The Value Of A Life

Apparently, the GOP expects us to give-up our very lives in order to "save the Market." 

Okay. Let's break it down:

A)  A market is not a living being. It cannot die. Right?

B)  Markets go up and down. They always have, always will. They can recover from recessions and depressions. always have, always will. Right?

C)  Humans, on the other hand, can die. And, Human life is uncalculably more valuable than any amount of money (unless U R the stereotypical  Republican). Right?

D) If any economy slows or comes to a complete halt, it can be revived. Right?

E) If people die, they cannot be revived. They remain dead. Permanently. Forever. Right?

F) Those dead people had lives, just like you ... family, friends, careers, etc. They loved and were loved by many, many people. They will be greatly missed and mourned. Right?

G) While some of the sick will die, the fortunate will recover. Right?

H) We currently have NO CURE for Covid-19. Right?

I) Had this occured in an earlier time in human history (before scientific knowledge of germs), it could have literally wiped-out a large portion of the Earth's total population (it already has with us, and we're suppossed to know better). Right?


QUESTIONS:

1) Is it possible to have a loving relationship with money? If you love it, can it love you back?

2)  If you value money and things over people, then exactly how much is one person worth to you? Could/would you buy or sell a person on your Market, if the price was right?

3) You will never know or love most of the people who will die. Is that why you might value the market over people?

4) What if the death toll included everyone you know?... EVERYONE YOU LOVE? dead within the next two weeks? 

IMAGINE IT. Just try to imagine what that kind of pain would be like. You can't even Imagine your level of grief and sorrow, can you?

Would you even be able to survive it? ... start over from scratch, with all new people to love, to live with, to work with, etc?

This is precisely why I could never vote or be a Republican. I value human life more than a dollar. I'm sure a Rep will comment to explain how I'm wrong. That's fine.


AMERICA FIRST: 

Which brings me to another complaint about the GOP: for some strange reason, they are incapable of thinking BOTH/AND. In their world it's only EITHER/OR. 

"Either I win or they win. There must be a loser for me to win." COULD WE POSSIBLY CONSIDER A WIN/WIN SITUATION? Wouldn't that be best for everyone?

Couldn't we consider saving BOTH the people AND the market? ... (knowing  that if we ever have to choose EITHER/OR, a person always takes priority over a dollar).


THE LESSON:

As inhabitants of this precious planet, we will get through this, one way or another. I hope that it is now clear just how connected we are. Even our so-called Enemies are part of us. 

When we let them die, we die. We think we're separated from their suffering. THAT IS OUR SUFFERING... literally, it is yours.

Can you imagine if the entire world attacked this problem together, from the beginning? We'd all be over this by now. It prolly wouldn't have even made it to my neighborhood or my country.

But, no. Those people aren't worth saving. It doesn't matter if they live or die. And now, here we are, literally fighting for our lives, while hundreds of thousands countinue to die needlessly, with no end in sight. Not yet.

This makes snowflakes like me cry. The pain and violence that we inflict on each other has to stop! I cannot believe the selfishness of my brothers and sisters. 

This is not the kind of world I want to live in.

But, we're here. And, again we're presented with the same lesson to learn as before. Lessons repeat until we live what we learn. Until then, it will hurt. We suffer, and blame others for our problem, thereby justifying our hatred and murder of our brothers.


CONCLUSION:

In conclusion ... shit, i dunno. I've only managed to briefly describe the problem, giving no solutions. I may write about that later.

But, what I do know is that while we separate physically in order to solve this problem, the solution lies somewhere in spiritual unity. A realized Oneness. Not Two. NO ONE LEFT BEHIND. NOT A SINGLE ONE.

Starting from there, we may actually have a fighting chance. Other than that, let's hope that we live in a simulation. And, none of this is real. 

in one of my Facebook groups, someone posed the question... Would you rather be friends with an atheist or an evangelist?

I would much rather hang with an atheist vs an evangelical. and, I am a highly spiritual person.

most would say that I "believe" in God. but I don't.

belief is a mental construct. I don't believe... I know. atheists simply don't know yet. that's all.

atheists can think logically, while evangelicals cannot. God gave us brains to use.

atheists at least, don't believe fairy tales just because someone older and dumber said they had to, or they'd go to hell. that's silly.

So, I am more kin to non-believers than I am to the religious.

 my belief in God comes from beyond my thinking. with just my brains, I'd be atheist too (as I used to identify)... and, when I try to figure god out, I am atheist at those times as well.

what confuses me about atheists is that they think their tiny monkey brains could possibly comprehend God. they are smart people, but they miss the trick.

So, naturally, if they can't prove it... smell, touch, taste, see it... then it's just not there. Silly rabbits!

Ponder this...
... might it be possible that there is learning, knowledge and knowing that has absolutely nothing to do with your conscious thought?

... do you really believe that the scope of the infinite universe is limited to just what you can confirm with your faulty and monumentally weak senses and your temporary, laughable rat brain?

... can you muster just a "fleeting glimpse" (out of the corner of your eye) of just how small and ignorant you are?

whatever one says about what they comprehend about God cannot be God, by definition.

So, If you say you believe in God, then you have no idea. whatever you believe, is just wrong. it has to be. sorry. not sorry.

God is indefinable... certainly, beyond the understanding of a primitive monkey like you.

there's way more to this miracle than what your inferior brain and senses tell you. that's difficult for most to accept, cuz that's what they think is real. that's ALL they think is real.

when, in truth, their Reality is prolly the most UNREAL.

 it's all made up in our heads... a watery mush of meat ... pure illusion.

of course, there really is no meat. the meat makes the meat real.

and no, you can't use your meat to try to understand what I mean by "there is no meat," or "the meat makes the meat." it's not for you to understand in your meat-head, you Meathead!

you gotta get out of your mind. and, that's a whole nother story.

This... all occurring... is a dream. but, Not to worry. it'll all be over real soon. and, that, my friend, is the good news. dying will be the greatest gift you've ever had.

I can't prove it. but, I know it's true.

How To Change People's Beliefs

Do you want to change the world?... or, at least have more power to influence others?

Then, simply STOP trying to change the world! Surprisingly, it will miraculously transform before your eyes...

I realize that I am naive to think that this post, or any post for that matter, could provide you with radical Power to make a difference in the world.

But, if you are so inclined to investigate and practice these principles further, you will become a cerebral badass!
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We disagree. I'm right. You're wrong.

Try this...

1) Full empathetic LISTENING - "Walk in their moccasins" 100%, in order to completely see their view... there are reasons why their view is obstructed. Find them all.

..... a) ACKNOWLEDGE their good points,

..... b) Grant them PERMISSION to disagree with you. Accept and allow.

2) SOCRATIC QUESTIONING: ask the right questions, causing them to look inside for their answer.

You don't GIVE an answer. They FIND IT within themselves. They own it. It's theirs.

..... you don't argue your position or argue against theirs: let go of any resistance = defending, fighting, ignoring, etc. = what we resist, persists.

NEVER DISAGREE.

Never TELL THEM what they SHOULD believe.

Never TELL THEM WHY they are "wrong" or WHY they SHOULD agree with your position. (In reality, there is no RIGHT or WRONG.)

Remember that you have the same mushy monkey-brain that they have!

And, it's made of the same water and meat in  that squishy burger you had for lunch (and equally as nutritious)😱😧... Belch!🍔🍗🍕🍣🍳 = 🐮🐷🐔🐟 = 🐏🐐 🐶🐱🐰🐵 = 🐊 🐀🐢🐸🐍🐌🐛🐜🐞 = 🚽💩

Your brain is unreliable, irrational, emotional, seriously flawed and literally insane! You are one hot mess! TeeHee! 😆

..... If your position is really the "right" one, then it will naturally and spontaneously arise FROM them, and FOR them ... effortlessly, powerfully and shockingly profoundly.

You have just revolutionized their experience of reality and permanently altered the trajectory of their life.

Now, how cool is that?
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This post was inspired by Blaise Pascal. CLICK Here for more on this topic. 

Investigate Social Constructs

Consider an entire society that collectively BELIEVES in things that are actually NOT REAL. Then consider what issues or problems might arise from an entire people RELATING to these fabrications AS IF THEY WERE ACTUALLY REAL!

And, what would happen if these people recognized that they had been lied to, in order to be socially controlled by a few aristocrats whose families had been "in power" for generations.

These few elite hold the majority of "wealth" and desire to keep it that way. That means keeping the majority under the illusion that they are powerless to change this imbalance.

And so, this ruling class implemented methods of distracting the masses. They kept them stupefied and convinced them of falsehoods that they then collectively accepted on faith and agreed were true.

... and then imagine if they broke out of the illusion and discovered they were actually FREE!

Certain social constructions might surprise you if you've never thought about society in scientific or sociological terms before.

Here's a list, just to name a few. Can you list more?

- Government: this one they REALLY want you to believe, Sheeple.

- Organized Religions

- Marriage ... nobody has ever had a "relationship." It doesn't exist. Really? Show IT to me!

- Time? Really? Alive for 50 years? SHOW ME 50 yrs!
     - "The Clock Game":
5 o'clock? It never has been.
      - "The Calendar Game": September is made-up. And, it's not 2015!
          Accept Reality, and you'll never have another Monday morning again. No Saturday either.
       Truth: There is no Time. (There's really no Space either. But, that topic is beyond the scope of this post).

- Family

- Education: there are no Degrees or Certifications.

- Gender

- Race

- Power

- Sexuality

- Deviance

- Technology

- Femininity and Masculinity

- Patriotism and Nationalism: there is no America and no Texas in Reality.

- Status. Class. Socio-economic levels. Middle Class? Nope!

- Intelligence: No one is smarter or dumber than anyone else.

- Money: it's just paper.

... notice that part of you that does not want to accept the truth. We were born into this psych ward. We have invested our entire lives into it! This can't be!

Guess what?
THE TRUTH IS ...
There's NO one in charge. There is NO Authority over you.
You can think for yourself.
You can walk around just like any of the other animals can.
You can live your life by YOUR OWN Rules!

LIES:
- You gotta go to school to get a good job.
- You gotta make a lot of money to be Happy.
- You gotta work at least 40 hours a week ... 50 or 60 if you really wanna succeed.
- You NEED that money, that car, that house, that job, that beer, that TV, that vacation, that girl, those clothes, those toys, blah, blah, blah.

QUESTION EVERYTHING!
No one can do it for you.
THINK dialectically.

When you wake up, everything changes. You will comprehend the word Freedom and you will know Peace. Just like in the Matrix when Neo finally KNEW ... he could freeze bullets in the air.

FREE YOUR MIND!


http://oakes.ucsc.edu/academics/Core%20Course/oakes-core-awards-2012/laura-flores.html

Overcome Procrastination NOW!

"Overcoming Procrastination" has absolutely NOTHING to do with waiting for the right time when I "feel like doing it," or "trying to make myself feel like doing it." THAT WILL NEVER, EVER HAPPEN. EVER! I have already proven that. 

In fact, that is actually part of the problem, and only serves to make the problem worse. 

However, the solution might have EVERYTHING to do with asking myself the right questions. 

• Have big enough WHY and the What, When, Where, Who, How and How Often will take care of themselves. 

The sole presence of THE WHY, being alive in The Present, will resolve each of the other questions in each moment of NOW. God will guide me along the way ... the right thoughts, words and actions will be provided at precisely the right time, no sooner or later. I trust Him completely. 

So, those future moments are presently none of my concern. WHAT A RELIEF!

• What are the fundamental, core values of my life? (answering this will take several hours with pen and paper). 

In what priority do these core values hold, in specific order? (ie: Family comes before Work). 

• How can I schedule my time and my activities so that they align with my core Commitments? (this is real Integrity) ... and therefore, live the life I love?  

• Get fully acquainted with my "Future Self." (write it down). 
... Who will I be a week from now? ... a month, year, 2 years, 5 yrs, 10 yrs, 20 yrs, 30 yrs, 50 yrs?

If you're old enough to read this, then you prolly  never imagined that YOU WOULD EVER ACTUALLY BE THIS OLD! If not, then it is soon to come. And, FAST! Might as well have fun and play the game to win, right?

(Tip: you will get a terminal disease, or get hit by a truck and die, and lose everything you ever had, loved, cherished, including your family, all your loved ones and friends, and every possession you ever thought you owned.)

How ya like me now?

    :)

Ahem. 

Back to Future Self:
Consider that he ALREADY EXISTS inside you, in the Spiritual Realm ...

... What does he look like?
... What does his life look like?
... How does he spend his time?
... What does he experience on a day-to-day basis?
... What are his specific circumstances: Work, Family, Romance, Finance, Leisure, Spirituality, Satisfaction, Fulfillment, Happiness, etc. 

• What, SPECIFICALLY, does my "Future Self" want me to complete along the way, so that he WILL live that life he loves? 

• What are the "Specific MEASURABLE Results" that are REQUIRED to produce that pre-determined, final outcome?

(What "Present Self" wants to do now will only lead to a miserable Future Self ... which will soon become Present Self).  

• What specific tasks need to be scheduled IN A FUNCTIONAL Time Management tool (analog or digital daily planner)? 
... with specific deadlines, completion of sub goals,  necessary for realization of Ultimate Goal. 

Oh, if you are a Perfectionist ... deal with it! Afraid to make a mistake? ... DEAL! You CAN get over it and LIVE. 

Happy, successful people seek out failure and learn from it. It is required curriculum. 

Just be Average. Just do passing work ... just suit-up and show-up, and leave the results up to God. 

One last tip: "The very next thing to do is NEVER hard."

Well, that's enough for now. If you are not TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY IN LOVE WITH ALL OF LIFE, then you are doing it wrong. 

God Bless!

Illusion

How can you tell if an illusion is not real?  

You can't. That's the definition of illusion ... I AM ABSOLUTLY, 100% POSITIVE that the world IS, and you ARE exactly the way I SEE IT. PERIOD.  

(The Myth of IS, BECAUSE and I).  

Time and Space are illusions. The REAL Reality is beyond this world of form, and I can experience this Truth.  

Every "-ology" is a study of nothing. Everybody sees the movie on the screen, thinking it's real, trying to change the projected image, while the source of the problem is back in the 

projector room.  

That means that we are simply dreaming. "The World" was over long ago, and every problem I think I have now has already been solved.  

Granted, it's the true definition of Illusion ... To be an illusion, it has to appear 100% real ... just like in a sleeping dream, no matter how bizarre or impossible the events, we never question it's validity while were in the dream state ... RIGHT? 

Same here.  

Question everything. Then question your questioning. And then question it again ... and again ... 

... not IN ORDER TO find THE answer or "The Truth." That's just more of the illusion, the entire ego thought system. 

Let it go. Turn away from what seems real. Instead, turn to that which seems unreal. 

Exponential Technology is Transforming the World

If you don't know this, you will be left behind, very soon!

WHAT'S NEXT?

Nothing Changes

Remember on Xmas day? ... when the phone rang, and you heard that voice you hadn't heard in so long?

As you listened, you realized how much you love him/her. Y'all had the best of times together. You really miss him, and think about him often. 

He was (and still is) one of your cheerleaders, who was a real friend when you needed one. 

Before you hung up, you may have told him how good it was to talk, and asked that he keep in touch and that y'all talk more often. 

After you hung-up, all those other faces appeared in your minds eye ... you said to yourself, "I'm gonna call ________, and wish him a Merry Christmas ... and, then I'll call _______."  

But, you didn't. You got busy with all the activity in the house, and there "just wasn't any time." When it got "too late" to call, you put it on your mental TO DO list for tomorrow. 

Tomorrow came and went ... and the next day. You never called. 

Guess what, today's gonna be a repeat of yesterday, and tomorrow ... Until YOU ARE ONE MORE YEAR OLDER, and that phone will ring on Xmas day 2014. 

How do I know? Cuz, it was the same story last year and the year before and the year before that. Someday that call will stop coming.  

HOW DO I KNOW? Cuz, that's my life, too! And, UNLESS there is something to interrupt your slumber, the cycle will repeat itself. 

Admit it ... You have already forgotten about making that call, right? IF NOTHING CHANGES, NOTHING CHANGES. 

So, I'm asking you ... begging you ... PLEADING WITH YOU ... to please make that call. Just do it right now, okay?

The truth is, that YOU HAVE A LIST of people that you love and miss, don't you? Stop wondering WHY you don't call, AND JUST CALL! 

CALL NOW!

JUST CALL NOW!

JUST CALL RIGHT NOW! 

SERIOUSLY, RIGHT THIS VERY MOMENT!

Just please ... call now. 

Be Good to All People, Always, in All Ways

Why is it that it seems (to me) to be impossible to be good to all people, all of the time?

I just got back from the store. I decided to spread this Xmas cheer to the clerk.

I wished him a merry Xmas, and acknowledged him for being there when I needed him ... working a full day, while the rest of us have the day off.

We had a nice little chat. It made a difference for me, and I think for him, too. We met as strangers, and left as friends.

Being good to people makes me feel good. It's actually FUN!

I hope to be as generous in a month from now.

No Expectations

Try living expectation-free. 

People do what they do. They run around, planning, dreaming, defending and justifying. They laugh, they cry and they feel.

They all behave and treat you more or less as you would expect them to. Sometimes they exceed your expectations. But, sometimes they don't meet YOUR expectations. 

And, that's when we feel perfectly justified to get angry and tell them how they're doing it wrong. Who's expectation was it in the first place? 

I have no idea what this person is going thru. And, suddenly I'm judging them for sinning in a different way than my own personal brand of sinning. 

The point is that I set the whole thing in motion by bringing MY EXPECTATION to the table. It's like I have a "pre-meditated judging" just waiting for someone to show up so I can spring it on them! ... when they least expect it!

Understanding this, I reclaim my power. I am not a victim anymore. I am responsible. I have the power to dissolve this pity party by leaving my expectations aside. 

So, if something out there ... some person or some situation ... is not to your liking, then turn your focus around to the real source of the problem ... YOU!

That may sound like bad news, but it's really The Good News. 

Change your expectations and watch the world transform before your eyes. Don't just take my word for it. Try it and see for yourself!

Brains, Looks and Talent.

When I was a young person growing up in the 70s, someone once told me that there are three main attributes for people: brains, looks and talent. This person went on to say that I was fortunate enough to be blessed with all three. Of course I did not believe her.

But, I began to question my automatic judging of people.… I began to see how I judged people before I was even aware of it. 

All jocks were stupid ... pretty girls, too. My misfit peers in Band had talent ... and it seemed that most of them were smart, as well. And, a few of them were pretty. 

Then, I became aware of the straight A student who played ball, sang in the choir, acted in Theater, was in several academic clubs and could play each and every instrument in the band! I could only play one, and I couldn't even sing. 

He was popular with the socials and with all the various groups of nerds. Of course the teachers and staff all loved him. 

Then, I went to college at SMU (my military dad was quite frugal and made that possible). Suddenly, I was surrounded by these rich kids who also made high scores. And, I was struck by how pretty they all were!

I very cleverly came up with the theory that their fathers were filthy rich old money who married some model eye-candy. Of course, these women were superficial gold diggers who married for dirty money over Love. 

When I visited my twin brother at MIT, I was again floored when I saw these blonde model types studying thermonuclear engineering and what not. 

So, my question for you is, "have you ever had similar thoughts along these lines?" I mean, do these people also have stupid, ugly and talentless children?

Please forgive me if I sound harsh or inappropriate. That is not my intent. I seriously want to hear what others think about this. 

I'm fascinated at how a system of society, Capitalism, may be affecting the evolution of the human race. 

Yes, I understand that it is pure biology that causes a man's physical attraction to a woman ... and, that biology dictates that a woman be attracted to men with resources, as they can better care for offspring ... according to the evolutionary biologists. 

Okay. Enough said. Your move ... GO!

Love Is All There Is

Darkness is the absence of Light ...

Coldness is the absence of Heat … 

Fear is the absence of LOVE … 

Ego is the absence of God … 

Sickness is the absence of Health ...

Evil is the absence of Good ...

Hell is the absence of Heaven ...

Satan is the absence of Christ ...

Falseness is the absence of Truth ...

None of the former actually exists AT ALL as a real thing in the world. Therefore, it is futile (insane, even!) to try to DEAL WITH your fears. There is NOTHING THERE to deal with. 

Same goes for trying to RESIST THE EGO, or, fight with the Devil, etc. You will lose every time. 

In Reality, LOVE is all there is. Period. 

Love Your Problems

You'll never be presented with a problem that doesn't hold a gift in its hands. We seek out big problems for the big gifts they hold. (Illusions by Richard Bach). 

Are you having some "bad luck"? You just might be grateful for it soon. Who Knows?

There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmer’s neighbors sympathized with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, ‘Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?’

A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and this time the neighbors congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, ‘Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?’

Then, when the farmer’s son was attempted to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, ‘Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?’

Some weeks later the army marched into the village and conscripted every able-bodied youth they found there. When they saw the farmer’s son with his broken leg they let him off. Now was that good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?

Different versions ...

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The World is Illusion

Stop looking at the outside movie screen (the illusion) for the solution to the problem ... That has never worked, and never will. Turn inward and consider that the source (of the problem and the solution) is found inside you. 

Are you willing to accept that you, and ONLY you, are responsible for the world that you project onto the movie screen? When you are, then, and ONLY then, will anything begin to change.

I'm a MONKEY!

Talking dog! HILARIOUS!

Shane Koyczan: "To This Day" ... for the bullied and beautiful

100 BENEFITS OF MEDITATION

Psychological, Physiological, & Spiritual (Mind, Body & Spirit): NOT JUST FOR THE RELIGIOUS.

     It is also completely FREE! It requires no special equipment, and is not complicated to learn. It can be practiced anywhere, at any given moment, and it is not time consuming. 

     Best of all, meditation has NO negative side effects. BOTTOM LINE: there is nothing but positive to be gained from it! The HEALTHIEST, HAPPIEST, MOST INTELLIGENT, MOST SUCCESSFUL people on the planet IN ALL OF RECORDED HISTORY practiced it regularly!

     With such a huge list of benefits, the question you might ask yourself is, “WHY am I NOT meditating yet?” (When I could be living a life beyond my wildest dreams!)

      JUST DO IT! 

Remember that the benefits are not that apparent in the beginning (which is why so many start, then soon quit) ... those initial sessions seem tedious, but they are, in fact, the necessary, foundational building blocks for the MASSIVE results that come POWERFULLY and EXPONENTIALLY in the coming days and weeks. 

Schedule it for just a few minutes, AM & PM, then add one or two minutes a day. 

(Use the timer on your phone. Otherwise, there are some great meditation apps, with music or brainwave technology .... search: "Entrainment")

Soon you will LOVE doing it and make it a priority in your life. 

There are many kinds of meditation to try. My favorite is EFFORTLESS: Fully allowing all thoughts, Accepting everything, just observing ... it's an exercise in just surrendering to "What Is" and simply "Letting go."

If you are a believer, I ask you this: 

     "What could be more important than spending a few minutes with God?"

We say we believe, then ACT like we don't. 

Don't you think it's important to receive His guidance? If parts of life are troubling or confusing, could THIS be where you find resolution and peace of mind?

http://www.ineedmotivation.com/blog/2008/05/100-benefits-of-meditation/

Character Defects

Character Defects: Observations While Wearing a New Pair of Glasses

Let’s play a game!: Just TRY ON my glasses and tell me what you see … just for a couple of minutes.

In order to play this game, you MUST FIRST take off your own glasses.

You have to set aside EVERYTHING (you THINK) you know about Yourself, Your Life, Me, God (as you understand her) and the Nature of Reality (as you understand it in this moment). CAN YOU DO THAT?

If you can, then may you open yourself up to having a new experience … to see things in a different light. At the end, you are more than welcome to discard my glasses, and see things in any way you choose. Agreed?

I’m not trying to convince you of ANYTHING. My intention is to share my experience with you, and to offer you a fresh perspective that may benefit you.

Okay. Now, just take a deep breath … and let everything go.

Remember: This is NOT The Truth … (keep that in mind)

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Let's assume that “Time” is made-up … an Illusion. The concept of “Change” can ONLY EXIST in the illusion of “Time” … a thing used to be one way, and has now changed into something else.

So, in this game, there is no Time. Therefore, there is NO CHANGE. It exists ONLY in a made-up “Story” with a Beginning, an End and the myth of “Cause and Effect” in between.

This means that there is NO “Past” and NO “Future,” either. Those are just thoughts I'm creating in this moment of NOW.

Try to change something and you simply create a different version of it. Changing something actually creates more of the same. What we resist, persists. It’s only when we bring “No Change” to something that it actually disappears (Landmark Education).

Outside of this awareness, in my automatic version of Reality, “I AM,” “YOU ARE” and “IT IS” a certain way. But, this is simply more Illusion. These are just sequences of “Thoughts” about experiences that I had in my “Past” (which, as you know, does not exist).

My Ego is also just a thought, as well. It is the Main Character in my made-up Story. And, since the Story isn’t Reality, then everything in it (including the Main Character and all the supporting roles) DOES NOT EXIST!

So, imagine this World: NO Time (Past, Present, Future, Beginning or End); NO Story (Plot, Characters, Drama, Change, Cause and Effect, etc.). Outside of this story, all there really is, is THIS frozen snapshot of NOW. And, even THAT is open to interpretation!

Currently in this fairytale, God has yet to remove certain “Character Defects” from the main character that I call Bill. REALLY? Why? … cuz I was late yesterday (again)? … cuz I procrastinated last week (again)? … cuz I didn’t meet my expectations of myself (again)?

[Notice your own thoughts about your story].

So, from those previous chapters in the book, I say that “I AM” still defective. REALLY? IS THAT REALLY TRUE RIGHT NOW?

Is that really true IN THIS MOMENT OF NOW? In THIS moment … the only place that God can be found … there is NO story, no past/present/future, etc.

So, yesterday’s behavior that I link to a character defect is NOT REAL. The behavior and the defect don't even exist RIGHT NOW. Therefore, I am aware of my false logic that leads me to the false conclusion of “Who I AM,” and “How It IS.” In this story, the Character Defects remain, as if they are physical things inside my head that need to be surgically removed!

If there REALLY IS an I AM that is REALLY true, I say that “I AM THE ALL-SINGING, ALL DANCING CRAP OF THE UNIVERSE” (Tyler Durden). I am “the same energy that moves the stars and the planets” (Wayne Dyer). And, those are just thoughts, too … not The Truth.

Then, immediately another thought comes … a judgment or analysis of a recent (past) event, or a possible (future) event or action that I might take. Suddenly, I am aware that I have left God in this moment, and I am back to writing my novel. I am blindly submerged in the drama of Bill's Life.

I think it is my Autobiography, but it's 100% fiction.

My main character is this poor soul who is often the innocent, blameless Victim of some evil. More often, he is involved in some “struggle” … some “problem” to deal with. Then, he becomes the heroic underdog who has stepped-up to slay the fire-breathing dragons of the world.

He has returned to the fantasy he calls “Real Life” … returned to what he thinks is The Real Reality (as opposed to dreaming state when he’s sleeping). He is solving some puzzle, or strategizing to overcome some (non-real) adversity.

A “Problem” is defined as something (that I say) “should not be” … any person (including me) or situation (in the past) that definitely SHOULD NOT BE THAT WAY! (Landmark Education).

“I should be more _______.” “She should not _______.” “He has no right to say that.” “I should be making more money.” “They shouldn't act like that in public.” “They should believe as I do.” “That is unforgivable.” “It's not fair.” “I don't deserve this kind of treatment.” “He's an asshole.” and on, and on … you get the idea.

[Notice what you are you labeling as a “problem” in your life?].

First of all, since it already happened in the “past” … since I cannot “change” what already happened, then I know that IT SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED exactly as it did? Why? BECAUSE ITDID HAPPEN! That’s how I know that it SHOULD HAVE … CUZ IT DID! (Acceptance + Surrender = Peace of Mind).

If I COULD go back and change it, then it COULD HAVE happened another way. But, I can’t. And therefore it couldn’t. So, why am I wrestling and battling this illusionary fight that can never be won? The struggle only exists in my mind.

“When I argue with Reality, I lose 100% of the time”  (Byron Katie). I am arguing with God. I am saying that I know better than God (Alcoholics Anonymous).

When I see my made-up struggle, in the context of this other Reality, I see that I really have no problems … they do not exist for me. Everything (including Me) SHOULD BE exactly as IT IS, and exactly as IT IS NOT.

Secondly, the story also disappears … the characters vanish … and I return back to NOW.

In this light, I can choose to see past events as Negative, Positive, or Neutral (neither positive or negative). Or, I could even choose to view it as an invaluable lesson … a blessing … a cherished gift from The Almighty God Herself!

Where is The Gold in this? (Mankind Project) … What can I learn? … How can I benefit from it? … How can I use this in the future? … How is God molding me with this? … How can I use this personal experience help others?

What used to be “the worst things that ever happened to me” have transformed into my greatest assets (Alcoholics Anonymous). No one can ever take those from me. Today, they are my most prized possessions. God gave me those gifts for me to share with others.

Therefore, I don’t know what’s “good” for me … or, for you. Since I was wrong in the past, what I think is good for me today could very well be “bad” for me (and visa versa). In fact, “Good” and “Bad” are simply more judgments (thoughts) that I make-up as I go along.

Nothing in itself is inherently good or bad. In fact, there is no “Good and Bad.”

“Knowing” this, I choose to assign the Ultimate Meaning of Everything as being GOOD.

Returning to my concept of my Character Defects … these are my made-up BAD things that I say “I AM,” or “I HAVE” … that God has YET to remove. I label them as Negative Attributes (Problems) that remain with me in this progression of time.

Would God REALLY give me anything BAD in this moment? Has She ever been BAD to me? Wait! There is no BAD!

I can now honestly say that in this “REAL” moment of NOW, that those things DO NOT EXIST … LITERALLY , NON-EXISTENT.

So, in this VERY MOMENT OF NOW, GOD HAS REMOVED ALL OF MY CHARACTER DEFECTS!

  

Call it whatever you want … I am Saved …  Reborn … God-Conscious … Recovered … Restored to Sanity … entered the state of the Buddha … all of the promises have come true for me 100%.

The struggle is over. It never really was.

I am home at last. I live in Peace. There’s nothing to do, and nowhere to go.

I AM.  IT IS.

(and, those are just thoughts, too … Not The Truth)

And, here comes the next thought … I’ve gotta go, cuz I’ve got some more story to write.

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(Thank you for reading this far! Please feel free to comment liberally … I'm interested in your thoughts and hearing of any books or resources you have found that are aligned with these concepts. You are welcome to forward this to anyone who might be interested.)