Liberty and Justice for All

An article in the Arkansas Times made me ponder the words of the Pledge of Allegiance. I guess I could really only stand and say the following words from it with conviction:

"I pledge allegiance to liberty and justice for all."

And that is with the #2 definition of "allegiance" on dictionary.com: "loyalty or devotion to some person, group, cause, or the like."

If I were to reword that shortened version to better suit the way I believe and think, it would be:

"I will support and defend liberty and justice for all."

I believe that any political system or religion or leader which/who encourages followers to do the same is good for those who choose such. And we are still (at this point) free to choose our own affiliation. Words or the "letter of the law" are meaningless unless we support good law (liberty and justice for all). That is the Spirit of the Law.

Forced Vacinations? -- Fear Not

A friend sent me this message:

My dear friends:

You must read this and forward to all your loved ones; go to YouTube and search this title:
Forced vaccinations: a whistleblower's clear warning - reposted by Project Camelot.

Or, click onto this link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNrMY9vsiCc
　
Or, you can get to the YouTube video via the ProjectCamelot website at this link:
http://www.projectcamelot.net/

And at this website you should see the YouTube Video by arrowing down below the photos (about 1 page down).

Love you all; this young courageous woman is a national hero in my eyes.

Scary?? If it is a fact that forced vaccination is on the way, what is your response?

Here are some common-sense suggestions by Dr. Joseph Mercola, MD, DO.

Also, I am currently attending a conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on essential oils and aroma therapy showing safe, effective healing methods for many diseases, illnesses and injuries. The information is shared by professional doctors and scientists, including MDs, PTs, physicists, chemists and more. Some of the maladies being addressed are cancer, diabetes, influenza, inflammation, stress, autism and Alzheimers. There is no reason to risk the dangerous side-effects of drugs when these less expensive and more effective alternatives are being integrated into many practices with outstanding results. This is real science, not the pharma-funded brain-washing the media is paid to promote. How many doctors or nurses do you know that will get the untested swine flu shot? All those I have heard from will not. And if you freely choose to, perhaps you might ask your doctor if his/her family has. And how are they doing since.

There are still those who believe that healing is an honorable service to humankind, rather than a means to reap huge corporate profits. Check it out while you are still free to do so: http://preview.tinyurl.com/klkx5d.

Fear serves only those who promote the insanity. React not with fear, but rather respond with the calm of knowledge and wisdom.
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Gran Torino—A Great Ride with a Good Old Bastard

Last night we watched Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood plays Walter Kowalski, a bitter old man with nothing good to say about the world or anyone in it since the early ‘70s, except that he married the best woman on earth. The story starts with her funeral and his attitude decrements from there on interaction with his ungrateful sons and grandkids, the boyish priest who promised his wife he’d hear his confession, and the foreigners degrading the neighborhood.


His disposition doesn’t seem salvageable due to some unknown baggage he’s been carrying since the Korean War, and worsens with an attempted theft of his 1972 Gran Torino. But the situation starts a turn after he intervenes in a gang incident protecting the Hmong family next door. Other Asian families in the area honor him as a hero with gifts of food and flowers—which he precedes to toss in the trash. He begins to soften after accepting an invitation to the neighbor’s party only after he realizes he’s out of beer himself.


Walter’s honesty in expressing his wrath with life and everyone affecting, or confirming, his redneck awareness is far from politically correct (refreshingly so), very colorful – and hilarious to those who know today’s world is built by ex-military construction worker sons-a-bitches.


You’ll learn to love the main characters of this film, despite their human condition. It is a story about hearts opening with the maturity of diverse relations, and tolerance of blatant imperfection. It’s about learning the fine line between rough-shod walking the calf-paths of the mind and doing what’s right because someone’s got to do it.


I’m giving it the 5-Star (Really-Loved-It) Netflix rating.

Adaptation

It started with random thoughts that coalesced into a review -- of a movie, and of my writing life . . .

We watched "Adaptation" again last night. On Netflix I gave it a 5 rating--Loved it! It's a movie about the writing life, writers block and the freedom of creative expression. It's about love and passion, about our connections with the origins of being--our very genesis. And about how our culture would suppress the drive of Soul.

Yet that expression does ultimately prevail. It's a story of hope and beauty, and daring to live ones passion. I love this flick, and the title says it all--Adaptation. In this world of hazard and suppression--man-made and natural--we can not only survive, but thrive. The focal point of the movie is the fragile life balance of a rare flower, the Ghost Orchid.

Waking up with variations on the movie topics rolling in my mind, the voice spoke: You can write lightly or with rigidity. Like the wingtips of an eagle, or with the weight of a freight train. You have the freedom to write by formula, and never use it. Run on the track, or lay down a new one. Or soar to unknown heights.

As I write this, the only blossom I see in the early morning light of the bay window is a large, pink orchid. It says, Patience is a virtue. So is decision. I've seen the ghost, and fear no more. I write as I like.

The Law of Allowing: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Last night we watched the movie, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Watch it if you dare. After seeing it, as well as a few other significant news items lately -- like the forced medication of Danny Hauser, and the torture memos -- I decided to distill into words my outlook on the matter of liberty. Here goes:

There is one law -- the Higher Law -- that all others or based on, either in support of, or in defiance of that law.

• The Law grants the freedom to do anything . . .

But because we live here, and the Higher Law is manifest in this world of opposites, it proceeds in statement as:

• . . . except denying others the same freedom.

And because the passivity of allowing has an opposite activity, it continues:

• Only the defense of freedom will assure it. Passivity in its defense is activity in its corruption.

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There is awareness and there is action. Where do I stand?

What do we do when we become aware that freedom is denied to another who is not being justly defended? Should we speak out, state the obvious and make others aware? Or is not doing so passivity in defense of The Law? Passivity, I believe, will result in heightened action -- either in defense of The Law, or its corruption. Revolution need not be violent.

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Be aware that
what and when and where
to speak and act
is best guided by
a more direct connection
to The Source
of the Higher Law.

The Spirit of Life
does not degrade it.

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There are no Others. We are all Soul. Soul is a spark of the Divine.

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Some points to ponder . . .

. . . in this time of economic uncertainty:

1. News of the economy is a lot like reality TV: Dramatic challenges and extravagant plans of action that do not seem to align with common sense, except for the new emotional charge it gives the watchers of and players in the drama. Somehow it seems so unreal. A lot like primetime TV.

2. The announcers of every day’s bad news always seem to add a glimmer of hope, (though not sounding like they really believe it themselves) only to be overshadowed by the next day’s spiraling descendance in the stock market, state budget news, layoffs, foreclosures and corruption.

3. I personally believe that the situation has deteriorated to beyond the point of no return, and that things will actually get much worse before they get better. I wish I didn’t believe this, because I know that the more people that do hold a certain belief, the more likely is its inevitability.

4. How can one prepare for what is coming? Buy gold or silver? Invest in foreign currency? Some say by putting food and provisions in storage. Even taking certain security measures, such as beefing up a room in the basement or acquiring some weapons for self-defense. Some of these may be prudent, but as I see it, the better off anyone is materially, the more they will be targeted by those who are not. Therefore . . .

5. Better actions of preparation would be in the non-material areas. That is, communication and community building skills. Better yet, spiritual attunement. This may be the only way to face a desperate situation. Immediate threats take immediate action. Spiritual preparation is really the only way we can face an event never experienced before.

6. One thing that will not help, but only make any situation worse, is to project negative energy toward the party or parties who we believe to be at fault. Hope for remedy is by responding with love, rather reacting with fear or counteracting with power. Loving all those involved is the virtue of crisis.

7. Though things may be getting worse in the objective/material sense, spiritually there is now great opportunity for growth as soul.

Financial Responsibility

As I was bemoaning the woes of this long, Minnesota winter the other day, I felt weighted down, as if in armor. A poem came to mind. (See Shedding the Mask on River Tree Whispers, my poetry blog.) As I wrote it down, other conditions of this bleak time also began to surface, as if to support my lament. Not wanting to get up on a political soapbox in that e-venue, I step up here.

And to start, I’d like to say that, even though I did not vote for Obama (I wrote in Ron Paul), I do not dislike our new president. I think he has a good heart. Barack Obama gives many people more hope than they had before—in economy and world harmony. That can never be wrong. And to finally have a black president indicates a giant and positive change of consciousness. My best wishes and heartfelt support goes to President Obama.

But that does not change the fact that taking on debt to pay off bad debt is never a good idea, nor is it even possible. It will never be paid off. Eventually we will have to face the full measure of consequence and responsibility.

The right course is to stop borrowing. Stop creating dubious programs we can’t afford. Stop subsidies that prevent the self-righting of a free market. Stop funding an illegal, private corporation that charges us interest to use our own money. Check it out. The system that taxes our productivity and maintains an arbitrary value of its worth is not part of our government, nor was it ever authorized by it under constitutional law. It can be stopped.

Increasing the money supply (printing money) only raises the cost and lowers the value of all that we have and produce. And the burden is on us. Not the banks or the automakers with poor and illegal business practices. Making risky loans for houses we can’t afford, knowing profits return in interest as long as payments are made and then foreclosing when we can no longer afford them—this is wrong. Withholding the technology for clean and renewable energy and fuels because of arrangements with suppliers of unclean energy (with all the political and global manipulation in its support) is criminal.

Remember, public servants serve us and must be accountable to us. When we demand a return to constitutional responsibility and prosecution of criminal activity we will once again be heading in the right direction. We have been blind or ignoring what is evident too long. Because of that, it won’t be easy, but only we can make it right.

Money, Banks and Free Trade – Common Sense Can Rule

-- by Ardi Keim

What would it be like if we weren't isolated from the real world?
What is real? And what is illusion?

Take the economy, for instance:

I'm not an economic analyst. I'm not even sure how the whole monetary system works. I do understand that money is supposed to be an instrument to make exchanges between people easier. And that banks are sort of the safe-keepers of money. I'm all for easy and safe. And that all would make complete sense to me if money itself had any real value. Like it did when it represented an amount of precious metal in Fort Knox. But, as I understand it now, currency has a somewhat arbitrary value. That value is completely outside the control of most people using it in exchange. If it was backed by gold or silver, or if those metals were still used commonly as legal tender, then I could understand the reason for banks. They would be intermediary (or point of use) forts with guards to protect against loss (theft) of the value therein. And I guess because currency is currently ever-decreasing in value, the fact that it takes so much more to buy what it could have bought when it was backed by gold — well then maybe banks are needed now.

But, since gold or silver isn't used anymore, why do we even need currency at all? Aren't agreements between parties in a trade all that is necessary? If I trade my potatoes for your flowers, or your hours of labor repairing my car (or the nuts and bolts to fix it myself) – a few words and a handshake would be the instrument of trade. If the transaction is to take place over time, then a documented agreement would be that instrument. Need any other party or institution be involved? If one side of the bargain was complete and the other was not, or if it was delayed beyond the agreed upon time, and no resolution was forthcoming, then a trade for legal service might be in order.

Keeping agreements, and respecting other people and their property seems so simple to me. Who is acting under illusion? Those who put their trust in an arbitrary system that devalues the worth of those using it? Or those who know what they want and know others with it, willing to make an exchange. Simple, free trade makes sense to me.

Do we really have an economic crisis? Or a shortage of common sense?

What do you think? How much do we pay in taxes for support of unnecessary government and laws that put us in servitude, instead of our public servants with six-figure incomes? Remember – they work for us. That includes county clerks, governors, senators, representatives ... all the way to the top.

Anastasia

by Vladimir Megre

Words of wisdom, hope and peace from a woman of the forest in northern Siberia

This is the first of nine books in the Ringing Cedars Series now translated into over 20 languages.

As a slow reader I have started many good books, many of which I never finish. But Anastasia (and each one after) just got better and better. Read just one and you too will understand why 10 million copies were sold before they were ever commercially advertised--just word of mouth.

The author presents the life and lifestyle one who lives in harmony with the earth and all life. And her story shows us how to do the same. So much of what I’ve always known is finally put into words.




Check out the other 8 on Amazon too.
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Why I Wrote In "Ron Paul"

Because I didn't want to waste my vote. You'll see soon enough. See his ideas. The Constitution works. Read the book.

The Rule of Freedom

A friend sent an article with unpleasant view of current events (much of which is ignored by the mass media) leading to ominous possibilities in the near future. Here is how I responded:

The content of the message you sent seems dire indeed. And I'm pretty much in agreement with most of it's being of high probability.

On the other hand, the biggest reason for that high probability is that so many now have bought into the dire possibilities. Fear attracts that which is feared. Now I don't believe one should ignore the signs and the world around us. Burying ones head in the sand serves no purpose. We must prepare the best we can. On ALL levels. But what level is most important? That is the issue. We must each answer that for ourselves.

For me, my highest priority is spiritual well being. Part of that is putting ones focus on the good in this world. There is really a lot of it. Even if it is not predominant in the media, in people's consciousness and in the apparent unfolding of our day-to-day lives, it is there. If we put our attention, our focus, on the positive, like an athlete focuses on winning the game or the race, the good will prevail. If there are 10 runners in a race there is only one winner, even when all 10 are focused on that feat. If 9 were not focused on winning, it would be so much easier for the one who does have that focus to win. That's obvious.

We must realize that we all are able competitors. What percentage of this planet's population intend to do it and its inhabitants harm? If it is as high as 10%, and I don't believe it is, then the other 90% of us have the advantage. All we have to do is understand that and apply the understanding. If the 10% has the power it is because the rest of us believe the lies, that money or material possession has the upper hand. Or that power or greed is the advantage. That the absurd is acceptable.

But when we support our higher self, we know that the values of love and acceptance, understanding and forgiveness, self-responsibility, honesty, and reason are the attributes of a winning team.

It is only fear that blinds us to this truth. When we have fear, the corrupt have the upper hand. Fear weakens the shield of true value. Worse than the events of 9/11/01 is the fear that predominated its aftermath. What freedom have we given up by submitting to that fear? How many lives were lost in an unnecessary war? The path of fear leads only downward.

So, what if we take the higher road and the bad guys defeat us anyway, because there weren't enough of us focusing on that high path? What if we become enslaved, destitute or hung by our buts?

This is the big test. How do we handle the worst?

For me, it is by considering what life of value really is. Physical life is not the ultimate state of being. Living a life of fear, or of lies or corruption is not a life worth living. In life after death there is so much more potential. I (personally) know this because of my practice of certain spiritual techniques. I experience that higher state enough to know its reality. Everyone has that same potential. Everyone is a spiritual being. Knowing that most people are not trying to subvert that becoming, gives us the advantage. Knowing that it is actually impossible to do so, helps even more. Freedom from fear is the only real freedom. And it is the only life worth living.

Fear not, and live in peace. Here or hereafter.

Now I suppose you may consider this a bit too preachy, but I love you anyway. We all must make our own choices. Free will is a divine gift. I honor yours.
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I Write . . .

I write what I believe to be true, and I share what I believe to be helpful to others. The truth exists whether it is believed in or not. If you believe what I write, you are subject to the same chance of being wrong as I am. We base our beliefs on evidence. What is evident to me may be evident to others as well. And the right to express what we believe is granted by a Higher Source other than worldly government. But that right is still part of the Constitution of the United States of America.

The First Amendment to the Constitution reads:

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Adhering to the Constitution is what has kept us free so far. It was not by fear of, or retaliation to, would-be terrorists. It was not by treating our fellow humans as anything less, whether by torture of possible perpetrators or withholding civil liberties.

Let us protect the values of freedom, and the document that defines them.

What is Essential Harmonic Enhancement? And Why?

When I decided to call my version of the Raindrop Technique: Essential Harmonic Enhancement Technique (EHET) I was asked, Why?

As anyone who has ever experienced the Raindrop Technique knows, it is so much more than a technique of dropping essential oils like raindrops on the back. It has more to do with attitude, with harmony, with all that is essential to enhancing health, well-being and life. It has to do with the life-force of therapeutic grade essential oils and the belief that all which is in harmony with life supports it.

Harmony is essential for advancement in all levels of existence. And the intent of harmonic balance is more important than technical skill--though that skill will be refined by right intent.

Essential oils are the volatile and aromatic liquids distilled from shrubs, flowers, trees, roots, bushes and seeds, and essences expressed from citrus fruits. Those essential oils produced without chemicals and distilled by low heat and pressure for the proper length of time (ensuring complete extraction) maintain the life force in a higher degree.

Besides essential oils, there are many other substances and methods for harmonic enhancement of our lives, as well. And as we seek improvement of our health and well-being in all areas of our lives we are led to the resources -- material and energetic, human and spiritual -- that reinforce our quest and evolution. We are free to choose the ones that best suit our needs. As we choose our resources in thought and feeling, action and association we develop our well-being and worth to self and community. We are unique individuals in the universal body of unlimited potential.

There is always the possibility of advancement, always the risk of regression. And there are always cycles of each--large and small. And accepting our place on the wave is a matter of free will and harmonic intent.

Recognizing there is a Higher Source outside ourselves and inside as well, is key to understanding advancement and decline. Understanding that if we can be better, we can be worse -- and we probably have been. Understanding that if we can do the right thing, we can do the wrong thing. That perfection is dynamic, not static. That if we can seek, we can find. If we can help, we can hinder. That we can help others, and others can help us. That we can choose for ourselves, and we can allow others to choose for us.

That health and abundance and harmony are possibilities realized in stages according to our state of acceptance, our state of consciousness. I accept my guidance, inner and outer, because I am a free agent of divine being.

Why Essential Harmonic Enhancement? Because I want to.

How about you?

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Get Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils.

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A Manifesto for Living by the Spirit of the Laws of Life

--by Ardi Keim

I write this down because I know the truth in it.

I know that there are laws of life that govern our ways and means within it.

I know that the heart of that law is the spirit of the law. The letter of the law is merely a record of it, and that human records and human language is subject to human error.

I know that the spirit of the law is the Spirit of Life . . .

1. And that That One Force allows us free will and that such allowing is no error, though we may err in our willing.

2. And that such freedom ends where another's begins.

3. And that such freedom to choose our own circumstances, relationships and well-being underlies the fact that we are not owed anything.

4. And that all we have and attain is by focused manifestation by our own action in thought, planning, feeling and action.

5. And that our wealth is not because of ownership of any material substance, including money, but by claiming the values of freedom, respect, security, well-being, gratitude and love.

6. And that enriching our lives and the lives of others by the exchange of goods and services is of these positive values.

7. And keeping track of completion of such exchange can be by accurate record, or agreed upon token, or memory and trust.

8. And that no one has a right to claim a portion of the value of that exchange other than the parties to it.

9. And that those who do are operating outside the Laws of the Spirit of Life.

10. And that any entity regulating the following of the Laws are serving those who are guided by it.

11. And that when members of such entity do not operate by the Law, they are best replaced with those that will.

12. And that all ways and means to prompt compliance to the Law must be according to the Law.

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What do you think?


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Gemstones: Radiant Spheres of Healing Energy

This is a resource we have been using in our own alternative health regimen with some outstanding results. The article is from Gemisphere, provider of this method of energy medicine. Check it out. Even our cat can't keep his paws off these gems. (More on that later.)

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Gemstones: Radiant Spheres of Healing Energy

From your innermost essence to your physical body, you are made of a continuous flow of life force.

This life force is a current of light, which springs from the source of life itself. When it flows freely, you experience joy, vitality, and vibrant health. In the natural course of living, however, various blockages accumulate within this flow. These blockages create dark clouds within you. They obscure your radiance and give rise to disharmony, pain, and disease.

Like us, the Earth is enlivened by life force. As the Earth was forming, life energy was infused into the planet’s crystalline matrices. Thus, the Earth’s gemstones came to embody and express the life force within the planet.

Gemstones radiate their life force with great power. When shaped and used properly, they can bring light into areas of darkness and neutralize blockages. As these blockages dissolve, the light of the life force can shine through to enliven, nourish, and heal you.

Each type of gemstone expresses a different frequency; therefore, it can address a different kind of blockage.

In a gemstone sphere, life force is continually drawn in from the entire surface of the sphere to the sphere’s center. As it moves toward the center, the life force becomes more and more concentrated. This concentration fuels the transformation of life force into gemstone energy with great power. This healing energy then radiates from the sphere to touch and enliven all dimensions of our being.

At Gemisphere.com, you can find gemstone-sphere necklaces that can enhance your health and well-being on every level—body, mind, emotions and spirit. These unique, therapeutic quality gemstones produce consistent and powerful benefits for their users.

personal people search

Though this is written today, 1/24/09, I set the post date as a year earlier because my intent is for this to be read by only those who do a google search on their own name. If your name is here and you recognize other key words of this entry, then there is a good chance we know each other. You see, I'm trying to contact some service buddies with whom I was in Thailand. I went by Gerry then.

Here are some words to Camp Friendship. Karat. Bangkok. Triplet. John Phillips
John Southworth. Tony Plaisance. Hotelname? . Bungalow. Lek. Linda or Dim. Wanna. Bar name? Ninteen-sixty what?

Fill in some details that only you would know, and match the names by commenting below.

A View of the Potential of Human Endeavor

The potential of human endeavor is in several areas, such as physical, intellectual and spiritual. To develop the mind potential is an exercise in gaining full control of one's life and experience in our interface with the material universe. This is a noble and grand accomplishment, which can go as far as ones own imagination--quite far as compared to the experiences of the masses who accept the ordinary and mundane as quite enough. A quantum leap in experience comes when we can accept the mode of operation outside the mind and its limits to explore regions and possibilities not even dreamed of by most. The challenge or risk then is to maintain a safety net or tether to keep us from harm, i.e., degeneration of experience or even termination of our physical existence by forces intentional or accidental.

We can either choose our experience, or choose to experience that which a chosen party will escort or guide us through. Either way it is a choice; mundane, extraordinary or unknown--passive, active or extreme. Each takes an appropriate system or regimen of preparation to progress, withstand adverse affects and protect our highest interest. It amounts to desire and intent, technique and experience, as well as training by a party we have learned to trust. This trust is established only by demonstrated results in attainment. Then the acceptance of our desired results is possible. Free will, discernment, practices and trust lead us to undreamed of adventure--the ultimate and unlimited experience of life in an ever-expanding universe.

Your experiences are yours to choose, and no one else can take them from you. What you know as truth is yours. Any belief not reinforced by personal experience is not founded in truth, but the intent of others--noble or not. Create your own life by the divine gift of free will. Freedom and adventure are partners in creation of an unlimited universe. Explore a possibility with a spiritual exercise from Eckankar.

This I Believe -- A New Year Message

What is resolution, but a promise
to stay within certain boundaries?
Too often we break out of these confines,
not just for lack of commitment,
but for the need to expand
in other areas now recognized.
I don't choose to limit myself.
Instead, I have
a New Years Realization:

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This I Believe

Since the age of reason I have wondered and asked the same questions as you. After my study so far in life's journal of search and action -- the works and lives of many masters and amateurs, including myself -- I have a new view of my own beliefs and choices, and the words, writings and paths of all.

The outer teachings of all religions and holy works have a deeper value not even recognized by the critical, the objective or scientific, and the standard of the masses. There is an inner truth available to us all, ever-changing, individual and sacred. Yet it is hidden till one's yearning is identified by the seeker. Truth is our genesis and it is our destiny.

It is said by some to be reclaimed by denial of the senses of flesh or the marvels and antics of intellect. Others say it is through the indulgence of the physical, or developing of full mental potential. Yet both viewpoints are lacking. Indulgence and denial, austerity and excess, as well as excelling in potential of body and mind -- these are all distractions on the way and inner call to truth. Yet each has its place while we inhabit our bodies, our planet. Alignment with truth is an experience of intimate revelation and so unlike that of any other's journey. That journey is one to the core or our being, yet beyond the limits of science, philosophy and religion .

Placing our fulfillment or salvation in the hands of an outer master, or the capacity of body or mind does not address who we really are. We are not our body, we are not our mind. And we are not the subjects of anyone who realizes, or claims to recognize the truth of this concept. We pick up our bodies at birth, and develop bodies and minds while on this earth, then shed them with our last breath. That breath of life is Soul, which is eternal, was before and always after. This is I. This I believe.

When we recognize who we are and why we are here on this planet, then our bodies and our minds become our primary instruments in relating and operating in the physical universe, if used according to the laws that govern them.

But there are other laws. Some, corrupt and profane. Others, sacred and secret. It is our search and reckoning, our negotiating and mastery of the obstacles and instruments by which we parry the deceptive and embrace our inheritance of wisdom, of freedom, of love.

Freedom and love are attributes beyond emotion and feelings of bliss. Emotion rides the waves of extremes in action and thought, power and grace, excess and denial. Love and freedom are the higher aspects of realizing who we are and that we are all individual expressions of the universal truth. They are the planks of the craft that sails above the storm, the laws and limits of matter, energy, time and space. It is recognizing there are no limits to life as Soul. There is only position in the environment of awareness. We are free to move or maintain our stations, free to act and accept all consequences. And we are free to claim the gifts of divine creation, through imagination, expression and initiation.

This I believe. And Truth exists whether it is believed in or not. It is living and breathing and changing as every imaginative expression is initiated. Creation is on-going. This I believe.

A Matter of Energy

Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos - the trees, the clouds, everything.
--Thich Nhat Hanh

Life is everywhere. The earth is throbbing with it, it's like music. The plants, the creatures, the ones we see, the ones we don't see, it's like one, big, pulsating symphony.
--Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure,
Mite Makes Right, 1994

Health is a measure of quality of life while on this planet. We are units of matter and energy – body & soul. We are even considered by some as all energy. In quantum physics matter is shown to be coalesced energy. The mystical view is that we are Soul having a body in our control. The movie, What the Bleep Do We Know!?, brings together science and spirituality. Yes, we are energetic or spiritual beings living in the environment of this planet. But let’s consider here the combined unit of matter and energy, since its separation is more a matter of religious issue than the science of health.

We are matter and energy. We function in an environment of space and time. This condition of MEST is by a constantly changing formula. That is we interact with other units of matter and energy (human and non-human alike) coordinated as to proximity. Whether by choice or happenstance we come into contact with other materials and energy fields that affect who we are and how we function. We choose a food. We breathe. We call a depressed daughter. We drive our SUV past a power station. We fly into LAX. Everything we do affects our energy. Our energy affects others. Our energy affects our matter.

Health is a matter of energy. We can improve our health by making better energy selections. All healing modalities actually work, or don’t work, by this method. Even chemical changes in our bodies affect our thinking, our moods, our dreaming, and our stamina. It affects our energy. Rapport with one’s doctor does affect our healing. We may choose another to strengthen the healing connection. If we feel, it will.

Today there are a lot of choices for directing ones own health. Many of them are systems that recognize the role of energy in the healing process. Chinese medicine, Network Chiropractic, homeopathy, gemstone therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, and Therapeutic Touch are just a few of these approaches. The body’s innate intelligence is the real healer. The pattern for perfect health is stored in the DNA. Using that pattern as the template for our lives, our matter/energy units, is the key to lasting health.

Did you know that therapeutic grade essential oils not only have constituents that affect the physiology of cells to boost stamina and energy, as well as supporting the body’s natural defenses, but also have been known to enhance the benefits of other energetic healing systems? Young Living Essential Oils (available through Share Essence Interactive) has the highest quality and largest selection of these oils attainable. Their essential oil blend of Valor for instance, may help the body self-correct its balance and alignment. Some chiropractors are seeing quicker improvements in their patients when it is used prior to an adjustment. Practitioners of Therapeutic Touch, Reiki and acupressure may also benefit using some of the emotional blends, like Release, Grounding, and Believe.

Health choices we make are more than what is at first apparent. The matter of energy starts first with consciousness.

The Real World? -- Planet of the Apes

I'm seeing. I'm wondering. I'm scratching my head.

The political, economic and military principles seem to be like jumping monkeys in a zoo. (No offense George of the Jungle.) It's like we are watching the antics of these lesser primates, and thinking we are safe and secure outside the bars and cages. It would be entertaining if it really were a zoo and such animals were for our entertainment. But they are our leaders, our CEOs, our advisers. And it's very sad that we, the spectators, don't see how close to the Planet of the Apes we are.

What are your thoughts on this warring world, warming planets (it's not only this planet that is warming), and the media masters? Who can we believe?