Do Not Forget the Simple Pleasures Of Life

And forget not that the earth delights
to feel your bare feet and the winds
 Kali Gibran

Love the earth and sun and animals,
Despise riches, give alms to everyone that asks,
Stand up for the stupid and crazy,
Devote your income and labor to others...
And your very flesh shall be a great poem.

Walt Whitman

Here is a test to find out whether
 your mission in life is complete.
If you're alive, it isn't. 

Richard Bach

"People travel to wonder at the height

 of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the
long course of
 the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at
the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by
themselves without wondering."

St. Augustine, 354 430

"I would rather be ashes than dust! I would
rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant
blaze than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would rather
 be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow,
 than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function
of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in
trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

Jack London

Avoiding Emotional Vampires

I have come to a sacred part in my life where if someone wants my negative
attention. I simply do not engage in conversation with them.
They may be asking me if I am who I say I am or just a general put down.
Remember these people are lonely and lacking self-esteem
if they had any sort of self love for themselves they wouldn't have to
resort to cheap shots at me. I simply do not go there with these people
anymore. They suck the life energy out of you.
In Desiderata there is a line that says "Avoid loud and aggressive people
for they are vexations to your spirit" Vexations, life and energy
zappers. Surround yourself with people who love you for who you are.
People who are comfortable with themselves.
I do... and I find so much more joy out of life. I don't attract them into
my life anymore. And if I did I would use Maya Angelou's powerful statement
"No not me go find someone else to bring down"
And it stops these people in their tracks.
Now I know...what about Mom in-laws well it all depends on what kind of
life
energy suckin' they're doing. Now let me clarify this...Moms
generally want what's best for their kids right? So sometimes it is a little
hard for them to cut the apron strings even well after the diaper stage.
So
be gentle on them and if it gets tough just tell them "No not me not today
or anyday Mom".

This usually works you can apply it to bosses, co-workers, spouses you name
it you can apply it.
It is much better than getting upset and it allows you to stay in the moment
so you can focus on the "real" things in life. Just remember don't respond
or else you are drawn in to negative vibes.

"Similarly, every internal and external event we encounter makes an energetic statement and imprint- from places, events

and situations to beliefs, thoughts, fears and time itself.

This seems pretty intense- and it is- but these energetic statements are needed to commune with the true part of ourselves

that is walking a spiritual path in a material world.

This is the way the soul interacts with the journey.

There is usually no problem with all of these imprints and connections being made- because those that don't serve us

or that don't actualize into our lives on a tangible platform usually dissolve over time. Sometimes, however, we harbor

 energetic imprints and connections that don't serve us, or are even bad for us!

Let's say we are walking down the street and pass someone who just gives us a bad feeling. We have no reason to

judge them because we don't know them- and should not judge. There is simply an energetic incompatibility that makes

neither person 'bad'. Because this event may some with an emotional charge due to the feelings that swell up from the

 energetic level, we can easily attach and hook-in on a subconscious level for many reasons. From then on, there

is a subtle, yet real, connection between us and a person who passed our path but is not supposed to be on it- and

the effects of that connection go both ways. We should strive to maintain energy hooks only with the people and

events that are real and productive for us here and now. This means total energetic accountability for our addictions

 to the past, our fears of the present and our reliance on negative attention.

So, the big question is...

How do we cut those connections that no longer serve us or have never served us? How to we let go of what is not in

 accord with our current journey and make room for the new?

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Black Hawk Speaks

from BLACK ELK SPEAKS:

“You have noticed that everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the Power of the World always

works in circles, and everything tries to be round. …Everything the Power of the World does is done in a circle.

The sky is round, and I have heard that the earth is round like a ball, and so are all the stars. The wind, in its

greatest power, whirls. Birds make their nests in circles, for theirs is the same religion as ours.

The sun comes forth and goes down again in a circle. The moon does the same, and both are round. Even the

seasons form a great circle in their changing, and always come back again to where they were.

The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.

Our teepees were round like the nests of birds, and these were always set in a circle, the nations hoop, a nest of many

nests, where the Great Spirit meant for us to hatch our children.…”

Relax

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