I travel for my business and plane trips are frequently a time when I am able to steal away from the hectic day-to-day and allow "other" thoughts to come through.
Joining
On this particular trip, I found myself looking back on my life. I could see many times when I yearned to join with someone. From first wanting to join with my older brother and be included in his activities, to wanting to join and be in a romantic relationship, to wanting to join and have friendships in the first company I worked for out of college, to wanting to join with others who shared my spiritual journey. Always, desiring to join.
And as I sat on this flight, I became aware of how much in the last several weeks I've been just running through each day - from one activity to another. And while things were "accomplished" - the overall sense has been that I haven't been doing the most important thing...joining.
As I sat there I realized that the ultimate joining that I was seeking was to join with my true self in God. And I felt such a strong yearning to walk each day with the Holy Spirit. In that moment I wanted nothing more than for the Holy Spirit to become my constant companion, sharing my thoughts, teaching me to think his thoughts. And so I quietly sat and invited the Holy Spirit to teach me to join with him in God. It was a wonderful joining.
In Joy,
Michael
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
RTSB - Remember to step back
In a recent Practicing Forgiveness meeting, we talked about the importance of walking daily with an attitude of forgivness and remembering to step back - RTSB. I have the feeling that this is going to become my mantra for the next several months, as it seems to describe where I am right now.
When I am at my spiritual best - (you know, those few moments a year!) - it seems that I am living life at a different level. Nothing seems to phase me, I can see everything that anyone is doing as an act of love or a call for love and I really do want to respond with love. At these times it seems that I have remembered to step back and raise above the interaction - instead of "being" in the interaction and attaching myself to emotions, fears, irritations, aggravations and all the other things that seem to be happening at the moment.
RSTB
When I think about what Jesus was able to do - see everyone and react to everyone as pure spirit - I feel inspired to want to let go of petty grievances and other things that encourage me to see people as...well, people.
As you walk through your day, I encourage you to join with me to RSTB.
In Joy,
Michael
When I am at my spiritual best - (you know, those few moments a year!) - it seems that I am living life at a different level. Nothing seems to phase me, I can see everything that anyone is doing as an act of love or a call for love and I really do want to respond with love. At these times it seems that I have remembered to step back and raise above the interaction - instead of "being" in the interaction and attaching myself to emotions, fears, irritations, aggravations and all the other things that seem to be happening at the moment.
RSTB
When I think about what Jesus was able to do - see everyone and react to everyone as pure spirit - I feel inspired to want to let go of petty grievances and other things that encourage me to see people as...well, people.
As you walk through your day, I encourage you to join with me to RSTB.
In Joy,
Michael
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Quantum Spirituality Symposium
What a pleasure it was facilitating the Quantum Spirituality Symposium! The purpose of the conference was to offer an experience and identify tools by which the participants could learn to see and experience themselves, the world, and God another way. The goal was to transform the usual participant-passive conference into a highly dynamic experience in which participants actively engaged with the speakers and each other to identify and discover answers to their burning spiritual questions.
Based on comments from the participants, QSS 2008 delivered. My biggest learnings came from Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Viera - a couple who divorced many moons ago (to save the relationship) and have now come together to teach forgiveness. How amazing! They have published Take Me To Truth: Undoing the Ego. One concept they shared was recognizing that the ego LOVES to make you feel guilty. I don't know why, but I had never made that connection.
Over these past two weeks, it's been fun watching the ego in action. Two days ago, as I was getting ready to leave my home in the morning, and the thought occurred to me, "Wouldn't you like to play a game of pinball before you leave?" Now, I saw right away that my ego was attempting to take me off task, which would result in me being late, and feeling guilty about it. I found myself, literally, saying to my ego, "Why would you do that? Why would you make a suggestion like that which is not at all aligned with my best interest?"
I had to laugh...which is important to do when the ego is involved!
In Joy,
Michael
Based on comments from the participants, QSS 2008 delivered. My biggest learnings came from Nouk Sanchez and Tomas Viera - a couple who divorced many moons ago (to save the relationship) and have now come together to teach forgiveness. How amazing! They have published Take Me To Truth: Undoing the Ego. One concept they shared was recognizing that the ego LOVES to make you feel guilty. I don't know why, but I had never made that connection.
Over these past two weeks, it's been fun watching the ego in action. Two days ago, as I was getting ready to leave my home in the morning, and the thought occurred to me, "Wouldn't you like to play a game of pinball before you leave?" Now, I saw right away that my ego was attempting to take me off task, which would result in me being late, and feeling guilty about it. I found myself, literally, saying to my ego, "Why would you do that? Why would you make a suggestion like that which is not at all aligned with my best interest?"
I had to laugh...which is important to do when the ego is involved!
In Joy,
Michael
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