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Be Surprised in Life and Enjoy It

Allowing / Appreciating versus Pulling / Feeding:

If I find myself energetically feeding on someone, whether feeding through their body or some other way, and I tell myself and get myself to stop, I find that it equates to a change from taking to allowing. And inevitably that allowing transforms into or invites my appreciation.

So that got me thinking: if I did more appreciating of how things turn out and allowing instead of pulling, then I’d be more open to how Life wants to turn out, and I think I would be more aligned with the purpose and meaning of Life, which may be to: be surprised and enjoy it.

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It’s not about the Details, it’s about your Perception of it

Do your best to give / bring good energy to the Family.

It’s not about the details, it’s about your perception of it.

It’s about the journey, the way. How are you experiencing the path?

Being humble and realizing that you Love everything that you Love, and you want to be Grateful for that.

It’s not about necessarily saying “Thank You”,

It’s about Appreciating what you have.

How do I honor the Path? Am I honoring the Path?

One way to honor the path is by doing the best you can do.

Honoring the family, by doing the best you can do with those connections.

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Thank You for this Blessedness

Thank you for this Blessedness

And help me be true to my Loved values.

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On the quest for happiness and fulfillment, Living in this Life without written instructions

Even if you could have everything you want,

what is the point of that?

Listen to those who come before you,

When you get what you want, you

will always want more.

The difference and lasting satisfaction

comes when you appreciate.

The power of human connection

is so underrated, it will

contribute to meaning and purpose

in your heart.


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Keep Looking and Loving for Healthy Answers

We are beautiful, and spiritually cleaning ourselves, when we keep looking and loving for healthy answers.

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Oetics

Treat Everything as Sacred

Treat everything as sacred

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Gratitude Starts NOW

Gratitude starts NOW.

The infinite depth of Gratitude:

Each moment must be submerged in Gratitude:

If this moment cannot, no other moment will suffice.

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Chillin Oetics Reality

Leap of Faith…

Leap of Faith

Sometimes the Faith is exhibited by knowing that you dont have to jump.

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Chillin Oetics Quotes Spark the Flame - Long Podcast

Starting new Spark the Flame podcast!

I think it will be about once per week for new episodes. Will be talking about Life, and trying to keep things inspirational.

Will aim to keep the episodes around half an hour long.

Here is the first episode, about 5 minutes long. Enjoy!

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Chillin Oetics

A proposed working definition for Love:

Love means

“I choose you in my life,

over not having you.”

And if you need to decide between loving two things,

it is not being handled right,

because love is unconditional.

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Oetics

A Map of the World

“One of the ancient maps of the world

is heart-shaped, carefully drawn

and once washed with bright colors,

though the colors have faded

as you might expect feelings to fade

from a fragile old heart, the brown map

of a life. But feeling is indelible,

and longing infinite, a starburst compass

pointing in all the directions

two lovers might go, a fresh breeze

swelling their sails, the future uncharted,

still far from the edge

where the sea pours into the stars.”

-Ted Kooser

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Chillin Oetics

I Broke the Egg Yolk. So What?

I was feeling good, then the egg yolk broke.

And I felt a moment of disappointment, but went back to feeling good.

It wouldn’t have mattered if the egg yolk had stayed intact, I would have still felt disappointed at something.

Then, in the same way, it would be up to me to feel better 🙂

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I want to Be Happy

Where I am Now.

Nothing else can come and

Give me Happiness.

The Key to Happiness is only found

In this Moment.

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It seems every human inevitably has dirt.

Loving myself, while being aware of dirt with me, and giving everyday effort to use the dirt for good as possible, helps me to connect with and love someone else, as I may see dirt with others from time to time.

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Stay Open, Friends

Stay open, friends.

Stay open.

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Oetics

Life is a Sensational Ball of Mystery. Literally.

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Theres so much out there to explore.

Then again, theres so much in here to be grateful for.

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NYU Bookstore Talk on Writing and Spark The Flame

Finally been able to upload the talk I gave at the NYU Bookstore, July 21, 2016.

The talk mostly covers some thoughts on writing itself, but towards the end I briefly speak about my book Spark The Flame.

Please forgive the low video quality.

Enjoy 🙂

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Oetics

Last year in April I walked the labyrinth at the basement of Marble Collegiate Church.

Labyrinth
Labyrinth

This is what I wrote during that walk:

 

Go forward in sacredness

 

You do not go forward

without the sacredness /

unless you invite the sacredness

 

How sacred and special

this Life is

 

Every part is just as

valuable as every other part

Before you know it,

you’re there.

It’s the journey that is sacred

There is no piece that is more valuable than any other

It is all sacred space

This is a sacred walk.

Life, is a sacred walk.

Stand still, until you

feel, acknowledge,

Breath the sacredness

with every breath:

If the breath is not sacred,

stand still until it is,

until you can walk with

sacred breath again.

The path will always have

difficulty, that is the

nature of the path.

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Life Is Yours Oetics

If I Could Kiss Every Moment, With Full Blown Lips

If I could kiss every moment,

with full blown lips,

I would tell it “Thank you for being here,”

to let it know that its

presence is appreciated.

You know, I can do this.

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Oetics Using The Brain

Feel Appreciation

Feel appreciation. Don’t look just to think it. Feel it;

without words.

Literally.

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Chillin Oetics Spark The Flame (el libro)

“Whenever you realize you do not have full control:

Trust in Life.”

Spark the Flame

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Bubble of Fun and Appreciation

Find the bubble of fun and appreciation,

Of where you are right now.

Where you are in life. How your life is.

Your space. It’s like a bubble of comfort, humor, adventure, relief, ease, flow.

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I Cannot Wait for Others to Accept Me. I Must Accept Myself

I cannot wait for others to accept me. I must accept myself.

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How Sacred and Special this Life is

How sacred and special this Life is. It is all sacred space.

This is a sacred walk.

Stand still, until you feel, acknowledge, Breathe the sacredness with every breath

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The Cleaner Your Motives, The Safer You Are

The cleaner your motives, the safer you are.

Another way to say it is:

To clear up your dangers, clean up your motives.

Act with good intention towards Life and its inhabitants, and Life will reciprocate towards you.

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Three Years Sober From Alcohol

Three years sober from alcohol.

Only by the Grace of the Divine.

Help me continue to be free from alcohol. I am trying to be a good person for this world, for my Life.

Thank you

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Love Is Key, And You Are The Keyhole

Love is key, and you are the keyhole

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Free Hands Interconnectivity Oetics

True Love Inwards Flows Outwards

energy_refraction

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Theory of General Positivity, Version 1

Here is another excerpt from Spark The Flame, as it is currently evolving:

Faith converts adversity into harmony. Faith is the trust that when you aim to do the right thing in thought and action, Life evolves well for you. Faith is the heart muscle of your spiritual core. This muscle is especially exercised when you encounter adversity. Based on your perception, things are either in the process of working out for you or they are not. When you hold the premise that things are working out for you no matter what is occurring in your Life, and you do all you can to aid that premise in thought and action, this is a faith that converts adversity into harmony. Sometimes it works transparently, sometimes very mysteriously; but given time, faith always proves itself. Always.

The effort to recover from adversity and mistakes brings you growth and elicits assistance from Life. Challenges will occur all your life, they serve as a way to grow. If you are not growing, you are dying. For humans, stagnation devolves into decay. There are always ways to grow and you must always exercise this effort. Sincere effort opens further paths to progress.

Mistakes are part of Life and must be forgiven. You must forgive yourself. You must forgive others. You can always change your course and recover; this is human blessing.

Regardless of how it appears from this vantage point, there is a great harmony to everything in existence. Somehow there is benefit to this: what is happening now. If you aim to do right, something good has to come of it. It must by universal law.

Doing the right thing means playing your harmonious part. You are a piece of the puzzle that is the Whole. When you live abiding by the uniqueness of your core, your particular piece of the puzzle, you are being authentic.

Authenticity is the special way you will create change. It is a special way that you find meaning. When you are not trying to fit in as some other piece of the puzzle, but rather unleashing the freedom of expression that flows between your core and the rest of the world, you are running a divine plan imprinted in your Soul. This gives you relief, inspiration and empowerment. Authenticity will unlock your passion, unbridled divine energy that flows to you and through you because you have aligned so well with the greater harmony. You are literally living the part you were made for. The world needs your authenticity, and all are blessed when you embrace it.

For true authenticity you must forgive and accept yourself. The more you can forgive and accept yourself, the more you can forgive and accept others. Remember, Life has already forgiven and accepted you, always. This is healing. This is necessary for humanity to survive.

The following is a quoted ‘loving kindness meditation’:

If anyone has hurt me or harmed me knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word or deed, I freely forgive them.

And I too ask forgiveness if I have hurt anyone or harmed anyone knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word or deed.