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looking for love in all the wrong places?
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What’s love got to do with…money, relationships, health, your experience of life? Everything. Anything or anyone who feels unloved isn’t presenting in the world in a nice way. In fact, evil is simply the absence of love. Illness is the absence of Love. Poverty is the absence of love. Why? Because Love is Source Energy, the Fullness of all that is Good, which is the True Self of all of us.
We all have “stories” about our lives. My folks didn’t love me; my spouse abused me; my family didn’t do this or that…and we carry these stories around like badges, recreating them over and over again…living the same experiences over and over again with different faces; but it’s the same old story. I didn’t get enough Love. In every act of everyday we are trying to “get” more Love. What’s weird about that is that we ARE Love and the place where we aren’t getting enough love is from our Self. We are Love; yet, we don’t know it; we don’t realize it, therefore we don’t have the EXPERIENCE OF IT, because we keep playing the same old tunes repeatedly searching for Love in all the wrong places: out there when it’s in here.
There is nothing you cannot let go of if you know how to “drop it”. You want a better relationship here and now, stop telling the story of how “unloved” you were as a kid. You want more Quality Life experiences right here and now; then stop telling the stories of your miserable low quality experiences back when. It’s history. It’s long gone. It was never Real; merely real.
Most of all, start loving yourself. Gather together all those unloved parts of you and bring them into your fold. They are like long lost children waiting to be heard, loved and honored in your inner world. When your mind is racing negative thoughts of doom and gloom, it’s those unloved, unrecognized and abandoned parts of you that are clamoring to be LOVED. And here’s the really Good News: once you love them, their stories dissolve. There is nothing on Earth that more Love won’t fix or cure. Nothing. For Love is the stuff, the glue, the common denominator of us all.
Love yourself first; then watch everything in your personal experience change.
Applied Spirituality offers a self-study audio course that will guide you back home to yourSelf where Love is right here, right now; it’s called You Are Enough...and you already Are.
Enjoy the song, Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places and imagine that the song is about you finding You.
Thanks for reading!
Kath
being who you really are: first, to thine own self be true
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President Obama was interviewed by Bill O’Reilly during Super Bowl XLV. About 9 minutes into the interview, the President confides that the worst part about his job is being “in the bubble”. He feels he cannot have spontaneous conversations with others and he has become much more guarded. O’Reilly says his close friends report he is much more guarded.
What would it look like if the President just continued to be Who He Really Is..funny, smart, spontaneous and more free in his job? In so doing he would bring his best of Self to the world. Everything goes better with humor, even the Presidency. What would it look like if we were each less concerned with what others thought about us, and more concerned with how we feel within our selves? What would it look like if each of our primary concern was how Good we felt? Feeling Good, of course, is the measure of how aligned one is with Self…Source – Well Being. That is what Shakespeare was referring to when he wrote,
"This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man." Polonius to his son, Laertes in Hamlet This is applied spirituality. When we are true to Self, we feel Good. Our human mind is in alignment with Source (Well Being); then and only then are we a gift to the world. Try it for a day. Feel Good within, first; then go out into the world and offer yourself. Waters will part; tides will shift and influence will be felt...easily. Here's the video of the interview. Thanks for reading! Kath
essential Self: Conscious Awareness
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At the root of every personal dilemma is the belief that we are isolated, alone, ineffectual and small. Nothing could be further from the truth. We are, each of us, Well Being, Perfection, Conscious Awareness. The Life that breathes us, enlivens us and every living thing. We are immense, but have suffered from the false belief in our separation from Source.
Jesus said, “I and my Father are One.” This was his statement of his realization of Oneness. We are each the same; one with the I AM.
“I AM is the Way, the Truth and the Life.”
The I AM is the Sea of Conscious Awareness in which we live, breathe and ARE. Notice. Who breathes you? What knows how to turn your food into new cells? What keeps the planets in their orbits? What? The same Conscious Awareness that is us; that is Who We Really Are.
Ralph Waldo Emerson said it this way: Trust Thyself; It is the I AM.
Thanks for reading,
Kath
leadership: holding your connection with source
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Recently a very dear friend of mine was recounting the culture he is experiencing in a new work assignment. He is within the same company, but has been transferred to a different division which, according to him, is like another planet compared to the culture in his old division. In the new division they are a culture steeped in fear. Everything is done – whether it makes sense or not – so that the axe doesn’t fall. They spend considerable time being busy so that they can fill in the requisite hours and not be written up. Any suggestions for doing things more efficiently are met with disdain, because the culture is rooted in the beliefs that it must be hard. We have to struggle; because it’s the pain and hard work that makes you worthy.
From his human perspective, my friend was disgusted and had pretty much resigned himself to just “get through” this two year assignment. “I’ll keep my head down. I’ll do my job, but I won’t suggest anything anymore. It just doesn’t pay. They don’t appreciate what I have to offer; they don’t value me; and they certainly don’t get the idea of fun and effectiveness in the same sentence.”
As we spoke, I could feel his frustration and anger. I suggested to him that this is his first assignment in being a Light Being on planet Earth. These are the people you came here to assist. This is the practicum of the advanced course in staying in alignment with Well Being and Who You Really Are, no matter what.
This is what Leadership is all about. It does no Good if you loose your connection and slide vibrationally downward. Instead, you hold your connection and thereby influence all around you vibrationally upward. Like water you drip, drip, drip Well Being into the situation in each now moment, not by words but by your beingness. You stay in alignment with what you KNOW to be possible: Good, Fun, Effective, True – and in this way you be Who You Are. Your anger is the result of your Self knowing the Truth and your human mind being disconnected from that. Your emotion is telling you that your human mind has slipped from alignment with Truth.To a light being, this “disconnect” or “gap” is devastatingly painful.
Leaders throughout time have had to believe in their cause beyond what anyone else could imagine. Let’s see. Do you think the guy who was telling the world that the the earth was round received a standing ovation? Or how about Lincoln who had the vision of a peaceful, harmonious United States where every man was free? How many people stood with Edison as he plodded through his experiments to try to harness electricity? Leaders hold the space of their vision, their Truth, and are not swayed by those who cannot or will not see it.
In the meantime, I advised, you don’t have to just “get through”. You can go through well. You can notice what’s good; you can imagine things differently and feel how good that feels; you can constantly be in hope and encouragement knowing you’re right where you need to be and that your good is at play. You can know that you are sending out myriad rockets of desire for what you will create next in your experience. You can know that the Universe is answering your requests – now look for and expect the evidence. Everyday go through your day and appreciate every tiny bit of Well Being or new light you witnessed. Pull on those as evidence that things are changing because of you. You can remind yourself that these folks are fellow Light Beings that are simply asleep right now and awakening to Who They Really Are. You can be grateful for the assignment. Even though the culture is one of fear, you can go through it Well. You have complete control of your focus, therefore your alignment with Source. Cultivate hope. Cultivate your belief. Nourish your Vision. Become the intractable Leader that you are.
My friend was breathing easier now; he was remembering Who He IS and feeling his alignment with himSelf slip back into Connection.
This is the only place we have any control: our own connection with Self. But this is the most powerful place of influence, for one connected with Source is more powerful than a million not connected. This is how we create a new world and be well in the process.
Funny, years ago my Mom would say to us, “Don’t sink to their level; why not let them come up to yours.”
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Thanks for reading!
Kath
what do you have full faith in
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Once a month I write 4 entries for my free weekly message series. Today was that day as I wrote messages 85-88. Usually I cast about for a “monthly theme” so to speak, but this time it came roaring in as Faith. What do we have Faith in? What can we say without a shadow of a doubt that we would bet the farm on? The Law of Gravity? The Sunrise and Sunset? The Government? God?
Recently I had to have new house keys made. The gentleman making the new keys for me went on an on about how he’d lost Faith in humanity. I asked him if he had Faith in God? He responded that he had Faith in a strong lock. How sad, I thought. How very, very sad.
We are definitely being pried loose from our false sense of security. Every where we look something new is now unreliable, the government, unemployment benefits, our employers advice from our doctors. Our sense of safety and security is being rocked to the core forcing us to let go of our faith in externals, bringing us “home” to our sense of Self.
But even then, most of us don’t feel safe with ourselves. What can we count on? What can we have full Faith and Trust in after all?
There are the immutable Universal Laws that operate unfailingly, most famous of which is the Law of Attraction; but there are others, as well. And there is the immutable Truth that we each are an integral part of this elegant Universe with the ability to master our focus and create our own Reality.
You can and should take the time to become the master of your focus, your spirit, your energy. This is what Applied Spirituality is all about: remembering Who You Really Are, Source Energy in physical format and mastering the focus of your Energy, yourSelf.
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Thanks for reading!
Kath
Momentum and Character
Posted by: | Comments2008-07-27
Hello Everyone,
I get a lot of opportunity to read marketing pitches in my inbox. Everyone has a solution, the fix, the instant “6-figure” income. It astounds me that in whatever way it is worded, the idea is always “get rich quick” or “I have the answer that you need”.
Oh for the days of the straight forward marketing messages: I have this product or service; it costs _______.” Today there are sales letters on data capture pages that are 10 pages long. That doesn’t bother so much as the one-line tags that hype you to get to the sale page in the first place.
It disappoints me that when someone offers a conference call – a FREE conference call – and what you get is a sales pitch, not free information as you are led to believe. After having gone to enough of them, it is the rare marketer that offers anything of value in the teleconference call, and oh, by the way, if you want to know more, you can contact me at….
Everything folks, is about character. Everything. When you are attempting a new path, a new book, a new venture, a new habit…character is what keeps you moving in that direction.
So what is character exactly? According to ask.com: the combination of qualities or features that distinguishes one person, group, or thing from another.
So what are these qualities that distinguish success and good character from those without it?
1. A fundamental belief in yourself as good and complete. You must believe and know yourself to be Good at your core; complete at your Core. When you are intimate with Who You Really Are, there can be no insecurity about yourself, as you know yourSelf.
There in yourSelf is everything you need whenever you call on it: information, strength, wisdom and guidance.
There is no lack in yourSelf. Only those who are not intimate with Self feel a need to lie, cheat, steal and otherwise manipulate others to get what they think they lack. It is this intimate knowledge of Self that keeps one on course, moving forward step by step, day by day towards the new goal where the path is unknown by the human mind.
2. An unfailing knowing that your Good is always at play and that you are no less important and that you are included in the fundamental laws of creation and the Universe. You matter, the hairs on your head are all counted, and the laws that support the “successful” also support you.
3. An unwillingness to quit with the corresponding attitude of “I CAN and I WILL”.
We take these things within ourselves and move in our daily activities one step at a time; one moment at a time. We focus completely on NOW knowing Self is integral to us, the laws are supporting us, and yes, I can do this.
Taken together, one moment at a time and one step at a time, momentum builds in that new direction, that new project, that new habit – indeed, that new life.
Get rich quick? Someone else has your fix? No way.
We live on a planet with time delay, thank Goodness. It takes time and persistent and focused concentration steadily in that new direction to see results and experience the new momentum. Where ever you are now, you got there by the same formula.
The shift happens because you understand fundamentally, intimately and personally that you are God having this human adventure. With that you shift everything negative about who you thought you were. With those thought forms replaced by the eternal and essential Goodness and power of Who You Really Are, you move yourself – inch by inch – to that new life.
Have you ever imagined what it takes to stop a run-a-way freight train? Something with that amount of weight and momentum takes quite a bit of time and energy to stop let alone switch it to a new track, start it up again and gain new momentum in a new direction.
It is indeed, all about character – that quality of Knowing Who You Really Are – and armed with that you need never take a short cut again. This is applied spirituality in action.
Thanks for reading!
Kath
High Self Esteem: Knowing Who You Really Are
Posted by: | Comments2008-06-11
Good Day Everyone,
This week the theme seemed to come up repeatedly as “self esteem” or “self value” or “self appreciation” or “self worth”.
Any of these terms ring true for you?
The first time it came up was in a class that I was taking via teleconference. A lady was sharing that she was “selfish” and confessing that as if it were a horrible thing. A gentlemen chimed in that he, too, was a “selfish prick”. Whooa! Wait a minute! Wait just one minute!
When and where did “selfish” get such a rap? I’m thinking it has to do with religion and wanting to get the masses to do what was expected. So, therefore, let’s give “selfish” a really bad moral rap, then they’ll be more pliable if they’re in fear of their mortal souls. Arg!
I like to take words apart and find a true meaning in them. If I do this with the word “selfish”, I come up with self and fish. Fishing for self, and morphing that into fishing for Self. Now I know what the word really means and where it focuses me internally: searching within for the Me of me – my own Godchip. My True Voice. My True Godself.
Well, we wouldn’t want those masses finding out how powerful they really are, so no wonder they made the word selfish “bad”. A virtual sin. I’d best leave anymore remarks about that and move on right here.
One of the really interesting benefits of being “selfish”, is that when you are following that internal path, you learn what makes you tick, what makes you feel good, what blows your skirt up, what makes you joyful, and fulfilled. These emotional tracers of feeling good are all street signs on the path of selfish – fishing for and finding your True Self. These thing make you happy, by Jove! These are the things that connect you to Source and show you that you can make yourself happy.
Now when you’re feeling good, and filling up your own basket with joyous events, situations, activities and focus points, guess what happens? Your cup runneth over. You are so full of Source (joy, love, energy, creation itself) that it flows out of you in every thought, word and deed. Then and only then are you a blessing to others and effortlessly “give” from your overflowing cup.
When you are overflowing your cup of love and blessings (energy) to everyone and everything around you: your co workers, your family, your friends, the book you’re writing, the project you are focused on – you are flowing It – Source Itslef right smack into your creations, which benefit and bless over and over again. In that moment when you can see and realize that by You being You, doing what makes you tick blesses people, there is the real value of You. A Value Beyond Measure – you being fully Who You Are, which is what you love to be – uniquely YOU. This is applied spirituality in action.
When you feel this “Zone”, you feel your self esteem, self worth, self value, and self love and self-appreciation. When you know Who You Really Are, there is only Self Esteem. For how could it be otherwise?
The hallmark of a spiritual journey is fraught with irony and paradox because it is mirroring the 180 polarity of human mind and Godmind. So, being selfish (finding your True Self) is the path to Self Esteem – your Godchip, usually in juxtaposition to the conditioned human mind. Who would have thought?
Thus the path to Self development is following your heart, following the daily moment to moment decisions that feel good to You, being with the folks that feel right to you, participating in the activities that feel enlivening to You, is the way you find and connect, then blend with your True Self and let It rip! When you let IT rip, you feel You flooding through you, creating your dreams, words, creations. When you’re feeling You flowing through you, there is only Self Love.
Thanks for Reading!
Kath
