Intuition

Rangitoto, New Zealand

The seat of our intuition is within our bodies.  Intuition is our communication with the Infinite Energy Source, which some call God.  When we bring our attention within our bodies, we notice whether we are closed and limited, or open and expansive.  When we make a decision, we can tune into our intuition in order to see whether we are moving from fear or in harmony with Spirit.  We simply turn our awareness within our bodies and notice whether we feel tense and constricted (which feeling comes from fear) or relaxed and open (which feeling comes from love).  We can quite literally make decisions by "following our gut."

The more we tune into this inner communication, the  better at following our intuition we will become.  Decisions will come naturally and effortlessly with better results for all concerned.  

Let's turn our awareness within.

Gratitude

Qamea, Fiji

When we begin to awaken, our lives open up in ways that we cannot expect.  Synchronicities become commonplace.  The blessings accelerate.  We do not need to embrace gratitude.  Gratitude comes naturally when we acknowledge how things have changed and how beautiful life is.  We realize that what we have been taught by the spiritual masters is true.  We chuckle to ourselves when we think about how hard we worked to achieve our goals (often ending up in disappointment and frustration) and how easily and effortlessly things come to us now.  We joyously ride the wave of  Life in harmony with All That Is, emanating and receiving Love.  Things that used to bother us seem of little importance now.  Our petty grudges are dissolved.

We feel the quickening of the energy that seems to be occurring, at least in California.  Given the Arab Spring and other developments, I suspect that others in this country and around the world are feeling it too.

We don't need to feel grateful, because it is inevitable.

Transparency

Lake Wakatipu, Queenstown, New Zealand


We wear different masks in different situations.  We wear one mask for our parents, another mask for our children, another mask for our spouse or lover, another mask for our bosses, and so on.  We try to put forward the image that the person we are interacting with expects to see.  We are putting on a show instead of living an authentic life.  It is stressful to put on these different personas

Intimacy is when we show our loved one who we are, regardless of whether we look silly or scared.  Intimacy requires transparency.  When we live transparently, we flow with the rhythm of Life.  It is relaxing because we do not have to remember what story we told what person.  We relax into our Being.  We never have to think about or remember how we are supposed to act.  We are who we are and we do not care about the consequences.  We never alter who we are because we are afraid or even concerned about how the other person will react.  Their reaction is immaterial.  Who we are is of prime importance.  We act authentically and let the chips fall as they may.

Living transparently allows us to be happy and at peace.  We can breathe easily because we are not concerned about other people's reactions and we are now living authentically.  We have nothing to fear.  We are confident because we have the power of the entire Universe behind us.  That is indeed a formidable ally.

Let's be transparent.

Death

Russell, New Zealand

When we are comfortable with the idea that we may die tomorrow, we will truly be free.  Our fear of death influences everything we think and do.  We are so afraid of death that we do not want to think about it.  We push thoughts of death below the surface of our consciousness where it stalks us like a shadow.  It makes us fearful, anxious, angry and frustrated.

Since we confuse our identity with the thoughts and beliefs that are contained within our bodies, it is not surprising that we view death as extinguishing our very selves.  When we realize that we are not within our bodies, but our bodies are within us, we know that awareness continues after the body falls away.

When we embrace the concept of death, we flow with the rhythm of life.

Let's accept death with gratitude.

Love

Dylan

We have a hole in our lives which we try to fill with alcohol, drugs or material possessions,. We try to avoid the pain and emptiness that we feel by watching television, using the internet, and gossiping with friends.

The hole can never be filled because there is no hole. We just need to change our orientation away from our thoughts, judgments and beliefs, and towards the Divine. When we surrender to the great Unknown, we do not have to be afraid that we will be alone or that we will be susceptible to dark or evil forces. When we allow ourselves to be open to the void of non-attachment, we will be joined by Spirit, which is love.

It is a cliche that "God is love." It is also true. Every action that we take comes from either love or fear. When we act from love, we are in harmony with our true nature and are fulfilling God's purpose for us. When we act from fear, we continue the cycle of desire, frustration, fear and anger.

Let's act from love

Gratitude

Qamea, Fiji

The key to happiness is gratitude.  Gratitude means that we allow reality to be just as it is.  When we are grateful, we do not have expectations as to how things should be.  We are happy and grateful for the way things are.  Since our experience in the world is a reflection of our inner state, when we are grateful, the Universe responds by providing abundance.

When we are in a constant state of desiring things, the Universe responds by not providing what we want.  This creates a constant cycle of dissatisfaction.  When we are grateful for whatever we have, even if what we have is comparatively meager, the Universe responds by providing what we need for our development and happiness.  Donald Trump is a very poor man indeed, because he never experiences satisfaction.  He is always longing for more in order to fill the hole inside himself, which can never be filled by things.

Let's be grateful for what is.

Surrender

Buffalo Road, Coromandel, New Zealand

1.  Our thoughts and beliefs are not true.
2.  We are not our thoughts and beliefs, even though we think we are.
3.  If we acknowledge and surrender our thoughts and beliefs to Universal Spirit, we will fulfill our life's purpose and experience peace, love and joy.

Let's surrender our will to God's will.