Darkness Is Only Overwhelming When You Fail To Turn On Your Light!

In the midst of great darkness, it is easy to feel alone and helpless. Darkness, by its very nature, is a separating force. It is easy to forget the reality that we are not alone. There is a very real energy that connects us all together when we take the time to remember and focus on it.

As we observe the great chaos going on in the world today, it is important to remember who we are. We are all very powerful creators of light and love at the core of our beings! We have the ability to change outcomes through the very nature of our presence. We just need to remember who we came to be in the world.

Darkness is only overwhelming when you fail to turn on your light!

~CSE

Prayer Of Release

Divine Father/Mother/Creator/Intelligence/Source Energy,

I come to you, laying all my pain, all my sadness, all my anger, all my stress, all my worry, all my hate, all my jealousies, all my selfishness, all my problems at your feet. I know that keeping all these things close to my heart only perpetuates the problems to the point of overwhelm. Holding them captive for a period of time does not serve my body, my mind, my spirit or my heart.

In this moment of now, I choose to release all of these things that no longer serve me. I choose to stop holding them captive, allowing them to move freely in and out of my life as necessary to draw my attention to all that is important to understand. I know they are there to help guide me in that stage of my development, and I am grateful for all those things they are designed to help me discover about myself and the world.

In this release, I know I am making room for all the love, all the joy, all the peace, all the understanding, all the intuition I have already been gifted with. I allow myself to access these gifts and in this way increase my productivity and abundance.

As I draw closer to your infinite love and wisdom, I let go of my ego and my separate self. I am One with all things. I follow the wisdom and guidance found in my heart and allow myself to move within the flow of the One in order to BE my perfect and infinite self.

Thank you for gifting me with these experiences so I am able to learn and grow in new ways and BE One with you again.

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It's What Lights Us Up That Gets Us Moving!

I saw a witty political meme this morning where Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is emphatically asking where all the Women's Protest supporters were on election day. I'm sure many people are asking this very same question in light of the crowds that event drew. What sticks out in my mind is not so much the women's rights aspect of things but the anti-Trump sentiment what was pervasive in the atmosphere--especially in many of the highly publicized speeches. The simple fact of the matter is this: Hillary Clinton is not a candidate people get passionate about. Donald Trump, on the other hand, definitely inspires passion, be that positive or negative.

I don't believe Donald Trump is our savior. I don't believe Donald Trump is a demon. What I do believe is that he is here to inspire us and kick us into high gear. It is the very fact that the Donald lives an extremely colorful life that has put him into the spotlight in the first place. He is larger than life. His flaws are all on display of the public and he holds nothing back. He is definitely not a politician (or like any politician we have seen before). That said, I believe it is his bold uniqueness that has propelled him into the ultimate spotlight. The people who voted for him did so because they are looking for monumental change. The people who didn't are fighting mad because they are looking to keep the establishment identity intact. Either way, people are energized in powerful ways--and that's the point!

We are at a time and place in our history where change is required if we are to free ourselves from the bonds that have enslaved us for centuries. Most of us are guilty of sleeping while the psychopaths in charge manipulate our money, resources and power for their own personal gain. We the People have not been a part of that process for a long time. (We ironically believe that voting is what gives us power, all the while that has been manipulated as well!) In this time of worldwide suffering and pain, it is necessary that We the People shake off our apathy and begin to reclaim our own power.

Donald Trump has inspired us to do that. His supporters are looking forward to radical changes in the way the President does things. His opposition looks on in abhorrence at the fact he is not following the normal playbook. Either way, Donald Trump is making people stand up and take notice. He is energizing people in ways that no one saw coming just a few short years ago. It's pretty much love or hate. There is no in between with the Donald.

Donald Trump might be the best thing that has happened to the United States of America and the world. He might be the worst thing that has happened to the United States of America and the world. Ultimately, Donald Trump's place in history depends on what We the People choose to BE in this moment and in the future. If he inspires us to BE the change we wish to see in the world, it is my belief he has fulfilled his mission.

It will be interesting to see how many people attack me today because they read this and assume I am a Trump supporter! Are you one? Let's get this party started! Comment below!!!

A Perfect World

I have many fond memories from my growing up years of a place called Camp Bountiful. It's a camp owned by the church I grew up in, settled in the hills of southeastern Ohio. I used to spend a couple of weeks there every summer, attending family camp (affectionately known as Reunion) and any youth camp I was either eligible to attend or old enough to help/volunteer with. Although it is a beautiful place and I participated in a lot of fun activities there, it was not those things that kept me coming back. What kept me coming back was the spirit I found there--the connection to God and the love that surrounded me.

I was twelve the summer I became conscious of it. I was attending one of my first Junior High camps. Because I was extremely outgoing and had been attending camps here since I was a toddler, I was in my element. I was good at making friends. In fact, I often had friends that didn't like each other. As it happened, two of my good friends that week were enemies. Both of them asked me individually why I liked the other one. I proceeded to talk about the best qualities of the other, although I could tell I wasn't believed. I ignored the friction between the two, but I could feel it just the same.

One of the best things about youth camps were the campfires held at night. There were lively songs and funny skits in the first part of campfire that would slowing transition into a much more mellow place of calm and peace. Usually toward the end of the week, campfires would open to periods of reflection and people were encouraged to share what they had learned throughout the course of the week.

The final campfire that week was a magical one. The experiences people shared spoke of great love, which ultimately binds us all. My two friends who had been in conflict that week apologized to each other and forged the beginning bonds of friendship. The presence of God was powerfully present--so much so I began to see the images of angels among the trees that were the backdrop of our campfire. Everything was perfect at that time in that place.

A soft misty rain fell the following day as we left camp. It almost felt as though God was a little sad that we had to leave this place of connection to go back to our lives in the "real" world. While the goal of camp is to take such feelings back into the world with the hope of growing them there, it was difficult to leave the perfection of that place--the perfection of that feeling.

That is the world I envision. While many would say it is a pipe dream that could never happen in the real world, I beg to differ. I have been there. I have seen it. I have experienced it. I know it can exist in this plane. This is the life I work toward every day as I struggle to find my place in this world.

As we open our hearts to love, we open ourselves to a whole different place--a whole different state of BEing. Our hearts don't come from a place of logic. Our hearts come from a place of feeling, and feeling is what manifests in the real world. The closer we come to thinking first with our hearts, the closer we come to establishing this peaceful more perfect world.

I am looking for people who also see this vision of the future. Join me?

~CSE

       

Beyond Politics

Here in the US, presidential politics are as ugly as I have ever seen them. Everyone (myself included) has been trying to argue why the other candidates are unworthy to hold office. The worst part is, our politics have gotten so bad we are now attributing terrible evils to not only the candidates themselves but also to the people who would vote for those candidates. It is time to take a good, hard look at this practice. We are allowing the powers that be to divide us even farther by seeing our fellow humans as evil because they would vote a certain way. This needs to stop!

Let's take a look at Donald Trump. He's egotistical. His morals are lacking. He's harsh and gruff and often has a case of foot-in-mouth disease. He promotes separation by his talk of building a wall along the Mexican border and his scrutiny of Islamic immigrants to the US. The memes I've seen on Facebook about him are terrible. People equate him to Hitler. They believe those who want to vote for him are mindless, brainwashed sheeple who themselves will go along with acts of separation and evil in the name of safety. One question: is this true?

Let's take a look at Hillary Clinton. She flip flops on the issues over time. She's deceptive and will say anything to anyone if it will get her elected. Her handling of Benghazi leaves many more questions than answers. Her personal email server problem at best makes her look incompetent. At worst, it makes her look criminal. Many people believe she thirsts for war. We're perhaps easiest on her supporters, seeing them as easily fooled and naive.

Let's take a look at Bernie Sanders. He's considered a socialist whose ideas for change would bankrupt the country with all his freebie handouts. (Newsflash: the US is already bankrupt!) He is considered clueless with ideas that would never work by his opposition and his supporters are seen as lazy kids and welfare recipients who are already living on taxpayer dollars.

Let me pose this question: what would actually happen when one of these three get in? Will the world stop spinning? Will we begin to lock up our Moslem brothers and sisters because of their religion? We will go to war with Syria or Iran and watch our children be sacrificed? Will our country become so bankrupt that we have to fight each other in the streets for scraps of food because our economy has totally collapsed?

The answers to these questions lie within each one of us. Who are we inside and how will we choose to deal with the problems that will inevitably show up? The outcomes of our lives are not determined by who becomes president. What shows up will be the result of who we are as people.

Can a president force us into war? No. We can stand up against it. Can a president round people up into concentration camps based on race or religion or political affiliation? No. We have the power to join together and stand up for our own rights and the rights of others. Will our country's bankruptcy force us to fight for survival? No. We still have the ability to distribute necessary food and supplies if there is a problem with money. The point is, a president can lead us in a certain direction, but it is our choice to actually go there.

We need to begin to search inside for who we truly are. Are we love? Are we peace? Are we joy? If something outside ourselves is not congruent with this, it is up to us to fix it. The only way to change the world is to BE the change!

Allow yourself to see beyond politics! Know yourself. See your neighbors for who they truly are--beautiful beings of light and love who also desire to live in peace and abundance. If we choose to do this, our world will change for the better.

~CSE

     

Be The Flame

I heard the news that a brilliant warrior of light passed away yesterday. His life was one of tremendous pain and suffering, but somehow he managed to survive to shine a light on some of the world's worst darkness. Because of his revelations, evil had to regroup as secret deeds became much less secret. Awareness brings vigilance. We became better at anticipating hidden attacks. His loss is a setback for the forces of light. While I know his energy lives on, there is an emptiness on this physical plane as we deal with his loss.

In the conflict of light versus darkness, there are times when the darkness wins. Understand this is a temporary condition. Give and take is the nature of all conflict. It is one battle of many. Do not succumb to the thought the war is over. This is just a brief setback.

Every one of us has the ability to take matters into our own hands and become the matchstick. We can all be the source of reigniting the light again. When forces attempt to extinguish your fire, become the match. BE the flame!

~CSE

The Way Politics Work

Just four short years ago, I was excited by Ron Paul's run for President. I liked his stand on military (protecting Americans on US shores as opposed to policing the world). I applauded his desire for less government regulation and intervention. I supported his mistrust of the Federal Reserve Bank and our unconstitutional monetary system. I appreciated Ron Paul so much I decided to try to help his cause in my state after the Presidential primary. I volunteered as a Ron Paul supporter and I registered as a Republican so I could participate in my county's process to select delegates to the state and national Republican conventions.

The organizing paid off extremely well in my populated Georgia county. The Ron Paul leaders managed to seat Ron Paul representatives in controlling positions in almost every precinct in my county. The majority of the people who showed up were Ron Paul supporters, as evidenced by a show of hands for various candidates. It was obvious to everyone there that the Republican leadership had lost control as their county was taken over by people who didn't support the traditional Republican party line. We the People were rising!

Over the next few months this organization paid off so well that Ron Paul was well-represented throughout the United States at the Republican  convention. It was at this point Republican leadership began scrambling to change rules in order to ensure that Ron Paul would not get the nomination. They replaced Ron Paul delegates with Romney delegates. They confiscated all Ron Paul signage. They refused to let Ron Paul talk live at the convention at all unless he agreed to endorse Mitt Romney. It had absolutely nothing to do with giving We the People a real voice in the process. It was all about making a show of putting their puppet nominee in the position for which he had already been chosen.

I've been pissing a lot of people off on social media lately because I have been talking about my belief that the system is all for show--that the candidates they want us to think we've chosen have already been selected by them. Even if there is a lot of grassroots enthusiasm for a particular candidate (like Bernie Sanders), I'm convinced it won't matter. Our so-called leaders will do what must be done to make sure their puppets are nominated. Just like they did to Ron Paul.

The fact of the matter is, we get spoon-fed a pile of political BS every day. Vast quantities have been served to us for so long that we're now convinced it's chocolate cake. Make no mistake. It's still horse manure. We're just so accustomed to the smell it has become tolerable and even desirable!

I'm calling it for what it is! Elephant (or donkey) shit!!! You can tell me it's a fair vote. You can tell me it's what We the People decided. I'm going to tell you that you've ingested way too much fluoride!

It's time to get your heads out of your butts and wake up to the real world!!! The real world is not pretty! It is corrupt. Parts of it are vastly evil (and I don't use that word lightly). It is a world where they pit us against each other like dogs in a fighting ring, partially for the entertainment value and partially so we want to really kill each other. It will not work for us if we fail to recognize the problems for what they are and correct them.

It takes all of us standing up and BEing responsible. It takes all of us coming together and demanding change. I requires us to work together to create positive new structures that are capable of sustaining us and renewing us all.

Politics today are a show created so people believe they have some control over what happens to them. Understand that true power still resides with We the People. We just need to stand back up and reclaim it. 

I found this link since I first published this post, and it is an extremely good explanation of how the delegate choosing process works and why it is so important to who gets the nomination. I don't agree with their take that Ron Paul supporters were overtaking the will of the people. We may have been working smarter than the general voter population, but in the end it just didn't matter as party leaders manipulated the circumstances (and rules) to get their way.
http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-exactly-would-a-brokered-convention-work-634792003722

~CSE

      

Let Your Light Shine!

Be the light you were born to be!

~CSE

What Energy Are You Creating?

For a while, I had a blog I called "Leaving Walmart". The premise behind it was meant to be something of a protest against the practices that big corporations represent--low wages, big profits, slave labor produced products, etc. In the blog, I talked about some of my experiences shopping in local businesses in order to get away from the Walmart sort of business mentality.

Then one day, I had a powerful insight. I was never going to break Walmart by pointing out what was wrong with them. The energy I was putting into the fight only served to perpetuate the fight. As I did not want to be a source for fight energy, I gave up my blog and unplugged myself from that particular matrix.

We cannot fix the world by bringing more fight and opposition to it. We fix the world by bringing in energies of love and peace. We fix the world by showing others how it can be!

Martin Luther King, Jr. understood this when he said the following:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

It takes an opposite but equal action in order to balance out inequalities. It is not about fighting. It is about BEing the energy/frequency you want to see in the world.

The world needs examples to understand what is possible. Do you have what it takes to BE the change you wish to see in the world?

~CSE

 

"Hopium"

There's a guy in one of my favorite Facebook groups that likes to use the word "hopium" when referring to the mindless masses who become intoxicated on hope. The people he's referring to are not the sheeple sort who go with whatever the mainstream media is encouraging that day. He's talking about the ones who believe they are awake and aware. These are the people who are avid inhalers of alternative news--particularly the reports that say something big is right around the corner.

There are many different alternative news sources that supply this "hopium". Junkies flock to reports from people like Drake, Cobra, Neil Keenan, Benjamin Fulford, and Zap to get their weekly or monthly fix. The thing is, while it sounds like progress is being made, it always leaves you wanting more. You end up living one high to the next without ever having something substantial to hold in your hand.

I don't want to make it sound as though the people who provide such news are doing nothing, nor do I wish to leave the impression the people they report about are doing nothing. They may well be making significant progress.

The part of the equation I don't like is the fact that We the People are so invested in what others are doing to save the planet we are overlooking the most significant players who can change the world: ourselves. We are looking outside ourselves for a savior, and all the while the savior is within!

The world doesn't need hopium. It needs people who are so connected to their hearts they are BEing who they need to be to transform this planet! We need dreamers, artists, scientists, healers, teachers, and farmers. We need people who can see the world in its perfect form and find ways to take it there.

When we rely on "hopium", we fail to BE who we are in the world. Time to detox from the madness and play the roles we were born to play.

~CSE

   

Becoming Divine Love

This meditation is designed to not only help you connect to your heart, but also more specifically to help you tune in to the divine love that is present in all of us. When you understand how to tap in, it is much easier to remember and BE love.

Sit in a quiet place with you eyes closed and your body in a relaxed position. Allow your body to take several large cleansing breaths, totally filling up and dispelling the air in your lungs. Breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth. Upon inhaling, imagine yourself bringing in healing into your body. Exhale any tension, stress, anxiety, sadness or anger.

When you feel a sense of calm and relaxation, bring attention to your heart. Sense your heartbeat. Feel the presence of your spirit as this is the area of the body where your soul resides. Allow yourself the time to understand the beauty that is you! Feel the purpose. Recognize your talents. Acknowledge that a very powerful being of light resides here!

As you begin to appreciate the beautiful being that is you, shift your awareness to love. Focus on a friend or family member you are close to who has helped you experience great unconditional love. If no one comes immediately to mind, maybe you've shared a loving relationship with a pet or some other animal. It could even be some sort of inanimate object, like a tree you meditate by or a journal where you were able to say all the things, good or bad, that were in your heart. Everything has energy/frequency, and you can feel a love connection to energy. The bottom line is, it needs to be something that has been there for you in an unconditional way.

Explore that loving relationship. Note your happiness. This being was always there for you. He/she made you feel better about yourself and more alive. Continue on in these thoughts and feelings until you sense them not only throughout your entire body but emanating out from your body as well. Feel the love energy as you draw from that experience and allow it to expand and flow out into the world around you.

As you feel this love energy, begin to picture some of the people you might encounter in your world. Note that some of them may be downright hurtful and mean. Picture this love energy you feel reaching out to and enveloping those sorts of people. Understand these people are reacting from the hurt and pain they've experienced in their lives and need healing. BEing love for them is healing. Picture yourself radiating this love out to everyone and everything, and allow yourself to receive that same love back in return. Continue these thoughts until it feels like a natural extension of yourself. It may take just a few minutes or longer, but it can and will happen if you allow it.

As you go back to your daily life, understand BEing divine love can be a part of your everyday existence. Not only will you heal yourself, but you will also heal the planet!

~CSE

Identity

Who are you? What is your race? What is your religion? What is your gender? What is your political affiliation? Sexual orientation? Ethnic background? Income level? Job title?

What if I told you these things are not who you are? Would you believe me if I told you such labels were placed on you by society as a way to categorize and, in that way, separate us? We are told these labels are important in order to establish who we are. Is that true?

What if nobody identified themselves in such ways? Who would you be then?

Would you be sweet? Funny? Compassionate? Shy? Extroverted? Intelligent? Sincere? Courageous? Strong? Sad? Angry? Happy?

How would you spend your time? Singing? Laughing? Engineering? Painting? Cleaning? Thinking? Driving? Nurturing? Planting? Traveling? Exploring? Connecting?

Your true identity is not outside of you. It is inside, and it emerges when you free yourself from those outside labels.

It is only when we understand ourselves in authenticity that we BEcome who we were meant to be in the world. Drop the labels and understand your true identity.

~CSE

  

Layers Of Freedom

In the United States, people believe they are free. The older I get and the farther down the rabbit hole I go, the more I realize how much of a control mechanism that thought is. Sure, the vast majority of us don't get abused by authority figures (aka the police, the legal system, community leaders, etc.). Our society is not oppressive as far as how we dress or what we do. We have the freedom to start our own businesses and buy our own homes (although the latter could be argued). We can choose what we want to eat and whether or not we want to own a gun. What I'm talking about goes much deeper than that. It speaks to the ways we are conditioned/programmed in order to keep us "walking the straight and narrow".

Religion is perhaps one of the most obvious layers. Every religion has thoughts on how a person should live, "the rules" so to speak. Don't take other people's stuff. Don't kill other people. Don't steal your neighbor's spouse. Most of all, try to convert everyone else to the "truth". Then there are the little idiosyncratic things that vary by religion. Don't eat shellfish or animals with cloven hooves. Don't have more than one wife (or four). When you don't conform, there are always consequences. Usually you either go to eternal hell, or you come back to life in some problematic form with karmic debts to repay. Religion is a neat little package that allows the powers that be to maintain control without direct interference. They can just guide their little religious leaders to do their dirty work. The irony of this level of control is that people who live from the heart naturally follow those guidelines of not harming others. In a heart based environment, people don't need the rules. They ARE the rules!

Politics are yet another level of control. Here in the States they are used to define and divide people in very controlled ways. We align ourselves with this group or that group. Republicans are most Christian because they believe in the right to life and giving to the poor. But then again, Democrats are the most Christian because they believe things should be equal and the state should be about making sure that everyone is taken care of. Such ideas keep us distracted from what really happens behind the scenes as well as serve to make us ineffective to stop these actions because we are occupied fighting each other.

The military and the ideologies behind their role is yet another layer of control. At the very heart of this is the belief that the military fight for our freedom!!! Many of the people who serve or have served have done so because they believe that we need to keep our own freedom and help oppressed countries liberate themselves. We are told this is the function our military serves overseas. This is how we justify wars. The truth of the matter is, the countries that need to be liberated are typically ones that have resources that our bankers/corporations want to exploit. These countries are not firmly under the control of the powers that be, so action must be taken to force them back into the fold.

The last critical layer of control is the mainstream media, and this is a huge one. Even though most people are aware of the brainwashing that goes on because of things like subliminal messages, they still continue to pay attention to it without asking necessary questions. Here in the States, commercials tell us that we need this new car or that we need to ask our doctors to put us on this new drug so that we can lead better lives. The TV programs we watch and the movies we see give us more subtle clues about how we should behave. This includes thoughts to how we should act and dress. Even more subtle is the role of news organizations. They tell us ONLY what they powers that be want us to know, and often the stories are designed to either scare us into supporting certain political moves or distract us from the stories that truly effect us and should be front and center of our awareness.

It is time for us to break down the walls of false belief. It is time for us to peel back the layers of freedom. When we refuse to be programmed--when we refuse to be herded like sheep back into the corral--that is when we have the ability to BE who we are. This is where true freedom lies. When we live through our hearts, no other level of control is needed.

~CSE

  

Rethinking Money

I had a very interesting and challenging discussion online last night about money after posting a Tedx talk about giving everyone a basic stipend to live on. It brought me back to my beliefs on money and why I believe what I do. I had to ask myself the deeper questions that I normally don't think about all that often. My bottom line is, I cannot accept the status quo because there is too much pain and suffering that goes along with how the world works at present. Much of this pain and suffering involves money in some way. It doesn't have to be that way. If we changed our perceptions about how money works and is supposed to work, I believe we could eradicate much of the pain and suffering that has plagued us. It is time to rethink money!

At present, money is not used as a way to measure assets. Money is an asset. In all first and second world countries, money is pretty much required to survive. We use it to pay for our shelter. We use it to buy food. It is required to purchase clothing and laundry soap and entertainments. Here in the United States, they prosecute people who try to get away with living without money. How so, you ask? Look at people who choose to live off the grid, especially those who live in relatively populated areas. They may live on well water instead of  tapping into the public water supply. Even worse, they choose to live with no electricity or have their own power supply through alternative means. (*Gasp!*) The "health" department will come in and condemn the property or some such thing for not being properly hooked up to the system!!! It won't even be an issue of cleanliness. Being connected physically to the system pretty much requires you to make money so you can pay those you have to be connected to. (The whole idea behind this is just a short hop from making it illegal to feed the homeless in your community.)

In many first world countries, acquiring money requires DOing. You work this job where you get paid X amount of money. You work this other sort of job and you receive XX amount. I have two problems with this concept. First of all, energy exchange is required in all jobs. You put in your energy and you get back money (which is supposed to be a representation of this energy) Why should certain jobs automatically receive more energy back than other jobs? Does a person really expend that much more energy DOing the higher paying jobs?

My second problem with money as DOing is that some people in this world are born without the ability to DO anything. There are people who live their entire lives in a vegetative state and must be cared for their entire lives. Then there are people who are limited in what they can do because of disability or disease (or ironically even because of poverty). These people have at least some ability to DO, but with our current value system it is often considered not very worthwhile.

This second issue comes with its own built in problems. When you believe DOing is important, you can justify the expense it takes to pay to support someone in a vegetative state. They obviously cannot do anything for themselves. It makes you feel good that you are contributing to their welfare since they can't DO for themselves. It's those others that don't DO what they could DO for themselves that get your anger up!!! Why should I be required to pay for someone by my DOing (by my energy) that those people should be DOing (exerting their own energy) for themselves? This is exactly where all the arguments for and against social welfare programs come in. Where do we draw the line at what is necessary and what is just waste?

For me, this sort of thinking does not really align with our modern, technologically advanced world. We have the resources to produce enough food for everyone on the planet (regardless of what you have been told to the contrary). We have the ability to eradicate poverty from the face of the earth--with minimal human output! Sure there are still people needed to produce food, clothing, buildings, entertainments, etc. If we have to be so focused on DOing, why can't three or four people DO what would now be considered one job and still get paid a living wage?

My preference (if we have to use money at all), would be to pay people for BEing. The difference here is that all human life is considered valuable, regardless of what they can actually DO! What is the value of BEing in a vegetative state? Maybe it's to teach someone else compassion, or patience, or unconditional love. In many ways, we all contribute to the planet just by holding our energy. (That's pretty much the definition of BEing.)

The irony of BEing is, most of us who are capable of DOing as well would indeed be DOing!!! Most of us would quickly tire of sitting around on the couch watching tv and eating bonbons all day!!! We'd want to be outside planting flowers or vegetables. We'd want to interact with other people at the store or in a factory. We'd want to sing and play and follow our talents and our dreams! If we didn't have to "earn a living"--if we didn't have to DO--many of us would still contribute our own energy to the world at large.

There is so much pain on the planet. As our voices rise in agony, understand that pain can be our friend. Pain has the ability to bring about change and growth. Understand that the pain will continue until we change ourselves to reflect new ways of BEing. Rethinking money--what it is and how we can use it more productively--is a great place to begin!!!

~CSE

A Question of Progress

Yesterday was in interesting day. Not only did computer problems stop United Airlines air traffic and shut down the Wall Street Journal, but they also halted four hours worth of stock exchanges at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Interesting timing considering the stocks in China and Europe have taken major hits this week because of the events in Greece. As it happens, the NYSE also took hits--which were, of course, blamed on computer glitches!!!

While the falling markets are definitely signs of progress toward freedom from our slave masters, I believe a word of caution is necessary here. Progress will continue to seem slow for a while. There will still be a sprinkling of good news from time to time, like yesterday's problems with the NYSE. The stuff that leaks out right now is actually really BIG stuff--so big they can no longer contain it. That's why it ends up on the mainstream media. That's also why they give us stupid reasons why these things supposedly happen. They do their best to make sure to put their spin on what's happening so those still asleep are none the wiser. Blaming a computer sounds much better than admitting your whole system is falling apart at the seams!

In the conspiracy theory community there is a long running joke. "It's going to happen within two weeks." Of course, it never happens as predicted. There is a reason for that. The powers that control us have had thousands of years to perfect their game. They are still largely in charge of the mechanisms they use to control our planet. They are still pretty good at containing the damage and feeding us information that will help whitewash the spill. They are fond of their power. Many of them are willing to fight until death to keep it. And they always come back fighting. Do not underestimate them. They have seemingly endless tricks.

We are making progress. The signs are still slow and will continue to be slow for a while. When will this change, you ask? When we change!!! That's right! WE have to change!!! When WE, as a society, refuse to take their excuses and lies as our reality, our world will have finally woken up. Once that happens, the proverbial dam will break and truth will come pouring out as a flood.

We are definitely living in exciting times!!! While progress still seems slow, it is being made. Hold on to that hope!!! Do what you can to BE the change you wish to see in the world. The more of us that play our parts, the more quickly our world will change for the better!!!

The key to our progress is YOU!!!

~CSE

What BEing Love Can Do

My brother-in-law Frank is affectionately known as "the Hugger" by many of the people he encounters. He is a typical Southern-raised guy, friendly to a fault. He knows no strangers, and he would literally give the shirt off his back if someone really needed it. He is not a rich man, but he has given away at least two cars he owned to people who needed the transportation. Best of all, he is a great respecter of persons. He sees the worth of each soul and treats each one as if they are the most valuable being on the planet. Some of the most profound lessons I've learned came from watching Frank's example.

I remember being in California for the funeral of his beautiful little daughter, Brianna, who had died from the chemotherapy she had received for her leukemia. Even though we were there to support Frank and my sister Jan, he felt the need to entertain us while we were there. He took us to one of the local beaches, where I had an experience that changed my life.

Frank took us to a part of Newport Beach where the sandy beach is overlooked by rocky cliffs. Stairs had been built along the side of the cliff so people could access the beach below. I found myself on the stairs directly behind Frank. As we made our way down, I noticed crevices in the rocks that could be accessed from the stairs. Homeless people were camped out in some of the larger ones.

Partway down, one of the homeless men approached the stairs in an effort to use them. He waited patiently for us to descend so he could continue on his way. He had a dead sort of look in his eyes--no joy, no hope, nothing to live for. It was obvious to me he was used to being ignored, invisible to those in the "normal" world around him. What he didn't count on was Frank.

Frank, being Frank, did the only thing he knew how to do. He gave his usual Southern greeting of, "Hey!" That's all. Nothing flashy. Just a brief acknowledgement of one human to another.

But in that instant, the homeless man changed! He was no longer insignificant! He was no longer unworthy! He had once again been acknowledged by someone who lived in the "normal" world, and that acknowledgement made him come alive with hope!!! The transformation in this simple man was one of the most awe inspiring things I have ever witnessed.

Simply put, Frank IS love. His thoughts, his actions, his life all carry the message that love is important and that all beings are deserving of love. That is just who he is, and it has the power to change all those he comes into contact with for the better.

Love acknowledges. Love heals. Love hopes. Love transforms. Love gives us the power to change our world for the better. That's what BEing love can do!!!

~CSE

What Living The Law Of Heart Looks Like

I have a really amazing friend on Facebook whom I have never met, but I think very highly of. Yes, on the surface she looks all bright and sunshiny and perfect. It isn't that she doesn't make mistakes. She does, just as we all do. Her power is that she understands her limitations and knows how to work around them so she is living the law of heart.

What is living the law of heart? It is following the wisdom and guidance that comes from allowing your heart to connect with the greater consciousness that is Oneness. My friend is definitely aware of this inner connection and listens to it to access greater insights than what her mind and her five physical senses allow her to access.

I know her through my interactions within the conspiracy theory community. She has been on the scene the whole time I have participated in one of my favorite Facebook groups, and I have communicated with her both through group postings and private messages. She is extremely passionate about exposing what is dark to the light and can be a tireless activist. From the outside, she is extremely admirable.

However, what is inside is even more important. She questions everything! When evidence shows up that contradicts what her mind and five senses have told her, she follows through with even more questions until she gets to the bottom of what is troubling her. Her heart is connected so well she is a pro at ferreting out truth. It may not always be instantaneous but she finds her way there eventually. And she acts on that truth! My friend lives a life of integrity. Her heart is what guides her there.

This friend is a true example of what it means to live the law of heart. She takes responsibility for who she is, what she thinks, and how she acts. She asks questions when things don't seem to make sense (listens to the wisdom of her heart). She makes sure that what she puts out into the world will come back to her and others as blessings.

This is what it looks like to live the law of heart. What will the world look like when more of us have the integrity to do this?

~CSE

What Energy Are You?

As this blog is focused on picking up on the subtle, intuitive information you can access in the world around you, I do not often focus on the energies you put out into the world. Today, I feel guided to have you search yourself to discover what lies within.

Just as you have it within yourself to connect to your heart--connect to the Divine--and gain access to the collective wisdom and insight  that is Oneness, you are also a source of information. The energies you carry are conveyed to the world and play actively on it.

At my retail job, there are certain regular customers that my fellow coworkers see come in and quickly run away from. This is because these customers have problems, and this is what they project out into the world. The glass is always half empty. Life is tough. There is never enough sugar to turn the lemons into lemonade. These customers are hard to deal with, so most associates would rather walk away than try to help.

Ask yourself a few hard questions. Are people there when you need them? Do they magically appear when things are going good for you, but when things are rough they are nowhere to be found? How do people treat you? Do you find the world loving and kind or harsh and cold?

I'm going to let you in on a little secret. The world around you is a direct reflection of you. Let me repeat that in a different way. Your world is constantly responding to the energy you put out into the world. Like attracts like. Project your problems onto the world and they will be coming back to you.

Don't like what is happening in the world around you? Change it!!! Each one of us has the ability to change our frequency!!! We can do things for ourselves that raise our energy levels!!! Part of the reason I choose to post something funny every day here on my blog is to remind you to take time out to laugh (or at least SMILE)!!! Laughter is one of the quickest and easiest ways I know to change your energy into something much more positive!!! It relieves stress and tension and helps in so many ways. There are really lots of ways to change your energies in an instant. Listen to music. Dance. Paint. Meditate. Pray. Journal. Play a game with a child. The list is really endless. It just depends on finding something that brings you joy!!!

What energy are you in the world? Understand there is a universal law that what you put out in the world eventually returns to you. Make sure the energy you release is something you want to come back!!!

~CSE

Divide And Conquer

If you want to understand how the "power elite" controls society, look no further than Baltimore. The whole scenario playing out (or what those who rule us would have you believe) is entertainment, all designed to manipulate the ways we think into certain patterns--certain "sides", if you will. In Baltimore, they are attempting to play the race game and maybe some of the socioeconomic game.

Here's how it works. The media promotes a story that creates division. In Baltimore, it is the story of how Freddie Gray, a black man, died in police custody. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Police brutality? Racial profiling? You can be sure that, regardless of truth, we can all hear bits and pieces of the story that will make us choose sides. Choosing sides is key.

In the Baltimore saga, we are judging police brutality. We are judging the death of a black man in police custody. As people begin choosing sides and violence is allowed to break out (dare I say encouraged by the mainstream media and our leaders), we also begin to see divisions in socioeconomic class as riots and looting begin. Now we have even more issues to separate us from each other.

What our leaders count on is this: fighting each other will keep us so occupied we will not see how they are steering our opinions and our very way of life. They are pretty much free to rule us as they like because we are not paying attention to them. Divide and conquer. 

The power elite maintain their own power by stealing ours. That's right. They have taken your power. Every time you choose to become part of the fight (by choosing a side), you willingly give up your power. 

And there are many sides to choose from!!! Race is just one. Here in the United States, we fight over abortion rights and gay marriage. We fight over politics. We fight over religion. Every time we identify with one side we are choosing our fights and allowing ourselves to be distracted. 

What if we all stopped fighting for a few minutes and asked ourselves, "How can we learn to live together in spite of our differences?" What if we all decided to take responsibility for our own actions and live with integrity (instead of worrying that someone else does not live in integrity)? 

Our world will never get any better if we continue to allow the power elite to rule us by encouraging us to choose sides and fight. They like the problems--they even manufacture the problems--so they can continue to rule.

Decide today it is up to you to make the difference. The truth is, it IS up to you. BE the change!!!

~CSE

    

It's All About Balance!!!

One of my favorite Martin Luther King Jr. quotes goes like this:

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

To me, he is making an extremely illuminating point. If you are trying to eradicate or lessen an energy, bringing in more of that same energy will only result in more of that same energy.

While I do believe there is an excessive amount of evil in the world right now, bringing in a fighting energy will not decrease it. Fighting is a destructive energy. Evil is also destructive. This is not the time to bring in more destruction. With all the war, sickness, poverty, etc. there is way too much destruction already.

The above quote brings it all into focus for me. We need to bring in massive amounts of brilliant, constructive energies to counteract or balance the negative, destructive energies on the planet today!

Plant a tree. Feed the hungry. Give a hug and a listening ear to a lonely person. Smile at someone who is having a bad day. Laugh. Pick up trash at the park. Teach a child to blow bubbles or ride a bike. Love your fellow human.

When it comes right down to it, it is the little things we do every day that make a difference. It's those little things that come from the energy of BEing--the energy of who we are--that change the world. It may not look like much, but think about this: if everyone focused on the sweet and loving things we can do in the everyday there would be that much more love and light in the world.

Changing the world is not about fighting the "good" fight. Fighting only brings about more destruction. In order to repair the damage, we need to bring in energies that are equal and opposite. Love. Joy. Peace. Hope.

We have the power to change the world simply by BEing these energies. BE the solution. BE the balance.

~CSE