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Now

 

Another Day

The snow is falling once again in Northern Alberta. The wood stove is stoked up for the night, and here in the other end of the house, a small electric fireplace is keeping my feet from getting cold.  The animals are all curled up in the warmest spots - they have a natural ability to reflect the desire for warmth.  How compelling that desire can be - motivating me to stay indoors and watch the snow fall through the somewhat frosted glass of the window.  The cold runs through my life like a vein of stark metal in the warm earth, penetrating the spaces between all the seasons of my joy.  I count the winter months away, ticking them off gratefully, and looking forward to the first signs of spring - prolonging the more pleasant activities of winter - the holiday season with its parties and celebrations, the setting out of lights to brighten the darkness, which already in mid-November is coming in mid-afternoon, creating the sense that the day is over almost before it has begun.  Once I am used to the reality of the cold, I can find things to enjoy - the sun sparkling on the snow, the warmth of a chinook wind, and even the howl of a blizzard around my sanctuary of warmth.  My life has had its seasons too, it seems, its summers of celebration and winters of waiting.

Whatever This Day May Bring

whether I like it or not, is perfect.
I listen to my body – or I don’t
I feed myself only when | am hungry
or I find myself wondering when I last ate -
I respond to all the requests that are made of me,
the dogs, the cats, the telephone
I receive all my messages, e-mail and facebook
participate in the activities of my friends
answer questions, negotiate resolutions
think about what to put on my to do lists
read a little, play a little, and think about
how my cells communicate with each other
through the myriad cascades of environmental stimuli
chemically bombarding them, and helping me
to become an even better mirror for the world around me.

Energy and Belief

I am nothing but energy. My emotions are energy. My body is energy. My thoughts are energy, which when combined with my emotions leads to the development of beliefs and judgements about life which can ultimately move me forward, or keep me from moving at all, affecting me right down to the cells in my body. My thoughts, my emotions and the ensuing beliefs I hold, are creating my life exactly as I experience it. How can I tell if the beliefs I am holding so firmly are serving or confounding me on the ultimate path I want my life to be taking? By examining what is currently occuring in my life, knowing that everything I am experiencing, and my experience itself, is an outcome of my beliefs. In any moment I can ask myself what belief I am holding which is contributing to the undesired experience I am having. Since I am nothing but energy, I am freely able to form a new thought which, imbued with my emotional energy, can form a belief which serves me more effectively.

Love Is The New Religion – Pass It On

                     'Be the change you want to see in the world'

 
 

 
 

On the surface of the world right now there is war and violence and things seem dark
But calmly and quietly, at the same time, something else is happening underground
An inner revolution is taking place and certain individuals are being called to a higher light
It is a silent revolution
From the inside out
From the ground up

It is time for me to reveal myself
I am an embedded agent of a secret, undercover
Clandestine Global operation
A spiritual conspiracy
We have sleeper cells in every nation on the planet

You won't see us on the T.V.
You won't read about us in the newspaper
You won't hear about us on the radio

We don't seek any glory
We don't wear any uniform
We come in all shapes and sizes
Colors and styles

Most of us work anonymously
We are quietly working behind the scenes in every country and culture of the world
Cities big and small, mountains and valleys, in farms and villages, tribes and remote islands

You could pass by one of us on the street and not even notice
We go undercover
We remain behind the scenes
It is of no concern to us who takes the final credit
But simply that the work gets done

Occasionally we spot each other in the street
We give a quiet nod and continue on our way so no one will notice

During the day many of us pretend we have normal jobs
But behind the false storefront at night is where the real work takes a place

Some call us the 'Conscious Army'
We are slowly creating a new world with the power of our minds and hearts
We follow, with passion and joy
Our orders from the Central Command
The Spiritual Intelligence Agency

We are dropping soft, secret love bombs when no ones is looking
Poems
Hugs
Music
Photography
Movies
Kind words
Smiles
Meditation and prayer
Dance
Social activism
Websites
Blogs
Random acts of kindness

We each express ourselves in our own unique ways with our own unique gifts and talents

'Be the change you want to see in the world'
That is the motto that fills our hearts
We know it is the only way real transformation takes place
We know that quietly and humbly we have the power of all the oceans combined

Our work is slow and meticulous
Like the formation of mountains
It is not even visible at first glance
And yet with it entire tectonic plates shall be moved in the centuries to come

Love is the new religion of the 21st century

You don't have to be a highly educated person
Or have any exceptional knowledge to understand it

It comes from the intelligence of the heart
Embedded in the timeless evolutionary pulse of all human beings

Be the change you want to see in the world
Nobody else can do it for you

We are now recruiting
Perhaps you will join us
Or already have....
All are welcome...
The door is open

 
 

LOVE IS THE NEW RELIGION = Psst! Pass it on.
-Brian Piergrossi
(From the book 'The Big Glow')

Reflections

"If you really want to know who I am, you have to be as absolutely empty as I am. Then two mirrors will be facing each other, and only emptiness will be mirrored. Infinite emptiness will be mirrored: two mirrors facing each other. But if you have some idea, then you will see your own idea in me." – Osho