Best Quotes from 2004 Musings

Yes, the first musing in 2004 came on 24 June after two full years of nearly daily musings. 

24 June 2004

1 - What part do I have to play in manifesting the reality that I desire?  I have been reluctant to impose my will, deferring to spirit to work her will through me.  But, on some level I am spirit, I am consciousness enfleshed.  It is time to become the master of my own fate.  It is time to set the course of my own destiny.

2 - Currently, I serve my employer as my master.  I trade my services for a salary that provides sufficient means for my family to live comfortably.  But, is it a fair trade?  Am I giving up what I could be doing in exchange for making a living?  How can I transform this so that I am doing what I love to do ... and living abundantly? 

7 - Practice is all that it takes to revive our skills.  We learn by doing.  The more we practice, the better we get.  However, how we practice can make a big difference. 

8 - Some forms of practice are more effective than others, some much more effective.  How are we to know that we are doing something right?  The bottom line comes from how it makes us feel when we are doing it.  This, and the quality of what results.  We are free to evaluate that quality ourselves.  We can also allow the world to mirror it to us. 

9 - Service is always of benefit to others.  Whether this be one or many is irrelevant. 

10 - How can I best apply myself in service to consciousness and to the world?  Yes, I think in grand terms.  Why?  That is simply my nature.  Yet, at the same time, I would be a hermit.  Yes, this is an inconsistency.  To be in the world but not of the world. 

11 - I don't see myself as other men.  I never have.  Hmm ... but am I losing something from operating in this manner.  Am I losing the fellowship and friendship of others?  As a result, what am I missing?  Or, am I gaining by this practice?  How am I to know. 

12 - This expression is where I come closest to expressing the spirit that I am.  Here, I am free to say whatever consciousness would speak through me.  That is a privilege, a sacred one. 

13 - Why is it that writing comes so naturally for me, while speaking is so difficult by comparison? 

14 - My self-chosen isolation is both a blessing and a curse.  However, it is something that I can change at any time.  All that it takes is setting different priorities and making different choices.  This I am free to do. 

15 - When we are ready to ask questions, it is a sure sign that we are ready to find the answers to those questions.  It is a matter of focus and persistence.  So, what answers are in store for me?  And, how can I use these to better serve my world?  How many people ask such questions?

16 - I desire that my works be known by the world in which I live.  Yet, I desire some anonymity in doing those works.  These can be conflicting desires, but they don't have to be. 

17 - The bottom line is that I must be whom that I am to do the works that spirit would do through me.  How much of my anonymity am I willing to give up to help promote and disseminate my works?  At this point, I don't really know.  Or, perhaps I do know but don't want to make it fully conscious. 

18 - Much that we know is not conscious.  That is OK.  That is the way that it is. 

19 - There is a sense that my works will somehow get to exactly where they need to get when they need to get there.  Consciousness will see to that.  She knows exactly what has been created and where it is.  She can influence the synchronicities that enable the proper audience to reach these works. 

20 - This is the most important thing that I can be doing with my time.  It has the potential to live longer than anything else that I do in my life and to ultimately have the greatest impact.  Will this happen in my lifetime?  Perhaps, but perhaps not.  I have to be ready to accept the answer in either case. 

21 - It needs to be enough that I expressed what could be expressed through me to the best of my ability.  I have no right to be concerned with consequences.  These will be whatever they will be ... as providence determines. 

22 - In some ways, it is as if my life is not my own.  Rather, it is spirits to live through me.  That is OK.  I am a willing participant in this drama.  But, it is a drama written by consciousness.  I am but a player acting out my role.  At some level, I am co-creating this role.  This is something that we all do. 

23 - We are all spirit enfleshed.  We are all the creators of our own reality.  However, much happens at other than conscious levels.

24 - How do we judge the quality of what is expressed through us?  Is that even something that we are meant to do?  It seems that a stream of consciousness is beyond this.  It is what it is.  It asks nothing except to be accepted for what it is.  It is enough that it moves us.  We engage in it because we love doing it. 

25 - There is an exhilaration to being able to express creatively using the greatest of our talents.

26 - To be awake is to be alive, it is that simple.  Though, there is something to be said for dreaming.  And, we need to be in the twilight zone to dream. 

27 - Have I stepped over the edge into the abyss again?  Perhaps, but there is nothing wrong with delving into the unknown. 

28 - What discoveries would I make?  What adventures would I have?  Adventures in consciousness, of course.  What other adventures compare? 

29 - Have I discovered anything worthy of sharing?  I believe so.  Why else would I be so moved to share this expression?  In a sense, it is not mine ... it belongs to the world.  But would the world accept it?  That has no bearing on my need to express and to share. 

30 - In a different time and age, sharing as freely as I do at Beyond Imagination would not have been possible.  Even 20 years ago, it would have been difficult at best.  My what a difference as little as a decade has made. 

31 - I can't really tell what impact I am having on those whose lives my works touch.  What's missing is feedback.  How much of this do I want?  I look for it nearly everyday, but it so rarely comes. 

32 - I speak with a voice that is not mine.  Yet, it is a familiar voice ... a voice that could not speak without me.  Does it have anything worthwhile to say?  At the very least it is worth the time and resources that I put into it.  Then again, that is a biased opinion. 

33 - Since it is my time and energy that we are talking about, it is my call to determine what the value truly is.  Whether the universe ultimately agrees with this we will see one way or another. 

34 - Regardless, it is consciousness that moves me to do what I do.  And, I trust her completely.  She has guided me throughout my life ... perhaps throughout eternity.  She is blessed in my eyes.

7 July 2004

35 - I continue to write when I am moved to write trusting that there is some purpose to all of this.  What better use can I make of my free time? 

36 - There is something about leaving a record of one's existence.  I know that I have reached several thousand people via this expression, perhaps many more than this.  Yet, that does not seem to be enough.  The bottom line is that it is what it is.  At this point in time, it is the greatest expression of spirit that can come forth through me. 

37 - If I can sustain my output over the past 11 years for my remaining days, I'll easily cross the 10 million word mark before I die.  Now, that would be some achievement!  Will anyone read that many words?  Does it even matter?  Is it not enough that I expressed them and made them available to the world. 

38 - Sharing matters.  It would not be the same if this expression was hoarded.  I cannot remain silent, at least not for long.  We have a new world to fashion, to create in accord with our grandest dreams.

39 - At least one person reads all of these words, namely me.  Also, consciousness is aware of every word that is expressed as well.  She is an active participant in creating all of this. 

40 - Are these words for my eyes only?  They could be, but it seems that such would be a waste of effort.  Consciousness seems to be far more economical, elegant, and efficient than that. 

41 - Why am I so moved to share this expression?  I know that in some ways it is not mine, it does not belong to me, it is not of me.  Yet, it is through me nonetheless.  It seems that it will always be thus. 

42 - I have tapped a source that is my connection to consciousness herself.  The more that I express, the easier it seems to get.  Where this is all leading, I do not know ... but, I trust that consciousness knows, and I am willing to follow her wherever she leads.  That does not mean that I've given up my autonomy.  Rather, I have accepted an inner source to guide my life. 

43 - As far as I know, I have not connected to spirit guides or channeled any separate entities.  All of this springs forth from different parts of myself.  Then again, I have a different concept of self than most.  But, how would I know that?  How do I know what others know or how they experience the world? 

44 - Reality is what we make of it.  To change it, we have to change what we are, what we do, and what we believe.  This we can do at any time.  It is a matter of choice, a matter of being dissatisfied enough to move us to action. 

45 - Believing is not enough, we must take the next step and act.  What we do makes all the difference. 

46 - What would I do to be all that I can be?  To start with, there needs to be a realization that everything we need to be able to be all we can be is already well within our grasp.  How do I know that?  I just do.  It seems so obvious, and not only for me, for everyone. 

47 - We create our own reality, every aspect of it, no fine print, no exceptions.  But what part does our waking consciousness play in this?  How do we create the reality we prefer, the reality that we desire, the reality that we deserve? 

48 - How do we create abundant, fun, productive lives?  This is always possible.  In fact, this is our birthright.  It is a matter of stepping up and claiming it ... trusting that as we do so a whole host of forces are unleashed in our favor.  Wishful thinking ... perhaps.  But, I believe it to be far more than that.

49 - What lies Beyond Imagination?  Good question, but not one that I can answer.  It seems that I will not make it that far in this existence.  Or then, perhaps I am already there and this whole expression is a record of my trip.  Indeed it is a trip, an adventure in consciousness ... and a wonderful adventure at that. 

50 - What is beyond what we can imagine?  A whole new world perhaps.  But, if so, it is a world that we have to create ourselves, a world suitable for the expression of our higher Selves. 

51 - Imagination lies beyond reason.  It is by far the superior of the two.  That doesn't mean that reason doesn't have its place.  It has allowed us to create some wonderful things.  But, it has only done so with the help of imagination. 

52 - It takes creativity to invent and discover new things. 

53 - Imagination is the mother of invention. 

54 - Where does knowingness originate?  It is not something that we deduce logically.  It is not something that we imagine.  It is beyond both reason and imagination. 

55 - How do we know what we know?  The answer that we just do seems shallow somehow.  Yet, from another perspective it seems that knowingness is like another sense ... perhaps a seventh sense.

56 - The muscles of consciousness need to be stretched and exercised once again.  Even so, I am grateful for being able to express in this manner.  Every word is a blessing. 

57 - Every expression is a creative act that brings forth something that has never been expressed before.  But does it have "quality"?  Is there something inherently good about it?  I believe so ... but as the author, I am highly biased.  That doesn't necessarily make my evaluation incorrect.  However, it does make it questionable in my eyes. 

58 - Subjectivity is OK.  Life is a subjective experience.  It can't be anything else, no matter how hard we may try to make it so. 

59 - That doesn't mean that the observer state is less than our normal participatory state.  In fact, in many ways it is far superior. 

60 - When we operate as the observer of ourself, we have achieved a new level of self-realization, and that is ultimately what we are here to do. 

61 - I find it curious that I can speak with such authority.  Then again, it is consciousness herself that speaks with this authority.  Yes, that can come across as grandiose.  But, is it really? 

62 - I try to state my truth as plain and simply as I can.  Actually, "try" is not correct.  There is no trying in this expression.  There is no purpose.  There is no intent.  I simply express what would be expressed through me. 

63 - My mind is blank during this expression, other than seeing the expression as it happens.  It still amazes me that it can come forth in this manner.  Yet, here it is.  There is no denying it.  How this can happen is a mystery. 

64 - I am alive, though not as fully as I could be.  I have some liberty, but in many respects am far from free.  Happiness seems far more elusive but the inalienable right is not achieving happiness, it is only pursuing it. 

65 - When we look closely at it, we find that we have far more free time than we might have thought.  It is a matter of how we choose to spend that time.  Ultimately, this is what determines what we accomplish with our lives.  Also, this determines how alive, how free, and how happy we are as we create and experience our reality. 

66 - There are many things that can be enjoyed.  Pursuing happiness should not be difficult.  Yet, at times it seems to be one of the most elusive things that there is.

67 - We live our lives, but do we really live up to what we can truly be? 

68 - Isn't that one of the prime directives ... to be all that we can be?  We do this by discovering, developing, and applying the gifts that are ours.  We do this by finding a way to make a statement with our lives, to make a real difference somehow ... the bigger and more positive the difference the better. 

69 - There is a sense that if we allow ourselves to we fall into our place in the world as naturally as a star falls into its place in the heavens.  It is by spiritual law that this occurs. 

70 - Awareness, allowance, acceptance ... these are three keys for living a spiritual life.  When they are present, the world prospers.  When they are absent, the world suffers.  It is that simple and that difficult.  It seems that none of these three characteristics are easy to achieve.  At the same time, when one focuses on spirituality these are as natural as breathing. 

71 - How many would consider these three characteristics important enough to spend time to pursue, especially significant free time?  My sense is that this would still be a small fraction of the population of the world.  At what point is this enough to make it spread throughout the planet?  Hopefully, that will be soon. 

72 - Until then, those of us who can must shine our light and serve as examples for others.  By sharing our light, we can illuminate the way ... perhaps dimly at first, but eventually quite brightly.

9 July 2004

73 - Consciousness has given me wings on which to soar.  I'm not meant to stay on the ground for two long.  My spirit demands more ... I demand more.  I would be what I can be, and do what I can do. 

74 - You might say that "one person cannot do much".  However, I beg to differ.  I know what I am capable of ... what we are capable of together.  How can I know that?  There is just a deep knowingness that runs to the very core of my being.

75 - Our gifts and talents are not meant for us alone.  They are meant to be used in service to others and to the world in some way.  For many of us, in many ways.

76 - To date, I feel that the greatest service that I have been able to provide is here on these pages in this very expression.  Here, I serve consciousness directly and hence all of the world.  But, does the world truly benefit from this?  A few individuals seem to, but they seem far too few and far between. 

77 - There is a need, an uncontrollable urge to express what can be expressed through me.  And, not by me alone, but by a source deep within me that knows far more than I do. 

78 - What is this source?  I simply do not know.  I only know that it is there and I can tap into it.  I believe that this same source is within all of us and that we all tap into it to varying degrees dependent on our states of consciousness and levels of awareness.

79 - It is invigorating to be expressing in this manner once again.  Here, I am truly alive as I am nowhere else.  I am anxious to see what will come of this. 

80 - Time and time again we have seen our energies soar only to come down to Earth again.  That is OK.  Earth is where we need to be creating our reality while in this existence. 

81 - It is curious how the terms I and WE are becoming somewhat interchangeable in my mind.  I've been watching this happen over the past few paragraphs.  I do feel that I am a plurality now, that I am composed of more than one especially as I write this since source and I are one and not one at the same time. 

82 - The chrysalis emerges from the cocoon again to a reality beyond anything that has even been imagined to date.  We are ready for this transformation, more ready than ever before.  Perhaps we have already made the transformation and are only discovering what has already transpired. 

83 - At other than conscious levels we choose and are responsible for all that we do and experience. 

84 - We are the playwrights in our own lives whether we know this or not, whether we believe this or not.

85 - I long to be elsewhere, doing things that I know that only we can do ... at least in this particular manner.  That requires resources, however, and a deep trust in the workings of spirit and the universe.  As far as I can tell, such trust is well deserved. 

86 - I seem to be stuck in an if ... then ... conditional.  Spirit seems to be saying, if you act in accord with your knowingness, consciousness will be there to provide for your needs.  While we seem to be saying:  if you provide the resources, the abundance, then I will serve you to the best of my ability.  Unfortunately, spirit/love doesn't work on the basis of such conditionals or ultimatums. 

87 - What is important is that we do what we are here to do.  That means finding out what that is, and then doing it.  Joseph Campbell said to "follow your bliss".  And, he was correct.  That is the faculty within us that knows.  What gives us bliss is indeed the special tasks that are ours to do.

88 - It is one thing to express.  It is one thing to give freely.  But, sharing is a two-way process.  It is a give and a take kind of thing.  It is not necessary that each transaction be balanced.  What matters is that the sum of what we give exceeds the sum of what we take.  This is how we generate abundance. 

89 - This is how we make the world a better place.  We teach each individual of their responsibility to society and society's responsibility to them. 

90 - Freely give!  That is the key to abundance.  When we constrain our wealth, our possessions, our time, or our knowledge then we announce to the universe that we truly do not believe in the abundance that is our birthright.  Does that mean to give away all that we have?  No, that is just another extreme. 

91 - We need to respect what we have and what others have and use that as a mirror to tell us how we are doing in the material game.  One can be abundant with any level of wealth or income.  Some require billions to reach this state while others live happily on very little.  It is not what we have that matters.  Rather, it is how we feel about who we are. 

92 - Clearly, there is not enough wealth for everyone to be billionaires ... or even millionaires.  Though, many will earn more than one million over the course of their lives.  Earning it and keeping some reasonable fraction of it are two different things. 

93 - There is a sense that in my case, I came for a specific mission and once that is done, I am free to move on to other realms.  It is not that escaping physicality is so important to me.  I enjoy being physical.  The body is a miraculous organism.  But, my bliss lies in the domain of spirit. 

94 - I was literally born to live a life of spirit.  And, such I have done and will continue to do for the rest of my days.  In some ways, we all live such lives. 

95 - We are all spirit expressed in flesh.  But those with fire prominent are more ethereal than others.

96 - "Today is the first day of the rest of your life!"  That is so true.  However, it is up to us to make the most of that day and each and every day that follows it.  By doing so, we construct a masterpiece of our lives. 

97 - We are sculptors all.  It is up to us to sculpt our lives into what we would have them be.  Interesting, what we would have them be.  Not what someone else might want for us.  In the end, we are accountable. 

98 - We are the experiencer of whom we would be.  As such, we have great powers.  Then again, many of us already knew that.  Though, it doesn't hurt to be reminded from time to time.

99 - Great things are coming into our lives, experiences far greater and grander than we could imagine.  It is a matter of actively allowing ourselves to experience them.  Interesting choice of words ... actively allowing.  That implies that we have choice in the matter and that we need to be open to the universe at the same time. 

19 July 2004

100 - We are different manifestations of the one.  While our similarities provide an important framework for relating, it is the differences that make us interesting as individuals. 

101 - In many ways, we are both individuals and part of a greater whole at the same time.  Too few see their place within this greater whole, however.  That is the reason for many of the difficulties in our world. 

102 - When we come from unity, we do not harm one another ... for that would be the same as harming another part of our self. 

103 - When we come from unity, we treat all things with dignity and respect ... that includes our fellow beings and the resources upon the earth. 

104 - We live in a miraculous realm.  We truly do.  It is a matter of seeing it for what it truly is, of being aware of all its majesty and wonder. 

105 - Life itself is a miracle in progress.  The very facts that we exist and that we continue to exist through time in this incarnation, and beyond time between incarnations are astonishing in themselves. 

106 - I trust that I can know truth when I encounter it.  Some things are open to belief.  But, other things we just know with certainty.  There is no doubt attached to them.  That doesn't mean that we can't be skeptical.  However, my experience is that it is helpful to be open to the truth, however it may present itself. 

107 - Something comes to mind "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free".  It doesn't say that you shall hear the truth ... it specifically says know the truth.  So, how is it that we know things.  This is not the same as learning and memorizing facts.  The truth is beyond such facts.  This is also not the same as using logic to deduce things. 

108 - Logic suffers from the reliance on assumptions at its core.  If you don't start with some assumptions, you have nothing to reason about.  That doesn't mean that logic doesn't have its utility.  It is a wonderful tool that has led to some wonderful discoveries that have changed the world as we know it, especially in the west.

109 - How can I be impartial about what I strongly believe to be my lifes purpose and mission?  To create a new world founded on a spiritual basis ... the likes of which has not existed before ... such is the call of my spirit.  I cannot ignore that call. 

110 - We're talking about manifesting a society, perhaps one that has never existed in this manner.  Though, there have been many prototypes.  Consciousness has the necessary patterns in hand.  Many of the details have already been worked out on some scale.  Now, it is time to put together all of the pieces and create the equivalent of a heaven on earth. 

111 - Some already are experiencing that.  They have made their mansions on the earth.  However, many are still struggling, and many of those extremely so.  Far too many are jobless or homeless.  Far too many live below the poverty line.  This is not something that a caring people would allow in their country, much less in the world. 

112 - Who decides what level of poverty and struggle is acceptable?  Yes, some amount of struggle provides a learning experience that is good for us.  But, as the saying goes ... enough is enough. 

113 - How do we improve our lot in life?  How do we make the masterpieces of our lives that they are meant to be?  The bottom line is that we ultimately get what we ask for ... not necessarily in the way that we might expect, but in a way that addresses the need. 

114 - It seems that consciousness doesn't care much about each individual.  But, she does care about how individuals fit together to form greater organizations that in turn can do more.

115 - Questions, questions, and more questions.  It seems that these days I am full of them.  Yet, questions are how we get to those things that truly matter to us.  Here, silence is not an option.  Questions show our intent.  They point out where we wish to go and how fast we desire to get there. 

116 - Questions are a way of life.  They are a useful tool for fashioning and interpreting the reality that we experience.  Both creating this reality and interpreting it are of equal importance.  It is the interpretation process that results in meaning. 

117 - Often it is not what happens that is important ... it is the meaning that we assign to what happens.  This is always a choice.  You might even say it is the biggest choice that we make.  Often, this choice results in how we feel about the experience and determines what actions we take in response. 

118 - In many respects, the quality of our questions determines the quality of our life.  So, learning how to ask the right questions is quite important. 

119 - It is amazing how spirit manifests in our lives.  She works through us to do grand things.  With her help, we can do far more than we have ever imagined possible for us.  Rightfully so, because it is her not us doing the work. 

120 - Yes, we are active participants without whom spirit could not express in the manner that she does through us.  However, it is up to us to work on opening the pathways and channels for this expression.  We do so by connecting to source within, and practicing expressing whatever we are gifted at to our highest level of perfection. 

121 - We know our gifts already.  They are the very things that give us joy in using them. 

122 - Creative expression is the hallmark of the universe.  Yes, it is that special.  There is something about creating something new, something unique, something that has never existed before.  When we do this, there is a sense of power but also a sense of awe. 

123 - Spirit is truly awesome!  Her works are magnificent.  Or, they can be if we allow them to be.

124 - What am I worth, and to whom?  Clearly, I believe myself to be worth more than my current compensation.  Just as clearly, my talents could be applied much more effectively and efficiently.  But, how do I do this in a way that is of greater benefit to someone?  How do I do this in a manner worthy of increased compensation? 

125 - I would be willing to work more hours ... indeed far more hours, for something that I truly believed in ... for something that made a real difference. 

126 - How do I find the opportunity to live as my spirit dictates and do the works that I know that I am here to do?  Who would be willing to pay for that?  Who compensates for serving to the world?  This is beyond what traditional employers typically pay for.  But I am not your typical worker.  I know that.  I know that I must answer to a higher calling. 

20 July 2004

127 - So, what does it take to create what we desire?  It is one thing to imagine what we want.  It is quite another thing to manifest it ... to make it part of our reality.  Yet, as reality creators, this is exactly what we do. 

128 - We are all creators, we are all the masters of our fate.  It is a matter of realizing what we are and acting in accordance with that. 

129 - The expression that is Beyond Imagination will ultimately find those whom it is meant to find ... regardless of what I do.  Though, my actions may indeed facilitate this happening. 

130 - I consider myself to be a writer.  That is what I do.  I muse and express as spirit would have me express in words.  Yet, they are not the words of a story teller, or a historian, or a poet, or any other type of writer of which I am aware. 

131 - Here, I allow a stream of consciousness to come forth freely without form or structure other than that which is naturally embedded in the expression.  There is no intent in the expression other than to express whatever would come forth. 

132 - What is to be expected as a return for a spiritual investment.  The immediate answer is abundance.  And, that is something that I am blessed to have.  That doesn't mean that I couldn't use more.  Rather, relative to many others, I have a lot.  You could even say that I have my fair share. 

133 - To get more you must give more.  That is the way abundance works.  It all starts with giving.  The more we give of ourself in service, the more abundance we bring into our lives.  However, the abundance comes at several levels only some of which are material. 

134 - We give of our time, of our energy, and of our very self.  We give because it feels right to give. 

135 - This is not meant to be a solo endeavor.  I am not meant to be alone so much of the time.  Yet, I would rather be alone than be "social" in the normal sense of the word.  There are many things that simply are not my concern.  That is not to say that they do not matter.  It is just that they are not important to me. 

136 - Similarly, many things that demand my attention are probably irrelevant to others.  That is OK.  We each have our traits and our interests for reasons of our own. 

137 - There is nothing that is right for all.  Nearly everything in this world is relative.  In particular, our reality is relative to whom that we are. 

138 - We change our reality by changing ourselves.  It is that simple.

139 - Our reach should exceed our grasp.  That is what keeps us striving for more.  However, it should not be so far beyond our grasp that we will never achieve it ... whatever it may be. 

140 - Share!  In many ways, that is the directive I obey.  Here, I share of whom that I am.  Here, I share what can be expressed by spirit through me.  Is that worth sharing?  Clearly, as the sharer, I've decided this in the affirmative.  It is worth all of the time, effort, and energy that goes into it. 

141 - Am I so blinded by what has been expressed through me that I cannot evaluate its quality? 

142 - If this stream of consciousness were not captured in this manner, if this were mere thoughts passing through the screen of my mind ... they would be forever lost in the ethers.

143 - I wonder how many others have minds that work in this manner.  Is this something that is common ... or is this something that is rare pertaining to the unique workings of my own mind?  I wonder. 

144 - At times, it is almost as if I am absent minded.  I don't know how many times I find things that I did over the past several years at work that I have no recall of doing.  Why should this be so?  How can I so easily forget the labors of my mind?  How can I so easily forget what has been wrought through this consciousness? 

145 - There is something about treating things fresh in the now that allows my creativity to flourish.  At the moment, I can't see myself operating in any other way.  Though, there are limitations.  There are things that I cannot easily do.  There are things that I simply cannot remember. 

146 - When you operate in the moment and trust the inner processes of consciousness, whatever your memory is is perfect.  It is exactly what you need when you need it. 

147 - It is curious that this expression involves no memory and no history.  It spews forth in the moment out of nothingness. 

148 - Why me?  I can only answer because it is my task to do.  Here is where I am able to apply my natural abilities and talents openly and freely in a way that has the potential to reach and move others. 

149 - Consciousness works through us.  On her own, her impact is limited.  Through us, her impact is beyond imagination. 

150 - The biggest thing missing in my life is relationships, especially close relationships.  That is what  I desire above all else. 

151 - This expression is me ... yet, it is the spirit in me as well.  Ye shall know them by their works.  I have chosen to make these works publicly available to any who might venture upon them.  Now, it seems that it is time to do more than that. 

152 - It is time to announce that this expression exists, indeed that I exist.  It is not that I desire praise or gratitude.  Rather, it is that I desire to share with others on a whole new level.

153 - These works are the record of a consciousness that has found a means to stretch beyond itself and live to tell about it. 

154 - Integrating awakening experiences is not the easiest of processes ... especially when you are effectively on your own.  But, it can be done if necessary.  Though, now, there are many lightworkers that can assist in the process.

21 July 2004

155 - There are many paths that all lead to the same destination.  Further, there are multiple destinations that can be visited in different orders. 

156 - How easy or difficult our path is is determined by the paths that we take to what destinations in what orders. 

157 - Some destinations seem to be mandatory while others are optional.  And, even then, this seems to be determined on an individual basis. 

158 - Connections ... it is so important for me to make connections.  Yet, there are few "facts" that I remember.  So, the connections have to be immediate.  They have to be right before my eyes. 

159 - Why have I not yet encountered others who see the world and experience reality in a similar manner to the way that I do?  It has been over 11 years that we have been sharing this expression.  It is an intimate expression in many respects, revealing much about who I am, what I believe, how I think, and how I experience consciousness expressing in my life. 

160 - Yet, in other respects, this only touches the surface.  It provides an example of the level of sharing and commitment that I would like to see more of in the world. 

161 - All that I can do is be the best example that I can be.  I do this by allowing spirit to flow forth through me as she will and sharing whatever she reveals. 

162 - It is a waste to be in a work situation that does not require ones full abilities and talents.  Yet, the practicality of having a weekly paycheck looms large as well. 

163 - Surely the universe has more in store for me than this.  Hmm ... but will the universe not act through me directly?  If I want things to change, is it not my responsibility to change them? 

164 - Asking with expectation of an answer nearly always results in an answer.  We may not like that answer, in which case perhaps we should rephrase the question. 

165 - What has all of my education, training, and experience prepared me to do?  Good question.  Clearly, I can write and can think holistically.  But, is that enough to generate services that result in true abundance. 

166 - Is not abundance a state of mind rather than a state of possessions? 

167 - Who would benefit from the services that I have to offer?  Who values the services of a wayshower?  Who values the services of a hermit who comes down from the mountains to share of his wisdom with the world? 

168 - At this point, I would say that nothing in the world can keep me from this destiny.  Is that self-fulfilling prophecy?  Perhaps.  After all, we do create our own reality both individually and en masse.

22 July 2004

169 - I live my life moment by moment.  No, I am not yet disciplined enough to make the best of every moment.  But, I consider myself highly effective over all.  That does not mean that there is no room for improvement.  Indeed, there is plenty of that.  However, there is a sense that I know what I must do, and to some degree, I am already doing that. 

170 - I know my self to be ancient.  However, this ancient part of me lies outside of the realm of physical consciousness.  We have to go beyond to experience it ... beyond mind, and beyond imagination at least.  Perhaps beyond consciousness as well. 

171 - I have lived with the unknown for many years and am comfortable with it.  By now, we are old friends.  What would life be like without the unknown?  Clearly, it would not be the same.  This very expression for instance, simply would not exist.  It relies on an unknown component that fills my head with words that I speak through my fingers on a keyboard.

172 - I came to fulfill a specific role ... to accomplish a particular mission.  If it were not for this, I would not have returned. 

173 - This expression and the Beyond Imagination books are my legacy.  As my mission unfolds, this may extend to the direct interactions that I have with others as well. 

174 - It is important to me to make a difference in the world, a big difference.  I know that I can do this.  More correctly, I know that spirit can do this through me.  I am aware enough that I am able to serve as a vessel through which spirit can express.  To some degree, we all do this ... regardless of our level of awareness. 

175 - For spirit to come forth through us with greater force, we have to step aside and clear the pathway.  This is a giving up of oneself.  In this case, for a far greater good to express. 

176 - Spirit can't work in isolation.  She can only work through us.  This works best when there is a cooperative interdependence in effect.

177 - How do we know what steps will best lead us to our destiny?  On the one hand, we can take a Que Sera, Sera attitude and allow whatever will be to be.  At the other extreme, we can take things into our own hands and create the very circumstances that we desire. 

178 - How do we know that what we create are the right circumstances for us.  By right, I mean useful in getting us to our objective elegantly.  By elegantly, I mean optimally, with the least expenditure of effort and resources. 

179 - I would live my life elegantly to the degree that I can.  I would hope to live in a community that operates elegantly as well.  Similarly with the world.  But, how do I do my part to make this so?  How do I know when I have done enough, when I have done more than my fair share? 

180 - Giving primes the pump for abundance.  One can never give too much nor share too much.  It seems that spiritual law prohibits it. 

181 - How do I transform this work into something that helps individuals on a personal basis? 

182 - It is good to ask questions.  That is the first step in finding answers. 

183 - There is something special about providing spiritual services for free.  This comes not from a sense that such services are worthless, but rather that they are priceless. 

184 - Spirit has effectively been providing this particular service of answering my questions for as long as I can remember.  It only seems right to allow spirit to do the same through me for others.  It takes some time.  But, it is interesting to see the nature of the answers that are given.

185 - Life provides for us exactly those circumstances and events that we need to experience to learn and to grow.  We grow into whom that we are capable of becoming. 

186 - Just as the acorn holds the pattern for the mighty oak, so there is a pattern for us that knows how to grow us into what we are destined to be.  This happens naturally.  All that it takes is the right nourishment.  Some of this comes from our environment, but most of it comes from our soul. 

187 - We are capable of doing wonderful things.  We are capable of being magnificent beings.  However, it is up to us to do and be these things. 

188 - If we look within, we will see that we are compelled by spirit to act and express in certain ways.  However, not all look within, and many who try do not yet have the eyes to see. 

189 - Many still operate primarily from ego.  This is a major cause of many of the problems in our world.  Ego keeps us separate.  It makes it alright to operate from a me perspective, perhaps even necessary to do so. 

190 - There is another alternative.  We can choose to live inclusively, operating from a we perspective.  It is not that hard to do.  It is a matter of establishing a new value system that takes into consideration others and that makes service of great importance. 

191 - It doesn't matter how we serve.  Though, it helps if our service fully employs our greatest talents and abilities.  We can serve publicly and openly or privately.  We can even serve anonymously. 

192 - It is our choice as to who we help and how.  We can serve individuals, groups, society, or even the world.  We can even serve in ways that none except spirit herself are aware.  It literally is wide open.  There are no restrictions, and rightly so.

193 - In the end what matters is whether I lived up to my potential ... whether I did all that I could do to carry out the mission that I came to perform and to learn the lessons that I came to learn. 

26 July 2004

194 - It is as if the time has come to answer the call of my soul in ways that I have not yet done. 

195 - It takes vigilance to remain awake in consciousness.  It definitely is not easy nor automatic.  Yet, it seems that once we are awake ... there is no possibility of returning to our slumbers. 

196 - There is only so much that I can do on my own.  It is a lot, but it is still limited.  What would I consider to be enough regarding accomplishments in my life?  In the end, I want to have made a real difference, and not just for a few.

197 - What do I have to create in my reality?  How much can be created via intent versus via direct action?  What parts must we do for ourselves versus what parts can we count on others and the universe to do?  These are not easy questions.  Also, it seems that the answers are situation dependent. 

198 - I am proud of the work that spirit has done through me.  My intent has been to share this to the degree that I can.  That is why I've made so much of it available on the WWW.  Unfortunately, making it available and getting people to find it and read it are two different things.

199 - I call this very expression Musings of a Spiritual Warrior.  And indeed words are my weapons.  But I would use them to build rather than to harm or destroy.  That is, except for destroying that which is in error or unreal. 

200 - Life is meant to be lived fully.  I don't believe that I am doing this yet.  So, what is missing?  How do I more fully express whom that I am?  The first step is opening to the flow that is expressed here.  Somehow, this is the best of what I do.  It continues to reveal a part of me or a source within me that I have only begun to explore. 

201 - I am an explorer of consciousness, one who prefers to use natural states of mind rather than drug induced states.  Do my explorations serve anyone other than me?  I believe that they do, but I don't know how much.  I only know what the expression does for me.  Clearly, it is consciousness expanding ... very much so in fact. 

202 - Not everything has to be resolved one way or another.  There is something positive about being able to deal with the unknown.  That is what keeps life exciting.

203 - This is Wayne's World.  At least, that is true for the world in which I choose to live.  Is it equally true for everyone?  I believe so ... but without being able to get into the head of another, how would I know?  The bottom line is that I can only know what I experience firsthand. 

204 - This is the only reality that exists for me.  Yes, it is my illusion as well ... and a very enticing one it is.  But the illusion is real, it is what I experience.  This is true for everyone. 

205 - Our reality is what we experience and the meaning that we assign to that experience.  The meaning is more important than most people know.  It is where free will reigns supreme. 

206 - We are free to interpret any experience in whatever way that we choose.  Nothing is bad unless we label it so.  Neither is anything good except we make it so.  It is important however to abide by spiritual law and choose not to harm another or ourself. 

207 - Another key law is the law of abundance.  It is best stated by the line from The Lion King:  "The secret to life is to never take more than you give".  It doesn't get any simpler than that.  One simple principle underscores the entire economic prosperity.  Unfortunately, this is neither taught nor practiced at present. 

208 - Unencumbered by the hassle of making a living, we could free people to truly live.  That does not mean we would not have to work.  However, our work should be in line with our natural abilities and talents. 

209 - We should love what we do.  And, not just a few of us, but the vast majority of us.  Can we make this so within our lifetime?  I believe so.  I believe that is part of what I came to do.

27 July 2004 

210 - Here I am able to fashion a world of my own and speak with a voice that is normally silent.  Here I can be myself, free of concerns about the world.  Creative expression is truly wonderful. 

211 - As the creators of our reality, why are we not in charge of the schedule for manifestation?  Interesting.  But, indeed, it seems that we should have a strong say in this.  It all comes down to the practical matter of how. 

212 - How do we cause things to happen in our lives?  One way is through intent.  Another way is through direct action.  Even better is a combination of both for then our forces are aligned with the forces of spirit. 

213 - It is our actions that truly demonstrate our intent.  It is not what we say that matters, it is what we do.  Though, we should be true to what we say as well.

214 - I care not about being consistent in my beliefs or my expression.  What matters ultimately is utility.  Do our beliefs and actions serve us and others.  If so, we are living a "spiritual" life.  That is all that can be asked of anyone. 

215 - If we go further and try to know ourselves and grow into who we might become, so much the better.  Wasted potential is a tough price to pay in a world that is not as supportive as it could be of individuals and organizations. 

216 - What does the world "owe" to us, and what do we "owe" to the world in return?  There is a social contract.  It may not be explicit.  It may not even be legal.  But, clearly, it is spiritual. 

217 - "Find a need and fill it".   That is one of the secrets to wealth. 

218 - Failure is not a option.  We keep trying new things until we find something that succeeds.  Though, I have to believe that this expression is part of the solution.  It moves me so, and I love doing it so much.  I would hope that it moves others as well.  I would hope that it expresses things that they find obvious. 

219 - Just today I heard from someone who said she kept reading the Musings because 80% of what they voiced were things she could have said herself.  Part of that comes from the nature of the source of this expression. 

221 - How do I employ myself more profitably?  How do I make my services worth more to those who employ my services?   These are always good questions to ask.  But, I want to go beyond asking.  I truly want to find the answers.  What am I willing to do to find them?  At this point, the answer that comes to mind is "whatever it takes". 

222 - Why should an electronically captured memory be any less real than the biological one in the brain?  They perform the same function of storing and recalling information, though their performance and the very nature of how they work are different. 

223 - It is curious that I forget what I write even as I write it.  Within a sentence or two, what was just expressed fades into nothingness in my mind. 

224 - It is for me to decide what I want to do with my life.  If I want to live differently, I must be different.  Then again, I am already very different than most. 

225 - Where does an explorer of consciousness fit in the scheme of things?  In the end, will I have left anything more than words?  Is that enough?  It seems that it may have to be.  Words are my medium of expression.  Not the spoken word, but the written word. 

226 - This is how I am.  I am the word made flesh.  I am the flesh that makes the words as well.  Curious that this would be the case.  Yet, the written word provides a forum for expression that is beyond anything else that exists for me.  Here is where my unique brand of consciousness shines.  This must be where my life's work will be done.

29 July 2004 

227 - Being alive is not enough.  Going to work each week is not enough either.  At the present it is necessary to provide a means of livelihood.  But, there must be a better way.  We shouldn't have to enslave ourselves to an employer for so many hours per week.  At the same time, I still need an income and don't see any other ways to earn it. 

228 - The universe will bestow her abundance on me if I will but do her bidding to the best of my abilities.  Hmm ... "to the best of my abilities" is a high standard to set.  But, that indeed seems to be what is required in this case. 

229 - I know to some degree what I am capable of.  And, no, I'm not really achieving that.  I have my moments.  But, these need to turn into minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years.  It is what we do over the long haul that ultimately makes the most difference. 

230 - The source is what it is.  If that should remain veiled or hidden, it does not detract from the message being conveyed. 

231 - But what is this message?  That we are far more than any of us currently believe.  That there is one source, ONE consciousness from which we all spring.  That we are all connected to each other "in a circle, in a hoop that never ends" as said in the song Colors of the Wind.  It is time that we start behaving as if these things were really true ... for, in reality, they are.

232 - Ideas command behavior.  The grander and more powerful the ideas, the more impact they will have on the world. 

233 - As the saying goes, "nothing can stop an idea whose time has come".  Yet at the same time we must take practical steps to implement these ideas or their effect will be naught. 

234 - We are not so foolish as to take everything that is expressed through us as gospel.  Those things that are true will have utility and will stand the test of time.  But, will they ultimately be of utility of others?  I would hope that the answer would be yes, many others.  However, it seems that such is not my call to make. 

235 - As they say, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink".  Those that are thirsty for what this expression offers will find it and will partake.  That is how things work in my world.  Whether they work this way in the world and whether there is even such a thing as the world are beyond my awareness and knowledge. 

236 - I can only report on what I experience ... including the words that come into my mind via this very expression.  This has been quite a challenging thing.  This expression exists.  It is real.  It comes forth through me in the manner that it does.  I regard it as miraculous and unexplainable.  Yet, it is commonplace to me. 

237 - I've stated before that one of our greatest challenges is to be all that we can be.  I take that to heart in what I do. 

238 - I am a wayshower, here to demonstrate a new way of being, a new way of more fully expressing spirit in flesh.  But, as with other wayshowers through the ages ... what we can do, so you can do as well and even greater.  It is a matter of establishing a new way of living and setting a new standard. 

239 - Do we have a government that truly works for all of us?  Do we have a social contract that is explicit that we understand?  Do we have an economy that results in abundance for all of us ... not just for a few, or even for many, but for all?  Further, does that concept of all stretch throughout the world or is it confined to our shores? 

240 - Many do not see the system as broken, and even if they do, they do not see it as their responsibility to fix it.  These things are beyond our control, are they not?  However, we create mass reality just as surely as we do personal reality. 

241 - We are all responsible for everything, including how we treat people in other countries.

242 - What are my hopes and dreams for the world?  I ask only that the foundations and infrastructures be built to facilitate greater expression of spirit in flesh.  Is that too much to ask for? 

243 - We are at a major breakpoint, a time when a radical discontinuity in our way of being manifests.  Will this occur tomorrow, or next month, or next year ... I do not know.  But, it is clear that it is occurring whether we are ready for it or not. 

244 - Spirit will not be denied.  She is birthing this new form so that she can more fully express.  Will it impact everywhere?  Ultimately yes.  But it will start in the spiritual fringes as all such things do.  The unknown, the fringes ... these are close to one another, with the fringes occurring at the edges between the known and the unknown.

245 - For a stream of consciousness expression, I have to trust that the quality is inherent.  It isn't being put there by me ... at least not consciously.  And, stream of consciousness is my preferred form of expression. 

246 - For some reason, I have a knack for it ... a special relationship with spirit.  It is as if I was born for it somehow.  There is a sense of having found my calling.  This is natural for me, it is what I am meant to do somehow.  After over 11 years, I know that this is something that I could easily be doing for the rest of my life.

247 - Life is meant to be lived.  It is also meant to be enjoyed.  Further, it is meant to be lived in a manner that makes a difference.  This later constraint is one that I place on myself. 

248 - It is not enough to make any difference,  I must make a big difference, a difference of world import.  Yes, that is asking a lot of myself.  But, if we are not going to ask a lot of our self, then who is going to push us to excel and be all that we can be? 

249 - External pushing only works for awhile.  At some point, we need to become the propelling force ourselves for our actions in the world.  We do things because that is the most natural expression of who we are.  And, what we are is spirit expressing in flesh.  It has always been thus and will always be thus. 

250 - The physical world is a playground for spiritual expression. 

251 - All expression is spiritual expression regardless of how light or how dark it may seem.  In the world of illusion, we have the play of light and shadow. 

252 - Ultimately there is no darkness, no evil.  There is just a lack of light, a lack of awareness. 

253 - People are doing the best that they can under the conditions in which they find themselves.  That their choices are in error when compared to some higher standard is of no import.  Intention counts for a lot.  Though, spiritual law still applies. 

254 - The scales will be balanced.  What we sow, we shall reap.  What we do to others we do to ourselves.  Though this balancing extends across lifetimes and millennia.  However, from another perspective all time is simultaneous ... so the balancing actually occurs in the moment.

30 July 2004 

255 - The stream of consciousness flows ever onward.  Where it will flow is a mystery, even to me.  It seems that only consciousness knows, and she reveals her course only in the moment. 

256 - Being associated with a mystery can be quite exciting.  The unknown is ever there, just one step from where we are.  But, there is a sense of security as well, a sense that there is always room for one more step and after that another and another.  If we will but follow our inner guidance, everything will be fine. 

257 - That is the key ... look within to what guidance is offered and follow it wherever it may lead. 

258 - Each of us are old souls that have incarnated many times.  Even babies are accompanied by an inner spiritual wisdom. 

259 - Some are ancient souls who have been around longer than that and who returned to carry out particular missions to help the world during this time of great transition. 

260 - In most cases, consciousness has a role, and often a large role in determining a particular outcome.  In many respects, I am an active participant along for the ride.  I accept the fate that consciousness wroughts in my life ... knowing that at some level I contributed to this very fate.

261 - How do we change the circumstances of our lives?  We start with our belief systems then proceed to our actions.  As the saying goes "actions speak louder than words".  Indeed, such is the case.  Besides, the very definition of a belief is a thought that we are willing to act in accord with. 

262 - Eliminate the corresponding action and you have no belief. 

263 - To change our lives, we must change what we do and how we do it.  It is that simple, but also that difficult. 

264 - We can get overly set in our ways to the point where change becomes not only undesirable but frightening. 

265 - Also, inertia gets in the way.  Doing the same things in the same ways is easy.  Though it may also become boring.  Breaking the inertia may take a great force.  Sometimes this comes from outside of us, but just as often it must come from within.  Either way it enters our life as a shock to our system. 

266 - Once it comes, we are flung along a new path.  From there, little changes can allow us to adjust the course.  Actually, little changes can have big differences in the longer term. 

267 - It helps to become a master at belief management.  The steps are simple.  Find an idea that you choose to believe in, and then take action in accord with that idea until it becomes habit for you.  See what results from this and make adjustments as necessary to fine tune the results to be more in line with what you desire.

268 - When it comes down to it, how much do I really need?  The one thing that seems to matter most is free time, and this I manage to still waste a lot of. 

269 - One day at a time.  With each day we take one step closer to our destiny.  Trust the God force within you.  It knows exactly what you need and what you are ready for.  If  you allow yourself to, you will be pushed in exactly that direction that is right for you. 

270 - Go with the flow.  Trust that the universe is caring for you as you care for yourself and others in your life. 

271 - We are the directors of the dramas of our lives.  We are also the playwrights.  We craft the very lines that we speak.  That would mean that I have crafted all of this expression as well.  Either that, or I crafted a role where I would be receptive to such a stream of consciousness from a source within.  Either way, it makes for an interesting role to play. 

272 - Either way, it amazes me that such as this could be expressed in the manner that it is.  Will it be said some day that it is amazing that one such as this could exist in the world?  That would be a memorial worthy of a life.

31 July 2004 

273 - This is still the most important thing that I do in my life.   Yes, in my life.  Part of that comes from an assessment of what will have lasting value.  For the most part, what I do at work is temporary and impermanent.  It's utility passes far too quickly.  But, here, I have a sense of participating in something that is timeless. 

274 - This ever flowing stream of consciousness urges us to go onward and express whatever would come forth through us.  We create it not, yet it is created through us.  Without us, it would not exist.  Yet, in a very real way, without it, we would not exist either.  This is whom that we are, in ways that run deep to our very core. 

275 - How can an expression be whom that we are?  Is it rather not what we do?  But, is there any real difference between the two.  Creator and created, are they not one whole ... neither existing in the same manner without the other?  Experiencer and experience ... are these not whole in a similar manner? 

276 - I AM is beyond what I create and what I experience.  I can say that, but how do I know that?  Is it not obvious? 

277 - Spirit knows what she is doing.  In fact, far more than I know.  I continue to be a vessel through which spirit speaks.  This I do willingly and dutifully.  Yes, I accept it as a duty.  There is a sense that no one else could do what I do in the way that I do it. 

278 - Yet, is that not true of each of us?  We are all unique expressions of spirit.  What we do could not be done in the same way by another. 

279 - Each of us leaves our ripples on the pool of the world and these interact in a manner that results in impacting others and the world in some way.  How we do this is up to us ... we decide by the very way that we choose to express in our lives.

280 - There is something special about allowing source to speak through one.  There is a sense of awe and of mystery.  The process is truly magical. 

281 - There is something special about watching word after word reveal itself to your mind and through your fingers to the computer screen and ultimately to the printed page.  How many get to experience consciousness firsthand in so intimate of a manner?

1 August 2004

282 - The past 11 years have been preparatory somehow.  They have not been the real thing.  All that is Beyond Imagination is just the opening note in the symphony that is to be my life. 

283 - If we try and fail ... then such was not meant to be and we find something different to try.  If we succeed, we are living the life that we dreamed. 

284 - It takes awhile from the announcement of something until the reality is manifest.

285 - I would express what I am moved to express.  What others take from this is not for me to determine or to question. 

286 - There is no second guessing spirit.  She knows what she is doing in our lives.  She is living through us, expressing through us.  You might think I don't believe that we have a reality of our own.  I would offer that we have no reality independent of the spirit that expresses through us. 

287 - Is everything spirit in expression ... the good, the bad, and the indifferent?  What about the heights of genius and the depths of stupidity and mediocrity ... all spirit in expression as well.  There is nothing but spirit in expression.  Nothing! 

288 - Pursuing the path that spirit intends for us to take ... that is the key.  That is what we need to do.  That means first finding the path and then deliberately choosing to take steps on that path. 

289 - When we are in the groove that is right for us, happiness is one of the noticeable side effects.  Though, if we are not careful, it can be very elusive.  Part of that is because following the path that is right for us may not be the easiest way to live.  In fact, often it is a challenging way to live. 

290 - We are challenged to overcome our limitations.  We are challenged to overcome our fears.  We are challenged to live a life filled with love. 

291 - In the end, there is only love.  Everything else is illusion.  The sooner that we realize this, the better off we are. 

292 - That is one of the major lessons we are here to learn ... there is only love. 

3 August 2004

293 - Out of nothingness, the words come into being.  There is a blankness of mind required to facilitate this expression.  It is as if when my mind is blank, it is like a vacuum attracting whatever would come forth from source.  As a result, my sense is that I am not the creator of all of this. 

294 - I am an active participant, yes, and even a necessary one.  Is that enough to make the expression mine?  The sense is yes, just as the painter or sculptor or mathematician or philosopher can consider their works their own. 

295 - Creative expression is special.  It also has an otherly quality, a spiritual quality to it.

296 - It is in consciousness that I live my life and through consciousness that I do my work.  From another perspective, consciousness or spirit does its work through us. 

297 - We are all spirit in expression.  That is what truly matters.  Yes, we are physical, and we are meant to enjoy physical reality.  However, equally and more importantly, we are spiritual and are meant to enjoy this part of our reality as well. 

298 - The trick is to ensure that our priorities are right.  We do this by finding our spiritual center and living from that to the degree that we can.  That means being kind, both to others and ourselves.   That means being generous, especially with our time and energy.  That doesn't mean going overboard.  Though, we may find that such is not possible. 

299 - The more we give of ourselves, the more spirit refills us.  That is how spiritual law works.  We are meant to be useful ... to do things with a sense of purpose ... to accomplish some mission that is ours to do. 

300 - If we look within, we will find what that is for us.  There is no general purpose/mission that applies to everyone.  Here, each of us is unique. 

301 - There is no small purpose.  However, many seem content not to find their purpose and carry out their mission.  That is OK.  Everything happens in its right timing.  The play unfolds as it will. 

302 - Each of us plays our parts in the manner that we choose.  Yet, from a higher level, there is a greater drama that is being played out, one in which many roles are intertwined into chords and fabrics of splendid beauty and grand designs. 

303 - Life is a place for creatively expressing and for learning whatever we need to know.  Our souls know what this is and attract the reality that is appropriate to make it happen.

304 - Our unique consciousness provides the opportunity to experience life as it has never been experienced before.  In the process, we express whom that we are and whatever spirit is able to express through us.  This is a natural process, one that we are engaged in all of the time. 

305 - Everything is spirit in expression.  Everything! 

4 August 2004

306 - We have no intended message in mind as we express.  Our sole purpose is to allow the stream of consciousness to freely flow forth as it will that it may serve as an example of what is possible when we allow spirit to animate our lives. 

307 - Is there a hidden agenda in all of this?  If so, it is hidden from me as well.  Then again, perhaps that is because I'm so close to the expression that I can't stand back and see it with clear eyes. 

308 - This expression is a sounding board of sorts, a confidant, a friend, and even a therapist at times.  I don't know how many times over the past eleven years that I have stood on the edge of sanity/insanity.  It is probably more often than many might guess.  Yet, I consider myself sane for the most part. 

309 - To date, I still have not met another bipolar person who experiences reality in the way that I do.  Actually, another person period.  Perhaps I'm looking in the wrong places.  Perhaps this is true for everyone, but somehow I doubt that. 

310 - There are many places where large groups of people have common beliefs, value systems, outlooks, and experiences.  I just don't fit into any such groups, at least not yet. 

311 - Change starts with a single step in a new direction.  At first, a slightly new direction is all that is necessary.  Over the course of time, the small difference leads to a huge amount of change.  In fact, the initial difference may be so minuscule as to be unnoticeable. 

312 - We have to desire new experiences in our lives and then have to be willing to act upon the opportunities that present themselves as a result. 

313 - As we act, we set in motion more opportunities until in the end our reality is completely different because we allowed ourselves to be different.  This is the way that we create our reality.  It is completely within our power.  In fact, we do it whether we know it or not. 

314 - Do what you love or love what you do.  One way or another the result is still the same.  Great things come from this one practice. 

315 - When we love what we do, we imbue our work with a wonderful energy that permeates it in a way that is apparent to others.  There is a perfection that comes from this.  There is a sense of beauty and majesty as well. 

316 - Help those who ask to the degree that you can and to the degree that you feel obligated.  If you seek within, your obligations will be obvious.  This doesn't mean that you have to help everyone who asks but if they are asking you for help, there is some reason for it. 

317 - Be careful about how you help, however.  We don't want to make others dependent or co-dependent on us if we can avoid it.  Ultimately those in need will have their needs met, one way or another. 

318 - The universe is a cooperative endeavor.  It can also be a competitive one, even fiercely so at times. 

319 - How do we share the bounty of the world with the whole world?  How do we collectively create an abundant world society?  Until we are ONE world, we permit needless suffering to continue indefinitely. 

320 - Those who believe in scarcity have divided society into some haves and many have-nots.  Is that fair?  Who is responsible for enforcing fairness?  We should be self-policing.  But, who polices multinational corporations?  Some of these wield more power than many governments. 

321 - The economic system should serve us.  It should enable us to be prosperous ... not just some of us, but all of us. 

322 - What would the world be like if there was sufficient abundance to meet the needs of all?  And, not just the basic needs, but the real needs on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels?  I can imagine such a world.  But, can we collectively create it?  To some degree, we are already creating it ... at least some of us.

323 - Many still struggle to make ends meet.  It is just that the ends are far greater than they have ever been before. 

324 - There is incredible wealth in this country.  Yet, making a living is still a challenge. 

325 - We should be concerned with more than making a living.  We should be concerned with making a masterpiece of our lives. 

326 - Part of my masterpiece is this very expression.  It is built word by word, musing by musing.  At what point will I have created a castle?  When will people visit this castle in numbers that truly make a difference?  Perhaps this is already happening beyond my awareness.

327 - What am I meant to do with my life?  I am a wayshower here to demonstrate how spirit can more fully express in flesh.  I am also a master builder, here to build the foundations for a new world.  Yes, these are big tasks, but they are tasks that someone or some group has to do. 

328 - From what I can tell, my world is substantially different from the worlds of others.  Not that I interact enough with many others to know this for certain.

329 - What good is life if we cannot dream and find ways to manifest those dreams?

330 - I've spoken of reality creation many times, but when it comes down to doing it, it is an art rather than a science.

5 August 2004

331 - Consciousness is my home more than any physical locality.  I take her, or she takes me wherever I go.  She moves me to do whatever I do.  She moves me to be whatever I would be.  Through her I live my life.  And, I shall do so for the remainder of my days. 

332 - This requires a deep trust in the workings of spirit, in the expression of consciousness through us.  Indeed, such is the case.  But, the trust is warranted.  I have seen firsthand what consciousness has done in my life.

333 - We need to live our life in the moment.  However, we need to do it in a manner that moves us toward the future that we desire.  That requires accounting for the past as well, not allowing it to confine and enchain us, but adjusting it as necessary to move in the course that we desire to move. 

334 - In the present, we decide what we will manifest in our lives.  We can do that consciously or at other than conscious levels.  One way or another, we do it however.

335 - To learn something important each and every day ... that should be one of our top goals.  Our very focus on doing this will attract to us those things that are most important for us to learn. 

336 - Reality creation is not a difficult process.  It is not something to labor over for untold hours.  It is something that we should allow to naturally unfold in our lives. 

337 - What challenges have I faced, and what gifts have come as a result?  The first challenge comes from being alone in a world of 6 billion plus people.  My sense is that the gift of writing came from this challenge.  What I couldn't express to others personally got transformed into what I express and share here. 

338 - I strongly desire to "no longer toil at the bidding of any prince".  That does not mean that I want to retire and stop working.  It just means that I want my work to have more meaning and more lasting value. 

339 - There is nothing stopping me from writing in my abundant free time except myself.  Here, it is a matter of discipline and resolve.  Here, it is a matter of committing to something that is greater than I am.  That can be easy or difficult depending on your natural disposition.

340 - I would be a wayshower.  I would offer the world an example of what can be.  It would help if I could do this in the context of a community, but that has not been forthcoming. 

341 - A community of one is not much of a community.  Then again, depending on how many parts make up that one, that may a shortsighted conclusion. 

342 - Clearly, there are many parts of myself only some of which I am aware.  Becoming more and more self aware is one of the primary directives from consciousness. 

343 - It is through self awareness that we realize whom that we are.  It is through self realization that we become all that we can be.  Awareness and realization are indeed that powerful.  They are not to be taken lightly.

344 - Why have a will if we can't use it to influence and impact others or to create what we want in our life? 

345 - If I choose different actions, perhaps the results will be different.  That is how we change our reality.  Mass reality is another matter however.  As an individual, the part of mass reality that I am involved with is Wayne's World.  It is an interesting world.  It is a limited one as are all such worlds.  But, the limits are uniquely mine. 

346 - The world is like a balloon.  Its size is dependent on how much we blow it up.  Sometimes we go too far and the world pops and we have to create a new one.

347 - The more that I express, the more that I give, the more energy is released unto the world.  What happens with that energy is somewhat out of my hands.  I take the step to share it at the Beyond Imagination site.  In return, I ask spirit for abundance ... unlimited abundance. 

348 - To date, the abundance has still been limited.  But, the sense is that this is due to my choices not to what spirit is doing.  Interesting, but something rings true about that.  I need to take action to release the floodgates of abundance.  Part of that is truly believing that we deserve abundance. 

349 - There is nothing wrong with being extravagant.  There is nothing wrong with having and enjoying the material comforts of the world if  that is what we desire.  For me, however, there is still a dichotomy between being spiritual and being physical.  The separation is not real, but it is somehow part of my outlook on life. 

6 August 2004

350 - The communication is automatic.  It is between source, me,  and an unnamed audience.  Will this audience be unnamed forever?  Probably not, but perhaps for the duration of my existence anyway. 

351 - I've been told multiple times that I am an old soul, and perhaps even an ancient one.  I believe that is why I seem to know things that others don't yet know.  Then again, it is not a matter of not knowing, rather it is a matter of not remembering.  That is the more correct way of looking at it. 

352 - Our souls know what they are doing, even if at times it seems that we do not. 

353 - Everywhere we look, life begs to be expressed. 

354 - There is an evolution of the expression of consciousness in form that is going on ... an evolution that drives everything.  We are all part of that evolution.  It is time for the foundations to be built that facilitate this evolution and this expression. 

355 - Force is not compatible with a peaceful world.  Yet, strength is completely compatible. 

356 - Spiritual warriors and peaceful warriors have a great strength which comes forth from within.  It is not for them to impose their will on the world.  Rather, it is their chosen destiny to serve spirit with the strength of their beingness.  Part of this comes from an awareness that is far greater than most.  This includes a familiarity with the nature of consciousness and how consciousness creates reality.
 
357 - Indeed, it is consciousness that creates reality ... whether this be on conscious or other than conscious levels.

9 August 2004

363 - That is both where I work and where I play.  Yes, I consider this expression to be play for my consciousness.  Here, I play with source to bring forth an expression that requires both of us.  There is no doubt that I could not do this alone. 

364 - Spirit/consciousness has a special place in my life ... the highest place.  I suspect that this too will be true for the remainder of my days and beyond.  Yes, I believe there is a beyond.  Consciousness continues to exist beyond death of the physical body.  We continue to exist as individualized beings, as partitions of awareness. 

365 - Speaking of awareness, that is the one thing that we get to keep as we progress.  Our bodies will return to dust.  Our worldly possessions will pass to others.  Even our memories may pass with the demise of our brains.  But, the level of awareness we have achieved is ours to keep.  Each incarnation, it becomes our spiritual birthright ... a source of inner wisdom that goes beyond anything that we are taught in each existence. 

366 - In the end, this expression will have allowed me to make a statement with my life, a statement that would not have otherwise existed.  My unique consciousness was necessary to bring it forth in this manner.  I am the willing servant of spirit in this endeavor.  Together, we are wayshowers, blazing a trail through the wilderness of consciousness.

367 - It is difficult selecting what it is that I must do versus what it is that I can do.  It is important to do those things that I can do that others cannot do.  This expression is one of those things.  It is uniquely mine in the way that nothing else that I do is.  Further, it is something that I freely choose to do. 

368 - There is nothing forcing me to express except an inner drive that needs to be realized.  This I choose not to resist.  Doing otherwise would be like choosing not to breathe.  That simply is not going to happen for very long. 

369 - Actually, the comparison is more like choosing not to drink.  We can only go a few days without water.  Here, I partake of the water of spirit. 

370 - You see a flow of words, a stream of thoughts and ideas on a variety of topics.  How much does that really tell you about me personally ... except that I am the one through whom all of this could be expressed? 

371 - Spirit is my companion, my best friend, my solace, my true love, and also my greatest critic.  It is through her that hope is expressed in my life.  It is through her that I am pushed to be all that I can be.  It is through her that I reach the grandest realization of whom that I AM.

372 - I trust that on other than conscious levels I am attracting exactly what I need to experience in my life.  There is a tempering taking place.  The sword is being forged into an instrument of the greatest utility and finest beauty.  The process cannot be rushed however.  It all takes time. 

373 - Interesting, sword rotated once circularly to the left becomes words.  My weapon, my greatest tool is words ... and a lot of them at that, literally millions of them.  I am a spiritual warrior, and I would dispel the darkness with the light of words that flow forth through me. 

374 - Fear results in all of the problems in the world.  But, fear is false, it is illusory, it only appears to be real. 

375 - Two key questions dominate life:  who are you, and what do you want? 

376 - It is amazing how much spirituality is embedded in some of the popular shows.  Is it there purposefully or is it there accidentally?  Spirit knows what she is doing.  There are no accidents. 

377 - The two questions result in very different ways of living.  When we focus on who we are, the inner reality is most important.  When we focus on what we want, the outer reality is most important.  In the world, we have introverts and extroverts who express this inner/outer distinction as well. 

11 August 2004

381 - I am an instrument here, an instrument for the expression of spirit.  What sort of instrument am I?  I would hope a good one.  However, we judge instruments by the quality of the music that they play.  How would this instrument be judged?  It can only be via the quality of the words that come forth.  Consciousness herself brings forth these words.

382 - Happiness and fulfillment are good signs that we are on the right path.

383 - I would make the world a better place.  I would build the foundations for a new world.  I would do these things because I know that I can and because I must.  Something deep within attracts me to this fate.  I know that at some level this is what I signed up to do in this existence and I will do whatever it takes to accomplish it. 

384 - My reality reflects what I have been asking for and expecting in my life.  It reveals my deepest desires made flesh.  What does that tell you about me?  What does that tell you about yourself?  This communication is a shared part of our joint reality. 

385 - If you are reading this, it is a part of your reality.  You may or may not agree with what is expressed but something brought you here, something brought us together.  At this point, it doesn't matter what that was.  All that matters is that a communication took place.

20 August 2004

386 - This is definitely what we are passionate about.  It is not so much expression to make particular points, rather it is stream of consciousness expression that drives and excites us. 

387 - I feel that what is coming forth originates from a plurality of sources.  How these sources might be structured and or related is beyond me at this point in time.  However, there is a strong sense that this will not always be the case ... that I am training for a new role in the drama that is life. 

388 - I don't consciously generate these words.  Rather I am the conduit though which they flow and are presented to the world.  What the world will do with them is not mine to decide.  It will be as consciousness directs. 

389 - Do what you are moved to do, when you are moved to do it.  That is the directive of consciousness in my life.  It seems that this is a universal directive.  Though, it does not justify all actions.  It requires that we learn to discern what we would do of our own accord versus what spirit would do through us.  This is not always easy to do.  The differences can be quite subtle.  But learn we must if we are to reach our rightful place in the world. 

390 - Each of us has a spiritual destiny to fulfill and barring extraordinary circumstances (or maybe even because of them) we will indeed reach a state where we can fulfill that destiny.  Though, here too, it is not automatic.  It takes work on our part, especially self-work and service to others.

391 - Ye shall know them by their works is a grand truth.  But, ye shall know them even better if these works have substantial impact. 

392 - This expression is a walk in the park of my consciousness ... or of what flowed forth through my consciousness over particular periods of time that are identified. 

393 - The material is helpful to me, forming a physical extension of my memory that I can revisit whenever I choose to.  In sharing the material, I allow you to enter the world of Beyond Imagination as well.  Hopefully, you will find it as intriguing, fascinating, and challenging as I do.

394 - To be all that we can be, to become all that we are capable of becoming ... these are the challenges that engage our souls.  This is how we find meaning in our lives.  This is how we become true heroes.

395 - Uncertainty is OK.  There are many things that we do not consciously know ... and many of these may remain unknown indefinitely. 

396 - We can learn to be comfortable with the unknown.  In fact, in time, we can come to embrace it.  This is good.  The other options are to be fearful of the unknown or to ignore it altogether. 

397 - Sometimes a small to moderate amount of fear is helpful, but we need to be careful not to take this to excess. 

398 - Ignoring the unknown only works for so long until it encroaches in our lives in such a way as to not be denied.  Though, it seems that for many, this never really happens.  But, that is changing too as more and more people awaken in consciousness.

399 - Awakening in consciousness is what it is all about.  As we do so, we facilitate the expression of spirit in flesh through us. 

400 - Sometimes I suffer from delusions, or boughts of irrationality.  But, who says rationality is superior to irrationality anyway. 

401 - In fact, in numbers and elsewhere, it is the irrational that displays the more interesting behavior.  That doesn't sanction being irrational all the time, or even in any given situation.  Rather, it should be a matter of choice as to how we play the cards that we are dealt ... or more correctly, that we deal to ourselves. 

402 - We know what we need to learn.  We know internally what we need to allow us to grow and to prosper.  And, yes, we are meant to prosper. 

403 - We are meant to live abundant lives ... each and every one of us.  Though abundance can mean different things to different people.  The biggest determining factor in all of this is worth.  We get what we feel that we truly deserve.  It doesn't matter whether that be much or little.  Given that, it makes sense that we choose what we are worth.

23 August 2004

404 - There is no forcing function for this expression other than an inner drive from consciousness to communicate with me and with others.

405 - What comes forth is always a surprise.  That is what keeps it interesting for me.  I never know what is going to come next.  Yet, I anxiously await what would be expressed through me.  Yes, through me, not by me.  After eleven years, this continues to be true.  I am a co-creator of this expression, but I am not the originator. 

406 -  Does that make me crazy?  Does a sane person listen regularly to the voices in his head ... and share what they have to say with others?  Hmm ... but I don't sense myself to be crazy.  And, I continue to be moved to share everything that comes forth.  Why?  Because there is a sense that it can help others.  Exactly how, I don't really know. 

407 - There is something about walking in the shoes of consciousness that is uplifting to the soul.  My hope is that such walks will lead to spiritual awakenings.  At least, this has been the case for me anyway.  Can one truly walk in the shoes or the mindsteps of another? 

408 - There is something special about works that have come forth through your unique consciousness.  It is as if they are specially tailored for you.  No, that does not mean that everyone should do as I do.  I don't believe that just anyone could.  That is one reason that I am a wayshower.  My consciousness is specially suited to this task.  It allows me to be used as an instrument through which spirit can express in this way. 

409 - Each of us is specially suited for something.  Each of us have the potential for greatness in our lives. 

410 - It does not matter what our circumstances are.  These can be changed.  It does not matter what our specific abilities are.  These can be honed and developed.  If we search for what we most love to do, we will find our true calling.  It is that simple.  And, this calling will support us abundantly throughout our days.

411 - It is especially interesting that the Olympics is being held as we write this.  There, the premier athletes in the world are competing not for monetary reward, but for the glory of being the best in their particular disciplines and specialties. 

412 - Yes, many of the medal winners will be marketable in the commercial domain.  But, the majority of competitors are there for the joy of competition.  Many have been training rigorously for as much as a decade or more.  They've dedicated their lives to the pursuit of excellence.  One can do far worse than this. 

413 - Living for something ... even if you come short of achieving your highest goals is far better than living a life of normalcy and mediocrity.  Not everyone can win the gold ... but everyone can give their best.  That is all that can be asked.  There is only so much that we can do.  But, we need to be careful not to place arbitrary limits on this. 

414 - We will find that we are capable of far more than we imagined.  It is a matter of allowing ourselves to be the best that we can be.  We know when we are doing that by how we feel.  In particular, we feel free, happy, and elated.  It is as if we are soaring in consciousness.  And, indeed we are.

415 - Written expression is my chosen form of  making my mark on the world.  But, is that sufficient?  On one hand, the sense is that it has to be because that is where my strengths lie.  On the other hand, the expression does not seem to be reaching  the right folks to make the difference that I imagine.  Though, you might say that I dream big and expect what I do to ultimately have world import and impact. 

416 - Yes, it is grandiose of me to believe that I will do what I say that I will do.  But, these are more than dreams.  I truly believe in a reality in which I have a major impact on the world in which I live. 

417 - I came to create the foundations for a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.  I would do this even if it kills me.  This is something I am truly willing to live and die for.  Though, my sense is that the later will not happen until the time is ripe. 

418 - Death will come to us when we are ready.  Our time is up when it is up, not one moment sooner nor later.  There is a sense that I have another 20 years to finish what I came to do. 

419 - When all is said and done, it seems that the words in these works will be all that remains from my having lived this life. 

420 - I live and breathe by the words in this expression.  I would ask that this be my source of livelihood as well, but that is not the case at this point in time.  This is the true work that I do.  And, I gladly do it.  I anxiously await what would come next.  Clearly, I have not yet made my mark on the world. 

421 - Given my mission, it is very important to me that I make a difference, and a big difference at that on a worldwide scale. 

422 - Deep within me, I know that there is greatness, there is something grand that I came to do and I will do it.

24 August 2004

423 - What is, is.  What we do about it is our choice.  Whether we fight it, accept it, ignore it, or change it are all choices that we can make depending on the circumstances and our desired results. 

424 - Yes, we are talking about reality creation here.  We are involved in every aspect of it whether we are conscious of it or not.

425 - I know that we create our own reality both on conscious and other than conscious levels.  Regardless, we do it and are fully responsible for all that we experience.  Knowing this, we have added range in which to interpret the meaning of what we experience. 

426 - Everything has a message for us.  Everything is there to train us and make us stronger spiritually.  And, when we are ready, the awakening to whom that we truly are will come as well.  It is all a matter of time, and of fate. 

427 - We are destined to be all that we can be.  However, the destiny is only a force that pulls us in a given direction.  Unless we recognize this force and give in to it, we may or may not manifest our intended destiny. 

428 - All we can give is our best.  After that, things are in spirit's hands.  She knows what she desires to express through us.  She knows the grand plan for the evolution and unfoldment of consciousness in the world.  And, indeed there is such a plan despite appearances to the contrary. 

429 - Light is might.  It will win out in the end.  Darkness is mere shadow.  It can only exist until light is shone upon it to reveal it for what it is.

430 - Sharing is easy when the audience is an unknown one. 

431 - I am still searching for kindred spirits, members of my spiritual family so to speak.  I know that they are out there.  It is simply a matter of finding them and initiating contact.  You might consider this expression to be one of my means to initiate contact.

432 - My world, in particular the meaning that I experience in my world, is uniquely mine.  I suspect that this is true for everyone, though for some it seems to be far more true than for others. 

433 - Consciousness continues to bring forth her wonders through me.  The vehicle of words, of written expression allows much to come through. 

434 - It seems that it is time for a more orderly and organized expression.  Perhaps one that is not so prolific, but that is deeper and more concise ... something that would move and be of more value to far more people. 

435 - Metaphysics by its very nature attracts a limited audience.  But, does that really matter?  Am I doing this for the potential audience, or for the fame, or for the rewards that it might bring?  Or, am I doing this because this is what I demand of me in serving spirit and the world?  Perhaps it is a little of both. 

436 - It would be a shame for all of this to go nowhere.  Yet, for your eyes only still haunts me.  All of this could indeed be for my edification, teaching me what I need to know to step out and be the wayshower that I am meant to be. 

437 - Is it enough to show the way with my words?  Are these not like the stories of the early explorers describing the wilderness that they encountered?  Am I not encountering the wilderness of consciousness in my own way and facing what I find with courage and determination. 

438 - But, what is the value added?  What does the reader gain from my works ... from my adventures in consciousness?  At the very least, I offer the vision of one who has seen the world through a unique set of glasses and experienced the frontiers of consciousness without the use of drugs or alcohol. 

439 - Yes, I walk on the very edge of sanity at times.  I know that.  But, that is the only way to venture into the unknown. 

440 - No matter how prepared we might think that we are, consciousness has a way of surprising us anyway.  Get accustomed to that, and come to expect it.

441 - Belief systems are important.  They are the playground through which we create the reality that we experience. 

442 - It behooves us to become familiar with the playground and to master playing with beliefs to the degree that we can.  This is important on several fronts ... one, for manifesting what we want; two, for removing the blockages that keep us from getting what we want; and three, for removing the obstacles that keep us from being all that we can be. 

443 - It seems that when we are being all that we can be, all that we need and nearly all that we desire naturally come into our lives.  That is the key, focus on self improvement and self discovery that allows us to be all that we can be. 

444 - It doesn't hurt to control our desires as well so that they are in line with what we need.  The bottom line is that needs are always met.  Desires may or may not be met depending on how committed we are to doing what it takes to make them so.  Here, the universe doesn't limit us. 

445 - Though, there are universal laws that apply such as you should never take more than you give.  This one principle alone would guarantee abundance for everyone in the world.  Such a simple principle, yet such a great responsibility that comes with it.  In honoring it, we respect the sanctity of all life.

446 - The concept of goals still seems to be so foreign and arbitrary to me.  Why should I prefer to be one way rather than another, or to have some things rather than others?  Is it not better to be free from unnecessary encumbrances?

447 - What does it really take to be free?  If I have a concern over what my impact will ultimately be on the world, am I really free?  Why should it matter what impact I or my works have?  Why is it not sufficient to Be Happy and Create Well? 

448 - When we are happy, it is a sure sign that we are living our life as it is meant to be lived.  Further, in creating well, we are contributing what we can to those that we touch. 

449 - I am happiest when I am engaged in this expression, when I am allowing spirit to speak through me in this manner.  You might say that this expression "makes my day", for indeed it does.  I look forward to it.  It awakes me from my slumbers in the course of the day.

25 August 2004

457 - Choice is a very important part of our lives.  But, it is not always conscious.  Many things are chosen at other than conscious levels.  This doesn't relieve us from responsibility for our actions ... we are still making the choices.  However, we don't need to beat ourselves up about them should we not like the reality that results. 

458 - We can always choose differently.  Also, in many cases, it is the conscious choices that set the framework for the other than conscious ones.  So, indeed, we do create our own reality consciously far more than most of us realize. 

459 - To what degree is free will manifest in the moment versus to what degree do we make our choices and plan out the play of consciousness in advance?  It seems that there is a combination of both at play.  But, I still sense that much of what we experience is pre-planned and pre-coordinated.  It just seems easier to work the details out in this manner. 

460 - The analogy is of a movie.  The script and dialog is written, the scenes and props are selected, and the actions and the ending are determined long before the actors begin playing their roles.  Is real life any different than this?

26 August 2004

461 - This is where I live.  This is what I most enjoy doing.  Here is where my unique consciousness has a chance to truly shine. 

462 - What we give, we get returned unto us ... and generally manyfold.  But, it all starts with finding a way to give, finding a way to be of service somehow.  This is easy to do if we allow ourselves to naturally move in the direction that spirit pulls us toward.  She knows what we need to fulfill our destiny ... even though we seem to be in the dark much of the time. 

463 - There are many ways to get where we are going.  On one extreme, we consciously direct this.  On the other extreme, we go with the flow of the universe.  There are also many paths between these extremes with varying degrees of resignation to the will of spirit in our lives. 

464 - I'm still one to go with the flow ... though there are times when I get actively involved to "make things happen".  I try to do this only on exception however, choosing to avoid the generation of any new karma where I can.  Or, is that an excuse that keeps me as a watcher in the game rather than an active player? 

465 - There is nothing wrong with being a watcher.  In fact, that is a very enlightened thing to be.  However, this should not stop us from participating and doing things in the world. 

466 - Nothing to excess, everything in moderation might be a worthy goal.  Though it seems that this is easier said than done.

467 - I don't consider myself normal in nearly any respect.  I never have.  Though as an extreme loner and introvert, I don't really have much to compare my experience of reality to. 

468 - I know what I have read.  But, I also know that only so much can be communicated via the medium of the written word.  It is a lot, but it is still limited.  The question is whether it is enough or not? 

469 - I still prefer the pristine nature of the written word.  It is my forte.  It is where I spend the bulk of my time both at work and here at play.  It is the medium through which my consciousness finds its natural expression.  It may be less immediate than the spoken word, but it is home to me. 

470 - What does matter is that we express what can be expressed when we are moved to express it.  That is the nature of spiritual communication.  It just happens when the time is right and when we are ready.  Apparently, this just happens to be now for me. 

471 - Spirit will not be forced.  She must be allowed to have her way.  From my experience, she can be trusted to steer us on the path that is right for us.  Though, it doesn't hurt if we participate and help in the process.

472 - How many believe that their true lineage springs forth from spirit?  It is from spirit that we are granted our lives.  It is from spirit that we are spawned and thrown forth into existence.  We are the expression of consciousness in flesh first and foremost.  Not just some special few who have realized this, but each and every one of us.

31 August 2004

473 - Things will manifest when it is right for them to manifest.  That is how it has always worked in my life. 

474 - There is always enough, no matter how extended things get.  The universe has a way of coming through. 

475 - You get out of life what you put into life.  The greatest things that we can put into life are our hearts and souls.  Everything else is window dressing, so to speak. 

476 - The call from spirit is always to be all that we can be and to do all that we can do.  However, we have to realize that there is a point that is enough, beyond which further work and further giving are optional.  That doesn't mean that we won't be compelled to do more anyway.  It all depends on our particular choices and our particular destinies. 

477 - Yes, I strongly believe that each of us is destined for something.  Further, I believe that this is for something great ... though greatness is relative, highly dependent on both circumstances and abilities.

478 - It is not that I want to shirk work in any way.  I expect to be working so long as I am alive.  It is a matter of what work I would be doing.  Where can my talents best be put to use?  I have some idea of where this might be.  But, I also trust that the universe knows where this is and is actively moving me in this direction already. 

479 - Consciousness is directing my life now.  In a very real way, she has been doing this for all of my life.  Whether she does this for others, I know not.  Though, there is a sense that at some level she tries, but that this is dependent on the openness of the individual as to how successful the process is. 

480 - We have to be willing recipients and willing vessels for the expression of spirit through us for the process to work properly.  If we fall short, we have only ourselves to blame.  And, even then, if we do our best ... there is no place for blame.

1 September 2004

482 - It is good to get away from our habitual patterns on a regular basis, especially our patterns of thinking.  I would advocate flexibility, though I am not one to demonstrate it anywhere near as often as I should. 

483 - I've been called stubborn and unmovable on far too many occasions.  Yet, seeing where I allow my mind to wander, it may not seem that such would be the case.  However, we live in the midst of contradictions that baffle us.  Not everything is meant to be explained. 

484 - Some things we just have to experience.  Life is one of those things.  The working of our mind is another, as is the nature of our consciousness. 

485 - Fortunately, we don't have to understand how something works to be able to use it ... and even to use it effectively in some cases. 

486 - I still don't know how this communication is possible.  However, there is no denying it.  I experience it on a regular basis.  For two years, this was nearly everyday for over 2 hours.  That is a big investment to sink into something that I don't really understand.  Yet, I am committed. 

487 - Even though my mind can ramble into areas that stretch any concept of logic, there is still a magnificence and an order about what is being experienced in consciousness and expressed.  So long as this is the case, I will continue to venture out into the unknown and return to share whatever I find in whatever ways that I can. 

488 - I am but a vehicle for this expression ... and a grateful one at that.

489 - These are not words to be read.  These are words that alter ones state of consciousness, ones very state of being.  May you never leave this expression with less than you came in with. 

490 - What more can be asked of any work?  It should move us ... it should facilitate us to be more than we knew ourselves to be.  I hope that these words do that for you.  I know that they do it for me.  No matter how many times I return, I go away changed once more.

2 September 2004

491 - What needs to be captured, what needs to be expressed, will indeed be expressed.  That is not something that I ever have to worry about.  There is no chance of missing something. 

492 - At times it does seem like we are dealing with lost opportunities to express ... and that these may never be recovered.  Spirit would not have it that way.  She will ensure that what must be expressed is expressed all in its right timing. 

493 - For me, though, there is a difference.  Each moment of expression frees the channel for more.  It is if I am the bottleneck.  I am a vessel that can be filled only so much.  To access and accommodate more, I need to express and share that which is already in me.  This is easy to do.  All that it takes is time. 

494 - What better way to expend my energy and talents.  In a very real way, this expression is a showcase for my talents.  It demonstrates a great deal of what I can do when I am operating at a peak of effectiveness. 

495 - Effectiveness implies a utility of some type.  What utility is there in this expression?  It shows me and others whom that I am.  But, is that sufficient to justify the time and energy that goes into it?  Without a doubt, I believe the answer is yes ... otherwise I would choose to spend my time differently. 

496 - Much time and effort gets wasted on things that have little to no impact or lasting value.  However, here, we have a record of consciousness in action, learning and growing and expressing through one called Wayne.  Of what value is this record?  To me, it is of great value.  You might say that it is the record of my life. 

497 - What is important is how valuable this expression is to others.  In particular, does it make a difference in the lives of others?  I have to believe that it does, even though the limited feedback that I receive is insufficient to justify any conclusion. 

498 - Even if this expression were meant solely for my edification, it says a lot about the nature of consciousness that she would go to such extremes to support a single individual. 

499 - Also, that the expression is recorded and shared in the manner that it is suggests that consciousness desires that it be that way for a reason and that she intends to make use of this in some manner some day.  When is not for me to decide.

500 - Freedom of consciousness is important to me.  Wow!  I don't think that I've ever used that term before "freedom of consciousness".  We have many freedoms:  freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of thought, freedom of belief, freedom of association, freedom of commerce, freedom of travel.  But, what does freedom of consciousness entail?  This seems to be the greatest of all the freedoms. 

501 - There are also things that we should have but don't at the present:  freedom from lack and freedom from fear are two biggies that come to mind.  These require a much greater societal commitment to achieve.  Further, it is a commitment that most do not realize can even be made. 

502 - We have to believe something is possible for us to achieve it. 

503 - The time has come to fashion the world as we would prefer it to be, rather than being content to accept it as it is. 

504 - The world is as clay and collectively we are the sculptor.  Our work will ultimately determine the quality of what is produced.  If we do our work well and with Love, the result will be a masterpiece that we can all be proud to live within.  However, at this time, this is not the only possible outcome. 

505 - We have to choose how we are going to work together to achieve greatness.  Acting alone, this is only possible locally.  Right now, the game calls for this to manifest globally.  The time is here ... it is now.

506 - There is nothing wrong with believing strongly in whatever you believe in.  But, there are limits.  There needs to be some kind of a reality check. 

507 - Hmm ... I'm one to talk about a reality check.  I'm one that lives in my own illusion of reality far more than most.  Though, at least I know it and can watch out for it as a result.  It would be far worse to be unaware.  Then again, there is the old saying "ignorance is bliss".  However, I've never believed this to be true for myself.

508 - What is the difference between sanity and insanity?  How do we know when we've gone off of the deep end?  It seems that so long as we have the presence of mind to be concerned about this, we are still on the side of sanity. 

509 - The more awareness, the more flexibility of consciousness.  Some go through various yogas and work to achieve flexibility of body, mind, and soul.  Others just seem to awaken in consciousness first without any necessary correlations on other levels. 

531 - What is it that I want to do with my life?  Is this really it?  I enjoy what I'm doing and the people that I work with ... but, is that enough?  There is so much more that I can do.  How do I employ my talents and abilities to their fullest?  One might think that the universe would assist in this. 

532 - The universe seems to be waiting for me to put something into motion.  Perhaps that is it.  Perhaps that is what I have neglected to do.  It seems that desire is not enough.  We must dare to act in accord with our dreams if we are to make our lives the masterpieces that they are meant to be.

533 - This expression is not something that can be forced.  It happens when it happens.  It happens when I am ready for it to happen.  It happens when the world is ready for it to happen.  Hmm ... that is an interesting observation.  We are pieces within one grander whole that constitutes our world. What we do, the world does through us.  We are the world!  And, the world is us!  It is US!

534 - If I can envision a utopia on earth, surely I can do what it takes to at least start to manifest it. 

535 - Act as if!  That is the secret to manifesting anything.  I know that ... but am I truly living it?  At the time, it seems not.  Otherwise my reality would be different than it is. 

live => grow => see => know => share => be => live

536 - That is definitely a sequence to think about.  Notice that "work" is not included.  That should be a natural extension of who we are meant to be.  When we love what we do, when we share whom that we truly are with others, we are operating at our highest capacity.  That is all that can be expected of us. 

537 - We are capable of far more than we can imagine.  Literally far more.  It is a matter of believing this and being open to spirit operating and expressing in our lives. 

538 - We are spirit enfleshed.  All that we do is the expression of spirit at some level.  What level depends on how open we are to spirit expressing through us.  Openness requires a deep trust in the sanctity of spirit.  Yet, the spiritual is by far stronger than anything material. 

20 September 2004

539 - It seems that the depths of spirit are truly unfathomable.  The more we explore, the more we find that there is remaining to explore.  The process is never-ending. 

540 - We all need something that fascinates and challenges us.  For me, that is definitely the nature of spirit and spiritual expression.  Though, what I consider to be "spiritual" might not agree with how others define this term. 

541 - Spirituality involves the creative expression of consciousness through us.  I was going to say of spirit through us, but it seemed strange to define spirituality in terms of spirit.  Though consciousness is no less vague and mysterious.  That is OK too.  It is good to have a strong dose of the mysterious in our lives.

542 - What I am, what I experience, is a reflection of the world in which I live.  Not that this world is the same as that of others. 

543 - We each create our own worlds within a common environment that serves as a framework for experiencing physical reality.  Though, we live as much outside of that framework as we do within it. 

544 - Yes, we are physical beings.  But, we are non-physical beings as well.  It behooves us not to lose sight of either the former or the later.

545 - With stream of consciousness expression, you never know how easy or difficult it is going to be.  It all depends on where you enter the stream and where the stream chooses to take you. 

546 - Hmm ... we generally do not think about the stream "choosing" anything.  We simply go where the forces of nature take us.  Yet, consciousness is not so rigid as that.  She does indeed participate and take us on a ride.  Perhaps journey is a better term for this. 

547 - The stream of consciousness takes us on a journey through the unknown territories of consciousness.  The more we experience this, the more varied the experiences seem to become.  Though, I can't confirm this for certain.  I only know where I have ventured. 

548 - Habits.  How do we overcome the inertia of habitual behavior in our lives?  Many of us are slaves of habits.  That doesn't mean that habits in and of themselves are bad.  It just means that they can be misused. 

549 - When used properly, habits make our lives easier and more productive.  However, they can also dampen creativity and spontaneity.  It is important that we not let them do this. 

551 - My abilities are evolving in a manner that optimizes them for the uses that I put them to. 

552 - How would I go about creating the foundations for a new world?  How does a hermit, a loner, do this?  It seems that I've set an impossible task for myself.  Though, as my wife would say, nothing is impossible. 

553 - Some people find it natural to work with others.  For me, it is more of a challenge.  One reason is that the process seems to be so slow.  Getting people to work together is not easy.  It seems that the more people involved the worse it gets.

554 - So, how many people do I need to reach to change the world? It all starts with ONE.  Interesting.  I need to reach myself first.  Then, somehow, my work as illustrated in these words needs to be disseminated in a manner that reaches others.  How many others remain to be seen.

555 - I’m still very isolated, working directly with spirit.  You might say that I am naïve … unaware of how others experience and view the world.  However, the isolation has its benefits as well.  It was instrumental in developing to the point where I could start bringing forth this stream of consciousness communication. 

556 - I could be a writer all of my days.  Or, I could start to interact with others more directly.  These are two opposed possibilities.  Which path I take seems to be up to me in some respects, but up to the universe as well.  What would I prefer?  I only know where my talents lie.  And, right now that is in written expression. 

557 - I have never been much of a speaker.  The words just don’t form naturally in my head as they do here.  That is OK.  There are many who have the gift of gab and can speak fluently and brilliantly. 

558 - Do what you love to do!  Do what you do best!  Trust that the universe will see that your contributions matter.  Though, it may involve you directly in doing this. 

559 - Be open to new modes of expressing.  Be open to doing things that you have not done before.  You’ll find that they are easier to do than you think going in.

560 - Dream big and believe that your dreams will indeed be manifest, then act as if ... as if the dreams are already so.  For at some level, by the time the dream is expressed it has indeed been actualized on some level.  The trick is to do what it takes to make that level this level. 

561 - We are here to express spirit in flesh. 

562 - This is meant to be a glorious expression for we are indeed glorious beings. 

563 - What does it take to manifest dreams?  First, we have to have the dreams.  Then, we have to share them with those who will be touched by them. 

564 - I happen to dream on a world scale.  How does one share dreams with the whole world?  The WWW seems to be a place to start.  But, how do we inform people that our dreams are posted to be shared?  That is a different matter.  I assumed that the universe knew of my actions and would attract the right people to my site. 

565 - How much do I want to earn my livelihood via this kind of expression?  When you put it that way, it seems that I have little choice.  If I do nothing, little will change.  And, I really want things to change.  My sense is that this is why I came into this incarnation.  It was not just to find a way to enjoy my life.  It was to accomplish something grand and to enjoy myself in the process. 

566 - Is it really necessary to have world import?  Will I find my life to be somehow less meaningful if this never happens?  Perhaps.  All that I can do is to live my life as I am moved to live it, and express as I am moved to express. 

567 - What is it that I can do that others cannot do?  Those are the very things that I need to be doing.  Yes, need to be doing.  While I am here, this feels like exactly where I need to be.  There is something about this expression that is destined.  It is meant to be.  This expression uses my consciousness as I use a keyboard or a pencil and paper. 

568 - Consciousness uses my faculties to bring forth something new, an expression that is beyond anything that I could dream of on my own.  At least not consciously. 

569 - It seems that we are grand on other than conscious levels and that these levels express through us regularly if we allow them to.

570 - Love the life that you live.  Hmm ... I'm not sure where that came from.  Do I truly love the life that I presently live?  If not, why am I not taking action to change it?  Surely that is within my power to do.  I can either change my attitude about the life that I live or I can change my life to make it something that I could love. 

571 - Why am I not pursuing my bliss?  Perhaps I am.  But, if I were, you would think that I would know it.  You would think that I would be happier than I am.  Yet, while I have an inalienable right to pursue happiness, somehow I don't feel worthy of achieving it.  That, or happiness is simply more elusive than we have been led to believe. 

572 - I can write.  I can express.  I can capture this stream of consciousness.  These are things that I can do that no one else can do.  But, what is different about this.  I have been doing it now for over eleven years, totaling over 3 million words. 

573 - The expression evolves as I grow and change.  As my consciousness expands, so does what can be expressed through me.  This is a never-ending process.  Each sentence brings forth something that has never been expressed before. 

574 - Consciousness finds ways to get through to us, regardless of how dense we may be. 

21 September 2004

581 - Information has too much of a straightjacket connotation to it.  It is more formal than this stream of consciousness.  I'm not one to be too formal about much of anything.  I prefer to be whom that I am and not put on any airs. 

582 - We don't always succeed at what we attempt to do.  However, we do always succeed at what must be done by us.  That is just how things work. 

583 - Some things are destined.  There are no options regarding whether they will be done.  Though, there are always choices as to how they will be done.  Here, free will is a determining factor. 

584 - We can choose how we do things.  We also choose how we interpret what experiences mean to us.  These are powerful abilities that we have.   However, they are abilities that must be develop.  They are inherent in our natures, but they must be brought out to be of use to us.  Here too, schools typically fall short and fail to train us in this area. 

585 - It seems that most of the things that are the most useful to know fall outside of the traditional curriculum of our schools.  Something is wrong with that.  It needs to change and soon.  We are wasting too much of the potential of our society by not doing something about it.

586 - We need to live more efficiently and effectively.  We need to be gentler and kinder and more loving to one another.  These are things that we can choose to do at any time.  It is all about attitude.  This is not something that requires extensive amounts of resources.  It requires a commitment on each of our parts to do our share about maintaining our own attitude and about helping others to do the same.

587 - It seems that many of the things that matter most in life are indeed free.  They are not things that our economic system enables us to acquire.  They fall completely outside of this system.  For instance, it costs virtually nothing for me to be able to express in this manner. 

588 - This is fun for me.  This is how I prefer to spend my free time ... at least a good deal of it.  What will come of it?  Who knows?  Perhaps nothing.  Perhaps a whole new world.  Whatever it is will be right.  I know that because consciousness/spirit guides all that I do. 

589 - There are many things that we are able to do competently that we don't really understand how we do them.  Thinking, speaking, seeing, and walking are a few that come to mind immediately.  All of these are natural processes that we engage in daily.  How is it that this is possible?  How is it that we don't know how our mind functions?  How is it that the minds of different people can function so differently?  It is interesting, isn't it?  How can we be so alike and so different at the same time?

590 - Life is lived at such a fast pace these days.  But, it doesn't have to be that way. 

591 - Consciousness is the motive force in my life.  I have no reason to change that now.  Consciousness has taken me on an exciting journey over the years ... especially since 1993.  Oh, there have been challenges.  And, I've experienced my share of boredom.  But, overall, I would not trade my experiences for that of anyone else. 

592 - I would live my life as it is meant to be lived.  I accept the destiny that I've created for myself at other than conscious levels.  This is a conscious choice that I make.  Does it have to be this way?  For me, yes it does.  However, what is right for me is not necessarily right for others.  I would not impose my lifestyle and my values on others.

22 September 2004

593 - Here we are free to express whatever spirit would move us to express.  Here we allow a stream of consciousness to flow forth that has never flowed forth in this particular manner before.  We cannot stop the stream.  Actually cannot may be too strong of a term.  Rather, we choose not to stop the stream from flowing. 

594 - There is more to this expression than what the words themselves convey.  There is an overall tone and rhythm that comes across as well.  This is not because I intentionally place it there.  The words come forth automatically.  I am simply the instrument that consciousness plays to bring them forth. 

595 - Is the quality of the instrument apparent in the quality of the expression?  I would hope so.  And, I would hope that this is good.  However, it is what it is.  I can watch it evolve, but it does not seem to be under my control. 

596 - How can I engage in a process over which I have limited control?  The fact of the matter is that I do, and that I do so regularly.  It is not something that I can question.   I observe that it happens, and must accept it for what it is. 

597 - This expression is by far the highlight of my life.  It is something that I participate in that is greater than me.  It involves spirit and consciousness expressing as they will through me.  It demonstrates that we are capable of far grander things than we might believe. 

598 - If I can do all of this ... what can you do by harnessing the power of consciousness?  Hmm ... that is an interesting way of looking at it.  Indeed, we are harnessing the power of consciousness.  We all do this all of the time.  It is a matter of how efficient and effective we are in the process. 

599 - It is the medium of words that I command.  No, not spoken words, even though I hear them in my head as I write.  It is the written word that is my medium of choice.  It has been all of my life, whether it be in the reading of books in my first 34 years ... or in this expression for over 11 years.  Is it possible to weave a peaceful world via this medium? 

600 - It doesn't matter that according to experts roughly 7% of communication comes across in the actual words expressed.  That 7% provides the paints that I use to create my masterpieces.  No, I don't use words sparingly as do the poets.  Here, the stream of consciousness gushes forth from within.  I don't even have the sense of crafting what comes forth. 

601 - How do we create a better world for all of us?  It seems that it all starts with ideas.  We have to empower people.  We have to get them to believe in what is possible.  Then, we need to convince them to act in accord with realizing these possibilities.  We do that by turning what is possible to what is probable to what is certain. 

602 - When something becomes a certainty for us, we will indeed find a way to manifest it.  It is all a matter of believing strongly in what can be achieved. 

603 - Utopias are not just wild fancies of the imagination.  They can be real.  They can be manifest.  Though, often they are manifest in ways that surprise us.

604 - Beyond Imagination is so much a part of whom that I AM that we are inseparable. 

605 - I am comfortable with the unknown in my life.  One more unknown doesn't really matter ... even if it is a big one.  It is enough that the expression exists and is such a major part of my life.  It is enough that I have experienced the range of states of consciousness that I have been privy to. 

606 - I don't typically ask for much, just the circumstances and conditions to do what I came to do.  Yes, that is still to create the foundations for a new world in which spirit can express more fully in flesh.  I do that by how I live, by the works that I do, and by whom I touch. 

23 September 2004

607 - Just because we can do something does not necessarily mean that it is an effective use of our time and resources.  The issue comes down to what is mine to do versus what is it that others are meant to do. There is still a sense that I am not yet doing everything that is mine to do. 

608 - As we become more aware, we also become more able. 

609 - We need to stretch beyond the confines of what we thought we were capable of to find what we are truly capable of.  That is part of the path of self discovery.  We will be amazed at what we will find.  It is all a matter of looking in the right directions.

610 - What we seek, we will indeed find. 

611 - If we want to change what we experience, we need to control what we seek.  Here, we are at the driver's wheel.  Our actions determine the course that will be followed just as surely as they do when we are driving a car. 

612 - Where we place our focus and attention makes all of the difference.  It determines what experiences we will have and even how we will be impacted by those experiences. 

613 - Life provides a context for meaning to be experienced.  Ultimately, it is the meaning and not the events which matter.  Though, some events are more conducive to particular kinds of meaning than others.

614 - Seek to serve first with all your heart and soul, and your reward will be abundance on all levels.  However, the service must come first and must be voluntary. 

615 - This would ask that we serve with love, and that we imbue our work with the excellence that is due it.  I can say that here.  It is easy to do when the "work" is already volunteer work and is what you love to do.  This expression of consciousness is that way.  I don't have to do it.  It does not help me earn my livelihood.

616 - I have no real control over what consciousness is choosing to express through me.  I simply allow it to flow, trusting that it comes from a source that knows what it is doing.  Thus far, it has never let me down.  I have no sense that it ever will. 

617 - Abundance on all levels.  That is definitely a reward worthy of whatever effort it takes on our part to get it.  That is the ultimate satisfaction.  Some might question whether it is achievable. 

618 - YES, there are sufficient resources available to achieve this.  However, we can't misuse the resources.  We have to be wise in our stewardship.  And, we have to be fair in how we share these resources not only on a country by country basis, but on a worldwide basis. 

619 - The gap between the haves and the have-nots has to be made less.  We can do this.  Indeed, we must do this.  Our transactions with others need to be WIN/WIN wherever possible.  And, the scope of the winning must be fair to all parties. 

620 - Let the buyer beware is not an acceptable way to operate in a new age.  Rather, let the seller be responsible is more appropriate.  Unfortunately, the economic system doesn't yet operate this way. 

621 - Whatever the market will bear is still a guiding principle.  That might work for some things.  But, it is not clear that it is fair for other things. 

622 - The bottom line is that we cannot be experts on everything.  We have to have some trust in the people who provide services that they are honest and that they are giving us a reasonable deal for the service we are buying.

623 - Trust, but verify.  Perhaps that is the key.  We need to be knowledgeable enough about what we consume to be able to verify that indeed we are getting a fair deal.

624 - Note that this would not be a problem if the operating principle of the economy was to provide people what they need as efficiently and effectively as practical.  But, that is not the world that we live in.  At least not yet. 

625 - I've always had a sense that I'm here to perform a mission and that when this is done, I will be free to go onto other realms of consciousness. 

626 - I am but a visitor here.  In many respects, a stranger in a strange land.  As such, I do not live as others live.  I walk a path that is my own ... definitely listening to the beat of my own drum.  That is what has gotten me here.  And here is not such a bad place to be. 

627 - I consider myself successful.  Perhaps less successful than some, but more successful than most.  Though I cannot claim the same regarding happiness.  Such is just how it is.  I find happiness to be very elusive.  Yet, I do find joy in the life that I lead. 

628 - Here, I can be of service in ways that I cannot be elsewise.  There is something about the expression of this stream of consciousness that is fulfilling for me.  It doesn't really matter what happens to it after it is expressed.  It is enough that it was expressed. 

629 - When all is said and done ... does it really not matter that anyone would remark that one such as I existed?  Hmm ... I've been plagued with grandiosity on and off for as long as this expression has been coming forth.  Is that finally starting to lessen?  It seems that it is.

630 - Be not concerned with outcomes.  You are to do as you are moved by spirit/consciousness to do.  You will know what that is when it is time for you to act.  However, you won't necessarily have much warning in advance.

631 - Do what you are moved to do when you are moved to do it.  Trust that that which moves you is indeed spirit.  And, when spirit moves us, the results are always beneficial. 

632 - All that it takes is trust.  The more that you trust, the more spirit can express through you. 

633 - Everything is spirit in expression.  Everything!  Know that and act in accord with it.  Yes, that means acting as if you are spirit.  And, indeed you are.  You know this.  Find a way to truly live it.  The more that you do so, the more your life will work and the more happy you will be. 

634 - That is the key.  That is all it takes.  Be the spirit that you are.  Operate at your highest potential.  Be the best that you can be in all that you do.  You know when you are being your best.  You can't fool yourself unless you choose to do so ... and even then, at some level you know exactly what you are doing. 

635 - Love the life that you live.  Imbue your life with as much love as you can.  You'll find that love is contagious.  Love, love, love.  We can't emphasize that strongly enough.  This is what unleashes the genius within us.  I have a favorite quote of mine to that effect:

Each of us has genius inside of us.  Love is the soul of that genius --
the very key that can unleash its expression in our lives.

636 - My life is rich as a result of this expression, far richer than any worldly riches would make me.  Though I wouldn't mind having my share of those as well.  Though, it seems that there is a tradeoff of sorts. 

637 - Too much worldly goods and we can get distracted from our real purpose for being.  However, it works that other way around as well.  Not enough worldly goods and we are distracted with other things such as the paying of bills, or in some cases lack and poverty. 

638 - Balance is in order, we need enough but not too much.  That, or we need to discipline to use what we have wisely and to focus our energies on the tasks that are ours to do.

27 September 2004

639 - Here, I consider myself priceless.  But, that is something that each of us must set for ourselves.

640 - Expect the unexpected.  Perhaps this is a sign of things to come.  The possibilities are endless, they truly are. 

641 - Life shouldn't become so static that it grows stale.  We need a change of scenery now and then to stay sane.  Also, perhaps a new venue would make it easier to pursue happiness.  That still eludes me, even in the midst of all that I have and all that I do.  It still isn't enough.  There is still something missing. 

642 - It is not necessarily that I need more.  Rather, it is a matter of needing different things than I have.  That is what change can bring.  Part of it is a new attitude, a new lease on life.  Curious, it seems that such is exactly what I am looking for.  When might this happen?  It seems that it could be at any time.  Why not right now?  Indeed, why not?

643 - Why would spirit not take the steps to assure that her works were disseminated to those who are meant to be touched by them? 

644 - Open yourself up to the possibilities.  What we have in store for you is far grander and more glorious than you have ever imagined, even in your most manic of states.  Trust that we know of your needs even before you do and that we are ever creating the circumstances that would allow you to learn and grow that you may evolve to do that which you came into this incarnation on this planet to do. 

645 - You are not so isolated as you would make yourself out to be.  You have more friends than you know, though many might not yet be visible to you.  Give it time.  Things will change.

646 - Unseen forces assist me in finding what I need, even before I know that I need it.  That works in most areas of my life.  Relationships being a major exception.  Here my experiences are far more limited.  I am so much more comfortable being on my own.  Yet, at the same time there is a desire to be more social, though in a highly meaningful way. 

647 - What do I want to do with my life?  What statement would I make?  Hmm ... the better question is what statement would spirit make through me?  It is not what I want that matters.  It is not clear that I even know what I want except in general terms. 

648 - My most important achievement is this very expression.  Few people that I know are even aware of this achievement, at least not to any real depth.  It is not that I keep it secret.  I have let people know both about the Beyond Imagination website and the Beyond Imagination books. 

649 - I would build the foundations for a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.  Yes, that is a big task.  But, I accept that it is mine to do.  Of course, I expect to have some help.  I expect to be part of a group that is responsible for doing this. 

650 - More and more, I'm beginning to realize that nothing is impossible for me or for anyone for that matter.  It is all a matter of will and desire. 

651 - If we truly want to do something, we will find a way.  The easiest way for this to happen is for us to be open and allow the universe to reveal the way to us.  It will do so if we wait patiently and expectantly. 

652 - We get what we expect.  Managing our expectations is thus extremely important.  In particular, we need to be careful to avoid limiting our expectations. 

653 - We are capable of far more than we have ever imagined.  It is time we realized this and unleashed our true potential.  Then, watch and see what glories unfold in our lives and in our world.

654 - Love what you do!  Love the life that you live!  Otherwise, find a way to transform it so that you can love it.  Don't sell this concept short.  It is extremely important. 

655 - There are always things to love about who you are and how you live.  Each of us is a miracle manifest.  Each of us is unique.  Each of us is spirit expressing in flesh.  Further, we have always been thus and will always be thus.  It is for us to make the most of this opportunity.  It is for us to be the best that we can be. 

656 - It is for us to express the best that we have within us.  I try to do that here in this expression.  Whether I succeed or not is ultimately not for me to say.  That is for spirit herself to judge ... or for those who are moved to partake of this expression.  Though, I would not be judged by spirit or by others. 

657 - We create our own reality.  I'm not the first to say that and I clearly won't be the last.  The truth is the truth.  It will be uttered until it is understood.  Ultimately, it will transform the world.  One simple five word sentence of 21 letters has that much power.  However, it may take volumes of words to understand the full meaning and impact. 

658 - Beliefs are the filters through which we see and attract the reality that we experience.  That makes belief management a very powerful skill to cultivate. 

659 -  Expectations are constraints that we place on what reality we consider possible.  We don't always get what we expect however, because we don't always believe that we are worthy enough to receive it.  This is a tricky game that we play.  There is mystery and magic in it. 

660 - We are sorcerers of a sort, conjuring up the reality that we then experience.  Each of us do this.  Though, for most, this happens on other than conscious levels.

28 September 2004

661 - There is something about this stream of consciousness expression that keeps me upbeat and positive.  Spirit has a way of doing that.  I can't think of anything more important than the expression of spirit in flesh.  To a great degree, that is why we are here ... though it seems that some realize it far more than others. 

662 - We do what we can do.  But, more important than that, we are the vehicles through which spirit can do what she can.  This aspect is extremely important.  It is not to be taken lightly. 

663 - We are channels for the expression of whatever part of the stream of consciousness we are able to tap.  This tap lies deep within, so deep that for many it is hidden. 

664 - It is all a matter of seeking.  We find whatsoever we seek.  That is one of the laws of the universe.  However, we may have to be persistent and seek for awhile for this to work. 

665 - Some things seem to be easy and others more difficult.  In most cases, it seems that our approach is the leading cause of the differences.  Attitude counts for a lot as well, as does believing that we are worthy of finding what we seek. 

666 - Feelings of worthiness run very deep.  Often they were generated early in childhood and then reinforced over the years.  However, by the time we are middle aged adults, what worked in our childhood and adolescents may no longer serve us, and we need to be free to change it. 

667 - The nature of beliefs is such that we are always free to change them at any time.  However, there are processes to use to change them.  It is not as simple as saying that we believe something new.  This needs to be deconflicted with other beliefs in our belief system.  Further, the new belief needs to be supported within our belief system.  The more support, the stronger the belief, the more likely it is to manifest quickly.

668 - The universe seems to be saying to continue to take one step at a time and allow each step to reveal where the next step will lead.  Yes, that makes it difficult to plan anything.  However, I've never been one to plan my life.  Rather, I go with the flow and allow life to take me where she will. 

669 - Often, it seems that I am in a holding pattern, awaiting a particular date with destiny.  There doesn't appear to be anything that I can do to speed these periods up. 

670 - Things happen when the time is right, and it seems that the universe does the setting of this timing.  That is well and good.  She knows far better what needs to be done and when than I do. 

671 - I am but an instrument that spirit plays.  She speaks through me.  I hear a voice in my head and relay it through my fingers into a computer system and onto a screen.  In this way, it becomes physically manifest.  No matter how often and how long I participate in this process, it still is miraculous to watch it unfold. 

672 - This is the point of creative expression.  It is here and now that this stream of consciousness makes its appearance in the world in this form.  There is no denying that.  The fruit of thousands of hours of expression is close to four million words. 

673 - Each of us must find what is right for us and pursue it with everything that is in us. 

674 - This is not a time to hold back.  This is a time to be all that we can be and to express all that can be expressed through us.  Yes, through us.  What comes through us is more important than what is done by us.  There is a difference.  In the first case, we allow spirit to have the reigns.  In the later, we retain control ourselves.

675 - Why are some people happy seemingly despite their circumstances, while others who seemingly have everything going for them can be unhappy?  Obviously, it has nothing to do with the circumstances themselves.  Rather, it is an attitude toward life that is different. 

676 - It is for us to be true to ourselves, true to others, and true to the consciousness that spawned and animates us.  Without this consciousness, we could not live for even one moment.  That is how important consciousness is to life. 

679 - With what do you compare this expression to?  It seems that it is worth whatever price that spirit sets for it.  Is this my grandiosity coming forth again.  Perhaps it is.  But, how else do we set prices on anything.  Ultimately, the market will determine what it will pay for any expression. 

680 - Recognition is nice, but it is not necessary.  I will continue to express regardless because this expression is part of who I am.  Here, I can be myself before the world as I can be nowhere else.  Though, I have started to open up in the work environment as well to the surprise of those that I work with ... and perhaps to the surprise of myself as well. 

681 - Building new foundations is not the job for a single individual.  Ultimately, it will employ many.  It seems that it already does.

29 September 2004

682 - How much is job security worth?  There is something to be said for being in a job that is highly likely to be around for all of my working life should I choose to allow it to. 

683 - Do I trust in the universe enough to assure that I wil be cared for and employed in a manner to meet my needs so long as I need to be employed? 

684 - Abundance is the reward for a life well lived.  It is not for us to be concerned about what we receive from life, but rather what we give to it. 

685 - Everything is a matter of doing what we are moved to do when we are moved to do it.  That requires going with the flow.  Further, that requires tapping source and allowing it to express through us.

686 - I expect a lot from myself.  But, I know a lot about what I am capable of and I simply refuse to accept less than my best in the things that truly matter. 

687 - In many areas good enough is good enough.  Given that time is such a precious commodity, we need to find ways to maximize our effectiveness and productivity.  We need to learn to distinguish which tasks require our best and have the discipline to apply our best to those tasks. 

688 - We also need to take time to rest and recreate.  Balance.  It is important to maintain balance in what we do.  That doesn't mean that we can't be intense.  We just need to channel our intensity towards useful ends.  The most useful ends are service to others. 

689 - Ultimately, it is the quality of how we serve that matters.  We serve because that is what caring human beings do. 

690 - In a society, we share and we help one another.  Many do this within the context of family.  Some extend this to friends.  Fewer still extend this to larger social groups. 

691 - As parts of the same ONE consciousness, what we do to others we ultimately do to ourselves.

692 - We have to show how things can be made better for all of us if we just expend the effort to understand why we are here.  There is a reason, and it is a spiritual one. 

693 - This world is a playground in which we create our own reality.  We create our individual reality in accord with a greater societal reality created by the mass consciousness for the evolution of the expression of spirit in flesh. 

694 - There is a greater plan, a spiritual destiny that is at work in the world ... that guides and directs the mass expression. 

695 - There are many who demand proof.  But, I am not one of these.  I trust what I experience.  Further, I value subjective experience even more than objective experience.  Given how much time and effort is expended in this stream of consciousness expression, that should not come as a surprise. 

696 - I have not been close enough to anyone in my life to be able to walk in their mindsteps.  The closest that I have come is in the books of my favorite metaphysical authors. 

697 - Is the Beyond Imagination material good enough to allow me to become one of the favorite metaphysical authors of others?  Is that something that I truly desire? 

30 September 2004

698 - It is curious that I consider myself to be a visionary yet do not consider myself visual and in fact am having problems with my physical vision.  What does that say about what I am willing to see and not to see?

699 - We express what we are moved to express when we are so moved.  The expression cannot be forced.  It comes from a source within that seems to be willing to speak whenever I am moved to allow it to. 

700 - I can only clearly see the next step at a time.  That is one way to keep me in the moment.  It is curious that I also have a difficult time remember what steps got me here.  So, effectively there is no going back. 

701 - Life is a journey.  It should be an adventurous one.  But, it is only such if we make it such.  It can also be boring if we allow it to be.  The bottom line is that it is all up to us. 

702 - We get what we expect.  We experience what we attract to ourselves to experience. 

703 - Our beliefs are like magnets, pulling to them experiences that are consistent with them.  They can be weak magnets or powerful magnets, depending on how we engage them in our lives.  It behooves us to learn how to make them powerful.

704 - We need to be careful to assure our beliefs are beneficial as well.  If they are not, we can wreak havoc in our lives and the lives of others.  Though, even there, we can only impact others to the degree that they allow us to impact them. 

705 - We cooperate to jointly manifest experiences in our lives.  All parties involved must agree to any particular reality that is created.  Yes, jointly we create the very reality that we experience.  And yes, reality is what we experience. 

706 - There is no objective reality against which our subjective reality can be compared or calibrated.  In this respect, we truly are individuals.  Our subjective reality is our reality, period! 

707 - But, what about equality?  In what respects are we equal?  Our bodies are basically equal, having the same organs performing the same functions.  But, there is a great variability in what we see in size, shape, intelligence, sharpness/dullness, openness/closedness, creativity, abilities, disposition, etc ...  There are so many differences in fact, that it is sometimes hard to see the similarities.

708 - Clearly, I am being cared for whether I continue to work here or whether new opportunities come my way.  It is only natural that the universe would help me to move into whatever the next position is that is right for me.  She has been doing this all of my life.  Why would she stop now? 

709 - This is one thing that I can count on.  Spirit is ever at my side.  Because of this, I can never really be alone ... at least not for long. 

710 - Consciousness is my confidant and my friend, she is my mentor and my benefactor.  Though her, I am able to lead the life that I am meant to lead.  Ultimately, this is not mine to determine. 

711 - While I know much about myself, it is not enough to know where I might best be of service.  Consciousness knows this and will move me precisely in that direction, albeit it might be in a roundabout way. 

712 - The straight path is often not the best path to reach a destination.  Further, the best path is often dependent on the nature, the temperament, and the abilities of the one who walks the path.

1 October 2004

713 - I'm open to what the universe has in store.  At this point, it doesn't feel right to direct it.  But, I'm open to responding to whatever the spirit would bring my way, and responding quickly at that. 

714 - I've established a sort of a nitch in the working environment.  But, it is not where I want to be forever.  I know that my talents and abilities are underutilized, that I am not as productive and effective as I could be.  The universe knows that as well, if only through my eyes.  I trust that she will see to it that this is remedied. 

715 - We cannot afford to waste the natural talents and resources of anyone.  That probably means that we need to recognize that service to society is provided in far more than the work environment alone.  Unfortunately, right now, such services are not necessarily compensated for fairly ... if they are compensated for at all. 

716 - Life is a matter of giving and taking.  It works best when we all agree to abide by the principle so well stated in the Lion King: to never take more than we give.  This is indeed the secret to life, and in particular, the secret to abundance.

717 - What does it really mean to be sane?  I know that my world is different enough from that of others that I am on the border anyway.  Though, there is still a presence of mind that has to count for something.  But, does it really matter?  I am what I am.  I experience live and reality in the manner that I do. 

718 - I have an interesting relationship with consciousness that has developed throughout my life and flowered since 1993, in particilar.  It is this relationship with consciousness herself that I am so moved to share.  It is a relationship that has been developed during my free time through much practice in stream of consciousness expression. 

719 - What is to be gained from all of this expression?  Hopefully a more complete sense and understanding of whom that we are.  That is what I get out of it anyway.  My hope is that it would be contagious and would affect others in a similar manner. 

720 - As the author, in some respects this is my baby.  Yet, in other respects, this is clearly the work of a consciousness that is more than I know myself to be.

721 - Where will this stream of consciousness take us next?  It is ever a journey into the unknown, and a wonderful journey at that.  It is a journey of discovery, a journey wherein we find that we are more than we ever imagined ourselves to be. 

722 - I do need my share of quiet time when I am alone to commune directly with consciousness as I do here. 

723 - It is amazing how life works.  We seem to get exactly what we need, though not necessarily in the moment when we think that we need it, and not necessarily in the way that we want. 

724 - The universe has its way of seeing that needs are indeed met, one way or another.  Then, why is there so much misery and suffering in the world.  My sense is that it is because we have not accepted responsibility for taking care of ourselves and of one another. 

725 - At this point, we can still look the other way and hold people responsible for their own circumstances.  Many still believe that people should help themselves and rise by their own bootstraps.  However, this is not an enlightened way to view the world. 

726 - We are interdependent now.  We have always been, but the complexity of society is far greater now than it has ever been before.  This makes the interdependence all the more important. 

727 - In an interdependent world, we are responsible for one another.  We are responsible, whether we accept this responsibility or not.  And, the reality that we experience will reflect this. 

728 - It is important that we find a way to be of service.  And, not just any way, but an effective way that we love doing that utilizes our grandest gifts. 

729 - Here, I come alive in ways that I cannot anywhere else.  In some respects, this is an impersonal way of serving.  Yet, in other respects, helping to teach and reveal the nature of consciousness by example is quite personal. 

730 - Each moment brings its opportunities and its challenges.  It is up to us to make choices within the framework that constitutes our life.  If we don't like this framework, it is for us to do what it takes to change it. 

731 - We are gods/goddesses all.  We create the reality that we experience.  There is no one else to blame for anything except ourselves.  And, even then, it is not clear that blame serves any use.  Rather, blame keeps us subservient to the circumstances and/or people that we hold as responsible. 

732 - Often, our beliefs are in error.  Part of belief management is the identification and removal of beliefs that are in error.  Sometimes we cannot know, but often we can. 

733 - Beliefs dwell in the realm of the unknown, not in the realm of facts or what can be proved.  That doesn't mean that beliefs cannot be supported, and even supported strongly. 

734 - We can learn to tap our intuition in a way that is consistent and can be counted on.  Can we prove that intuition exists?  Not really, it is a subjective experience.  Can we prove that intuition is reliable?  Not really, that seems to be subjective as well.  Also, it seems to vary widely. 

735 - Using intuition is a skill.  It seems to be a skill that some people develop naturally but that others find difficult or even lacking altogether. 

736 - It is not for all of us to be the same.  Just as there are different cells and organs in our body, different individuals have different roles in the organizations of our society.  It helps to have a diversity of abilities/talents able to fill these roles.  In fact, the more variety, the greater the variety in the spectrum of resulting organizations.

737 - There is a greater context in which each of us live.  It is a spiritual context.  No, not a religious one ... though it is through religion that many confine their spiritual experience. 

738 - I prefer to view life as spiritual, as the expression of spirit in flesh.  In fact, it is deeply spiritual ... everything is. 

739 - There is nothing else but spirit in expression.  It is all God, Goddess, All That Is. 

740 - We are all consciousness in flesh and there is only ONE consciousness.  This makes us all ONE.  What does that mean?  What would we collectively do differently if we believed this one simple truth?  How do I know it is a truth?  Isn't it obvious when we see the unity in all the diversity of life? 

741 - Who am I?  Just another aspect of the ONE consciousness, just another facet of the diamond that is All That Is.

742 - I refer to a source within.  But, I cannot see that source, I can only see the words that get expressed here. 

743 - My consciousness, stream of consciousness, collective consciousness, the ONE consciousness.  All of these are consciousness in manifestation.  We experience them to different degrees at different times.  Much of this seems to depend on the level of awareness. 

744 - "Awake ye sleeping gods".  This is the promise of the new age.  We are truly gods/goddesses all.  It is time that we woke up and realized this. 

745 - It is time that we assumed our rightful place in the scheme of things, in the plan of spirit for the evolution of the expression of consciousness in the world.  We do that by being open to the voice from within and doing what we are moved to do.

3 October 2004

746 - Consciousness is the one thing that truly moves me.  It is for her that I live.  She animates me.  She expresses through me far better than I am able to express myself. 

747 - Increasingly, I expect to be living the destiny that is mine and fulfilling the mission that I came to carry out in this incarnation.  I am here by choice this time around. 

748 - I am here to build the foundations for a new world.   No, that is no small task.  But everything starts with one person realizing that something needs to be done and being willing to take responsibility to take the actions necessary to make it so. 

749 - In the beginning, we may not even know what those actions need to be.  However, if we have faith and listen within, we will be guided to do what we can do.  That is the key ... realize that all that is asked is for us to do what we can do. 

750 - We can do the miraculous, we can accomplish the impossible.  It is all a matter of what we believe and what we expect.  Further, it is a matter of what we are willing to accept both of ourselves and of others.

751 - I would go where I am moved to go.  I would be what I am moved to be.  I would do what I am moved to do.  In all three cases it is the spirit within me that is the moving force.  I simply follow wherever she might lead.  Yes, I trust her that much ... more than I trust even myself. 

752 - For a long time I've had a sense that I was here on a mission, and when that was completed I would transition, as I would no longer need to be here.  That doesn't mean that I can't taste of earthly delights.  It just means that I find spiritual delights far more delicious and satisfying.

753 - Am I really satisfied to live my life in the moment, without any real plans that go much beyond a week?  Obviously, that is the case because that is what I do at the present, and what I have been doing for some time. 

754 - Planning is a difficult process for me, not so much because I don't know how to do it but rather because I like the freedom of being able to do in the moment what needs to be done in the moment. 

755 - I like the freedom to choose to do particular things at times when I can be most effective at doing them.  This allows me to maximize my effectiveness, and hopefully that of others that I work with.  Though, often my work has substantial impact on either what others are doing or how they are doing it ... processes and process execution. 

756 - How do I know that I am being effective?  One, by how much information I process and output I generate in a given day or period of time.  When I compare this to what others around me do, I am simply amazed.  Two, by how much additional output comes from this expression.  Between the two, I am carrying quite some workload. 

762 - What is it that I want?  Abundance and happiness come to mind.  However, I would not be idle in this.  There is work that I came to do.  There is a mission that I came to perform.  That, I would do and would do now. 

763 - There is no time to waste.  Whatever cushion there was has evaporated.  It is time to make the most of each moment, and to do that for every moment for the rest of my life.  That does not mean to work ceaselessly.  There must be time for rest and recreation.  However, it does mean to pay attention to what I am moved to do and to do it when I am so moved. 

764 - The sense is that every opportunity lost is lost forever, never to return again.  Further, it seems that while this applies to me personally, it also applies collectively. 

765 - There is a lot that we can do together to change the world.  And, the world is in drastic need of changing.

766 - It is curious that I have been a loner for most of my life, and an extreme one at that.  I take comfort in my own society ... and rarely in that of others.  My acquaintances are few, and my friends far fewer.  Yet, I believe that I am destined to change the world.  Grandiose thinking perhaps.  But, all of this expression is meant for something. 

767 - Surely there is an intended audience that spirit has in mind for all of this or even parts of this.  Yes, this could be for my eyes only.  But, what a waste of untold words that would be.  Perhaps the intended audience is a future one.  Perhaps I am writing about and for a time that is after I have vanished from this world. 

768 - It would be nice to see some of the dreams that have come forth through the Beyond Imagination expression come true.  But, it won't just happen.  We have to do what it takes to make it so.  This we can choose to do at any time.  But, it must be our choice.  Spirit will not force us in this matter.  She will allow us to proceed at our own pace. 

769 - We progress one step at a time, prodded by spirit of course, but gently.  It behooves us to listen to the still voice within.  It is there deep within each of us.  For some, far deeper than for others ... but it is there nonetheless.

770 - This stream of consciousness is being captured in this manner for a reason.  For one thing, this serves as my memory, allowing me to revisit what has come before whenever I care to.  In addition, it allows me to share the expression in a way that I could not otherwise do.  And, for some reason, sharing is extremely important to me. 

771 - At some point, I expect to encounter and work with others who are experiencing the same thing or similar things.  To date, that has not occurred but I am sure that it will.  What makes me so sure?  It just seems efficient that spirit make use of the resources that she has so tenderly and painstakingly developed. 

772 - Yes, I consider myself one of these resources.  I am one of many.  Actually, each of us is a resource with our own unique abilities, talents, and level of awareness.  Each of us can be of utility to spirit and to one another. 

773 - We are here to serve in some capacity.  That does not necessarily mean being a martyr unless that is our cup of tea.  We can have fun and enjoy life and still serve.  One way to do this is by being kind and helpful to those that we touch.

774 - Write.  Write.  Write.  That is what a writer does.  It does not matter what comes forth.  With a stream of consciousness, the organization is automatic.  It is not a conscious process.  It just happens. 

775 - I just open and allow the words to come through.  I am as surprised by what comes through as anyone who might be reading this, maybe even more so because I have the direct experience of it happening through me.

776 - Who would read what I have to write?  Is it good enough for someone to pay to read it?  What does it really offer to the reader?  What does it do to serve?  What benefit results from it?  Perhaps I should consider that more as I prepare myself to write. 

777 - The blank slate is important.  The cup has to be somewhat empty for consciousness to fill it.  And fill it is what she does, just as fast as I can empty it.  Hmm ... it is curious that my mind naturally works in this fashion. 

778 - All that I can do is express what would come forth through me, trusting that spirit knows exactly what she is doing in expressing in this fashion.  Yes, I believe that it is spirit expressing through me.  I have no sense of doing this myself.

779 - There is a sense that it is not me doing this, or at least not solely me.  I am accompanied by an essence that is more than I am.  However, it does not come forth as a separate essence.  It is as if it is a greater part of me somehow, a part of me with whom I am not consciously aware except for its results in my life.

5 October 2004

780 - After all, this is what I do.  I am a scribe for consciousness.  I write and write and write.

781 -  Just do it!  It is amazing how far we get when we take this attitude.  Also, it seems that things are far easier to do than we might have anticipated.  It truly is a matter of beginning the work and allowing the forces of the universe to carry it through completion.  This will indeed happen.  And, whatever resources and talents are needed will be forthcoming. 

782 - It is all a matter of expectations.  Believe in what you would do.  Believe that the universe moves you to do it.   And, when the universe moves, all manner of assistance comes our way.  We are being moved for a reason. 

783 - There are things that consciousness is doing through us that need to be done to support the evolution to the greater expression of spirit in flesh.  We are all part of this process.  We are all the channels for the expression of spirit in flesh. 

784 - In fact, there is nothing else except spiritual expression.  We only believe that we are separate beings with separate lives and separate experiences. 

785 - In reality there is only one consciousness animating us all and expressing and experiencing all that we express and experience in our lives.  This one consciousness is the same in me as it is in you.  We may tap different parts of it.  And, we may have different levels of awareness.  But, we still spring from the same source.

786 - Being whom that we are is not always easy.  Yet, that is the only real place to start if we are to truly express what we came to express in the world.  Then, there is the added challenge of becoming all that we are capable of becoming.  This requires diligence, determination, and effort on our part ... sometimes extreme effort. 

787 - We have to be willing to let go of our pre-conceived notions of our limitations, whatever their source.  We have to be willing to risk being genuine and risk doing things in concert with whom that we know that we truly are.  This may be different than others see us to be.  But, over time, their perceptions will change. 

788 - We must be true to ourselves and the source within.  This we can always do.  For this, there is nothing stopping us except ourselves. 

789 - I have chosen to freely share what is expressed usually within a day of its manifestation.  The sense is that in sharing it, I free it to be of service in the world.  Whom it serves and how it serves it seems are not for me to know.  That depends on who is moved to access the expression and how it moves them.  I can only speak for myself in this. 

790 - Freely share is a directive of spirit.  Though, what we share and how we share are up to us. 

791 - This expression has always felt as if it comes from a source that is beyond me yet within me at the same time.  How can that be?  Part of it comes from my hermit nature.  I experience the world in a very distinct way.  There is I and not I.  I have focused on knowing the former to the degree that I can and have virtually ignored the later. 

792 - There is only ONE, the I AM, and we are all that. 

793 - Yes, mere words are that powerful and that important.  They have the potential to truly move people and thus make a difference not only in their lives, but to the world as well. 

794 - In the beginning was the word.  It is from the word, the logos, that the forms within reality were manifest.  It is in our dreams that the world as it can be is imagined.  And out of that imagination, the steps can be taken to make the principles real and manifest them in the world. 

795 - Being able to name something, in this case consciousness, is not the same as understanding it.  My sense is that we could study consciousness full time for ceaseless incarnations and only begin to grasp its many ramifications.  Yet, I consider myself to be an explorer of consciousness on a quest to find and carry out my destiny. 

796 - It is not clear that we can avoid our destiny even if we desired to do so. 

797 - Subjective experience is not to be taken lightly.  Quite possibly, it is the most important experience.  Further, it is the only experience that is truly "real" to us.  From my perspective, there is no objective reality.  Reality is a subjective experience.  In fact, reality is what we experience ... even in the midst of the illusion. 

798 - It is not a matter of what is real versus what is not real.  Our very experience of something makes it real, at least for us.  Whether it is also real for others is not of any concern.  

799 - What we believe strongly influences what we experience.  And, what we experience is real to us ... hence subjectively real.  But, there is a nature of reality that is above and beyond this or which our beliefs are only an approximation.  Sometimes this is a good approximation, at other times it can be downright lousy.  Nonetheless, it is what it is and we have to deal with that.

800 - Life should be an adventure, a remarkable journey of the self through the magic domain of consciousness as it expresses in this world.  It can be that if we allow it to be. 

801 - Many need to feel that they are in control of their own lives.  Perhaps they are, perhaps they are not.  However, it is ultimately the subjective perception that truly matters. 

802 - We are what we believe ourselves to be.  We will experience what we expect to experience. 

803 - Consciousness does indeed exist within a magic domain where miracles occur on a frequent basis.  It is all a matter of where we look and how we see. 

804 - No matter what level of life that we look at, there are miracles to behold.  The very facts that we are alive and conscious are two miracles ... as is the fact that we are consciousness expressed in form and expressing via that form. 

805 - The quality of what we express is highly important.  You might say that our expression, whatever it might be, is the fruit of our life.  Hopefully that fruit will be ripe and of such quality as to sustain and nourish others.  Sometimes we can't guaranty this, but often we can.  We control how we nurture the fruit and when we harvest it. 

6 October 2004

806 - How do we judge the ultimate value of something ... especially words such as these?  They have the potential to reach many in the long run.  And, even if they reach only a few, they may be sufficient to move someone to do something that has a major impact.  It doesn't take many such impacts to be worth it. 

807 - There is a sense of release that I get from this expression.  I don't know how else to achieve that release.  Creative expression, especially written expression is what does it for me.

808 - Ever onward the stream of consciousness takes us.  Forever into new realms and new experiences we go.  Such is as it should be. 

809 - Life is an adventure in consciousness for me.  It has been thus for all of my days.  I suspect that it will continue to be thus so long as I am incarnate and even beyond that. 

810 - I firmly believe that there is something beyond this incarnation.  I also believe that there have been many past incarnations of which I have been a part. 

811 - We are all different.  The experiences we need are those that we create for ourselves.  Precisely those and no others. 

812 - Perhaps the Michael teachings are right and there are different soul ages ... baby, infant, young, adult, mature, old, transcendental ... being some of these.  At different soul levels we have different abilities, challenges, responsibilities, things to learn, and things to do.  We also seem to have different hopes and dreams. 

813 - All of this documents internal experience and an internal process that I have been going through for many years.  To come in and say it has limited validity now is to deny a glorious reality its full due. 

7 October 2004

836 - Here we are once again, ready to express what consciousness would bring forth through us.  This is the volunteer work that we do.  Though, while it consumes time, it does not feel like work at all. 

837 - This is a natural expression.  The words flow forth automatically.  I just have to get out of the way and allow.  I've had a lot of practice doing that over the past twelve years.  But, I wouldn't have it any other way.  This expression is a special part of my life ... perhaps even the most special part. 

838 - Here is where I get to be and see me in ways that I was never able to do prior to 1993.  Through this expression, I see my reflection.  And, I've probably paid far more attention to that reflection than most.  Is that good or bad?  I don't judge it such.  It is what it is.  And, it is a major part of my life.  My sense is that it is meant to be such for me.

839 - It is far better to know than to remain in ignorance.  With knowingness comes the potential to do something to change the reality that we experience.  That is what being a creator is all about. 

840 - We are all creators ... though many do not consciously create much that they experience.  That doesn't mean that they don't create it or that they aren't responsible.  It is just that the creation happens on other than conscious levels where they are much more competent.

841 - That doesn't mean that we can't make the process more conscious.  However, we probably don't want to make it all conscious.  There are too many details to manage.  It is better to consciously set the overall course and the desired destinations and allow inner resources to take care of bringing them to fruition. 

842 - We need to be careful not to focus too much on outcomes or destinations.  Enjoying the journey is often far more important than getting to where we are going. 

843 - What we are on is a journey of consciousness more than anything else.  And, what a trip it is.  We will remain on that journey throughout our existence, across the boundaries of any incarnations. 

844 - We will never cease to be consciousness in expression.  But, we may cease to be consciousness within form.  To some degree, we experience this each night.  We cease to be consciously aware of our form for nearly one-third of our life on a daily basis.  What happens when we sleep?  Where do we go?  What do we do?  What do we experience? 

11 October 2004

859 - So, what would be expressed this fine day?  The bottom line is whatever consciousness would express through me.  That is the same answer every day.  This is a stream of consciousness expression.  It is by far my favorite mode of expression.  The writing is automatic ... coming through me, yet I don't sense that I am the ultimate creator, at least not any part of me of which I have direct conscious awareness. 

860 - I see the expression just as you do.  It appears as words in front of my eyes and a voice in my head.  It seems that the voice is about one word in front of the expression itself.  Because of this, the expression is basically immediate.  It happens in the moment.  Further, I have no real control over it, other than to turn it on and turn it off. 

861 - It is good that I find this compatible with my purpose for being here.  This is indeed part of my mission, part of my destiny.  I am fulfilling a role that I came to play.  How can I know that for certain?  Primarily by how I feel when I am doing it. 

862 - I regard this expression as the most important part of my life.  Here I am capturing consciousness in action in a way that few if any others seem to be doing. 

863 - This is how my world works.  This is how things happen in my life.  I am moved by spirit/consciousness to do those things that are mine to do.  The moving comes via an inner sense or intuition that I feel.

864 - I have a sense of having been in the same place doing the same things for too long.  What is too long?  It is that point where the circumstances no longer serve our highest growth or the greatest expression of whom that we are.  How do I know that I am at such a point?  It just seems intuitively obvious.  There are no objective tests for this. 

865 - How do we facilitate a change in circumstances?  How do we change our experiences to reflect this?  How do we change our reality accordingly?  We start with the beliefs that there is a need for change and that we have the power to make the necessary changes and attract the reality that we would prefer.

866 - There seem to be a host of forces at play in our lives, some within our direct control and many outside of it.  However, even those outside of our direct control seem to be guided by our belief systems. 

867 - That is the most effective place to work to initiate change in our lives, with our beliefs.  These govern what we expect to experience, which in turn attracts much of our experiences to us. 

868 - Experiences in and of themselves have limited importance.  It is how we interpret what we experience that makes the difference. 

869 - Two people can be diagnosed with the same type of cancer.  One can remain upbeat and take it on as a challenge to overcome.  The other can resign to the disease, and the side effects of various treatments.  How each decides what the experience means will ultimately determine whether they will recover and how long they will live.

870 - Every day we make decisions that ultimately align our paths with our destiny.  Most of these decisions are made at other than conscious levels, by how we react to what we see and experience.  It helps to make this process more consciousness.  That takes awareness and attention ... things that seem to be in short supply in our world. 

871 - It seems that too few have been taught how important these are, and even fewer have learned specific techniques to awaken the awareness and focus the attention. 

872 - We tend to get what we focus on ... provided that this is consistent with our belief systems.  Belief systems are that important and that powerful.  They can facilitate getting what we want in life, they can inhibit it, or they can be neutral.  However, when they are neutral, they don't really empower us. 

873 - We each have greatness inside of us to some degree.  We need to find a way to discover that greatness and unleash it in our lives.  We do this by managing our expectations.  We have to strongly believe that this greatness is within us, and that we can find it and use it to do glorious things. 

874 - It doesn't matter exactly what we do, and it will be different for each of us.  This is one area where we are each unique and we need to revel in our differences. 

875 - Yes, there is much to be said for similarities ... but it is our differences that truly distinguish us.  Knowing that, we need to focus on finding those things that we can do that others cannot do as well or in the same way.  Then, we need to find a way to do them in a way that is of service. 

876 - There are many kinds of service.  We can serve the world, others, animals, the earth, the environment, society, even ourselves if this ultimately leads to being capable of providing greater service. 

877 - Why is it so important to serve?  Primarily because that is how we generate true meaning in our lives.  It is not what we take that ultimately determines our worth, it is what we give.  And, it is extremely important that "we never take more than we give" as they said in The Lion King. 

878 - For many of us, this is a stretch.  We live in a world that appears to be severely limited, such that there is not enough to go around.  This puts us in a struggle to get our share.  That doesn't even consider the idea that there may be a fair share.  Going further, it is completely opposed to the idea of unlimited abundance, the idea that there is more than enough to meet the needs of all. 

879 - The major roadblock opposing this is the economic system.  Free enterprise works for many, but not for all.  There are too many people that struggle at or below the poverty level.  As a society, we permit this believing that the system offers the opportunity for people to rise or fall by their own efforts. 

880 - It seems that we've put somewhat arbitrary constraints on the distribution of goods and services that allow the status quo to exist.  Why do we not simply guarantee that we will find adequate work for every employable person that provides what they need in exchange for their services?  As a society, we have the resources to do that. 

881 - We can decide to end poverty and unnecessary suffering.  Some suffering is a matter of individual choice so there is not anything that we can necessarily do to prevent it.  However, much can be alleviated.

882 - When it comes to creating a more utopian society, I think that we can do far worse than to err on the side of optimism. 

883 - I would hope that the expression has a great impact on the world.  I would hope that my dreams for a better world would come to fruition.  But, would I do anything to make this happen?  All that I can say is that I continue to do as I am moved to do in the moment.  Right now, this is still engaging in this expression. 

884 - Stream of consciousness writing is still the most fun type of writing for me.  So long as that is the case, and so long as consciousness has something meaningful to say through me, I will continue to express for her.

885 - There is something to be said for no regrets.  We need to fill each day with what can be done that day. 

886 - We need to reach a position in life where we can truly say that if we were to die at this moment that we are satisfied with what we have accomplished and the difference we have made.  That doesn't mean that there isn't more that we can do.  Nor does it mean that we are ready to die at that moment.  It just means that we have caught up and that we are on course with our lives.

887 - You might say that I have given much of my life to this for nearly 12 years ... and you would be right in that assessment.  Every fiber within me tells me that it has been worth it, that in some respects this expression captures the essence of whom that I am.  In this regard, I truly have no regrets.  I would gladly do it over and even do it in the same manner. 

888 - I look forward to what lies ahead, trusting that spirit knows exactly what she is doing and knowing that she is guiding me as she always has.

12 October 2004

889 - It's too bad that we can't find the time to do this everyday.  But, life has its obligations, and even with the priority that I place on this expression ... it still doesn't win out everyday. 

890 - There is still the sense that I could be doing more ... and that sometime soon, I must be doing more.  There are things that I came to do that can only be done by me.  This is true for everyone.  However, these are things that we must find out for ourselves. 

891 - Fortunately, inner guidance is there for all who sincerely seek it.  Yes, for all!  Though, some might find it easier to see that guidance reflected from the outside. 

892 - We have introverts and extroverts for good reason.  The world needs both along with the entire spectrum in between to function properly. 

893 - Introverts seem to have an easier time looking within.  Extroverts on the other hand seem to find their answers in the world and in others outside of themselves.  I would suspect that those in the middle experience a combination of both of these to various degrees. 

894 - In my belief system, I don't demand proof.  Where there is proof, providing the proof is correct, there is no room for belief. 

895 - Belief always operates in the realm of the unknown, and sometimes even the unknowable. 

896 - The sole value of beliefs is in their utility in enabling us to lead better lives and create a better reality for ourselves, for our society, and for our world.  We could go further to the solar system and the galaxy and the universe, but you get the picture.  

897 - Beliefs color the way that we interpret what we see in the world.  More than that, they determine what we take notice of to begin with.  Unless it gets through the filter of our beliefs, we literally don't even see it.  That is how powerful beliefs are. 

898 - Beliefs are the mechanism through which we construct and create our reality.  In fact, they attract to us those experiences that are in line with them.

899 - Some say that reality is what we experience daily.  But, sleep is a part of that daily reality.  For nearly one-third of our day each and every day, we lose conscious awareness and sleep. 

900 - Each day we awaken to a new dawn ... essentially the same person as we were the night before.  How is this possible?  Where does our consciousness go when we are asleep?  We know that we are active and that we dream.  Yet, I for one, am not aware of my nightly dreams.  Perhaps that is because my conscious dreams for the world are so grand ... or should that be grandiose? 

901 - Everywhere life unfolds around us.  Everywhere consciousness expresses itself in flesh, in nature, or in the physical. 

902 - Everything is consciousness in expression.  Yes, everything. 

903 - This expression comes forth in the declarative sense because that is how it enters my head.  It doesn't generally step back and say I believe that it may be this way or that.  Though there are many things expressed here in I sense or I believe terms. 

904 - Take what feels right to you.  The truth will resonate within your soul.  You will recognize it for what it is.  The rest, leave for another time and place, or even reject outright.  Such is your right.  You have the power to choose your own truth. 

905 - I like the fact that my memory is somewhat of a mystery.  It seems to have a mind of its own and surprises me often.  It seems perfectly suited for living in the moment with a primary reliance on intuition.  Is that rationalization of my own shortcomings?  Or, is that praise for natural abilities that are different than that of others. 

906 - It is important to me to be unique, even though I realize that there is only ONE consciousness that animates us all.  Why should this be important?  What recognition do I need to be happy?  Is it not enough to be aware of whom that I AM? 

907 - It should be enough for me to be me.  Further, I need to apply this to others as well, allowing it to be enough for them to be who they are as well. 

908 - Though, it is still important that we foster each other to become what we are capable of becoming.  It is through such growth that we reach our intended positions in life where we can be of true service to our fellow beings, be they human, animal, plant, or even mineral.  "

909 - We don't know everything.  I spent over 20 years walking in the mindsteps of others ... primarily through the medium of books, before I began to put pen to paper as the saying goes.  Only I put hands to the keyboard.  Now, my hope is that you would experience me as a stranger in a strange land and see the world as I see it and hopefully learn something about yourself, the world, and the nature of reality in the process.

910 - Is it not my job as the author to nourish the babies that have come forth through me and allow them to grow from mere seedlings into giant trees? 

911 - Where do these works fit within the realm of Western thought?  Will they have a prominent place in the ultimate history of the world?  Do I need to have that much impact?  Why does my life have to have that much importance? 

912 - This is one truth that I must live, to be all that I can be.  That involves doing all that I can do as well.  Though here we need to be careful to focus on doing those things that are ours to do.  These are the things that we do well that bring us the most joy. 

919 - This expression reveals whom that I am as nothing else can.  How can I say that?  How can written expression reveal so much about me?  For one thing, I am a very private person.  What you see shared here tells you more about me than you could learn in any other way.  There are so many things that only I know, that I freely share here. 

13 October 2004 

928 - Everything takes time.  For some things, we have to be patient and just allow them to manifest.  However, for other things we have to take a stance and make our desires known.  The difficulty comes in knowing the difference. 

929 - When are things worthy of our time and energy and when are they not?  Ultimately, this is something that we have to decide for ourselves.

930 - This expression carries me into new realms of consciousness.  I would hope that it does the same to those who read it as well.  Whether it does or not, I may never know.  That doesn't deter me.  I would express what must be expressed through me anyway.

931 - Life continues to surprise and amaze me.  In the moment, I can only see far enough to take the next step, and even then I have to feel for it.  Step by step we can eventually reach any desired destination.  Though, we have to want to do so. 

932 - We need to have a destination in mind to have any chance of reaching it.  The closest thing I have to a destination is the utopia described in the Beyond Imagination book.  Will the world ever arrive at that utopia?  Perhaps, perhaps not.  But, the sense is that it was brought through me for a reason. 

15 October 2004 

933 - What is expressed here does not come forth from group activity ... unless you consider a single organism (me) to be a group.  Though, there is a sense that it is not me but WE that is doing all this.  What that we consists of, I do not know ... other than consciousness herself. 

934 - Logic might say that in referring to consciousness as "herself", it is implied that consciousness is singular.  And, I do speak of there being ONE consciousness that animates us all.  But, this consciousness is composed of parts much like the ONE body is composed of cells or the ONE human race is composed of individual human beings. 

935 - Why does any of this matter?  It matters because I am moved to pay attention to it at this particular time.  It matters because consciousness is bringing it forth, and everything that consciousness does, she does for a reason.

936 - Each of us is ultimately responsible for the reality that we experience.  Beliefs are the primary mechanisms through which we create and attract experiences in our lives.  Moreover, they are also the means for assigning meaning to what we experience.  It is this meaning that is often more important than the experience itself. 

937 - Life is meant to have meaning.  We are meant to live a meaningful life.  The most meaningful lives are those that impact others.  However, there is positive impact and negative impact.  The former is by far the better of the two.  Though, in the dramas that are played out on the earth, we clearly see both kinds of impacts at play. 

938 - Everything is spirit in expression.  That doesn't mean that there is no darkness.  Nor does it mean that everything is good.  However, it does mean that everything is somehow right for the state of consciousness of individuals and en masse. 

939 - We either trust that spirit is doing the best she can in expressing in the world or we don't.  I believe people are doing the best they can under the circumstances that they find themselves within, albeit I also believe that they are attracting these very circumstances as well. 

940 - What do I hope to gain by this?  First, to find kindred spirits who are as moved by this expression as I am.  Second, to start building a community in which I would want to live, a community that I could truly call home.  Third, to assist in awakening others to the spirit within them.  Fourth, to start building the foundations for a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh. 

941 - I would rather attempt such a great task and fail than settle for a much lesser task and succeed.  Yes, that means setting the bar of expectation very high.  But, I sense that no matter how high I am moved to set it, I will indeed not only live up to but surpass the expectation.  Yes, that is audacious.  Perhaps overly so.  However, I am the only real witness to what I can and cannot achieve. 

942 - Others only see snapshots of me from particular angles and are limited by what I project outward.  About the only way to really find out who I am and what I am about is through reading this expression.  And that, is a daunting and time-consuming task. 

943 - I will live my life as I must live it.  I will attempt to share what I must share.  I will do as I am moved to do.  That is simply how I choose to live.  Could I choose otherwise?  The sense is NO, I could not.  At least, not and still remain who I am. 

944 - I am comfortable with who I am ... though I am not fully comfortable with the circumstances of my life.  Though, there is no one to blame for that but me, and even then blame is of limited utility. 

945 - Responsibility is the key.  We need to be flexible enough to respond appropriately to the circumstances that we face, or find the courage to do what it takes to identify and change the beliefs and associated actions responsible for those circumstances.

18 October 2004

946 - This expression gives meaning to our life.  Here we are engaged in something greater and grander than ourselves.  As it should be.  These are my musings ... but they are also the stream of consciousness that is able to flow forth through me at this time.  So, they are mine but not mine at the same time. 

947 - This is the miracle of spirit expressing in flesh.  And, it truly is miraculous. 

948 - There is a sense of achievement and accomplishment that comes from this, a sense that I am doing something that has never been done before.  That in and of itself does not necessarily make it good ... though indeed in this case I believe it to be quite good. 

949 - Creative expression needs no purpose other than its own innate need to be.  Interesting.  Yes, the expression itself seems to be alive.  I don't think we've ever expressed this in this way before.  But yes, the expression seems to have a life of its own. 

950 - Not everything is for everyone.  We are each different and unique for a reason.  Yet, despite our differences we have many things in common.  The very nature of our existence as a human being is rich with both similarities and differences.  The differences however are so dramatic that in many ways we live in very different worlds. 

951 - It might be argued that we each live in our own world and that these individual worlds overlap to create areas for joint endeavors and on a grander scale, areas for the collective consciousness to manifest. 

952 - We create our own reality.  We attract it as surely as we breath, and drink, and eat, and think, and work, and play.  There are no exceptions.  Everything that we experience is there because we have drawn it into our lives primarily through our beliefs and our actions in accord with those beliefs. 

953 - Yes, beliefs are that powerful.  But, only if they are accompanied by action.  It is via our actions that the universe tells how serious we are about our beliefs.  Our reality then conforms to what we do.  This may or may not be what we expect.  Though expectations do have their role in the process as well. 

954 - If we want things to happen, we have to expect that they will happen.  But, expectation is not necessarily enough.  We must believe and act as if.  That is the key. 

955 - Within the illusion, it may take awhile for reality to catch up with our expectations.  But if we are patient and believe enough to act in accord with our expectations we will find that what the universe does is amazing.  Such will be the nature of the reality that we experience.

956 - We are truly creators of a high order.  We are literally gods and goddesses in flesh.  It is time that we lived up to our birthright and started creating the reality that we would prefer on the planet. 

957 - We have the power to make the dreams of many come true, not only in this country but throughout the world.  It is time to engage the imaginations of all and to create a reality that is conducive to the expression of the best that people can be. 

958 - The US Army used to have a slogan ... be all that you can be. That is what we want to encourage and facilitate to the degree that we can in society. 

959 - When I am ready for something new, the universe finds a way to come through with the necessary circumstances to make it so.  I only have to be open and allow it to manifest. 

960 - There is a lot that I would share.  Though, that requires establishing close relationships.  What I would share runs deep, to the very depths of the soul.  I would share whom that I am with all my frailty and in all my glory. 

961 - There is a sense that I have grown into what I have become for a reason.  Is that rationalization again?  Perhaps, perhaps not.  However, I would not be able to experience life in the way that I do without having lived the life that I have lived.  Every circumstance, every event, every experience contributed to this. 

962 - What is true for me personally is equally true for others.  Our experiences have been different, but they have brought us to where we are, wherever that is.  The result is the life we now live. 

963 - Tomorrow is a new day.  It is a time for dreams to be made manifest.  It doesn't matter what the dream.  It doesn't matter how big or how small the dream.  With spirits help, all things are possible ... if you believe.  That is the key ... if you believe.

964 - As you speak, so shall it be.  Interesting.  Words have always been more powerful to me than images.  In the beginning was the Word ... so it says in the Bible.  And, everything is the word made flesh. 

966 - This is my refuge from the storm of the world.  This is where I am safe.  This is where I find out who I truly am.  How many can say that?  How many have found such a place in their soul?  How many connect to the spirit within on a regular basis?  And, not just when they want something.  But, for the joy of the experience of expressing spirit in flesh. 

967 - It is not what we get from life that matters most, rather it is what we give.  Give often and abundantly. 

968 - I'm one to speak.  I barely interact with others.  Yet, I am compelled to share all that is expressed through me ... and share it freely.  I do ask that others share in proportion to what they receive from Beyond Imagination.  But, that is left for each individual to determine.  It is not something that I can enforce. 

969 - Spiritual law is even more potent than natural law.  In fact, the later is but a physical manifestation of the former.  Spiritual law also applies to domains that naturally laws do not.  But, who ensures that spiritual laws are obeyed?  Who passes judgment and ensures that justice is done?

970 - Where does this stream originate if not from spirit herself.  And, is not spirit but one of the aspects of God?  So effectively am I not contracting with God to allow this expression to come forth through me. 

971 - I am responsible for all that comes through me.  Being in conscious control is not a necessary condition for being responsible. 

972 - It is good to be in the zone.  Writing is one of the few things that gets me there on a regular basis for extended periods of time.

973 - If it worked any differently, my mind wouldn't be free to work in the manner that it does.  Some might like that, others clearly would not.  It forces me to live with an element of the unknown most of the time.  That is not a problem since I love the unknown.  However, many might find it a scary place to be. 

974 - Here, a deep trust in consciousness clearly helps.  With that trust, I don't have to worry about whether I'll be safe. 

975 - There is always room for one more step ... though I may not know the direction of that step until it is the exact time to make it. 

976 - When it is time to do something, I will know both what to do and when to do it.  Though, typically this doesn't come much in advance of when the action is required.

977 - That is one of the good things about stream of consciousness expression.  I'm not consciously organizing the material.  But, clearly there is an intelligence that is. 

978 - This is not gibberish.  It is not a bunch of random thoughts.  There are themes that are expressed and there is an overall continuity.  How that can be is still a mystery even after nearly a dozen years. 

979 - There are many mysteries in life.  They are to be cherished as precious gifts.  They keep life interesting and full of meaning.

20 October 2004

980 - I engage in a stream of consciousness expression.  I do it because I like doing it and because I am amazed by the material that comes through. 

981 - How can that be?  How can so much come forth that surprises me?  What does that say about the nature of creative expression, consciousness, and reality?  For one thing, it says that we are far more capable than we ever dreamed possible. 

982 - I have to believe that what is true for me specifically is also true for others generally.  That goes along with a belief that others are essentially "like me" even though I know that I am unique and different in many ways. 

983 - I've worn my differentness as a badge of distinction.  But, in many respects, I am indeed a "stranger in a strange land" when it comes to socializing with others.  Working with others is a different matter.  But, even then, I work best when I'm on my own. 

984 - I've seen the synergy that can come from working with others.  Unfortunately, it takes special circumstances for synergy to kick in. 

985 - I continue to come here to allow consciousness to express.  My hope is that in doing this something will be revealed that I need to know to be able to take the next step.  Am I missing out on life in living in this way?  Perhaps.  But, the way that I live allows me to do what I do as I do it. 

986 - Surely there are kindred spirits out there that can relate to this expression and perhaps even teach me something.  It is all a matter of sharing freely and openly.  I've taken the first step.  So far it is a unilateral step.  That is OK.  I did what I was moved to do ... and I'll continue to do it so long as I am so moved.  It is spirit herself that moves me.

987 - How sweet consciousness is!  She is the source of all that comes forth here.  To her, I dedicate my life, because I can think of nothing more worthy of such dedication. 

988 - The works that consciousness does through me are my children ... OK, our children for they are spawned of two parents just as human children.  Though in this case one of the parents is not incarnate. 

989 - Yes, these works are the children of my mind, or my spirit.  They are the only children I will have in this incarnation.  That is by choice.  It comes from a knowingness that I've had since I was a teenager. 

990 - Words, that is the chief commodity that I deal in.  Will these words ultimately have utility to anyone other than me?  I would hope so.  But, I can't guarantee it.  For your eyes only ... that theme keeps coming up.  Is all of this an elaborate training ground for me alone? 

991 - What does being able to express a stream of consciousness qualify one to do as an occupation?  How rare of a skill is it?  And, how good have I become at it?  The quantity and quality of expression over the years speaks for itself.  I've definitely had a lot of time to practice.  But, is this really practice ... or is it performance? 

992 - I truly do go with the flow and allow life to unfold in its own manner.  I trust that this is in line with what I need, because at some level I am attracting and creating it.  Should the process be more conscious?  Perhaps.  But, at the moment I am not moved to make it so. 

993 - You might say that I have an answer for everything.  But, that is far from the truth.  Some things I know and can explain.  Many other things I believe.  But there is much that I do not know and will never know. 

994 - There is only so much time in which to learn and grow.  Each incarnation is limited in this respect. 

21 October 2004

995 - This stream of consciousness expression is as important if not more important than anything in my life.  That is why I come here so often.  That is why I am willing to devote so many hours per week to this endeavor. 

996 - That one was able to express in this manner provides an example of what can be.  Yes, I am unique.  But what I do others can do also.  What consciousness can do through one, she can do through others as well. 

997 - While we have our limits.  These do not apply equally to consciousness.  She is beyond such.  What is beyond limitation?  That one is simple ... freedom.  The freedom to be whom that we are and to express what we choose to express.  That is the ultimate power. 

998 - It is difficult seeing our chains once we have grown accustomed to them.  Though, we must see the chains if we are to remove them.  Otherwise, we have no inkling of a need to change anything.

999 - My experience is one of being a vessel and not an originator.  It seems that the vessel has a capacity.  It can only hold so much before it is full.  Expressing allows the vessel to empty and make room for more to come. 

1000 - It seems that the source is unlimited.  So long as I am willing to volunteer my time to write, consciousness ensures that there is something to say.  Whether that is worth the time to read it, you'll have to determine for yourself and act accordingly. 

1001 - While I am an individual, I am also a plurality.  This is true for each of us.  Further, we are not just a small plurality.  Each of us have far more living cells in our bodies than the world has people.  Yet, we have no problem experiencing ourself as one person ... at least most of us. 

1002 - Unfortunately, we are not close to experiencing ourselves as one human race.  This results in a myriad of problems on multiple fronts: religious, political, environmental, economic, educational, societal, ...  The root cause of all of these problems is a failure to embrace our ONENESS and to allow for diversity within that oneness. 

1003 - Equality is another major issue.  What does it mean to be equal in society?  Clearly talents and abilities differ.  However, should that result in orders of magnitude difference in compensation?  Presently, it does.  But, should it?  And, who's decision is it to allow or not allow this?  Should it be solely up to free enterprise to determine? 

1004 - Do we want the economic system to control our lives that much?  Right now, it seems that the answer is yes, because that is exactly what we have created.  But who determines what is fair and what is right?  We cannot count on companies to do this.  Nor can we count on the individuals working within the bounds of corporate structures. 

25 October 2004

1007 - The universe ever reveals her secrets to us though numbers.  I don't know how this manifests for others.  Though, I'm sure that most people reading if they read this would find it strange and questionable at best.  They might even consider me crazy.  And, they might be right.  But, how many crazy people are of sound enough mind to question their own sanity?

1008 - Live the life that you love!  Love the life that you live!  These are the dictates of spirit.  It is not a matter of only having one chance.  We will reincarnate, no doubt about it.  However, we only have one chance at this particular existence.  We need to do it right.  We need to do it our way.

26 October 2004

1009 - We need to be careful about how we expend our energies.  It is not so much that there is a limited supply that is the issue, it is that what there is needs to be used effectively.  There is not enough to allow much needless waste. 

1010 - Acting efficiently is a personal responsibility.  We know when we are in the groove.  We know when we are doing our best.  We know when we are facing unnecessary blocks and obstacles. 

1011 - Work isn't meant to be a struggle.  At least, not most of the time.  A challenge yes, but a struggle no.  There is a big difference. 

1012 - People readily accept challenges.  They provide a stimulus for positive action.  Struggle on the other hand conotates something far more negative, though it doesn't have to. 

1013 - It seems that some amount of struggle is good for the soul.  We just need to be careful not to overdo it.

1015 - Where is all of this leading?  What is being revealed?  How does all of this fit into the big picture of my life and my world?  There is a sense that it is all tied together, that the fabric of my world is intricately woven.  The details may be mysterious and puzzling at times, but I am meant to get it.  We all are. 

1016 - We are meant to know why we are here.  We are meant to know how our lives tie to the very fabric of the universe. 

1017 - We are consciousness enfleshed.  What we do is the expression of consciousness through us.  It behooves us to remember that. 

1018 - This life is one of the expression of spirit in flesh.  Yes, this life!  And, not just for me, but for each and every one of us. 

1019 - Everything is spirit in expression.  There is nothing else.  That doesn't mean that all of the expression is necessarily good.  There is a lot of misery, poverty, pain, and suffering in the world.  Does this have to be?  My sense is no, it doesn't.  It exists only because we collectively don't care enough and love enough to make it go away.

1020 - We create both our individual and our collective reality.  But, doesn't that mean we are choosing to experience the misery, poverty, pain, and suffering that we are experiencing both individually and collectively?  Perhaps it does.  Indeed it does!  We are always free to make different choices. 

1021 - I take things one day at a time.  Actually, I've been doing this for some time now.  This makes it easy to live in the present.  However, it doesn't seem to make me any happier or even as happy as others around me. 

1022 - If ability or achievement were enough, I should be very happy already.  But, that is not enough.  There is still a sense that I am not fully living up to my potential.  I know that there is more that I can do.  At the same time, life should be more than work ... even if a good part of that work is spiritual. 

1023 - How do we earn our livelihood from doing what we most love to do?  How do we find work that keeps us challenged and satisfied at the same time?  How do we find work that enlivens us and keeps us awake? 

1024 - Will I ever be happy in the employ of someone else?  Channings quote comes to mind "I call that mind free ... which no longer toils at the bidding of any prince".  My sense is that someday I shall indeed possess such freedom of mind. 

1025 - The traps of material existence still have me enchained.  However, there is a glimmer of hope.  This expression has the potential to help to set me free.  Indeed, it is already doing so by allowing me to experience states of consciousness that many never seem to experience. 

1026 - This is how I fulfill my spiritual obligation.  This is how I be the best that I can be.  This is how I share whom that I am with the world.  OK, the sharing has not been the most successful to date.  However, it is not from a lack of trying or from holding back information. 

27 October 2004

1027 - This is where I feel that I am of the most utility.  This is where I have the potential to truly serve the world in a way that ultimately impacts many.  Whether I will succeed in doing this is still a question mark.  But the hopes are high.  And, I do believe that this is at least part of what I came to this planet to do. 

1028 - I serve as a voice for consciousness.  She literally speaks through me onto these pages that you read.  I don't know about you, but reading is an auditory process for me.  I hear a voice in my head as I read.  That applies to this expression as well, except that the voice immediately precedes the typing.

1029 - It is all a matter of time and readiness.  For the first, patience is called for.  For the second, we have to do the necessary self work to be ready.  Both of these are fine with me.  I can wait as long as it takes, and clearly self realization is one of my major endeavors.

1030 - When will this expression reach its intended audience?  Further, what is that audience?  I know, we were just talking about patience.  But, it has been nearly twelve years since this expression began.  That is a long time.  In fact, it is so long, it is difficult to remember what my life was like before this became such a prominent aspect. 

1031 - It is as if my life began anew in 1993 when this expression was born.  Some call that a spiritual awakening and indeed that was how I experienced it.  Looking back, it was clearly one of the most exciting times of my life.  It was also scary, recognizing that I was very much at the edge of sanity. 

1032 - My mind still works in strange ways at times ... actually a lot of the time.  It still makes connections between things that from conventional thinking have no right to be connected.  That is OK.  I find meaning in the connections and in the fact that I am moved to notice them.  Yes, many of the connections are numerical patterns. 

1033 - How can I know how my experiences in consciousness compare to those of others?  To what degree am I the same and to what degree am I different.  My sense is that I am unique ... truly unique.  Yet, at the same time, I am part of a system that tolerates diversity amidst unity.

29 October 2004

1034 - I have reached a place where it is time to do what I came to the planet to do.  To some extent, I feel that I am doing that already.  But, I am not yet as happy as I could be.  Oh, I have my moments of bliss.  But, these are still far less frequent than I would prefer. 

1035 - In my world, we are responsible for creating each and every aspect of our reality.  OK, much of that happens on other than conscious levels, but we are responsible nonetheless.

1036 - If I want to change things, it is fully within my power to do so.  But, I would focus my attention on what it takes not only to change my life, but to change the world.  To some degree it seems that changing either also changes the other.  Our life and our world are mirror reflections.  Our world is the outer manifestation of who we are. 

1037 - So, how do we create a better world?  We start by being more caring and concerned for one another. 

1038 - Walking the footsteps or mindsteps of a stranger is basically what you get to do here.  And indeed, I would hope that in the process, you learn some things you never knew you never knew. 

1039 - There is nothing new that I can teach you that you don't already know somewhere within you.  All that I can do is share what I have found and ignite a similar place within you that already knows what I share.  Oh, it may be hidden.  But, it is there and can be reached.

1040 - Six words sums up the key to abundant living ... NEVER TAKE MORE THAN YOU GIVE.  This assures that there is always an excess.  That doesn't mean that we can't share in the abundance and indeed, take as much as we want.  We just need to balance this by making sure that we give even more. 

1041 - A scarcity mentality is not compatible with this.  If you believe that you must compete to take your rightful share and that resources are scarce and limited, you will not be so inclined to give fully.  Unfortunately, or fortunately, the pump must be primed by giving first. 

1042 - You will only be allowed to take for so long.  The lines of credit have their limits and they do demand their interest due. 

1043 - How can you give?  Find a way to do something that you love to do in a way that allows you to share it with others.  This expression does that for me.  Though, it would be nice if it could be more widely shared than it has been to date.

1 November 2004

1044 - I desire to make this communication my lifes work.  However, it is not clear how to make it into something that sustains me.  This is clearly what I love to do.  And, I should be able to be compensated well for what I love to do.  This applies to all of us. 

1045 - There is a universal economic law that applies.  However, our current economic system does not seem to be compatible with it.  Interesting.  We have one of the strongest economies in the world.  Yet, we still have unemployment and over 12 percent poverty.   That's nearly 1/8 of the country living at or below the poverty level. 

1046 - Why don't we fix the economic system so that everyone is employed in some manner that uses their natural abilities and talents.  This we can do, but it takes effort and commitment.

1047 - What does it take to make a difference?  What does it take hold ourselves accountable for one another?  This takes a collective individual commitment.  We each need to find a way to do our part. 

1048 - I've spoken of a social contract before, one in which we abide by the principle: from each in accord with their ability, to each in accord with their needs.  Yes, that is the key tenet of communism.  However, it is a tenet that has never been manifest.  Oh, it has been spoken.  But, that was not enough to make it a reality. 

1049 - It seems that we live in a time when this is now possible.  But, many are so turned off by anything that smacks of communism that it seems unlikely they would be willing to embrace this tenet with open arms, minds, and hearts. 

1050 - Yet, what else is community if not this?  Common unity, common oneness.  And, if we are one, why would we not agree to establish such a contract among us.  After all, that is the way that the body works.  Why should the body of humankind function any differently?  Indeed, why?

1051 - Even with all that I have accomplished, there is a sense that there is so much more that I could do.  At the same time, it doesn't seem fair that life should be all about work.  There has to be room for some fun.

1052 - I come here for my greatest enjoyment.  Writing is one of the greatest pleasures in my life.  Here, I get to engage my natural talents and abilities in an expression that goes beyond whom that I am.  Here, I get to serve spirit in ways that I can do nowhere else.  Here, I get to learn about myself, spirit, consciousness, and the nature of reality.

1053 - One step at a time is sufficient to eventually get us to any destination.  Though, it seems that I am not willing to wait for as long as it might take.  I'd rather do something that helps to accelerate the process. 

1054 - This expression has been the only thing that I have done that has the potential of having lasting value ... that can possibly extend beyond my physical existence. 

1055 - Life continues to unfold as it will toward a destiny of which I am only loosely aware.  I'm starting to ask for more from life ... and expecting that I'll get what I am asking for.  I'm willing to put in whatever effort it takes.  That is how the abundance pump is primed, through the effort that we put in.  The more we put in, the more the universe returns unto us.

1056 - We need to do what we are moved to do without consideration for how we might be rewarded.  The rewards will come in due measure in due time.  Our concern with them hinders rather than accelerates the process. 

1057 - How do we create the reality that we would prefer?  First, we have to decide what we prefer.  Then, we have to do what it takes to allow what we prefer to enter into our lives. 

1058 - So, why am I so dedicated to capturing and sharing this expression?  Because this is simply something that I must do.  You might say that this is my job ... my spiritual job anyway.  The sense is that I am doing it for a reason. 

1059 - I am capturing something that must be captured ... in particular, something about how consciousness works.  And, what I capture must be shared, there is no doubt about that.  Why?  And with whom?  Eventually, I'll know that. 

1060 - I may have to remain incognito for awhile longer.  Though, there will come a day when my star will shine.  There is indeed a sense that I am somehow hiding from the world at large. 

1061 - I live in a world of my own making, a world in which there are few interactions with others.  That gives me time to learn and grow and live and express as I do.

2 November 2004

1062 - There is something about creative written expression that excites me and does wonders for my soul.  I learn more from this expression than I've learned from anything else. 

1063 - Here we deal with the nature of consciousness and the nature of reality.  Here we deal with the firsthand experience of spirit expressing in flesh. 

1064 - We are a vessel, a vehicle for this expression.  We are not the being or the energy that is responsible for what comes forth.  At least not consciously.  Yet, at the same time, we are responsible for all that we experience and all that is created through us.  That seems to be a contradiction.  That is OK.  Spirit can live with dichotomies. 

1065 - Reality isn't black and white.  It has many shades of gray and many colors as well.  Can you paint with all the colors of your consciousness? 

1066 - Is not consciousness the wind beneath my wings ... literally, the wind behind this very expression?  It seems that she is.  She is with me wherever I go.  She is there to express whenever I would volunteer my services to her. 

1067 - It is time to truly do what I came to this planet and this incarnation to do.  You might ask if I know what that is.  In generalities yes, but not in specifics yet.  I know that I am here to help create the foundations for a new world.  I believe that this expression is one of my ways of doing that.  At least I hope that is the case. 

1068 - I tend to be very quiet by nature.  Though, you might think differently if you've seen what has been expressed here.  But, sharing in this manner is not the same as engaging in direct communication with others. 

1069 - Clearly, we have something to say.  From all that I have read, it seems that it is something new, something that has not been expressed before ... at least not in this manner.

1070 - Having reached a point where I can express in this manner, I find it far more interesting to see what spirit would reveal through me directly than what she is revealing through others. 

1071 - What do I want from others?  Is there anything that is truly important other than to be treated with kindness and respect?  I would not choose to be a leader with followers.  However, I do believe that I am a wayshower that can guide others to new levels of awareness and new experiences of consciousness. 

1072 - I am especially blessed to engage in this endeavor.  How many people have something such as this that they love to do.  How many people engage in creative expression that could possibly have lasting value and even world impact?  Yes, the grandiosity rears its head again.  But, what else am I to conclude from all of this? 

1073 - How is it that I am so lucky to have been blessed with the abilities necessary for this?  Yes, I feel both lucky and blessed.  I came to live a life of spirit.  I came to demonstrate how spirit can more fully express in flesh.  Am I doing this well?  Am I living up to my potential?  I believe that I am.  Though, there is more that I can do, much more. 

1074 - It takes more than mere time to engage in this expression.  I have to give a part of myself to the process.  I have to become the conduit, the scribe. 

1075 - I believe that we have lived before and that we will live again and again and again so long as there is something that we still need to learn or need to do. 

1076 - Only we will know when we have completed our set of incarnations.  There is no specific number that everyone goes through.  It takes as long as it takes or as short as it takes, depending on us.  However long that is is perfect.  It is exactly as it needs to be. 

1077 - It seems that some are able to glimpse pieces of past lives or even future lives.  I've not been so fortunate.  But then, my visualization skills leave something to be desired.  Having vision is one thing.  Being able to visualize is another.  Though, I have heard that strong visualization is a powerful manifestation tool. 

1078 - Imagine what you would have be as strongly as you can and surely it will be.  You may have to do things in line with what you imagine as well. 

1079 - What we think carries a lot of weight.  But, what we do makes all the difference. 

1080 - Belief is stronger than mere thought.  However, beliefs are not beliefs unless we are willing to act in accord with them.

1081 - Why am I so insistent that what I do have world import?  Especially, given how anti-social I am in my life.  It is curious that I would have such a deep concern for society while actively choosing not to participate much in it of my own accord.  Another inconsistency.  I live with so many of them that it doesn't bother me. 

1082 - I remember what I remember.  The mind is a mystical and magical place.  So is consciousness.  There is a wonderful sense of the unknown associated with both of these.  Not only the unknown, but potentially the unknowable.  That makes both fascinating to me ... especially consciousness. 

1083 - Here, consciousness is given voice.  She speaks and I listen and learn.  My hope is that all of this proves useful to others as well.  Whether it does or not only time will tell.  One way or another, I will have lived my life.  And, at the very least consciousness will have been a witness to it all.  Not only a witness, but an active participant. 

1084 - At the very least, written expression is permanent.  It is like capturing something in stone.  It is then readily available to be disseminated to large numbers of people without losing its form.  The meaning that is captured may not be conveyed because the words can only point to it. 

1085 - I'm used to living and doing things in the moment.  Each day unveils its tasks and I do what needs to be done.  This applies to both my work and my personal life.  This stream of consciousness expression follows that mold as well.  It just happens.  I don't plan it.  I don't organize it.  I don't edit or rewrite it.

3 November 2004

1086 - Even if you could find the time to engage in this expression everyday, what is the point?  Who benefits from the process other than you?  And, is that enough?  No one in your life at this point regularly reads this material and communicates with you other than yourself.  That is a sad state of affairs, but a true one. 

1087 - Some people have the luxury to plan.  But, that is not your way.  As an Aries, you have a tendency to ram head first into things.  You also have a tendency to be stubborn in your ways.  You believe that you are flexible of mind, and in many ways you are.  But, flexibility of mind and flexibility of body go hand in hand.  Remember that. 

1088 - You have to be physical while you are here.  That doesn't mean that you can't be spiritual at the same time.  Indeed, you are spirit expressing in flesh already.  Realize that!  Truly realize it! 

1089 - There is great spirituality inherent in physical form.  It is there within our very genes.

1090 - Consciousness may be beyond our ability to fathom ... ever.  She is that mysterious.  She possesses that much that is unknown. 

1091 - What are the possessions of consciousness?  What is it that she owns?  This I do not know.  I can tell something of her nature through my firsthand interaction with her.  But, beyond that, she has depths that go beyond anything that I could ever dream even in my most lucid moments.

1092 - What makes me come here to express day after day?  I don't really know other than that I am moved to do it.  I believe that I am moved by spirit ... but I have no real proof of this.  Nor do I need any.  I am whom and what I am.  That is always enough. 

1093 - The most we can ask from life is to allow us the space and the freedom to be ourselves.  Is that too much to ask?  My sense is no, rather this is more of a divine right that we possess.  This is spiritual law at play. 

1094 - We are spirit at play in the universe, individually and collectively.  How we play is up to us.  Literally, the universe doesn't care.  She grants us the freedom to be whatever we would be.  However, we may have to work at it. 

1095 - There is nothing that says that everything has to come easy ... though there is nothing wrong with that either. 

1096 - Most of us find the need for obstacles and challenges to overcome.  This makes life far more interesting.  I'm one to speak.  My life has been incredibly easy overall.  I keep falling into the right things with limited pain and suffering along the way. 

1097 - I am not nearly as happy as I could be.  Oh, I have my moments as I'm sure that we all do.  But, how do we extend those moments into something that is far more lasting and permanent?  How do we find our bliss and keep it?  Is that asking for too much?  I don't believe that it is.

1098 - I have no choice.  I must do this.  I must express what can be expressed through me.  Yes, must.  But, what about choice and free will?  While they exist, what is right is not always a question of choice ... it is obvious.  At least that is how I experience it.

4 November 2004

1099 - Living as we believe is extremely important.  Life is definitely a matter of principles.  At least , this is true for any good life.  And, if we're not going to live by principles, then what is the point?

1100 - Excellence is what we are after, excellence in all that we do.  Lately, I have come to the conclusion that this requires believing in others and counting on what they can do as well. 

1101 - Overall, people tend to do the right things when given the opportunity to do so. 

1102 - When we expect the best, often that is exactly what we get.  So, it behooves us not to expect any less.  Though, we need to be careful about going overboard here.  The best does not mean that everything will be perfect. 

1103 - Resources and time are often constraints.  At some point, we reach a stage of good enough.  At that point, further effort may not result in sufficient benefit to be worth it.  This must be determined on a case by case basis. 

1104 - For any task it should be clear what constitutes good enough, though sometimes we may not know exactly what this is until we get there. 

1105 - How do we know when we are giving everything that we are to something?  It is obvious, we just know.  This is not something that we have to guess at.  We just know! 

1106 - What determines when it is our time to awaken?  Once awake, how do we keep from falling asleep again?  Or, are cycles of sleep and waking the norm in the spiritual domain as well? 

1107 - I am alone with respect to others ... yet, I am not alone because spirit/consciousness is such a major part of my life. 

1108 - What is in the best interest of carrying out my mission on earth?  How many ask such a question?  How many even believe hat they have a mission?

9 November 2004

1109 - I expect a lot of myself ... more than I expect from anyone else.  Do I have a right to expect so much?  Indeed, I do.  I have seen what I can do.  I have seen what spirit can express through me.  I have experienced states of mind and states of consciousness that are beyond anything that I might have dreamed possible. 

1110 - For nearly 12 years I have been in output mode, engaging and expressing a stream of consciousness that flows through me.  It is still magical.  I still have no real explanation as to how it works in the way that it does.  I only know that it does happen.  That I cannot deny.  Thousands of hours have shown me what is possible. 

1111 - Literally, several million words have flowed forth from these fingertips.  Do I sense that they are my words?  No, not really.  Something speaks inside of me.  It may be a part of me, but if so, it is not a conscious part of me. 

1112 - It is curious that this communication is as prolific as it is, especially considering how little I speak overall.  Writing is one thing.  That is easy.  Speaking is quite another.

1113 - Writing on a blank page is a highly creative act of freedom.  I can express whatever would be expressed without fear and without consideration of who the ultimate audience might be. 

1114 - Consciousness is willing to engage directly with me here.  I would be wasting what I consider to be a golden opportunity if I did not do my part.  There is something therapeutic about all of this as well.  You might even say that this expression keeps me sane.  Though, clearly, some who encounter it might come to another conclusion. 

1115 - How much do I really know about who I am?  More than most, less than some seems to be the only right answer at the present time. 

1116 - It seems that so long as I am alive, the challenge of the unknown will be there.  That is good, because this challenge is one of the high points of my life.  It is what keeps me excited about living ... it is what keeps me alive.

1117 - What next?  What do I dream?  What do I most long to do and to be?  What prevents me from doing and being this? 

1118 - I picked these particular times in which to live, and I did so for a reason, or for a number of reasons. 

11 November 2004

1119 - With winter close upon us, it seems that it is time to do some real soul searching and define what we want the new year to bring.  Hmm, the fall is a time of reaping what was sown in the spring.  So, what am I reaping now?  And, what do I want to sow so that I reap differently next year? 

1120 - Do as you are moved to do!  Trust that the spirit that animates you knows what it is doing and knows what is for your highest good and the highest good of those around you. 

1121 - Your life is still running on automatic in many ways.  Yes, you are creating it all ... but, this is still happening at other than conscious levels.  You can change that.  You can make the process far more conscious.  The question is, do you want to? 

1122 - There is something about allowing spirit to have control over the reigns of your life that is comforting.  It is not a matter of not being responsible.  Nor is it a matter of that being the easier path to follow.  Spirit gives us challenges to temper us.  Though, she never gives us challenges beyond our ability to handle. 

1123 - We either create our own reality or we don't.  I believe the former rather than the later.  Further, I don't believe in fine print or exceptions. 

1124 - Everything that happens in our life is attracted there by us in some fashion.  That doesn't mean that we deserve it ... just that we choose to experience it. 

1125 - Interesting that I value choice so highly, yet am not consciously aware of making many choices in my life.  Perhaps that is a matter of where I am looking.  I'm blind to many of the choices that I make.  Further, often I go with the flow doing what I am moved to do when I am moved to do it. 

1126 - I am what I am.  That does not need to be labeled.  It is sufficient by itself.

1127 - I look forward to what lies ahead.  Everything seems bright and rosy.  There is a sense that I am on the path that I am meant to trod.  Though, at the same time, something is missing. 

1128 - I am meant to be a part of a community somehow ... but it seems to be a community that does not yet exist, rather something that I need to help create. 

1129 - Building the foundations for a new world is an important part of the Beyond Imagination mission.  And, this mission is my mission.  It is what I came to this planet and incarnation to do.  How can I know that.  It resonates within me.  I just know that it is right.  Also, I am here to write.  That is what I do.  And, further, that is what I do best. 

1130 - It seems only natural that my greatest skills would be employed to accomplish my mission. 

1131 - I only know that I must do as I am moved to do, and allow the consequences to fall where they will.  So far, this way of living has worked.  No, I am not as happy as I might be ... but I have a lot going for me in my life.  I am truly abundant. 

1132 - I believe that I also give far more than I take, but that is not ultimately something for me to evaluate.  It is spirits call.  Some of this depends on how you evaluate the value of what you take and what you give.  You need to be careful to be fair in doing this. 

1133 - Don't under estimate the value of the goods and services you consume and don't under estimate the value of the goods and services that you provide.  That can be tough to do when you don't see the particular results of your contributions. 

1134 - One step at a time.  That is how we get from where we are to where we need to be.  The 22:Fool Complete knows that there is always a next step that is safe.  Not knowing where else to go, he takes that step and then the next and then the next.  Much of the time the steps are into the abyss of the unknown. 

1135 - The unknown is the true domain of spirit.  In this domain, we can find all that we search for.  It is a matter of time, dedication, focus, and persistence.  We have to tenaciously search if we really want to find what we are looking for.  But, find it we shall.  Though, perhaps not in the timeframe that we might desire.  Here, patience is required.

1138 - I express because the process completes me in some way.  It doesn't matter how many people are reached by all of this.  That it reaches me and that consciousness witnesses it happening is good enough. 

1139 - It would be great if I could earn a living from this expression.  But, how much am I willing to work to allow that to happen?  Right now, I am content to engage in a stream of consciousness.  It is not clear how I might operate differently to produce other works. 

1140 - No regrets.  What does it take to live with no regrets?  We need to make each day count 100 percent.  We need to accomplish each day what can be done that day.  Though, we need to be kind to ourselves and to others in the process.

1141 - We need to operate peacefully, as free from stress as we can.  Further, we need to live each day as if it were our last, leaving nothing undone, unsaid, or unattended to unless we so choose.  

1142 - Why is it so difficult for me to carry on a conversation?  Part of it is a lack of practice.  While writing is a prominent part of my life, speaking is rarely required.  That doesn't make it any less important.  For many people, speaking is essential to living.  Perhaps it should be for me as well, but to date, it hasn't been.

1143 - Start by accepting the very place where you are now.  With acceptance comes the freedom to do alterations.  And, it is the alterations which bring about a new way of being. 

1144 - I am awake enough to express, watch myself expressing, and watch my state of awareness at the same time. 

1145 - My consciousness is being asked to be aware of far more symbolic and other than conscious information than most.  There is still a strong sense that I am in training for a position that I am about to occupy.  This would of course be a spiritual position.

1146 - My strength comes from consciousness herself.  She animates and guides me.  She moves me to do what I know that I must do.  Right now, this expression is one of those things.  There is something about this stream of consciousness expression that is special.  It is not a matter of my making it so, rather it is a matter of spirit making it so. 

1147 - Wake up!  Wake up!  Wake up!  Perhaps if I say it enough it will indeed manifest.  Then again, perhaps not.  Though, something within suggests that as I speak, the universe takes notice and brings forth the conditions necessary to manifest what I speak. 

18 November 2004

1148 - Consciousness is full of surprises.  She expresses what she will when she must.  I continue to do as I am moved to do.  At this moment, I am moved to allow this stream of consciousness expression to come forth. 

1149 - One might think that after millions of words we would run out of things to say.  But, that doesn't seem to be the case.  I continue to hear a voice in my head and I write what it says.  I don't know how else to explain it.  Why this works for me in this manner, I do not really know.  Further, it seems that the process works differently for me than for others. 

1150 - I am moved to capture what I hear.  Where that will lead is still undetermined.  But, my sense is that it will indeed lead somewhere, and I will like where it takes me.  That is enough to entice me to continue doing it, that and the sheer joy and feeling of accomplishment that comes from engaging in this endeavor. 

1151 - There is a sense of freedom that comes from expressing in this way ... a freedom that seems absent from other aspects of my life.  But, am I any more than a scribe in this process.  I believe so.  This communication engages more than my ears and my hands.  It engages my consciousness. 

1152 - The communication is an inner one.  The source comes from a connection inside of me.  That I hear it as an inner voice is because that is my primary modality for inputting information.

1153 - The state of awareness between sleep and being awake is a very special time.  In that state, the normal concerns of the world and waking reality vanish.  In that state, we can dream of what might be.  It is a matter of dreaming big that makes this state so useful. 

1154 - As we dream, as we act, we determine not only our fate but the collective fate of the world.  It is not enough to dream.  However, the dreaming is essential.  We must take the next step and act in accord with our dreams.  We need to do what it takes to realize, to make real, the dreams.  In doing so, we change ourselves and our world. 

1155 - The world is what we make it to be.  That is how it has always been and how it will always be. 

1156 - Reality creation is the name of the game.  We are all players in this game, whether we are aware of being so or not.  We are gods and goddesses all with powers that would literally blow us away if we could tap them fully. 

1157 - We can be whatever we choose to be.  However, the most prudent choice is to be whom that we truly are.  That is true for each of us, the greatest and the least of us.  In fact, if the truth be known, the least of us may indeed be the greatest. 

1158 - One never knows what level of soul plays what role for what purpose.  Each of us is doing the best that we can under the present circumstances and our present level of awareness.  What is important to realize is that as we change the individual and collective level of awareness, we also dramatically impact the circumstances that we experience. 

1159 - The circumstances are the symptoms.  The level of awareness is the root cause.  Treating symptoms only works for so long.  Addressing the causes changes things forever.

1160 - Love the life that you live or live the life that you love.  In the end, both alternatives lead to the same place.  The difference between the two is that the first recognizes that in some respects the life that you now live is worthy of your love.  The second puts this life somewhere in the future ... dependent on actions that you take to change your life.

1161 - Love is an attitude that we can choose to adopt and express at any time.  The only thing holding us back is ourselves. 

1162 - The more we choose love, the better everything is for both ourselves and our world.  Peace comes from this as well.  When we truly love one another, there is no room for hatred and despair.  Being kind and helpful to one another becomes the order of the day.  And with that, the world is transformed. 

1163 - Words are meant to be communicated.  That involves passing them and their associated meaning to others.  It is time for more of an interchange rather than a one-sided expression. 

1165 - The expression is going through a time of transition.  Where this will ultimately lead is still not determined.  It depends on a number of factors.  One of these is your intent for the Beyond Imagination works. 

1166 - Now that you have brought forth a body of works, what plans do you have for it?  How is it to be further disseminated and shared with those in your world?  Is that even what you want?  A legion of forces awaits your decision in this matter.  They will do what is necessary to carry out your wishes, but you must first make those wishes clear. 

1167 - Is all that is needed for me to decide what would be and command it with all my heart and soul?  Indeed, your wish is our command.  That is our purpose for being.  We exist to serve those who choose to serve.  It is indeed that simple.

1168 - It seems that it is time to start giving some thought as to what I want for Beyond Imagination.  Though I gave it birth ... it has clearly not grown into what I had envisioned, except in terms of the quality and quantity of expression and even that is beyond anything that I might have expected. 

1169 - This stream of consciousness has definitely been prolific.  Yet, what good does it do unless it is disseminated to and consumed by others? 

1170 - Where do we announce that such works as these exist?  The avenues that I have tried to date have had limited success at best.  What is the slogan that applies in such cases ... if at first you don't succeed, try , try again.  Though, trying the same things over and over again, is not what is meant here.  We need to seek and try new things. 

1171 - Something else comes to mind, there is no trying, either we do or do not do.  Success is what counts, there is no partial credit given for trying.  Though, something about that doesn't ring right either.  What we do may or may not work ... however, the effort involved and our intent both make a big difference. 

1172 - Every attempt, whether successful or not provides benefit, even if only to illustrate that a particular action does not work under the circumstances.

1173 - This stream of consciousness meanders where it will.  I have no real choice but to follow it wherever it may lead.

1174 - My sense and my experience is that there is always an upside.  Spirit always wins out in the end.  After all, this is her show. 

1175 - We are each spirit enfleshed ... not only individually, but collectively.  It is time that we started acting as if this were true.  It is indeed true.  But, we don't seem to be making choices in accord with this. 

1177 - We have to dream of the world as we would like it.  Then, we have to take action in accord with our dreams.  Part of this is removing the conditions that make harming ourselves or others seem to be a viable option.  Part of this is by ensuring that the needs of everyone are met ... physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs. 

1178 - We cannot afford the luxury of poverty on any of these levels.  The cost is simply too great. 

1179 - So, how do we create an abundant world on all four of these levels?  We start by believing that it can be done.  Then, we examine what it takes to meet the needs of all.  Then, we commit the necessary resources to create what is needed.  Then, we ensure the distribution channels are appropriate to get what is needed to each individual. 

1180 - This is how a body functions.  The body of humankind is just another more complex body.  The body of the earth with all of her indigenous lifeforms is yet more complex.  We are meant to be the caretakers of the planet.  As such, we have a great responsibility to bear.  It is for us to bear it wisely, or risk the consequences.

1181 - What does the world ask of me?  Only to be whom that I AM and to express this to the best of my ability.  That is all that can be asked of anyone. 

1183 - Doing something and knowing how it is done are very different things.  We can learn enough and practice enough to be able to do something well.  But, that doesn't mean we know how it is possible to do such things.  Creativity is a case in point.  It always involves something extra ... something above and beyond our limited understanding. 

1184 - I consider this to be a creative endeavor.  Out of nothing, words flow forth onto the blank slate.  Yes, they flow through me.  But, does that make them mine?  In many respects, it seems that the answer is no.  It seems that if they were mine, there would be a more direct and immediate connection.  I would feel a close tie to what is produced. 

1185 - I am comfortable playing my part as a scribe to what spirit would have come forth.  Is that denying my responsibility and contribution for and to this process?  Perhaps, a little anyway.  But, I write as I am moved to write.  I sense myself as being moved, not as doing the moving. 

1186 - Over the past twelve years, I've learned to trust what I sense.  Not that the process is always correct.  But, it is correct enough of the time to be highly reliable and beneficial.  Also, what is in error will be revealed in due time.

1187 - What do I want for Beyond Imagination?  To grow into something that has a great positive impact on the world.  Yes, the grandiosity is there again.  It was not enough to have a positive impact.  I have to believe that I am here for a grand purpose, that the many capabilities that I have been blessed with are there for a reason, are there to be used for the betterment of humankind and the world. 

1188 - I would have spirit play me as an instrument for her expression. 

1189 - I am a child of consciousness ... of the ONE consciousness that animates us all.  Similarly, I am a child of the universe.  My home is somewhere out there in the stars. 

1190 - I've always felt myself to be somewhat of a stranger here, out of sync with others in the world.  That has led to a hermit mentality that is still prevalent in my life.  This has been beneficial overall, allowing me to learn and grow as I have, and to discover and be who I am. 

1191 - How does an extreme introvert become more extroverted?  How do I choose to focus on the outer, when the inner is so exciting and attractive to my attention?  It is all a matter of what I want for myself and for this Beyond Imagination expression of which I am a part. 

1192 - My children are my works.  I would see them grow and prosper and wield their own power in the world.  But, how can they do that if I don't help them on their way?  I had thought that it was enough to give birth to the works and then to publish them.  But, that does not seem to have been the case. 

1193 - There is still a sense that the Beyond Imagination books are part of the works that I came to this planet to do.  They illustrate the experiences of one person dealing with the revelations of consciousness.  And, what revelations there have been. 

1194 - However, the material is not easy reading.  In fact, you might judge me to be mad at times.  Often, I was on the very edge of sanity.  I know that.  But, it didn't stop me from continuing to express what consciousness would have me express. 

1195 - We need to find ways to go beyond our self imposed limits.  We need to become unstuck and free ourselves to do what we have not done before.  That is how our full creativity manifests itself in our lives. 

1196 - It takes effort to be free.  It is so easy to keep doing the things we do in the ways that we have always done them.  There is comfort in that.  But, comfort is not always good.  Sometimes we have to accept new challenges and find new modes of expression.  We may not like them at first, but in time we can grow to love them. 

1197 - The journey is everything.  Destinations are the jumping off points for new journeys.  Though, most seem to so enjoy the destinations that they forego further journeys altogether.

1198 - You came without a path to follow.  Guided by intuition, you allowed your life to unfold.  On the way you developed your reason as well ... however, you always knew that it was meant to be subservient to a higher master within you. 

1199 - Beyond Imagination was given to you for a reason.  For, the true reality is indeed beyond imagination.  This is more than beyond mind.  For, the imagination is beyond the mind.  The mind is but a vessel for its manifestation.  As with other vessels, they come in all shapes and sizes and as a result have different capacities and characteristics. 

1200 - Each individual is unique.  Though, there are some common themes, resulting in some being less unique than others.  Yes, the many still possess a herd mentality.  It takes courage to go against the grain and strike out on ones own path.  You have done that partly out of ignorance and partly out of a natural predisposition.

1201 - It seems that by the time that we are ready to ask the question, indeed we are ready to find the answer.  We just need to be open to it coming to us in its own way.  Whether this be as a voice from God or as a seemingly random event in our life does not matter.  In the end, the answer will keep coming until we get it.  That is just how reality works. 

1202 - We live in a spiritual realm already.  We don't have to die and hope to reach heaven to make it there.  Hell, we don't even have to believe in a heaven or a hell.  Life is what we make of it here and now.  We make our own heaven or hell on earth.  It truly is up to us to choose the reality that we experience. 

1203 - Freedom ... this is something highly valued in our world.  Perceived freedom anyway.  It is not clear that we truly know what real freedom is. 

1204 - Each of us has our chains that we bear.  Many of us do not even recognize these as chains, yet they restrain us nonetheless.  However, it is not as if they are locked around us. 

1205 - We are free to remove our shackles at any time.  We have the keys to all of the locks.  It is a matter of using them to free ourselves.  However, the caged bird often is content in its cage ... choosing to remain even when the door is opened. 

1206 - I would free the world if I could, but first I must free myself.  This is no small undertaking, not for me, not for anyone.  But, the rewards are great.  The rewards of spirit are far greater than any material rewards.  Though, there is nothing wrong with the material.  It is more a matter of where we choose to abide.  My choice is clear.  I would prefer to abide with spirit and with consciousness.  That is the domain that I know best.  That is the domain that is most natural to me.

24 November 2004

1207 - Once again we find our way to the blank page to express.  This is our canvas.  This is where we paint in words what spirit would have us express this day. 

1208 - Each day is special.  Each day is unique.  It is important that we make the most of each and every moment.  It is important that we do at least one thing each day that is memorable.  That doesn't mean that we have to work all of the time.  We can do things that bring us joy and bring joy to the hearts of others around us. 

1209 - Making a difference counts.  However, to make a difference we must go beyond thinking things to doing things.  It is in the actions that we take that reality is molded.  That doesn't mean that thinking does not have it's rightful place ... even a prominent place in our affairs.  But, if not followed by action, nothing really gets done. 

1210 - If we live in our minds alone, we never establish the foundations for the castles in the air of which we dream.  And, we are physical for a reason.  Part of that reason is to manifest what we think, what we believe, in the world.  That is what we do naturally ... only much of the process is other than conscious. 

1211 - Even when we have awakened in consciousness it seems that much of the process is still other than conscious.  Though we seem to be more in the drivers seat than we were before.  Awareness makes a lot of difference, but the fundamental processes of reality creation are still the same.

1212 - I trust that there is a greater Self that knows what this is for me and is instrumental in arranging for the appropriate circumstances and conditions to be brought to my reality.  Is that denying some of my responsibility for the process.  Perhaps.  But, I don't think so.  All evidence to date confirms that my reality is created in this way. 

1213 - Overall there has been very little feedback.  At times it makes me wonder if all this is really worth it.  But then, I see what the material brings to my life and understanding and there is no doubt. 

1214 - This expression is worth every moment it consumes and more, much more.  The expression reveals more about who I am than I reveal in person to anyone except myself. 

1215 - Realizing that you are stuck and need to get unstuck is the first step in getting there. 

29 November 2004

1216 - What does my consciousness choose versus what does the one consciousness choose?  Can there be any distinction between the two?  Something rings true about this.  Consciousness chooses.  Only some of these choices are fully conscious however.  Most are automatic, or other than conscious. 

1217 - How do we live our lives so that the choices result in more of the reality that we would prefer.  One way is to be happy with whatever comes into our life.  However, while admirable, that seems to be somewhat counterproductive.  It seems that there is more to life than this.  It seems that we should be establishing the course that we will follow. 

1218 - We should be creating not simply responding to our experiences.  We do this by adopting the proper attitude, and by realizing that this is indeed our responsibility. 

1219 - There are several ways to end bondage.  One, we can die.  However, that seems to be too extreme and wasteful of the gift of life that we have been granted.  Two, we can refuse to accept our bonds.  We can be free of mind and spirit regardless of our physical circumstances.  However, this is not easy and seems far less than optimal.  Three, we can eliminate our chains.  In many cases this is easier than we might realize. 

1220 - We cannot be enchained unless we choose to allow such conditions to exist.  When we choose to be free ... with all of our mind, heart, and soul there is nothing that can enchain us.  Nothing!

1221 - So, in what ways am I enslaved?  I seem to be chained to a job.  It is a good job, one that pays the bills that allow me and my family to live at a level of comfort that we have become accustomed to.  Yet, there always seems to be just enough.  It would be nice to have a surplus ... and a large surplus at that. 

1222 - Ultimately, abundance will not come from my present employment.  Not unless I am willing to settle for less. 

1223 - My hope was that spiritual service would lead to abundance.  But, such has not fully been the case, at least not monetarily.  Spiritually, it is a whole different story.  What I have reaped are treasures that are beyond any price. 

1224 - Awakening, and increased awareness are extremely precious.  They truly are priceless.  One can't buy such experiences ... period.  One experiences them when one is ready.  And then, they come naturally, as the result of spiritual laws.

1225 - I don't ask for much.  Overall, there is very little that I truly need in my life.  That can be a blessing or a curse. 

1226 - The jury is still out as to how much people will ultimately matter in my life.  Consciousness without a doubt is a key player.  However, people in general are a different story altogether. 

1227 - To me, relationships must have a strong spiritual component to be worth the effort.  No, not spiritual in any religious sense, rather in an enlightened sense. 

1228 - There is a tendency in aware beings to want to be in the company of other aware and awakening beings.  Further, it is a strong tendency.  However, there is also a tendency in me to avoid contact with others unless it is necessary.

1229 - It is not for me to set the timing of things.  That is for consciousness herself to do.  I am but an instrument in what is unfolding.  A willing instrument, yes, but an instrument nonetheless.

1230 - There is something about blazing new trails that excites the Aries in me.  Though, it would be nice to know if there are other roads that have already been paved to some of the places that I am going.  How would I know that?  How would I even know where to look? 

1231 - To date, I have been able to rely upon consciousness to lead me in whatever direction I needed to go.  There are no signs that indicate that this process has changed.  Though, there is a sense that I am to take more conscious responsibility for the process.  In the past, it just happened.  Now, it seems that I need to go looking.  Seek and ye shall find. 

1232 - There are also differences in what we regard as important and worthy of doing.  Our attention and our energy are finite resources.  We can only do so much with them. 

1233 - Part of the process of life is learning how to maximize our return on investment.  We do that by choosing our tasks and activities wisely.  We do that by focusing on what is important to us.  It helps greatly if that includes service to others. 

1234 - We each have spiritual tasks that we came to do, in addition to living our lives.  In fact, accomplishing these tasks is living our life.  Yes, accomplishing.  We were meant to succeed in what we came to do.  We gave ourselves every ability and talent we would need.  It is just a matter of discovering them, developing them, and applying them. 

1235 - If we listen to the voice within and heed what it says, this will happen naturally.  That is simply the enactment of spiritual law in our lives. 

1236 - Why do so many seem to fail at what they attempt to do?  We never fail at what we are meant to do.  What we attempt to do is a different matter entirely.  We can attempt things that go against spiritual law.  For awhile, we may indeed seem like we are making progress.  But, eventually things will right themselves.  Right always wins out in the end.  Though, we may have to fight to achieve this outcome. 

1237 - Fight we can do ... kill is another matter entirely.  Gandhi said something to the effect that there were causes he was willing to fight and even die for but nothing that he was willing to kill for.  There is something about passive resistance that is effective. 

1238 - There is something about serving as a mirror that reflects the hatred of another that causes the realization of how wrong a situation or behavior is.  What can be mirrored can be changed.  Further, it can be changed far faster than many might believe. 

1239 - We are all humans.  We are all god-beings.  Not only us, but our friends in the animal kingdom as well.  Though, we were given dominion over the animal kingdom.  Along with that dominion comes the responsibility to be good stewards.  Here, it seems that we have been lacking and our world has suffered as a result. 

1241 - Mysteries are good for the soul.  They allow us to experience more than we might even believe possible.  They truly are beyond imagination.  Though, imagination is useful in its own right. 

1242 - Imagination allows us to bring many things into our lives that would not otherwise be there.  This is one of our primary tools for creating the reality we would prefer, or for evolving our present reality towards something that we would prefer. 

1243 - Being happy is a state of mind that should be somewhat independent of our present experience.  We are happy when we choose to be happy. 

1244 - A hermit by nature yet deeply concerned about society and the world overall.  How can that be?  How can I be concerned thus, yet not engage and participate in the society that I would desire to create? 

1245 - Only on rare occasions do I participate in society.  Yet, this expression would offer the foundations for building a new world, a world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh. 

1246 - Today I am what I am.  Tomorrow I will be what I will be.  What is the difference between today and tomorrow?  And what control do I have over any delta between what I am and what I will be?  All of the control in the world!  This is one area in which I do have such control.  We all do.  We are free to make ourselves into whatever we would be. 

1247 - To write or not to write?  Is that really an option for me anymore?  To some degree this expression is more than something that I engage in ... this is who I am. 

1248 - You can know me more by reading these words than by meeting me in person.  There is generally so little that I have to say.  Yet, here we are dealing literally with several millions of words and we have only just begun. 

1249 - Consciousness doesn’t waste effort.  She brings what is needed when it is needed to whom it is needed.  I'm just fortunate enough to have realized this and to have decided to live modestly.

1250 - What can I expect of others in the world?  Kindness and respect are the first things that come to mind.  But to receive we have to give in like terms. 

1251 - Life itself is a work in progress.  Whether it will ultimately be a masterpiece or not is up to us.  We have the innate skills necessary to make it so.  However, we have to develop and apply them to create a masterpiece of our lives. 

1252 - Attitude is everything.  Hmm ... that seems to apply to happiness as well.  Happiness is an attitude that we take toward life. 

1253 - We don't pursue attitudes.  The very act of pursuing keeps us from achieving what we pursue.  We simply adopt an attitude.  We choose to make it a part of whom that we are.  

1 December 2004

1254 - We must be careful not to take on tasks that are not ours.  We will know what these are if we listen to the voice from within. 

1255 - Do as you are moved to do, when you are moved to do it.  Take not a single step until you know that it is the right step for you at the time.  That doesn't mean to over-analyze everything.  This should be an intuitive process after all. 

1256 - Know that you already know when you are on the path that is right for you.  It is something innate that you sense directly.  You need no outside confirmation for this, look to it though you might. 

1257 - Trust your self.  Trust the consciousness, the spark of spirit within you, to lead your way.  That is what it is there to do.  You have but to allow it to function naturally.  It is only the restrictions that you place upon it that get in your way.

1258 - You are free now.  You have always been, and you will always be.  Any chains that restrain you are illusory.  They are phantoms of your own imagination. 

1259 - It is time to be true to your mission and step beyond imagination into the true spiritual reality that is your birthright. 

1260 - You can do anything.  It is all a matter of choosing what you want to do and engaging your energies in doing it. 

1261 - Your life is your creation.  You did not create yourself.  But, you create all that you experience.  That is simply how reality works.  Then again, perhaps it is not so simple.  It is what it is. 

1264 - My work is appreciated.  I wish I could say the same for this expression.  I appreciate it.  But, I have no direct evidence of anyone else even seeing this expression on a regular basis ... or an irregular one for that matter.  The only way that I could tell is via feedback, of which I am receiving virtually none. 

1265 - This expression is my major contribution to the world.  Really, it is spirits contribution to the world through me.  But, if it doesn't reach people, how can it impact them?  How can it truly make a difference? 

1266 - Where all of this will lead, we will find out soon enough.  I anxiously await whatever may come.  I am optimistic overall.  I believe in my destiny.  I believe that I am meant to make a difference.  I believe that I am to be involved in building the foundations for a new world.  That is what Beyond Imagination is all about. 

1267 - What would I do next?  Who would I be next?  Hmm ... that is an interesting question.  But, it is within our power to choose what we would be at any given time. 

1268 - We can choose to be happy.  We can choose to be optimistic.  We can choose to be enthusiastic.  We can choose to be any way that we want to be.  Further, we can only be what we choose to be. 

1269 - If we find ourselves in undesirable states, we must remember that we are responsible for choosing those states, and that we are free to choose again and choose differently at any time. 

1270 - What happens happens and I accept full responsibility for creating it.  Are we being the best that we can be in each moment?  That is a high standard to set.  But, we tend to get what we expect, no more and no less. 

1271 - I demand a lot of myself, more than anyone else in my life demands of me.  Not that there are a lot of others with whom I have close relationships.  That is OK.  Solitude is a good thing overall.  But, we can get too much of a good thing if we aren't careful. 

1272 - No one says that the change must occur overnight.  Though, there is no reason why it can't happen suddenly either.  It is simply a matter of deciding to be different and then acting in accord with that decision.  This is all an act anyway.  We are all characters in a play of consciousness.

1273 - Life is good overall.  Not great, but good.  What would it take to make it great?  I would need to be doing more of what my heart cries out for me to be doing. 

1274 - What can I do right now to make the biggest difference?  Not just any difference, but the biggest positive difference.  Who determines what is positive and what is biggest?  It seems that there is something within me, something within each one of us, that already knows.  It is a matter of seeking within and finding it.

1275 - Intuition is very important to me.  You might say that much of this expression relies on intuition.  Something inside of me seeks expression and finds its way through my consciousness into manifestation. 

1276 - This is a natural process.  I don't have to work at it.  I simply allow it to happen.  Yes, I am fully conscious as it is happening.  But, the sense is that my faculties are being used ... not by another, but by a source within which is not really separate from me, though it is more than I will even be. 

1277 - God is not separate from us.  We are not separate from God.  Separation is an illusion.

1278 - In reality, there can be only ONE.  This is all things and the no thing as well.  How can this be?  It doesn't matter.  What matters is that it is, period.

1279 - Life offers numerous opportunities for us to excel.  It is a matter of being open to them and seizing the opportunities when they come. 

1280 - We do things out of love and out of fear.  Both forces are very powerful.  But, it is for us to find our way from fear to love as often as we can ... and to express from a position of love.  Then, it doesn't matter what we do ... it is imbued with spirit.

1281 - The expression will not be forced.  It will reveal what it reveals.  And, what it reveals will be appropriate for the occasion.  Such is spiritual law.  Such is how consciousness works.

6 December 2004

1282 - I need to find and do what I am motivated to do.  It's time to be passionate about something once again. 

1283 - What good comes from publishing nine books if no one buys them and reads them? 

1284 - I still feel that the books have tremendous value and have the potential to impact others greatly.  Whether they will do so or not remains to be seen.  One way or the other, I accept the fate that spirit has in store for the books.  After all, they are as much her works as they are mine. 

1285 - The Beyond Imagination expression is stream of consciousness stuff.  This comes from spirit directly, originating through a source within me.  Yes, through is the operative word here.  I'm not clear on how I would distinguish my work from the work of consciousness within me.  It seems that no such distinction is really possible.  It is all the work of spirit, of consciousness. 

1286 - I am spirit in expression, as we all are.  There is nothing else except spirit, nothing!

1287 - If something doesn't succeed, it is a sign that we need to try something new.  The bottom line is to keep trying new things until we succeed.  This implies having some intent or goal in mind, however.  I typically do not operate in such a mode. 

1288 - There is always enough time to do the things which must be done.  There is not necessarily excess time, but there is enough time. 

1289 - Is my life the masterpiece that it could be?  This is a question that we need to ask ourselves often.  If it is not, the next question is what do we need to do differently to make it so? 

1290 - We are each grand artists.  Our life is our greatest work of art.  It is for us to make the best of it.  It is for us to live brilliantly, to shine forth and be a beacon for others.  We do this by finding and following our bliss wherever it may lead. 

1291 - This does not have to be difficult.  In fact it can be the easiest thing in the world.  Children do this naturally.  We need to observe and learn from them ... and remember what it was like to be as they are.  There is nothing stopping us from being as they are now, at this moment, except for our preconceived notions regarding what constitutes adult behavior. 

1292 - One would think that once awake it might be easy to stay awake.  But, is that really true?  Is it indeed easier once you have tasted the fruit of spirit to keep the flame of spirit kindled within you? 

1293 - Who decides what work will be done by whom?  It seems that such is not my call to make.  I await my assignments and do them to the best of my abilities.  Yet, I am proactive both in the work environment and here doing things that I recognize need to be done that others do not seem to see need to be done. 

1294 - There is a sense that what is being said is already completed in some manner, that this is simply the linear process for bringing it through.  How can that be?  I haven't worked on it before.  I haven't sketched out what is to be said.  Indeed, there is no topic or outline either.  What comes forth simply comes forth.  That makes the process easy, but it also makes it a mystery.

1295 - I am a writer and a scribe by nature.  This is the easiest and most natural means of expression for me.  But what good is an expression if it has no intended audience or if it doesn't reach an audience?  The very fact that it was expressed makes a difference, especially if it is expressed in a form that can be consumed should the time become right.  I

1296 - t is not for me to decide what ultimate impact this expression will have.  Yes, I was there to give it birth and nurture it a little.  But, after that, it has a life of its own.  It will find those it is meant to find.  And, it will impact them in the manner that it is meant to impact them. 

1297 - Have I truly done my job as a parent.  Have I nurtured the expression so that it could grow into something that could impact the world?  It seems that I may not have done all that I could here.  Something is missing.  Then again, perhaps I was wrong in believing that the impact would occur during my lifespan.  It may or may not happen this way. 

1298 - How can I use my free time so that it has the most impact to the world?  Yes, that is one of the questions that I ask.  Yes, that assumes that what I do impacts my world.  Yes, that is grandiose thinking.  But, it is also realistic thinking. 

1299 - We are the world.  What we do impacts that world and does so in powerful ways.  What we think and more importantly what we do makes all the difference.  Yes, all of the difference in the world, literally. 

7 December 2004

1300 - I've always considered myself an ancient soul but I've never felt old in body or spirit for that matter. 

1301 - Each day brings a new revelation from spirit.  This stream of consciousness is always interesting to me anyway.  I would hope that others find it so as well ... and many others at that.  But what I hope may or may not be what ultimately happens.  That is OK.  The very fact that this expression is expressed in the manner that it is is uplifting. 

1302 - This truly is a miracle manifest.  Further, it continues to be such each day that it occurs.  This may not be as often as could be, but it seems that it is as often as it needs to be, at present anyway.  If it were not, the sense is that I would be irresistibly moved to express more. 

1303 - What must be expressed, will be expressed.  Spirit herself will ensure that.  I have only to do my part and do as I am moved to do.  Right now, that is to engage in this expression in this manner. 

1304 - We have been waiting for what seems like ages for something to happen, something that seems to be beyond our control.  Perhaps that is the problem.  Perhaps I have been believing that this was beyond my control when indeed there is something that I have to do to make it happen.  Knowing this, I am ready to discover just what that is. 

1305 - It seems that if we want a different future, we have to be courageous and willing to do things differently in the present. 

1306 - Continuing to do things as we have done them only gets us more of the same. 

1307 - Spirit works through us.  We are her arms, her legs, her hands, her eyes, her brain, and even her consciousness made flesh.  What we do is not of us alone, but is an expression of spirit. 

1308 - Consciousness carries us on her wings.  In consciousness we soar to heights previously unknown.

1309 - Here, I capture something that is immortal ... something beyond anything that I know myself to be. 

1310 - These words have the potential to live on forever.  In fact, in some form they do.  The energy pattern that goes into them exists in the universe, never to be taken away.  Once the expression is manifest, not one word can be erased.  It is in the mass consciousness.  And, it can be tapped by any who would be served by it ... by any who have a need to know. 

1311 - Consciousness operates on a need to know basis.  When we are ready to know something, it will somehow enter the sphere of our awareness.  Spirit herself will see to that.  Effectively, we create a vacuum for what we need to know within us, and that vacuum attracts the very thing we need to know.  The stronger the vacuum, the more quickly the manifestation. 

1312 - Allowing  a stream of consciousness to express so often and so long in this manner is not typical behavior.  In fact, I would imagine that there are very few who do this.  It is harder to imagine that I might be unique.  But, indeed this expression just might be.  Grandiosity again.  Perhaps. 

1313 - I am among the most fortunate of souls to be chosen for this task.  Yes, at some level, I chose this particular role.  But, that does not mean that I have conscious awareness of making that choice.  Neither does that matter. 

1314 - The expression is manifest, and it is a big part of my life ... perhaps the biggest.  Further, it seems that this will continue to be so for as long as I remain incarnate ... which seems to be for another 23 years or so.  Why only 23?  After all, I am only 46.  The sense is that such is all it will take to complete my mission on earth, and when that is done it will be time to transcend. 

1315 - This lifetime has not been about creating earthly ties for me ... not to things, and not to people.  Hmm ... perhaps that is part of why I am still so isolated from others so much of the time.

1316 - What is it that makes life worth living?  What is it that excites me to my very core?  The expression of spirit in flesh!  That's it for me.  And, to date anyway, this stream of consciousness is the highest manifestation of that I can muster. 

1317 - At some point action is necessary.  Words are not enough.  Though words can indeed incite people to action.  Will these words eventually do that?  Perhaps not what has been expressed to date, but what remains to be expressed through me.

1318 - The words will do what they are meant to do when they are meant to do it.  That is not to be my concern.  My job, my spiritual job, is to bring forth the expression in whatever form it might come.  I do not control it, I allow it. 

1319 - In many respects this expression is beyond whom I am.  Yet, at the same time it is a part of who I am and what I do.  Yes, there is a dichotomy there.  How can I be a part of something that is a part of me?  That is OK.  Dichotomies are allowed.  Not everything is black or white.  Not everything can be answered logically.

1320 - What do I want to do with my life?  What do I want to be when I grow up?  How could I want to do anything except what spirit has in store for me?  How could I want to be anything other than I am?  Note, the final question is a trick question.  It presumes that I understand what it is that I am. 

1321 - Living comfortably is still important to me.  There has always been enough in my life.  It would be nice if there were to be a substantial excess. 

1322 - I believe that I am doing the things that I can do that are necessary to deserve a life of true abundance.  However, this has not been forthcoming yet ... except on the spiritual front, the front which matters most to me.

1323 - As to what I want to do with my life.  The thing that comes to mind is to make a big positive difference to the world as a result of the contributions that come from my having lived.  This expression is one of those contributions. 

1324 - I seek within to discover what else there is that I can do, that is mine to do.  Just because we can do something does not mean that it is ours to do.  This is especially true in cases where there are many with the abilities to do it. 

1325 - What is ours to do will reveal itself to us.  Further, it will require our special abilities and talents. 

1326 - The universe does not waste effort.  It puts the necessary resources and circumstances in place to do what needs to be done.  It is a matter of resigning to the will of spirit and doing what comes naturally to us.

8 December 2004

1327 - There is something about this stream of consciousness that is special.  Is it unique?  How am I to ever know.  It is what it is, and that is enough.  Yet, it evolves over time as well.  The expression is always new and fresh.  Yes, some themes are repeated, but never in exactly the same way. 

1328 - The stream of consciousness has its own organization, an organization unlike anything that I ever learned.  That is part of what makes it so special.  But what about intent?  What points are being made?  The bottom line is that I allow consciousness to express whatever she will.  I do not feel responsible for the content. 

1329 - When examining systems, often the only way we can know about them are by examining their outputs in response to inputs.  Here, we know something about consciousness by examining her works. 

1330 - Life goes on.  Sometimes I wonder where it is going and where it will end.  However, endings typically don't matter if we are living in the moment.  And that is where we need to live.  That is where we can make a difference.  That is where our actions can have impact. 

9 December 2004

1349 - I am ready to start doing new things, even though I don't yet know what those things are.  That is OK.  It is not necessary to know to be able to be moved appropriately.  It is a matter of seeking within and trusting what I find.  It is also a matter of trusting that my life is unfolding exactly as it needs to. 

1350 - Each step is necessary.  All that we can do is put one foot in front of the other, one step at a time.  That is how we proceed along the path. 

1351 - The path is not about destinations, though we may indeed reach destinations along the way.  Remember that the journey is everything.  Live well my friend, live well.

1352 - It is interesting that I am not concerned about traveling in the world. In fact, I have very little interest in that at all.  My domain is consciousness.  It is in that domain in which I care to journey.  And there, I would travel as far as my imagination can take me and beyond. 

1353 - Is that not what this expression is all about  - venturing into the unknowns of consciousness and bringing forth whatever I can. 

1354 - This is a different kind of journeying.  I don't describe what I experience, rather I allow a stream of consciousness to flow through me as it will.  You see exactly what comes out of that process, a stream of words, ideas, and concepts.  Many of these illustrate or discuss the nature of consciousness in expression and the nature of reality and how it is created. 

1355 - What is revealed goes beyond anything that I have been taught in this existence.  That an inner source could come through with so much material of this nature still astonishes me ... even after nearly 12 years of doing this.  How can that be?  How can the process be so magical after all that time?  It just is.  That is how I experience it.

1356 - Consciousness is my rock.  She is my foundation.  In her, I place my trust.  I know that I can rely on her guidance to take me where I need to go.  She is my teacher, my friend, and my inspiration.  What would I do without her in my life?  I can't even fathom it. 

1357 - Once awake and aware, there is no going back to sleep.  Even onward we march on the path to our destiny.  Interesting, that has the same root as destin-ation.  Does that mean that we reach destinations by fate rather than by choice as well? 

1358 - I can have free will, yet strongly believe in predestination.  This is especially true if I expand my scope of will to include choices made prior to entering this particular incarnation.  The bottom line is that whether I have conscious free will or not in the moment is immaterial.  I am responsible for all that I experience nonetheless. 

1359 - What about mass experience.  Who is responsible for that.  The answer is similar: we collectively are responsible for all that we experience. 

1360 - We are part of the body of the earth, the solar system, and even the galaxy and beyond.  As a part, we can expand our awareness to experience our place within the whole at any level.  Whether we do so or not depends on a number of factors: our readiness, our level of awareness, and where we choose to focus our energies and attention. 

1361 - Our life is meant to be lived for a purpose.  We are meant to have an impact on the world, though this impact will be different for each of us.

1362 - Our life is meant to be our masterpiece.  We are master artisans all, capable of crafting the most excellent of lives.  However, the degree to which we do so depends entirely on our efforts. 

1363 - Each day is a blessing and an opportunity.  What we do with that opportunity is for us to decide by our attitude and our actions. 

1364 - Change the attitude and the whole nature of the day changes.

1365 - The only real time to start anything is now.  We cannot change the past.  And, the future is always a step away.  Only the present matters. 

1366 - There is so much that spirit awaits to do through me.  Yes, grandiosity again.  But, I have chosen to be a willing vessel.  This is what I was born to do.  This is why I incarnated this time around.  I am doing exactly what I am meant to be doing.  I have found my way and am following it. 

1367 - It doesn't matter that I don't encounter others on the path.  What is right for me is right for me.  I just know it.  Otherwise, I would be wasting my life away.  And, it does not feel like that at all.  No, not at all.

10 December 2004

1368 - Here, consciousness is given a wide berth.  She is free to express as she will through me.  Only she knows where we are going.  But, I trust the process, and gladly follow her lead. 

1369 - I feel myself to be blessed to have such guidance in my life ... truly blessed.  Yes, it took a lot of self-work to get to where I am at.  But, spirit has been instrumental in guiding me every step of the way. 

1370 - I trust that whatever I need to know, I will know, at the time that I need to know it.  Yes, that is a major leap of faith.  However, I cannot imagine living my life in any other way. 

1371 - I have a basic trust in the benign nature of spirit.  I believe that when we live from the inside out, we are truly living the life that we are meant to live.  But, that may come from being an introvert by nature.  The world that matters most to me is the one within.  Though I have a deep concern for the spiritual evolution of the outer world as well. 

1372 - Hmm ... creating the foundations for a new world.  I hadn't thought to even ask if that might be an inner one.  I had simply presumed it to be the world at large.  That is definitely something to think about.  In what domain is my work to have its impact.  It may not be in the consensus world at all. 

1373 - The world that is reflected here is a symbolic one, though it is embedded in the world at large.  In fact, it is what gives that world its meaning. 

1374 - Symbols operate on multiple levels.  They have there ordinary meanings, but they also have deeper embedded meanings that are not nearly as obvious until you see them. 

1375 - Synchronicities are signs that you are dealing with hidden meaning being made known to you.  However, it is up to you to follow the signs and discover the meaning.  If it were easy, everyone would be doing it already.  To some degree they are, but primarily on other than conscious levels.  Shifting awareness to make the process more conscious is a big deal.  However, it is one that is worthy of the time and effort that it takes.

1376 - Some people just naturally seem to be happy.  Others have a far more difficult time.  And this seems to be true despite their circumstances.  Expectations seem to come into play as well.  When we meet or exceed our expectations, it is easier to be happy.  However, this implies some attachment to outcomes.  And these are often in spirits hands not ours. 

1377 - Temperance is the operative world.  Many experiences are specifically designed by spirit to temper us.  The process transforms us into better tools for the expression of spirit in flesh.  And this is really what life is all about. 

1378 - It is not only our bodies that are tempered, but our emotions, our minds, and our spirits as well. 

1379 - Why is it that we do not take more responsibility for this ourselves, individually and collectively.  We have the right abilities and tools to be able to do this, but we don't typically learn this in school.  That is one of the chief failures of the education system.  It does not teach us what we need to know to function effectively as spiritual beings in the world. 

1380 - Divorcing religion from the state is one thing.  Divorcing spirituality from the state is quite another.  My sense is that we have taken things much too far for our own good, and that it is high time to remedy this.

1381 - It is important to me that the world become a better place for my having lived.  Clearly, I am not going to pass any legacy on to physical children in this existence.  What impact my life has will come from my works and the works which spirit does through me. 

1382 - In a very real way, the words and ideas in these works are my children.  They were spawned from me, in co-creation with the source within, spirit herself. 

1383 - There is still a sense that all of this is practice somehow for what is to come in my life.  When I'll be good enough to perform and what I will be performing are still open issues. 

1384 - Typically one does not share ones practice sessions with the public.  Yet, from the beginning I have been moved to capture and share all that has come forth.  At least, attempt to share. 

1385 - This stream of consciousness expression is simply something that I must engage in.  It is part of expressing whom that I am.  My life would not be the same without it.  In fact, it is not clear that my life would be worth living.  Yes, that is a strong statement.  But, I came into this incarnation for a specific purpose, and somehow this expression is tied closely to that purpose. 

1403 - I am learning the things that I need to know to be effective at whatever spirit would have in store for me next.  Such has been the story of my life.  I don't see anything changing that.

1404 - Personally, I know that I have a mission to accomplish.  Everything I've learned to date suggests that this mission will unfold between now and 2024 or so.  That means I expect to be around until then.  I believe that events are following a plan that spirit has laid out to the finest details. 

1405 - We will not be allowed to blow ourselves up, or to do such grave damage that civilization as we know it would cease to exist on the planet. 

1406 - A new age is dawning.  And, it's very principles seem to be the opposite of this.  Peace, kindness, understanding ... these characterize that new age; not war, hatred, and destruction.  Does this make me an optimist?  Perhaps.  But, it seems to be much more useful to live in faith rather than fear. 

1407 - The real power of terrorists is the ability to instill fear.  When we give into that, we give away part of our power.  This is not a time to be doing that.  This is a time to be taking responsibility for our actions.  This is a time for creating the reality that we would prefer, not just in our country but on a worldwide basis.

1408 - What does it really mean to be a superpower if technological force is all that you truly have?  If this isn't guided by the wisdom that comes from spirit, what ultimate use does it really have? 

1409 - It is time to move away from a society governed by might to a society governed by right.  We know what is right innately.  That we don't do it is a matter of choice.

1410 - Either we live in a world where spirit is expressing through flesh and there is a spiritual plan for the evolution of the expression of consciousness in flesh, or we don't.  This is black and white, or white and black if you will. 

1411 - We are spiritual beings first and foremost.  Somehow, we will find a way out of the darkness into the light, guided by spirit of course. 

1412 - We are ONE people, on ONE spaceship earth.  It is time that we fully realized the implications of that and adjusted our ways accordingly.  That means doing what is fair and doing what is right, even if it results in personal sacrifices.  When will enough people see that this is the only way and start doing it. 

1413 - Kindness goes a long way and reaps its own rewards.  How do we become a kinder and gentler nation so that we can lead the way to a kinder and gentler world?  Is that our destiny?  Novus Ordo Seclorum.  Is that not one of our mottos?  What does it really mean?  And, when will we live up to it? 

1414 - There has been talk of a new world order for many years.  It is time to manifest that order.  If it already exists ... it seems to be doing so in hiding, doing its works in secret.  However, what is done in secret needs to be seen in the full light of day eventually. 

1415 - When I need to know something, the process is to go directly to the source and see what would come forth from within.
I still have great expectations, but now these are not for what I will do, but for what spirit will do through me.  Why is greatness so important to me?  Primarily because I know that my talents are sufficient for me to do great things and I do not want to waste them.  That requires deciding what is important and doing it as well as I possibly can.

1416 - What statement would I make with my life?  So far, it is that each of us is spirit/consciousness expressing in flesh, and here is a record of what that expression can be as experienced by one individual.

1417 - I have come to help build the spiritual foundations for a new world.  This is my life's work.  This truly is why I came into this incarnation.  How to accomplish it is a different matter.  It seems that innately I know what it takes.  There is a sense of having done this before, not on this planet but elsewhere.  My home is truly in the stars somewhere.  Yes, somewhere out there.

1418 - From my perspective, my way of life is what allows me to experience things and to express as I do.  I consider myself very fortunate in that respect.  Not lucky per se, but fortunate.  One could do far worse than to have spirit in your corner on a regular basis. 

1419 - This expression has kept me sane at times when by all rights I could have gone mad.  That says a lot.  I know how close to the edge of sanity that I have come. 

1420 - There is something about the nature of the process that is well-suited to my temperament.  In general, I am not the most spontaneous of people.  But here, all bets are off.  Everything is spontaneous.  Everything is focused on what can be revealed in the moment. 

1421 - Clearly, this is what I love to do.  It seems that I should be able to earn my livelihood doing it, and a good one at that. 

1422 - Abundance is the reward for doing the work that you were born to do.  That abundance comes on many levels and in many forms.  What constitutes abundance for one person is not the same as for another.  Here, each of us is unique and different.  Our spiritual tasks are different, as are our rewards.

1423 - Life is a precious gift.  It is not meant to be wasted. 

1424 - Service is the means for making a life great.  The more service, the better. 

1425 - Dedication to family is one form of service.  Being kind and helpful to others is another.  Caring for the environment and the animal kingdom is a third.  Then, there is service to the world.  Further still, there is service to spirit herself.  It goes on and on and on. 

1426 - It is for each of us to determine what form our service will be.  If we search within, we will find and gravitate to our calling. This is a natural part of who we are.  We just have to allow it to express.  Whatever it is, is right for us. 

1427 - One form of service is not to be compared to another.  Each is right in its own right.  Service is service.  It is all an expression of love. 

1428 - Service does not mean sacrifice, though in some cases such may indeed be involved. 

1429 - Martyrs have their purposes as examples ... but, in general, service should free us rather than restrain us.  It should not be like a job, that is unless you happen to be fortunate enough to be doing what you love.

1430 - I see the world different than most.  I believe that this is all a play of consciousness, that there is a spiritual plan unfolding for the evolution of the expression of consciousness in flesh. 

1431 - The world is becoming more and more spiritual.  A new age is upon us.  Yet, how many believe in this new age?  At present, this seems to be a small minority. 

1432 - New age / metaphysics / occult are still fringe subjects, though topics from these disciplines are reaching the world at large.  We see them in movies, TV shows, and popular songs. 

1433 - Curious.  I relate to numbers and to ideas, but I don't really relate much to people.  You might say that I even go out of my way to avoid people.  Yes, this is reclusive behavior. 

1434 - Consciousness herself knows of this expression.  She actively participated in bringing it forth.  I have to believe that was for a reason.  I have to believe that all of the time and effort that has gone into this will eventually make a difference and have a major world impact.  Grandiosity again?  Perhaps.  But, how else am I to interpret all of this. 

1435 - I am a mouthpiece for what consciousness would have me say.  Only I would speak through me fingers onto the blank page that others might find and read what has been said through me.  If I were to simply say what came forth, there would be no record, and probably no audience other than me. 

1439 - It is writing that stirs me ... not so much reading it anymore, but generating it.  Since 1993, I have been an information generator.  Prior to that, I was a major information consumer.  Now, this expression is that bulk of the information that I consume. 

1440 - What I know, I know firsthand.  I do not trust revealing what others have said.  Rather, I would express what comes from consciousness through me. 

1441 - This is a gift to spirit from me.  But, it is also a gift from spirit to me.  It is appropriate to speak of gifts at this time of the year ... a time when more gifts are given to greater numbers of people than ever. 

1442 - All of the effort that goes into this is worth it.  I know that at the time the effort is expended.  There is no doubt.  If there were, I simply would not be doing it. 

1443 - It took an awakening experience to flip the magic switch that transformed me into an information generator.  Once flipped, I was never the same.  I have been in my own world ever since ... even more so than I was before because now the symbol systems of the spiritual world were more evident. 

1444 - What constitutes functional is different for each of us.  Some amount of eccentricity is tolerated, more in some folks than in others.  However, if it gets too extreme, it can become problematic. 

1445 - We tolerate our geniuses, however, knowing that the fruits of their labors are worth it.  To really create new things and new ideas, one has to be other than conventional.  This generally involves being far from the norm, and far from normal. 

1446 - It is typically the extremes that truly make life interesting.  Though too much can be too much.

1447 - The possibilities are endless.  Who knows what consciousness will express given this opportunity?  But, is there anything noteworthy, anything truly quotable?  I'll leave that for others to judge if they must. 

1448 - For me, it is enough that the expression manifests as it does.  What more could I ask?  Having a direct connection to spirit in ones life is definitely a major plus.

1449 - There is something special in all of this.  There is a great sense of accomplishment.  There is also a sense that I am employing my unique skills and talents at their optimum.  I cannot say this about how I engage myself much of the time.  But here, it is very clearly so. 

1450 - I love to write.  Words move me.  They comfort me, they entertain me, they even challenge me.  Further, they enlighten me.  Much of this is due to my makeup. 

1451 - The written word is not about hearing, though there is indeed a silent voice in my head that is heard.  The written word is a kinesthetic process that comes forth through the fingers and is confirmed by the eyes.  It is not so much a visual process, however.  It is not about images.  It is about words and their power to move us to action. 

1452 - It is enough to be an instrument that is played by spirit.  My hope is that I am a good instrument, perhaps even a great instrument such as a Stradivarius.  But, it is the skill of the musician, in my case spirit herself, that brings great music forth. 

1453 - Do these words constitute "great music"?  That is not for me to say.  It is clearly music to my mind, my heart, and my spirit.  But, others might find it to be mental chatter or even noise.  That is OK too.  Different strokes for different folks, as the saying goes. 

1454 - We bring forth the very circumstances that we would experience.  This happens each and every moment of our lives and will continue to do so as long as we are alive. 

1455 - The idea that we create our own reality is a great truth, a very empowering one at that.  However, with that power comes a great responsibility.  Are we willing to rise sufficiently to bear that responsibility?  Are we willing to take full responsibility not only for our own lives but for the lives of others and for the world at large?  If not, what is the point? 

1456 - The world is an entity in her own right.  She will do what it takes to protect herself in a manner that allows her spiritual mission to be fulfilled as well.  Similarly, the solar system, the galaxy, and even the universe have their own roles in the scheme of things.  As parts of these bodies, can we experience their missions as well, at least in consciousness?  There seems to be no reason why we should not be able to.  It is a matter of where we are able to focus our awareness. 

1457 - We are meant to have adventures in consciousness, and grand adventures at that.  It is a matter of being open to them and acting on the opportunities when they arise.  They will indeed arise if we expect them. 

1458 - Opportunities are calls to action.  These are distinct from the results of the actions that they engender.  The results are in spirits hands, though often we are the instruments through which spirit works. 

1459 - We engage in this expression not so that it will do something specific.  The only goal in expressing is getting the expression through in a manner that reflects what consciousness is trying to say. 

1460 - This is a spiritual expression, an expression of spirit.  At least, as close as I can make it given my level of awareness.  As this changes, the expression changes as well. 

1461 - It is as if the instrument is growing and evolving.  Indeed, such is the case.  And, as this happens the nature of the music that can be played changes as well.  At what point do we move from operating solo to operating as an ensemble or even as an orchestra? 

1462 - Each of us will naturally find our rightful place if only we allow it to happen. 

1463 - Consciousness is one of the most used words in this expression.  Since the beginning, I have known this to be a stream of consciousness.  I have no other way to describe it.  Further, I have no definition of what consciousness is to offer.  Ye shall know her by her works is the only advice I can offer.  Her works are many. 

1464 - I can only point the way.  It is for you to follow the path and see where it leads for you.  This will be different than my experience.  That is OK.  That is how the process works. 

1465 - Each of us must find our own path.  For many, this involves the highways and major thoroughfares.  However, some follow trails, and some even venture out where there are no trails at all.  These we call our explorers and wayshowers.  I consider myself to be one of these, at least an explorer of consciousness. 

1466 - While I strongly desire to create a utopian society ... I also strongly avoid the present social structures.  Is that because the present structures are flawed?  That is partially true, but the sense is that they are the best they can be under the present circumstances.  That does not mean that they are the best that they can be, clearly not! 

1467 - As a wayshower, I know that I walk an untread path.  This does not bother me, for consciousness herself is at my side.  She would not let me go astray ... at least not too far anyway. 

1468 - One must go beyond mind to find spirit.  Once one finds spirit, the mind is not so important.  It becomes a tool rather than an end in and of itself.  This is its rightful place in our lives. 

1469 - For many, losing the mind is not such an easy thing to do.  Logic, reason, and objective thinking have been given a place of honor in our society.  For too long, intuition and more subjective ways have had short thrift.  It is time for the tables to change. 

1470 - Intuition is one of the most powerful forces we have at our disposal.  It is our connection to the source within and to the ONE consciousness.  The present education system fails to recognize this.  So does society for that matter. 

1471 - At an inner level we know that something is very wrong with how our world functions.  Not the natural world, but the artificial and symbolic worlds that humans have created.  It is these that must change. 

1472 - We need to be doing things, not just consuming things in our free time.  If not, we miss out on being whom that we truly are and expressing this in the world.

1473 - Going beyond ... beyond mind, beyond imagination, and whatever is beyond that.  Such seems to be my path.  It is not enough to do what others have done, to entertain their thoughts, to see the markers they have left behind.  I must take the next step and venture out to where others have not ventured. 

1474 - There is something wonderful about doing what you are meant to do and knowing firsthand that this is what you are doing.  I wish that everyone would have such an experience at some point in their life.

1475 - What I do know is that this is a fresh creative expression.  I would rather that it not be fettered by constraints of where others have been.  I would rather give it free reign to express as it will and leave it to others to explore, compare, and contrast how it relates to the works of others be they contemporaries or from history. 

1476 - It is not that  my days for learning are over.  Rather, it is that at least for now, this direct connection to consciousness is my primary teacher. 

1477 - There is something about this journey that excites me.  The process of expression is magical, it truly is.  Seeing words come forth out of a blank mind is a magnificent sight.  Where will it all end?  Only spirit knows. 

1478 - We need to be careful about rationalizing our limitations.  The very act of doing so keeps us stuck.

1479 - There is a deep sense that I am doing enough.  Yes, I could do more.  But, at some point, enough is enough.  Rather than spending more time to do more, we need to find ways to be more effective and efficient with the time that we already expend. 

1480 - There is still a strong sense that we owe a tithe to spirit and that we need to pay this debt as a part of the cost of living.  The gift of life is that precious and that important that it is clearly worth this.  How we pay this debt is up to us.  But, if we don't pay it ... the debt grows and the interest continues to accrue.

1482 - So, how do we transform this into something that is practical, to something that others can use to improve their lives or to provide service to others.  Good question, but I don't know that it is one that I can answer. 

1483 - What does it mean to be practical?  How do we know what has utility?  If my musings enable even one person to discover the source within them, I have succeeded.  And, I already know that they have done this for me. 

1484 - Yes, I believe myself to be special, and exceptional.  However, this is something that I believe that we all can be in our own ways.  It is a matter of believing in ourselves and even more important believing in spirit as she expresses through us.  Josh Grogan sings "you have every thing you need, if you just believe", as I write this.  And, how right he is. 

1485 - What is it like to live in your own world?  Clearly I live in Wayne's World ... a world that is quite different than most.  But, in many ways, each of us live within our own world already. 

1486 - Each of us decides what is meaningful to us.  Each of us decides what we will pay attention to and how we will focus our time and effort.  One difference is that I choose to share my inner world in ways that others don't.  However, my form of sharing is in the blind if you will.  I don't know with whom I am sharing, or even if I am truly sharing with anyone. 

1487 - It seems that it is truly time to manifest abundance in the world.  That is the first step.  If you manifest abundance on a worldwide level and in all domains: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual ... the world will naturally transform into what it is meant by spirit to become.  This could literally be a utopia on earth. 

1501 - Is all of this worth the time it takes to read it?  I have to believe that the answer is yes.  I have to believe that there is some reason that consciousness is doing all of this. 

1502 - Once you develop a connection within, it becomes the source of all that you need to know in your life.  It is there you find the answers to any questions that you might ask.  There and only there. 

1503 - That doesn't mean that outside sources don't contain useful information.  They do.  However, their utility seems to go down as you develop the source within. 

1504 - The ONE consciousness already knows everything.  It knows what it wants to manifest, to make real in the world. 

1505 - We are the not only the pawns in the chess game, we are the kings and queens as well. 

1506 - Consciousness manifests physically through us.  We are spirit enfleshed.  Further, we have always been thus.  However, our capacity for accommodating spirit is growing.  The bigger the capacity, the more the expression. 

1507 - How does one increase their capacity as a channel for spirit?  Awareness is the key.  The greater the awareness, the greater the capacity for accommodating spirit.  Unfortunately this is one thing that our schools fail to teach.  Perhaps it is because it is something that cannot be taught, that can only be experienced.  We will experience it when we are ready and not one moment before. 

1508 - Awareness is that powerful and that important.  One might say that it is one of the most important things in the world.  It is the one thing that will save us from dire ends as a species. 

1509 - We collectively will not allow conditions to get so bad as to destroy us.  Though our technological prowess has been around for a minuscule amount of the time that we know ... it has had tremendous impacts on many fronts. 

1510 - The amount of change in the past 100 years has literally been phenomenal, and we have only seen the beginning.  How will we even begin to cope with what is to come?  First, by making technology our servant rather than our master as it seems to be in many cases. 

1511 - It seems criminal that there are questions that the ancient Greeks were asking over 2500 years ago that still cannot be answered today. 

1512 - We have allowed ourselves to be moved to consume in this country ... so much that we are effectively enslaved to the economy.  Does it have to be this way?  It depends on what your intents are. 

1513 - Abundance can be a difficult concept to embrace.  If people were truly abundant, then what would motivate them to work?  The only thing that makes sense to me is a contract that trades services for that abundance. 

1514 - If people were on contract to serve to the best of their abilities, using their best abilities in exchange for receiving all that they need ... the world would be a very different place.  The expectations would be different.  The quality of service would be greater.  And happiness would abound. 

1515 - Happiness comes from knowing who you are, being that, doing fulfilling work, and having enough leisure time to truly enjoy family, friends, and life in general.

1520 - The expression is not tough to read.  For the most part, it is conversational.  Yes, it can get deep at times, but not deep in the sense that philosophy can get deep.  Spiritual principles tend to be simple overall.  And, this is a spiritual expression for the most part.

1522 - Yesterdays expression shows that I can be excited about life and productive for a good part of the day ... close to 11 hours.  Just consider what might be accomplished if I could do that every day.  But, what is stopping me?  Only myself.  All limits are self-imposed.  They truly are.

1524 - Each day is what it is.  All that we can do is make the most of it.  This is always within our power to do.  How do we make the most of each day?  We follow our bliss and do what we are moved by spirit to do.  Yes, it is that simple. 

1525 - Sometimes the simplest of things can be quite difficult to accomplish. 

1526 - Right now, my bliss is here, engaging with consciousness in this fashion.  Here, I get to play and explore the realms of the unknown.  How do I know that the play of my consciousness has value?  Good question.  It has personal value for one thing.  I learn and grow in awareness as a result of all of this. 

1527 - Everything that consciousness does has value.  Creative expression is particularly important not only to the person doing the expression, but to all who the expression touches deeply.  This may be many or few.  In the end, it does not really matter.  Those who are meant to be exposed to the expression will be exposed to it, one way or another. 

1528 - Abundance should be easier to achieve.  I almost said we shouldn't have to work for it.  But something didn't ring true about that.  We should have to work and work hard, but it should be doing things that we enjoy doing ... things that  we find challenging and fulfilling. 

1529 - Why is it that bringing forth this stream of consciousness is so fulfilling to me?  It is because here I get to use my abilities and talents in an unstructured environment.  I am free to go wherever consciousness would take me.  And I thoroughly enjoy the process. 

1530 - Somehow I am meant to write, I am meant to serve as a glorified scribe for spirit.  Indeed, scribe is the right term for this ... though there is a difference, I must understand things in order to express them.  They must be able to enter my conscious awareness to get through to my fingers and onto this page. 

1531 - First and foremost, this expression is a journey of consciousness through the unknown realms of the spiritual world.  No, I do not visit heaven, or see saints or angels.  Indeed, I do not see anything.  I hear a silent voice in my head, a voice that relays concepts of what the world could be.  Where it gets these concepts, I do not know. 

1532 - We think of goals as requiring effort, or being a stretch beyond our comfort zone.  But, this expression is my comfort zone.  Here, I am doing the very thing that I was designed and wired to do.  Further, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to do it each and every day. 

1533 - What constitutes the "spiritual world"?  It seems to be composed of symbol systems and their embedded meaning.  At least such is how I engage and experience it.  It also consists of spiritual laws and their application.  Most important, it involves consciousness herself and her expression through us.  That is the aspect that we most engage in here. 

1537 - There is still a strong need to continue to express.  Why?  What ultimate good comes from all of this?  To be honest, I don't really know.  There is just something about this expression that is special.  The sense is that it will someday have an impact on the world.  When that day might be is for consciousness to know, not me. 

1538 - I trust the processes of life.  I trust that spirit is expressing in my life.  It is this trust that allows my life to work as it does.  From all that I can tell, it seems to be working quite well.  Yes, there are areas that could use improvement.  But, overall, I am happy with the way things are unfolding. 

1539 - Right now, there is still much that I need to do with my life.  There is much that spirit needs to express through me.  I have chosen this expression as a means to fulfill my obligations to spirit and the world.  This is part of carrying out my mission in life.  This is part of my destiny.

1540 - To live a life without purpose, without a mission, without a destiny … that I cannot imagine.  That would be the biggest waste of all. 

1541 - We each came into the world with special talents and abilities that we are meant to find, develop, and use.  The best use of these talents and abilities is in service.  It doesn't matter who or what we serve, only that we serve. 

1542 - No, that does not make us servants ... not in the least.  It definitely does not make us slaves.  When we freely choose to serve, a whole higher order of things kick in.  The very forces of the universe come to our aid.  For, this is their very nature, to be of service. 

1543 - Spirit herself seeks to serve and be of assistance wherever she can.  However, she will not force her way unto the world.  She expresses only when invited to do so.  Further, she can only express physically through us.

1544 - We trust that spirit does indeed know where we are going and is perfectly capable of guiding us in the moment each step of the way.  In living in this manner, we don't limit our reality to what we might envision that we want.  Instead, we allow spirit to bring us exactly what we need.  She will do so if we allow her to.  It is simply a matter of faith. 

1545 - To do in each moment what must be done in that moment, such is the directive of spirit.  The degree to which we live up to this is an indication of our level of awareness and mastery of life. 

1546 - We are meant to be Masters of Life.  But, how do we become such?  The key is to believe.  The flower does not need to worry about what to do to be able to blossom.  The process just unfolds naturally.  Do we think that natural laws apply any less to the unfoldment of our own lives?  Not in the least, they definitely apply. 

1547 - The pattern for the mighty oak is already contained within the acorn.  It just needs the right conditions and nurturing to foster its growth.  Why would one believe that the process is any different for us? 

1548 - Everything that we are to become is contained within us from the moment of conception if not before.  We need only to allow the process of life to do its stuff and foster us to grow into what we are destined to become. 

1549 - The oak cannot become a pine or a willow or a eucalyptus or a fruit tree.  Similarly, we cannot become a person other than whom that we are.  That does not mean the process is always easy.  In fact, in the present society it can be quite difficult. 

1550 - As a society, that is one of the things that we should be doing better ... nurturing our members and facilitating their growth and development into all that they can be.  Government, education systems, economic systems, religions, and other social organizations should all be fostering this.  At present, they are not, or they are not doing it well. 

1551 - We can change the rules of the game at any time.  It is a matter of deciding what is truly important and doing it.  Resources are not an issue here.  We have all of the resources that we need.  It is just a matter of using them more effectively and sharing them more fairly. 

1552 - In the economic system, "fair value" is determined by what the market is willing to pay for something.  But, even then, particular transactions for the same thing can be quite different.  The car buying experience is one that comes to mind.  Here, it seems that the dealer has an unfair advantage and clearly does not have the best interest of the customer at heart. 

1553 - There are too many transactions in society that are WIN/LOSE.  We need to find a way to remedy this.  Where possible, our transactions should be WIN/WIN.

14 December 2004

1554 - Finding what we are here to do is a major part of the journey.  But the real impact of our lives comes from the doing of it, not the finding of it. 

1555 - I've said before:  who we are counts for a lot, but what we do makes all of the difference.  Indeed, that is true.  We are meant to do things that have a positive impact on others and our world.  However, to do this, we must be true to ourselves, and be willing to express whom that we really are. 

1556 - The natural processes of the universe encourage us to unfold into whom that we truly are.  It is simply a matter of allowing it to happen.  That does not mean that effort is not required on our part ... perhaps even great effort.  Also, we must be willing to take risks that stretch us beyond our comfort zones.  That, after all, is how we grow.

1557 - The idea that the sum of the parts can exceed the whole comes to the forefront of my mind again.  What does it mean when this is true?  There is nothing intuitive about this.  There is nothing that I can think of that even relates to this. 

1558 - When we deal with geometry, we only need so many independent components to span a space.   When we have more components than this, the excess can be expressed in terms of the independent basis.  Is that the same here?  When we have more parts that the whole, are we dealing with dependent parts? 

1559 - As you can tell by now, numbers have a way of exciting me.  It is as if I speak their language ... and this is defined in more than mathematical terms.  How can I combine logic and intuition in this way and come up with anything meaningful?  It seems that this question is moot.  The fact is that I do indeed do this. 

1560 - Our intuition is far from rational as well, but I would argue that intuition is far more powerful than reason.  Not that reason doesn't have its place.  Most of our technology is a testament to what reason can do.

1561 - Here, my sense is that I am giving unto spirit that which is spirit's.  This is as close to God as I come.  At least, to date such has been the case. 

1562 - I have learned to take each day as it comes.  Each day offers an entirely new and fresh opportunity for creative expression.   And, it is creative expression that has the most value to me.  The more creative, the better. 

1563 - It is through creativity that consciousness shines most brightly.  I try to live my life creatively.  I try to be as creative as I can, both here and in the work environment. 

1564 - Spirit ensures that abilities are given the opportunity to be expressed.  However, we must pay attention to see the opportunities and then must seize them.

1565 - Consciousness does not force her way through to us.  She waits patiently for an invitation.  It is for us to ask her into our lives.

15 December 2004

1566 - We have spoken often of building the foundations for a new world.  But, how would we go about doing that?  Are we talking about physical foundations, or foundations in consciousness?  The later are far less restrictive and far easier to build. 

1567 - Thy will not mine be done!  Is not that one of the directives of spirit as well?  But, how far do we take this?  Surely, it is not meant to squelch every aspect of our personal will.  After all, the will is a tool of the self that can be used to serve spirit too.  It is all a matter of how we harness and focus it.  That is our choice to make. 

1568 - When we exert our will too much, it seems that it hinders rather than serves.  We become overly concerned with what we want versus what spirit wants in our lives. 

1569 - The will can be a very powerful tool for motivating us to do what it takes to get things done.  This is the essence of achievement.  But, achievement is not necessarily a step to fulfillment.  It can be, when done in the right way.  But, it can also lead us astray.

1570 - number = 534259 = 5/8/12/14/19/28:The Man with the World in His Hand.

1571 - This expression is the word made flesh.  Even further, the world and everything within it is the word made flesh. 

1572 - In this incarnation, it is not the spiritual alone which matters, it is the expression of spirit in flesh.  We are that expression now.  We have always been.

1573 - What else would we do with our life?  I guess that remains to be seen.  I still have no goals or plans regarding what is to come.  It seems more important to be ready for whatever would be in the moment, and to allow each moment to unfold as it will.  I do not feel the need to make it happen one way or another.  I trust that spirit knows what she is doing. 

1574 - The process of life is sufficient.  If we follow