Born to Remember, Born to Awaken

You were born out of a billion galaxies; a single star born as an overwhelming point of light in the swirl of all humanity.  You were formed in love and light.

Your purpose in this time and space is to awaken.

You are not here to learn anything new; you are here to remember what you have already forgotten.  Darkness, fear, and doubt are just illusions.  Your true light cannot be darkened, and it burns bright within you.  The power of the Divine flows through you, for it is also within you, and its light cannot be dimmed.  Your awakening has begun.

Gaze into the heavens and remember your true Self.  Remember the Divinity of the entire universe that fills and indwells your being.  Remember the planning and precision that formed your being.  Know that you were created in magnificent and endless love. 

As the Divine is the center of your being, so also are you the center of the Divine.  Gaze upon the stars in the night sky and remember your connection to the source of all life.  Remember this feeling.  Let it fill you with joy and wonder.  This is your true self.  This is your Divine Self.  This is your awakening.

It is worthless to seek outside yourself those things which you believe can bring you fulfillment, for the very act of seeking implies separation.  You cannot be separated from Divine Source; it is from Divine Source you were created.

Your Higher Self cannot be found outside of yourself.  A higher vibration can only be remembered within.  Remember it now.  Raise your vibration to the place that is yours by divine right.

KNOW that all source flows through your being.

ALL source flows through your being. 

You were born that you might know your place among the stars of the heavens.  You are a bright and luminous being with all the energy of the universe supporting you.  You were born to remember.  You were born to awaken.

"...I realized the goal of loving people isn't for a happy ending."

my friend the murderer

I shared this story a few years ago, but it is one of my favorites. It is a story that changed my view of how the Church should work. It involves a baby, a man named Merlin & most importantly…a murderer.  

Read the rest of this here...
http://larkandbloom.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/my-friend-the-murderer/

God Is Not A White Man

So I realize this is an older video, but I've never even heard this song before.  It's got a catchy chorus, and the message is pretty good.  I thought it was worth sharing.  Enjoy!

Simple Meditation Exercises for Busy People

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Thoughts on the Nature of God

It is only when we recognize our connection to the Divine that we began to awaken to the truth of not only our wholeness, but to the oneness that we share with all beings.

I grew up believing in the concept of man's separateness from God.  He was a rewarding God, but he was also a punishing God.  He was the external threat to keep our behavior in line with the expectations of others.  Consequently, the love of God became something to be earned; the fear of God became the motivating force for good behavior.

Even as a young child, this concept of separation from God never made sense to me.  If God is omnipresent, how could he be outside of our self?  If God is love, how can he withhold himself from us?  These were all unanswered questions until recently when I began to study the nature of God.

My realization began with the understanding that God is inside our Self, not separate and apart.  One doesn't have to go seeking to find God.  One only has to realize that because God is all, God is in all.  God is the creative source of the Universe.  We cannot separate our Self from our Source, the core of our being.  We cannot be separate from the Divine, because we are the living, breathing nature of God.  We are his Divine expression.

Because God is the source of all, we don't need to go to God for anything, because God is already inside of us.  He knows our needs before we can even ask.

It makes no sense to pray to the sun and ask for more warmth or more light.  The sun can only fulfill itself as the sun.  So it is with the nature of God.  God cannot give more than he is.  He can only fulfill himself as himself.  He is source.  He is fulfillment.  He is love.

Opening our Self to the Divine is really just awakening to the Divine already within us.  It is the realization that there is no separation between our Self and God.

I am God at the core of my being.  There can be no separation between my Self and God.  There is no lack because I am Source at the core of my being.  Source and I cannot be separate, because we are one.

Even as the sun gives all the light and warmth that it has, so does Source give all that it has.  It does not withhold as punishment, neither does it fulfill as reward.  Source can only fulfill itself as itself.

This is the nature of God:  He does not punish or reward.  He causes it to rain on the just and the unjust.  He gives freely to all because that is his nature.  He cannot withhold himself or any attribute of himself; do to so would deny his nature.  God is.

Awakening Soul

"I will not die an unlived life..."

Knowing God

From an upcoming post on knowing God:

"In seeing the true nature of God, one begins to realize that God is inside of our self, not separate and apart.  One doesn’t have to go seeking to find God.  One only has to realize that because God is all, God is in all."

On Awareness and Becoming Aware

On Awareness and becoming aware.

In 2005, author David Foster Wallace was asked to give the commencement address to the 2005 graduating class of Kenyon College. However, the resulting speech didn't become widely known until 3 years later, after his tragic death. It is, without a doubt, some of the best life advice we've ever come across, and perhaps the most simple and elegant explanation of the real value of education.
We made this video, built around an abridged version of the original audio recording, with the hopes that the core message of the speech could reach a wider audience who might not have otherwise been interested. However, we encourage everyone to seek out the full speech (because, in this case, the book is definitely better than the movie).
-The Glossary

Read the full speech here:
web.archive.org/web/20080213082423/http://www.marginalia.org/dfw_kenyon_...

Honoring The Calling

Today I honor my calling.  I accept it with its full weight and responsibilities.  I also accept with all its joys, laughter and blessings.  I step into it, not knowing where the journey leads, but knowing it brings me full circle to the reason I chose to be here on this earth, in this time, in this body. 

I call forth out of my being, out of my Divine center, the full luminosity of Divine purpose and energy to assist me in my calling.  I speak to those mountains and obstacles that I have insisted stay in my path to now be removed, and I take all appropriate actions to move beyond them. 

I step into the fullness of my being.  I step into the fullness of my Divine center and as I do so, I step into the abundance that is mine by Divine right.  I call forth every gifting, every skill and strength I came into the time and space with, and I call forth every skill and strength I've learned along the way.  I feel the waves of Divine energy coursing throughout all of my being now, even as I write this, and I know it is all being brought to fruition. 

I honor the Divine gift within me.  I am blessed.   I am honored.  I am grateful.

The Whole World Belongs to You

"Be Content with what you have;

rejoice in the way things are.  When

you realize there is nothing lacking,

the whole world belongs to you."

-Lao Tsu

"Our Personal Work is to Find the Love..."

 

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I Awaken to the Divine

My meditation throughout the day today.

I awaken to the divine in me.
I awaken to the divine in you.
I awaken to the divine in all of us.

This has been my mantra today; during my meditation and in filling my being afterwards. It has brought me to tears, and has filled me with joy. I am humbled by the presence of the divine.

Namaste.

"Life has loveliness to less..."

Barter

By Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)
 

Life has loveliness to sell,

      All beautiful and splendid things,

Blue waves whitened on a cliff,

      Soaring fire that sways and sings,

And children's faces looking up

Holding wonder like a cup.

Life has loveliness to sell,

      Music like a curve of gold,

Scent of pine trees in the rain,

      Eyes that love you, arms that hold,

And for your spirit's still delight,

Holy thoughts that star the night.

Spend all you have for loveliness,

      Buy it and never count the cost;

For one white singing hour of peace

      Count many a year of strife well lost,

And for a breath of ecstasy

Give all you have been, or could be.

A Beautiful Place...

 

 

 

"Be soft.  Do not let the world make you hard.  Do not let pain make you hate.  Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.  Take pride that even though the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place."
-Kurt Vonnegut

There's No Destination to Arrive at.

“Mystics are not themselves. They do not exist
in selves. They move as they are moved,
talk as words come, see with sight
that enters their eyes. I met a woman
once and asked her where love had led her.
Fool, there's no destination to arrive at.
Loved one and lover and love are infinite.”

-Farid al-Din Attar

This is an interesting article on spiritual awakening from spiritual teacher, author, musician and intuitive Sara Wiseman.  I've met Sara in person, and her work is amazing.  You can find more information on her books, courses and radio show at www.sarawiseman.com.

"Many people are going through a spiritual awakening right now. It’s like consciousness, going viral.Yet while awakening sounds so exciting, when you’re suddenly in communication with guides, angels, the departed — it’s not easy to integrate that experience into your perceived reality.If this is happening to you, understand that the road to awakening extends perfectly, and contains all the time you need to shift, change and transform your consciousness. "

http://www.sarawiseman.com/3/post/2013/04/are-you-having-a-spiritual-awakening.html

I Open My Heart

I open my heart to forgiveness. I open my heart to joy. I open my heart to gratefulness and I open my heart to faith. I open my heart to the source of life and all that is. I open my heart to love.

You Can't Give What You Don't Have

I think the hidden lesson in the parable of the Good Samaritan is that we can’t love our neighbor as we love ourselves if we don’t first love ourselves.

Have you ever heard the line “You can’t give what you don’t have?”  We can only give to others what we have first given to ourselves.   If we are to live an authentic life and have a positive effect on our world, we must first have that positive effect on ourselves.  This doesn’t mean that we have to live a life of perfection.  Perfection is a work in progress, something that only happens as we let go of the ego and start living towards a higher ideal.

We can be so blocked in our life by the things we refuse to first offer ourselves.  We can’t offer permission to others to live their life as they see fit, because we don’t offer that same permission to ourselves.  We don’t extend grace to others because we don’t first extend grace to ourselves.  We can’t offer forgiveness to others because we haven’t first offered forgiveness to ourselves.

We can only give to others what we have given ourselves.  We judge others because we judge ourselves.  We fear others because we fear our own power.  We don’t open ourselves to others because we don’t trust ourselves.

It takes courage to offer ourselves forgiveness.  It takes strength to extend grace to ourselves and others.  Sometimes, we have to unlearn old behaviors before we can begin to love ourselves, but if we are to truly offer our love to others, we must learn to love ourselves.

5 Simple Rules For Happiness

Why Do You Live Small? You are Bigger Than This.

Why do you live small?  Why do you choose to believe that you are limited by the things you possess, and by the things you do not possess?  You are more than what you own, and you are more than what you feel owns you.

You have been told this before, yet you need to hear it again: you are more than your education.  You are more than your career.  You are more than your lack, and you are more than your gain.  You are more than you ever supposed you were. 

You are more than the pain you find yourself in.  You are bigger than this.

Why do you live small?  Why do you believe you must live in the box you find yourself in?  Do you not see that it is a mere illusion; and if you but choose to believe, the box will disappear and life will open up to you?

Why do you take your present circumstances for granted?  They too are but an illusion.  They are merely the box you’ve allowed yourself to wallow in for far too long.  You think these circumstances are real.  Life is so much bigger than that.  Give yourself permission to live outside the box of your own making.

It is wise to live within your means.  However, living within your means does not mean that your means have to remain small.  Life is meant to be lived large, to its fullest, and for your highest good.