- no one knows better than YOU, the battles you face, the mountains you must climb and the enemy at the gates. And time after time you have led a revolt against the egotistic bastions, sometimes with victory and other times with the terrible agony of submission and the excruciating feeling of loss. " I just can't beat this " you exclaim!
The activities of life aren't always agreeable to the court of consciousness and WE object and WE abstain.
Perhaps there is a better course of action to approach, execute or defend from these daily assaults upon the mind, heart and soul. It relys my friend to call upon a SOURCE of strength and the undeniable capability of that SOURCE in these cases where the ego cannot admit it is fighting against ITSELF! The ego has an ego.
It would be pleasurable if when we are overcome by the negative natures of our beings we could smite them immediately without predjudice but more often than not we cannot. Internal forces and external forces are working hard and much to your surprize it's their natural function to do so in many cases.
The dilemma, in the mind is, what seems natural is unnatural and what seems unnatural is natural! Man's mind and nature are at odds.
I have made you aware in previous blogs that I no longer subscribe to any television programming - " kill your tv " I say! My opinion and objection to the daily bombardment of carefully orchestrated mind numbing and useless influence on tv still stands AND is in agreement with many world spiritual leaders, yogi's, priests, guru's and shamans. What may have been intended as a useful tool to educate the masses ( tv ) has morphed into a dangerous weapon of mass destruction of the mind.
Besides, can you really AFFORD the cable/direct tv bill you are paying when you may only watch ONE channel at a time? I've discovered much better ways to spend that $100.00 to $200.00 monthly account.
TV is the ultimate conspiracy! Enough about that.
What I'm attempting to get across is, life is tough enough at times and we don't need unnecessary outside influence to dirty up the already seemingly murky waters of daily living. AND once you unsubscribe to the illusion that tv is " entertainment " you'll notice as some of US already do that outside those murky waters are meadows and fields and grass and animals and insects and sunlight and blue sky and beautiful white clouds and people who yearn to be connected with! It's not easy to give up an addiction.
The ego has an ego and that is why you'll disagree with me ( in your mind ) about what I am presenting here. Some of you may embark upon a concious discussion weighing the facts and your options. Others will outright consciously object to any change to the pattern you have comfortably settled into wether it's good for you or not.
Surrender or be sacraficed. AND I'm not talking about, when I use the word sacrafice some type of biblical ceremony involving a firepit where upon God smotes you because of your transgressions.
You see, too many times certain words bring to mind images of things we were taught to believe as youngsters by people who at the time felt they were doing us good. These images are far from the truth and not realisitc. In fact, if you've been a TRUE OBSERVER as some of us are you'll notice that life itself is a series of trans-gressions and how we act or react is most important.
What IT is that you sacrafice is your propensity to contribute to your family, your friends, your town and the world at large. What IT is that you are sacraficing is your talents and your gifts that make YOUR world and THE world a better place to live. What IT is that you are sacraficing is YOUR TIME ON EARTH - " how are you spending your time here on earth?"
Your ego has an ego and its just been challenged, what are you going to do, surrender or be sacraficed?
A small group of US attempt on a daily basis to make every minute count. It's not a hard job and it's not boring. What IT is is NOT easy but we can report it gets easier. WE realized the dilemma we were in by observing our own behavior and the behavior of others.
I claim this phrase as my own " when you think outside the box you see the box you were in. When you see the box you were in you begin to not only think outside the box but you begin to live outside the box."
I'm reminded of a saying from the 70's, in fact I had a patch of it sewn onto my jeans " what you see is what you get " . At the time I was referring to myself. lol
From a shaman's point of view however, today and after much intense soul searching and soul surgery I can say that " what you see isn't always what you get."
If we're GETTING bad vibes, constant negative views and what seems to be unsolvable problems FROM " whatever " source it comes from on a daily basis THEN that is how we begin to function;
bad, negative and problematic!
OUR view of the world around us at times isn't accurate without outside influence AND if you ADD fear to the mix our chance at becoming useful to anyone or anything EVEN to ourselves is limited or non-exhistent and the time WE'RE spending isn't I dare say honorable at all and into eternity we go accounting ourselves as having accomplished WHAT?
The ego won't let you surrender and therein lies the sacrafice WE make. We sacrafice ourselves at the altar of the ego somewhere deep inside our mind behind that crevice of reality and the valley of suspicion!
There is a SOURCE which I mentioned earlier that many around the world have tapped into and have come to rely on on a daily basis for continued healthy thinking and attitudes. The healthy thinking and healthy attitudes lead US to much greater things, things which seemed impossible and out of OUR grasp, things that seemed to come only to certain privileged people.
And speaking of privilege, when you come to the realization that IT is a privilege to be here on this earth right now in this day and time and you attach yourself to the attitude that IT is a privilege, our right, our birthright in fact to make use of the countless opportunities we face every day then and only then will you begin to see the world through different lenses. And the VIEW you'll admit is certainly beautiful.
May whatever SOURCE you choose help you, bless you and keep you.
papajohn ~ shaman ~
The activities of life aren't always agreeable to the court of consciousness and WE object and WE abstain.
Perhaps there is a better course of action to approach, execute or defend from these daily assaults upon the mind, heart and soul. It relys my friend to call upon a SOURCE of strength and the undeniable capability of that SOURCE in these cases where the ego cannot admit it is fighting against ITSELF! The ego has an ego.
It would be pleasurable if when we are overcome by the negative natures of our beings we could smite them immediately without predjudice but more often than not we cannot. Internal forces and external forces are working hard and much to your surprize it's their natural function to do so in many cases.
The dilemma, in the mind is, what seems natural is unnatural and what seems unnatural is natural! Man's mind and nature are at odds.
I have made you aware in previous blogs that I no longer subscribe to any television programming - " kill your tv " I say! My opinion and objection to the daily bombardment of carefully orchestrated mind numbing and useless influence on tv still stands AND is in agreement with many world spiritual leaders, yogi's, priests, guru's and shamans. What may have been intended as a useful tool to educate the masses ( tv ) has morphed into a dangerous weapon of mass destruction of the mind.
Besides, can you really AFFORD the cable/direct tv bill you are paying when you may only watch ONE channel at a time? I've discovered much better ways to spend that $100.00 to $200.00 monthly account.
TV is the ultimate conspiracy! Enough about that.
What I'm attempting to get across is, life is tough enough at times and we don't need unnecessary outside influence to dirty up the already seemingly murky waters of daily living. AND once you unsubscribe to the illusion that tv is " entertainment " you'll notice as some of US already do that outside those murky waters are meadows and fields and grass and animals and insects and sunlight and blue sky and beautiful white clouds and people who yearn to be connected with! It's not easy to give up an addiction.
The ego has an ego and that is why you'll disagree with me ( in your mind ) about what I am presenting here. Some of you may embark upon a concious discussion weighing the facts and your options. Others will outright consciously object to any change to the pattern you have comfortably settled into wether it's good for you or not.
Surrender or be sacraficed. AND I'm not talking about, when I use the word sacrafice some type of biblical ceremony involving a firepit where upon God smotes you because of your transgressions.
You see, too many times certain words bring to mind images of things we were taught to believe as youngsters by people who at the time felt they were doing us good. These images are far from the truth and not realisitc. In fact, if you've been a TRUE OBSERVER as some of us are you'll notice that life itself is a series of trans-gressions and how we act or react is most important.
What IT is that you sacrafice is your propensity to contribute to your family, your friends, your town and the world at large. What IT is that you are sacraficing is your talents and your gifts that make YOUR world and THE world a better place to live. What IT is that you are sacraficing is YOUR TIME ON EARTH - " how are you spending your time here on earth?"
Your ego has an ego and its just been challenged, what are you going to do, surrender or be sacraficed?
A small group of US attempt on a daily basis to make every minute count. It's not a hard job and it's not boring. What IT is is NOT easy but we can report it gets easier. WE realized the dilemma we were in by observing our own behavior and the behavior of others.
I claim this phrase as my own " when you think outside the box you see the box you were in. When you see the box you were in you begin to not only think outside the box but you begin to live outside the box."
I'm reminded of a saying from the 70's, in fact I had a patch of it sewn onto my jeans " what you see is what you get " . At the time I was referring to myself. lol
From a shaman's point of view however, today and after much intense soul searching and soul surgery I can say that " what you see isn't always what you get."
If we're GETTING bad vibes, constant negative views and what seems to be unsolvable problems FROM " whatever " source it comes from on a daily basis THEN that is how we begin to function;
bad, negative and problematic!
OUR view of the world around us at times isn't accurate without outside influence AND if you ADD fear to the mix our chance at becoming useful to anyone or anything EVEN to ourselves is limited or non-exhistent and the time WE'RE spending isn't I dare say honorable at all and into eternity we go accounting ourselves as having accomplished WHAT?
The ego won't let you surrender and therein lies the sacrafice WE make. We sacrafice ourselves at the altar of the ego somewhere deep inside our mind behind that crevice of reality and the valley of suspicion!
There is a SOURCE which I mentioned earlier that many around the world have tapped into and have come to rely on on a daily basis for continued healthy thinking and attitudes. The healthy thinking and healthy attitudes lead US to much greater things, things which seemed impossible and out of OUR grasp, things that seemed to come only to certain privileged people.
And speaking of privilege, when you come to the realization that IT is a privilege to be here on this earth right now in this day and time and you attach yourself to the attitude that IT is a privilege, our right, our birthright in fact to make use of the countless opportunities we face every day then and only then will you begin to see the world through different lenses. And the VIEW you'll admit is certainly beautiful.
May whatever SOURCE you choose help you, bless you and keep you.
papajohn ~ shaman ~
