Plant the Seed and the Grass Grows on Its Own

by admin on February 6, 2012

plant the seed and the grass grows on its own. . .

I almost made it an entire year without writing in my blog. But, just as I said in my last entry, today I felt like putting my thoughts down on paper.” I put them down so I can see what I am thinking, and “feel” what I am feeling, not so much that I think you need to read my thoughts. but then, again, it could be that I hope to find a kindred spirit in my musings.

This morning I read John Petersen’s February 6, Future Editions and was struck by an article written by Michael Snyder: Warnings of an Impending Economic Collapse. It reminded me that, to put it mildly, these are exciting times we are living in. Just how do we share our thoughts, fears, and anticipations without creating fear or being cast as a doomer? Can’t one just be a “fact finder?” (I grew up with Dragnet and Sergeant Joe Friday saying, “Just give me the facts, Mamm.”)

Over the years I have listened to many different teachers tell me to live in the now, not the future. Perhaps what has been missing in my understanding of living in the now is that “Now” encompasses past present and future. If I am truly in the now, I am intuitive, connected to the whole, and I automatically anticipate the unexpected. I suspect that if I, or anyone, were truly in the ever present now there would be very few “surprises.”

Fast forward to my present “now”. I am enrolled in a Master Gardener class and loving every minute. This morning I mailed the dirt from our greenhouse to the University of Maine for a soil test. Who knew I could be so interested in dirt? Not me. These days I wake up asking, “How can I support life?”

I like to think that I have a reasonable idea of many, but not all, of the ongoing challenges in our world that have the potential to drastically affect the way we live. At the personal level, there seems to be little I can do to avert the crisis. Regardless of who I vote for, it seems to me they are all clueless as to the real mess we are in. And we are just as clueless to the fact that since 1964, the re-election rate for members of the U.S.House of Representatives has never fallen below 85 percent. How can we expect change when we keep sending the same Congress back to Washington over and over?

There is much that I can’t change, but there is much that I can. I can learn about soil and seeds and climate and water. I can listen to the plant devas and the hosts of other Spirits that whisper ways to live in this world that are in harmony with all other life. I can do things outside my comfort zone, turn off TV (Netflixs), play the piano, watch the chickens, stretch, share with my partner.

The next time I am in such a rush to get somewhere, clean the house, grocery shop. . .I can just stop. (Sound familiar?)

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Let’s Just Stop

by admin on May 5, 2011

let’s just stop. . .

It’s been over a year since I wrote an update. What else could I say that I haven’t said in an earlier post? For some reason, this morning I want to write. Probably not so much for you, the reader, but for me. I feel the need to put my thoughts down so I can see what I am thinking.

Why post my thoughts? Maybe, deep inside, I am hopeful that something I say will resonate with you.

How is it that the more I want to slow down, the faster everything seems to go? My days seem to be filling up with meetings. Meetings where we will talk about doing something that we think is so important we hold a meeting about it. The problem is, that is all we do. Meet, and talk about doing.

Could it be this behavior is what got us into the global challenges facing us today? We talk about “doing,” worried that we might step on someone else’s toes, while our rights, not to mention financial security, is being eroded by those who are actually doing something?

Some would argue that we are doing, we’re supporting a way of life that is not sustainable, we’re driving our cars, using up fossil fuel as if we have a bottomless pit of oil, we’re partying our way over the cliff.

What if we, for once, just stopped doing? What if we sat quietly watching the birds, the waterfall, the snowflake fall? What if we chose not to run to the store, to turn on television, to even (dare I say this) not throw a load of laundry in?

What if we stopped blaming the other party, the other religion, the other…anything?

What if we stopped all our self-help efforts? What if we are fine, with all of our idiosyncracsies?

What if we stopped trying to save the world? What if stopping would save the world?

What if…we just stopped?

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Everything is Perfect

January 21, 2010

everything is perfect. . . Michael made a comment to me this morning, after our “yoga” class. “I got into the space, that I really can’t describe,” he began, “Where I knew that everything was perfect, just as it is.” To which I replied, “That would mean you, or we, don’t have to control anything…” [...]

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Be Careful What You Wish For

July 28, 2009

be careful what you wish for . . because…you just may get it. Twenty plus years ago, when I first started exploring the world of consciousness I became fascinated with (and desirous of) the “peak experience.” Peak experiences are anomalmous (out of the ordinary) events, such as finding myself “out-of-body” (OBE), telepathic communication, a sense [...]

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A Povery of Imagination

March 6, 2009

a poverty of imagination . . I recently read an article by Jim Kunstler which used the term “poverty of imagination” which, in turn, started me thinking about our work. For years Michael and I have given talks, and led workshops and seminars with the theme (and expectation) of “relax, turn inward, allow your inner [...]

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People Get Ready, Change is Upon Us

November 1, 2008

people get ready, change is upon us. . . Did you ever think about the future, think that you had some idea about how the future would unfold… the good, the bad, the unexpected? And when it unfolded, pretty much the way you thought it would, indeed the way you suggested it might, you found [...]

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Empires Fall

September 3, 2008

empires fall. . . “Empires fall,” our friend Margaret, the political activist said, as we finished up a lively dinner conversation which reflected our view of the state of the world. “Rome fell because if fought stupid wars.” She went on to say that it is not enough to try to lead by “being” and [...]

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Elimination

April 24, 2008

a comprehensive elimination diet ( compliments of true north health center 2008) The comprehensive elimination diet is a dietary program designed to clear the body of foods and chemicals you may be allergic or sensitive to, and at the same time, improve your body’s ability to handle and dispose of these substances. It has been [...]

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Beyond Intuition

April 24, 2007

Beyond Intuition (Maine Womens Journal: Health and Well-Being Journal Spring 2007) By Winter Robinson Our spiritual sages implore us to “trust, discover, develop, sense, cultivate, and awaken our intuition. We are taught that we can use our intuition to make more money, marry the “right” person, understand our physical body, or find the perfect home. [...]

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Finding the Love of Your Life

April 24, 2004

finding the love of your life (natural health magazine 2004) There are only three questions that, as a practicing intuitive, I can count on being asked. “When will I meet my soulmate?” is number one. “What is my purpose?” and “Will I be financially secure?” often follow, but various versions of “When will I find [...]

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