The Tibetan Master

"Sow Thought & Reap an Action; 

Sow an Action & Reap a Habit;

Sow A Habit & Reap Character;

Sow Character & Reap Destiny"

-Master DK

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Self Esteem...Where is it?

Not many humans alive have been void of dealing with feelings of insecurity, self-doubt and low self esteem at some point in their lives. No matter there origins they have been there, and may still be there yet lucky for us they can be eradicated for good. When self-doubt plagues the mind the body almost always responds with in-action, rendering it motionless. This inability to react leaves the form stagnant, allowing daily responsibilities to pile up suffocating the person within a cave of darkness and depression. This is where the negative shadow side of the mind has paralyzed us into believing it is incapable of taking action.

The mind thus creates a perception full of images of phony failures, unreal blockages and and false setbacks, whether blocks are real or perceived perseverance is the ONLY solution. All leaders of success know life is fraught with failures, setbacks and obstacles that must be overcome.

“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” 

― Maya Angelou

"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly"

- Robert F. Kennedy

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts"- Winston Churchill 

"with a little bite"

Struggles are simply the things we wish to avoid, the thing that makes us uncomfortable too weakened to face. Yet I ask you this which true coffee drinker wishes their coffee to be lukewarm? Coffee connoisseurs love a hot cup, with steam and a little bite in order to savor the true essence which makes the coffee more enjoyable. Like the hot cup of coffee you can not have life without a little bite in order to sense its true essence and know enjoyment. The jumping of hurdles of life make you wise, arm you for the future while strengthening your feelings of self worth. 

The secret solution to magnetized self esteem lies in the accomplishment of simple daily task. The feeling one receives from completing task necessary each day gives one the sense of fulfillment, peace and achievement.  Causing one to initiate newer, bigger and even heavier task. The more solid the foundation you lay in creating and completing responsibilities, the stronger your castle is to weather the storms. The goals to come become more noble, loftier in responsibility and offer a more plentiful, practical and stabilizing reward. When we avoid daily task, they pile up trapping us in a cavern of despair where the only escape is to take on one task piece by piece. Decreasing our load increases our self worth.

Begin today..one task at a time,

In Honor & Admiration.

Tiffany

                                                             

Resolve to Loose the Resolution...

Because Resolutions have become so cliche in modern American New Year's customs so has the actions behind them become abated and slowed. When the conversation is had: "So what's your New Year's resolution", the cliche reply is typically "Quit smoking, loose weight, stop cursing...". All noble and admirable issues to contend with , yet the mere superficiality in the response speaks to the amount of energy the individual places on his resolution. This... advertisers, marketing and big business know so well as studies have shown that the average resolution dissipates in two weeks.

The truth is one must resolve to dedicate himself to something much deeper than that, one must resolve to take an oath at creating a healthier lifestyle and environment throughout the year of 2015! When you are focused first on the specifics/details the momentum rushes up (gyms are flooded) and quickly dies out, creating a pressure for the personality that causes it to rebel. Yet when you resolve to change the lifestyle habits and behaviors foremost then all things healthier will be the mission. If you resolve to "quit smoking", that is on the agenda for the entire year but not to place undue pressure on the mind that will rebel while quickly the intention fizzles out.

Placing increased pressure on oneself towards only one detail ruins the momentum needed to create a sustained balance to the entire objective. The details are needed in order to keep a consistent pace and plan throughout the course of the year but it must NOT be a mere pie in the sky that quickly plummets to the earth. Build a steady momentum, a steady strategized increase in energy towards an overall change in thinking, habit and behavior. Resolution takes a holistic view of the whole broken into the many parts and the parts broken down even further into daily task.


Once we map the new lifestyle we are resolving to create and commit to then a change in the mindset seeps in (seed planted) followed by alterations subtly in the behavior. We first decide to quit smoking, we make ask our family physician of a course to take (letting someone who can be of real assistance to achieving our task, they can also hold us accountable). We then take the needed steps, while increasing our daily exercise regimen to balance the changes happening in our body and environment. Make sense?  One mere solution to our entire resolution is not enough. In conclusion an overall agenda for the New Year is needed, a break down of plans are required and an execution of will is the final stage.

Try it & you will surely see results at the end of the year....dedication is key! 

Love,

                 Me 

Volcanic Emotions

Volcanic Emotions

    At the deepest level of each human being lie dormant sleeping emotions. These emotions cover our eyes like veils of curtains hiding what’s hidden within. As you grow through life veils color our beliefs, perceptions and the way we interact amongst others. They determine how we dress, how we speak, how we see ourselves and others and ultimately pushes or pulls us, towards or away from our divine purpose.  Responses and reactions to all situations are initiated by what we think we feel and when issues are unresolved our volcanic emotions attempt to rise to the surface in order to become purified. Over the years we add more pressure and strain to these already mounting cancers stored in our body and subconscious mind. At times these pressures can no longer be contained an inexplicable explosion occurs.

    Explosive circumstances may be heightened by fears, perceived threats, embarrassments or slights of the smallest kind either real or perceived. If we are determined to continue to deny, project or suppress these molten emotions, we persist in hardening our hearts, bodies and spirit. When we allow such harboring sensitivities to remain and hide we deny ourselves the true beauties of life and remain captive to our demons. We are void of seeing clearly, thinking truthfuly, perceiving correctly or loving deeply...Time to surrender!

It is time to recover, time to heal and time to rejuvenate!  

If we continue the way of our suffering, we may suffer a lifetime.

How, You ask?

   

     Here is what I suggest...Go deep, No, deeper than before! Enter into the cavern and choose to resolve these issues, armed with the tools of courage, wisdom and patience. When we move closer within spirit and consciously decide to become one with our inner nature we are always guided and protected. This is the first key to understanding our journey, we are never truly alone. When entering the dark cavern the light of our soul will lead the way and the voice of reason becomes even louder, more consoling. In our recovery it is up to us to correctly discern and discriminate this gentle voice. It is our truest nature our truest self shining light upon the dark abyss. I concede that we all possess the mechanisms necessary to nurture the process of recovery and rehabilitation best suited to our own nature.

When the voice speaks...LISTEN…

    When you have just experienced a heightened state of emotion such as frustration, rage, extreme hatred, jealousy etc. It is important to be truthful and honest with the emotion, denial or blame are unhealthy and counterproductive. Our first response is to condemn, project our feelings on to others, feel guilt, blame, renounce or deny our responsibility in the disruption. This is a system consciousness has brilliantly designed as a defense against the breakdown of the mind. Yet this apparatus cloaks the truth denying us the ability to take full responsibility and engage the healing process, maybe not so clever after all.

    At the state of taking full responsibility in our responses and reactions we can forgive and release the pressure that is clogging our emotional pours. During the moment of intense reaction it is beneficial to permit our soul/inner voice to talk us through the intensity in order to de escalate the rising volcano. Thus allowing the taming of the beast and taking charge of the very thing we are denying. If we deny that we are angry, jealous, resentful or embarrassed (the hidden emotions) we deny our control (taming) of it. Therefore we must simply acquiesce and agree that our response or emotion is unnecessary and unhealthy. My thinking: “Maybe I am embarrassed, hurt, ashamed or guilty”, then what next? We contend to forgive ourselves, acknowledge the need for change, look into the face of the emotion and resound to combat it with a positive each and every time it rears its ugly head. “ I will use a more peace-filled reaction next time, not because I am weak but because it is not worth the fight”.

    This will deny it power over you and each time this is done your feelings of empowerment with override your negative emotions and they will no longer be the response. This will change your response making positive reaction the new unconscious reaction after all the work you will not truly notice the change because it will be an automatic endeavor yet others will notice. The key is to be completely blameless and avoid denial in order to divert responsibility. This is a major key in recovery and rehabilitation of breaking the mental chains that bind us deliberately to our emotional past. Clear the cavern, clear the air and clean the old system while creating a new way of thinking, feeling and responding. Remember that the voice that guides is your voice it is you in charge of your recovery. Veils become lifted while burdens lighten causing irrational responses to become non-existent, moving you more in line with your true nature.

One day at a time...One situation at a time!  

We can do this…We will resolve to do This...

With my utter respect and admiration for your journey,

Love,

                                                                                Me

Very Profound!!!

Prayer for the Weary

THE GREAT INVOCATION

From the point of Light within the Mind of God, 

Let Light stream forth into the minds of men,

Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love within the Heart of God, 

Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men,

May Christ return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known, 

Let purpose guide the little wills of men,

The purpose which the Masters know and serve.

From the centre which we call the race of men, 

Let the Plan of Love and Light work out,

And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on Earth. 

OM … OM … OM

For those who are drawn to this work, click on the following link for further information.
http://www.lucistrust.org/en/service_activities/triangles

Inner Child ...Please Rise!

The plague of doubt affects us on more levels than we can imagine. When considering real or perceived blocks to our personal and spiritual progress we must travel deeper than what is on the surface. Like an iceberg we typically notice only what is at the surface and rarely acknowledge what is submerged. We fail to pierce at what is lingering down under, where truth lies and healing begins. The truth, is that the majestic iceberg is latent with traps hidden below and is the darker side of self. Latent blocks to consider may be issues of trust, fear, insecurities, hatred, resentment and the like. These intangible, silent and subtle perceptions have built up from our young fragile minds as children dealing with stressers we have experienced. We have incorporated them into our patterns, belief systems and thinking and they have grown encrusted upon our vision clouding the way we look at the entire world around us. 

These are our belief systems and we must realize that at mature times in our lives it is necessary  to do some "Spring Cleaning" or "Winter Resolving" about getting rid of the old and allowing in the new. The same goes for our mental beliefs that more than likely house doubt, fears, hatred etc. Our current perceptions are the real blocks to achieving what we aspire to accomplish in this short span of life. It is nearly impossible to trek forward in our current state with beliefs that have not reached a matured level of resolution and forgiveness. Barriers affect us financially, socially, mentally and psychologically, they resound in our relationships and our beliefs about relationship building and the commitment and responsibilities we have while in them. When looking through a mindset of lack, poverty or inability (victim perception or blame) we contribute to our feelings of doubt closing off our trust in the divine/universal truth. 

To shift into a more abundant overflowing consciousness your trust must evolve from love, surrender and trust at the deepest level. You must visually dive deep into the subconscious latent levels, shrouded in a blanket of love, searching for those thoughts/blocks ready for release. Those at the core created at an earlier state of "conscious belief building", a time when you were afraid, lost, scared, vulnerable, alone, abandoned, confused, feeling unloved, unwanted or misunderstood. At vulnerable states in our lives we build walls that act as prisons to our vision, our highest nobility, a prison for the indwelling soul. When our inner negative mantra is "I hate", "I can't", "There wasn't", "There isn't"...then we are affirming our lack and building upon our lost feelings concertizing the barriers  imprisoning the most precious jewel of ourselves. Now we are too afraid to RISE, too afraid to love, too weak to trust, too scared to dare. We have truly lost our way, while building our castles on the sands of lost time, we must intend to destroy the old blocks and barriers and lay the foundation for the new. Here comes a New Year..resolve again to manifest the New You!

You are surely Loved,

                                   Me.