Entelechy & Predestination

I posted a memory the other day about an exciting concept and idea I had come across a few years back. The post was from October 18, 2013 about entelechy. In it I talked about relating to your future self. That being said, as an intellectualization, the question that comes up for me is: Isn't that predestinatiom? In a sense I already know where I can get to if I can contact my future self.  So, then it is predestination, right?

Here's where, and I have said this again and again, logic breaks down because the quantum space is not static. The future you in every moment "lives" just like the present you in the ever changing dynamic of the quantum space. The you that you are now will not wake up tomorrow as the "same" you. There will be a relation to the present you, but the you tomorrow will be a different you and here's the exciting part, will see and relate to the future you differently! So, the future you is dynamic as well. It is all malleable.

Well, the next question that comes up is: How can I "figure" anything out? It's all changing... constantly... Another exciting answer... You can't!! And, that is the point. This is why Montressa says, "Life makes perfect sense. There's no sense to make." At the same time, relating to the future you in any given moment is exciting. The wisdom of the future you in any given moment can be sensed by the present you and that sensing, in fact changes the present you. Which provides a new vision of the future you. You see, it is all inter-twined. There is no isolation and nothing is static in the quantum space. It is all dynamic.

How is that possible? The future you is as dynamic as the present you. Still, at every moment the future you still relates to the present moment you. While that is hard to fathom, it doesn't make it any less true.

As a practical example of this look at what we are living through now. Powerful stuff. And, changing day to day and even moment to moment at a rapid rate.

When The Divine Meets Man...

Montressa once again has gracefully allowed me to blog some thoughts about a recent trip I had. I have noticed if you are looking the divine manifests everywhere around you. Sometimes, even with warning, it can catch you by surprise. What happened to me is such a case.

I was in Barcelona in Catalonia Spain. We were having a tour of the city. We were scheduled to see Guell Park. A place that started out in failure. The real estate developer was going to sell approximately 65 lots on the side of a hill. The famous architect, Gaudi, would develop it. Short story, he sold one!! Fast forward, viola, Guell Park. A fascinatingly designed park. This became my introduction to this amazingly talented Spanish Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudi.

By the way the English word gaudy comes from his designs! With that, in the words of the tour guide, I go on. So, our tour guide, and by the way, tour guide is an actual profession in Europe, says, "Okay, now we go to the most amazing thing I have ever seen. I have been to the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, La Cathedral Notre Dame etc.. And, this is more magnificent than any of them!"

When superlatives like that are doled out, I get a little suspicious. Yet, this tour guide knew tons and had seen tons. Still, I remained skeptical.

So, we walk up to Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. It was designed by Gaudi. The outside for sure has his touches as we had just seen earlier at Guell Park. Still, there was something magnificent about it. Imposing of course, but not for the purpose of being imposing. Imposing as a representation of limitlessness. That vibe surely got my attention. Way more than I was expecting. Overall, the exterior depicts the life of Christ and tells the Christ story of betrayal and crucifixion with modern art forms. Chiseled faces etc.

Then, our guide tells us that Gaudi got all of his inspirations from nature. This was how God manifested to him, she says. As you go in you will see a forest. Look at it. Then she says, "Okay, now we go inside, yes? Before we go please put down your cameras. As we go in, I want you to FEEL. Please, just for 20 or 30 seconds... please just feel. Take your pictures after you feel this." So, in a very real way this tour guide was transformed into our priestess. Preparing our souls, our deepest selves,  for what we were about to see.

By this point I was expecting some sort of physical forest with bark on trees and plants. As we went in, I was first struck by its immensity. Huge columns everywhere. Graceful arches. Ornamentation everywhere, then suddenly the unmistakable presence of God, of the Divine, of the all that is, of the total eternal. Every time I tried to absorb and frame in my mind what I was seeing... tears welled up inside. As I tried to explain this to myself in my head I had to stop because tears would well up. As I write this description of my experience, tears well up! It was and still IS THAT powerful. It was as if Gaudi connected to God directly. Gaudi then said, "I will show you to people in a way that they will get you. They will see the God I know. They will see the God that has appeared everywhere to me. They will feel your magnificence, and I will use all the tools you have given me to do this."

As far as I know this kind of architecture has never been executed. It is so elegant. The dome of the Basilica is supported by bi-furcating tree branches from the columns that transform into cancatenary arches. Multiple cancatenary arches connect with each other. The columns taper and twist to support the load of all the exterior spires. They are cobalt at the center (look up its energetic aspects), the hardest stone to support the main, tallest and as yet unconstructed spire. The further towers are a softer stone where less weight support is needed.

It was started in 1882 and Gaudi was signed on in 1883. It is expected to be completed in 2026, 100 years after Gaudi's death.

A few notes as to why this impacted me so much. I was responsible for many safety designs in automotive. The stylists had a vision and the engineering needed to support that vision. In my case I always took a no compromise perspective in regard to safety. I didn't care how beautiful it looked it needed to protect my people, my customers. Still, the challenge was, style is important. It was absolutely necessary to support our stylists. I didn't know it at the time, as I related to my spiritual side differently. Yet this firm grasp on what were the priorities was always supported by God. I turned to the quietness of all that is, God, in my meditations at the time.

I stunned Mary Walton, author of the book "Car", when she asked me about safety as she was writing her book.  "Safety is about forgiveness. My job is to reduce the consequences of a bad judgment. People should not have to pay heavily for their mistakes." So, in a sense my approach to safety revealed God and a benevolent universe.

So, as I looked at this design by Gaudi, I saw God....

Feed Your Passion....

Feed your passion? Exactly. I wanted a short title that said it all. Some questions may come up.  What is my passion? What feeds my passion? Am I feeding my passion?

How this blog came about. It was just after midnight. I had a new set of blue tooth headphones and I was listening to Pandora just to see how they sounded. A Sequence of songs came along on our "Mumford & Sons" station. I listened with rapt attention. I could hear every nuance of the music in the noise cancelling headphones . I could hear and appreciate clearly the artistry of arrangements. The use of subtle percussion to drive rhythms. The musical passion of the musicians was mesmerizing. At the same time it was more than that.

As I laid back, I heard a directive: "Feed Your Passion" and I knew EXACTLY what was being asked at a very deep level. I always listen to these messages. They are so clear and definite.

It was about feeding my passion, but much more than that. It was about feeding the passion of as many others that will listen. Certainly, I will feed my passion. At the same time it is my desire that we each individually feed our own passions. No one can feed your passion for you.

It's not a one time thing. It is constant. Each day do something that inspires your passion. Something that allows you to sit back and say... ahhh... that feels right. That assists me. That assists who I am deep inside. It can be anything. A call to a distant friend. A Facebook post that reveals a part of you to friends. Giving assistance to someone. Sitting in a yoga posture that engenders a deep sense of who you are. It is important that the act "just" flow from you. It's not about how many points you can get on the feeling scale. Or about intentionally creating something. What is created flows naturally from you and is IN you and you then see that what is inside you is really outside you as well. It becomes as if you are looking at a mirror from both sides.

Places that may seem strange to you ultimately feed your passion. My blue tooth headphones fed my passion! Who knew! Pay attention. Be aware. Look for that spark of satisfaction that reveals you and who you are at the deepest level of this duality. It is one aspect of you, but it is rooted in the quantum space of all that is and your connection to your passion let's the space of all that is rise up in you. That is exciting to me, for it is the space of joy, when the space of "all that is" reveals in you. It is such a powerful place and it is important to know and acknowledge that you have touched that place... you have  allowed yourself to enter that sacred space. The sacred space of the joy of being you.

Many people want to "look" for their passion, like it is one thing. I'll be so bold to say that it is everything... everything you are and lives in everything that is. So, your passion has no limits! It is not just one thing... a passion for music, a passion for dance, a passion for leading, a passion for healthcare... yes, it is all of these both collectively and individually.

Here I was, looking at how my noise cancelling headphones sounded and yet, I was immersed deeply in who I am. Deeply in my passion for music. I felt myself at the deepest level. I became the music and expressed myself in myself through what the music awoke in me. Passion. This blog then too arises from my passion. It became really important to me to communicate what this experience awoke in me with the clear intention of awaking a passion in anyone who reads this.

Then, I realized all of my blogs come from this passion. So, from evaluating my headphones, then writing this blog, I had had this realization... it is all passion... just connect with what you do. Too many of us want to objectify it. Passion is this. I "work" at my passion. You may do what you call "work" at your passion, but make no mistake. If  it truly is "work"... it's not passion. It is not flowing from the unlimited source that is you.

Feed your passion so that it flows from the unlimited source...

What's In Your Head?

As you know Montressa lets me post. So, when I related this to Montressa she was excited and wanted me to post what I knew about the brain.

I am always looking for a model to relate to as we navigate this wonderful universe and existence. I wrote this post awhile ago, but did not feel it was ready to post. My wife is taking a course and was reading a book about views on consciousness for her course. I was getting that although consciousness does not reside IN the brain, in some ways it cannot be separated from the brain. Yet, my sense is that both are true. Consciousness comes from outside and inside at the same time. Here's exactly what came to me: "The brain is the prism through which consciousness manifests." Sit with this awhile and it will blow your mind both figuratively and literally!! It's like consciousness is the "white light" of existence and like the prism breaking the white light into colors, the brain separates and differentiates energies and frequencies into a coherent existence, your coherent existence!!

You know that commercial, "What's in your wallet?" Well, it is time to ask the next question. This post has been brewing in me for almost 6 months and I've debated sharing it. I woke one day with the clear idea that our brains are mainly transponders that interface with the quantum space. Hmm... I thought - transponders. Well, that's like a radio station. You can listen to whatever channel you wish. Don't like what you are hearing - change the channel. Yes, there are questions that arise in looking at our lives from this perspective, but I can't seem to let go of the deeper truth that this idea contains. Using this model we are both intimately connected to the universe and still independent. We intuit things and then apply logic to them to generate other ideas, offline in a sense, that can become tangible provided they merge in a way in us that allows this materialization.

The brain performs logical functions. Sure. It receives something, like take a look out east... notice the sun seems to rise there. Well, the brain goes into action. If the sun rises at such and such a rate or wherever it wants to take the logic, it goes. But, clearly, what has happened is it is seeded with an idea garnered from the cosmos, the quantum space. "Something" tells you to look east. Then it begins to apply what it does logically to that information. This then could result in another connection to the quantum space. Like, psst... look at the north star at 2 AM today. So, you get up at 2 AM and observe the north star. You notice a whole bunch of things about its movement. Boom, the brain springs into action again.

Shift scene.  Daily life. I'm driving to work. Psst.... see that exit you've been wondering about? Take it tomorrow. So, next day, on your way to work you take the exit and find a whole new way to get there - half the amount of lights etc. Ten minutes quicker and an easier drive. Then your brain springs into action. If you do this, this and that the drive will be way more fun!! Yes, your brain figured that out. But the "exit" idea came from somewhere else in your life flow!! The quantum space. Why? Because somewhere in you, you were resonating to things being different.

So, there is this interplay between what I'd call "cosmic life stream" energy that forms ideas and ideas that you create as a result of the presence of the "life stream" ideas. Some of it is received by your brain, while some of it is created in your brain, formed there and a resonance occurs with the cosmos or quantum space. The information is processed locally, in your head. Electro-chemically. At the same time your brain is receiving by resonance information based on the "life stream" or life you have chosen to that point. At all points the flow of things can be shifted on the fly. That is a function of your brain as creator of you in the moment. And, is one of the great advantages of a free-will universe.

So, yes the brain does create, but it creates from logic based on information it receives. It can then set up a resonance and attract what it choses through the logic it applies to set up that quantum resonance. Voila - Law of Attraction. However, it is about a deeper space that the brain takes this logic. It must be able to create a resonance with the quantum space. That is why aphorisms may not work. It's not just about what you say, but the deeper resonance set up by that "brain" logic. So, basically, it's not quite as simple as what I'm describing. Still, the principle I've presented is the first level of brain function that we use as humans. It clearly demonstrates the "why" of the Law of Attraction." So, it's not about just speaking positivity, for instance. It is about being positivity. Different resonance. Speaking does not create ideas. Ideas create speaking. That is the subtle difference. That is why it is so critical to watch your words. You can then monitor the creational ideas within you. This is what is creating resonance with the universe, or quantum space.

Speaking of which, I googled this clarity that came to me about the way the brain functions and found two guys arguing about the particulars of the central idea! So, they were assuming the central idea here was a given and were just discussing some of the particulars about how it operates. Interesting how this universe works. So, this information came in through the portal of my yearning to know. It is exciting to me because it shows how we are intimately connected with the universe and the quantum space from which it evolves.

Montressa Talks About Your Gifts...

Many of us go through life and are unaware of the valuable things we can bring to life... that which has been given to us which comes easily.

Many times there are "things" that challenge us. Sometimes we judge them as "hard" because of the effort we must put into them to perform at a level we judge as acceptable or required. Then there are things that we are "good" at. We assess these talents we are "good" at because we can perform at a level that we judge as meeting a required, but unspecified standard for us without additional effort. Sometimes the things that we are "good" at we don't value. The conversation... "Oh, anybody can do that." comes up. That actually can be a disservice both to yourself AND others. This is what this post is focused on.

What in YOUR life is like that. What in YOUR life are you saying, "Oh, anybody can do that." Yes, true ANYBODY can do ANYTHING they chose to do. However, there is a "learning curve". The first prerequisite for anything is the desire to do it. Then IF you really want to do something you may need to learn specific things about "how" to do it.

As the central character in ICE, India & Old Lovers, this is one of the things I had to learn. What was it that I did naturally that was of value both to me and others. The whole movement in my life came about because of this self-examination. To be sure there were many factors contributing to my journey that emerged from my life, but the focus on what I wanted was paramount. Yet, tired of struggling, what I really wanted was life with more "flow". I didn't want it easy, I was used to "hard" work. But, I came to a point where I finally noticed the struggle in my life. So, I asked myself, "What am I struggling for?" Well, that may seem simple to ask yourself, right? Not when everyone around you is struggling with their life!!

So, I can say there must be a shift in your thinking. It is almost like looking at yourself like an observer. Here's the example... you're a fish you're swimming in water... I say... hey look at the water.. you say.. what water?? Now, jump up on the shore and look down into the water.. oh, yeah, all us fish are swimming in water!!!

Each of us has our styles. Just as each species of fish is adapted for it's environment so each of us is adapted for a specific flow in our own life. That is what this post is addressing. We need to discover what our best adaptation is. Perhaps we can share that with others.

Gratefulness and Gratitude... Inspire Your Life

During the end of the year, it is interesting to look back and see what has transpired in the year. At the same time, no matter what has happened, it is important to feel grateful and be grateful.. both for the "things" that went as "planned" and for the unplanned things as well. Typically our minds judge all things and the unplanned or unexpected things sometimes are judged more harshly. Like this or that "shouldn't" have happened. As soon as you see the word "should" or any variant of "should" that is an alarm of judgment. Pay attention to what is coming up for you in those moments. Nothing that arises in you is bad or negative. When you are paying attention, then you are in the most powerful place in the universe... you know where you are! What can happen many times is we don't want to feel something and with the mind busy judging it, we don't have to "feel"... we are too busy with our judgments.

If some things this year have not gone as planned it is just information that can be used to assess what our next move might be. And, those things that went exactly as planned we can be easily grateful for and use that to inspire our gratefulness for what may not have gone as perfectly as we would have liked. As I have said many times before... there is nothing wrong here. It is ALL good and it is ALL taking you somewhere. BE with the ride, moment to moment...

Personally, I am especially grateful for all the people in my life. They ALL inspire me! Yes, really... every last one... that includes all my friends on Facebook and all the blog readers. If I began a listing of all the things I've learned from those in my life and those on Facebook it would make this article very long. Just the act of enumerating all the people, let alone what I received from them.

So, the content of my life is rich. Why? Because I let it be rich. I invite it to be rich by my gratitude. I let good wishes wash over me like the balm of life that they are. I pay attention to all actions. I listen to the words people speak. As each person speaks, they are speaking their life into existence. As I speak, I am speaking my life into existence. It is an honor to be here... to be in this life... As I look at the meaning of saying that, I realize it is a privilege to be here. Really. A privilege. And, this privilege is WAY more far reaching then some of the awards that we make up and that you hear about on cable or broadcast TV. This privilege arises on the inside. It is awarded on the inside. In that respect, it is an inside job. The job of our life. The award for being a human on this planet.

Embrace the award of life you have been given. Embrace who you are and who you chose to be... be grateful for all that that is....

Happy Holidays - From both Montressa Tesworth and Mike Vecchio

Thankfulness... Gratitude...

Thankfulness and Gratitude propel your life!

The biggest turn in Montressa's life happened when she finally realized how thankful she was for ALL of it - for all the people in it - for all the events in it. She comes to a realization that it ALL is taking her somewhere - regardless of her judgments about it.  Nothing is there by accident.

So on this Thanksgiving Day, I am sharing my thanks to everyone for their contribution to me! It has  been a great year and continues to expand and I love hearing about the gratitude of others... it is this gratitude that is transforming life on Earth...  It is this gratitude that is transforming me....Very exciting to see, feel and be a part of!!

Happy Thanksgiving to all!!

And above all, Thank You!!

Always BE YOU!

Sounds funny, doesn't it? Like how could I "be" anything else but me. My very existence is me, right?

I'll say this: Yes, that is correct. At the same time there are aspects of YOU you may be censoring. And, you and YOU know what I'm referring to. When the conversation comes up within you - "Oh, I shouldn't say that." that could be a sign that censoring is going on. And, yes, perhaps when you are in the present moment and aware of much, if not all of what is happening... the people around you that you are censoring yourself for may not be ready for "that" truth or that level of truth. That's fine. That's an intuitive call, or that's a call of discernment. At the same time, ALWAYS remember this life is about becoming the best version of who YOU are.  That discernment must fit and serve YOU.

A few quick definitions. When I say "you" that is the "ego" version of YOU processed through your intellectual aspect. So, "YOU" is the magnificent, dynamic, fully connecting energy that resides within your "core". It is limitless and connects with all that is. It navigates the quantum space perfectly and in some way can be a burden for the "you" of YOU. The "you" of YOU may not quite be ready to express YOU!

My point being that just because you suppress a desire to voice something, doesn't mean you are backing from the magnificent YOU. At the same time, there is a counterpoint. And, that is, you are afraid to be that version of YOU!!

Now the truth of the matter. Whether we are ready to recognize and acknowledge it we are ALL aware at some level of the present moment. We are intuiting continuously. Whether "you" wants to acknowledge the magnificence of that varies as our state of being. So, when "truth" is spoken in the present moment "we" all "get" it. We may not like it at the "you" level, but we all get it!! That's the part of us that needs to be "opened". To be able to look at things that are "true" that we do not like. That's where guts comes in. The question becomes, "Do we have the "guts" to acknowledge this and then make shifts that address this. It could be lifestyle changes, changes in our inner conversation, changes in diet... it doesn't matter. What matters is that when we hear the "truth" do we allow it to "resonate" in our being. Do we recognize the connection to YOU. Surely, that is where it resonates. And, as a result, we become more fully aware of who and what WE really are individually and collectively!!

Each time we touch that core within us... we touch that core for ALL of us! Exciting isn't it?

I recently Got a cold.... or did I?

What I'm about to say requires a strong constitution. You have been warned. Things are not how they seem... the gravity wave makes existence pliable.

Funny tittle, right? But, let's talk about the quantum space and "germs" and observation of stuff... you know, remember Heisenberg? Let's explore a bit in terms of  "germs" etc. To refresh, basically, Heisenberg said that whenever you look at something you "change" it. The act of examining it changes it in some way. More specifically, if I define its speed, I have no idea where it "really" is. Of course once you give up the need for a "really" then things change again.

This is where current "science" really breaks down. Everybody knows there's germs, right? Or do we? Several things come into play here. First off, whatever you say is so, is so. So, there was Louis Pasteur looking for "something" that caused something to happen, some kind of disease. Then he saw stuff under the microscope, right. Ah, there they are those little buggers. Those little wigglies. Must be those wigglies causing all this trouble. Okay, lets try this and see what happens. So, what if just postulating something exists, makes it exist. Remember in the quantum space, you get to say. Also, the gravity wave makes space pliable. You can shape what space "is" or the way it occurs to you. That is why I laugh when we hear about scientists "probing" the universe. I hear Carl Sagan's voice echoing in my mind about billions and billions of stars. The scientists want to look at the universe as some "fixed" thing. I look out into the "universe". The what? What it boils down to is that anything that is not immediately me... is out there and the universe... How about that for a definition. That means as I look out at my neighbors house... I am looking "out" at the universe!! Makes it a little more palpable, right. Not quite as mysterious in some ways... but very, very mysterious in others. Also, the concept of immediately me. That's the observer and observed thing. We'll let that go for now.

This ties in with we are all connected. We are all one. So, what I am saying is you can not separate yourself from the "universe". It is YOU. How could you see it if it weren't you? Oh, you'd see it with your eyes... what eyes? Really. How is what you are seeing occurring to you? How does it take shape in your being?

I know, I know... the retina, the rods, the cones etc. Then the fovea and its connection to the optic nerve. And, light and photons hitting the retina etc. etc. For me this "explains" nothing. A big story with lots of words. What light? What photons? Someone decided photons or light packets were a cool thing. So, therefore, THAT must be what stimulates your eyes. Why does anything have to stimulate your eyes unless you say so... the mystery gets bigger doesn't it?

Here's the bottom line: in a physiology book they talked about the nerves and all the synapses for muscle control.. however, when they addressed "how" a person raises his hand - they said he "wills" it... so much for the synapses and nerves, nerve conduction etc.

So, I'll say when we "look out" into the universe we are willing what we see!! When we look at another we are willing what we see... let's see each other for the magnificent beings we are... the creators we are... and when we do... we create it that way and it IS that way...

So, I got a cold... well, I got something I'll call a malady... I felt tired. I was coughing... etc. and I was in the middle of vacation. Didn't have time to slow down. So, I kept keeping on. All the while, the conversation I have a "cold" was going on. So, clearly, even though I can postulate all this stuff... I succumbed to "I have a cold" and "forgot" that at some level I was creating it. I didn't shift it. I did have the further conversation... this is my vacation and I am enjoying it... cold and all. That is all I'm proposing... be vigilant. Whatever is happening in your life is there for a reason. Tap into what that is for you and make personal choices around it!!

The Author of Your Life....

Montressa has been quiet, yet I have wanted to do a post for awhile... then I "found" this post and Montressa said do it... I endorse this message!

The words "Author of your life came to me".

Yes, consider that... who IS the author of your life? That would be YOU! As your life unfolds, each decision creates it. It's one decision after the other, after the other. Should I get out of bed right now? I turn to the clock for information... I consult how my body is feeling... I think about where I have to be and when... all this happens very rapidly... and a decision is made... either hangout a few more minutes doing whatever addresses my issues for the moment or get moving... This happens many, many times during the day. Each one is unfolding YOUR life... YOU are the author of YOUR life.
Do you draw sustenance from the Universe, from God... it doesn't matter what you call the divine energy... it only matters that you relate to it... you "feel" it in your being. This is the "ink" of your authorship. This is how you write your life. One decision at a time... Your aggregate decisions form a trail that relays who you are. You're like a comet moving through space...
So, do you have the things you want in your life? Are your dreams materializing? Literally, are they materializing... coming to form. What kind of attention are you putting on them for them to condense and form? The quality of your attention is very important. Are you watching the words you speak? Are you aware of your body language? Everything is telling you something and assisting you in the authorship of your life!!
Are you happy with you? Or, should you be taller, thinner, blonder, tanner? All this is part of your attention that you are creating your life with. Are you aware of it? How much of your life force are you using on shoulds, need to's etc. Pay attention... that is energy that can be harnessed to "make your dreams come true".
All the while, know with absolute certainty... there is NOTHING wrong here... ALL choices you have made are negotiable... just change your relationship to them... stop calling the past - "mistakes"... they are just what happened. Why does it need classification? Ah.. oh yes... your mind will be much happier because then it "knows" what it can do with the information... it has a classification, it has an emotional connection...do YOU really want to keep that? Pay attention... you can use that same mind to free you... but you need to pay attention... be aware of  YOUR needs and the needs of your mind... do not confuse the two... they may be very different even if complementary...

Power.... The Power of YOU...

Who has the power in your life? Simple question, right? Perhaps, more appropriately, who controls the "power"? There is much that looks external to your life. Your employer. Your school. The Local government. The Federal government.

So, where are YOU in all of this? YOU are right in the middle of it! YOU have generated it all, and therefore you control it all!!

The issue, if there is one, is that it "looks" like it comes from outside of you. As has been stated here before, nothing is there by accident. It is all part of the lesson you have come to learn. Part of this lesson is learning the value of "YOU".

I was once in a meeting. I did not say a word the whole meeting, but watched intently every word that was spoken. Heard every question and heard every answer, but had nothing to add to the conversation. As I left the meeting I was "thinking" "Wow, what did I go to that meeting for??" This question was no sooner asked in my head, when the guy who called the meeting stopped me at the door. "Wow, Mike, I'm so glad you came. You brought a lot in terms of your experience." I answered, "I didn't say a word." He replied, "Yes... exactly... you helped me a lot... That means we were on the right track and the conversation was going in the right direction!"

I knew exactly what he meant. I had invented much of the technology which was discussed. If something needed to be added I would have commented.

At that point I started to look at the "vibe" of people. I had learned at an experiential training, called "Life Spring", that leaders are not necessarily at the head of the room, either! I'll give you an example. Suppose you were with a group of people and you realized that the survival of all of you depended on certain information which a few people in the group had. And, you knew that this one guy in the group knew lots about it. He was giving his comments, but there was too much going on and only a few were hearing him... soooo..... you say, "Hey, QUIET... Listen... Listen JOHN KNOWS HOW TO GET US OUT!!" AND, you get everyone's attention and they start listening to John!! Who IS the leader? They are listening to John. John is at the head of the room, but how did this happen!!

And, so it is with life... the leaders are not all at the front of the room... learn to value that!! This is why it is important to connect to YOU. The YOU at core... the YOU that exudes a passion for something... the YOU that found that passion and is willing to live it... to sustain its "vibe"... YOU become a holder of frequency... the best metaphor I can give comes from the book "Fahrenheit 451" where each of the people become a "living book" because all the books have been burned... YOU are the living "vibe"... bring your vibe to the party...

About Living Continuously....

Suppose, just suppose that I am wrong about living continuously if you chose it. And, you can ONLY chose it from the free space of choice. Meaning, you fully accept leaving or staying... you have no "reasons" to make the choice you make EXCEPT that is the choice you choose. This takes the ego/mind out of it. You're not "afraid of the unknown of death", you are not "in love" with life... It's like chocolate ice cream. If I ask you why do you like it, the free choice answer is "because I like it!" That simple. In the words of Henry Ford II "Never complain, never explain." Actually, he got that from Bernard Baruch.

One of the "things" you must do to "stay" is pay attention to everything. Every word, every action, the food you eat... Now after all that... suppose... wow! You find out you must leave. So what!! Look at ALL you have trained yourself to do. Look at how you are captain of your life. Look at how you are connected to the universe. You got to say how you want your life and took on responsibility for your life. How great is that? What a massive training program. How do you "think" that will affect you energetically in total?

So, come to a place of living your life as if you are going to live continuously! Notice how much stress it takes off and it totally decimates your "bucket list". Who needs that? I've got plenty of time!! This way you "make room" for the universe to act. And, you are paying complete attention, so you catch every detail, every nuance of creation. All of life fills you all the time.

Also, as the kids mature then the importance of I as a parent... goes away. There is such a rush for parents today. Like when is my time? I need to do this and that for the kids. So, you're living continuously AND you're training your kids to live continuously!! That to me is awesome. Do you see the trap in the way we have been doing life? The mind loves it... Life.. starts here .... ends here... easy right... hmm... maybe not, huh. Look at the stress, look at the "needs", the requirements in this life in order to "do" it properly. Oh noooo.... starts here.. ends here and oh we don't know what will happen... life is random event!!  Yeah, sure! Thanks for sharing - mind!!

That's how many of the stresses of life are generated. You know the drill. If you want to make anything interesting... put a limit on it. That's how sales promotions work. Thirty percent off  through June 25!! Limits work great in terms of activating the "mind's" concern!!

Do we really need to do that with our life? Really?

So, I say enjoy life... choose to live continuously...

Why It Is Imperative to Awaken Immediately, IF Not Sooner... - Part III

I wanted to finish this topic today for the time being.

For me the scariest part is not the GMO. The GMO is not the "real" issue, but a symptom of it. The real issue is the residues left after crops are sprayed with the miracle weed killer. THIS is what flies under the radar. Tests with rats for 90 days is not sufficient when the plan is WORLD distribution. I have no quarrel with making money. And remember what Mark Twain once said, “the lack of money is the root of all evil.” Many quote it as "Money is the root". However, you need to approach making money with complete integrity and an open mind. Something massive like what is going on makes the world a Petri dish. What I find interesting is that there are many groups that are alerting people to this problem. I have dealt with statistics for many years. It is based on the fact that the process of life is a random event. What do I know about life? It is not random. Not in totality and not in the quantum space. That doesn't mean statistics won't work. However, the statistics themselves become a malleable quantity. Depends on how many and how long and whether the appropriate variables have been clearly identified. AND, if proper numbers and measures have been taken to identify those variables.

There was a time when I "used" statistics for the "good" of the customer. Bean counters, also known as accountants, wanted a cheaper product that "others" were using. I told them the margin in the "statistics" of our company required that we keep doing what I originally designed. That was a true statement... mostly... depending on temperature, the other product would have "satisfied" the government criteria, but ONLY at room temperature!! So, the statistics might have worked, but for me room temperature is not sufficient!! Like there are no cold places in the US? Let's apply just a bit of integrity shall we!

So, statistics... be careful... the fundamental assumption that life is a "random" event is unfounded. And, the Heisenberg theory of uncertainty guarantees that things change when something is examined!! So, what manifests is where our attention is at.... place your attention wisely... it is the direction of your life force... that's a wake-up call...

Why It Is Imperative to Awaken Immediately, IF Not Sooner... - Part II

Paying attention is critical. Actually, this nation was founded by people who were paying attention! It came home to me the other day, right in my area. It was a wake-up of major proportions. I live in a small rural community where there are many small farms. Not the big conglomerates, but small, "been in the family for a long time" farms. I get this flier from a local farm supply chain: "Glyphosate Plus Herbicide - fully licensed for use over the top of Round-Up Ready - corn, cotton and soybeans?" This is the major ingredient in Monsanto's "Round-Up" product!! And, this works with Monsanto's terminating seeds... those are seeds that commit suicide at the end of the growing season and they are insect proof... They are at the core of GMO. Genetically modified organisms.

It's a good thing I don't believe in conspiracy theories. It would seem the plan would be for a company and all its backers to take over the world food supply, because the seeds are patented. Even with the wonders of science, will this new organism provide the same nutrition as the one it "replaces". Not to mention the juicy add-ins. I'll mention here the soil depletion reported to the Senate in the 30's ... that is 1930 btw... and which little has been done about... low zinc, low boron and many other low values for trace minerals... so, this new GMO corn, wheat etc. is being layered on top of  existing agricultural issues. I have been buying my vegetables from a farmer at my local farmer's market. Last week I asked the farmer in the bib overalls, we call him "Mr. No Spray", "So, you don't spray?" He replied, "Oh, that stuff.. it comes from China!" He was referring to "Round-up" type products. So, not willing to jump the gun.. I go to the internet and type in - China Glyphosate - This farmer sure knew his stuff. I was unaware there was a China connection too! It's big industry there.

My point is:Are you careful about what you eat? Do you know where it comes from? Are you supporting farmers who are buying into the "new" source of food? If you are, and you want it different, you need to pay attention. Otherwise, your dollar vote is going to these farmers who have decided they need to survive by buying into what is being served up.

I'm not criticizing them. They are doing what they need to do, BUT with the faith of "When you build it, they will come" it will be possible to support farmers who provide quality nutrition to all interested people. Notice the increased incidence of various diseases and allergies. It has skyrocketed over the last 20 years. Medical science says "better diagnostic techniques." Not buying it... it's too pandemic for it to be just better diagnostics. Remember the computer adage... garbage in garbage out... "food" is supposed to contain all the molecules you need to sustain your life. That statement is everything you need to know about nutrition. That's why it is imperative to support farmers who will provide real food!! You can do this by asking questions and paying attention! My wife and I chatted about this and the fact that real food is more expensive. I quipped it's probably double. Then sat back for a second... then said, "Hmmm... a good deal if you double or triple your life span... how much is that worth?" Better yet, let's shift that and renew ourselves all the time and live continuously!!

This got long too.... more next post!!

Why It Is Imperative to Awaken Immediately, IF Not Sooner... - Part I

Montressa has been generous to me again...

Have you noticed the "drift" of this world? Read the news service's spin on things? Heard the official version of yada yada? Don't things seem a little off sometimes? A little too convenient to all involved. Global warming... oh we can put a tax on the offenders... I'm good with that... BUT it also gives a measure of control to the taxers and apparent taxee... Think about it, the ultimate taxee is you!! Would you run your life the way that corporation who so cavalierly said, "Sure, no problem." 
We'll "pay" for our carbon foot print. Guess who really pays if corporations are to remain profitable and taxable? The consumer, that's who! You see, you really can't get away. It just "looks" like someone else's problem. You supporting that business in anyway supports that decision!

All that I'm proposing is pay attention... that's all you have to do! Pay attention to YOU and what you need. That is part of the Awakening process. Your life matters, you need to get that. We all need to get that our life matters... all the time. Everything we do or don't do matters...

Here's the thing - the way we have done life on this planet is: You're born, you live and then you die. Well, who wouldn't want to leave after you let your life and your body go! After you treat your life and your body like some trivial passing. After letting things be the way they were evolving because you weren't paying attention! You reach a point and you go, "Wow, things are really screwed up... good thing I'm getting out!!" If you don't pay attention you are setting the stage for your leaving.

Then there is the attitude of kick the can down the road... let someone else handle it. I'm outta here anyway. Really? What IF you actually were staying the duration? What IF you had to put things right with the Earth before you were able to leave? That's right. Convenient to leave isn't it? Convenient to let things go. You're leaving anyway, right? What if I told you whether you stay or leave, energetically it IS still your issue? What then? Not possible you say. 'au contraire mon frere'...

I was once contemplating what it meant to commit suicide. A vision arose where a man in tremendous emotional pain put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger. Guess what? Nothing happened. The intense pain was still there AND he had disconnected from his body... I saw the bullet go right through his head... now no body to carry or experience the emotions in!! Hmm.. he "thought" his last predicament was bad! Try being a disembodied soul in pain in an "ether" where you are only a tormented energy. No body to carry the pain... no body and life to work out and shift the energy... just pure concentrated torment... this was so real to me that I was shaken...

So, you know how some say - Life, you're not getting out alive. I would say, "You're not getting out of your existence whether you're alive or not." And, that too brings me to a choice... if THAT is the case, what is the point of leaving except for the "thought" that it solves something... and for me, leaving it doesn't solve anything... if anything it compounds things...

more tomorrow...

ICE, India & Old Lovers - Finally Available!

ICE, India & Old Lovers:

Is finally available on a limited basis. I was not initially planning on doing this, however your support has been wonderful! So I will do the best I can to get copies out to all that would like to have one of these "collector" edition copies. In effect, you are part of my journey. I only have about 60 copies in this printing. I am planning an Amazon release of substantially the same design and format. Because of the Amazon price structuring it will be more costly.

Also, for this edition only I will personalize each copy by signing it.

Use the link: "Buying - ICE, India & Old Lovers".

Thanks again for all your interest. We can shift this planet by each of us becoming all we can be... As my friend Shana said to me once, "The best version of who we each are!!"

ICE, India & Old Lovers - Time to Move Forward

How to get your Signed Pre-Release Copy

I know Montressa has been posting her comments for awhile and you're wondering, "Hey, when can I read this story?"  The other day, Michelle Crowley, a Facebook friend, wanted to know about how to get a copy of ICE, India & Old Lovers and I promised to figure a way to get copies out sooner. Also, I have gotten other requests and have decided to sell pre-release copies.

The info for buying your copy of ICE, India & Old Lovers will be under "pages" to the upper right on this page early the week of June 2, 2014. Also, check out the "background" and "comments from Annie Burnside" as well!!

The Kaleidoscope of Being...

I asked Montressa if I could post something that has developed in me over the last few days. Her commitment to being all you can be was obvious in her reply, "Yes of course..."

The title of this blog and all the information came to me at once.

Over the last few days, Annie Burnside posted a Facebook comment about the distribution of wealth. And, the inherent question was "Is this the species we chose to be?" Well, while we are making choices all the time, I'd say many times they are "automatic". The automatic part is generated by ongoing existing information "within" us that is based in the fact that things are a certain way. We are not aware and don't take the time/opportunity to ask ourselves what do we really know about the particular choice involved? Where is this choice coming from in terms of our assumptions?

Given that, as I looked at the question of wealth distribution and the further question, "Why do some have so much more than others and why do others, many others have less." One euphemism may suggest, "Well, everybody can't be rich!" ...Right?  ....Well? ....Or can they? And, what constitutes what that richness is? As I wrote rich, what came to mind? See how that is determined by our societal knowledge and "programming". Each one of us has their own version of what "richness" is. For most, it comes in some form from what we have seen or have lived and is in our experience base.

As I went deeper into what Annie Burnside was saying and in the middle of my comment, I fully realized that change comes from within! While, I wrote, "The outer is a manifestation of the inner," I didn't really connect with the full implications of that statement. Let's talk about time here. Once you realize AND accept that in spite of all your experiences to the contrary, there really is no time. We made that up then live it rolled out day by day. In a sense that's life as we know it. That's the way we have done it.

Okay, what does all this mean? What I realized is that there arose up in me a desire to "fight" the injustice. Yet for me, what Annie was proposing was a level of trust in the universe... meaning when I change me... then I change EVERYTHING... it means that the background conversation - everyone can't be rich, can then dissolve. And what about, resources in this world are limited. Is that true? Also, there is only so much Gold. Are these really true statements? Of course we have lived this way. I get that. But that is EXACTLY what I am addressing in the early part of this post. Are we willing to give up what everyone knows, even given we still live in time? Your logical mind will say... wait you don't understand. If this, this and that is true then... I say this to our logical mind... No..no..no..you don't understand... you are not seeing all of it. You are not even evaluating the base assumptions you're basing your assessments on!

I know, what can arise up in us is something to the effect, "You crazy, deluded asshole, what the hell are you saying... just think about it this way and it will be so?" Yes, exactly. Well, close. Be in you that which you seek. Be peace, be happiness.. Be fair distribution of wealth.. then you will think fair distribution of wealth... suddenly, like the red Mustang you've noticed and been liking, you will only be seeing red Mustangs... Ever notice that phenomenon?

Say to the Mountain be thou moved to the sea and it shall be so! Jesus had 12 remedial disciples who couldn't get this... let alone the human population.

Montressa would say, "We are navigating the quantum space without a license." And, she would be right. What do we know about the quantum space? Really, every "time" we attempt to connect, our experience base, our prior knowledge, gets in the way. And, unless you are paying attention it is shaping you transparently.

So, are we really making choices in the full knowledge of the universe or in OUR full knowledge of OUR universe. The latter for sure. THAT is why things are the way they are. Get to a better state.. like the commercial says...

So, Annie Burnside was suggesting, go to that place within and let the answers surface. And, my comment about this: is that many of us don't get there... the answers are behind a pain, behind an existing conversation or belief, behind a sorrow, behind an injustice, behind shame. As I have said before, it takes guts to get to the REAL YOU. BUT, as others have said - the ONLY way out is through. Really. Do you want the real YOU or not? Do it... get help... join a group dedicated to this... whatever it takes.

Here's a motivation for you. When you become present - you are present in the moment - present to the real YOU. You are seeing the experiences of the moment from the real YOU. You are hearing the judgments of your mind from the real YOU. It is now available to YOU rather that being hidden and invisible. Rather than being filtered through little you.

There is nothing wrong with "little you" filtering it...but YOU need to know this.

So, now the punch line: I realized that change is this simple. As each one of us shifts to a new perspective the "mass consciousness" shifts. And, the faster we do this, the faster the change manifests and the faster we see it in our lives and it becomes the new normal.    

Taking the Lid off! - Montressa's View

Well, I am glad Mike started the post about taking the lid off! So, it only makes sense that I address some of my lids. And, boy I had them. That's why I needed a bff like Alex. She always had a sense of where and what the lids were. You know, she would ask me questions about where I was at and it helped illuminate things for me.

Well, I had the father thing. I wanted his attention and his respect and thought I had to do things or be a certain way to get it. Guess what, that's not true. That's a "nice" idea, but it did keep the invisible prison walls there until I could see them.  Then there was the "there won't be enough money if I set off to do what I want" fear. And, there was the "I'm not qualified" to do this conversation I was in. Shall I go on? Okay... Through my conversations with Alex and through my perseverance I kept going and heading for what I wanted. Then there's the "my boss won't like me if I leave" idea I had to get through, as well as what will my father think. That was a big one and then there was, "the company won't survive without me!" That was a fun one too. And, it was true, I had done a lot for ICE. But, then the ICE board made some decisions on their own that I couldn't support. So, that paved the way for me to make my decisions about my life. You know, life has a way of working out... especially when you find those pesky lids!!

What it boils down to is this: "Is your life worth it or not?" Yes, there's all these "things" in the way, but you need to connect with YOU. As you identify the "lids", those invisible prison walls that keep you in place, you need to ask yourself, "Is this true? Is this really true?" That is how you make the lids visible and ultimately THAT is how you remove the lids. Once you can see them you can then begin to make choices about them!!

But, make no mistake about it, I had to confront many things. What I mentioned above are only some of the bigger things. Then there are the relationship issues - oh, the lids... my word. But, I got to see those and confront those as well. I talked about them many blogs ago. I just didn't relate them to "lids" on who I am!! They definitely were. They were tied in with self-worth and even family issues. Oh yes, very invisible, but once you put some attention on them and the importance of your life, lids get visible in a hurry. And, you can make choices about them that address the fundamental question about you - "Is my life worth it or not?"

An Interesting Experience That Relates to Lids

We meet with some interesting people once a week and do among other things what is called "The Realization Process" based on work by Judith Blackstone. This process connects you with your body, so that you are fully inhabiting it and at the same you focus your awareness on the fact the "space" you inhabit is part of a continuum of space. It is all connected. In another process called "Core Breath" this becomes more apparent.

So, a few days ago after we had done Judith Blackstone's "Realization Process", our group was talking about how "the one" pervades all of us. Yet we are all differentiated and distinct. How is that we questioned? We are all different, yet one. Almost a Koan... right. Then, I saw it clearly, the underlying energy of us all and because of this energy we can be differentiated as we chose it! As I sat with this realization... I could see how we make agreements to come into the duality. We take on certain energies that we choose... some of which we then choose to "shift" here in this duality. These energies can and do pervade us and the reason we make the choices to shift them. This was such a powerful insight for me because I saw it perfectly clearly...at the knowing level...

And, I'll add here... I actually had a complete sense of the energy underlying all of us and then actually saw the way we assemble the subtle energies to our being. It is like a sculpture. There is a base... and then form is added that differentiates it from...say a "plain" rock. The "form" is added by choice and can be shifted as we choose. All this is part of a free-will universe. Although, I will say, sometimes the "choice" is only to say yes, as may be the case with karmic issues.

The reason I'm mentioning this now is to provide some background about lids. This form we put on to form all of who we each are can contain lids that we may wish to shift during our life in the duality. In total, I really can't address where all of these energies come from. There may be karmic issues that need to be addressed etc. Given that, it is what it is. Actually, I'm being as clear as I can be because every issue, every lid is there for a reason. As I have said many times... there's nothing "wrong" here. And, this is very important. The ego may take this into judgment because that is what the ego does. It assesses and differentiates. That assessment can cause action on your part. You can decide to shift something because ego has notified you that it is "wrong" or does not work for you. That is how the choice to shift something may arise. Even though that choice arises at the level of mind, it can still be useful to you. As the ego learns to trust you and YOU learn to trust the ego a balance is reached. Also, YOU and the ego will learn that the assessment is not black and white. It is what it is and there are choices you can make around that. The ego may initially perceive it as black and white, but YOU will add scope to it by using your total awareness. By doing this, you will learn to deal with the ego's assessments! Just ALWAYS be aware, there is nothing wrong here... it is what it is and there are choices to be made.