

spark would be a more fruitful approach.

 

WORTHY OF THE MISSION

The sounds within reverberate a truth –

a proverb of sorts – possibly a reminder

to the initiated – surely an essential

clarification for those who have recently

taken to the path, simply: although

we search for our authentic self – it is

but a preparation for what waits beyond.

 

Our goal, in this, is to see beyond our self –

this self, authentic or not, that we hold

in such esteem; even so, we often focus

and fret over its traits or passions that

miss the mark, setting out to sand,

trim, pound, or suffer into shape –

one worthy of the mission.

 

Yet, what if we are to see and be

the distinction less self, the generic

self, the commonality of human “being,”

unmasked of pretense, false uniqueness,

reacting to see and perceive the self that

holds the spark, that cradles the divinity

itself – our God, their God – the God

that lovingly waits.

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We exist within the incubator of new

life, we are nursed and weaned daily

on its possibilities,  just as our physical

selves are refreshed within by the cells

and systems responsible for our continual,

ongoing aliveness. Everything we need

or desire is being offered, provided –

set before us: all we need to do is reach

out in faith to grasp its potential. This day,

today is not like every day, or someday,

it is the day that offers us the wondrous

gift of  miraculous life. We must not

give up or into suffering, pain, the drone

of our negative thoughts - we, together,

must rise, grasp the hand of God, and

venture on to our true destiny.

 

NEW LIFE ARRIVES

When new life arrives, full, robust,

ripe with fresh flavors, scents and

sensations – let us lean into its crisp

message, listening to its guidance –

realizing our worthy next step is

foretold by its aliveness, prepared

to draw us forward.

 

As we proceed, let us abandon our

timidity, starkly engaging this possibility

without reserve or restrictions, spontaneous,

fully committed to allowing its earnest

potential to enliven our here and now,

to refresh all we are or will be.

 

Turning towards this tomorrow, let

us grasp all we are entitled to, reaching

deep into its offering, filling our Souls

with its merit, its purpose, knowing

this is our destiny – our heaven on earth –

our greater good!

AT BY G. 5.6.2015

 

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This week we have discussed overcoming being

timid and taking control of our lives - both reflecting

major themes in the morning notes I have written

for Ann this week,  as she deals with work stress,

her desire for a life change/possible retirement,

and the reality of her upcoming surgery.

 

As much as these notes provide guidance for Ann,  

I have also found them personally instructive,

and since they seem to highlight the challenges

we all face in managing our lives on a daily basis. 

publishing them on the blog. 

 

Today's Affirmative Thought, listed below, titled

Finding Your Way continues on with this theme

and seems to complete the series. As we grow

in life experience,  we all learn that finding our way

takes perseverance, foresight, and initiative, but

most of all, it takes fortitude - the mental strength

to endure adversity.

 

As Ann and I discussed this note before she left

for work this morning, we reflected on how some

people are like extreme sports stars when it comes

to approaching life, willing to snowboard off the cliff

for the thrill of arriving at their desired destination.

Ann refers to me as one of these extreme life

enthusiasts, who will careen off the cliff in search 

of some pursued outcome.

 

I admit this is true, but have to add that often

in mid-air, I realize I am not quite sure how to land

in one piece. Ann describes herself as the person 

who stands on the edge of the cliff wanting to go

down below to where a new and better life waits,

but wonders if there is a safer way  down - only

to realize that the bus has left, no alternative trails

exist, and the only way down is by taking the

leap of faith.

 

I contend, depending on where we are in our lives, 

we have all at one time or the other lingered too long

on the precipice waiting for the courage to jump. 

Often life provides an avalanche that forces our 

decision but sometimes we linger much too long. 

 

Finding our way in the world is a learning experience.

At first, we hope it will be much easier than it actually

is, but step by step we venture out and learn we have

all the tools we need for successful living - all the courage

we need to accept nothing but our dream realized 

and accomplished.  

 

FINDING YOUR WAY

Finding your way in the world takes 

    perseverance and foresight –

clearly knowing what it is you desire, 

    clarifying your intentions, and then 

laying out a plan to make it all

    become a reality.

 

Finding your way in the world takes 

    initiative – being prepared to embark

on bold new ventures – the willingness 

    to move beyond doubt, fear, or confusion

and into the clarity and the firmness

    of will, fully one with the creation

of your purpose and mission.

 

Finding your way in the world takes 

    fortitude – the mental strength needed 

to endure adversity when common sense 

    says otherwise – to accept nothing

but your dream realized and accomplished.

AT BY G. 1.20.2012

 

WITH LOVE, G.