OK…so this is about spirituality and belief systems etc. What I believe, some of the things I think about when it comes to our spiritual well-being and that of the human race etc.
I am personally not a religious person, but have very strong beliefs about spiritual matters, God and such.
Rather then try to describe them all I’m going to write a bit everyday…or at least try!!
Love Joy Gratitude
I’d say that most people believe or at least ponder the idea that we are more then simply our human body and mind.
What I’ve discovered or should I say, what appears to me to be truth is that we are indeed far more then our human experience and understanding.
Over the years I’ve read, viewed and experienced many truths, as well as many illusions.
So often our need as humans to feel as though we have purpose, or to explain the bad things that happen around us will lead us into an illusion, presented as the truth, and for all intents and purpose’s it would appear plausible, but really many of the ideals and understandings are truly illusions created to bring about a sense of righteousness, or escapism.
It is much easier to believe that there is a God that controls all things for instance then to take the responsibility for our actions and realize that we are truly the controllers of our own destiny.
If God were truly in control, then that would indicate that we were merely puppets in a show designed for some purpose of entertainment rather then the much more realistic concept that there really is a reason for us to be here today…now.
That reason may not be completely understood at this time, but I am absolutely certain that we are in control of it…or out of control in some instances…LOL.
Blame shifting in our society is so common that it is often not even spoken about with anything other then a passing interest.
Many of our religions utilize this concept very well…and in doing so IMO truly do those whom believe in the religion such injustice.
I truly have come to realize that by embracing our life events and taking responsibility for our actions and reactions that have created our world; we are in fact allowing our personal growth and understanding to bloom.
It took me years to truly understand this concept, as it is so simple and complex at the same time.
Also, part of this understanding is to acknowledge the role of others within our lives and realizing that they are truly responsible for their actions towards us and others.
In this way there is no “blame” per say, but rather allowing for each of us to be responsible for our actions and reactions to situations and events in our lives.
OK…nuff for now.
Peace
Shannix
I just wrote this out on a message board I attend, but wanted to also share it here.
Tonight I had an exercise to write down my life intention…and in doing so I discovered some things…well had been for the past few weeks…but wanted to share an observation with you all.
Something I notice I have done most of the time, and what I have found most people in North America do anyhow, in answering a couple of simple questions.
When you meet someone for the first time, and one of the first things most people ask is what do you do for a living.
The answer vary to some degree but mostly go something like this: “I’m a Housewife”, “I’m an engineer”, “I’m a sales person” etc etc…
Now if someone asked you “Define Who you are” …the answers almost always are the same…or very similar.
We are taught to believe or to behave in such a manner…by society, our families and friends.
We are taught that we must become something, to have a career or to support ourselves in a certain manner, and this has braught about this manner of defining whom we are…and we tend to feel bad or not good enough if that tittle…or career isn’t considered good enough if you will.
So when it comes down to it…we define ourselves and our life by how others view our successed and failures, and what is expected of us by our society, our families etc…rather then truly defining ourselves by our inner most nature and understanding…which is often rather confusing.
Until tonight, I have never been able to define my life mission, or intension because I defined my life by what others wanted or wished to hear etc, and feeling guilty for wanting to simply be me and want what I wanted…without consideration.
That sounds kinda harsh, but for me it is not…as i would by nature not intentionally harm another as I respect spirit and the human experience far too much, and yet I do realize at times we do offend and hurt one another, however, again…usually not intentionally in my case.
So here is what I wrote, how I chose to define myself and my life in general:
I can no longer be defined by the worlds around me, by the job that I hold or the Money that I have or the mistakes I”ve made in the past or may or may not make in the future.
I am a spiritual being with my own unique God signature of which I was created and my life here on this earth is an extension of the spirit that I am.
I am not defined by this world.
I am here in this experience to become whole within myself and on all levels. Experiencing Love, Joy and Happiness expressed and manifest 100% here on earth.
I am supported on all levels of existence, physically , mentally, emotionally and spiritually unconditionally in all ways, I owe no one, and no one owes me.
I achieve in everyway success in all that I do.
Love blush..Love Peace and Joy
For the past 10 years or so my Mother has been doing “psychic” readings for people, some for free some for money. She does this in a combination of ways…and has come up with her own little modality which she calls castings.
It is rather interesting in the fact that you are required to find a ground, something that you are attracted too that represents your personal ground or the field in which you are living, could be a blanket, the floor or whatever. Then you pick out several items and place them on the ground and she then reads the field and is able to see what is going on with a person, some past, present and future stuff etc.
At any rate, this has been a trip for me, watching her develop this gift, as she was never…never…never open to spirit before…and she is one of the least empathetic people I know in fact…still…her new ability has improved much what and how she understands others, and is continually allowing her to grow in this area.
The reason I bring this up…other then I’m amazed by it all and rather grateful as it brings us to a better understanding of one another…always a good thing….when I wrote out my life intentions last night, and then this morning I had a reading…over the phone, but it worked really good because my mother knows all the things that I put on the field etc…having been here.
The reading was good…nothing really unusual…mostly confirmations…but usually I do get something I wasn’t seeing before, which is why I do it in the first place…to check that I’m clearly seeing my path, and for anything I might be missing.
I read out loud my life intension, or life mission if you will…and my mom, after coaching many people in life mission work for many years was a little speechless…and commented that she had never seen or heard a life intension that was oriented in spirit like I had done…in other words, most everyone writes them from an earthly or human point of view etc.
Well that seems to go along with how I operate, and explains often so much of what confuses me in this life…I do not buy into the earthly life the same as others…some part of me always has known, and finally I’ve been able to write it down in this way that I see people thru spirit…not thru a human experience.
I do think that is why I tend to ramble a little and have confusion on so many “simple” subjects…I simply do not see things the same.
Recently I’ve been having issues around finance, money, not understanding the concepts of commerce in so many ways…LOL…because I guess I simply have difficulty understanding from a personal point of view the human thought process…even though I continue to study much of it…trying to understand the human psyche.
In an intellectual manner I’ve discovered much, I understand much in this manner, but still do not see why people continue to follow such paths of destruction and craziness when they could change the way they think, and live happier lives etc.
Yet so often I find myself caught in the messes, and of course not too many people around here anyhow understand my way of thinking and find the task of changing themselves too daunting really…and I guess I don’t blame them, not everyone is on this path of self discovery in the same manner I am.
Thinking the way I do…coming from a place of spirit vs. human, is kind of a bane for me in so many ways…yet I am seeing clearer more so these days how to merge my thinking or feelings a little more seamlessly with my human experience…still.
LOL…I’m rambling, but wanted to get some of this down so that it does not continue to mull in my head.
Love Peace Joy Blessings and Gratitude
Shannix
As we travel thru this life, as we age, things seemingly become clearer to us, the pieces of the puzzle begin to finally fit together and we are able to see the greater picture or purpose to our lives.
While we may not have the same understandings exactly, and we may not have the same or a similar path, each of us seem to come to some form of understanding about spirit and universe as time pass’s.
There have been many books written and sermons spoken, and yet only some of each become the pieces of our personal puzzle that we are creating in our lives, in our minds etc.
It is interesting to me that lessons learned, or information remembered from my childhood are today finally becoming something of understanding, after all these years those seemingly strange or out of place events have meaning finally.
I imagine that the older I get the more pieces will fall into place, as I suppose would be the natural evolution of my spirit.
I’ve noticed lately how so many people now are becoming “enlightened” or are “awakening” to the understanding of spirit, or maybe it would be better to say that more and more people are becoming aware in truth that they and all of us are indeed spiritual beings first, and that we are enjoying a human experience.
Seems to me that most people, including myself at times in my life, view themselves (ourselves), as human beings with a spirit instead of acknowledging that we are spirits experiencing a human existence.
That is one thing I’ve really believed for many years now, yet not in it’s entirety as this past few weeks I’ve been seeing it in a more richly lit manner, and it is becoming more of who I am then simply a belief.
I think it became more evident when I wrote out my life mission or life intention, and my mother made that comment about how she had never heard of an intention that was based in spirituality, and I suppose that really came home to me and I looked back on my life, and the conflicts I’ve had and realized that in many ways, I have been struggling with the concept for many years.
I’ve struggled over the years in trying to find a balance with the 3d world around me and humanity, while I have been seeing this experience in many ways thru spiritual eyes…I really believe I was born and have lived in this world for the most part with one foot in spirit and one foot in 3d.
While there have been times when I have felt fully here, fully grounded here and have been able to fully experience a short time what it feels like being here, but mostly I feel like I’m always half here and half there, not fully experiencing either one at any given time.
Now while in many ways I have felt angry about this, I do realize at this point that there are very good reasons for it, and it allows me to do what I need to do here at this time, whatever that might be at any given time. I am guessing that some of my abilities in art, in writing and in seeing things in this world abstractly might have a lot to do with the openness, and the ability to see others etc.
Of course over the years I’ve lived in a state of confusion about many things, even when I’ve studied them and understand on an intellectual level, my spiritual side goes “huh”…LOL.
Anyhow…this is another musing, and I hope that it makes some sense.
Love, Peace, Gratitude
Shannix
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Cool blog, Shannix! After taking a hiatus, I got mine up and running again…well, it’s a brand new link so it’s like starting from scratch…but I’m diggin’ it!
All the best to you and the family!
Grace (aka Janey)
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Good to see you…has been a while for sure.
How do I find the new blog???
I liked the old one when I had a chance to get around and read it.
Shannix
Well, it’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to get back in here, and many things have changed for sure.
One thing that has changed is that we moved to Canada, and are living on the west coast, by the water…yippy…which has made a huge difference in my creativity, and spirit.
So much more freedom to express here then in that small town in colorado…yet in some ways I kinda miss it…still…I feel more so that my energy can flow here, without a whole lot of hampering.
My family got together a little over a week ago to play Transformation, which is a spiritually based game that helps you work thru an issue, more or less…LOL…you’ll have to actually have played it, or maybe go to the web site to understand what I mean.
Anyhow…one of the things you have to do in this game to start with is write your intention, basically what it is you are dealing with or want to integrate into your life etc.
That of course for me is the part I usually have a great deal of trouble with…I simply have a hard time focusing on one thing…however as I sat there, having stressed for a couple of hours over it before hand, it came to me.
One of the things I think most of us strive for, if not conciously, then subconciously, is to be in balance with our physical self, emotional self, mental self and spiritual self…so that basically was my intention.
Of course the task is no easy one, with all the stress’s of our lives, which tend to pile up daily when we are not looking…LOL…but I’m sure it can be done.
The thing that is somewhat daunting about it is that when I think of a person in balance, I always envision a buddist munk, someone whom has been meditating for the past 30 or 40 years, and lives in a mountain community!
Anyway, the challenge is on, and I feel pretty confident that all my parts are at a place where a smooth and effortless merging is possible, and the next step in my personal evelution.
Also, somewhere along the line, I’m hoping that it will all effect my spelling as well…lol.
Namaste
Shannix