I Fought the Law and the Law One...
4/21/11 06:23 am
From Zen Upchuck, a personal journal and journey
There seems to be a lot of turmoil and anger and fear that some people close to me are experiencing. Something I noticed last night when I was at the concert of The Dirty River Boys (which was EXCELLENT by the way.) I don't think this is unique or unusual because a lot of people are experiencing uncertainty it seems to me. Fear is a self-fulling act for we are what we "think" we are. Thought is a powerful thing and can make you or break you. Not only is thought a powerful thing but collective thought is an extremely powerful thing and if there is a lot of uncertainty and fear in this world, it affects everyone (including this living world as a whole.) I am not spouting some new age mumbo jumbo (although you are "free" to disagree.) I am talking the laws of physics, the laws of the universe. Every molecule in our bodies is affected by the collective thought. Albert Einstein knew this, all the great and wise minded knew this and know that we are of one mind when it comes to the affects of what we individually and collectively think. Imagine (thank you John Lennon!) a peaceful and loving world and then you help to create a peaceful and loving world.
Being negative, going to the "dark side" creates darkness within and without. I know this personally from my own experience. Focusing on what isn't instead of what is, and can be is the universe that one creates. Being grateful and forgiving creates grateFullness and forGIVEness. If not, one experiences stress and disEase and suffers the consequences, believe me, I know this for sure. I am the sum total of not only my experiences but my thoughts and actions as are we all for everything is connected, Maybe you cannot "see" this, that there is no difference but on an atomic and molecular level, there are no "individuals" only connections and pathways that we all share. True, we think individually, we have opinions that others may not share but that is the "trick" of the mind. We share our hearts, our lymph systems our blood bleeds red and so much more that is our commonality no matter where on earth we exist. Individual life is fleeting and o so precious to those we love and are loved by but on a molecular level, energy, the life force, cannot be destroyed, only transformed so I have no fear of not existing in this guise.
I, SooZen, me, who I am sometimes gets caught up in my own petty matters (all too frequently) but in the greater scheme of things, I am you, you are me, we are the world we create and are creating. If we collectively focused on a more peaceful and loving world, think of the power of those thoughts. Instead of focusing on all the bad news, take a breath and focus on the good, what positivity can engender. We cannot "see" our inner selves but we know that it exists. We can make our inner selves or even remake our inner selves to be a force for good, to tune into the collective consciousness of everything around us. How? By listening, by empathy, by compassion, by loving one another by giving and not always taking, by forgiving, by being in this very moment and not focusing on fear or fear mongers.
Yes, there are certainly things that piss me off. I am human. I can spend my time being pissed off but that is not productive or good for me or anyone else in my vicinity (proven fact.) It also causes waves in the collective flow. Laws of physics cannot be ignored when one becomes "awake and aware." It seems to me that us big apes spend an inordinate amount of time focusing on our individuality, our differences, our egos (which are, according to anthropologists, a defensive tactic for survival) and our wanting to be unique and different from the masses of asses. Understandably so. I want to be unique, to be me and in this suit that I wear, there is no one else like me but I also understand that I am as unique as each blade of grass is unique. No two are the same but they are stil grass, a lawn, a meadow, a prairie, and share the same qualities of all grasses that exist.
Nothing I or anyone else may "say" (sorry for all the quotation marks!) changes the fact that it is not what I said that is of import, it is what my thinking does to my inner self. I do get caught up in the egoism's of my survival (so to speak), willy nilly spouting off what "I" think, I am human. I forgive me, I am compassionate to me, I love me. By loving me, I love those around me unconditionally. I may not "like" an attitude, an opinion, a individual may rub "me" the wrong way or say something that triggers negativity and hence make it difficult to focus on positivity, yes, I admit it. I am human.
My circle is shrinking but my world is expanding at an ever increasing rate. I see the connections between all. The laws of physics cannot be ignored. I know that spirit is different than one's individuals or groups idea of a "God." Spirit is a mystery, a beautiful weightless gift. We all share spirit. Even things as seemingly unlikely (to many) as a pine or a bee. All have spirit and a spirituality. I never feel more spiritual than I do in the arms of Nature and more connected to the masses of asses than then. (hope you get the jest...)
For this gal, focusing and meditating on the positive has positive results. When I get negative, things only get worse. It is a trick of the monkey mind. You go where you lead yourself. Pain and suffering are a fact of iiving and feeling. It cannot be avoided but me, SooZen, I can and will strive to be happy, to think Peace, create it in my life and thus create it in the universal sense and heal myself and hopefully those around me. And if we each as individuals focused on the good, we could make good, do good, have good. And that's the Truth...
I Fought the Law and the Law One...
I Fought the Law and the Law One...
Freedom's just another word...
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the title made me smile...!
Being negative, going to the "dark side" creates darkness within and without, yeah, staying too much there can be dangerous.
My circle is shrinking but my world is expanding at an ever increasing rate, . Personally, in the last two years I´ve been feeling/experiencing vínculos with people in a more intense and raw/clear way , energy flows different and I need more ammount of quieter times (maybe I´m just getting older... !!
). And yeah, everything seems to be connected & sometimes I would like to desconectar the antennas... until I realized that it´s not a problem at all...!!!
enjoyed the reading, Soozen, gracias for sharing your journey with us!!!
Being negative, going to the "dark side" creates darkness within and without, yeah, staying too much there can be dangerous.
My circle is shrinking but my world is expanding at an ever increasing rate, . Personally, in the last two years I´ve been feeling/experiencing vínculos with people in a more intense and raw/clear way , energy flows different and I need more ammount of quieter times (maybe I´m just getting older... !!


enjoyed the reading, Soozen, gracias for sharing your journey with us!!!

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Thanks for the reply Arcadia!
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i totally agree and identify with your thoughts here, soozen. one of my biggest vices the last few years (aside from the weekend whiskey) is channeling my pissed-offedness into prose or verse. but it's all too easy to lose the positive, true. or just the simple light of day. and i'm all too human, of course.
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Good (for you) mnaz! Thanks for reading...
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