You never know and oh what a gift When you stop thinking that you know how some experience “should” be, about what “should” happen, about when you “should” arrive, about who “should” or “should not” be there, and what they “should or should not” be doing, then things flow, you are in alignment with life—and suffering ceases. When you respond and not react, when you become natural and spontaneous, the same way life unfolds, life becomes rich with possibilities and adventure. I don’t know how many times I thought I was “late” only to find that I was perfectly on time to not be in a car accident. I have also given-up on the idea (and these are just ideas, …
A love letter
A Love Letter To you, who strives to be the beautiful being that you already are. For every time you see a flaw, I will mirror back your perfection. For every bad thought you believed, which hurt you, but which you suppressed in your quest for perfection; with every fear, I will stand beside you and walk through it with you. Every time you get lost and you believe it, I stand clear and ready, available to walk the path with you all the way home. In every challenge, outer and inner, I am there. No matter what passion or aggression drives you, I will stand by, waiting, knowing; knowing that it is a passing cloud in front of your …
Why do we hurt those we love?
Why do we hurt those we love? It is said that every attack is a cry for help. When someone is hurting sufficiently in some way, that kind of pain can motivate them to act-out or try to hurt others, even those they love the most. This is an attempt to stop their suffering by getting their needs met. They turn to the (person/thing) outside because they believe it is the outside that is hurting them. Anyone who is hurting simply wants to feel good, and so the core intention is good. However, if you hurt someone you love because you were hurting, you will later regret it, whether you got what you wanted or not. Simply put, with this …
The Forgiveness of Others Does Not Exist
The Forgiveness of Others Does Not Exist Forgiveness Wanted: Dead or Alive Today a slight “off” feeling stuck around my solar plexus for a few moments. I am not “off” much since April—the gift of suffering does not last long as it is just a pointer toward joy, which I gratefully accept. I knew the feeling was related to someone else from my past, who I had been thinking about, and so I began the practice. What do I want? Hmmmm I tried-on a few things like “to love that person,” and “to feel that person’s love,” but this time these things did not match. Nothing filled the gap, until I hit on wanting that person’s forgiveness. Old mind began …
Seek Joy Contest!
Seek Joy and Win! Meet Joy! Joy was given to me by an The Alchemy of Love and Joy™ reader. I will be traveling all over with Joy, and taking photos wherever we go. One photo will have Joy hidden in it, and that picture will be published in my newsletter. The first 28 readers who find Joy and reply with where Joy is hidden wins a free gift. The first place Joy was lost was in Barron Canyon, near Petwawa Ontario. The prizes were free audio recordings of “I Am,” a technique to eliminate limiting beliefs so that you can be, do, and have all you want in life. Next time it won’t be as easy, but it is …
Could this be the new earth?
Could this be the new earth? “Thanks so much for sending the e-book….I just read it and I’m tingling from head to toe. This is so IT! And the crazy thing is, I get it! And even better, I am BEING it!!! –J. Myers, Vancouver” When my life took a sudden and complete turn this spring, there were a lot of unknowns. Of course ultimately everything is unknown, and that affords for utter freedom. However I did not know that then. And I did not know if my radical experience and shift in consciousness would last, but here it is. I did not know if it could be actuated by others, I did not know if my learnings would be …
Don’t just fill your cup–realize it is bottomless
Don’t just fill your cup–realize it is bottomless After an Alchemy of Love and Joy™ session, people leave feeling happy and peaceful. The other day a client called to make an appointment “I really need it,” she said. That, along with some other readers’ comments like, “I read your book when I need a tune-up,” and “it picks me up when I feel down,” brought to my attention the need for more emphasis on how the practice can help you realize your innate freedom, permanently. You don’t need the book. That is an outside thing. You don’t need a session to “tune-up,” to “recharge your battery,” or to “fill your cup” or your “tank.” Your intention for doing the work …
Tempted to sit in the park like Tolle
AUG 2009 –am I enlightened? When I go into a “Feel-Good-Fest,” not unlike lovers who cuddle (though I am my lover), sometimes the specific thing I want and give myself grows into such a beautiful, glowing, overall state of love, connection, peace, joy, and well-being that it seems I could just float in it forever, that is, if there was such a thing as time. One day during this, I thought of Ekhart Tolle’s experience of sitting on a park bench for years. Yes, I could see how someone could do that. The draw to go inside and explore all that we are capable of is there. Now I know that entering into and exploring the great mystery is an …
Funeral Rites, and Rights
Funeral Rites, and Rights As I approached the church, there was love and peace was flowing from heart, along with connection and good thoughts of my friend. Very quickly however, thoughts like “Maybe I should not be smiling so much here,” arose, and I began to contain it, and began to slip-out of the Now. Old mind began to arise as the casket was wheeled in. It was definitely a familiar feeling dredged-up from past sufferings at funerals. Yet the watching consciousness knew this was an old habit, and began to bring me back into the present, until I saw her son, and the old mind, which had been given some space to exist said “He must have had a …
Creating, receiving, and allowing feeling are the same
That came to me in the midst of creating very deep relaxation and peace this morning before getting out of bed. It is an overall glowing feeling of well-being throughout. As I created it, I noticed that I was receiving it, and in receiving it, I noticed I was allowing it. When allowing it you lose the sense “you” are doing it. There is simply experience. There is no you, no separation, and the peace deepens and expands yet more. There is just indescribable stillness and peace. What satisfaction knowing I am fully complete; there is nothing that I want. (If there were, I would just give it to myself.)