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  • Channeling the Miraculous

    The wisdom of all ages and cultures emphasizes
    the tremendous power our thoughts have
    over our character and circumstances.
    ~Liane Cordes

    On Christmas Eve I joined a Zoom Interfaith gathering. Jeshua’s message,”You Are the Light That Comes to Transform the Earth,” channeled by Barbara Brodsky, was powerful. Here are a few excerpts:

    People have sometimes misunderstood my work, said that I came to save the world from sin, with confusion about that word. I take the letters S-I-N to mean sinking into negativity. Through so many lifetimes many beings have been sinking into negativity. And what will save us from that? It is not me that will save us; it is all of us together holding the potential of Love on an Earth that is awakened, the Eden we have been promised. You are important—vital, really—to recreate that brilliance, that love….

    You know those lines about the darkest time of the night before dawn. Dawn is coming. You each carry that dawn in your own hearts, especially when you compassionately observe the ways that you do sink into negativity. The watcher is not caught in that negativity. Of course, you fall into negativity at times; you are human. Every human does this at times….

    In the darkest hours, look around and say, “Yeshua, where are you?” And I am here, I promise. I will never break that promise or your trust because you are my beloved sisters and brothers. Together we undertook this work. And yes, we are doing it. Despite how the darkness seems to envelop us, we are bringing light, and that is all that’s needed.

    This morning I was writing in my journal about writing prompts when a prompt popped into my mind: What if we could….

      What if we could use all of the power of the universe for the good of all? Might humans cease fighting as though there was not enough for all? Would men and women cease blaming one another and love and revere our differences instead? What might occur if we can recognize fear and negativity when it shoves us off the path of awakening and we can lay a finger across our lips and whisper, “Shhhhh…..”

      What if we do away with ‘what if’ and simply focus on the truth of WE COULD.

      We could remember who we really are. We could rise above grasping and clinging and aversion. We could feel the wind and know our body is breathing. We could watch the sun rise and set as sacred witness to the ever-present ever-changing nature of All That Is. We could soften around our experiences and let the space of possibility weave laughter and hope and trust back into our days and our nights.

      We could….

    A bit later, I listened to an interview with Leesa Anderson: Channeling the Miraculous. She and her family witnessed a motorcycle accident. A deer stepped right into the path of a man at cruising speed. The man went end-over-end and landed in a heap, with his head and arms underneath his chest. You really do deserve to hear Leesa tell in her own words how she heard a message from God; a message given to her to whisper into his ear. And then, to be lost and stop for directions only to connect with the motorcyclist’s wife. Please listen….

    Leesa’s spiritually transformative experiences have often happened when she was on the highway. I hope you will take time to listen to the entire interview and to check out IANDS.

    NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) has a nifty process of setting up a chain of anchors, moving an individual’s mind states along the path from “I can’t” to “I might” to “I could” to “I can” to “I will.”

    Join me in moving our own mind states from “I can’t” to “I will” say yes and join Leesa in Channeling the Miraculous!

  • Vote!

    The vote is precious.
    It is almost sacred.
    It is the most powerful
    non-violent tool
    we have in a democracy.
    ~ John Lewis

    Today is election day 2020. From my journal entry this morning:

      Dear Holy Spirit,

      Last evening while John was showering I picked up his phone to take photos for him of his PT care plan from his online chart. A text message popped up. John was urging another to vote, saying, “We might be able to turn this thing around for Trump if enough people turn out to vote.” His next message was saying that he plans to vote in person today.

      When I told John I wished he would have voted by absentee ballot, his response was, “It’s as safe as shopping.”

      We have had friends shopping for us since we got home from Florida on April 6, using Instacart until they could manage the risks of shopping themselves. They have done this for our safety as John is considered high risk with diabetes and having been on steroid therapy for polymyalgia this past year.

      I put the question into the search engine: ‘How safe is in-person voting?’

      I saw those exact same words John had used! “The risk of voting in person is comparable to the risk of going to the grocery store.” Of course… The article went on to say any amount of risk may be too great for those who fall into the high-risk category — or live with someone who does. “That includes older adults, individuals with diabetes, and those with cancer or compromised immune systems are are at greater risk of severe complications from COVID-19.”

    I was understandably disappointed.

    The subject line from The Tapping Solution this morning:
    49% of People will be Disappointed Today.

    I had the opportunity to get a head start!

    Or not….

    At 9:30 pm EST Deep Spring Meditation Center will open a ZOOM meditation hall. The hall will remain available until tomorrow night so our sangha can gather. We plan to read encouraging words from the Mala Recollection: When wholesome thoughts arise, cultivate the wholesome. When unwholesome thoughts arise, abandon the unwholesome…. Tend the contents of the mind with compassion as a mindful gardener tends his garden. We will chant. We will pray. We will meditate. We will sing.

    A friend shared the link to the University of Michigan’s Virtual Choir. She was most moved by the finale which was 300 people singing Enya’s “How Can I Keep from Singing?” (lyrics slightly altered to match the choir).

    Through all the tumult and the strife,
    I hear its music ringing,
    It sounds an echo in my soul.
    How can I keep from singing?…

    No storm can shake my inmost calm,
    While to that rock I´m clinging.
    Since Love is lord of heaven and earth
    How can I keep from singing?

    (If you’re interested this song starts at 53:25.)

    Sound (singing, chanting, drumming, humming) has been scientifically proven to bring us back to our hearts.

    Following the amazing Enya song, Melanie DeMore breaks into a wonderfully happy ‘Lead with Love.” Here are the lyrics:

      You gotta put one foot in front of the other
      And lead with love
      Put one foot in front of the other
      And lead with love

      (repeat all 4 lines)

      Verses (call and response):

      Don’t give up hope
      You’re not alone
      Don’t you give up
      Keep movin’ on

      Lift up your eyes
      Don’t you despair
      Look up ahead
      The path is there

      I know you’re scared
      And I’m scared too
      But here I am
      Right next to you

      Words & music (c) Melanie DeMore.

      (usually sung a cappella)

    Melanie DeMore gets my vote!

    People knowing how to move themselves up the emotional scale gets my vote. People putting one foot in front of the other gets my vote. People leading with love gets my vote.

      Lift up your eyes, don’t you despair.
      Look up ahead, the path is there.

    How can we keep from singing?

      I know you’re scared, and I’m scared too.
      But here I am, right next to you.