June 19, 2009
My brother shared this with me tonight, as we prepare for our Dad’s funeral:
I was talking to friend of mine whose father died a few years ago and I told him when I was a boy, my dad was my hero. He knew everything and he could do anything. Somewhere along the way, he became the reason for everything that was wrong in the world, he knew nothing and he could do nothing. I am so grateful that we both lived long enough for him to have become my hero again.
January 25, 2009
“Peace on Earth in Our Lifetime”
Do we notice what visuals we give ourselves when we think/say that?
Who are we seeing, being peaceful? Is it “everyone else”? What is our part in it?
Peace begins and ends with SELF.
I see that the “way to Peace” is bringing forth the Peace of the Source of my Being, as my Being, in every aspect of my Being, in every moment of Now.
The focus, based in the premise of One-ness, is “How am I Being, Now? “- Am I Peace? If I am Peace, if I am Peace-full, then I am doing my part. Am I other than Peace, other than peace-full? Then all the focus of “peace” at/ towards/ for anyone or anything else, is not going to accomplish what it is I am saying I am choosing, when I say I choose “Peace on Earth.”
I notice that thinking about contributing to Peace by “fighting” or “being against” or “resisting,” or basing thoughts of Peace in opposition to anything, or as a “Peaceful WARrior” — ALL OF THOSE THOUGHTS are based in the premise of war and fighting —- NOT in the Premise of the Oneness of Peace.
Peace comes from Peace, not from the suppression of, or fight against, or resistance to, war.
Until this is recognized, acknowledged and accepted for and with one’s self, and until the distractions over “it’s only words” and “that’s just semantics” are let go & released, PEACE has been sidestepped, yet again.
What are you thinking and feeling and visioning in the moments of your day?
What, then are you choosing, how are you showing up?
How, then, are you being, now?
January 24, 2009
It does the WORLD no good, if I perpetuate hate, aggitation and hurtfulness.
If I say I want to live i n a world of peace, love and joy – yet what I think, say and do are hurtful, mean, hateful or judgmental – then *I* am the one *denying* the world of the peace and love and joy I say I want. *I* am the one *creating* strife, pain and hatred.
Nothing changes until I recognize that and I change HOW I AM BEing in the world.
An important piece (the only real piece?) of my role in peace, is how I am being, with my self. If I realize I am being harsh or unkind towards someone or something, then remember I am choosing peace, I can choose what to do, next. I can celebrate joyfully that I reminded myself, and move forward in peace again. But if I go about harshly judging myself, thinking hurtful thoughts about myself for being harsh on someone else — then I am STILL not being peace!
What I think to myself, what I think OF myself, MATTERS! It is the very basis of how I go on to treat and be with others – individually and collectively.
If I think hateful or hurtful thoughts of myself, when I say “I Love You” – what is that idea/ understanding of Love based in/ on??
If my basic, most innermost perspective is hurt-filled or hate-full, then how loving can my experiences and my expressions be? All of my experiences and expressions (thoughts, words, actions, the energy I exude, my emotions) – they will always be FRAMED by the hurt and the hate.
If I want to see LOVE in the world – I must be Love, be loving with my self.
*THIS* is Being the Change I seek in the world.
You know the song that goes “Let There Be PEACE on Earth – And Let it Begin With ME?”
Well guess what? Peace DOES begin with me: Each “me” of us “we,” here!!
When I find myself with an angry or frustrated thought about why can’t this world be a more peaceful, loving, joyful place – woops! I realize that *MY* angry frustration is adding to what I say I do not want – and preventing the experience I say I am choosing.
There are event and situation that occur, that, well, simply, suck. The invitation, as I see it, is to show up to those events, IN PEACE. IN LOVE. is it crazy? IN JOY.
Because HOW we are being in the midst of horrible events, can add to the horribleness – OR – shift the experience towards LOVE.
I choose LOVE.
Anybody with me?
