2020 – Step 141: Winds of Change

"When you move beyond consciousness, you caress the beloved.  When you move into the unknown, the beloved caresses you."  ~Rumi   Which is it?  When "I" protect myself - "I" am protecting you - OR - when "I" protect you "I" am protecting myself?  It's called Duality.  When life isn't going right - go left.  …

Step 290: Creating the New Level

"We think that there's a captain of the ship - but what happens when someone figures out how to move the ocean?"  ~Christopher Wylie Welcome clarity - redefining what matters most.  Has the "expiration date" passed on what used to be important?  Self learns about Itself by experiencing what Self is drawn/attracted to.  The Mind …

Step 239: Arc of Inspiration

"Sanguine - (adjective) - cheerfully optimistic, hopeful or confident - (noun) - a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings." In the East it's called - "Dragon Power."  In the West it's called "The Hand of God."  No matter what you call it - when Human is receptive to the 'twists and turns' - Inspiration …

Step 203: The Turnaround

"Desideratum - (noun) - something desired as essential."  Assimilation - Elimination.  It's called "active-open-mindedness."  People who exhibit this trait do something - alone or together - as a matter of routine that rarely occurs to most of us - they imagine their own views as hypotheses in need of testing.  They encourage others to help …

Step 98: Inner Expansion

  Articulating feelings and/or emotions is not always easy.  How does one articulate that which we cannot make sense of?  It's hard enough with "external other" - but communicating with "inner other" takes time and patience.  We have no frame of reference.  Discernment reveals Truth.  When faced with confusion the question is - "who are …