Mieke in 2008

Family Benton: Christmas 2008 (In English)

2008-12-17T09:24:00.000-08:00

December 11th, 2008

Another year is coming to an end, 2008. I would like to share with you a few pictures and a few moments of this last year. The middle picture is our most recent one. Amazing how we are all growing up, changing fast and learning from each other and from life.

Let's start at the beginning of the year. Paul is using zero balancing in his practice and went to California for the next part of the training. Zero balancing is a very powerful technique that works on the physical level but also on other levels to release injuries and blocks and bring the totality of your being back into balance. Bringing back to zero, neutral. You can check out the website http://www.zerobalancinguk.org if you want to learn more about it.

In my work lots of changes are happening. Whole Foods Market bought Wild Oats and our store is moving into the changes. It has been a very interesting adventure for me. I am learning to grasp all details of the new company and learn how to convert a company into the new creation. Whole Foods is a strong company and it is fascinating to learn all these new ways. I have been managing the bakery in Wild Oats for 6.5 years and I had to figure out for myself how to deal with all the changes. After putting all the pieces together it became clear to me that the best thing would be to step out of the management of the bakery and be a team member and at the same time learn and observe how Whole Foods is doing business and learn the new way. And then see where I can be of the best support for the company and for myself. I also had a chance to go to Colorado for a coffee training that was a great way for me to see more of the dynamics of Whole Foods and learn lots and meet other team members and ask them lots of questions about the Whole Foods way I like Whole Foods and even with all the worldly economic challenges going on I am sure that the Company will go with the flow and adjust in the next few years and come out ok. These are not easy times and I see it will be important that we take care of each other and ourselves in the coming years. Positive thinking is a way to support that.

In May Angela went with her school choir to Los Angeles. They did a competition with lots of other choirs from all over the west coast. Their choir won, amazing! They had lots of fun, went to Disney Land, Six Flags and San Luis Obispo. Good memories to take with them.

Steven, Paul's sister's son came to visit us in Bend from Hood River twice this year, on his motorcycle. It was fun to have him just show up and surprise us. The fun thing also was that he came with a different motorcycle the second time. Fun bikes! And the second time was Andrew's graduation day.

That brings us to Andrew. As a senior he was captain for his track and cross-country team. They went to state with their team. What a powerful thing to experience. He graduated from High School in June and is now in College. He is taking the basic classes in the community college here in Bend and after that he will probably be going to OSU.

He is just finishing his last finals of the term and is doing extremely well. In high school he loved track and cross-country and he decided this year to be the assistant coach for the track and cross-country team. He has a natural talent for coaching and did a great job. He was also the assistant runner and guide for a legally blind student and functioned as the eyes while running. He is also enjoying painting his models and hanging out with friends.

Christopher and Paul are in the middle of a big project. They are replacing the engine of our Acura, all by themselves. Amazing how they can do that. Luckily the weather has been ok till now. Christopher is also studying engine design and is redesigning a Wankel engine on a computer program. He loves it and is very good at it.

Angela is a junior now and her intention is to keep her A+ grades all through high school. She wants to choose her college and hopes to get as many scholarships as possible. Right now she is thinking about Reed in Portland, Willamette in Salem, OSU and some others. Amazing to see her brilliant mind working.

This last summer she wanted to move to California to live with Paula and Jinnifer (her mom and older sister) in Sausalito. We all supported her and she made the move. But then she realized she wanted to move back and lucky for her we all supported her again in that. It was a learning experience and now she knows how much she is loved from all parents and family members around her, no matter where she is or what she is doing.

In September everyone went back to school. Andrew is 19 now and in College. Angela will be 17 in January and is a junior in High School and Christopher is 14 and is in 8th grade.

I realize that this is my 10th winter in the US. 10 years, and if I look back it has been an amazing adventure. A year in Hood River, a year on Maui and already 8 years in Bend.

I am so happy to see how Paul and I are having such a good time together and supporting each other wherever we can. He is really an amazing and loving soul. We learn everyday how to move more and more into joy and learn to make choices that are healthy and supportive. Not always easy and sometimes very frustrating to deal with my own internal fighting mind, but I know that Paul and I are moving towards the same goal of internal balance and we support each other in that. We also have the same goals to support the kids in finding their own inner guidance and way in life and give them as much freedom as possible while we still support them lovingly.

Lots of movement in 2008, not only in our own personal life but also in the world. I think we are in for a wild ride the coming years. Staying happy and positive will be a quest for us all. If we can be of any support, let us know. Stay in touch by phone, email, my space, facebook,.. Lots of ways to connect.

With Lots of Love,

Paul, Mieke, Andrew, Angela, Christopher and Love the dog.

Familie Benton: Kerstbrief 2008 (In het nederlands)

2008-12-17T09:19:00.001-08:00

December 12th, 2008

Het jaar 2008 is bijna over. Ongeloofelijk hoe vlug de tijd vliegt. Heb enkele fotos en ons verhaal op papier gezet om met jullie te delen. Vind het altijd leuk om op het einde van het jaar eens terug te blikken en te zien wat er allemaal is gebeurd.

Laat ons beginnen bij het begin van het jaar. Paul gebruikt zero-balancing in zijn praktijk en deed terug een deel van de training in California (Mount Shasta). Zero Balancing is een zeer krachtige genezings techniek dat werkt op het lichamelijke aspekt maar ook op alle andere aspekten (mentaal, emotioneel, ...) Het helpt bij het los laten van blokkades en het terug in balans brengen van al die aspekten. Mocht je meer willen weten weten zie de website http://www.zerobalancinguk.org/zerobalancing.htm (in het Engels).

Op mijn werk zijn allerhande veranderingen gaande. Ons vroegere natuurvoedingsketen Wild Oats is overgenomen door een andere natuurvoedingsketen http://www.wholefoods.com en het ganse jaar door was een aanpassen aan het nieuwe bedrijf, nieuwe manieren, nieuwe regels, nieuwe verwachtingen, verbouwingen enz... Daar ik voor meer dan 6.5 jaar de manager was in Wild Oats, was het voor mij een zoeken van hoe nu manager te zijn in het nieuwe bedrijf, wat niet zo evident is, want de standaard van het nieuwe bedrijf is veel hoger en ze zijn ook veel professioneler. En zoals jullie wel weten heb ik in mijn hele leven geen bakkers opleiding gedaan.

Ik besloot om uit mijn managers positie te stappen en als gewone werknemer te gaan werken en zo minder stress en meer vrije tijd te hebben en op die manier te observeren hoe Whole Foods juist tewerk gaat, Wel, dat besluit had ik genomen ongeveer in maart 2008 denk ik en het ziet er naar uit dat in january 2009 ik mijn plan zal uitgevoerd hebben. Er zijn reeds 2 mensen aangenomen om mijn job over te nemen, maar iedere keer voor de training teneinde was, haakten ze af. Met andere woorden ik doe nog steeds alle managing, maar begin straks terug iemand op te leiden en zou tegen January ok moeten zijn. De bedoeling is om mijn leven wat te vereenvoudigen en meer tijd vrij te maken voor plezier en ontspanning en creativiteit.

Ik ben trouwens beginnen schilderen deze maand en amuseer er mij ontzettend mee. Ik gebruik geometrische symbolen zoals je die kan terug vinden in de cropcircles en in alle andere patronen in de natuur.

In Maart vloog ik voor mijn werk naar Colorado voor een kofie training in de kofie branderij, heel leuk. Alsook maakte ik van de gelegenheid gebruik om 2 families op te zoeken die rond Denver wonen. Een familie die we kenden van toen we in Hawaii woonden en dan een andere familie die hier ook in Bend hebben gewoond. Terwijl mijn collegas uitgingen bezocht ik mijn vrienden op, heel leuk.

In mei ging Angela met haar school koor naar Los Angeles, ze hebben een heel goed koor en deden er competitie met een heleboel andere scholen aan de West Kust van Amerika, en raad eens...ja ze hebben gewonnen, leuk he. Dat maakte de trip des te beter. Ze bezochten ook Disney Land, Six Flags en San Luis Obispo. Ze had haar 2 hartsvriendinnen mee, de 3 hangen altijd samen uit, je moet maar eens op de fotos kijken he.
Andrew was in zijn laatse jaar humaniora en was er hoofdleider (kapitein) van zijn Athletiek team en het Lange Afstandslopen. Met zijn Athletiek mocht hij naar de Staats compitities wat een hele eer is hier.
In juni is hij afgestudeerd. Jullie hebben dat wel al gezien in de films waarschijnlijk waar ze zo een hoedje met een treuzeltje aanhebben en het dan allemaal tegelijkertijd in de lucht smijten. Yip, was hier ook zo. Het is mijn eerste kind die afstudeert en ik wist dus niet wat er me te wachten stond. En ze maken er hier een grote bedoening van, was eigenlijk heel leuk. De kinderen hun moeder, grootmoeder en oudere zus (van een andere vader) kwamen hier logeren voor het weekend en het was een heel leuk weekend.

In September is Andrew dan begonnen met zijn eerste jaar College (hoge school). Hij zal hier voor een jaar of twee zijn basis vakken doen, daar het hier veel goedkoper is en dichtbij huis. En dan waarschijnlijk zal hij in 2 jaar naar de Universiteit gaan in Corvallis, dat is hier ook in Oregon, maar een 3 tal uur rijden, dan zal hij daar een apartement moeten huren. Hij is ook aan het nadenken om alleen te gaan wonen, maar heeft nog geen werk. Hij beseft dat zonder werk dat niet echt mogelijk is.

Alsook is Andrew na zijn humaniora bij zijn sport teams gebleven en helpt nu als assistent coach. Hij heeft een natuurlijk talent voor coachen en vind het heel tof. Hij was ook de persoonlijke begeleider van een zeer slechtsziende jongen en functioneerde als ogen bij het lopen.

Ze doen het allemaal heel goed op school. Wat heel gemakkelijk is.
Christopher en Paul zijn middenin een groot project. Namelijk het steken van een nieuwe motor in onze Acura auto. Ze doen het helemaal alleen en ik sta er van versteld hoe ze dat kunnen. Christopher is heel erg geinteresseerd in motoren en studeert dagelijks allerhande facetten van motoren op het internet. Ontwerpen van motoren is zijn passie en hij is een Wankel motor aan het herontwerpen op een computer progamma dat hij heeft. Knap!
Angela is in haar voorlaatste jaar humaniora en haar intentie is om doorheen haar ganse humaniora 100% te blijven behalen. Ze is de eerste van de klas en wil dat zo behouden zodat ze grote subsidies krijgt om haar studies aan de universiteit verder te zetten. Haar school gaat voor alles, zelfs vrienden en vrijetijd. Ze weet wat ze wil en ze gaat ervoor.
Toen ze 14 was wou ze perse bij haar moeder en oudere zus gaan wonen in California, maar toen wisten wij dat dit geen goed idee was en lieten het ook niet toe, tot haar grote frustratie. Paul en ik weten tot in het diepste van ons hart dat wij als taak hebben de kinderen samen op te voeden en hun een stabiele en liefdevolle thuis te geven en houden ons bij deze roeping. Op het einde van het school jaar kwam ze er terug mee af dat ze perse naar California wou gaan wonen. Gelukkig kwamen we dat toevallig teweten zonder haar weten van iemand dat ze ermee in haar hoofd rondliep. En zo hadden Paul en ik te tijd om er samen over te spreken onder ons getweeen. Paul wist heel zeker dat hij dat niet wilde, maar ergens voelde ik dat het geen slecht idee zou zijn om het haar toch te laten doen, ook al wetende dat het niet zou zijn zoals ze verwacht en dat het niet gemakkelijk voor haar zou zijn. Ik weet dat je enkel kan leren uit ervaring en niet van iemand anders zijn woorden. Ik probeerde Paul te tonen wat ik zag en de groeimogelijkheden die ze hieruit kon leren.
Om het verhaal kort te maken, op een gegeven moment kwam ze heel nerveus af om er terug over te spreken. In plaats van zoals de eerste keer toen ze 14 was we heel duidelijk NEE zeiden, reageerden we niet met een NEE, maar lieten haar exploreren waarom ze naar daar wou en wat dat voor iedereen zou gaan inhouden. Paul vertelde haar dat hij niet echt wou dat ze wegging maar dat hij haar wou steunen in het vinden van haar vrijheid en invulling van haar leven. Ik communiceerde heel duidelijk met de moeder en zus over het hele gebeuren, vroeg hen hoe zei het zagen en hoe we alles zouden regelen en besloten dat we haar zouden laten gaan. Ik zei ook aan iedereen dat als het voor een of andere reden niet zou meevallen, ze altijd terug kon keren.

Ik hielp haar met het opruimen en klasseren van al haar bezittingen, het afspreken met mensen waar ze afscheid van moest nemen, het opruimen en leegmaken van haar kamer en het maken van haar valiezen. Ik wist heel goed dat dit een heel belangrijke fase in haar leven zou zijn en ze er heeeeeel veeeeeel van zou leren en dat het ideale leven dat ze dacht ze er zou hebben niet zo zou zijn en ze niet de vrijheid zou krijgen daar wat ze hier heeft. maar zoals ik als zei woorden leren niet, zeker niet op 16 jarige leeftijd.

Met pak en zak reden we naar het beach huis waar ook de moeder en zus zouden komen voor enkele dagen. Dan hadden we enkele dagen met z’n allen samen voor ze vertrok naar California. Daar had ze dan een week vakantie voor de school er begon midden Augustus. Ik bleef met haar in kontakt via email, phone en text om af en toe eens te checken en te zien hoe het was met de nieuwe school en het nieuwe leven.

Ondertussen had ik hier het ganse huis terug in order gebracht, meer ruimte, de jongens ieder hun eigen kamer en veel rustiger in huis. Angela is de meest luidruchtige in de familie en brengt ook konstant haar vriendinnen over de vloer. De jongens zijn veel stiller, dus wij begonnen ons hier al heel goed op ons gemak te voelen in onze nieuwe verruimde leefsituatie.

Na bijna 4 weken weg van huis en 2 weken in haar nieuwe school kreeg ik een berichtje van haar dat ze me dringend moest spreken. Niet lang erna hingen we aan de telefoon. Ze zei dat ze volledig verward was en zich niet goed voelde en niet wist wat te doen. Ik liet haar vertellen wat ze voelde en vroeg haar om zich eerst in te beelden wat ze ziet als ze daar zou blijven en dan het andere scenario, wat ze ziet als ze terug naar Bend zou komen wonen. Ze wist direct te zeggen dat het idee om terug te komen haar veel beter deed voelen maar wist niet of dit mogelijk zou zijn nadat ze iedereen had betrokken om haar wens in vervulling te doen gaan. Ik zei haar dat ze natuurlijk naar huis kon komen en dat ik dat op voorhand ook had vertelt als het niet lukt, kom terug, Natuurlijk had ze er dan geen oren voor, maar nu klonk dit als muziek in haar oren. En wat moet ik dan doen zei ze.....? Ik zei haar dat ze eerst haar vader moest bellen en hem precies vertellen wat ze mij had verteld en zien wat hij zegt. Ze deed dat en twee dagen later is Paul erom gereden naar San Fransisco en was ze terug thuis.

Heb mijn huis terug helemaal moeten heraanpassen. En vooral de intensiteit dat ze met zich meebrengt was terug een aanpassen voor ons, maar we zijn allen blij terug herenigd te zijn. Ze heeft nu wel niet meer haar eigen kamen en slaapt achteraan in huis in het afgezette deel met gordijnen, maar dat is een consequentie van de keuze die ze heeft gemaakt en dat moet ze er dan wel bijnemen. Voor Paul is het ook heel goed van zijn dochter nog een paar jaar in huis te hebben. Hij is een heel liefdevolle, geduldige en respectvolle vader en het is heel goed voor Angela om dat voorbeeld te hebben in haar leven.

Andrew is er nu 19, Angela wordt er eind januari 17 en Christopher is er 14.

Enkele weken geleden kwamen enkele vrienden, Marie Gabrielle, Hugue and Dominique op bezoek vanuit Belgie. Het was heel leuk om ze hier enkele dagen op bezoek te hebben. Ik heb hen dan een valies met kerstcadeaus meegegeven voor mijn zus en familie in Deinze, was heel handig en zo moest ik het dan ook niet opsturen.

Ik denk er nu ineens aan dat dit mijn 10e winter is in de USA. Wat vliegt de tijd, Als ik op die 10 jaar terug kijk zie ik dat het reeds een heel boeiend avontuur is geweest. Een jaar in Hood River, een jaar in Hawaii op het eiland Maui en nu reeds 8 jaar in Bend, Ik ben heel blij te zien hoe Paul en ik een heel goed team vormen en we het heel goed hebben bij elkaar. We ondersteunen elkaar op alle vlak. Hij is echt een liefdevol en respektvolle man. Elke dag leren we om meer en meer plezier te hebben en gezonde keuzes te maken. Het is niet altijd gemakkelijk en soms heel frustrerend als ik mijn met eigen interne mentale struggles te maken heb, maar we ondersteunen elkaar als we het met onszelf eens moeilijk hebben. We hebben ook hetzelfde doel om de kinderen op te voeden op een manier dat ze leren op zichzelf te vetrouwen en we ondersteunen hen in het vinden van hun eigen vrijheid, authenticiteit en levenspad.

Zeer veel beweging in 2008. Zowel op persoonlijk vlak als op wereldvlak, iets waar we allemaal mee te maken hebben. Ik denk dat we onze gordel mogen aandoen en we een wilde rit mogen verwachten op de roller coaster voor de komende jaren. Onszelf gelukkig maken en positief blijven zal een werkpunt zijn voor ons allemaal. Als we jullie met iets van dienst kunnen zijn, laat het ons weten he! Blijf in kontakt via telefoon, email, my space, facebook, ... veel mogelijkheden om te communiceren.

Veel liefde toegewenst voor de feestdagen en het komende jaar 2009!

Paul, Mieke, Andrew, Angela, Christopher en Love.

November 13th, 2008

2008-11-13T20:07:00.000-08:00

Good evening for some here in de US, good morning for Belgium.
What a day today. Lots of different energies and movements all trough the day.

Now I am resting and playing on the computer. I had lots of fun lately connecting with people on facebook. Amazing how you connect with others that way. For me it is all about connecting and sharing. Fun to see what people do with their life.

It is not so much for me what the outside of a life looks like, but I am interesting to see how people create quality relationships in their life, how much time they spent on connecting or how much energy they spent on the opposite.

Life, connecting, supporting eachother, looking for joy and appreciation that is a daily practice for me now. Not always easy to function in a society like ours with those values as a priority, but I believe it gets easier and easier.

Full moon in taurus. Powerful.

Enjoy the rest of your evening.

November 9th, 2008

2008-11-09T11:10:00.000-08:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcccYwj77TA

I am sharing this link with you. If it does not line up with what you believe, trow it in the trash.
No problemo!
It is important that we learn to decide for ourselves what feels true and what not. This is a personal thing.

I am sharing this because it is in complete alignment with my truth. But my truth does not have to be yours.
I have had encounters with UFOs myself and know that there is so much ready for us all to be known. In the movie they are asking people to send a letter, I am not doing that, I am just sending this you tube link here and those that will need to see it will.

The reason why I am sending this out is because if the information will be acknowledged in the open people will not be completely shocked and go in fear or denial.
Those encounters are very positive, if people start freaking out about it, they will miss the point.

November 7th, 2008

2008-11-07T20:34:00.000-08:00

Good evening,

Time is going faster and faster. I sometimes think, this is it, it cannot get any faster then this and a few months later, I feel the speed increased again. Lots of people are having a very hard time staying grounded in all of this and I do feel myself sometimes pulled of balance. I had that today. I know it is all OK and I realize that I do not want to hang out there to long in the unbalanced state, but it is OK. It is good to support each other these days but also to know that you have to support yourself first. If you are not taking care of yourself first, you cannot be a stable support to others.

This is the guidance the came through Frank today, I thought some of you might like to hear it.

Have a great evening,

Mieke

Inspired Guidance
© Living Light Center (Frank Coppieters)
November 7, 2008

These are the best of times
to open your consciousness
to the divine force of renewal.

Resistance can be a companion to renewal.
Awareness of their interplay will go a long way
to keep disharmony safely at bay.

When you welcome your own healing
a sigh of relief ripples through the world.
Every decision, every intention is registered in the atmosphere.
You are the microcosm and the macrocosm
at every single moment.

Your silent witnessing is a function of the heart.
It is very present in nature and in the angelic kingdom.
It allows the divine to do its work for you.

As you keep witnessing everything
you will see bubbles of joy
arising from a deep well inside of you.
This IS the source of renewal.

Many enlightened souls have paved the way.
You are preparing for the happiness of future generations.
Participating wholeheartedly in the divine plan
is something you really can.

November 2nd, 2008

2008-11-02T03:38:00.000-08:00

Received this message today from James Hensley, a friend in LA, and would like to share this with you.

Mieke

Evolutionary Relationships

If we aspire to create a new consciousness and culture, then we can only do it together. On our own, unless we are firmly established at a new and higher stage of development, inevitably we're going to fall back. That's just our habitual tendency. But when we cultivate relationships with other individuals who are compelled by the same vision and possibilities as we are, who share the more evolved values, perspectives, and insights we are reaching for, we create a structure in consciousness between us that can support the very higher potentials we are trying to create. It is through sustaining and continuing to cultivate those relationships that a new world is literally created. We begin to actively engage together with life and what it means to be a human being in new ways. In doing this, the issues that we all have to deal with are brought into the light of the new perspective we are sharing and can be questioned and scrutinized. That's how new values, which form the building blocks of a new culture, are actually cocreated and codeveloped with other equally inspired individuals who want to take this next step with us. We need each other to do this!

November 1st, 2008

2008-11-01T18:47:00.000-07:00

November!

It is amazing that it is already November 2008 and still warm outside.

I remember a few years ago driving around with the kids on Halloween and it was so freezing cold.

I am enjoying the warm weather while I can.

Feels good to be home after a full day of being out. Had great quality time today talking with people about the changes that are at hand right now.

I should update my vision 2008 and add my latest feedback. I will right it here and then at it to that page.

If you read the page you can see I had a vision in 1999 about the changes occurring on earth. The date that was given to me then was 2008.

Here we are 2008. Since 1999 I start to see more and more of the bigger picture of what is going on.

I also notice that more and more people are coming out with info they received about the changes and I know that most of us are aware of the changes that are occurring. It might confuse you or you might have lots of questions and I think this is part of the process. When there is change, there is chaos and a feeling of not knowing, not knowing where we are changing into.

This is now happening on a world scale, it is for us all, for us all as a race, the human race. It is time for us all to realize we are a human family. We are all living our human story.

I think it is time to open our eyes and look at the picture of the world and see that there is lots going on that does not make sense, thing that are not pretty, and it is time to hold each others hands and say, from now on I will open my eyes and do those things that do feel good, I will start connecting with myself and with others in a way that is empowering, that feels good.

I will stop those actions in myself that are destructive for myself and learn how to treat myself with love and respect and by doing that show others that it is possible. I will let go of the belief that something outside of me will save us, as humans we have been trained to believe that we are victims and that we do not have the power ourselves to create peace and happiness. But we do. We are capable of so many things we do not even realise, but because nobody told us we have no clue.

We are powerful beyond measure, so lets start looking at that and hold each others hands and walk together towards a human race that remembers its powers. But let's drop the belief that another has to do it first, no YOU have to be the one doing it first otherwise again you belief that someone outside of you has to be first and that is why people stay where they are.

This is the time to choose our inner freedom and act on it. Do not get trapped in the games that are being presented to you in politics, religion etc. where they tell you somebody will save you. IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. Nothing outside of yourself can save you, it has to come from inside yourself. Only when you learn to connect with your inner self, yourself, you can strengthen that connection and you will be able to tap into that unlimited potential that is waiting for you to remember you have it inside yourself. When you do take steps to remember and connect with that inner part of you, all answers will be there for you.

When you wait for that person or thing to come to you and help you out, you will wait forever and nothing will happen because you will keep hoping and you give your power away.

Let's start supporting each other in remembering how powerful we really are. Let's stop fighting each other and judging each other. Let's connect and realise that we are all together the human race and we are very powerful if we first learn connect with ourselves and then with each other.

Life will be very empowering and good for us all and completely different then what we see now.

October 27th, 2008

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Time is going so fast that I didn't know what day it was. The 27Th....... amazing.

I have done lots lately. To much to mention, it would spin your head just reading it.

But I do feel great and grateful.

One of the things I have been doing is creating a face book and connecting with friends around the world. I love to connect with friends, some of them I have not spoken in more than 20 years. Isn't that amazing and you can just pick up where you left off. I love it!

I have no idea where my life will be tomorrow, I take it day by day and go with it. Sometimes my mind gets impatient, because it wants to know, it wants to see the future. But how can I enjoy the future when comes if I haven't learned to be in the moment now. If I cannot enjoy now, I will not be able to enjoy the future when it will be my now.

I get into insecurities in my mind, but I also know it is not real, it is just a thought. I am learning not to believe my own thoughts because most of the time they are not very supportive to begin with, so why would I believe them? They come and they go as fast as I can follow.

Life is good and the more I appreciate it, the better it gets.

October 16th, 2008

2008-10-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

Good Morning,

We brought the kids to school.

Walked the Butte.

Did some shopping.

I called my friend Veerle in Spain.

I made pumpkin soup.

Now I am cleaning my house, while I am listening to an Abraham cd.

I took a brake to eat some of my soup while I am writing this.

Later I will pick up the kids from school again and probably keep cleaning.

Deep cleaning. I am organizing the cupboards etc.

Have a great day!

October 14th, 2008

2008-10-14T19:22:00.000-07:00

"Abraham on the World Financial Crisis and the Law of Attraction"

Listen to the movie on this page:

http://www.economy-and-the-law-of-attraction.com/

October 13th, 2008

2008-10-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

Alice gave me a precious gift. A book from Byron Katie "A thousand fames for Joy", Living in Harmony with the way things are.

If you really are looking for the truth of life, how to find inner peace and you know that you are creating your own reality. Go get that book. It is the most precious jewel I have received till now. If you want a gift of love for yourself, read that book and apply it for your self. I would love to buy some copies and give them as gifts myself, but I also know that in a way all is perfect and everyone attract exactly what he or she attracts. So I know that those who will attract this book are meant to.

Thanks Alice!

October 8th, 2008

2008-10-08T21:01:00.000-07:00

The internal message I get lately is to take care of myself and center myself.
Lots is going in in the world and being stable, being balanced is important.
I have been walking the butte, running, eating healthy and loving myself more and more.
I learn to look into the mirror and tell myself that I love myself. You should try it, not easy in the beginning, but it gets better and better. I am also meditating more and appreciating who I am, where I am. Knowing that I am exactly where I am supposed to be.

October 4th, 2008

2008-10-04T15:06:00.000-07:00

I had a great day yesterday, met with friends and had a good time.
Also today is a day off and after walking the butte we bought some fruits and veggies and now I am home and will do some things.

I just send out an email to some people who might be interested in this bigger picture about the election coming up here in the US, but it also contains the whole world in my opinion. If you attracted this info here and you are interested in listening to this powerful information, here is the link to the mp3 file.

It is the closest information that represents my viewpoint on the elections coming up in the US and the bigger picture behind the election. I know everyone has there own opinions and that is very good. This one is how I see it.

http://www.limitlessness.com/mp3s/StoryWaters_USelection.mp3
(about 10 minutes)

That is what I call in alignment with my inner truth about the election and what is to come for us all.
It is a channel see(http://www.limitlessness.com).
It is very powerful and I would like to share it with you if you feel you want to hear it.

September 26th, 2008

2008-09-26T19:05:00.000-07:00

I was wondering today what John Mackey was writing on his blog recently and went to the Whole Foods Market website. He is the CEO of the company I am working for.

IT is very important to me that I feel good and that means that what I am doing is in alignment with my own personal inner guidance and integrity.

When Whole Foods and Wild Oats merged, I wanted to found out who the new company was and what their core of the company looks like. I was very much impressed with what I read about the company, but mostly about what I felt when the merge happened and we started to take the first steps in the merge.

Today I wanted to check his blog again and was very pleased to read what John Mackey had to say in a speech to the Bentley College students. What he is saying is so in alignment with my own vision and experiences of life that I want to post it here on my blog. It is a long texts to read, but it is very fun reading it because he speaks from his heart!

BENTLEY COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT SPEECH
by John Mackey, May 21, 2008 | Permalink

On Saturday, May 17, 2008, John Mackey delivered the following remarks to the graduating class at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts.

I want to begin by thanking Bentley College’s President, Gloria Larson, for inviting me to be with you today and for Professor Rajendra Sisodia for recommending me as a speaker to President Larson. It is a great honor to be with all of you on this special occasion. I want to congratulate all of the students who are graduating. You have all accomplished something that I never have accomplished in my own life—finishing college. In the early 1970’s I attended two universities in Texas, Trinity in San Antonio and the University of Texas in Austin. I dropped in and out of these two schools a half dozen times over a 6 year period, piling up about 120 hours in various electives. I only took classes I was interested in, primarily philosophy, religion, and the humanities. To be perfectly honest with you, I spent my late teens and very early twenties primarily trying to figure out the meaning of life, or at least the meaning of my own life. I never took any business classes in school and if someone had told me back then that I was going to become a business entrepreneur when I was 24 and start my own business I would have laughed them out of the room.

Unfortunately I wasn’t able to discover the meaning of my life in college and I dropped out for the final time in 1977. My parents, especially my mother were very disappointed in me, but I had dropped out so many times before that they still had hope that I would eventually return and finish and make something worthwhile of my life.

In 1987, just before my mother passed away, it was her dying wish that I get a college degree, because she was still deeply concerned that without that college degree I would probably not have much success in life. At that time Whole Foods was still a very small company with only 5 stores and I felt badly about not being able to reassure her. However, I was doing something that I felt great passion about and know that I made the right decision for myself.

It has taken me 37 years but, Mom & Dad—I finally have that college degree that you wanted me to get so badly! And because it always meant so much to you, with love and respect I dedicate this degree to you and only wish you both could have lived long enough to be with me here today. Thank you Bentley College for fulfilling my mother’s last wish for me.

Honor Your Parents
My first message to the Bentley students today then is to truly honor and appreciate your parents. No one will ever love you quite like your parents do, and although they have no doubt made plenty of mistakes in helping you to grow up, they’ve also done the very best job that they knew how to do. They’ve also made far more sacrifices on your behalf than you will ever really know. Please forgive them for their mistakes and imperfections and fully love them and honor them while you can, because the simple truth is that you won’t always have them with you as you move further along your life journey.

Follow Your Heart
Hopefully many of the parents here today are feeling pretty good about me right now because my next message is one that can be a little bit scary to some people. However, it is also the major pearl of wisdom that I have to share today. The fact of the matter is that life is really very short and death is absolutely certain for all of us. It really is true that none of us are getting out of here alive and we should never forget this fundamental existential truth. Since death is real and inevitable for all of us, how then should we live our lives? For me the answer to this question has been clear since I was young: We should commit ourselves to following our hearts and doing what we most love and what we most want to do in life. This is how I’ve tried to lead my own life since I was about 19 years old. My decision to not finish college, but to start Whole Foods Market instead, was a decision that came from my heart. Although this decision proved to be upsetting for my parents and for many of my friends, for me it was absolutely the right decision.

Now that you’ve graduated from college and are about to launch yourselves in new directions, it is absolutely essential that you ask yourself what it is that you really care the most about? What are your passions? What are your deepest yearnings? If you could do absolutely anything in the world, what is it that you would do? Your heart knows the answers to these questions. It is whispering to you right now this very moment even as I speak these words to you. So listen to it and follow it. It will always be your best guide in life.

There are two important aspects to following your heart. First, we need to develop our self-awareness skills so that we can know when we are truly following our hearts and when we’ve lost our way. It is actually easier than it sounds because when we are truly following our hearts we are tapped into our deepest passions in life. We are doing what we most love and we find our lives full of increased energy, greater creativity, purpose, joy, and happiness. We simply feel more alive and we are moving within the flow of life. How do you know when you’ve stopped following your heart? When the opposite occurs—decreased energy, lack of creativity, no real sense of purpose and you aren’t particularly happy. You have stepped out of the flow of life and are just drifting along. When this happens the solution is simple: Choose again. Reconnect again with your heart. As long as you are alive, it is never too late. You are free in each moment to choose the path of your heart and it never stops whispering to you, urging you to follow it.

The second key to successfully following your heart is that you will need to learn how to deal with fear. It is fear which prevents most people from reaching their fullest potential in life—fear of failure, fear of rejection from people we care about, fear that we simply aren’t good enough, and sometimes even fear of our own potential greatness. Unfortunately no one else can overcome fear for us. Fear is something that you must learn to master on your own. Of course courage is the major strategy for learning to master fear for most people and we should certainly develop courage to the greatest extent we are able to. However, for me the insight that has personally helped me the most when dealing with fear has been to understand that fear is primarily a creation of the mind. I create it in my mind—it doesn’t really exist outside the mind. I can dissolve it there as well. So can you and you will need to learn how to do this if you really want to be free in life and stay connected to your heart.

The Cardinal Virtue of Love
My third message to the Bentley graduates today is to emphasize the absolute importance of love as the cardinal virtue to nurture and cultivate in your lives. I don’t believe there is anything more important in life than love. I’m not talking about romantic love here, or “eros”, which is a very wonderful state of intoxication, but which also tends to fade over time. Rather, I’m talking about love as care and compassion, which actively flows out of our hearts toward other people and sentient beings through empathy and appreciation. This type of love need not fade over time, but is capable of continued growth all our lives if we will consciously nurture it. When we are truly following our hearts we are very likely tapped into the flow of love as well. But love is also a virtue that we can consciously develop in our lives to higher and higher levels. Such efforts are well worth making for nothing enriches us, teaches us, or makes life more rewarding than developing our capacity for love. In cultivating love in my own life I’ve found practicing three other related virtues to be essential.

First is gratitude. Being alive is absolutely extraordinary and there are endless things to be thankful and grateful for. I try to take a few minutes early in the morning to be very quiet and to appreciate the people I love and to express gratitude in my heart for the many wonderful things that fill my life with joy. At Whole Foods we practice appreciations at the end of all of our meetings, including even our Board Meetings—voluntarily expressing gratitude and thanks to our co-workers for the thoughtful and helpful things they do for us. It would be hard to overestimate how powerful appreciations have been at Whole Foods as a transformational practice for releasing more love throughout the company. I enthusiastically recommend you try it in your own organizations and your future workplaces.

Second is forgiveness. Nothing stops the flow of love in our lives quicker than the various judgments we make toward others and the grievances that we allow to fester in our minds against other people. What we don’t fully understand is how much we harm ourselves with our judgments and grievances, because if we did understand we would stop indulging ourselves with them. Instead, we would see them for the poisons that they truly are. Fortunately, there is one virtue that we can practice that will eliminate them from our minds—forgiveness. Practicing forgiveness isn’t always easy, however. Our desire to be “right” is very strong and this usually requires us to judge others as “wrong”, and therefore not really forgivable. We also frequently make the mistake of believing that if we forgive others we are also condoning their harmful behavior. However, forgiveness simply means to relinquish our resentment and anger toward others, it doesn’t mean relinquishing our values and ethics. When we forgive others we free ourselves from the past and allow our hearts to be fully in the present moment, which is where love exists.

Third is generosity. It would be difficult to exaggerate the value of practicing generosity. The virtue of generosity does not merely apply to giving money, but primarily to the gift of ourselves—our time and our service to others. True generosity should not be thought of as some kind of self-sacrifice where what we give to others comes at our own expense—their gain is our loss. Rather it is an extension of love from our own hearts, which takes genuine delight in the flourishing of other people. In my life experience generosity is a virtue that is best cultivated at first with small steps—acts of giving and kindness that may stretch us a bit, but which do not feel like any kind of sacrifice. As we practice generosity over time we will gradually discover that we want to take larger steps and extend our generosity further, because our sense of who we are and what we care about has expanded as well.

Overcoming Life’s Challenges
My fourth message to the Bentley graduates today is that life has many, many difficulties and challenges—it isn’t easy. We all will face many disappointments, frustrations, losses, and injustices, as well as inevitable illness, aging, and eventually death. I believe the best way to deal with most of the difficulties and challenges that come our way are to see them as opportunities to help us grow—lessons that are presented to us to help us go further than we have gone before. I have not found it to be useful to ever see myself as a victim of either circumstances or of other people. Self-pity is a remarkably self-destructive emotion, which you should consciously work to eliminate from your emotional life because it dis-empowers you and moves you away from being able to follow your heart.

I have been particularly challenged over the past year. I’ve seen the Federal Trade Commission accuse Whole Foods of being a monopoly and try unsuccessfully to break up our merger with Wild Oats, been heavily criticized in the media for internet postings I did on Yahoo! about Whole Foods and Wild Oats, been investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission concerning those same internet postings, and fought a proxy battle against activists who sought to remove me from both the Whole Foods Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Board. I’ve seen an amazing number of negative articles written about me with remarkably inaccurate stories and outright lies being told. Perhaps the hardest thing of all was that I was unable to respond to any of these attacks as the Whole Foods Board imposed complete media and blog silence on me while their own Special Investigation and the SEC Investigation were taking place. I was not able to defend myself publicly in any way and therefore had no way to try to set the record straight.

It was a pretty difficult time for me. Many times I was tempted to lash out in anger at the injustice of the situation and self-pity was frequently a temptation that I had to struggle with. I did a tremendous amount of personal growth work such as counseling, meditation, and integrated breath work to try to appreciate and to understand what the lessons life was trying to teach me were. There were many. One very difficult lesson for me was to learn that I had to simply let go and trust the process that was happening, because I certainly couldn’t control it or stop it. That is not my natural inclination because I prefer to directly confront my challenges. A second lesson I learned was that a lot of people really do care about me and they provided amazing emotional support to me—that was pretty humbling for me and something that I am deeply grateful about. My most valuable lesson, however, has been about the importance of communicating with greater thoughtfulness and sensitivity. I believe that I’ve always lived my life with a passion for honesty—tell the truth as I saw it regardless of how that truth would be interpreted by others. I have always thought that there was far too little honesty and far too many lies in the world. While I still believe that, I’ve now come to realize how easy it is to be misunderstood and misinterpreted. A careless and thoughtless statement may be taken out of context and repeated over and over again—literally sent around the world through digital media. I saw this happen many times over the past year and it has burned itself into my consciousness.

I now apply a couple of very simple rules to everything that I say, write, or do:

How will this either help or hurt the fulfillment of my own deeper purpose in life, especially its impact on Whole Foods Market?
How would I feel if that was printed on the front page of the Wall Street Journal or The New York Times—because it just might be? If I feel good about the possibility of everyone knowing about it then it is o.k. However, if I would feel embarrassed or ashamed, then I’m going to have to change it. This has been a subtle lesson for me about the refinement of motivation and purpose and it has taken me many years to learn it. If you are able to learn it while you are young you may be able to avoid a great deal of unnecessary pain and suffering.
Conscious Capitalism
My final message to the Bentley graduates today has to do with the type of business organizations that we need to create in the 21st century. I believe that the 20th century will eventually be seen by historians as the great contest between capitalism and socialism with capitalism scoring a decisive victory. Capitalism may have won the war, but it has not captured the hearts of the people. Most people don’t love or trust corporations, who they often see as uncaring, greedy, selfish, dishonest, and concerned only with maximizing profits.

I believe that what the world needs now is the widespread creation of a different type of business organization, one that is a “Conscious Business.” A Conscious Business is one which has two major attributes that define it:

It has a deeper purpose beyond only making profits. Just like individual people by following their hearts can discover their own sense of deeper purpose, so can the business enterprise. I believe that great businesses have great purposes that inspire them to higher levels of success. Think for a moment about some of the greatest businesses in the world and ask yourself whether they exist to fulfill a greater purpose beyond only maximizing profits. Certainly Apple does, driven by its intense desire to create “insanely great” technology which transforms our lives in positive ways. Clearly Google does too with its passion for discovery and desire to operate an ethical company. One of the best examples in the world is Grameen Bank in Bangladesh founded by 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammed Yunus, which exists to end poverty in Bangladesh and throughout the world. Every business has the potential to discover and actualize its higher purpose—it has the potential to become more conscious.
The Conscious Business also understands the interdependency of all of the major stakeholder groups—customers, employees, investors, suppliers, communities, and the environment—and the business is managed to consciously create value for all of these major stakeholders. Instead of viewing the stakeholders in terms of win-lose relationships with conflicts of interest dominating their interactions, the Conscious Business understands that there is a harmony of interests between the stakeholder groups and that by working together greater value can be created for all of them. At Whole Foods we understand that management’s most important job is to make sure the team members are well trained and happy at their work. The team members in turn understand that their job is to satisfy and delight the customers and happy customers result in happy investors through the prosperity of the business. A virtuous circle is created with all of the stakeholders flourishing together.
Who will create the Conscious Businesses of the 21st century—businesses that have deeper purpose and are managed consciously to create value on behalf of all of the stakeholders? Why not some of the Bentley graduates here today? Why not you?

I have personally found nothing more fun, more meaningful, or more rewarding than creating and growing Whole Foods Market. It was what my heart called me to do and I have followed that calling for 30 years now. To the Bentley graduates today I put forth this challenge: what is your own heart calling you to do? Whatever it is, have the courage to follow it. The grand adventure of your own life now lies open before you. Seize the Day!

Thank you. I have greatly enjoyed being with you today.

September 21th, 2008 - C

2008-09-21T13:52:00.000-07:00

Mayan Calendar: A Message from Mayan Elder Hunbatz Men

By John Kostura

As we enter a new Mayan year and face the challenges of becoming multidimensional beings in a Galactic Earth year (8 Caban), we ask ourselves some difficult questions about how to make the shift from one dimension to the next without a well laid path to follow. As we begin to take our first steps into a reality humanity can only image at this moment, we wonder what that first steps will look like, and how will we know if we are moving in the right direction. In my obsession with interdimensional travel I have asked the same question over and over. How do we let go of the 3D world while moving into the next reality?

Maya Elder, Hunbatz Men sent a message to me, and ask that I share it. In the message is a clue to how we can bridge the gaps between the dimensions easily and safely. It also shares how humanity can help keep the creative spirit/essence alive for Mother Earth, the plants and animals by honoring and respecting the things we can not yet see. As creators of our reality it is up to us to "do the work" as Hunbatz puts it. It is up to us to work with Hunab K'u, giver of movement and measure, and honoring spirit so it does not disappear and consequently our beautiful physical reality too.

Hunbatz Men's message..... It is an honor to share with you a message from my uncle, Don Beto, who was the last guardian of X Wenk'al, a Mayan ceremonial center. I have kept this message deep within my soul for many years, but the ever-increasing ecological damage that afflicts Mother Earth has prompted me to release it.

The Mayan Cosmic Calendar and its connection with essence spirit: All that exists on Mother Earth has essence as well as spirit. To the Maya, essence and spirit are one and the same and their never ending cyclic language tells matter how to act to give way to the cyclic changes.

My uncle, Don Beto, explained this to me many years ago in a very simple manner. One day, as my uncle and I were walking in the jungle near Espita, my home town, he suddenly gestured indicating that we sit on some stones that were under a beautiful tree. As we sat down I perceived the aroma of mango fruit. My uncle was watching me and he asked me if I felt like eating a mango. Then, he said: "This is the right day for you to understand the essence-spirit concept."

My uncle asked me if I could see a mango on the tree and I answered that I did not see any. He said: "Today, the mango fruit is not present. That is the way of existence; everything arrives spiritually first. Just as the mango fruit arrives, so does everything that exists. That is how we humans arrived in this world, first spiritually and later physically."

"Hunbatz, remember the pyramids at X Wenk'al. That site is sacred to us, the Maya. Our physical roots are in that ancient site and it was there that our ancestors understood many laws on all that exists from the Great Spirit. In X Wenk'al, as well as in hundreds of pyramids on this continent, our ancestors performed ceremonies to honor all that was visible and all that was not visible. You cannot see the mango fruit, yet you can perceive its aroma."

Then, my uncle's expression turned sad. I respectfully asked him the reason for such change. There was a sad tone in his voice as he answered: "The way things are changing makes me very sad. Modern civilization is losing respect for all that comes from the Great Spirit." He continued: "Many of the different animals that I used to see around this jungle are physically gone, the big trees are gone too. Everything is disappearing physically and my spirit grieves for this reason. I always implore the sacred Hunab K'u that we are not left without the essence-spirit of all that is gone and that, some day, He sends again the physical beauty we no longer see."

In 1994, my Solar Sister Anja Korner (founder of Avebury Mystery School) invited me to give some lectures in England. While I was in that sacred land, I had the privilege of walking on one of the crop formations that have been found in wheat plantations at various locations in England. When I walked on one that had recently been formed near the Avebury pyramid, I could sense the change in frequency of the energy emitted and I felt as if Mother Earth were emitting energy upwards.

It is important to note that the day before, a group of initiates and myself had performed a ritual precisely in that magnetic site and the crop formation was not there, but it was there the following day and, as we walked on it, we entered its dimension. Some people claim that these geometric designs are made by the farmers of the area. I am absolutely certain that this formation was not man-made.

When I sat within the formation to meditate, I remembered my uncle telling me to always remember the teaching of the essence-spirit concept. Then I understood that, through this sacred site, Mother Earth was trying to communicate with intelligent, open-minded human beings that could understand the language of sacred geometry in its mathematical and vibrational aspects.

When I was in Florida in 1996, for reasons of cosmic coincidence, I met Kathy Doore, who gave me a photograph of a recent crop formation in England, which seemed to suggest that the essence and body of our Mother Earth was not in the orbit it had occupied for millions of years and this saddened me.

I have carried this photograph to many ceremonial centers and, at each sacred site, I show it to Father Sun and, sometimes, to Sister Moon and, when in meditation, I send it to the heart of Mother Earth and ask for her advice as what can be done in order not to lose her essence and her body. I invite every human being to do likewise.

I still remember my uncle's sadness over the animals and trees that were gone and I too, feel sad. When you, Solar Brother and Solar Sister notice that in the area where you live the animals and the trees begin to disappear, you will realize that we are gradually facing isolation, that the life-giving spirits are disappearing, that the spirits that support this blue planet are being lost to another dimension. Should all essence-spirit be gone, Mother Earth may exhale her last sigh. Without her essence, her body may disappear and we all may pass to the memory of what once was here.

The purpose of the Mayan initiation work is to determine what can be done to avoid the aforementioned, as we were sent to this planet to care for it and to love it. Let us ask Hunab K'u to show us the way and, through meditation, come to understand the calendar cycles, which will enable us to pinpoint our errors.

All are invited to learn to adjust their lives in accordance with the sacred Mayan calendars and ask Mother Earth what is their cyclic responsibility so that we can all live in harmony with the essence-spirit of Mother Earth. This is the only way to preserve the spirit of our planet.

I invoke the spirit of all the masters of all times and dimensions, as well as the spirit of all forms of life so that they guide us and protect us and that they all be present as essence of the solar light on March 21 (Mayan New Year). At the Dzibilchaltun ceremonial center where the sacred Hunab K'u illuminates his children, I will pray so that, once again, we can see the light of wisdom as the Great Father Sun becomes visible for us to understand his cosmic cycles. Hunbatz Men - Maya Tradition

As we become more and more sensitive to essence/spirit, we will be able to perceive something about to manifest. If the essence/spirit of the next dimension can be felt through resonance before it arrives we can be at the right place at the right time just by being sensitive. Essence/spirit becomes our well-worn unseen path to the next world. If we feel drawn to a special place and/or feel an otherworldly presence or feel a higher frequency this very well may be a doorway to the next dimension.

One of the main reasons so many are drawn to sacred sites around the Earth is that all sacred sites exist on all dimensions at once. When we move into the next reality sacred sites will remain, but our modern society built of skyscrapers and superhighways will not. This is because sacred sites have a thread of energy that ties them to all the dimensions.

Sacred sites are built on energy vortexes. Because of the centuries of solar lightwork done in these places, a magnification of the frequencies has been built. When we visit sacred sites, we feel excited, as they exhibit high frequencies and lower magnetics. These altered frequencies and lower magnetics attract those who are working to be free of limitations. Sacred sites are actually preparing us for dimensional shifting. Higher frequencies help us clear out the unnecessary baggage we have carried for lifetimes and also give our body a workout so we will be in shape for the shifts. Lower magnetics prepare us for the possible disorientation we can feel when we enter a dimension that is timeless and non-linear. Sacred sites prepare our body and spirit for the shift of the ages.

Because we are the keepers and co-creators of this reality, if we ignore and dishonor the essence/spirit of the unseen, unmanifested worlds, we are actually working against nature and keeping reality from materializing. The winged ones, four-legged ones and the world of plants will not manifest if we have no respect for them. Why would they. If we kill them and cut them down, pollute them, why would they desire to manifest in this reality. If we don't learn respect for all of creation, we could literally erase life's participation in this dimension on Earth!

This is a hard message to share, but as humanity awakes to the spirit in all matter, I have absolute hope that we will begin to live and work in a sacred way again. We did not come this far through the burden of time and space to end it in this way. We are here to be victorious. We are here to witness and participate in the great celebration.

It is funny humanity as a whole feels that we have no impact on this reality. How can we believe so little of ourselves that we feel we are just blowing in the wind, as if by accident, just witnessing or being a victim of this reality. The big issues we face today on Mother Earth are directly related to our lack of self-esteem. Isn't it funny that clearing up old self-esteem issues could save the Planet! Think about it! We need to realize, honor and respect our creative force and realize we are creators. We hold this reality together. We are the keepers of the Earth. When we truly honor ourselves and our awesome creative power we will again live in a sacred way where we honor all life. When we honor all live the essence/spirit of all living things will manifest.

Humanity is waking up, and in this important year we are riding the crest of a very big wave. We are living on the edge. We are living between worlds. How we live, the choices we make, the sensitivities we develop, and our love and honor for all life will see us through.

September 21th, 2008 - B

2008-09-21T11:17:00.000-07:00

A few days ago, I received some messages from my inner guidance. Those message I have been receiving for a while (some years), but we human beings are very stubborn in nature, especially if it means changing habits and taking care of yourself.
Well that is what it was all about.

If I go back into my life I started getting these messages about taking care of myself all along, especially in my teenage years. Smoking and drinking and drugs were one of those things you explored. For me it was not because I was interested in it myself, but because others where doing it and because the people around you are doing it you just to it to. I never felt good while taking drugs or drinking alcohol or smoking, but I just did it anyway, it was part of the scene in Belgium where I grew up. And it was sneaky and something you were not supposed to do. I could feel my energy level was not great, I was always cold and looked white. I noticed that myself.

At around age 23, I am guessing because I am not that sure, I realised that I wanted to stop smoking. First I decided to not participate in any weed smoking, what I never liked anyway, but I did sometimes. So I told my friends I was not smoking anymore. Of course if anyone around you does, they are wondering why and they are thinking you are kinda weird, but that was OK for me. After a while it is not fun to be hanging around with others if they are in the party - using vibe and you do not. At the same time I started doing energy classes and healing workshops and met a lot of other people in that way.
Doing those classes I started to learn about my energy field and my inner guidance and more and more I met new people and did other things.

I followed my inner guidance more and more and less and less what others do or what society presents as normal.
I stopped smoking regular cigarettes in 1997. And in 1998 I did the workshop in Breitenbush in Oregon where I met Paul and the children.

I move to the US in 1999.
At this time (2008) I hardly drink any alcohol.

The messages my guidance are giving me now, the last few years is to eat healthy and take care of myself. A few days ago when I got the messages they told me to do a 7 week mental detoxing. Lots of water with lemon juice and aloevera. I know that raw and exercise is a good addition to that.

I am cleansing out of my mental field lots of energies that are not serving me anymore. It might not be easy to let go of the negativity and patterns, but I know that is my next step and then I will see what comes next.
It feels very good to see clear that this is what I need to do. My mind does not like it, but that is the point, it will detox those mental negative and destructive patterns.

I am excited about the shift.

September 21th, 2008

2008-09-21T10:23:00.001-07:00

Inspired Guidance
© Living Light Center (Frank Coppieters)
September 19, 2008

You are so incredibly fortunate
to have discovered how to go inside.
Every single time, it never fails, the shift takes place.

This shift is gentle and powerful
and frees up tremendous energy.

The shift is from a superficial preoccupation
with the 10,000 things of life
to exploration always fresh into the nature of what is.

Right away you meet your real identity
which had been waiting for you
to see this moments perfection.

Is this moment perfect?
Yes by definition
any moment spent with your real self
is like taking a bath in pure perfection.

The world can be complex.
Truth is so simple.
It is opening to love in this moment.
End of story!

Opening to love is the same as softening the heart
and listening to guidance
and being steeped in silence.

Sometimes you have guests here
Krishna and Buddha and Jesus.
Sometimes you are empty and vast as the sky.
All this for free.
Just by dropping the little me.

Peace to everyone and everything.

September 15th, 2008

2008-09-15T20:12:00.000-07:00

September 13th, 2008 - B

2008-09-13T19:23:00.001-07:00

HI all, all over the world.

Today is my oldest son's 19th birthday. Incredible. He is an amazing being!

It has been a sunny and warm day here in Central Oregon.

I would like to share with you....

The Meaning of Life n 700 words - By Story Waters

September 13th, 2008

2008-09-13T19:14:00.000-07:00

Limitlessness Key Concepts

You are the sovereign creator of your personal reality. You are a divine expression of All That Is. You are the creator in an individualized exploration of self-created beingness. There is no expression of beingness that you cannot choose to be. We are each the potential of all creation exploring itself.

You are infinitely free in your beingness. The realization of limitlessness is to step fully into your Self – the infinitely free power of creation. You do however create within the limits of your chosen beliefs. All perceived limits to what you can do are reflections of ways in which you are holding limiting beliefs about what you are.

You are completely responsible for your own experience. Though you may co-create with many other beings all co-creation is a choice. Your reality is always reflecting your current choice of beingness to you. You are That Which Chooses. All ideas of blaming ‘ other' for your current reality is a way in which you are in denial of your own creatorship. Any pain that you feel is a reflection of a way in which you are in separation from an aspect of All That You Are.

Human life is an incredible choice you are willingly making. You chose to enter embodiment in this physical-temporal reality due to the unique and amazing way in which beingness is experienced and explored here. The duality of this reality affords the most vibrant experiences known: the potential for incredible love and joy are as available as pain and suffering. You are choosing to be here to explore this amazing territory of beingness. When you embrace, rather than reject, your humanity, you will integrate the limitless freedom of your Divine Self with the unique diversity of your Human Self.

see their website
http://www.limitlessness.com/welcome.cfm

september 12th, 2008 - c

2008-09-12T17:20:00.001-07:00

september 12th, 2008 - B

2008-09-12T16:43:00.000-07:00

"Without honesty, there is no such thing as higher intelligence. In many ways, honesty is the summation of other dimensions of intelligence, for how may intelligence even be accessed except through the practice of honesty? How can intelligence be applied to life unless a situation is honestly evaluated? It is unfortunate that honesty is regarded primarily as a guideline for morality rather than an aspect of intelligence. Honesty brings solutions to every problem of life, as well as science, law, and social management. Honesty begins with the most simple question, 'what is it?' followed by a direct uncensored answer of what is."

Love Without End, "The Heart is Your Higher Intelligence"

September 12th, 2008

2008-09-12T12:36:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is Andrew's 19Th birthday.
We are working on a recipe with squid and feta cheese. Today we are making a raw carrot cake for his cross country pasta feed. They want healthy deserts.

Sometimes I wonder how everyone else in the world is doing with the energy changes that are going on for all of us.
Sometimes I think I am the only one struggling with resistance, but of course that is not true.
It takes willingness to let go of old habits and patterns and at the same time knowing that all is in perfect order and that all is exactly as it is supposed to be. Trust and patience is what it boils down to.
I realized today that in comparison with 3 years ago, I feel much better and less resistance. Sometimes we have to compare once in a while in time and see how far we come along and what progress we have made.

We are all in this together and talking about it and supporting each other is what I feel is very important. The old structures in the world and in ourselves are falling apart and that is a good thing, the new is coming in and can only bring expansions and growth. But change can be very freighting and that does not feel good. Especially if you cannot see yet what is next.

Again, trust and patience is what we all need in these very interesting times.

September 6th, 2008 - C

2008-09-06T16:46:00.001-07:00

This Weeks Quote

"As you know God, your understanding of reality will increase." Do whatever brings you into knowledge of God. Theology and religious doctrine can only tell you about God. Even if religious beliefs and practices are central to your life, you must still take the extra step to have a personal relationship with God. That is a private sacred experience. If you have no religion at all, you are not excluded from that experience. As a matter of fact, a person without religious conditions, who truly seeks God, is less likely to settle for doctrinal comforts in place of the real thing. "Theology is just a broad summarization of beliefs about God. There is no substitute for the real thing, and you can know God. It is one of your divine and immortal rights to know your Creator. You don't need a facilitator, and you don't need someone else's opinion of God to know rightly. For God is in your heart. As you know God, your ideas will work better. You will also be able to concentrate and generate higher levels of both expansion and compression, which will leave you healthy, wealthy, and wise. Thus you will know what to put together and how to do it. The many layers of your life will unfold simultaneously, with greater richness."

Love Without End, "God and Reality"

September 6th, 2008 - B

2008-09-06T16:31:00.000-07:00

Last night was my birthday party.
With lost of little kids and great friends.
It was a wonderful evening and we all enjoyed the
groups energy.

School started again.

My daughter moved back and is settling back in with family and friends.

I bought a new phone, lots of fun.

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