Just a Thought VII: A lessons to be learned

Hey everybody, Its Reggie. I bumped into an old acquaintance today. She gave me a hug and after the how are you doing? How is everyone questions? She began to apologize for being mean to me, when my ex and I were together. She than explained how she was jealous of our relationship. And who was this guy stealing her best friend type of thing. She wanted me to understand that she was not the person she has grown into almost 8 years later. Than I thought to myself, "Maturity brings wisdom?" It just pop in my head. Thinking on this, I came to a few conclusions I will expand on later. One is that Life teaches everyone, however long that may take. I feel we all want the same things out of life. We don't always choose correctly. Even when the choice is clear. The choices we make are arrived by a combination of: Placement = How we are raised. Rich, poor etc. And Self development = The what we do to defend ourselves from the outside world. What the mind does with the order and or lack of it. What walls are put up and aligned in our path. We than all hope that things will change for us expecting a miracle to happen. The dream job to appear, The love of a lifetime to show up, etc. So if what your doing or feeling doesn't ring true than it probably isn't. You owe it to yourself to be true to yourself and than you will get what you desire.

gnothi seauton
Reggie

Lifted Moment 2: A Consciousness Within

Hey everybody, Its Reggie. Possibly the best definition of consciousness, I have discovered, is awareness without judgment. Practicing this has help me make a conscious shift in all my relationships with others and myself. That includes judgment of good and bad Important and unimportant Useful and useless. True and false. The beautiful and the ugly. The smart and the ignorant. When we stop judging ourselves. We stop judging others and all of the fear and craving that feeds suffering stops as well. If we try to stop getting caught in the judgment of others without first dropping self-judgment, it will not work. It all starts with consciousness of the self. Make this part of your everyday practice not to judge others and remember also as we dont judge other it equally important to remember "Its non of my business what others think of me". I hope you have found this helpful.

Namaste,
Reggie

Are we in danger of loving one another

Jill Bolte Taylor

Neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor had an opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: One morning, she realized she was having a massive stroke. As it happened -- as she felt her brain functions slip away one by one, speech, movement, understanding -- she studied and remembered every moment. This is a powerful story about how our brains define us and connect us to the world and to one another. Read about her story, that's sure inspire and enlighten. Dr Taylor's book. My Stroke of Insight: A brain scientist personal journey.

Just a thought VI

Hey everybody, Its Reggie. Just a thought. A basic truism is that most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept.

Peace,
Reggie

Lifted Moment 1: My Vacation

Hey everybody! Its Reggie. As I sit and write this my vacation is coming to a close. It has been the best two weeks, I truly enjoyed every minute. I ate without guilt, I read and expanded my awareness of truth and rested my over active mind as I sat in contemplative silence and meditated in the mornings and daydreamed of life's journey in the afternoons. I learned to shed the ego like a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. At every chance I could, diving deeper into my sense of awareness. Always being present in the NOW. I came to many understandings in this short time. The great debate whether to quit my job or stay has been a tremendous weight on my mind. I play out scenes in my head with the actions and reactions of my employer and I. The environment is such a familiar one that it wants me to participate in this tragic pain body experience of the past. I have come to understand breaking free of this isn't about walking away that would be a reaction. Its about just being present. not reacting from an egoic perceptive. And then taking necessary action to change the situation if that's what I wish. I learned to live with myself. To love myself. I learned to be one with nature taking walks in the park and desiring to have nature walk with me. I brought nature into my home purchased two beautiful pIants. love my plants. I learned to appreciate my animals being in quite observance of them. I learned to love them with my beingness. I love my cats. I created works of art. Paintings, sculptures, and sewing doll came natural to me when I let go of any expected outcome of what the art should look like. I enjoyed giving these creations away only better serves me than to keep them for myself. Sharing my work with others, to brighten and enlighten like they due in me. Some shared inspiration for all.

Peace,
Reggie

A New Heaven & A New Earth

Hey everybody, Its Reggie. I have been reading this book "A New Earth" by Echart Tolle. And also keeping with the series of 10 week online tele-classes that Mr Tolle is having hosted by Oprah. Read to be inspired...

Namaste,
Reggie

Uncultured Project

Just a Thought V: Making Miracles

Hey everybody, Its Reggie. I have read that the hunger for a lost dimension of experience is a natural yearning in all of us, and it doesn't go away because we ignore it. Jesus said that we would someday do even greater works than he; should we not take him at his word? And should not someday be today? It time for us to start working miracles.

Peace,
Reggie