5/29/2022. Memorial Day

     

    It's  the day we remember those who fought to make this country strong and great. It started with an idea that goes back to Greece. This time around our founding fathers intended to give this idea a lot of oxygen to this flicker of a flame called democracy.  Those men who signed the Declaration of Independence also potentially were signing their death sentences, if they got caught by the British in the late 1700s.  Think about that. They wanted to share power of their new found economic wealth among themselves and not being overseen by monarchies  of a foreign land. They wanted a say in how to run their own affairs. The colonial militias were given no chance to win against the number 1 military of the world. None. The colonists were good learners always trying new tactics in the war against Britain. The British had mostly arrogant officers. Not good when trying to win a war. George and his crew eventually  prevailed. Many died or got wounded in the cause. A new nation was born that became a beacon to the rest of the world. Selfishness and greed would rise up in the 1860s, which threatened to cleave the nation in half. Another great man took center stage and reunited the nation via force. This was necessary  so that this nation could rise up and help stop Germany  in WW 1. Again in WW 2 if we didn't  stop them then, we would probably be speaking German today. We enter the world stage again in confronting an evil nation in it's unprovoked attack against it's neighbor. We must stand up for the fight because democracy  hangs in the ballance. Dictatorships  subjugate the good and happiness of it's  people.

    Memorial day is for rememberace of those who did their duty for a just cause despite the prices that they may have incurred. They kept the light burning for the world to see. We must never let that light go dim or else we ourselves turn into the blight that is Russia.   Let us all remember.  Think, how can I uphold the values of my fore fathers. What I can do to make a better world. Start with yourself. Can I heal the divisiveness in my own family. This day of all days is very important for a better future for all of us.  May God be with you.

5/17/2022. Material Things

 

There is nothing wrong in acquiring possessions.When I take ownership of something, I am thankfull  for it. Say you buy a car. This machine can make your life easier. You have to take care of it, to make it last. It takes time and energy. You will have good times and not so good times with it. You will learn many lessons about life with this car.  It can be any purchase you make.  It's  your attitude that will determine your happiness quotient.

    When acquiring  things, see how they are going to benefit you. Could it become a money pit and will it be worth it. Can you really use it or has it become clutter. It's  good to evaluate the things in your life once a month. What can I subtract from my life to make it more stream line. How have my interests changed. What is most important to me now and the near future. Have my wants changed. What can I do to further  me along in my new pursuit. If it's just things that we covet, it will lead to eventual despair. It's  our relationships that have the most meaning in life. And if you don't have that ask spirit to start to bring those relationships into your life. It most definitely can be created.

    Ask yourself,  what do I really want?  And do this every night and morning  In school your given homework to devlop your understanding. In life the best homework is done on yourself. What makes you,    tick. Put your thoughts down in a journal . You will find you. Not  what others think of you but what you think of yourself  the things that don't  make you happy are the things that you have to work on in a most earnest way.

5/15/2022 Flower Pot

 

    Put it out there. Last week I wanted a flower pot. Garbage day came and I looked around to see if anyone threw one away. I didn't see any. I kept it in the back of my mind. One day I'm in Home Depot, I look in garden center and find many flower pots. I find one that is medium size and has a slice in it's rim. I hang on to it to see if there are other damaged pots. There weren't.  I eventually find a guy who scans it at 9 dollars. That's  crazy, so I offer 4 dollars for it. He said ok. The pot was a little fancy. So it took 10 days to get the pot. If I wanted a free one, it would of taken longer. Glad I got it, thanks spirit.

    Little things work more quickly. The bigger wants ìn life will take a bit longer.  Using sticktuvidiness  will get you there. Work with spirit to assist you in your endeavor. Always believe that you will aquire your goal.

5/6/2022 Even Keel

 

    Is what you need when gliding your boat upon the waters. We are like that boat. Travel through life on an even keel. Not leaning to the left or the right too much. Too much lean can tip the boat. We have to think ...to keep the boat afloat. Just like in life, we try to survive to the best of our abilities.  It's not easy.  We make mistakes aplenty, learning from them hopefully as we go along. The journey should go a little easier as we get older, provided we did actually learn. 

    To keep us going, God has given us the gift of spirit as a helper in our quest to be a more loving soul which is what we really are.  First you have to prove that spirit is for real. So to do that, you put spirit to the test.  Asķ it to show itself to you. When you get an experience, don't  try to make light of it, saying ..oh that was  just a coincidence. Accept it and ask for more experiences. These experiences can come from dreams or daily experiences. From the mundane to the profound. When you get them, write them down and full date of their occurrence. It will be about you and your experiences with spirit. It's like being a detective, that will really change your life for the better. Your awareness will expand and you will make better choices for yourself. With a friend like spirit, it is here that you go to for the best advice,  it does have your back you know. Don't  hesitate to call on it at anytime.

    After we are born, we slowly forget our connection to spirit. The rest of our life is about trying to reconnect with spirit. It didn't  go away, it was  always there all along. It was us who went away.  All we have to do is make that big u-turn to reconnect.  Just make it your will to do so, since we all have Free Will.  No matter what mess your in, spirit has an off ramp for you. All you have to do is ask.

    There will be bumps along the road but this time you will be aided by spirit. Now is the time to make  that choice. Invest in a more fruitful  life. Your journey has always been written by you. You are the one in charge of you. Go  for it.

    

4/29/2022 Hurry Time

     

    The other day at Target, I step in the checkout line. I miss what went down before I got there. The male patron ahead of me is having words with the checkout woman. She was amicably trying to address the problem with the guy and he wasn't  having any of it. He left somethings in his cart and took out his kid from the cart in a huff hurrying himself and kid out the door. I look at the counter and there I assume are his sunglasses. So in his anger he lost a pair of sunglasses. That's what a display of anger will get you. So unnecessary.  If he stayed calm he would still have his glasses..

    I read on internet where a guy sees kids locked in a car and no parent in sight at a parking lot. He tells the guy when he returns,  that it's  not right to do that. The guy starts yelling at him and pulls a gun from the car.  The good Samaritan jumps in his car and peels off as the badie pumps bullets his way.  I had the same thing happen to me. I was in a huge parking lot to many stores.  I see two small girls that look like twins in a newer car windows up, dark interior late spring. I stay nearby and wait for a mall security  guy. Way down the lane I see one, I keep waving until he sees me. He's  young I point the car out to him. I step back away 20 ft and wait 4 minutes  later husband and wife show up. We were only gone 10 minutes .  Sequrity kid says I don't  car if it's  1 minute what you did was wrong. I was proud of that kid. Oh and no shots were fired in this instance. 

    If you  find yourself in something similar, ask spirit what you should do and try to feel the answer.  Sometimes no good deed goes un punished. With spirit involved it will go down in a most benficial way.

4/16/2022 Bird Smart

     You heard of bird brain,  it refers to someone  who is stupid.

     I feed the birds suet and bird seed.  Black oil sunflower seed is the most nutritious of all.  There was a creek next to my house.  I cut a piece of plywood 2 ft x 2 ft and mounted it to a post. The post was 6 ft off the ground. I put a large  raw  chicken  leg on the feeding board.  A vulture  flew in with his 6ft wingspan and grabbed the leg and flew off with another vulture after him. The 2nd vulture jarred the leg from vulture 1 and it fell to the ground. The 2nd day, the same thing happened. The 3rd day, the vulture figured it out. He landed on the platform and spread his wings out and then ate the leg on the platform.  2  vultures could not fit on the platform at the same time. By keeping his wings outstretched , he was able to eat in peace.  No other bird tried to land on the platform, he had it blocked perfectly.. That was 1 smart bird!  So yes,  birds can learn just like humans.  So there is hope for us.

4/ 13/2022 Sins of the Parents

     

    Bottom line is it starts and ends with us always. That's life in a nutshell. We are responsible for everything.  What we do with the lemons in our life  will determine òur future happiness.  We enjoy the good fortunes that come our way, as well as the misfortunes. How  we adapt to the misfortunes  will determine our character.  Anytime a misfortune arrives at our doorstep there will be gifts to you as well, as long as you have the eyes and will  to look for those gifts. The gifts will point the way forward in dealing  with this problem. The gifts come from spirit. Overcoming the misfortunes will strengthen your resolve  and make you a stronger person. 

     When you come  to earth, your first interaction  will be with your dad, mother or both. Also it can be neither. Hopefully it will be a loving person. The circumstances  have been set up in advance of your arrival. Yes it's  reincarnation. You need a lot of time to learn lessons, that can't  be done  in one lifetime. It takes many, many life times.  It's  all worth it though.

     Your parents have the greatest influence on your life up until your 18,  when you legally become  an adult. The shaping of you  starts usually  between 6 and 8.  If the parents are loving and supportive  you will  have a great  start  in life. If not, it will  be tough for you.  A lot of people  will walk thorough life damaged in their thinking processes.  So  how the  parents raise the kid has a profound affect  on the child. Sometimes a good upbringing  doesn't  work. That soul will have a hard life as well.  The child will emulate the  adults , and become  the adults  just like their parents.  To break those  bad learnings , you will have to chart a new course.

    A friend of mine said, your family is great, why couldn't  I have  had that. I said you can start anew, when you make your future family, you will do way better than how you were raised. You will be the start of a new loving generation.  And this is what happened for him.  He changed 7in inthe dynamics of his past ancestry. 

     This neighbor and me briefly worked for a company. He lived 2 doors down from me. I was at his house one day in his backyard.  His 10 year old son didn't  do something quickly enough for him, so he kicked him in the ass. I said John, don't  do that,  It's not right. On Monday, I went to work and told one of the guys what happened in the back yard. He said well thats what his father  did to him at work.  Kick him in the ass.  The father owned the business.  Sins of the father.  John chose to follow his father's  foot steps. Now his son will do the same to his son.  On and on down the generational line it goes. How sad it is!  It will only stop when a future son or daughter chooses to say stop and choose differently. This explains feuds and wars waged in the I'm right your wrong scenario. Much much unhappiness  contaminating anyone who  witnesses it. Or suffers it directly. Every day in any scenario you have a choice to be kind or be selfish and nasty.  What's it going to be?

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