R ~ Being a Channel

Being a Channel

I am love, and I represent love.

I transcend the human world, I can give love to all. 

It is my channel from above and love comes through me to you.

Sometimes I represent healing too. This is quite natural to those who allow themselves to be channel. You and all have all these qualities too. Thats why we attract.

Thy love will not stop, and its not a possessive kind of love. Let it go. Love with no expectation. It doesn't matter. Its there always for you when you or others need it. 

~ by Si-Y

Ethics intersects etiquette

Ethics intersects etiquette. Our act has an ethical component, since it requires attention and consideration.

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"The principal form that the work of love takes is attention."

—M. Scott Peck

"A human moment occurs anytime two or more people are together, paying attention to one another."

—Edward M. Hallowell

"Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present."

—George Washington

We must be as courteous to a man as we are to a picture, which we are willing to give the advantage of a good light."

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares."

—Paul of Tarsus

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The Three Strikes of Incivility

The rude act—a lack of acknowledgment—causes harm in at least three ways. 

1) It may inconvenience others in some way in the act. Since the acknowledgement was needed for a reason.

2) Dismissal of other's presence is telling others "their existence didn't matter. The loss of face can make one perturbed and resentful.

3) If one being rude at - feels that they should do something to redress the slight, this will perturb them as well. They will wonder whether if they really want to bring the issue to the person's attention. Is it worth the while? Will an unpleasant exchange ensue? Is the incident going to escalate? If they don't react, is it being cowardly? 

So, rudeness begets conflict with others but also conflict within ourselves, and the latter can prove as hurtful as the former.

We can, however, do without the invisibility game. It is insincere and petty. Let's at least nod each other into existence. And let's not play another game, either, that of waiting to be acknowledged before acknowledging in turn. I hope that we will always have enough self-esteem to feel that being first in greeting doesn't entail loss of face.

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Acknowledge others' existence, their importance to you, their feelings, and the things they do for you. Acknowledgment comes in many forms: remembering someone's name, paying a thoughtful compliment, summarizing what was just said for a newcomer to the conversation, holding a door open to let someone through, welcoming, thanking, and just plain saying hello. A simple "Hello" or "Good morning" is the most basic form of acknowledgment. 

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and Going through life rude and angry can make you sick.

source is from www.oprah.com

My Poem ~ Kitty Maui

Here's my first try...

I stand and stare at her time to time,

she twirls her tail to say 'au revoir' every time,

she means ~ I care for her existence more than she does for mine

And yes she does that all the time!

When I stand and stare at her, I ask, 

should I not have a life, oh what am i doing here? tsk!

for everything she does is usually quite the same, 

yet, amazingly, I adore her simple silly game!

so, i suspect this is how mother nature turns the wheel 

does creation exist when our will strikes a deal

do we will ourselves to exist as individuals, so thus we exist,

or are we created for another, who wills us to exist?

I stand and stare at her this beautiful Sunday,

a challenging affair ~ a good shower day!

A WHAT?!! Oh! As always, she throws a fit!!

Well, her greatest fear comes even at a sprinkly bit!

I stand and stare at her now at midday

she purrs thankfully, her warmth reflects the sunny rays 

poised to show off her glowing whites, yes! a big basking day

to stay clean, cuddly, soft and fluffy, I hope thats her only agenda today!

Years ago, I stood and stare at her before, 

a lost tiny kitty in a busy food court, frantic on fours ~

with orange fur, white chest and socks, crying away

frightened, shaken, no Mummy to take her away.

I stood and stared at her ~ a long fateful day for me

I'm still allergic to fluffs no matter what, you see,

What a joke this'd be! But I was tempted to see

If co-existence could work ~ if it was meant to be.

only God can make a tree

“I think I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the sweet earth's flowing breast

A tree that looks at God all day

And lifts her leafy arms to pray

A tree that may in summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair

Upon whose bosom snow has lain

Who intimately lives with rain

Poems are made by fools like me

But only God can make a tree.”

Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918)

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/article892050.ece

R ~ My Personal Legend

I am here to be an instrument, a channel of love ~ to be ONE ~ with the essence of love, beauty, peace and bliss.

In my journey I will experience ~ Abundance, Success, Breakthrough, Love, Peace, Surrender, Joy, Wisdom, Trust, Truth, Clarity, Focus

To be what I am Born to Be. To serve the highest purpose, is to live my story.

Why this is important to me:

A person who wishes to begin a good life should be like a man who draws a circle. Let him get the centre in the right place & keep it so the circumference will be good. And let a man first learn to be fix his heart on God and then his good deeds will have virtues. But if a man' heart is unsteady, even the greatest things he does will be of small advantage ~ by Meister Eckhart

What I can achieve and apply it through/to

• Self & Spiritual Centeredness
• Loving & Sharing - all the experience

• Yoga Union - study of anatomy, therapy & movement (physical & energy form)

• Art - breaking beliefs in those who says 'I cannot draw!'

• Writing and drawing spiritual experiences

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Affirmations 

ENERGIZING PRAYER

o Infinite Spirit, 

recharge this body with thy cosmic energy, 

this mind with thy concentration and

this soul with thy ever-new joy.

O Eternal Youth of body & mind

abide in me forever & ever.

~ Paramahansa Yogananda 

Affirmation

I am bountiful, infinite joy

I am precious, deserving & complete

Be true to yourself, honour yourself & be faithful to yourself

Live your life in the fullest

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What I can do constantly:

1. Get back into yoga. Practice. Search. Study. Practice Practice. Practice.


2. Be Present. Tap into being an instrument. Through art, music, writing, my presence to continuously love and share that.

3. See if I can incorporate art & spiritual eg. Marine Series and Tree Book Project and get sponsorship to publish them.

4. Remember to visit spiritual & new places.

5. Savings for all that!

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To David Deida's Way of the Superior Man - these 3 questions: 1. What is your deepest purpose? To be a clean unblocked channel of love. 2. How do you need to live so you can die complete? To live being this channel - doesn't matter to whom, to what, through what instrument. 3. What are you willing to be responsible for?  What I manifest in my life - the love i have & can give to others. I can only give this when I am attune within. ~ What is my current blockages - its in my body. and uncenteredness. When i am stiff, inflexible, unhealthy, un-attuned, i will not be able to live my purpose. Therefore, I need to cleanse the body, be in spirit, be in one to be able to be this channel.  When I am centered, I see the rightful path. ~

A Personal Legend

 


A personal legend is the path we decide to take that fills our heart with enthusiasm. It is the path of our dreams. 
~ Paulo Coelho


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- What is the Personal Legend?

- It is your blessing, the path God has chosen for you here on Earth. Whenever a man does that which gives him enthusiasm, he is following his Legend. However, not everyone has the courage to face up to his own dreams.

- Why is that?

- There are four obstacles. The first: he has heard, right from childhood, that everything he wishes to live is impossible. He grows up with this idea, and as he acquires age, he also accumulates layers of prejudices, fears, guilt. There comes a time when his Personal Legend is so deeply buried within his soul, he can no longer see it. But it is still there.

“If he has the courage to unearth his dreams, he then faces a second obstacle: love. He now knows what he desires to do, but he thinks he will harm those around him, if he gives everything up to follow his dreams. He does not understand that love is an additional impulse, not something which hinders one from going forward. He does not understand that those who truly wish him well are longing for his happiness, and are ready to accompany him on this adventure.

“After accepting love as a stimulus, a man faces the third obstacle: the fear of the defeats he will encounter along the way. A man who fights for his dream suffers far more when something doesn’t go well, because he cannot use the famous excuse: “oh, well in fact that wasn’t exactly what I wanted anyway…” He does want it, and knows he is putting everything into it, and also that the Personal Legend is just as difficult as any other path – the difference being that your heart is present on this journey. So, a warrior of the light must be prepared to be patient at difficult times, and know that the Universe is conspiring in his favor, even if he does not understand how.

- Are the defeats necessary?

- Whether necessary or not, they occur. When he begins fighting for his dreams, man has no experience, and makes many mistakes. But the secret in life is to fall seven times, and rise up eight times.

- Why is it important to live the Personal Legend, if we are to suffer just as much as others?

- Because after having overcome the defeats – and we always overcome them – we feel much more euphoria and confidence. In the silence of our hearts, we know we are worthy of the miracle of life. Each day, each hour, is part of the Good Combat. We begin to live with enthusiasm and pleasure. Very intense and unexpected suffering begins passing faster than apparently tolerable suffering: that drags on for years, eroding our soul without us noticing what is happening – until one day we can no longer free ourselves of the bitterness, and it accompanies us for the rest of our lives.

- And what is the fourth obstacle?

- After unearthing your dream, using the power of love for support, spending many years with the scars, a man realizes – from one day to the next – that everything he always wanted is right there, waiting for him, perhaps the very next day. Then comes the fourth obstacle: the fear of realizing the dream he has fought for all his life.

- That makes no sense.

- Oscar Wilde said that we always destroy the thing we love the most. And it is true. The simple possibility of achieving that which we desire causes the soul of the common man to be filled with guilt. He looks around, and sees many others who have not succeeded, and so he thinks he does not deserve it. He forgets everything he overcame, all he suffered, everything he had to renounce in order to come this far. I know many people who, when they are within reach of their Personal Legend, make a series of silly mistakes and do not attain their objective – when it was just one step away.

“This is the most dangerous of the obstacles, because it has a certain aura of sanctity about it: to renounce to joy and the conquest. But if the man is worthy of that which he has fought so hard for, he then becomes an instrument of God, aids the Soul of the World, and understands why he is there”.

source:
http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2008/05/05/conversation-with-the-master-the-personal-legend/


more good links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Coelho

http://paulocoelho.com

http://kirstyne.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/personal-legend-the-alchemist/

http://nikabrightlightwarrior.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/living-my-personal-legend/

http://archanaraghuram.wordpress.com/2007/11/24/the-alchemist-by-paulo-coelho/

Energy

1. Energy drain: Other people's expectations
Are you living someone else's dream for you? You're putting out energy but starving emotionally. The other person gets all the satisfaction.


Energy move: Declare independence
You bought in; you can set yourself free. No confrontation needed, just "I don't have to expect that of myself." Worst-case scenario: Someone who's not you will be disappointed. You will feel wonderful.


2. Energy drain: Loss of self
As kids, we had to play by the rules; our unique energy got caged.


Energy move: Personalize your life
Ask yourself, If it were up to me, what would I...hang on my wall? Wear to work? Do for fun? Find the pockets of freedom where you can be more yourself.


3. Energy drain: Deprivation
Duties and responsibilities fill your days. You gain weight trying to get emotional energy from food.


Energy move: Add pleasure, beauty, fun
Satisfying experiences, large and small, are the real nourishment you crave. Plan a big treat to look forward to—and a little one every day.


4. Energy drain: Envy
We often don't feel envy directly—but we might find someone else's good fortune depressing.


Energy move: Count your blessings
Comparison is a loser's game. Look at what you have, and actively feel grateful. (P.S. That person you envy—you don't know how messy her life really is. Chances are you wouldn't want it if you had it.)


5. Energy drain: Worry
When you worry, you think you're dealing with things, but you're just suffering. Worry never comes up with good ideas. It torments and exhausts us.


Energy move: Get going
Action is the cure for worry. Do one thing that brings you a step closer to coping. If it's the middle of the night, get up and write a to-do list.


6. Energy drain: Unfinished business
Unmade decisions and postponed projects drain you.


Energy move: Do it or dump it
Forget the perfect decision—just trust yourself and make a choice. Put projects in an appointment book. If you can't find any good time, that's a signal you don't want to do it. So don't.


7. Energy drain: Overcommitment
You're always saying "yes"—to your boss, mother, kids, friends; to requests, favors, meetings.


Energy move: Say "yes" to yourself
Tell someone else "no" every once in a while, just to feel your own power. You'll gain a whole new sense of your ability to take care of yourself.


8. Energy drain: Holding on to loss
Fresh loss is an emergency. But old losses you can't let go of are dead weight.


Energy move: Cry all your tears
Indulge in big-time mourning. Take off from work, stay in bed, and do nothing but cry till you're dry—and bored. Then go out and embrace life.


Source: http://www.oprah.com/omagazine/Solving-the-Emotional-Energy-Crisis/2

To yourself, Respect

To your enemy, forgiveness
To an opponent, tolerance
To a friend, your heart
To a customer, service
To all, charity
To every child, a good example
To yourself, respect

by Oren Arnold

what i long for?

compiled some text from a list of articles..

... What we long for, what we believe is possible for us.

What is my intention?
Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

Remember what we care about most, we're searching for our deeply held core vision....

love to battle powerlessness

http://www.oprah.com/spirit/How-to-Battle-Powerlessness-Martha-Beck/1


FEAR

Always feels bad
Motivates grasping
Seizes control
Insists on certainty
Needs everything

LOVE

Always feels good
Motivates liberation
Relaxes control
Accepts uncertainty
Needs nothing