Leaving The Past In the Past

As the old year draws to a close, I've had some rather interesting insights into my life thus far. The most profound one involves many of the people I know and love from my past. I have realized it is time to come to a parting of ways. Although I hold fond memories of them, we are on very different journeys and it is time for me to let go of those connections as they are holding me back.

From the time I was a small child, I have been the sort of person to say, "I found this new and exciting place! Come see it with me!" I was always a leader. I was always happiest exploring, questioning, creating, and I wanted to bring other people along for the ride! This is much more easily done when you are a child and your friends are all young. Children are much more open to new experiences. By the time you become an adult, you have found your comfort zone. You understand how your world works (or how you want it to work). Adults are no longer interested in exploring or questioning. They have it all figured out and life is good. I have tried so hard to bring my friends with me on my present journey. The thing is, they do not want to come.

My grief has been profound. I love these people! I expected they would want to go on the journey with me. I was wrong. With each new idea that has challenged and excited me, my old friends have not been impressed or enthused. Most of them just think I'm crazy.

While this part of my journey saddens me, it is not all bad. I have found new friends--people who share my vision and are walking the same path. I am not alone. I am just no longer able to walk with my friends from the past.

I am finally beginning to understand I need to leave these friends behind. While I would love for them all to come with me, I know they are not ready to go there. They may never be ready to go there, and that is okay. I still love them and wish them a good life.

It is time for me to embrace this new journey. That requires packing my bags and walking out the door. I will not look back except to appreciate how that part of my journey grew me as a person. I will leave the past in the past and forge ahead into my new life.

The Separation Mindset

If there's one thing that gets me about the conspiracy theory crowd, it's their tendency to determine who the "good" guys and the "bad" guys are in the overall scheme of things. Who is helping our planet? Who is hurting our planet? Who are we going to throw our support behind? The fact of the matter is, this is the separation mindset and we cannot fix the world's problems from that place.

What if I told you that we are all here to fix the planet? How can destructive people be here to help fix the planet, you ask? People who do seemingly negative or destructive things are here to supply contrast. They are here to wreak so much havoc they wake up the most stubborn and resistant couch potatoes on the planet!

I have to confess, I am a fan of the Gospel of Judas. This uncannonized book is the story of Judas, the character the Bible blames for betraying Jesus to authorities, and it sheds a very different light on his life. Instead of being the betrayer, Judas tells the authorities who Jesus was because Jesus asked him to. This was done (supposedly) so that Jesus' life would go according to plan--the bad bringing about the good and desired outcome.

We are spiritual beings having a human experience. This human experience is not meant to be perfect. It is meant to be sticky, dirty and disagreeable. It is these "negative" experiences that supply the contrast we need to thoroughly understand each element in its individuality. This means exploring both sides of the spectrum--the bad and the good. In the grand scheme of things, there is no bad even though in our 3D existence we believe there are bad things. In Oneness, the contrast is evened out to the point where everything is joy.

As long as we focus on good, bad, and choosing sides, we are stuck in the separation mindset. This separation mindset keeps us from working together and creating the solutions we need to heal the planet. It keeps us from remembering that we are all One.

The answers lie within. Learn to drop the idea of blame and follow the direction of the heart. The separation mindset will become a thing of the past. We can retain the lesson, all the while healing ourselves and the planet.

~CSE

Focus On Your Own Journey

There is a lot going on in the world. Financial markets are in free fall as the Greek domino falls. False flag events (aka "terrorist" events) seem to occur every other day. So much is going on in our world that it is easy to be distracted by the constant flow of events. As I sit in the quiet of the morning, I very clearly focus on one thought: focus on your own journey.

Even though we are infinitely connected to everything through Oneness, our personal journeys are just that--personal journeys. We are all here to accomplishing previously agreed upon jobs. None of us have the same exact purpose. We are here to act, learn and grow. We are even here to make "mistakes". That is a large part of the learning and growing process.

When we get caught up in what someone else is thinking or feeling or doing, we are no longer focused on our journey. We are focused on theirs. Usually this is accompanied by an unhealthy dose of judgement. The problem with judgement is, it is an unnatural separation process that distracts us from our true purpose.

It is okay to be aware of what is going on in the world around you. It is okay to be aware of what the people around you are experiencing. We can use this information to help us with our own missions. It is when be try to change someone else that we run into problems. It is not our job to change someone else. We change the world by changing ourselves to be better than we were before. We change the world through our example and our actions, not through force or pressure.

Begin each day asking the Universe what you can do in that moment to assist in the planet's evolution. Feel into your heart and focus on those things you can do to bring calm and peace and joy into the situation. Those empaths who are healers can feel into the problems in order to understand where to place that calm and peace and joy. (Note it takes very strong empaths to be able to transform these energies.)

By focusing on what we can create to bring abundance and harmony into the chaos, we will assist the planet in bringing in a new world of peace and prosperity. The more we focus on our own personal journeys, the more quickly we will usher in a new world in which we can all thrive.

~CSE

What Speaks To Your Heart?

I've spent a great deal of time over the past couple of years trying to figure out what my passions are and what I want to do with my life. You think that would be an easy task, but no it isn't. At least it hasn't come easy to me.

We live in a world of distractions. The time of day not spent in school or work is occupied by extracurricular activities, church, television, movies, etc. Even our phones pull us back into the world by making us respond to all the many people in our lives.

What if you were able to become quiet enough to hear the voice in your own heart? What if you could hear that voice clearly, with nothing around to distract you and divide your attention? How would that make your life different? Would that make your life better?

Music is something that speaks to my heart. The right music calms my soul and helps me connect to the Divine. It can be extremely easy for me to lose myself in the song and allow my mind to relax enough to let go of all its holds on the physical world.

Letting go of the physical world is key to hearing what your heart guidance tells you. When you are focused on the physical world (and all its distractions), your mind has a firm hold of you. You are exposed to what your five physical senses pick up (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell) coupled with the information you have learned from this lifetime. These things are all distractions that take your focus off your heart.

Finding a simple activity you enjoy enough to lose yourself in can help you bring yourself back into this heart consciousness. Buy yourself some cheap paints and begin painting, or even crayons and paper. Sing silly or meaningful songs. Take a walk in the woods or on the beach. Listen to the call of the birds. Dance. Laugh. Play. Allow yourself the time to do those things that give you joy.

By allowing yourself even a little time to just let go and BE, you will find yourself stepping out of the "must-do" mindset, making it much easier to step into flow. Flow is the place where your heart is guiding you.

What is it that speaks to your heart? Do that!!!

~CSE