Giving thanks...unceasingly

 

Abide in that which embraces all things, in all ways, and at all times. LOVE   ~ Introduction The Way of Mastery

 thank you, Lori

Banish the very idea of separation from God. Become committed—fully committed—to the experience of happiness, even as you have been fully committed to unhappiness, limitation and lack. 

Close your eyes. Choice for love is in every breath
Day 14 - the art of stopping time - Digesting emotions - Dynamic balance
Echo that leaves no trace upon me.... Introduction The Way of Mastery
"...Flowers into the grace of Christ living in you AS YOU." ~ Introduction The Way of Mastery

Give your creator full permission to sweep the basement clean. There really is not anything down there worth defending or protecting." ~ The Way of Mastery Lesson 1

Heaven on Earth: the calmness of a deep and clear pool..." ~ p. 215 Endless Practice

"In your journal, describe a time when your heart was exhausted open and what you saw or felt through that opening."  ~  p. 216 Endless Practice 

"Just keep swimming... I remember! my parents taught me that song." ~ Dory
"Keep moving forward..." Meet the Robinsons

Look with innocence upon all things a Light begins to shine through the things ..." ~ The Way of Mastery 

Meet each Moment: surrender and swimming Endless Practice 
No one who walks this earthhas not been touched by the poison of judgement, Need to do and can do to release the burden of illusions that seems to cause us to feel a heaviness.

Our pathway is the same. We walk together to God and away from illusion, pain, weakness, unworthiness, guilt and death

Pomegranate rosemary, and roses from Meredith

 Bay leaves and tarragon from Linda xo

Quality of consciousness in which we finally come to forgive ourselves and remember God.

Regardless of where we think we are going, the journey is the Reward." ~  p. 214 Endless Practice 
Surrender
Truth : our happiness depends on the aliveness of our dreams
"Unending practice of caring for the self which is both the...

"...Vessel that carries our spirit and the rudder by which we steer our way through life." ~  p. 214 Endless Practice 

"When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around." ~ Willie Nelson
eXhilarating journey of [my] life  ~  p. 215 Endless Practice 

You are loved, loving and loveable... worthiness, peace wakefulness and union with all creation. The Way of Mastery Lesson 2

Engage in this exercise with great Zeal, with great joy, and above all, with great, outrageous playfulness. 

Giving thanks, part 1

Audio enhancements for promoting wellness - soundcloud

Beautiful clarity on moving from ego separateness to truth and then walking in truth and when perfectly integrated not ever needing ever to regress- a soul knowing.  

Consumption of photons

Dream time - day 11 - the art of stopping time by Pedram Shojai
"Elements" placeholder, until I have permission from the artist

Found on "Warriors of Light" in a blog post of mine Oct 23-24, 2013

Guru: The syllable gu means darkness, the syllable ru, he who dispels them, because of the power to dispel darkness, the guru is thus named. "the source and inspirer of the knowledge of the Self, the essence of reality," for one who seeks

I made some. It was LOVELY xo "I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." ~ Henry David Thoreau

Japanese art form of wabi-sabi, or the beauty of imperfection. source

Kinetically [actively] engaged with 

Life p. 215 Endless Practice

Mushroom Coffee Mix - excellent for "focus without jitters" one source: Dr. Axe

"Nature does not see us as separate. We are not.  We are as woven into life as the deer, the whales, the clouds, the rivers, the fires and the sky. We are created from the atoms, molecules,
minerals and waters of this planet that have been here for billions of years.
We are not new, nor are we separate, superior or here to destroy life.
We are part of life, part of nature waking up to the nature of ourselves
and the privilege of these moments called ‘lives.’
As we fall from the false pedestal of bemused superiority,
we land in the embrace of a world calling to us to wake up
to the beauty of creation and our role to
cherish, restore, protect and love the miracle of life." ~ Clare Dubois
"Obedient to the call of the dream. What is life's dream for you?" ~ Oprah, Day 22
Pedram Shojai the art of stopping time  Day 10 "time at your desk" : "Get up and keep moving."

Quote: "You don't get what you hope for... you get what you believe." ~ Oprah, Day 22

"Rejoice and have no fear. Fear is the cloud that dims spiritual vision...Fear will keep you from all that is good." ~ Christ in You "Heaven is Within You" by Neville Goddard

"Surrender to the dream life to the beginner, more divine flow that IS your life!" Oprah, Day 22

Through our eyes, the universe is perceiving itself. Through our ears, the universe is listening to its harmonies. We are the witnesses through which the universe becomes conscious of its glory, of its magnificence." ~ Alan W. Watts

Updating resume and cover letter ... again

"Value of diving into the present moment is that all past conditioning can be explored and dissolved." ~ Deepak, Day 22

WholeTones on SoundCloud:  Michael Tyrrell - 396 Hz - Ope

eXplore and dissolve all past eXperience and live fully in the present moment."

Zen and the art of "chunking time" - Day 13 of The Art of Stopping Time by Pedram Shojai

The Kingdom of EXPANSION by Robert Collier

Ancient Greek Οὐρανός, Ouranos [oːranós] meaning "sky" or "heaven"

Bless the bread and the fishes - gratitude for what we have already been been given

Communication of the vital, blessed gifts of God

Do not despair... Day 20...

Embrace the Timeless

Few realize the power of praise and blessing

God gave you dominion over the earth ... Give to everything and everybody... Give a thank offering

Heat of love fanned by the breath of faith : true Happiness

Increase: whatever we praise and bless is multiplied

Jesus' teachings are also timeless

Kingdom of God which is within

Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; which indeed is the least of all seeds, but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof." source

Love, fanned by the breath of faith

Magnify and find the glowing element of praise

Nothing for the mind to wrestle with... the Natural state of perception 

Οὐρανός, Ouranos [oːranós] meaning "sky" or "heaven" wikipedia

Praise always magnifies. Praise and Prayer with thanksgiving

Quality of thoughts, and choosing the "right" thoughts

Responsive on the part of everything in life proves the scriptural promise 

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of EXPANSION, and all these things shall be added unto you." Seek a place or a state of being where you can expand, grow, increase, multiply, bring forth fruit. source

ThankFULL for everything 

Universe with revolving particles

Vegetable kingdom is used as a beautiful example of the way that nature works (18:40)

Where there is ceaseless energy, there is life. the World is not a finished product. We ARE CREATORS

eXpansion : grow : multiply : bring forth fruit

 Yes!

"Man, The Image and Likeness of God" by Joseph Benner

“As above, so below. As below, so above.” click here for that audio

Beneficent: generous or doing good; resulting in good

Come back into harmony... centre of consciousness in 

Divine Mind...Dwell in the awareness of one’s Godhood, and to become conscious of one’s

Wisdom and Power

Etheric and magnetic forces, that it is said to resemble a solar system of suns, stars, planets and moons, with comets circling in their orbits among them.

Forces of the law... Fully assimilated, thereby creating perfect health (harmony and happiness of mind).

Godlike, partaking of all of God’s nature, attributes and powers, if he is God’s image;
it must always have been so, for so he was created, which means that he will always

be Godlike.

Highest function of the mind is to reason... Highest function of the heart is intuitive understanding, and working together there is nothing that needs to be known that cannot be known.

Ignorance is but separation from the truth

 Joyous noise of little children at play. 

"Know thy self...the Kingdom of Divine Mind, the wisdom centre"

Let go and turn within... connect ... with the Divine Mind

“Man, The Image and Likeness of God” Paper No. 40 April, 1932 by Joseph Benner

Next up... The Sun Papers; #41 click here for that beautiful audio

"Only Light and Love ruled the hearts of men, and the darkness of self could not approach, no more than can darkness be where there is a brilliant light."

“Peace, plenty, love and unity... A great peace fills my heart.”

Quiet quality time with Jacquelyn Beth Law, and my pets

Rapacity : aggressive greed Release anxious thoughts and chatter
"Skin represents mind’s belief in God’s Love ever surrounding and protecting each

center of consciousness in His body of Truth."

Timeless joy in every moment : True power is in the real here and now ~ Day 16

Universal Consciousness is always waiting to pour into [us] the riches of Divine Mind. Man being a centre of Universal Consciousness should then always be connected with it, should be a part of it, all that is in it being ever available for his use. 

Visions and Dreams in the soul realm, fourth dimension of consciousness

Within the "struggle" lies the blessing - Wednesday, Nov 15th

eXpanded state of awareness: breathe slowly and deeply... eXhale love

Yesterday... what does that even mean?

 and helps you focus

Restorative, Inspired ... Slowly, Slowly, they return...

Bifurcation: the division of something into two branches or parts.

Chocolate Stars :) Christmas has landed at Trader Joe's and pretty much everywhere else too

Digesting thoughts - Pedram Shojai: The art of stopping time.

Embrace change

Fearlessly!

"Great Trees" Music by Malcolm Dalglish, Text by Wendell Berry "Great trees, outspreading and upright, Apostles of the living light..." click here to listen

Hummingbird beautiful represents the centering thought for Day 10

"In fall their brightened leaves, released / Fly down the wind, and we are pleased / To walk on radiance, amazed / O light come down to earth, by praised!" ~ Wendell Berry

Joyner Hall, Tuesday, Nov 7th

Keeping my inner ocean clean, clear, and unwavering

Lovely Loquat blossoms 11 Nov 17

Morning Moringa 8 Nov 17

Not wispy, wishy-washy wishes, but triple stranded ideas with solid, well thought out solutions

"O light come down to earth, be praised!" ~ Wendell Berry

"Patient as stars, they build in air / Tier after tier a timbered choir / Stout beams upholding weightless grace / Of song, a blessing on this place." ~ Wendell Berry

Quiet enough to hear the whispers of the still, small voice

"Receiving sun and giving shade / Their life's a benefaction made / And is a benediction said / Over the living and the dead." ~ Wendell Berry

"Slowly, slowly, they return / To the small woodland let alone / Great trees, outspreading and upright / Apostles of the living light." ~ Wendell Berry

"They stand in waiting all around...They are the advent they await." ~ Wendell Berry 

"Uprisings of their native ground / Downcomings of the distant light..." ~ Wendell Berry

Vitamin D is the glue, the catalyst, and the 

What is focusing but zooming in and out?

eXpect eXtraordinary: Xmas foraging - thyme in a bottle

You... You are timeless." ~ Oprah, Day 13, perfect for my Mom!!

"Zone of mental peace and quiet, the now." ~ Deepak, Day 15

Time present and time past...

All time is eternally present [yet] All time is unredeemable / What might have been is an Abstraction [and, at times, a distraction]

"Burnt Norton" poem by T.S.Eliot and a manor  located near the village of Aston Subedge

Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England

Disturbing the dust on a bowl of rose-leaves / I do not know.

Footfalls echo in the memory / Down the passage which we did not take/ Towards the door we never opened/ Into the rose-garden

Go, said the bird, for the leaves were full of children... Go, go, go, said the bird: 

Hidden excitedly, containing laughter... Humankind / Cannot bear very much reality.

Into our first world, shall we follow / The deception of the thrush? Into our first world.

the stillness, as a Chinese Jar still / Moves perpetually in its stillness.

Kate: my search on the line above, and then a click on "images" revealed this image, and I thought of you: 

Love is itself unmoving / Only the cause and end of movement / Timeless, and undesiring / Except in the aspect of time / Caught in the form of limitation / Between un-being and being.

My words echo / Thus, in your mind / But to what purpose?

Neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is ...Where past and future are gathered. / Neither movement from nor towards / Neither ascent nor decline. Except for the point, the still point / There would be no dance, and there is only the dance.

Other echoes / Inhabit the garden. Shall we follow?

Perpetual Possibility... in a world of speculation...What might have been and what has been

Point to one end, which is always Present

Quietly. Quietly...Quick now, here, now, always—
Ridiculous the waste sad time

Stretching before and after / the Surface glittered out of heart of light / And they were behind us / reflected in the pool.

Unheard music hidden in the shrubbery / And the unseen eyebeam crossed, for the roses / Had the look of flowers that are looked at.

Voices of temptation / The crying shadow in the funeral dance / The loud lament of the disconsolate chimera.

 What might have been and what has been / Point to one end, which is always present.

Garlic and sapphires in the mud / Clot the bedded aXle-tree.

Yet the enchainment of past and future / Woven in the weakness of the changing body / Protects mankind from heaven and damnation / Which flesh cannot endure.
Zinnia in the garden... 

Rethinking "time" as November sets in

Align our goals with our plans. plug in p. 2 The art of stopping time by Pedram Shojai, OMD

Bask in the sunshine, and let it fill you:  ~ Art by Lori Portka

Create energy..... 

"Drink light and create energy from the sun, trapping energy in carbohydrate bonds." p. 6

"Enough. Enough. Enough...time is always there... Embrace Infinity..." ~ Day 9
Family time at the movies:

Gratitude list includes Gulping coffee, as well as sipping it :)
Hope you Had a very: 

Jack Kruse recommendation:

 for my broccoli soup :) yum!

"Lose Your Beliefs About Time." ~ Oprah & Deepak 21 Day Meditation Challenge
McIver Amphitheater Meredith College

"Now is the perfect time to make choices that support your radiant joy!." ~ askangels

 Melanie Beckler @askangels on Instagram

Overwhelm fear and anxiety with love

Proclivity : a tendency, inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing, or way of being.

Quieting my thoughts to gain clarity and stillness.

“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you have.” – Eckhart Tolle

Spinning, Swirling, Shifting awareness that I have the power to Structure my own day.

"The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. "

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Unlimited possibilities await in the quiet... Use time creatively

Vivify! such a great word! enjoyed seeing it on p. 25 of Temple of Silence published in 1920

Xennial : micro generation of people born between 1977 and 1983

Zach Bush talks on Gut Microbiome, Leaky Gut, Cancer at Bulletproof Biohacking Conference