Spirit Minded

We all create our reality with our thoughts and feelings....literally from the Inside---out! Our feelings and thoughts manifest into what we call our "reality," in other words, our "life situations/experiences," or whatever you wish to call them. Sounds like a big responsibility, but whether you wish to realize this, or ignore it, it IS a choice, as is everything. If we relax into the knowing that we are responsible for our life, then we have the power to change it. Blame to others and to situations that cause problems only leaves us feeling powerless, and actually renders us powerless (as you cannot give away anything that you do not "own"). For, as said in the movie, "The Secret," by Rhonda Bryne, "Whether you think you can't or can...either way you are right."

By taking the initial step of consideration that our thoughts and feelings do indeed create our reality, you have begun to start the experience of a wonderful, joyful, abundant and happy life...that is, once you get the true "feeling" of understanding.

Our thoughts are unlimited, and hence, so are we. We are true reflections of God, which is Love...the Source of Everything, and the only "Real" and true Energy in the Universe....Life, Love, Truth, Abundance, Peace....all these things are God, and we are That. We, therefore, have that "creative" power to create our reality, and we do that simply, effortlessly, and oftentimes, without realization that we are creating our reality, literally all the time! We will create reactively and unconsciously, that is, until we don't; until we are conscious of that truth.

And this concept and realization is my reason for starting this blog. To inform, give to our community, to all of you, to uplift the planet's consciousness, to create a better Now....which is actually giving to myself, as we are all connected...truly there is only One Supreme Being sitting here, and our reality consists of that glorious Being manifested into individual units of Loving Energy, called "Souls," "Life Forms," etc.

We are all on this journey together, to discover this wonderful realization and then to manifest the most glorious experience of Life possible!

This, I know for sure.

Connecting to Source, realizations will occur....we can all do this, and we do...the only question is are we doing this consciously or unconsciously? The more awareness we place on what we feel and think, the more we will be able to create Consciously, rather than unconsciously, or reactively.

Join me to view some realizations that have literally occurred from "The Inside---Out!"

Many Blessings!

Ellen Angelica Pendergast

For many of us, this is a time of reflection; for others, a time of stress, and for still others, an enthusiastic and very hopeful anticipation. What is this all about? I am referring to the Mayan Calendar, which ends this December 21, 2012.

It is very easy to find information on this subject, the only problem is that 99% (approximate estimate) is negative! Doom and gloom theories, articles, and prophecies are the ‘norm’ if one searches the web. We live in a society that thrives on ‘dirty laundry,’ so to speak. And yet, we are truly ALL LOVE; that is OUR NATURAL STATE. Therefore, with that thought in mind, view this article with hope, peace, and Love.

The Mayans were speaking of an end of days, but not what we may think; not an ‘end of days’ in disaster, but an END TO FEAR. This is truly a BEGINNING! This starts the New Age that THE CHRIST mentioned….the THOUSAND YEARS OF PEACE is beginning; the planet uplifting into a new dimension; a dimension of LOVE.

The time is now for peace. The time is now for an end to the fear consciousness, and the time is now for LOVE. WE ARE THAT, and all that is necessary is to KNOW THAT. You cannot experience something until you know it. (yes, I realize that we have been told the opposite, but truth is truth, and since we are creative Beings, we cannot experience anything until we know it, because our thoughts create and that creative power means that we must first conceptualize something in order to experience it).

We are EVERYTHING…the up and the down; the high and the low; the cold and the hot; the ‘good’ and the ‘bad.’ This KNOWING produces experiences and now is the time for the experience of LOVE, rather than fear. THAT is the TRUE MAYAN MESSAGE!

And, THAT is all the MAYANS meant when they stopped their calendar. The Maya prophesied that we, together with the precession of the equinoxes would come full circle. The dominant message emerging from the Mayan prophecies for 2012 is that we are the prophecy, and that whatever happens in the future is dependent on the choices we make.*

Would LOVE have it really any other way?

Blessings!

*taken in part from the book, ‘The Mayan Prophecies for 2012,’ by Gerald Benedict

To accept usually means that we allow; however it’s much more than that. We often hear that Masters are in acceptance of everything, everyone, and every circumstance. Why? How is this important as part of enlightenment? We all know that life situations are sometimes ‘not acceptable.’ Whether we experience first hand something we are unhappy about, or read about some situation that happened to others, we feel a resistance. We DO NOT wish to accept this situation. How do the Masters accept?

First of all, they know that what we resist will persist. Therefore, they never resist anything that they do not wish to experience. They ‘see through’ it and it disappears. Seeing through the illusion is the answer. A Master KNOWS that this is all NOT REAL, and gives it therefore not one single thought. A Master ALLOWS this experience to pass through him, and to not only accept it, but to be GRATEFUL for it. The reason being is that all experiences lead to CHANGE, and CHANGE is always GOOD.

It sometimes doesn’t feel that way as we are experiencing change. But when the outcome occurs, as it always does; the EVOLUTION shows up; the CHANGE happens, and we eventually see WHY this happened. And even if we will sometimes go through life, and not feel that we get it; that we don’t understand why something happened that may have been so painful, so shocking, or so tragic, eventually the truth WILL be revealed, (whether we experience the ‘realization’ during our lifetime or afterwards!). But the truth is this: We do not know what that Soul was up to, and that often includes ourselves!

The Master Jesus Christ, could have healed the whole world. Why didn’t he? Because they didn’t ask.

He knew that to heal the whole world was to intrude on certain Souls who had chosen to experience what they were experiencing for a good reason, and therefore, never healed anyone, unless they requested such healing.

Acceptance therefore is an understanding; it is an understanding that all is perfectly wonderful just as it unfolds. For the seeing through the ‘illusion,’ is seeing that there really is only LOVE. It is therefore being PEACEFUL in the experience of letting go; of trusting that all is ALWAYS well. There is a good reason why everything happens, and just because we can’t immediately see the journey for where it leads, it IS leading somewhere, and that somewhere will always be back HOME.

Blessings!

How often do we hear that relationships are not working? Even the ‘best;’ you know, the ones we think are solid, often they end. Why? As stated in a book by Neale Donald Walsch, ‘Conversations with God, Book 1, relationships are sacred. They are the best (and really the ONLY way) to demonstrate different states of BEING. We ‘get to’ experience what we know conceptually through them, and there is no better way to do so than
through a ‘relationship.’ You might say that we get to be what we wish to be ‘in relation’ to that person/situation.

So what gives? Why such sadness, trauma, broken hearts? We seem to try so hard to keep the relationship going, only to so often experience the negative side of ‘ getting close,’ opening our heart….trusting.

If we really look within, (where the ANSWER ALWAYS LIES) we will see that most relationships are entered into for the wrong reason. We do not consciously do this, but we enter them for reasons such as, yes, BEING IN LOVE, and worse yet, NEEDING that person. Relationships were intended to help us create the best aspects of ourselves, and then SHARE them with that significant other. In other words, relationships were meant to ENHANCE the OTHER, not TAKE FROM THE OTHER.

When we are in Love, we say we need that person; that the other person may cause us to feel whole, and then we come into the relationship and feel LESS. Yes, we do this because instead of going in with the intention of giving, we go into the relationship with the intention of taking, or ‘getting.’ We do this because we feel so happy to be around that person; so content. And then we start expecting that feeling to stay. We also expect that person to ‘keep us feeling good,’ and if they do not, we get angry, hurt, and SCARED!

Relationships are to help each other to feel what it feels like TO LOVE someone. Getting or feeling Loved in return is the by-product; in other words, something that shows up because of what WE ARE BEING/GIVING. And what is most interesting in this is that our Universe runs on certain Laws, one of them being that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction (Newton’s Law). Receiving, therefore is experienced only when we have GIVEN. Being Loved is truly a return felt from having given Love, or LOVING.

The only true Love relationship is one of wishing to Enhance each others’ life. To BE that is to experience BEING LOVE rather than just as a concept. This is what God is; what God does; God creates/God Is Love. This is our true Nature. We are THAT.

And enhancing someone’s life always leads to being loved in return, and being enhanced in return. Why? Because there is no other BUT YOU!

Blessings!

I remember hearing the term ‘turn the other cheek;’ this came from my religious formal education as well as from my Mother. My whole life through (until recently), I have always perceived that it meant to allow someone to get away with hurting; more to the tune of a ‘grin and bare it’ attitude. In other words, we must hold in our feelings and allow this to happen to us, and worst yet, not display any anger or resistance to it.

Recently I heard the term used completely in a different way. I was listening to a CD by Abraham-Hicks, titled, “Money and The Law of Attraction. In this disc, the term, ‘turn the other cheek’ was mentioned, but this time I realized quite a different meaning than before that moment.

What I perceived and received was this: in order to create what we desire, we must ‘turn the other cheek’ AWAY from what we do NOT desire. Another way of saying this? DO NOT FOCUS on anything except what you DO WISH TO EXPERIENCE AND HAVE; turn away from anything else.

When The Christ stated this, he did not mean to take abuse; he simply meant to refrain from giving what you do not desire to experience, a thought. Simple as that!

Remember, ENERGY FLOWS WHERE ATTENTION GOES.

Therefore, let us all “turn the other cheek’ and only feel and focus on ALL GOOD.

Blessed Be!

Everyone is struggling with something or someone. We use our intellect to logically do our very best to ‘keep from struggling,’ which only brings it racing towards us.

In manipulation of our life circumstances, we work so hard to alleviate stress and strain, only to produce more of the same.

What IS the answer? It’s more simple than we can imagine.

It’s to Stop, just stop; it’s hard though. We stop and our mind just keeps on going! You almost want to yell, ‘hey, wait up!’ We stop and we can often and literally feel our heart racing, almost like a race horse trying to jump the gate waiting for it to open.

Stop does not mean to stop in this case. Rather, ‘stop’ implies in this situation, the ‘Art of Letting Go.’

We do not like to let go of a person, place, or thing. In a sense, we have a rough time letting go of ‘nouns’ (in other words, the idea of something).

The reason?

Because we are living an illusion of separatism (all of us in ‘separate’ bodies), that feels so alone at times! Is it any wonder that it is so hard to stop and LET GO? Combine some past memories of being abandoned emotionally or physically, and is it any wonder why we cling so? We just can’t seem to stand an ending, a loss, or a change, even if it’s in result of giving something up, such as a bad habit.

The Art of Letting Go….what does that imply? In other words, how to do it? The answer? By GIVING. For in giving to any situation, with your heart, you fulfill it, and hence, you fulfill yourself. And, what do we always do when we are fulfilled? We move on, WE LET GO.

Loving others; loving oneself. Gratitude is another form of Giving, which is also letting go, and that brings about the end of struggle.

Blessings!

Following the breath when meditating; watching the tides roll in and out, hearing about the Universe contracting and expanding…what does it all mean? There is a rhythm, a lulling, a rocking to and fro, back and forth, in and out, as a Mother gently rocks her child to sleep. Even as adults, we feel comforted in being ‘rocked’ when we are held; that swaying somehow calms us, and why? And if we learn of the reason, will it even make a difference at all?

We hear that there is an ‘Ascension’ occurring right before our very eyes; that we are ‘entering’ the New Earth. We also hear that our Dear Planet will uplift into a new frequency, a new dimension and that as all this is happening, all the inhabitants on different planets, in different galaxies and Universes are watching, praying, waiting in complete and utter joyful anticipation for this wonderful, first-time event for Planet Earth and for her inhabitants to occur! This Ascension is to happen because it is TIME. It is time for that breathing in and breathing out to complete yet another phase of our Evolutionary Process of developing and expanding.

That expansion and contraction IS the breathing in and breathing out of GOD/Universe/Love/The Great I AM. As it is stated that the Universe and all it’s matter started out small enough to fit on the head of a pin; then so expanded needing light years to cross, so we are in a constant state of contraction (breathing IN) and expansion (breathing OUT).

We also breathe, which is a microcosm of God, breathing in and out, contraction/expansion, forever more. Why do we do this? Why is this happening? Because Life is LIFE; a constant moving, a gentle rocking, a breathing in and out; alive FOREVER, and all Love; for that is all there is, and all that will ever be……and so too, WE ARE THAT!

Blessings!

Once again I have been questioning the idea of Gratitude. Every Master and Messenger has spoken of the importance of being grateful. At times we take for granted what we have, who we have in our lives, and the opportunities that are presented to us in many different ways and forms.

How often do we feel gratitude for waking? How often do we feel grateful for just being able to have our feet touch the floor as we get up out of our bed? What about walking to the bathroom and having fresh, clean water come out of our faucets and clean towels and soap to freshen ourselves for the day?

How many of us think to say ‘thank you’ for our bed, our clothes, our shoes, our dwelling place, or even the ability to walk?

This is not about being ungrateful, but rather the intention here is to help bring a clearer understanding to the idea of WHY gratitude is so magical and important.

Author Rhonda Bryne has just released a book she recently wrote called ‘The Magic.’ In this book she mentions that Sir Issac Newton stated a law of physics that states, ‘for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction…’ When you apply gratitude to that law, simply put, it is stating that as we GIVE gratitude, we must RECEIVE, for receiving is the opposite of giving. The degree to which we FEEL gratitude is in direct proportion to what we receive.

Feeling gratitude and giving without expectation of what we will or can receive is truly FEELING GRATEFUL, and by that law, we will receive. Giving gratitude or giving thanks JUST TO RECEIVE, does not help us to receive anything at all, because we are not really FEELING GRATEFUL.

The Truth is always clear and always simple.  The truth of giving and receiving is the highest form of loving, for BOTH are demonstrating LOVE; Love of ANOTHER and Love of SELF.

Blessings!

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Many times we are threatened, scolded, and victimized by those on the ‘outside,’ meaning others in our reality. What those others are forgetting is that they are doing this to themselves; they are forgetting their connection to All…that we are All One, and as Jesus The Christ had said, ‘…what you do to my brethren, you do to me…’ In other words, what you do to another, you do to yourself.

What the one whom is BEING threatened or victimized is forgetting is that they are doing this to themselves also. They are creating an ‘outside’ reality of chaos and insecurity due to their feelings about themselves and their experience of life (which is most likely insecure for whatever reason!). Many times both sides do not look at each other as connected, even the one whom is being victimized…they usually do not see the connection to the perpetrator.  What each has in common with the other  is that both of them, ‘perpetrator and victim’ have  experienced intense insecurity, and therefore, forgetting THEIR connection to ALL THAT IS/GOD.

What the ‘perpetrator’ must remember is that threatening someone is trying to do something from the ‘outside’ of themselves, which only results in that person whom is doing the threatening to eventually experience fear themselves. They may either eventually be ‘threatened themselves’ with ill health, a failed relationship, losing someone they love (child, friend, spouse, etc).  In other words, something shows up that ‘threatens their happiness,’ as they have done that to another, so it is eventually done to them.

The one whom is being threatened, must see this as an opportunity for growth, in that they must heal that part of themselves that is not trusting that all is always good, that all change is good, and that any opportunity, even negative experiences are brought about by SELF to help SELF heal any false thought that they are not ‘always safe.’

For the truth is this:  there is enough: there is nothing we have to do, and we are always safe. All Change is for the good, and that everything showing up in our reality is a result of our thoughts and feelings about what is going on inside.

If you are victimizing or threatening someone, remember that you will eventually experience some kind of victimization or threats to yourself in another form, be that ill health, lost loved ones, financial stress, etc. Heal this by being grateful for all in your life; be instead, Love; be patient and all good will come to you in your experiences.

If you are being victimized, remember that you are safe, that all is good, that change is always good, and that in remembering that this is an opportunity to experience TRUST and unwavering FAITH; that God is always taking such good care of you, and everyone else too!

Blessings!

Thinking about how even the most elaborate language is yet so limited, the concept of ‘being grateful,’ and ‘being thankful,’ showed up to me the other day. What is the difference? Seeking a definition implied some doing, as many sources seemed ‘unsure’ themselves! A few examples are as follows:

‘The dictionary defines gratitude as a state of being grateful; thankfulness. Gratitude is a noun.

Thankfulness is defined as aware and appreciative of a benefit; grateful.
Expressive of gratitude. Thankfulness is an adjective.’

It seems gratitude is the state of being and thankfulness expresses that gratitude.

Finally after examination of both words, I have found that one is about ‘feeling,’ whereas the other is indeed about ‘expression.’

Many Spiritual Masters mention how important it is to be grateful. We then see this as an actual ‘thing. (It is truly a sign of  “spiritual good health.”)

‘We ARE GRATEFUL (noun). However, to demonstrate gratitude, to express that, means to BE THANKFUL (adjective).

Sound confusing? (This is by no means a ‘lesson’ in English grammar!), but it can indeed be perplexing, until we realize that both imply there definitely is a difference between gratitude and being thankful.

Thankfulness always has to have a receiver and a giver, something or someone who has caused this moment of thankfulness. Gratitude, however implies that we are just in that state of Being; the basic difference is that being thankful is always for something given,  while being grateful only requires developing that state of BEING….being grateful for WHAT IS.

With this thought in mind, are you grateful or thankful for all you are, and all you have? What connotation does this imply in terms of creation, regarding our thoughts and feelings creating our reality?

Understanding these two words imply much  more than just acknowledging definitions. Clarity on this subject gives us  a step in using our ability to accept all abundance and the good that the Universe/One Mind/God is always offering to us. For when in GRATITUDE we are truly BEING in a state of appreciation, in that we are FEELING it. And that is what creation is all about; more than just a thought, but a FEELING.

Gratitude, therefore, is the highest, grandest and greatest feeling, save Love.

Gratitude is the beginning of being in the highest frequency of Love, and only good is found in that frequency. Creation comes easily and,  most importantly, naturally when in this state of Being. (for more information on this subject, some wonderful books are: ‘The Magic,’ by Rhonda Bryne, and ‘Science and Health, with Keys to the Scriptures,’ by Mary Baker Eddy).

Yes, there is so much to be in Gratitude for; and to be thankful is a wonderful expression of WHAT IS!

Blessings!

We constantly hear from great Spiritual teachers, to our religious leaders, to our parents, loved ones and friends, that we should “Be Grateful.”

Pondering this statement, I started to really think about and question as to why. In our youth, it seemed more to be about manners than anything else. But asking why thanking in general was so important, and especially to thank ‘God’ was even more so, (in order to continue to experience blessings) I realized how unnecessary it all seemed.

God is without need. God does not ‘need’ a thank you in order to give us ‘the Kingdom.’ We are already loved and cared for and always will be, ‘world without end…’ so to speak. So then why? Why is it so important to show gratitude?

The answer I received is this: We are all One. We are all energy; We all are therefore, an energy called Love. The reason we are in existence is to demonstrate that….to demonstrate Love. We are to look upon everything, and everyone, and marvel at whom “WE ARE,” for we are THAT too! Therefore, to look upon ‘another,’ (which is US in another form) and feeling gratitude, showing thankfulness, causes US in another form to feel that gratitude, for how else can we experience what it means to Love, but to give?

Think about when one does something for someone and not an acknowledgment or ‘thank you’ is spoken. The one that gave doesn’t feel that they gave anything. We hear this all the time about feeling unappreciated. It’s not that we ‘need’ that gratitude; rather, it’s an acknowledgment that we HAVE indeed given at all…that we have Loved.

That Great Being, that wonderful grand Intelligence; that Energy called Love/God/Universe/One Mind/The Great I AM, etc., when feeling and experiencing gratitude, only gives more. The reason? Gratitude is not only a statement that we ‘have’ received, but it is also a statement that causes the giver to EXPERIENCE LOVE…in other words, how it feels TO LOVE.

For the greatest part of Loving, is the giving, and the acknowledgment that whom we gave to, received.

…and so the expression, I can of mine own self, do nothing is a statement that Love and gratitude work from the same side of the spectrum; both reflect Love back to the sender of it (which is reflecting back to Self).

Gratitude helps the ‘sender’ to experience what it feels like in ‘physicality,’ TO LOVE.

Love, itself is enough; for truly, Love asks nothing else, but to give.

Blessings!