2003 Musings - Vol III

INTRODUCTION

The following were selected as the best quotes from the material expressed in 2003 Musings – Vol III.  This continues something that was done for Vol I and II earlier this year.  Quotations are especially powerful to me.  The fact that so many powerful expressions could come forth through me in such a short period of time is mind boggling.  We are only talking about a four month period.  Yet, we have hundreds of quotes once again.

The quotes are numbered starting with 1544, where we left off at the conclusion of 2003 Musings – Vol II.  Allow the numbers in your life to guide you to passages of significance.  Feel free to open up to any page and read from any passage.  This is not a linear expression that must be read in order.

Enjoy!  Be Happy and Create Well!

I AM THAT I AM THAT YOU ARE!

LOVE,

            Wayne

Feel free to contact me if you relate strongly to this material or you have feedback to provide.  I’m looking for kindred spirits to help co-create the foundations for a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.

Wayne Hartman

1800 Harper Av, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

beyond@redshift.com

Musings of a Spiritual Warrior

1 September 2003

1544 - It is amazing what is buried in a few simple numbers.  But, spirit is very resourceful.  She makes maximum use of all that she is given to work with.  And symbol systems are one such area where there is much freedom to express meaning in an endless number of ways.

1545 - There is a difference between the works and the entity through whom the works are done. 

1546 - This expression in many ways constitutes the book of my life.  However, I am not fully in control of what is revealed. 

1547 - There is an inner source that directs the flow of consciousness that is recorded here.  For the most part, it is as if I am along for the ride. 

1548 - If I want to experience something different in my reality, I need to do something different. 

1549 - How do I imagine myself living and working in the days ahead?  Unless I can imagine it ... there is no way for me to create it. 

2 September 2003

1550 - It is here in this expression that I find myself doing something of value ... something that is potentially of great importance not only to me but to the world.  Yes, it is audacious of me to think in this manner.  But, how would you think if all of this was coming forth through you? 

1551 - Actually, in a sense, if you are reading this it is coming forth through you ... just in a different way. 

1552 - That is part of what this expression is all about, capturing a stream of consciousness so that others can walk in my mindsteps for awhile. 

1553 - There is no one way that is the way, that is right for everyone. 

1554 - Each way is only a way, and may or may not apply to any given individual.  We must find what works for us.  This will be different for each of us.

1555 - Why is it so difficult to believe that human nature is basically good?  Why is it so difficult to believe that people naturally want to do the right thing?

1556 - John Lennon's song Imagine plays in the background as I write this.  That could easily be a theme song for Beyond Imagination.  What he imagines ... we want to take the next step and manifest on Earth. 

1557 - Change starts with one person believing enough in something to be willing to do what it takes to manifest it. 

1558 - While many new age concepts are whimsical and many spiritual theories are indeed untestable, that by no means applies to all of them. 

1559 - The scientific method when it is applied in the wrong way can lead to highly erroneous and whimsical theories as well.

1560 - My sense of things is that consciousness and awareness are synergistic phenomena.  They are more than any of their parts would suggest as possible. 

1561 - I would go so far as to suggest that there is a soul that is non-physical that is associated with each of us, and that we are the physical projection of that soul.  How much can be projected depends on what we do to create a vessel through which that soul can express.

1562 - The world of our imagination is just as real as 3D.  It is expressed in art, in song, in books, in poetry, in dance, in philosophy and thought and in any number of creative ways. 

1563 - To some of us, the world of ideas ... of ideals, is just as real, if not more real than the world of form.  In fact, we consider ourselves to be in the process of manifesting the world of our imaginations. 

1564 - Thoughts do have power!  The right thoughts at the right times in the right minds have the power to change the world.  But only if they cause people to DO SOMETHING that results in the necessary changes.

1565 - Often, it is not what happens that matters, it is what meaning we assign to what happens. 

1566 - Choosing a life of spirit is not a matter of checking out, rather it is really a matter of checking in, in the grandest way that we can at this time in this existence. 

1567 - We are spirit experiencing an incarnation in flesh.  That is true for all of us.  It seems too many have focused so much on being flesh that they have forgot that their true nature is spirit.

1568 - As to when the grim reaper gets us …  we will choose the time, place, and circumstances for that as well. 

1569 - Everything that I see tells me that there is a divine plan unfolding on a very large scale.  It is a plan the involves the evolution of the physical vessels in which consciousness can express in flesh.  For the most part these have been limited to individuals thus far.  But, we are starting to see organizations being born that embody a collective spiritual consciousness.  As the times progress we shall see more and more of this. 

1570 - At some point, we are going to realize that we are ONE WORLD, and that there is ONE CONSCIOUSNESS that animates us all.  When that happens we will truly see changes that are wonderful to behold.

1571 - My sense is that something is pulling the world and associated forms within the world toward ideals that permit the greater expression of spirit. 

1572 - Someday, we are going to include the spiritual component in our "equations" and explanations of things.

1573 - Personal Power is the ability to apply one's skills and talents to co-create the reality that one prefers to experience. 

1574 - There is a difference between where you want to be and where you need to be.  It seems that spirit ensures that I am always at the later ... but perhaps not at the former. 

1575 - As to how I'll know when I'm finished, that one is easy ... I'll be dead.

3 September 2003

1576 - Clearly I am different than most people.  What moves me, what stirs me, what excites me, what motivates me, what drives me are very different for me than for others. 

1577 - Yet, I am flesh and bones.  I have two arms and two legs and a head just as anyone else.  The body is the same.  The brain may even be similar.  But the programming that has been experienced for 45 years is distinct for each of us. 

1578 - One area ripe for study is the brain, the mind, and the nature of consciousness.

1579 - It seems that my destiny is in my hands now.  Perhaps it has always been ... only now, I am truly aware of it as I have never been before.

4 September 2003

1580 - The only thing that guides me is an inner knowingness that what I am experiencing right now is limited and is definitely not all there is.  Spirit has more in store for me than this ... of that much I am sure. 

1581 - This expression is this prolific for a reason.  Yet, there is also some reason that my nature is as solitary as it has been for my whole life. 

1582 - That I could reach this point and these conclusions given these conditions and experiences says a lot about the nature of consciousness and spiritual expression. 

1583 - We experience what we need to experience to learn and to grow into whom that we need to be to carry out our missions in the world. 

1584 - Life is unfolding before us each and every moment.  And, what a grand process it is to behold.  Spirit animates it all, every aspect of it ... the bad as well as the good.  There is nothing but spirit in expression

1585 - There is a play of light and dark that is underway.  And we are the actors and players within that play ... creating and experiencing our reality.  But, there is a playwright and a director pulling the strings behind the scenes. 

5 September 2003

1586 - I would be a unique individual and would choose to do things my way.  Being normal or being part of the crowd do not appeal to me at all.  Though, there is a part of me that would be happy to do my work in the background rather than in the limelight.  Whether that will come to pass or not remains to be seen.

6 September 2003

1587 - My sense is that I am to live my life in the moment ... in the here and now, doing what I am moved to do in the moment, trusting that what I am moved to do is exactly what needs to be done.  That doesn't mean that I should ignore any feedback from the world.  Quite the contrary ... I am to invite it and use it to help guide my endeavors.

1588 - Everything comes down to a vision.  Do we buy into the vision or not?  If so, we should be willing to do things that are consistent with manifesting that vision. 

1589 - It seems that small changes are simply not going to get us to where we need to be to facilitate the birth of a new age.  Yet, who is empowered to make big changes?  The answer is simple.  Collectively, we all are!

1590 - Everything is as it is for a reason.  It is perfectly reflecting our beliefs about what reality should be both individually and collectively. 

1591 - There is a spiritual plan and destiny that is being enacted.  We are but the players in that plan.  We will do what must be done when it need be done.  And, we will do it willingly and cheerfully or we will not do it at all. 

1592 - That is how spirit works.  She doesn't force us to do things ... she gently nudges and allows us to do as we will.  Yet, in the end everything unfolds as it is meant to unfold.

1593 - How can I be so certain that destiny will unfold in this manner?  The chief answer is because I live in a world where spirit is expressing in flesh. 

1594 - We are ever in the process of building new forms that permit greater and greater spiritual expression. 

1595 - Regardless of appearances to the contrary, we are all spirit enfleshed, spirit having a physical experience. 

1596 - While we are physical, we are meant to be just that ... be physical.  Though that does not mean losing sight of our spiritual nature as we do this.

1597 - There is nothing that says that we have to understand everything. 

1598 - Our works and the impact that our life has had on the lives of others constitute what our life amounts to.  These are what survive us in the world. 

1599 - On the personal front, what we have done to "know thyself" and the degree of awareness that we have achieved are what we get to keep and take with us. 

7 September 2003

1600 - Our challenge has always been to find our limits and to either overcome them or find a way to use them to accomplish what needs to be done. 

1601 - The benefits of living an isolated life pale by comparison with the benefits of living a life in community.  I know this.  I just need to make it a real part of my life. 

1602 - Part of that is to create the very community that I would choose to be an active member of. 

8 September 2003

1603 - Each revelation from consciousness takes us someplace new, someplace that we have never been before. 

1604 - That is one thing that I can count on from this stream of consciousness ... that it will carry me into the wilderness of the unknown. 

1605 - This is not a popularity contest.  I am a unique being.  It is OK for me to experience my reality in a unique way.  And what works for me can work for anyone.

1606 - This expression is the most exciting part of my life.  This is where I get to touch spirit firsthand and where I get to share whom that I AM with others. 

1607 - We can't continuously improve things unless there is a feedback path. 

1608 - Collectively we are responsible for pointing out waste and inefficiencies so that we can improve these.

9 September 2003

1609 - I would build the foundations for a new world.  But, what does that mean in practical terms?  What foundations need to be built?  And, how do we go about building them? 

1610 - The world can be a better place.  But, it will only be one if we choose to do what it takes to make it one.

1611 - Consciousness is patiently waiting for the organizations to be created that allow it to be more fully expressed in flesh. 

1612 - These organizations are groups of people cooperating together to create something that is greater than any of the individuals could have created alone. 

1613 - There is a time lag between believing something and seeing it manifest in our reality.  This lag can be from months to days to hours in some cases. 

11 September 2003

1614 - Today marks the second anniversary of a day that lives in infamy.  The horror of what a few terrorists were able to do is etched in our memories.  The visions of planes crashing into buildings and two tall towers crashing to the ground.  These will stay with us forever as we remember all those lost in this great tragedy. 

1615 - Where we apply resources, we generally get results ... especially when we employ our best and our brightest.

1616 - One can do far worse than to have spirit as an active force in one's life.

1617 - Some part of me knows exactly what needs to be done.  No, clearly I don't consciously know what this is.  But, some part of me knows ... of that I am certain. 

1618 - I accept the fact that my conscious awareness of myself is limited.  I accept the fact that there are parts of me that know how to do things that I have no clue about, and further can do them well.  I don't even need to know what they are for them to work their wonders in my life.  I just need to be open and allow. 

1619 - We are truly magnificent creatures when we allow ourselves to be.  Unfortunately, most are not aware of just how magnificent they are.  This is a shame.  This is a failure of our educational system.  It fails to teach us the most important thing ... whom that we are. 

1620 - Perhaps it is to much to expect it to teach us this.  However, it should at least point us down the path toward finding it out ourselves.  Know Thyself!  That is the most important things that education should address.

13 September 2003

1621 - We have been expressing for over a decade.  One would think that by now we would have some idea as to whom we were expressing to. 

1622 - Can others benefit from what is captured as well?  It seems that yes, there is great value in surfing the waves of consciousness of others.  This has the potential to expand our own states of consciousness ... and such expansions are always good.

1623 - Typically, I don't have to work to make things happen, I just need to do what I am moved to do and allow them to happen.  Though, don't get me wrong ... doing what I am moved to do may require working very hard at times. 

1624 - It is time to connect with others in a cooperatively interdependent way to start creating the foundations for a new world in which spirit can express more fully in flesh. 

1625 - It is not just any revolution that we are seeking, it is a spiritual revolution.  These are both the easiest and the most difficult to achieve ... the easiest because spirit herself is behind our endeavors, the most difficult because most individuals are not operating from spiritual levels of awareness in their day to day lives.

1626 - Our lives are meant to be lived in the now.  This is where the point of power lies.

1627 - Since the beginning, there has been no need to organize the material in any manner.  It came through as it was meant to come through.  And it was shared as it came through. 

1628 - That saves a lot of work.  But, that also means that there is some intelligence that is responsible for originating all of this.  I would like to say that this "intelligence" is me.  But, that is not how I experience it ... not consciously anyway. 

1629 - I make a distinction between what I am consciously aware of and what I am not consciously aware of.  At this time, it seems the distinction is important ... at least to me. 

1630 - With a dozen or a dozen dozen, the added value of synergy is truly phenomenal. 

1631 - The bottom line is that it doesn't take millions or even hundreds of thousands to create massive change.  As few as dozens or hundreds may be sufficient in most areas if we organize effectively. 

1632 - It is interesting that I consider the musings and the books silent.  But, these are unilateral expressions.  They are effectively done in a vacuum.  There has been limited feedback to date to come from their expression. 

1633 - The future is what we make of it.  That is how the game of reality creation works.  We need to watch for disempowering beliefs and replace them with more empowering ones when we find them. 

14 September 2003

1634 - My life is only partially mine.  A large part has been given to the universe to do spirits bidding.  I do this willingly and joyfully.  I cannot think of a more fulfilling way to live my life and expend my energies. 

1635 - Words seem to be perfectly adequate for conveying what is being conveyed at the moment.  So long as that is the case, it seems that they will be employed to do what they can do though me. 

1636 - Living in accord with the vision is a two way street.  Society provides services to the citizenry, but the citizenry needs to give something back to the society in return. 

1637 - Collectively, we the people are the society.  It is not some thing that is separate from us.  Similarly, we are the economy, or the labor that generate the goods and services that the economy provides to the members of society. 

1638 - Each of us is responsible for our own reality.  But, to what degree are we responsible for the collective reality experienced by those around us? 

1639 - We create our reality both individually and en masse.  We can choose to do things that make a difference for the collective reality. 

1640 - We don't have to do everything.  It is enough for us to do our part.  We will know what that is.  It will be what feels right for us to do. 

1641 - Beings high on the realization scale find fulfillment to be a powerful driver for behavior.  For some, it becomes the most powerful motivator.

15 September 2003

1642 - How do I more fully express whom that I AM?  That is what is at the heart of the issue.  In doing that, I maximize what I allow spirit to express through me.  That is living at my finest.  That is living in accord with the directive - be all that you can be. 

1643 - This directive applies to each of us.  However, there is a collective responsibility to provide and infrastructure, an environment that facilitates this.  Presently, that does not exist.  We have to work too hard to express whom that we are.  This should be easier ... much easier. 

1644 - Hopefully, we will start seeing more involvement with others ... more of a communication, and eventually the creation of a community.  That is where the principles, the theory, hit the reality. 

1645 - We must find what really matters to us and find a way to do it.  If we are lucky, we will find a way to make our life's work our livelihood as well. 

1646 - There is a sense that 2004-2028 are to be the years of Beyond Imagination manifestation.  There is a difference between expression and manifestation.  It is the later that makes things real.  That is what comes next ... reality creation. 

16 September 2003

1647 - I have done a wonderful job in isolating myself ... so wonderful that it will be a challenge to overcome this should I finally decide that such is really what I want to do. 

1648 - Things will unfold in their own timing.  They cannot be rushed.  They will happen when the time is right and not until. 

1649 - I would hope that others would benefit from seeing the perspective of a different consciousness ... one captured in daily snapshots. 

1650 - I know that it would have helped me to read such works as mine when I was growing up to give me some idea as to what consciousness was capable of.  It would have stretched my concepts even more than they were stretched by the many metaphysical books that I read.  But, I had to wait until I could generate them to be able to read them. 

1651 - It is as if I am creating the very reality that I need to experience.  And, not surprisingly, that is exactly what I am doing.  But, not just me, that is what are all doing. 

1652 - Everything that happens in our lives is drawn there by our beliefs about ourselves, our world, reality, and reality creation.  We experience what we expect to experience, what we believe that we will experience.

1653 - There is a part of me that knows.  I have learned to access this part and give it voice in my life.  It generally comes from inside via my intuition. 

1654 - Unless we do something different  we will keep getting what we have always gotten.  If we want something new we must stretch somehow ... we must become more than we ever were before. 

1655 - Consciousness is my rock.  She is my foundation.  With her, I soar to heights Beyond Imagination and dream of things that have never been.  Yet I know that my dreams foretell of a time to come, and of a world to come. 

1656 - It is there just beyond my grasp but it is there just as vivid and real as anything in this world.  It calls to me to assist in giving it form, to assist in planting it firmly on the ground, to assist in making it real. 

1657 - We ask that our effort make a difference, that they have world impact somehow.  Yes, that is a lot to ask of anyone.  At the same time ... we are not just anyone.  We came with a specific purpose and mission ... one that would ultimately impact the world in a highly positive way.  Nothing can keep us from doing what we came to do.  We are that committed to carrying out our mission in this existence.

1658 - We need to have spirit operating in our corner ... completely, especially given the complexities of the world in which we live.

1659 - How is it that so much of this expression is expressed in the declarative.  There is no preceding it with "in my opinion" or "I have observed that" or "perhaps things work like".  No, what is stated is emphatic.  It is what it is.  It is not wishy-washy in stating what would be expressed. 

17 September 2003

1660 - It is spirits bidding that I do.  With her on my side I know that I can be assured that my actions are right.

1661 - We have no choice but to make the best of the cards that we are dealt.  It is not clear that we can do anything to change that.

1662 - To do each day at least one thing that will live on.  To say each day one memorable thing that has never been said before.  To express each day something new ... something that has never before seen the light of day.  If we do this, each day we will have done something that makes a difference. 

1663 - The differences that we have made not only in our lives but the lives of others are what truly matter.  It only makes sense that we should focus our energies on these. 

1664 - Much that we do is ultimately for naught in the grander scheme of things.  But, some things matter.  We need to find what these are and do them wholeheartedly.

1665 - I would build the foundations for a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.  Is that asking for too much?  Is that not what a new age promises ... what a new age demands?  If not me whom?  Why not me? 

1666 - I still live day to day, reacting to what spirit presents to me in the moment.  Plans have little place in such an existence.  Our vision only extends out one step at a time ... and that is how we live our life, one step after the next trusting that spirit is guiding us every step of the way. 

1667 - I like operating on the edge.  I like questioning my on sanity on occasion.  It is good for the soul.  Life is meant to be a challenge. 

1668 - Life to me is a spiritual adventure or it is nothing.  There is no gray here ... not for me.  The spiritual colors everything that I do, everything that I see, everything that I experience, everything that I am. 

1669 - There are no problems that are too big for us to tackle.  We just need to be willing to do what it takes to do the right things.

18 September 2003

1670 - There is no place for chance in my worldview.  Things happen by design because we choose for them to.  We create our own reality both individually and en masse.

1671 - Compare not what you do to what others do.  You are doing what you need to do in the way you need to be doing it. 

1672 - It is not clear that we will ever make it to the point where all are sufficiently aware to lead lives of light ... lives of spirit, in this existence. 

1673 - It must be enough for me to see a core group operating in this manner.  Such a group will serve as a prototype that can demonstrate to the world what is possible.  The challenge will be to go from what is possible to what is probable to what is reality for everyone. 

1674 - What makes me think I know what is right for society any better than anyone else?  All that I know for certain is that I am moved to care enough in this area to express what would come forth through me. 

1675 - Why do I speak out in this manner ... especially given that I have no clue as to who will hear me?  The bottom line is that it doesn't really matter whether anyone hears or not.  It does matter that I express what I am moved to express.  Each time I do this, I reinforce a connection with source, a connection with the spirit within.  I affirm that it is the inner and not the outer that matters most in my life. 

1676 - Being happy seems to be elusive for me.  It has always been thus.  It is like I get an occasional taste of it, but most of the time it is out of my grasp.  That is OK.  Having things just outside of our grasp gives us something to strive for. 

1677 - What would it take for me to be happy?  If I don't know, how can I expect the universe to come forth with the right conditions? 

1678 - Happiness is a choice that we make!  It is an attitude that we carry with us as we approach the events of our lives. 

1679 - Our souls are wise beings that know far more than we can begin to contain within the gray matter of our brains. 

1680 - Beingness is permanent.  We are forever.  There is nothing that we can do that will cause us to cease to be.  Oh, these temporal bodies may wither and die, returning dust to dust ... but there is a spirit inside that is infinite and eternal, and that is inviolate. 

1681 - Remember, experiencing something does not necessarily make it real ... it only makes it experienced. 

19 September 2003

1682 - The "reality" of the consensus world does not conform with my understanding of how things work.  I live in a world that is primarily spiritual that happens to be having a physical expression at the moment. 

1683 - I have very strong spiritual blinders.  Unless something has a strong spiritual component, it just doesn't get through these filters. 

1684 - We all use filters to make our lives simpler by eliminating the things that we simply don't want to see. 

1685 - We only have so much time.  Filters allow us to focus that time on those things that are most important to us. 

1686 - We create filters via beliefs, primarily beliefs about what things mean and what things are important to us.  We need to be careful though.  In doing this, we are effectively constructing our reality to conform with our filters. 

1687 - We can literally change the world that we experience by changing our filters.  They are that powerful. 

1688 - There is no one objective world that everyone experiences.  We each have our own subjective experiences ... and you might be surprised at just how subjective these are.  Oh, there is a common natural backdrop to our experiences.  But on top of that backdrop we display incredible freedom and creativity to produce whatever we desire to experience. 

1689 - This is indeed the direction that we are moving in ... toward conscious creation of what we experience.  Along with that comes conscious responsibility not only for what our choices do to us, but for what they do to others and society as a whole. 

1690 - For now, it is enough to know that I am responsible and I am creating the reality that I experience.  If I don't like it, my beliefs are the place to go to effect the changes necessary to create something different.

1691 - We have given a lot of ourselves to share all that is expressed at Beyond Imagination.  All that we ask is that our sharing is not for naught ... that we find an appropriate audience that might benefit from what spirit has so freely shared through us. 

1692 - It is amazing that we live in an age where the freedom of information is so clearly manifested.  I can generate this now and within minutes of finishing post the file to a server in Monterey which makes it available to anyone in the world.

1693 - Information on it's own has limited utility.  It needs a context to give it meaning.  Who provides such contexts?  This seems to be a skill that few seem to have. 

1694 - One of the primary benefits of the Beyond Imagination experience is that you get to walk where my consciousness has walked for awhile. 

20 September 2003

1695 - What can one expect to gain as a result of reading the Beyond Imagination books?  For one thing you get to experience the stream of consciousness of one who has become aware to a greater degree than most. 

1696 - I liken this to the journal of an explorer of old describing the wilderness he encountered.  Only, my wilderness is the wilderness of consciousness.  What I am able to bring forth is the most faithful rendering of what I have been able to experience. 

1697 - The realm of consciousness is connected to the mind but extends far beyond the limits of the brain and the mind. 

1698 - Our body is one of our most intimate creations.  It seems that we should be making choices that keep it in synch with our image of what we want it to be. 

1699 - Patience.  There is an overwhelming feeling that I need to be doing more.  Yet, at the same time the guidance is to be patient.  Things will unfold in their proper timing.  You are in spirits hands now.  She would not lead you astray. 

1700 - You are here to express.  You are doing that.  Though, is not part of expression to ensure that the communication reaches its intended audience?  Actually no, that is not a necessary part of expression. 

1701 - Patience.  Patience.  Patience.  Spirit will not be rushed.  It may seem that the timing of things is urgent, but it is not so urgent as it seems.  Things are unfolding exactly as they need to unfold.  There is nothing that you have to do differently. 

21 September 2003

1702 - All that I ask is that people abide by the rule from The Lion King - never take more than you give.  Whenever you take something, anything, from anywhere ... make sure that you pay for it by giving back more than its worth somewhere in your life.  This doesn't always involve a direct payback to the source from which you took originally.  Allow spirit to ensure that the circles eventually return appropriately.

1703 - I only know that I was strongly moved to publish the books ... all of them.  Once that I knew that I could do it, it became more than a possibility ... it became a reality awaiting actualization.  I knew there was nothing that could stop me from doing what I set out to do. 

1704 - Nearly every aspect of our consciousness is beyond our understanding. 

1705 - We are naturally drawn to the things that work for us when we allow our inner resources to be expressed. 

1706 - There is a force within us that drives us toward actualization of whom that we are.  It helps if we cooperate and allow it to manifest what it will in our lives ... but many seem to fight it tooth and nail. 

1707 - Our Self knows exactly where we belong and how best to get us there. 

1708 - Spirit seems to thrive on challenges.  They keep life interesting.  Boredom is akin to death.  Actually, it is worse than death. 

1709 - Remember, we get what we focus effort upon.  If we want change in any area ... if we want to fix problems that plague us, we need to commit sufficient resources.

1710 - The spiritual part of us will not be denied.  It will have its rightful place in our interactions in the world. 

1711 - We take great strides to give the appearance that we are in control of our lives.  But, for most of us ... that is a front, not reality. 

1712 - The truth is that we are swayed by emotions over which we have limited control as well as thoughts over which we have limited ability to evaluate for ourselves.

1713 - I remember stating something to the effect that we need to ensure the living continuity of what we know by teaching what we have learned to at least one other living person before we pass on. 

1714 - Depending on our interests we may have to teach parts of what we know to different people.  We can't necessarily expect to find someone like us that would be interested in all of it.

22 September 2003

1715 - The more that I express ... the more that there seems to be awaiting expression.  At some point, I have to draw the line and say enough is enough.  Though, I am reluctant to do this.  I do enjoy this expression so. 

1716 - I try not to schedule much of anything.  I prefer to keep my days unstructured.  I prefer to be able to follow the chief inner guidance that I have received: do what you are moved to do, when you are moved to do it. 

1717 - This has always been good guidance.  I have been able to count on spirit to do the moving in my life.  And, she seems far more knowledgeable and able than I am. 

1718 - I can imagine doing far more.  But, will I have the opportunity to do so.  It seems that this is a matter of making not having the opportunity. 

1719 - We can do whatever we set our minds, our hearts, and our spirits to do.  It takes all three to reach the level of commitment necessary to make things happen.  And even then, it must be consistent with what we believe or it simply won't happen.  Beliefs are that powerful.  They are that important to the reality that we experience.

1720 - The universe works in mysterious ways.  But, she has given us symbol systems by which to gain insight into some of her activity.  However, it is for us to learn of these systems and engage them in our lives if they are to be of benefit. 

1721 - I am fully responsible for all that I experience.  The issue is one of at what level we make our choices.  To me, it seems that this is still primarily at other than conscious levels.  We can make it more conscious if we so choose, but this is not a necessity for living happily.

1722 - Make everyday count.  Do what you can do to make a difference somehow.  In the end, that is all that matters. 

1723 - Service before self ... that is the motto for the Air Force.  That is one of the mottos that I live by.  Then again, I could imagine how some people might consider this expression self serving. 

1724 - What else would I do with my life?  What would I do that would result in products of more lasting value?  Is not this expression enough?  Are not these ideas sufficient to be worthy of my presence on the planet? 

1725 - It seems the answer is no, or I would feel more satisfied than I do.  There is still a sense that I am not doing enough.  Perhaps I am being too hard on myself and will never do enough.  Then again, by definition, whatever I am able to do must be enough ... especially if I am sincere in my effort.

23 September 2003

1726 - We do the best we can with the opportunities that we are given.  Further, we realize that these are the very opportunities that we created for ourselves. 

1727 - There is a difference between being productive and busy and being happy.  For me, the former seems to be a necessary component for the later, but it clearly is not a sufficient component. 

1728 - Why is it that happiness is so elusive?  It seems that it should be a state that is natural and easy to reach.  But, this doesn't seem to be the case, at least not in my life to date. 

1729 - One way or another, it seems that Beyond Imagination is to grow into something from which great works can be done ... works far beyond anything we have created to date, works that go beyond words to building the actual foundations for a new world. 

1730 - All that we can do is carry out our roles as we see them.  If we do what we are moved to do when we are moved to do it ... we will be doing exactly that. 

1731 - It is not for me necessarily to choose to create whatever I would create in and of my own.  Rather, it is for me to actively allow those things to manifest that are consistent with carrying out my mission. 

24 September 2003

1732 - There is nothing that holds us to our prior choices except ourselves and our own inertia. 

1733 - At times this can be a good thing.  It can keep us going through the rough times and get us to bright days that lie ahead.  But, during times when massive change is called for ... inertia is not such a good thing.  It keeps us from getting to where we need to be, or results in getting there much more slowly or more circuitously than necessary. 

1734 - Then again, from another perspective, if we experience it ... then it is necessary, almost by definition.  That is a hard thing to swallow when you look at all the pain and suffering experienced by so many in the world.  Can all of that really be necessary?  How could spirit be so cruel as to permit all of that to happen in that manner?  However, the very way that we are asking the question is flawed.  Everything is spirit in expression.  Everything being experienced is being experienced by spirit.  If it could have avoided some of the hurt and the suffering, it would have.  So, the bottom line must mean that this could not have been avoided. 

1735 - Until we take responsibility for it, and for doing something about it, that is true ... nothing can be done except through us and by us. 

1736 - At what point are we going to realize that the reality that we experience is the reality that we are creating for ourselves both individually and collectively? 

1737 - A better world starts with each of us living a better life, and doing things to contribute to improvements in our communities and our world. 

1738 - We have the power to do great things, individually and collectively.  Whether we will tap this power and use it for this purpose remains to be seen. 

1739 - Allowing free will to manifest is not "cruel".  However, it does create an environment where unscrupulous operators could take advantage of gullible and unsuspecting victims. 

1740 - Do the victims choose to be victims.  In some cases we can say yes.  People choose to drink alcohol or to smoke cigarettes. 

1741 - Sellers should not be free to sell whatever buyers are willing to buy.  Hmm ... I wonder where that came from.  That is directly counter to the basis of a free market economy. 

1742 - In a free market, it is the presence of potential consumers that drives the need for a particular good or service.  Here, we are saying that is not enough.  The seller must demonstrate that his goods or services have more value than the fulfillment of some consumer desire. 

1743 - There is a deep inner longing to make myself known to others somehow ... to a much greater degree than I have ever done.  This can happen in two ways.  One, through personal contact and interaction.  Two, through exposure of people to this expression. 

1744 - Much of whom that I AM is revealed here in these works.  That has been true since the beginning.  This expression is my way of sharing who I am with the world. 

1745 - When I express, the only purpose that I have in mind is to express what consciousness would bring forth as clearly as I can.  I know that I am not consciously in control of what is being expressed. 

1746 - We always find time to do those things that we value the most.  In fact, that is one of the ways to find out what we value the most ... look at where we spend our time, especially our free time.

1747 - Express what would be expressed through you.  Worry not as to where it comes from or where it will go.  The material will reach those whom it is meant to reach. 

1748 - You will be guided each step along the way.  Just keep taking one step after the next in the direction that feels right to you.  Trust!  You will know what the right direction is.  You will know! 

1749 - The Self is not a body or a vessel, it is a being.  Yet, what is consciousness?  Is it not that which animates life? ... that which gives life to life? 

1750 - them and changing our beliefs rapidly should more empowering beliefs come our way. 

1751 - The power of beliefs is judged solely by utility. 

25 September 2003

1752 - Clearly, there is great benefit that comes from focused effort.  We are able to create far more than we have ever dreamed possible. 

1753 - Relationships must be developed and nurtured.  This takes time, effort, and attention. 

1754 - What is life without friends?  It can be quite lonely.  There is some comfort in having spirit by one's side, but that is not the same as having a physical companion with whom to share aspects of  life. 

1755 - These words are my way of documenting my reality.  My hope is that in expressing in this manner I provide a service, a great service to those who find this expression. 

1756 - As a wayshower, I demonstrate what spirit expressing in flesh is capable of.  But, know that what I can do, you can do also.  You are spirit incarnate, here and now.  You have always been such and will always be such, despite how much of this you have forgotten. 

1757 - You cannot escape what you are.  And, what you are is spirit expressing in flesh, pure and simple. 

1758 - It would be nice to have some reference points - some others in my life that I could use as sounding boards and as comparison points to see how consciousness expresses through them ... whether this be similar or different than through me.  That's what friends are for! 

26 September 2003

1759 - Books serve us.  They entertain us and they educate us. 

1760 - Spiritual economy is very simple.  Credit is given when we give, debit when we take.  The goal is to go out with a high credit balance.  To do this, we need to live good lives, lives of service to ourselves, our families, our society, and our world. 

1761 - It seems that Beyond Imagination is ultimately to impact many before its work is done.  However, most will not be aware of the impact that Beyond Imagination is having since it is working behind the scenes building the very foundations and fabric out of which the new age society will be built.

1762 - It is not so important who gets credit for the changes to the social fabric that are to come.  It is enough that the changes come and that they are instituted and reach as many people as possible. 

1763 - The bottom line is that it is spirit doing the work through us.  She deserves the lion's share of the credit.  Though, we must do our part.  Spirit cannot express physically except through us.  We have to do the work.  We have to manifest the ideas in the world and then take the action to make them more than ideas, to make them a living reality in our world. 

1764 - If things are to change, it is up to us to change them.  We are responsible for creating the world of our dreams ... but we need to beware of creating the world of our nightmares.

1765 - Reality creation can be a two-edged sword if we are not careful in how we engage in it.  That is why it is very important for our motives to be pure. 

1766 - Life is too short to waste.  We need to make empowering choices.  We need to make choices that lead to our happiness. 

27 September 2003

1767 - One could do far worse than to have the mysterious as a regular part of ones life.  It definitely keeps life interesting. 

1768 - We each have our roles to play.  It is for us to find what these are and then to play them to the best of our abilities. 

1769 - Hmm ... it seems that this includes the "evil" roles as well as the good ones.  Are they not playing their parts as well?  That is an interesting way of looking at things.   Were Hitler and Stalin necessary evils?  Were they needed to teach the world particular lessons?  And, if so, did we learn those lessons? 

1770 - What would I do next?  Five simple words of 16 letters.  How we answer this question ultimately defines our destiny. 

1771 - We do things in the moment.  That is the only point in which we have any power.  The future is dependent on what we do now.  And, we can only impact the future or the past by our actions in the present. 

1772 - You could say that I am lucky to have such a relationship with spirit.  But, it is not luck.  We can all have such relationships.  It takes work, but the key is to invite spirit to play an active role in our life.  We have to be willing to listen to her and then take action on what she reveals to us. 

1773 - We are being prepared for some grand roles in the coming times.  Spirit will be able to express in ways that go beyond anything that we have seen manifest before.  This is new territory that we are venturing into.  This is the grand adventure of consciousness. 

1774 - We are entering into some exciting times.  Times that will knock our socks off spiritually. 

1775 - Our spiritual roles are why we are here.  More and more, more of us will realize this ... until the world becomes the conscious expression of spirit in flesh.

1776 - Introversion is only a limitation if you are trying to engage in extroverted behavior.  The trick is to couch the problem in terms that the natural traits of introversion can address. 

1777 - We are free to reframe problems in any way that we desire.  We don't have to adapt us to the problem at hand.  We can adapt the problem at hand to suit us. 

29 September 2003

1778 - We planted well this year ... and the harvest has been bountiful.  Now, it seems it is time to bring the harvest to market and see what it will yield.  That is an interesting way of looking at things ... but it seems an accurate one.  

1779 - I have to believe that what I am doing has value ... that what I am doing is worth the effort and resources that I put into it. 

1780 - What I do, you can do also.  Perhaps not in exactly the same way.  And, even if you are good with words, your words will be yours and will be expressed in a style that is unique to you. 

1781 - There is a reason that we are all unique individuals.  There is something that is to be expressed in all of this.  Be whom thou are.  Such is the directive of spirit.  It is not for us to be as others are but to be as we alone can be. 

1782 - We speak with a voice of authority ... yet, where does the authority with which we speak originate? 

1783 - More and more, life is becoming the adventure in consciousness that it is meant to be.  Though, it should be an adventure in flesh and blood as well. 

1784 - We are physical beings after all.  Part of our task is to be physical.  We just need to find ways to be spiritual even as we are physical.  That is not so hard to do.   We cannot escape being spiritual ... ever!  

1785 - This is not a resignation.  Rather, it is a celebration of our nature as spirit in flesh. 

1786 - Life itself should be a celebration.  It is a tremendous gift that we have been given.  It is up to us to make the most of it and find ways to give back something of what we have been given. 

1787 - We need to make masterpieces of our lives ... living masterpieces.  Given that we are all masters at the art of reality creation, this should be something that is natural for us.  Masters create masterpieces.  That is simply what they do.  However, few of us are conscious masters at much of anything. 

30 September 2003

1788 - Who knows what can be accomplished with spirit by our side. 

1789 - It is not until the message is delivered to its intended audience that the work becomes outer expression. 

1790 - It takes people working together to express synergistic behavior.  There is only so much that we can do in isolation from one another. 

1791 - Clearly, I demand a lot from myself.  I don't place the same demands on others however.  I know what I am capable of ... or at least what I believe that I am capable of. 

1792 - My sense is that the reality is that I am far more capable than even I know.  This is not true only of me, it is true of all of us. 

1793 - When we start believing in ourselves, we can do wonders beyond imagination. 

1794 - It all starts with what we believe.  What we believe will be what we experience.  Effectively, beliefs are like self-fulfilling prophecies.  We end up drawing into our reality those things that conform to our beliefs.  That is simply how it works.  We create our own reality.  We always have.  We always will. 

1795 - If we don't like what we experience the only place to blame is ourselves.  We are creating it all, no fine print, no exceptions.  That is a tough one to swallow for many.  It is far more desirable to be able to blame something or someone else for our troubles. 

1796 - My destiny seems intricately tied to the destiny of the world somehow.  I've said before that my life is to have world import.  I am here to make a difference on a grand scale.  Yes, the grandiose thinking is peeking through again.  But, what am I to think given whom that I AM and observing what has come forth through me over the past decade? 

1 October 2003

1797 - I don't know if there are places people can go to ease the spiritual rebirth process.  I would hope that there are, but I have no experience to know one way or the other. 

1798 - It will be interesting to see where the energy takes us as the year progresses.  The sense is that grand things are in store.  We have to either choose to be part of them or get out of the way. 

1799 - What we think and feel is picked up and sensed by others around us;  perhaps not consciously, but on some level. 

1800 - Our souls are not fooled by appearances ... they know the truth!

1801 - There are many things that we are able to do without really knowing how.  It is fine for these to remain mysteries, at least for the time being. 

1802 - Mysteries stir our souls.  They bring a touch of the miraculous into our lives. 

1803 - The bottom line is that we don't have to search very far to find the miraculous at work in our lives.  Take something as simple as speaking.  When we begin a sentence we don't know how we will end it.  Yet, most people are able to speak perfectly fine anyway by trusting the process

1804 - The human body and brain are miraculous vehicles for the expression of spirit in flesh.  But, much of what they can do lies in potential only, awaiting us to take the steps required to actualize it.

1805 - We are literally on the threshold of a dream.  It is a collective dream that has been built from the best ideas that have been expressed over the millennia.  It is time for this dream to manifest. 

1806 - I am not satisfied with what I have done to date.  I know that there is far more that I could do if I applied myself appropriately.  You might say that I set the bar extremely high.  Perhaps too high.  Though if we don't reach for the stars from time to time, how do we know what we are capable of. 

1807 - That is when the magic happens.  When each of us does our part, whatever that might be ... everything proceeds according to the plan of consciousness for the greater expression of spirit in flesh.

1808 - We are all special in our own ways.  It is for us to develop our natural talents and find ways to use these in service to others, society, and even the world.

1809 - Dream big!  That is what dreams are for.  Push the envelope wherever you can.  Don't be content with the status quo.  Use your life to make a statement and make a difference. 

1810 - Not everyone is meant to change the world.  However, you can have a positive impact in the lives of your family, friends, coworkers, and those whom your life touches.  How far this impact stretches is up to you. 

1811 - Life is meant to be an adventure ... and an exciting one at that.  If such is not your experience, it is high time for a change so that it is. 

2 October 2003

1812 - When we challenge ourselves, it is amazing to see what we are able to deliver.

1813 - This expression provides a means for you to follow my thoughts and states of mind for awhile.  Hopefully that will allow you to experience states of consciousness that are new and different for you. 

1814 - This expression is meant to be mind expanding and consciousness expanding.  That is one of the highest goals any expression can have ... to allow us to experience being more than we knew ourselves to be before.

1815 - Here, we have a consciousness revealing its awareness of the reality it experiences in realtime on a regular basis for several hours per day.  That makes for an impressive record ... a record that can be shared and used to move others ... a record that can enable others to experience a whole new way of seeing things. 

1816 - That is power, the power to make a difference, a real difference in people's lives.  But it doesn't happen by just wishing for it to be so.  In this case we have to allow consciousness to come forth, we have to capture what she says, and we have to share what we capture. 

1817 - Consciousness' ways are mysterious.  That is OK, that is what they are meant to be.  We may never fathom her depths. 

1818 - It takes wisdom to know when to allow versus when to actively work on getting things to manifest.  That is part of the art of living.

1819 - It is in the asking of questions that we find the answers that we seek. 

1820 - We just won't know until we have the awareness and the courage to ask.  Yes, it takes courage to ask questions.  We have to be ready for answers that we may not like. 

3 October 2003

1821 - Change is in the air again.  A new season is upon us.  It seems time to reap some of what we have sown.  Though, we leave it is spirits hands as to how this will manifest. 

1822 - Spirit will not do for us those things that we can perfectly well do for ourselves. 

1823 - We are able beings capable of doing great works.  It is up to us to apply ourselves in such a manner as to manifest this. 

1824 - We will truly be amazed at what we are able to accomplish ... especially when we allow spirit to work through us. 

1825 - As an aware being, it is in the realm of consciousness, not of mind that I dwell.  There is a difference, a big difference. 

1826 - Our best is always good enough.  It helps to realize that people are doing the best with what they have at all times.  It is not for us to judge them.  We know not what states of consciousness they experience or what reality they face. 

1827 - What any of us experience, all of us experience.  It is a matter of being able to access that.

4 October 2003

1828 - We need to keep expressing as consciousness would have us express.  We can do great things, especially if we choose to work together to do so. 

1829 - We are powerful creators, each and every one of us.  But, what we can do collectively is truly phenomenal.  We have to let go of some of our independence to achieve this.

1830 - Serving as a vessel through which spirit can express in flesh is what I choose to do.  Yes, of my own free will.  I can't think of any better place to expend my time and energy. 

5 October 2003

1831 - Our numbers are growing, that is the numbers of us that believe that we have an active role in creating the reality that we experience.  At some point we will reach a critical mass and this will become a predominant worldview. 

1832 - Patience, one step at a time.  That is the trick to getting to any destination ... take it one step at a time and enjoy the journey along the way. 

1833 - It seems that many of us do not do this.  We do not appreciate the incredible beauty and majesty around us.  There is so much that is grand and glorious.  This very body that we inhabit is a miracle in progress.  It's complexity far surpasses anything we can even dream to create. 

1834 - We can dream of some wonderful things ... but unless we create works that convey these to others, it is all for naught. 

1835 - Actually that is not quite correct.  Consciousness herself is a witness to all that we do and all that we think.  If a thought can get through once, it is highly likely that it can get through again via another person.  It seems that no thought makes it through until there is fertile ground for it. 

1836 - Thoughts incite action when such action is necessary.  Someone said nothing can stop an idea whose time has come.  They were correct.  Indeed, ideas can be that powerful. 

1837 - I am letting my understanding of my nature limit how I am able to express.  Our natures are much more fluid and flexible than this.  They are not meant to restrict our expression, rather to enhance and facilitate it. 

1838 - It is for us to decide what we will do with our lives.  It is for us to make it the masterpiece that it can be.  It is for us to make whatever life statements that we choose to make. 

1839 - The bottom line is to find a way to make the world a better place for our having lived.  We can always do this.  Some make a difference in the lives of their family and friends.  This is perfectly fine.  Others make a difference by moving others.  The artists among us fall in this category.  Some make a difference by moving the state of our knowledge.  In technology, this can yield products and inventions that change our world.  Still others make their difference by moving us spiritually.  In the end, it is for each of us to find our place in the world, and make the difference that is appropriate for that place. 

1840 - Not everyone is destined to change the consensus world.  But, all of us are meant to make a difference in our private worlds.

1841 - Small changes in the nearterm can create great differences in time.  It is important to be flexible and to do things differently. 

1842 - When we continue to do the same things in the same way, we get the same results.  That is OK if we are happy and leading the life we would choose to live.  However, if we are not, the only way it will change is if we do what it takes to change it.

1843 - That is one of the tricks to life ... to get more you must give more. 

1844 - It is giving that primes the abundance pump.  In Eastern philosophy they know this.  However, in the West, we tend to think of the supply being limited and that we need to compete to take our share or others may take it. 

1845 - Giving more than you take creates a surplus.  The more that we do this, the bigger the surplus.  Then it is a matter of distribution to ensure that people get what they need. 

1846 - Simple economics, if we don't ensure that people get what they need, there is unnecessary lack and suffering.  Why would we choose to create that? 

1847 - It seems that what we have learned previously is called forth when it is needed in our lives.  Our lives build one upon the next to allow us to take on new roles and new challenges ever moving up the scale of awareness. 

1848 - In the end, it is the level of awareness that we have reached that matters.  This is what we get to keep from one incarnation to the next, though it seems that there is an inheritance that goes along with this. 

1849 - We don't just enter with our prior level of awareness.  That would make it too confusing to endure the slow growth of the body and the mind.  At some point in our life, we awaken to whom that we are. 

1850 - Actually, many seem to go through life without ever doing this.  Perhaps that is because there level of awareness is already in line with what they are manifesting. 

1851 - Collectively we are growing into a body for Cosmic Consciousness to inhabit.  The organizations that we create are the organs and limbs of that body.

6 October 2003

1852 - It seems that so long as I will allow her to speak through me, consciousness will have something to say. 

1853 - I accept what spirit has in store for my life.  It is not necessary for me to live as I prefer.  What matters is what spirit would have me do. 

1854 - In the end, it is consciousness that matters.  Yet, much of what states of consciousness we reach is demonstrated by what we do and how we do it. 

1855 - Consciousness is as consciousness does.  The goal is to become ever more aware and to express this increased awareness in all that we do.  This is how we live as the expression of spirit in flesh.  This is how we stay true to whom that we are. 

1856 - With the appropriate awareness we can achieve all things because it is ultimately spirit doing the work through us. 

1857 - Of our own, what we can do is limited.  But, spirit has no such limitations.  Her limits come from how freely we allow her to express through us to do her works. 

1858 - Spirit won't force her way into our lives.  It is up to us to invite her to become an active force in our life. 

1859 - The time is ripe for change.  We truly live during a wonderful time in the history or the world and the planet.  It will be interesting to see what challenges we attract into our reality and how we deal with those challenges.

1860 - The reward for doing what we love to do is unlimited abundance, all that we need will be made available to us.  But, we must do the work first.

1861 - Be grateful for what you have.  Unless we are appreciative of all that we have been given, there is no room to receive more in our life.

1862 - People are incredible creations that have the ability to do even more incredible things.  Why am I not as fascinated by them as I am by nature? 

1863 - Reality creation is an art.  It is a process that we go through to manifest the things that we experience.  We are all good at it.  Though, most of this is still done at other than conscious levels. 

7 October 2003

1864 - Consciousness takes us into new realms where we are able to explore aspects of ourselves and of the world that we never knew.  It is an amazing process. 

1865 - At times it is useful to take in feedback from others.  It is also helpful for us to give feedback to the world in which we live. 

1866 - Things will get better when we band together and do the things necessary to make them better.  That is how reality creation works.  It is up to us to do what is necessary to manifest what we want to experience.

1867 - Spirit herself is also my employer.  What do I owe to her?  She is responsible for bringing forth millions of words into manifestation through this vehicle in just over ten years.  What is that worth?  How do I repay her for all of this? 

1868 - These words have the potential to help awaken others.  In doing so, much good can be unleashed do to the nature of the works that these awakened souls will do. 

1869 - How do we know if we are becoming more aware?  In my experience, there is an inner recognition that something wonderful has changed, that we are no longer what we formerly thought ourselves to be.  We are more, much more ... we are spirit manifest.

1870 - We are all riding on one big spaceship ... that beautiful jewel that we call earth.  My sense is that few realize this.  And further, fewer still do something with this realization. 

8 October 2003

1871 - Every day is a gift from consciousness.  It is for us to find a way to use this gift in a manner that serves others in our world.  For introverts, this can be a challenge. 

1872 - How do we live in a manner that our life positively impacts all of those whom we touch?  That is indeed the goal for living right. 

1873 - We are meant to make a difference in our world.  We have the power to do that.  It is a matter of applying ourselves in a way that makes optimal use of our talents. 

1874 - Spirit expects from us our very best.  But, we cannot deliver that unless we expect it of us as well.  We need to demand our very best.  However, we need to be careful to not overdo it.  Good enough is good enough.  There is a point of diminishing returns ... a point where the effort to improve the result is not worth the added value generated. 

1875 - Selling 40 hours per week to make a living does not seem right somehow.  Though, I would gladly put in 60 hours per week towards spiritual work in exchange for abundance. 

1876 - I'm effectively willing to give my life to the expression of spirit.  How do I get her to employ me in this manner? 

1877 - I know that no resources are wasted.  We learn the things that we need to learn to carry out our missions in accord with our destiny.

1878 - Spirit has a timing for things that is beyond our comprehension. 

1879 - What about creating our own reality?  Yes, we can do that.  But, when we do we are responsible for what gets created. 

1880 - When we allow what spirit would create in our life, we are still responsible but we have the force of spirit behind what we are experiencing. 

1881 - When we resign ourselves actively to our destiny, the universe meets us and supplies to us all that is needed to carry out our mission.  We only have to believe that this is so ... and then follow through and take the necessary action in line with this. 

1882 - Did not our founding fathers call the pursuit of happiness one of our inalienable rights?  It is interesting that they did not say achieving happiness was a right, only the pursuit thereof. 

9 October 2003

1883 - These are the footsteps or mindsteps that I leave for those who choose to follow my path.  Clearly, it is a path ... it is not the path.  Follow it so long as it interests you and so long as you are able to grow from the experience. 

1884 - Don't underestimate the importance of feeling and of direct knowing.  There will be things that you just know even though there is no logical explanation as to how.  Try to go with that knowingness when you can.  It will definitely make your life flow more smoothly.

1885 - What comes forth from consciousness is amazing to behold.  The expression constantly challenges what I know myself to be and what I believe about reality and reality creation. 

1886 - Each of us have our parts and roles to play.  Each will present its challenges and its rewards.  It is for us to seek and find those things that we are meant to do. 

1887 - The very universe is conspiring to ensure that we succeed in this.  However, the universe responds to the actions that we take.  If we are silent, if we do nothing, the universe matches our efforts in kind. 

1888 - The key is to actively pursue our dreams of who we can be and what we can do.  Appreciate, but never be satisfied with what is.  There are always things that can be done to make it better.  Don't just think about what might be ... do something that helps to make it so. 

1889 - Many don't have the follow through to do whatever it takes.  However, that is what distinguishes those who succeed in manifesting what they desire from those who don't.  It is our actions that determine what we get in life. 

1890 - The greatest things that we can do are those things that serve not only ourselves but serve others.  It is service that matters.  The more service the better.  The universe ensures that no service goes unrecognized or unrewarded.

1891 - I can't tell what passages will trigger altered states of consciousness and changes in levels of awareness.  But, I know that the material as a whole has the power to do this.  That makes it worth something.  That makes it worth every minute and every dime that I have invested in it. 

1892 - If this communication is an example of what can come from being crazy, then perhaps more of us should give ourselves permission to be a little crazy. 

1893 - Everything comes down to actions.  What are we willing to do to effect change in our lives and in the world?  It is not enough to think something.  Though thoughts do have their value and are powerful.  We must take action in accord with what we believe to effect the change that we desire to see. 

1894 - Consciousness is the key.  Where we allow our consciousness to take us ultimately determines what reality we will experience. 

1895 - Consciousness is everything.  Consciousness spawns all expression.  She is the source of what you see here.  But she is also the source of what you experience hour by hour and day by day. 

10 October 2003

1896 - Being of service to the world is extremely important to me.  My life must make a meaningful difference.  It must contribute to the betterment of society in some way.  This is true to some degree for all of us ... but clearly for some more than others. 

1897 - The bottom line is to do what feels right for you.  You will know what this is.  It will call to your soul.  And, when you are doing it, it will animate you as nothing else does.

1898 - We can always hope.  We can always dream.  The journey to a better tomorrow starts with the step we take here and now. 

1899 - We are spirit incarnate.  It is useful to remember that and to act appropriately. 

1900 - There is so much that we can do.  There are so many areas where improvements are needed.  All it takes is resources and talent. 

1901 - We haven't established a contract between the collective and individuals that explicitly spells out who is responsible for what.  Until we do this, there will be such people that fall through the cracks of our economic system. 

From each in accord with their abilities,
to each in accord with their needs.

1902 - It is that simple.  Many won't like the fact that it is one of the key tenets of communism.  However, it has never been achieved.  If it had we wouldn't see communist economies crumble as we have. 

11 October 2003

1903 - We are engaged in the dance of consciousness.  And, what an elaborate dance it is.  Yet, it is one that we know innately. 

1904 - This expression is the one thing that I believe will remain long after I am gone.  I can hope that will be the case anyway.  Though it seems that I will need some sort of organization to be responsible for keeping the information alive and available to those meant to be moved by it. 

1905 - To whom much is given, much is expected. 

1906 - If you are going to dream, you might as well dream big.  Who knows, you just may achieve what you set out to do. 

1907 - It is amazing how the universe works.  When we declare our intentions with all of our heart and soul, an army of helpers comes to our aid.

1908 - Who does it serve and how does it serve them?  This is one question that we should ask often.  For all the work we do, this question applies.  If it doesn't serve anyone, then why are we doing it?  If it doesn't serve anyone, we are wasting our time. 

1909 - In evaluating our endeavors, we need to make sure that we consider all those who are impacted.  Sometimes it is not obvious who benefits from something.  However, if we think about it and give our intuition voice, we will see who is served and who is not served. 

1910 - Life is the expression of consciousness to me.  If I am not expressing, I am not truly living. 

1911 - What good is the written word without an audience to read it?  And, where do I find such an audience.

12 October 2003

1912 - Consciousness is illusive.  She comes and goes as she will.  She will not be bound or restricted. 

1913 - Each of us experience exactly what we need to experience. 

1914 - Life is about varieties of experience. 

1915 - Human life is primarily differentiated by consciousness.  We are aware of being alive.  Some of us are aware of being aware ... though this seems to take an awakening. 

1916 - Life itself is a mystery ... it is meant to have mysteries.  That is part of its attraction.  We live in a miraculous realm, we truly do.  It is important for us to see that ... really see that.  Otherwise, we miss out on some of the most special moments and experiences in life.

13 October 2003

1917 - For things to happen in our life, we have to believe that they are possible and we have to believe that we are deserving of them.  This later point is extremely important. 

1918 - We will not allow ourselves to receive anything more than we believe that we are worth.  This is one of the fundamental spiritual laws of economics. 

1919 - We need to be giving more than we receive.  We do that by being all that we can be and doing what we are moved by spirit to do.

1920 - We have no means of assigning ownership to spirit herself.  It is through us that spirit expresses and experiences life in physical form.  She has no need for the possessions of this world.  But, there is nothing wrong with us reaching any particular level of abundance that we choose. 

1921 - Unless we are grateful for it, we don't really have it.  That is, it doesn't hold a place in our hearts.  Gratitude is a very important attitude. 

1922 - It is important that we realize this and apply it ... thanking spirit regularly for all that we have in our lives, and even for the gift of being alive. 

1923 - Yes, life is a very precious gift.  It is not something to be squandered.  It is the gift that needs to keep on giving in order to stay alive and to manifest abundantly.

1924 - All limitations are self-imposed.  It is for us to choose the limitations that we are willing to live with.  We can always choose to overcome these and become more free at any time.  However, this requires awareness. 

1925 - If we are not aware that we are imprisoned and enchained, we have no sense that we need to work to remove the shackles that bind us. 

1926 - Yet, all of us have our shackles ... some more than others.  Most are content with living within them.  In fact, many bear them gladly, unaware that they are shackles at all. 

1927 - Hmm ... do organizations experience reality in a similar fashion?  Are they bound by shackles as well? 

1928 - We have the power to create far more potent organizations that we have created to date.  It takes work however.  It does not simply happen. 

1929 - What matters in the moment is what we do here and now.  Ultimately, the moment is where we have power.  It is the only place where we can do anything.  And, it is in the doing of things that we effect change in the world. 

1930 - Our life is meant to make a difference.  But, it will only do so if we make it do so.  That means we have to be more than a spectator.  We have to do things.  We have to share of whom that we are. 

14 October 2003

1931 - We are to be the instruments through which spirit expresses.  What happens after that is in spirits hands. 

1932 - Everything in our lives is the expression of spirit in flesh. 

1933 - Responsibility can be a very good thing.  It can give us power in that area of our lives ... in some cases, great power. 

1934 - Being responsible means that the buck stops here as the saying goes.  Any blame gets levied on ourselves.  Though any credit gets levied there as well. 

1935 - We are responsible for all that we experience.  We choose it all.  No fine print, no exceptions.

1936 - Spirit is an active force, a guiding force in my life.  I would have it no other way. 

1937 - Knowing is not something that is to be questioned.  Some things you just know. 

1938 - We can think a lot of things that we don't really believe and we can believe a lot of things that we don't really know. 

1939 - If we truly know something, there is no room for belief ... it is already truth for us. 

1940 - Whether it is territory, or ideas, or realms of consciousness ... the unknown always offers its riches.  It is but for us to find practical ways to use what we find. 

1941 - We are all spiritual beings at heart in the midst of a physical experience.  However, too many focus on being physical and lose sight of their ultimate nature. 

15 October 2003

1942 - What is metaphysics?  To me it is the study of the nature of consciousness, the nature of being, the nature of reality, the nature of spirit, and how all of these manifest in our lives. 

1943 - There is an observer part to our consciousness that watches everything that we do.  It doesn't necessarily judge.  It simply observes. 

1944 - It takes self work to establish the inner connection.  And then it takes courage to be all that we can be while executing what spirit would more us to do. 

1945 - Yes, it takes courage to live a life of spirit.  Perhaps that is part of the reason I call this particular expression the Musings of a Spiritual Warrior.  Yet, it seems that our major battle is with the self and its ways of perceiving the world. 

1946 - It is not clear that this battle ever ends.  It is the constant challenge of being an aware spiritual being. 

1947 - Ultimately, making a positive difference is what really matters.  The bigger the difference the better. 

1948 - The world should be a better place for our having lived.  But, it will only be so if we do what it takes to make it so. 

1949 - We have to want to make a difference.  We have to believe that we can make a difference.  And, we have to do what it takes to make that difference.

1950 - One way to make a difference is to help those in need who ask for our help.  There is a reason that they are asking, and in particular asking us. 

1951 - Sharing is how we make a difference in each others life. 

16 October 2003

1952 - The expression of spirit in flesh is what life is all about.  We are integral parts of the evolution of that expression.  It is through us that spirit speaks and does her work in the world. 

1953 - We are spirit enfleshed here and now.  We have always been and will always be. 

1954 - We are creating the very world in which we exist.  However, blinders will not necessarily work to remove those elements that we do not want to see. 

1955 - Complex systems operate somewhere on the continuum between order and chaos.  Too much order and there is insufficient ability to adapt to changes.  Too much chaos, and there is not enough structure to give form to our manifestations. 

1956 - Life itself is a complex system that exists on this continuum. 

1957 - The fate of the world lies in our hands.  Yes, it is grandiose of me to believe that.  But if we are going to make a difference in the world, we need to take responsibility and do it. 

1958 - Life unfolds miraculously before us. 

1959 - Spirit animates all life. 

1960 - We all live in a spiritual world.  That world is embedded in the symbol systems that permeate the physical world and our knowledge about that world. 

1961 - Often symbol systems operate on multiple levels.  The most important meanings are often hidden ... and may not be related at all to the common meaning. 

1962 - Wherever we invest our attention and energy, our world grows. 

1963 - Our beliefs are our primary means of making the choice as to how we will invest ourselves.  They determine what we want to see and ultimately what we manifest as our reality. 

1964 - I don't believe that there is anything that is the reality.  From what I can tell, reality is the subjective phenomenon that an aware being experiences. 

1965 - There is no objective reality.  That is why science doesn't ultimately lead us to spiritual truth.  That does not mean that it doesn't have it's place. 

1966 - Science and its cousin Technology have allowed us to create many wonders in our world and come to an understanding of many things. 

1967 - However, it will never be able to tell us the meaning of life, or the purpose of any individual life.  For this we must appeal to other domains and other disciplines. 

1968 - Do we really know how our eyes see or how our ears hear or how our mind thinks, or how our intuition intuits? 

1970 - Do we know how consciousness expresses in us?  Do we know what constitutes awareness?  Do we know how spirit touches us and infuses us with life? 

1971 - How can we think about being deserving of more if we aren't grateful for what we have?  There is always something to be grateful for.  Most of us will find that there is much to be grateful for, far more than we had thought. 

1972 - Just being alive is a miracle.  Being healthy is another.  Living in a free country is another.  Having the opportunity to be who we choose to be is another.  Enjoying the fruits of a free enterprise economy is another.  There are so many things to be grateful for. 

1973 - We are constantly creating what we believe that we deserve in our life. 

17 October 2003

1974 - We are free to believe whatsoever we choose.  Ultimately, the true test for beliefs is utility.  Do they empower us and help us to lead a better life ... including having a positive impact on all those whom we touch?

1975 - Where do we go to find the guideposts that others have left in the wilderness of consciousness? 

1976 - There is no one way.  There are many paths available to follow.  It is for us to find the path(s) that are right for us, or to blaze new ones if necessary.

18 October 2003

1977 - We experience what we need to experience when we need to experience it. 

1978 - There is nothing that we can do to force things to happen before their time.  However, it seems that we can do things that delay when things happen in our lives ... or perhaps even prevent them from happening.  Destiny is somewhat open ended.  It is dependent on our choices to play itself out. 

1979 - We truly do create our reality.  It is within our power to make our lives a living hell or a heaven on earth or anything in between. 

1980 - Our beliefs are our way of informing our self as to what we would like to see in our reality.  They include beliefs about self worth and what we are worthy of receiving.  They include beliefs about what is important and what is not important.  They include beliefs about the nature of reality and how it is created.

1981 - It seems that I make spirit responsible for everything.  However I take full responsibility for what I allow spirit to do through me.  So, there is personal responsibility as well.  I'm not trying to get away with anything.  I'm just doing the best with what I've got. 

1982 - In over seventeen years of formal schooling through an MSEE from Stanford, I don't remember even once discussing or covering awareness.  How can our education system claim to be educating us if it fails to include something so fundamental? 

1983 - If we follow the dictum to Know Thyself, nearly the first thing we encounter on the path is that we are an aware being with a consciousness only part of which we are directly aware.  In fact, it is difficult to tell whether the known or the unknown is the greater part of existence.  I would offer it is the unknown. 

1984 - The relationship of the known to the unknown is similar to that between the part of an iceberg above water versus below water.

19 October 2003

1985 - Someone asked whether these writings are channeled or automatic.  I don't know that they are channeled.  I don't sense them to be coming from an "entity" other than me.  However they do come forth automatically from something that I label as "source".

1986 - We each have our pieces of the puzzle to share.  Together we can create something magnificent.  We can bring forth a spiritual vibration that literally changes the world ... big time. 

20 October 2003

1987 - The blank page doesn't criticize.  It openly accepts all that I would care to express. 

1988 - Will the material ultimately impact many?  That we will see in the months and years ahead.  It will impact who it is meant to impact ... and they in turn will impact others.  And, in the end the whole world will awaken. 

1989 - I liken the process to an instrument being played by a master musician.  My mind is the instrument, spirit is the musician.  My awareness experiences the music that spirit is able to evoke through the instrument. 

1990 - Further, and perhaps even more importantly ... my awareness witnesses the process.  In doing so, I know that I am not doing it all, not consciously anyway.  There is a mystery involved in how all of this works.  The process is magical.  It is not meant to be explained, it is meant to be experienced.

1991 - We are spirit enfleshed already.  We have been for so long as we have been incarnate.  Though, it seems that few are truly in touch with the spiritual aspect of themselves. 

21 October 2003

1992 - There is nothing that says that your life's work will also be your means of earning a living.  Though, it would sure be nice if it were. 

1993 - At some point what matters is how we impact others.  I can impact others through my words and through my presence. 

1994 - The march toward a better future starts with the changes that we make here and now in the present moment. 

1995 - If we really want something, we need to be willing to do whatever it takes to get it.  As a spiritually focused being, this will be consistent with whom that I am. 

22 October 2003

1996 - One can do far worse that to serve spirit.  Ultimately, this is the one choice which matters most.  Though serving spirit by serving others is something that we must do in our own way.  This is the highest endeavor that we can engage in.  It requires that which is grandest within us. 

1997 - How can an outnumbered force overcome a much greater force?  The trick comes from the synergy involved when a focused group is formed.  When the time is right, the spiritual force will be unleashed and nothing in its way will be able to stop it.

1998 - Ultimately it is what we share that is of utility to others that matters most. 

1999 - That is how we make progress in any area of endeavor ... we share.  We share of whom that we are, we share of what we know, we share of what we have experienced ... as much as we can. 

2000 - Good choices are those that benefit ourselves and others. 

2001 - It is very important that we consider the impact on others in our decisions.  The best decisions are those that support both the individual and the collective.

2002 - There is the potential for synergy to arise in groups.  Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to arise very often yet.

2003 - The guidance remains:  do as you are moved to do when you are moved to do it. 

2004 - Cooperative interdependence is the way of the future.  It is time that we start to make it the way of the now, too.

23 October 2003

2005 - Spirit knows how best to utilize all of the resources that she is given.  She doesn't take, however.  She waits for us to volunteer our services. 

2006 - To play in this game we must cooperate and volunteer to serve.  These are high level behaviors that many do not appear ready to adopt.  That is OK.  We only need enough to keep the plan of spirit unfolding in the world. 

2007 - Time marches ever onward, and with it comes the need to do things that matter, things that make a difference in the lives of others and in the world. 

2008 - This doesn't happen by accident, it happens by deliberate choice on our part.  It is for us to choose what we will do.  Note, I did not say plan ... though many need to do that as well. 

2009 - We create reality by what we choose to do, not what we plan to do.  In the end, it is what we do that makes the difference. 

2010 - I can play with my beliefs.  I can believe them or not believe them as I will and experience reality in accord with my choices.  Knowingness is not like that.  It does not involve choice. 

2011 - It is far better if we base our lives and our choices on truth.  There is plenty of room for beliefs in our life.  We don't have to use them in ways that are ineffective or counterproductive. 

24 October 2003

2012 - Being in pain is definitely not good for the soul. 

2013 - Physical health is important to spiritual well-being.  While we are incarnate, we cannot escape being physical.  Nor is it desired that we do so. 

2014 - In consciousness, we are free to go where we will despite the restrictions of the physical.  However, there is something to be said about being in the body too. 

2015 - For so long, I have simply overlooked it (the physical) ... considering it to be a poor stepchild to the spiritual.  But, we are spirit in flesh ... and we are enfleshed for a reason, primarily because that is the only way to be incarnate and experience the great gift of physical life.

25 October 2003

2016 - Awareness is a one way thing.  One is either aware of not.  And, if you are, it is obvious.  If you have to think about it ... you are not. 

2017 - Awareness is not a mind thing, it is a consciousness thing.  You have to go beyond mind to reach it.

2018 - Consciousness is everything.  Consciousness is how spirit interfaces with us. 

2019 - We are consciousness in flesh, first and foremost.  It helps if we keep that in mind. 

2020 - Life is a process of continually realizing more and more.  However, it seems that many people are not really engaged in the process.  They have gotten stuck in their ways and have stopped growing. 

2021 - For me, to stop growing is to die.  You might think this to be true universally ... but it doesn't appear to be.  There are many who are happy to just enjoy life and be who they have become. 

26 October 2003

2022 - Mastership will come in due time if we are diligent in our practice.  Though, it is important that we are practicing the right things. 

2023 - The journey is everything.  The may be times when we are focused on arriving at some destination.  But the destination is just a point in time and space. 

2024 - Most of our life is spent in transit, in the journey.  Correspondingly, we should place most of our attention there. 

2025 - Life is about being where we are.  That doesn't mean we should neglect getting where we would prefer to be.  In fact, getting there requires taking action in the moment.

27 October 2003

2026 - There is always sufficient time to do what needs to be done.  That doesn't mean there is necessarily much excess, so we need to be careful how we use it. 

2027 - What we earnestly seek, we eventually find.  That is one of the laws of the universe.

2028 - There is something about the process of gravitating to ones destiny that is the same as the process of a star gravitating to its place in the heavens. 

2029 - Just being a group does not necessarily lead to increased productivity or utility of output.  It takes work to make this happen.  It takes work to draw out the synergy that is present in group endeavors. 

2030 - We need to be careful about what limits we accept.  Further, we need to realize that there is nothing forcing us to accept them.  We can be as free as we choose to be.

28 October 2003

2031 - To create your reality consciously you have to want to create something ... you have to be heavily attached to a desired outcome.  I've been reluctant to do that. 

2032 - I've been careful not to push my way upon the world.  The one primary exception is this expression.  Though even here I share in a manner that does not really push. 

2033 - Yet, at some point are we not evolved enough so that my will and Thy Will are one?  At that point, why do I force spirit to continue to do what I can do perfectly well on my own? 

2034 - We don't have to accept whatever would be.  We can choose to make a masterpiece of our lives and in the process inspire others to do the same. 

2035 - Each of us has our place in the scheme of things.  If we allow ourselves to, we will gravitate there naturally. 

2036 - I've learned to become wary of being attached to outcomes.  Things may or may turn out as we picture that they will.  There are a lot of factors involved.  Sometimes, it seems that it is best to just leave it up to spirit.  

2037 - The process of expressing is very different from that of thinking.  Consciousness expresses ... the mind thinks.  Consciousness knows, the mind only thinks that it knows. 

2038 - Consciousness is aware ... the mind is stuck in its mechanicalness,  unaware of the nature of spirit. .

29 October 2003

Hmm ... I just got a sense that included a strong shiver in my neck and head, 2004 is to be about finding my place in the world.  That feels right.

We can choose to live in a world that provides the feedback we need to be able to see our impact directly.  Such a world already exists.  We don't even have to create it.  We only need to choose to live in it. 

However, what we expect from the world we need to be willing to give in kind.  It is our actions after all that collectively create the feedback within this world. 

Spirit works through us.  That is the only way she can manifest anything in the physical.  It is up to us to be receptive to what she would express through us, and then to do it. 

What would I do next?  What do I want to do in the twenty-five years that I believe to be the rest of my life?  What would I do differently?  How would I express differently? 

I can see how people would have a difficult time getting  to know me.  They can see how I work.  But, seeing who I am is a very different thing. 

However, the laws of compensation say that each action will be compensated in accord with its worth. 

30 October 2003

I need feedback and interaction with others to provide a mirror for what I am doing. 

It is not enough that all of this impacts me.  I need to see how it impacts others. 

My natural tendency is to lead, not to follow.  I am the type to figure out what needs to be done and who might best do the various things that need to be done.

I will do what I am moved by spirit to do to the best of my abilities.  How the universe responds to what is expressed through me is out of my hands for the most part. 

We are free to belief whatsoever we choose.  It helps if our beliefs are of utility and empower us. 

We are far more powerful than most of us know.  This is especially true if we've taken the time to establish a relationship with the spiritual source that drives us. 

Spirit is not a mental phenomena.  Awareness is not a mental process.  We can be aware of the functioning of our mental faculties.  Awareness is above and beyond this.  It lies in a different dimension ... a spiritual dimension.

The mass consciousness learns from everything that any individual learns.  Further, it is not limited to conscious learning.  It knows what is happening subconsciously and superconsciously as well. 

Extroverts deal directly with the world as does the outer part of the body. 

Introverts experience things very differently.  They rely far more on intuition and inner feelings to guide their actions.  They have a direct knowingness, a wisdom that comes from being connected to a source within.

31 October 2003

I'm curious as to what the universe is going to do now that I've done my part and published the Beyond Imagination books. 

How do we invite people to our world?  And, how do we get them to choose to be part of creating a community? 

Yes, that is one of my toughest challenges.  How does a loner engage the world ... and do so in a big way? 

Alone, there are so many people that I can touch.  But if those I touch in turn touch others who touch others ... the numbers can grow very quickly. 

Sharing.  That's what it's all about.  Sharing what we know.  Sharing who we are.  We may think that we retain power by hoarding information and keeping things secret.  But, those who are truly powerful know that the key is to freely share. 

As spirit in flesh, we are wise beyond all years.  We just need to get in touch with our innate wisdom. 

We can live a life of spirit.  It is not difficult to do.  However, it takes dedication and discipline.  We have to want to do it. 

We have to be willing to make choices consistent with living such a life.  One such choice is to be the best that we can be at all times.  We know when we are doing this.  We cannot fool ourselves.

1 November 2003

One thing this expression has taught me is to take things one day at a time and trust that if we take care of the moment properly, then the future will take care of itself. 

It is amazing how much creativity can be unleashed in the moment.  Further, it is amazing what we can do if we just do it.  Too many people have excuses for not taking action ... for not expressing themselves ... for not being all that they can be. 

However, this is a choice that we make in the moment.  Further, we can only make it in the moment.  The difference we make in our lives and in the world happens because of what we choose to do ... not because of what we choose to think or even believe. 

We must be willing to take action in accord with what we believe.  That is what confirms that we are serious.  Otherwise, we are only paying lip service. 

Being alone most of the time is not necessarily the best way to live ones life.  Then again, I'm a solitary person ... a hermit by nature.  Or, am I? 

What I have experienced to date is not necessarily what I am, especially since fear issues have been involved. 

We create the circumstances that we face in life.  We bring them into our lives primarily by what we believe. 

We are spirit expressing in flesh, spirit having a physical experience.  There is a purpose for this.  There is something being gained by all of this expression.  The purpose is spiritual however; and many, including most of those involved in science, do not relate. 

We live in a spiritual world.  More and more this will become apparent, so much so that even scientists and engineers won't be able to ignore it. 

2 November 2003

Consciousness does indeed come through and she is an original character.  There is nothing like her as far as I can tell.

I would be whom that I am and no other.  I would do as I am moved by spirit to do when she so moves me. 

You can't expect to be told everything.  You have a brain.  Some things you are meant to figure out yourself. 

Consciousness doesn't tell us everything.  It seems that some things we have no need to know.  And consciousness definitely doesn't do everything for us ... though there is a lot that she can express through us if we allow her to. 

We are the instruments through which consciousness expresses.  It helps to be the grandest instrument that we can be. 

Do something to make a positive difference in others lives and in the world.  Find a way to make a difference.  In the long run that is ultimately what counts. 

When we have long since returned dust to dust ... it will be the differences that we have made that will remain.  Some of these will remain only in the minds and hearts of those we touch.  But others will be recorded as historic events. 

I'm still anxious to see whether the books have started to sell.  Though, whether they have or not, I still stand by my decision to publish them.  If they are meant to sell ... they will.  I just need to do what I can to facilitate getting the word out.  The books stand on their own.

At some point, enough is enough.  We have to accept that.  Though, most of us will find what we are capable is far more than we believed possible. 

We are grand beings.  We need to realize that and act as if we truly believed it. 

Too many of us limit who we are and what we express as a result.  However, all of these limits are self-imposed.  We can choose to change such limits. 

Beliefs are our springboards to a new life if only we use them as such.  They are powerful tools for reality creation.

3 November 2003

The book covers suggest just that, a redshift ... a shift to red, a shift to the heart. 

The social infrastructure needs to reform into something supportive that enables people to be all that they can be and that encourages them to express fully for the good of themselves and others. 

We need to measure our actions and policies as a society by what they do to the collective as well as to individuals.

We need to spice things up on occasion.  We do that by changing our habitual patterns of expression. 

In many ways, it seems that my life is about destiny unfolding.  It just happens.  I just allow it to happen. 

Consciousness continues to express and create as she will ... and I am ever amazed.

It is not for me to focus on outcomes.  Those are in spirits hands.  I can only do what I am moved to do when I am moved to do it.

4 November 2003

What makes me unique and different is how freely and openly I share information that many might consider too personal. 

I do it as an example of the level of sharing that I would like to see in society. 

As the generator of the expression it is my job to see that it gets to whom it is meant to touch. 

How do I reach more people?  What do I need to do to open this up by orders of magnitude?  Am I ready for the increase in correspondence that this will bring into my life? 

Choice and free will are interesting phenomena.  It seems that the further that we go on the spiritual path, the more automatic our choices become.  We find there is only one right choice for us and that that choice is obvious. 

Mysteries are good.  They humble us.  They leave us in awe of the power of spirit operating in our lives and our world. 

That is all that can be expected of us ... to do our best.  Spirit demands no more and no less.  Though, she is lenient even when we don't live up to our own highest standards. 

We need to accept people for who they are and we need to allow them to be whom that they are.  It is not our place to change them.  Though, we can offer guidance as we share of whom that we are. 

Sharing is extremely important.  It allows us to learn from one another and benefit from each others experience.  We are all going through this collective experience of living together.  It doesn't matter how separate or individual we experience things.  At some level, we melt into the collective from which we were spawned. 

We always remain intricately linked into the collective.  Sometimes we are even consciously aware of the connection. 

5 November 2003

Feedback is highly important but seldom provided for the things that we do ... especially the most important things.  It seems that is just the way that life is. 

I would not live my life as others live theirs.  I am a unique manifestation of the one, of consciousness herself.  I would be true to whom that I AM. 

We are ever risking losing ourself.  But that is not such an awful thing to lose.  For, it is only through losing our self that we find our greater Self.

It would be nice to be able to compare experiences ... not to measure one against another, but to see the spectrum of experiences and some of the similarities and differences. 

We need to watch against anything that is considered to be the way rather than a way.

Where do we go to share? ... to share our experiences? ... to share our knowingness?  ... to share our awareness?  ... to share whom that we are?  After all, that is what life is ultimately all about ... sharing!  

It is not what we possess that counts.  It is what we give, especially of ourselves. 

How can I expect others to create masterpieces of their lives unless I show them that it is indeed possible? 

6 November 2003

I am moved to reach people and to impact them in a meaningful way.  I have a strong need to make a difference in peoples lives and on a larger scale to the whole world. 

I live my life one step at a time.  After each step, it becomes apparent what the next step will be. 

My life is primarily about the expression of spirit in flesh.  That is to the degree that one who has effectively isolated himself from society can so express. 

Fate.  I strongly believe that there is a destiny for each of us and that fate will take us to that destiny one way or another.  It helps if we cooperate.  But, we will get there even if we choose to fight it. 

Beliefs are the garden through which we grow our reality.  They filter what we see and what we experience. 

Many people have not tended to their gardens hence they have extensive weeds.  Unfortunately, unlike with our gardens at home ... we can't hire someone to pull the weeds. 

In 21 plus years of formal education through a Masters degree, never once do I remember beliefs and belief systems being addressed.  Reality creation was never mentioned either. 

Yet, in metaphysics ... the fact that we create our own reality through our beliefs is nearly self-evident. 

I would serve spirit directly.  She commands my interest and my attention.  Her will is my will.  It has been for some time. 

Awareness is an illusive quality.  It is something that  we must pay attention to or we lose sight of it.  Sometimes it can be difficult getting it back. 

It helps to learn and develop techniques that get us beyond the limits of our mind and our ego.  When we get good, we can be aware whenever we choose to ... and to some degree, remain aware at all times.

7 November 2003

Life is about stretching beyond our comfort zones to do things greater than we thought possible for us. 

What we have done is not enough.  There is always more than we can do.  This will be true so long as we are alive. 

There is no resting on what we have accomplished.  There is always the next thing on our path, whatever that might be.  That doesn't mean that we can't stop and enjoy the process.  In fact, we should do so often. 

To do great things in the world we need to come from a mindset and a reality of abundance.

8 November 2003

This expression is always a surprise.  I never know what to expect from one paragraph or even one sentence to the next. 

Relationships are built slowly over time.  Friendships are a special type of relationships that are even more rare.

What would I do next?  Those five words ever haunt me.  It is not what we would think next, or what we would believe next ... it is what we would do next that is important. 

9 November 2003

There is definitely something to be said for mental labor.  For one thing, it pays better.  However, spiritual labor should pay even better.

Being outgoing is natural behavior for everyone unless it is blocked for some reason.  Remove the blocks and you release yourself to operate in new ways that are just as natural as your current ones. 

Abundance is the compensation for spiritual work.  Here we are talking about abundance on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. 

10 November 2003

What happens, happens.  The meaning that we assign to it determines how we experience it. 

Some people see the exact same challenges as blessings or curses.  It is all a matter of perspective. 

Sometimes we don't know if we can create something until we try. 

We have resources beyond our imagining.  We are souls enfleshed.  As such, we are all mighty beings ... no, almighty beings.  Yes, literally godstuff. 

Our fears however hold us back from being all that we can be and expressing what we are capable of expressing. 

Love and fear ... these are the choices that are ours to make at any time.  Do we allow ourselves to be loving or do we come from fear and limit ourselves needlessly?

All pain and suffering arises out of fear.  It takes love to heal it ... and to heal the world in the process. 

The more love expressed, the better everything becomes.  That is how we further enable spirit to express through us ... we transcend our fears and express love for all those our lives touch.

The stream of consciousness can ramble on at times.  But usually, even then it offers its pearls of wisdom.  There have been many pearls and other precious gems over the years.

9 November 2003

What happens happens.  We have no right to be attached to outcomes.  They don't serve anyone, and they are not ours to guarantee. 

There is an unseen hand at play in our lives that is able to determine outcomes.  We have to find a way to live with them, and if possible, to be happy anyway. 

That is the key to a successful life.  Find a way to be happy anyway, despite what happens in life.  When we can do this, we are truly free.  Circumstances may impact us, but don't move us from our center.

12 November 2003

Building the foundations for spirit to more fully express in flesh is a big job.  It seems that it will require many people to cooperate to accomplish it. 

Perhaps the seed ideas can start with as few as one person.  But, we need to go beyond ideas.  We need to base our actions on these seeds and do things to build a new world from the foundations up. 

We need to take better care of one another.  At some level we are ONE.  There is no separation.  We need to come from that level when we stretch our arms out to our fellow beings. 

We live in a world of abundance.  And, there are things that we can do to greatly increase that abundance.  Along with that, we need to fairly share what is generated. 

When we collectively fail to meet needs, we create problems in society.  When we allow people to exist below poverty levels, we as a society are failing in our collective responsibility. 

The bottom line is that the Aquarian age is dawning and this will result in dramatic changes in how spirit is able to express in the world.

We live on ONE world, ONE spaceship Earth.  The political boundaries are just lines on a map, invisible from above the Earth in space.  "Imagine all the people ... sharing all the world."  This line from John Lennon's song Imagine comes from the right vision.

Take it one day at a time trusting that your liberation is indeed forthcoming.  It may not be immediate.  But, opportunities will present themselves and you will be designing the life that you want to live. 

That is what reality creation is all about.  The highest art of its expression would be to create a masterpiece of your life. 

No effort is in vain.  It is all recognized.  It all creates a force in the world that will ultimately return unto itself.  The timeframe for the return is still relatively slow in the world ... but it is speeding up.

My life is unfolding exactly as it is meant to unfold.  The majestic oak is contained within the seed of the acorn.  My destiny is contained within the seeds of my being as well.  And I will naturally grow into what I must become. 

Everything is godstuff, everything is spirit, everything is animate.

13 November 2003

The bottom line is that I don't necessarily have to draw people to the works.  Consciousness knows what they contain and where they are and is perfectly able to move those who need to find them to the expression.

Once one gets the wake up call into greater awareness, there is no going back.  This is a one way trip of the light switch.  What was dim and dark is now clear and light.  The shadows have vanished to return no more ... until we find an even greater light source that is. 

What is destined will manifest.  It is only a matter of time.  All that I have to do is to facilitate it happening.

Many questions, but where are the answers?  Within, of course.  That is where all such answers lie. 

We are all spirit incarnate.  We are all divine beings.  We are all godstuff. 

It doesn't matter what we know.  It doesn't matter what level of awareness we have reached.  It doesn't matter what lessons we have learned or not learned.  It doesn't matter what we do for a living.  We are all equal before god. 

We are all souls.  We don't say that a first grader is any less than a twelfth grader.  They are in the midst of different experiences and different lessons ... but each is in their rightful place. 

With souls, there is no less than or no greater then.  We will all realize whom that we are eventually.  How long that takes in time is irrelevant.  What is expected is that we behave in accord with our knowingness and our awareness.

14 November 2003

There is a source within each of us ... our link to our higher self which knows things far beyond what our egos will recognize. 

Our egos are meant to be tools, not masters.  They have a function of interpreting physical reality. 

We are distinct individuals.  We want to somehow be better and more special than others.  Further, our egos want others to recognize us as such.  But, all of this separation is illusion.  At some underlying level, we are one.  We spring forth from the same source.

We don't question what we know.  We just know it. 

We can question what we think, and can even question what we believe ... but, not what we know.  That is certain. 

Knowing allows no doubt or it is not knowing. 

I am an instrument through whom spirit does her work in the world.  A living instrument yes, but an instrument nonetheless. 

Selfless behavior is rewarded with more opportunities to excel. 

We need to strive to be more selfless in our endeavors.  That means leaving the what's in it for me attitude at the door. 

You are not to be concerned with outcomes ... you are to do what you must do.  That's about as direct as you can get.  Outcomes are in god's hands not mine. 

That doesn't mean that I shouldn't be observant and learn from the outcomes that are created.  It just means that I shouldn't focus on achieving particular outcomes. 

Things work much more smoothly if we simply do the tasks that are ours to do. 

Elegance is the idea that the universe gets the maximum results for whatever effort is expended.  I like to believe that spirit is operating elegantly through me. 

15 November 2003

Spirit/consciousness is my refuge.  It is in her that I know that I am safe. 

The world can touch me only to the degree that I allow it to.  Yet, my world is a mirror reflection of whom that I AM. 

Each of us live within a world of our own making. 

Beliefs are our way of dealing with part of the unknown.  They may or may not be right.  Further, we may never know if they are right or not. 

What matters with beliefs is utility.  Do the beliefs serve us and others?  Do they help to make our lives better?  If they don't it is time to find new ones that do.

There is something to be said about being silent and maintaining a blank mind.  That is precisely what it takes to allow spirit to come through in our lives. 

So long as we are busy with our own stuff, our own desires, our own thoughts ... there is no room for spirit.  As soon as we let these go, she appears and remains with us so long as we listen to her. 

The more we develop that connection within us the more peaceful we become.  We no longer see it necessary to impose our will on the world.  We can allow and accept whatever happens as the will of spirit. 

Everyone is growing in a manner and at a rate that is right for them.  It cannot be any other way.  Spirit is elegant in how she manifests.

All is right in the world.  Hmm ... do I really believe that for my world, much less for the world at large?  In some respects I do.  I am doing what I am meant to be doing.  And, I have achieved a reasonable level of abundance for that. 

It is the great thoughts of the ages that can truly move us.  They strike a chord within and stir our passion.  It is no wonder that great thoughts come from the greatest minds and souls of the ages. 

One step at a time.  Each step takes us closer to our date with destiny.  All of us have a destiny.  And, we will indeed achieve it.  It is in the cards, so to speak. 

We cannot help but to be whom that we are.  One way or another we will get there.  Some go peaceably and quietly.  Others go kicking and screaming all the way. 

It helps if we accept who we are.  It helps even more if we discover whom that we truly are. 

Just as individuals have a destiny, so there is a collective destiny as well. 

Spirit is evolving the collective to permit increased expression of spirit in flesh through the organizations formed within the collective. 

There is a lot of work to be done.  And, spirit can only do that work through us.  But, she will not force her way through.  We have to volunteer. 

We are her eyes, her ears, her hands, her legs, her body, her mind, even her consciousness in flesh.  With that we can do miracles ... not of our own accord, but because spirit does them through us.  It is all a matter of believing, no knowing, that we are the instruments through which spirit expresses.

16 November 2003

Good enough is good enough.  There is only so much that we can expect of ourselves.  Oh, it is far more than most people imagine.  But, there are still limits. 

We each have a level of awareness appropriate to what we need to experience and to express.  No more and no less. 

None are greater and none are lesser in the eyes of God. 

We each came to manifest whom that we are to the degree that we can.  And, whom that we are is greater than any of us have imagined. 

There is only so much that it is capable of.  After that, we have to go beyond imagination to find more. 

It is amazing what 26 letters, 10 numerals, a space, a period, a comma, a left parenthesis, a right parenthesis, a colon, and a semicolon can do.  Out of these basic building blocks, all words, all sentences, and all paragraphs in this expression are built. 

It is important to notice how important the space is to communication.  Without it, our words would run together and our writings would be nearly impossible to read. 

17 November 2003

There is a destiny that is being played out in our lives.  It is being played out everywhere we look.  It is a spiritual destiny.  We live in a spiritual world.  It has always been so.  "One man can make a difference ..."  The show that I was watching just had that line.  I know that this is true. 

We need to actively work towards things.  We need to actively be the change that we want to see in the world.  I can't make a difference if I don't find ways to touch other peoples lives. 

I believe there is only ONE consciousness and that we are all part of that.  So, in revealing this information ... I'm really making it available to other aspects of my SELF.  So, there is no breach of privacy.  I do this willingly. 

I accept what is expressed.  I feel no need to restrict or constrain it.  Neither do I edit it.  What comes forth comes forth. 

There is something special about loving ones work.  It transforms labor into fun.  It is amazing what we can accomplish when this happens. 

We can be incredibly creative when we are properly motivated.  Love is one of the universal motivators.  It pushes us to be the best that we can be and to do works beyond imagination.  

There is a saying, by their works shall ye know them.  Ultimately, that is what counts, the works that we do. 

We tend to live up to our expectations, no matter what they are.  Further, the reality we experience tends to live up to our expectations as well.  So, we need to be careful about what we expect.

We live in a world of our own making.  We create the reality that we experience.  We do this every hour of every day so long as we walk the Earth. 

We have the potential to be experts.  In fact, we are masters at other than conscious levels.  We can become conscious masters if we so desire and are willing to put in the appropriate time and effort.

Each of us have our unique gifts and talents.  They are meant to be used in service in some way.  We have to find our place in the world.  We have to find where we can make the greatest contribution.

18 November 2003

Awakening brings a new level of awareness.  It is not clear how to describe it.  It is just something that you have to experience.  The mind cannot contain it.  It is a beyond mind experience.  It opens up a whole new dimension of freedom. 

Our minds may have a mental understanding that we create our own reality.  They may even believe this to some degree in some areas of our lives.  But, our spirits know that we create it all, no fine print, no exceptions. 

Things happen in our lives when we know that they will.  But, even then we must leave the timing to spirit. 

There is something to be said about living life in the moment.  In many ways, it makes it easier. 

Hermits don't build communities.  Though, they may indeed build the foundations for such. 

In general, we are all very competent at other than conscious levels.  One of our objectives however is to live a more conscious life, a more spiritually aware life.  To do that, we must open ourselves up to higher awareness and all that it has to offer.

I'm watching A Beautiful Mind.  There is a line "I need to believe something extraordinary is possible" that caught my attention.  It is the extraordinary in life that gives it meaning. 

We need to do what we are good at doing.  It helps if this is what we love as well. 

19 November 2003

What we know inside is incredible.  That is true for all of us.  We just have to find and learn to tap these inner sources.

There is a spiritual destiny that is manifesting in our lives.  This is true for all of us. 

We are spiritual beings having a physical incarnation.  While we are physical we seem to forget who we truly are. 

Awakenings are bleedthroughs that help us to remember our true nature.  They do this by changing our awareness.  They allow an increased flow of consciousness through us. 

Awareness and love can transform any work into great work.

20 November 2003

There is great power in words when they are used effectively. 

The reward for providing services of great value is unlimited abundance. 

Everything begins with service.  We create a better society by serving one another better and taking care of each other. 

While we may be individuals, we are also members of a society.  If we focus too much on the individual, the society, the whole suffers.  If we focus too much on the society, particular individuals may not get what they need. 

The whole objective is to meet needs.  That is what spirit does, she meets needs wherever she finds them.  As spirit expressed in flesh, we have our part to play in this.

We are free to see the world through any glasses that we choose.  However, we need to be careful not to conclude that what we see is the world.  It is a representation of it, a representation that is an approximation. 

Our worlds are not the same.  They are not meant to be.  They may overlap and even intertwine in places ... but they are still distinct.

21 November 2003

There is something about movies.  You suspend disbelief for two hours to allow a set of images, music, and dialogue take you into a different world. 

We need to be flexible enough to accommodate and even embrace change for the many gifts that it offers. 

Be careful what you wish for.  What you create, you are responsible for. 

22 November 2003

What is expressed becomes a permanent part of history ... a record of consciousness in action. 

Too many people fight the inner self and insist on doing things their way.  This can work at times.  However, why fight with such an important part of us.  It seems far easier to cooperate and trust that it knows what it telling us. 

One could do far worse than to have a personal guide in one's life.

Life is meant to be experienced, not necessarily understood. 

We experience exactly what we need to experience. 

What is wrong with living in a world where the things that matter most are destined to happen? 

There is a spiritual destiny unfolding in each of our lives.  It is unfolding whether we believe in God or not and whether we believe in spirit or not. 

We are spiritual beings having a physical incarnation.  There is no way to escape our spiritual nature.  We can hide from it, and we can try to deny it.  But, that will only succeed for so long.  At some point we come to realize who we are ... and once we do, we are never the same again. 

That is what self-realization is all about.  As far as I know, there is no methodical path to awakening.  Yes, there are many things that one can study and learn, but awareness is elusive.  It takes a singularity, a breakpoint, to make the leap to higher awareness. 

23 November 2003

We are moved by a source that we can't even explain. 

Naming something is not the same as explaining it or knowing it.  The label does not equal the thing.  The label doesn't even describe the nature of the thing. 

We can live a conscious life full of meaning.  We can just as easily live an other than conscious life with similar fullness of meaning.  What matters is to realize the spiritual beings that we are. 

Life is a training ground and a playground for spirit.  This is where spirit is able to express physically.  But, she can't do this on her own, she can only be physical through us. 

This has been true for untold ages.  We are the vessels through which spirit expresses in flesh.  It is for us to do what we can open the channel so that we can allow the clearest expression of which we are capable. 

We will be amazed by what we will be able to do when spirit works through us.  It will be truly phenomenal.  It will indeed. 

In the end, it is our works, what we do, that distinguishes us. 

24 November 2003

At some level we are ONE.  At that level, all that any of us experience, we all experience. 

There is a difference between telling someone something and taking them on a journey into the realms of consciousness.  It is the journey that makes the difference. 

I trust the universe to provide me with the experiences that I need to learn and to grow and to be and express whom that I am.

25 November 2003

I have the fortunate job of integrating how all of this could come forth through me.  I don't need to explain it.  I just need to accept and integrate it with my concepts of whom that I am. 

For one thing, I am the being through whom this expression can come.  That alone says alot about my level of awareness and my mission to serve on a grand scale in this existence. 

The only true measure of beliefs is their utility.  Do they serve us and those we touch?

We can embed spiritual principles everywhere in our lives.  If we truly look, we will find that they are already there. 

In nearly every aspect of our lives things are unequal: talents, abilities, income, possessions, education, jobs, responsibilities, opportunities, etc ...  So, in what respects are we created equal? 

If we can sit back and be the observer for awhile, we will be amazed at the insight we can gain as to how the process works.  This is a process of discovery. 

From each according to their abilities,
to each according to their needs.

I've said before that we need a social contract, a sacred commitment that we make to one another that defines what we are expected to give to society and what in turn we can expect from society. 

Be Kind and Do Good!

This is another directive that expresses a more spiritual component that addresses how we interact with others. 

Everything starts with kindness.  That is key to creating a better world.  Doing good, doing what we know to be right is also important. 

Never take more than you give!

This one is from The Lion King.  It succinctly states how to achieve abundance in society.  If everyone gives more than they take, there is always a positive balance.  There is always a surplus. 

In a service focused world, there are always new services that can be created and provided to society.  This is an open ended game that we are playing.  If we do it right, the surpluses should be able to allow us to all live as kings.

Unlike many others, I did not come to simply taste of the fruits of earthly delights.  That was not enough to draw me back.  I came to play a particular role during the transition of an age.  In this case, the transition is from the Piscean to the Aquarian age. 

26 November 2003

Listening to a tape by Wayne Dyer on Higher Awareness, one thing struck me deeply.  Something to the effect that the voice from intuition is God's way of speaking to us. 

It takes all kinds to make the world go round as they say.  At some level we are ONE.  So, what I do others can benefit from directly. 

What I do, I do not for me alone.  This is a service to spirit that I perform.  My hope is that it would benefit many before my time on the planet is done. 

Life is an adventure in consciousness.  There are two key points here.  One, life is an adventure.  And, two, life is lived in consciousness. 

We have no right to be concerned with outcomes.  Those are in spirits hands.  It is for us to do what we must do to the best of our abilities. 

Actually this may be overstating things.  Sometimes good enough is good enough.  We don't have to get everything perfect. 

28 November 2003

You have to be grateful for what you already have before you have any chance of obtaining more abundance in your life.  That is how the laws of manifestation work. 

Gratitude helps create the vacuum needed to draw more of anything into our lives.

Change your choices, change your reality. 

At some level, we are all ONE.  And, at that level we can address each other as parts of the same whole.  Not as distinct parts, rather as interrelated parts.  In fact, we will be amazed at just how interrelated we find ourselves to be.

A blank mind, a clear conscience, an aware consciousness ... these three things are important to the expression of spirit in flesh.  Unfortunately, these three things are not easy to achieve. 

The mind struggles constantly not to be blank.  Many do not listen to their conscience.  And, awareness is easier said than experienced.  Having all three of these at once is a major mark of distinction.

29 November 2003

Everything is the expression of consciousness, the expression of spirit.  EVERYTHING! 

You might say that we are not limited by form, rather we are enabled by it.  Forms allow us to do things and experience things that cannot be done or experienced in any other way. 

Limitation is ripe with possibilities for creative expression. 

It seems that many suffer through much more hardship than others.  One might ask if this is fair.  Then again, in a world where we create our own reality how can anything that we experience be unfair? 

There is an inner voice that knows when we are doing the right thing under a given set of circumstances. 

Right is nearly always subjective, it is dependent on the circumstances.  The sooner that we learn this lesson, the better off the world will be. 

Enough with the future.  It will be what it will be.  It is for us to do what we can to be ready for it and allow it to unfold in our lives. 

Ultimately, I will do what I am destined to do.  No more and no less.  Try as I might, I can only make the difference that I am meant to make.  Further, I can't help but to make that difference if I express naturally. 

If we fail for lack of trying, shame on us.  However, if we try and do not succeed, we can always try something different. 

Being aware is one of the most important states that we can reach in any existence. 

Our level of awareness is the one thing that we get to keep when we pass on.  Our worldly riches get passed along to others.  Our bodies become food for worms.  Our mind passes with the brain and the body.  It is only our consciousness that remains. 

Life is a precious gift.  To honor that gift, we need to do what we can to make the most of our lives.  That means doing things that make a difference in the lives of others.

30 November 2003

We can trust that the universe is leading us to exactly what we need to do when we need to be doing it.  This is always true if we will but allow it to be in our lives. 

Trust is the operative word here.  Spirit, consciousness, and the universe can be trusted.  They don't always give us what we want, but they always give us what we need.  That is just the way of spirit.  Needs are always met somehow. 

Everything is spirit in expression.  As such, we are the vehicles through which spirit does her work.

God helps those who help themselves is only a partial truth.  It seems that there are many who are not in a position to do this.  Yet, we can all be kind and helpful to others. 

Not everyone has a grand part to play in the scheme of things.  Yet, each of us can make a difference in the lives of others in some important ways. 

That is ultimately what counts.  What did we do that made a difference?  This is something that we need to be asking every day, every moment. 

We need to be on the lookout for opportunities to excel and to contribute.  We contribute most when we are doing the things that we love to do.  Indeed, love makes all the difference in the world.

1 December 2003

I would not be subject to a passive faith.  I would declare what I believe actively through my actions in the world.  I would make a positive difference in the world.  I would leave the world a better place for my having lived. 

There is no time to waste.  If we would make a difference, we need to start doing things now.  There is a long time lag between the doing and reaping. 

We reap what we sow.  We need to do what we can to sow well and ensure our seeds fall on fertile ground.  That provides the most likelihood that the seeds will take root and grow. 

Our abilities and talents are gifts from consciousness.  The greater these gifts, the greater they need to be used in service to others. 

In the end, the services that we have provided are all that really matters.

That is the key ... it is the process, not the end, that is important.  We need to fully engage in the process of life. 

2 December 2003

There is ultimately no good and no bad. 

The ego and the higher self are not natural enemies ... though their purposes can indeed put them at opposition to one another

Denying the ego only gives it that much more strength.  It seems that we need to accept it and then put it in its rightful place. 

It is amazing what we can do when we are passionate about something.  That is one thing that has the power to remove limitations ... passion. 

The debt you incur from receiving spiritual works is not to the creator of those works.  I know, this is not what we learn in economics.  But, there is a greater economics at play here. 

Spiritual economics ensures that we get what we need in exchange for doing what is ours to do. 

Simplify, simplify, simplify.  Our lives overall are far more complex than they need to be. 

3 December 2003

We are spirit enfleshed.  We can't be slaves to spirit.  Though, I have joked several times that spirit is a slavedriver.  However, that comes from seeing what she demands of me.  I don't regret one minute of being in her service or doing her works. 

Awareness is everything.  We are playing an awareness game.  The level of awareness that we achieve is the key thing that we get to take with us when we depart this existence. 

All of our worldly possessions will remain in the world.  Our bodies will wither and become dust ... or food for worms.  It is our spirit that will remain, and whatever it has learned as a result of this existence. 

The lessons of consciousness and spiritual awareness are by far the most important of our lives. 

It is not the length of time that one actively engages in the game that matters.  We have been doing this for many lifetimes, and we have all taken on a variety of nationalities. 

Being born and dying is much the same to the soul as putting on and taking off a set of clothes.  A body is just an elaborate set of clothes for the soul, a means for expressing and experiencing in flesh.

We don't want to ever regret that we did not do something or experience something.  That does not mean that we have to do or try everything.  The key word is what would we regret not having accomplished.

Not everyone who works on the foundations needs to buy into the vision.  Ultimately, they will see the benefits of their participation. 

The workmen for a house don't need to buy into the architect's vision, they just need to do their jobs and build the house per the specifications.

We can't tolerate a world divided into haves and havenots.  At the same time, we need incentives for excellence.  So, there is a fine balance that must be maintained. 

The bottom line is not wasting resources, especially human resources.  We need to make sure all are employed productively in ways that use their natural talents and abilities.  This requires thinking differently. 

Individuals are naturally designed to fit within the fabric of society as the pieces of a puzzle ... only on multiple dimensions. 

4 December 2003

Outcomes we leave to spirit.  Though, if we don't like the results, we can change our choices of beliefs and actions. 

There are some mysteries in life that are never meant to be fathomed.  That is OK.  We need to be able to embrace the mystery and the magic.

We are what we are.  There are no excuses needed.  We can all start from whatever we are and grow into whatever we need to be to accomplish our missions. 

The mighty oak is contained within the acorn.  In a similar manner, there is a plan for each of us.  Our lives are unfolding in accord with that plan.  All that is necessary for that unfolding is the right nourishment. 

We need to dream before we can achieve.  The grander the dreams, the better. 

We need our dreamers.  They are the ones who ultimately create the impetus for a better world. 

Questions are one of the most powerful tools that we have for exploring what we know and don't know. 

5 December 2003

No regrets.  We are to live our lives without regret ... either for what we have done or what we have not done. 

If we want to live our lives differently, we need to make different choices as to what we believe is possible for us and what we believe that we deserve. 

Manifestation should not be hard work.  It should flow naturally from being whom that we are.  It can do this if there is no resistance. 

Negative beliefs are one powerful form of resistance.  We need to rid these from our system as quickly as we can. 

Believe with the full force of your being.  That is what empowers beliefs to manifest things in our lives.  However, be ready to change in a moment's notice should a more empowering belief comes your way. 

Be not afraid to be different!  Be not afraid to allow your unique light to shine forth, not because it is better than anyone else but because it is whom that you are and you can't help but to express it.

Change is a way of life these days.  Though there is the constancy of spirit amidst the change.  At some level we are unchanging, eternal, and everlasting.  We need to turn inside and find that level.  Then, we have an anchor. 

No matter what happens in the world, we have the strength of spirit to deal with it.  That is part of what comes from living a life of spirit. 

We are a droplet in an ocean of water that is the one consciousness.  If we are at the surface, for brief moments we can separate ourselves from the ocean and experience life as a droplet ... but we are still water, we are still consciousness. 

That is the key.  First and foremost we are consciousness.  Everything else is what we do. 

We are not what we do.  We are not what we experience.  We are the doer and the experiencer.  There is a big difference. 

We are players in a grand play ... a play that is orchestrated by spirit every bit as much as a piece of music is orchestrated.  All the roles are defined and the precise timing for each note for each instrument and associated musician. 

Better to dream of grand things than to settle for an ordinary life.  At some point, we may in fact make our dreams come true.

6 December 2003

Life doesn't have to be a struggle.  Though, it seems that for many it is.  It is all a matter of attitude and approach.  We need to approach things in the right way. 

"Ask and it shall be answered."  There are inner parts to each of us that know the answers to any questions that we might ask.  The very asking of the question is an indication of our readiness to know the answer. 

Our consciousness already knows a great deal.  It is able to feed our conscious self what it needs to know moment by moment unless we place obstacles in it's way such as limiting beliefs. 

The more we can open our belief systems, the more that we can remove the limitations that bind us ... the freer we will be.  And with freedom comes all things that are important. 

This is especially true when we choose to cooperate freely.  All manner of things can then be manifest in our world ... including things that have never been manifest before.  Such is the power of synergy.  

7 December 2003

While we are physical we operate in both a material and a spiritual realm. 

We can't be spiritual while incarnate without being physical.  Neither can we be physical without being spiritual. 

I am responsible for my own reality.  We all are.  No fine print, no exceptions.  We each experience exactly what we choose to experience. 

If we don't like what we are experiencing ... it is up to us to do something to change it.  It is up to us to so alter our beliefs to create a better reality. 

Just because we see that something needs to be done, does not mean it is our responsibility to do it.  The job might belong to someone else who just hasn't found it yet. 

8 December 2003

The bottom line is that it is spirit doing the work through us.  If we just allow this to occur gracefully, we will be amazed by what manifests in our lives and the lives of others around us. 

It is important that we consider others and that we are considerate to them.  Compassion goes a long way as well. 

We must live our lives with passion.  Otherwise, it just isn't worth living at all.  Maybe this only applies to certain kinds of people.  But, I see it applying to everyone. 

It is not so difficult to live a life of spirit.  In fact, when your doing it, it seems downright easy. 

We need to be open to what the universe, what spirit, is sending our way.  We need to be ready to jump on the opportunities that come to us. 

We need to give spirit room to manifest in our lives.  This means becoming the vessel through which she expresses.  This takes some doing, but is not difficult either. 

There is a natural inclination within us toward expressing spiritually, toward living a spiritual life.  We can ignore it, or we can embrace it.  I advise the later. 

Whenever there is a choice between spirit and anything else, by all means choose spirit.  It will make life easier in the long run. 

We can do whatever we set our minds and our hearts on doing.  It takes both to achieve great things.  And such are the only things worth achieving. 

If we are going to endeavor to do something, it might as well be something grand ... something that takes our breath away as well as that of others who see what we have done. 

Life is meant to be a celebration, in particular, a celebration of spirit in flesh. 

Outcomes can be dangerous if we become too fixated on them.

9 December 2003

There is a part of us that simply knows.  And, it knows far more than most people give it credit.  This is the soul.  It is not surprised by anything that we might do.  She is in her native realm and expresses primarily through our intuition. 

Ultimately we are free beings.  As such, we can only be controlled to the degree that we allow. 

Either we create our own reality or we don't.  There is no in-between.  There is no fine print.  There are no exceptions.  We create this reality individually and en masse.

Know that you are in charge of all that you experience.  You create it all ... every event, every emotion, and every meaning.  That is simply how life works. 

We can't be forgiven by others until we find it within us to forgive ourselves.  Sometimes this is the hardest thing to do.

10 December 2003

Reality creation happens in the moment.  There is no other place to effect change.  The past is done.  The future is beyond our grasp.  Only the present offer us the opportunity to do as we will to create the reality that we choose to create. 

We are free to create the reality of our dreams ... but we are also free to create the reality of our nightmares, as well as any number of things in between those extremes. 

We need to dream big.  We need to expect the very best not only for us but for everyone that we touch.  As we expect, so shall we create. 

Ultimately it is not our beliefs but our actions that have the most impact.  Yes, what we do makes all of the difference. 

We are the instruments through which spirit does her works in the world.  In fact, everything that we do is the expression of spirit in flesh. 

We are all spirit.  We are all cells of the same one whole.  We are all droplets in the same one ocean of consciousness. 

But, we are quite interesting droplets in our own right.  It is through us that all the trials and the glories of limitation are experienced. 

Life is very special.  Limitation is not to be looked on in a negative light.  Just look at some of the inspiration that has come forth in art, in poetry, in literature, in music, in architecture, in science and technology and in any number of creative endeavors. 

Consciousness is the final frontier.  It is here that we face the unknown and even the unknowable.  Though we need to be careful not to mistake the unknown for the unknowable. 

There is an army of lightworkers trained and ready to offer their services to a world in need.  However, it is not clear that the world recognizes that it is in need or that these are the precise services that can help. 

11 December 2003

Life is an adventure in consciousness.  If you are not experiencing it in that way, perhaps it is time for a change in attitude. 

Consciousness is everything, it truly is.  When we focus on awareness, all things are added unto us. 

Abundance is our birthright, but it only comes if we claim it. 

As souls, we are entitled to a lot by our very nature.  However, if we fail to realize this nature ... we withhold ourselves from our natural inheritance. 

Spirit works gently in our lives.  She comes when she is invited.  She expresses through us when we allow her to. 

The more aware that we become, the more desirous we become of having spirit play an expanded role in our lives. 

Separation is illusion.  But, it is useful illusion that permits the richness of experiences that life forms and all matter experience.

Happiness can be illusive.  Some seem to have found the key, but most of us still seem to be learning in this area.  We are pursuing happiness as best we can but we are not necessarily finding happiness. 

It is interesting that our founding fathers considered the "pursuit of happiness" an inalienable right.  They said nothing about achieving that which we pursue. 

The directive from spirit is clear.  Be whom that you are and do as you are moved to do.  Trust the life force that is expressing through you.  Be kind!  Treat people with the full respect that they deserve. 

Service is everything, but only when it is done with love.  We are not meant to be slaves.  We are meant to love what we do. 

12 December 2003

Awareness is never forced upon us.  It doesn't come until we are ready for it ... though at the time it is happening, we may not think that we are ready. 

It is via our thoughts that we create our world and our reality. 

Life is full of contradictions.  We have to find a way to live our lives in spite of this fact.  Actually, this is part of what makes life so magical ... the very fact that it can find ways to rise above these contradictions. 

Yes, we can create reality via our thoughts.  However, that doesn't make all of our thoughts correct.  This is especially true of thoughts regarding whom we are.  These will never capture all of us accurately and completely. 

There will always be more to learn and discover about ourselves and about how we express in the world. 

Self-discovery is one of our major challenges in life, at least for those along particular spiritual paths. 

Individually, we will be surprised at what we can do when we put both mind and heart into our endeavors. 

The added power of people working together towards common goals is phenomenal.

13 December 2003

There is a destiny that is being played out.  We are the pawns and pieces in a game of chess.  As such, we go where the chessmaster directs.  Yet at the same time, we are the chessmaster as well for at least some aspects of our life.

Once awakened, the light of spirit is upon us and we can hide in darkness no longer. 

In this world, making a difference is what matters most.  There is always something that we can do to make a difference. 

It doesn't matter how rich or poor we are.  It doesn't matter what we do for a living.  What matters is what is in our heart and how we can give of ourselves to serve others.  Service is everything. 

If we knew who we truly are ... we would find that we are far more deserving than we ever dreamed.  That is what is ultimately in store for us as we realize our divinity as spirit manifest in flesh. 

The world is evolving in accord with some grand plan for the evolution of consciousness.  We are part of that plan.  We are the very elements of that plan in motion.  We are the consciousness that is evolving. 

Spirit manifests her will through us.  She has no other way of doing her works in the world.

There is a peace of spirit that comes from finding ones place in the scheme of things.  Once found, no one can ever take that away from us.

14 December 2003

We are meant to live miraculous lives.  Spirit is capable of all manner of miracles when we allow her to operate and express through us. 

We have to expect to see miracles if we are to see them. 

Life itself is such a miracle.  It baffles and intrigues and astonishes us on every turn.  It is truly a wonder to behold. 

The gift of life is truly a sacred blessing.  It is something that we are given freely.  But, it is up to us to do something special with that gift and share of it with others in some way, preferably in service. 

Service is not servitude.  We are not enslaved, we are free.  When we serve, we choose to give of ourselves in a way that helps others.  However, depending on the type of service, we may or may not know whom we serve. 

Destiny is not a bad thing.  This is especially true of spiritual destiny.  In some respects, there is nothing that can take you off of your path.  The very universe is there to assure that. 

Trust that your life has meaning and purpose.  For, indeed it does, even greater than you can imagine.  This applies to everyone, not just a special few. 

In general, people are always doing the best they can under the circumstances they find themselves under. 

15 December 2003

Throughout our lives, we do what is demanded of us.  We do what we must.  We do what circumstances force us to do.  But, there is a different way to live.  We can control the very circumstances that we experience.  We can create our reality.  We can do what we would do ... or what spirit would have us do.  It is all a matter of choice. 

We need to be careful about what we accept as directives in our lives.  We can be self-directed.  We can be spirit-directed.  It is all up to us.  It always has been. 

We can accept limitation, or we can turn away from it and seek freedom.  What we seek, we will eventually find ... we just need to seek sincerely for as long as it takes. 

What would life be without its challenges?  These are what allow us to excel.  These are what bring out the very best in us.  It seems that so long as we live and are willing to meet life openly ... we will have challenges to deal with and obstacles to overcome. 

Some things are worth doing, and other things just don't matter as much.  It takes wisdom to know the difference. 

We are living a life of spirit now.  When one lives such a life, the rules of the game change.  Everything becomes more benign.  All manner of aid comes to our assistance.  We become capable of doing incredible and miraculous things. 

18 December 2003

I am an information generator in an information age.  What more could one ask to be?

Life is about the expression of consciousness, the expression of spirit in flesh.  Yet, how many of us know what consciousness really is? 

How many of us know the varieties of consciousness and of spiritual expression in our lives? 

We are spiritual beings, first and foremost.  We are meant to know that, truly know that.  Some things we can doubt if we'd like, but this is not one of them.  There is too much riding on it, literally all that we are.

We are meant to live our lives in accord with a higher purpose, with a mission that is uniquely ours.  However, this does not happen automatically.  We have to do our parts. 

We have to play the roles we've chosen.  There are no surprises.  We auditioned for and were selected for these very roles.  We even create the roles that we experience. 

Not everything that we think we believe will manifest.  It all depends on the strength of the belief and its consistency with other beliefs in our arsenal.  It pays to believe strongly.  It also pays to have a consistent belief system. 

Change is the only constant in this world.  Avoiding change is tantamount to death.  We need to embrace change, and look forward to all of the possibilities that it opens up in our lives.

Our search for happiness does not have to be a lifelong endeavor.  We can find what we seek. 

Share of whom that you are with others more than you have ever done be for.  Be open and trust.  You will not be disappointed. 

Allow love to express itself in all that you do.  That is the secret of great works ... the amount of love that goes into them.

That concludes our selection of best quotes for this period.  The total came to xxxx – 1543 = xxx. 

Anyway, hopefully you found the selected passages as moving as I did.  Perhaps even moving enough to want to return to them from time to time.   That is the most that we can hope for from the children of our mind … that they inspire people and move them to act in ways that serve themselves and serve others.  Remember:

Do what you are moved to do,

when you are moved to do it.

and

“Never take more than you give.”

Wayne

CONCLUSION

I hope this third four month stream of consciousness expression was of benefit to you.  I hope that it challenged what you believe about yourself and the nature of consciousness.  I hope that it opened your eyes and your mind to some new possibilities and enables you to see the world differently as a result.  Remember, my way is just one way.  It is clearly not the only way … and it is clearly not for everyone.  Take from it what you will.  Let utility be your guide.  Use whatever you find of value and leave the rest for another day or perhaps even another life … if ever.

It still amazes me how all of this can come forth through me so fluidly.  Consciousness desires to be expressed.  I happen to be a suitable vessel for that expression … at least for this manner of that expression.  Words are my forte.  This is what I love doing.  I can’t imagine any better work to engage my heart and my soul in.  Hopefully that is obvious from the quality of the expression.

If you are moved by what you have found here do take the time to provide feedback.   Especially so, if you feel yourself to be a kindred spirit and relate to the task of building the foundations for a new world.

NAMASTE!

Wayne Hartman

1800 Harper Av, Redondo Beach, CA 90278

beyond@redshift.com

BEYOND IMAGINATION

Creating the Foundations for a New World

http://www.redshift.com/~beyond