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This story was sent to me by a freind..
The Cab Ride
So I walked to the door and knocked. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor.After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned on it, like somebody out of a 1940s movie.
By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was covered with sheets.
There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.
'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.
She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.
She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I told her. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated'. 'Oh you're such a good boy', she said.
When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive through downtown?'
'It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly.
'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'm on my way to a hospice'.
I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued. 'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter. 'What route would you like me to take?' I asked.
For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator.
We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds. She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.
Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.
As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired. Let's go now'
We drove in silence to the address she had given me.It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.
Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.
I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.
'How much do I owe you?' she asked, reaching into her purse.
'Nothing,' I said
'You have to make a living,' she answered.
'There are other passengers,' I responded.
Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said.
'Thank you.'
I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light. Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life.
I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift?
What if I had refused to take the run, or had honked once, then driven away?
On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life.
We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments.
But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID, ~BUT~THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Monday, November 3, 2008
More on the Law Of Attraction
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A Critical piece of the work that we are called to do at this time, is being able to look at our past and our present to understand what brought us to this place and time. In addition we have to understand the dynamics of what we gave away in order to survive.
From Walking Between the Worlds – by Gregg Braden
As you journey through the waking dream of life, pieces of your life may be lost, innocently given away or taken away by those who have power over you. These portions of you are your compromises, exchanged for surviving your experience of life. When you reach a time in your life where you truly choose to love, share and give of yourself, you may find there is nothing left. You discover that you have lost yourself little by little to the very experience that invites you to share. Recognizing the patterns and masks of survival as they play out through you relationships is an accelerated path of choice. Calling back those pieces of you that you hold dear may be your highest expression of Mastery.
End quote
Many times we decide that we are unhappy, and then we begin to look for solutions, or sometimes we see our circumstances as problems we have to solve.
In essence the solution (as described by many prophets) is within us. The greatest struggle we face is accepting this. For once we understand that our problems are not outside of ourselves, but actually within ourselves, we then have the ability to change them. Once we are able to address our internal demons, exorcise them, and maintain our focus on what we truly desire, what was once a problem no longer exists. For as we are able to maintain our focus and create what we want versus thinking about what we have, the law of attraction begins to work.
Unfortunately for most of us this is a slow process, because of that it appears to not be working. So the next challenge that we face, is being able to maintain our focus regardless of what appears around us.
Accepting the responsibility for our own circumstances and creations, and accepting that we have the power to change them, empowers us to move through whatever we currently have or are facing. It only requires that we maintain our focus, hold true to our desires, and have faith in the process.
This is what is meant by this statement –
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.”
When we understand the Law of Attraction, we understand that we possess the power to create and manifest ANYTHING we decide to create or manifest.
The Universal Energy that provides the materials and the manifestation of the Law of attraction makes no judgments, holds no grudges, and works incessantly to grant your desires. It is only your beliefs in the process that limit your abilities to use this power.
I came to realize the potentiality of this enormous power in applying these principles in my own life. I realized that many times when something happened that made me unhappy I invoked with great emotion the powers of Jesus and many of his assistants. Joyfully and powerfully they responded in like kind to my powerful expressions of emotions. Consequently my life continued to be filled with unhappiness. This is what is meant by using the Lord's name in vain! Not so much that I was swearing or misusing the Lord's name, but that I was using the power and energy of calling upon these great helpers when I was angry. Hence I produced what some would say would be negative energy and I definitely produced a lot more of what I did not want. So be aware of how you use and call upon these great helpers, that is it is not in vain, but with intentional use of their assistance.
A Critical piece of the work that we are called to do at this time, is being able to look at our past and our present to understand what brought us to this place and time. In addition we have to understand the dynamics of what we gave away in order to survive.
From Walking Between the Worlds – by Gregg Braden
As you journey through the waking dream of life, pieces of your life may be lost, innocently given away or taken away by those who have power over you. These portions of you are your compromises, exchanged for surviving your experience of life. When you reach a time in your life where you truly choose to love, share and give of yourself, you may find there is nothing left. You discover that you have lost yourself little by little to the very experience that invites you to share. Recognizing the patterns and masks of survival as they play out through you relationships is an accelerated path of choice. Calling back those pieces of you that you hold dear may be your highest expression of Mastery.
End quote
Many times we decide that we are unhappy, and then we begin to look for solutions, or sometimes we see our circumstances as problems we have to solve.
In essence the solution (as described by many prophets) is within us. The greatest struggle we face is accepting this. For once we understand that our problems are not outside of ourselves, but actually within ourselves, we then have the ability to change them. Once we are able to address our internal demons, exorcise them, and maintain our focus on what we truly desire, what was once a problem no longer exists. For as we are able to maintain our focus and create what we want versus thinking about what we have, the law of attraction begins to work.
Unfortunately for most of us this is a slow process, because of that it appears to not be working. So the next challenge that we face, is being able to maintain our focus regardless of what appears around us.
Accepting the responsibility for our own circumstances and creations, and accepting that we have the power to change them, empowers us to move through whatever we currently have or are facing. It only requires that we maintain our focus, hold true to our desires, and have faith in the process.
This is what is meant by this statement –
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen.”
When we understand the Law of Attraction, we understand that we possess the power to create and manifest ANYTHING we decide to create or manifest.
The Universal Energy that provides the materials and the manifestation of the Law of attraction makes no judgments, holds no grudges, and works incessantly to grant your desires. It is only your beliefs in the process that limit your abilities to use this power.
I came to realize the potentiality of this enormous power in applying these principles in my own life. I realized that many times when something happened that made me unhappy I invoked with great emotion the powers of Jesus and many of his assistants. Joyfully and powerfully they responded in like kind to my powerful expressions of emotions. Consequently my life continued to be filled with unhappiness. This is what is meant by using the Lord's name in vain! Not so much that I was swearing or misusing the Lord's name, but that I was using the power and energy of calling upon these great helpers when I was angry. Hence I produced what some would say would be negative energy and I definitely produced a lot more of what I did not want. So be aware of how you use and call upon these great helpers, that is it is not in vain, but with intentional use of their assistance.
Stop IT
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many times we look for complex and complicated solutions to our problems.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective. This is not to say that we do not need to process our difficulties in the correct environment with the correct counselor. So this is in no way intended to replace normal therapy. But there are times when it can be used effectively to resolve certain situations.
In my work with this type of situation, and others like it, I have discovered that many of our difficulties and struggles come from being unable to control our minds. The relentless stream of thoughts mostly about our problems continue to dominate our consciousness.
One of the known keys to connecting to source in order to manifest what we want is to silence our minds.
In order to achieve silence in our minds we have to stop the incessant stream of conscious thought. Trying to process our current situation using our minds we actually become our own detriment. Therefore we need a tool that allows us to control or manage the inflow of unconscious thoughts. This means that we have to be able to stop any thought that does not support what we are attempting to create.
The most powerful and most effective tool I have discovered is the power of now. Consciously bringing your thoughts to "right here right now" disempowers the thoughts that rage in your conscious. In order to gain control of your brain, mind or conscious thought, requires that you repeatedly bring your conscious thought to the "right here right now" moment. All power all energy is "right here right now". You will find you will be unable to do this consistently, because of your brain's training and conditioning. It takes considerable effort and energy to achieve any level of control over your mind. No one else can do this for you, you are the only one that will be able to achieve this for you.
Below is a fun and entertaining skit with Bob Newhart doing a similar process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLMTvxOaeE
In essence this is what has to happen, simply stopping your thoughts about your condition and refocusing on what you truly want is the only process that embraces, facilitates and supports the law of manifestation, and the law of attraction!
These laws work with precise exactitude, much like electricity and gravity. For instance if you plug a toaster into an outlet you can make toast, no matter how long you try or how many times you plug it in the toaster will never be able to tune into a radio station. Likewise making toast with your radio can be very frustrating. So you have to plug the correct instruments into the energy source to produce the correct result. The law of attraction works exactly this way! What you plug into it is exactly what you will produce!
many times we look for complex and complicated solutions to our problems.
Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective. This is not to say that we do not need to process our difficulties in the correct environment with the correct counselor. So this is in no way intended to replace normal therapy. But there are times when it can be used effectively to resolve certain situations.
In my work with this type of situation, and others like it, I have discovered that many of our difficulties and struggles come from being unable to control our minds. The relentless stream of thoughts mostly about our problems continue to dominate our consciousness.
One of the known keys to connecting to source in order to manifest what we want is to silence our minds.
In order to achieve silence in our minds we have to stop the incessant stream of conscious thought. Trying to process our current situation using our minds we actually become our own detriment. Therefore we need a tool that allows us to control or manage the inflow of unconscious thoughts. This means that we have to be able to stop any thought that does not support what we are attempting to create.
The most powerful and most effective tool I have discovered is the power of now. Consciously bringing your thoughts to "right here right now" disempowers the thoughts that rage in your conscious. In order to gain control of your brain, mind or conscious thought, requires that you repeatedly bring your conscious thought to the "right here right now" moment. All power all energy is "right here right now". You will find you will be unable to do this consistently, because of your brain's training and conditioning. It takes considerable effort and energy to achieve any level of control over your mind. No one else can do this for you, you are the only one that will be able to achieve this for you.
Below is a fun and entertaining skit with Bob Newhart doing a similar process
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYLMTvxOaeE
In essence this is what has to happen, simply stopping your thoughts about your condition and refocusing on what you truly want is the only process that embraces, facilitates and supports the law of manifestation, and the law of attraction!
These laws work with precise exactitude, much like electricity and gravity. For instance if you plug a toaster into an outlet you can make toast, no matter how long you try or how many times you plug it in the toaster will never be able to tune into a radio station. Likewise making toast with your radio can be very frustrating. So you have to plug the correct instruments into the energy source to produce the correct result. The law of attraction works exactly this way! What you plug into it is exactly what you will produce!
Your mind is the connection, your thoughts are the vehicles.
You control what will be produced, if you find yourself surrounded by idiots, storms, pain and suffering, physical financial or spiritual difficulties, go back and read the previous paragraphs.
If you are still struggling, contact me via e-mail and we can discuss ways to help.
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