Our Loss of Icons

RESPECT FOR OUR LOST ICONS {by Nadine Jessel}

We just lost three icons and many are yet to come;

From their warm hearts, their virtues have spoken from.

Our lives are too rushed and we don’t stop to reflect;

The gifts of talented icons which we should honour and respect.

Your esteem for Ed McMahon and Farrah Facwett is not up for debate;

But the mixed views of Michael Jackson, I sadly do relate.

Michael had a troubled life and that’s a tragic shame;

For his eccentric actions, show him pity more than blame.

When John F. Kennedy was shot, oh how the world wept;

But he too had dark secrets, inside where they all slept.

The loss of Princess Diana hit the world with a thrust;

She captured our hearts, our support and our undying trust.

Elvis was a troubled soul, trapped within his self abuse;

To avoid his death in the end, there was absolutely no use.

Elvis and many others met their fate as did Michael;

For toxic abuse repeats itself in a perpetual destructive cycle.

Here I mention only a few, but there were many more;

Some outshine in spirit, but some in misery evened the score.

Pay them the homage that they rightly deserve;

For in death, their dark side we won’t observe.

Whether president, war hero or the best talent in sight;

They are all now sleeping angels in their own right.

Many war heroes fought for our freedom and died;

They too had imperfections which cannot be denied.

Some of our idols entertained us spreading joy and fun;

Others fought for our freedom or said how our countries are run.

The loss of our icons we have come to dread;

Their inspirations joined to our hearts by an invisible thread.

They gave light to our souls with their talents so bright;

To defame them in death, just isn’t right.

No matter the contribution to society they dealt;

Their talents and inspirations were profoundly felt.

Denouncing the spirits of the dead is an expression of our fear;

For our deepest wounds are echoed when we look into the mirror.

So, one last tribute to the lost icons whose talents we behold;

For they all had some darkness and many secrets untold.

It takes integrity to be heartfelt and kind;

Please honour the legacies that these icons have left behind.

[Nadine Jessel, June 29, 2009]

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“Heal the world, make it a better place,

For you and for me, and the entire human race.” ~ Michael Jackson ~

"I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am." ~ Princess Diana ~

"Rock and roll music, if you like it, if you feel it, you can't help but move to it.

That's what happens to me. I can't help it." ~ Elvis Presley ~

"I am proud of what I have got and I need an audience." ~ Farrah Facwett ~

"There is no planning. On the night it is really great, it’s euphoria

and if it is not so great there is always tomorrow night." ~ Ed McMahon ~

Healing the Hearts of Humanity 2009

Abe ~ It's done! Just catch up : )

Latest Reading List

Don Miguel Ruiz - "The Four Agreements" - A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

Robin Sharma - "Who Will Cry When You Die?", "The Saint, The Surfer, and the CEO", The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari", The Greatness Guide"

Elizabeth Claire Prophet - "How to Work With Angels"

John Perkins - "Shape Shifting" - Techniques for Global and Personal Transformation

Health, Wealth and Wisdom: Get Rich or BE Rich: Paul Hawken's 2009 Commencement Address

Health, Wealth and Wisdom: Get Rich or BE Rich: Paul Hawken's 2009 Commencement Address

Greatness

Everyone Can Become Great

“It is within the power of every man to become great.” ~ Wallace D. Wattles from The Science of Being Great

Do you think you can become great? Coupla things on that: 1) EVERYONE can become great; and, 2) As per Ford, “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you’re right.”

Too often we look at those we admire and think it must have been their destiny to achieve greatness. Something in their genes or astrological chart or just sheer luck.

Huh? That’s just a REALLY weak excuse for us failing to step up to our own greatness.

As Wattles says, ““It is within the power of every man to become great.”

And the great Paulo Coelho echoes that when he says, “I learned the most important lesson of my life: that the extraordinary is not the birthright of a chosen and privileged few, but of all people, even the humblest. That is my one certainty: we are all the manifestation of the divinity of God.”

YOU HAVE SEEDS OF GREATNESS IN YOU!

I hope you already know that and I hope you have enough strength to work on yourself till you manifest it and most fully give yourself to the world. Why? Well, we need it. But, more importantly, YOU need it! As Abraham Maslow states: “If you deliberately plan on being less than you are capable of being, then I warn you that you’ll be unhappy for the rest of your life.”

You might be thinking, “Oh, but me? I can’t possibly be great. You should have seen how I was raised.” Or, “Not for me. I’m in prison.” Or, “Me? blah blah blah blah boring story blah.”

Whatever. You only need to look at so many people like Oprah or Malcolm X or 50 Cent (OMG. Former thug drug dealer turned artist turned future billionaire simply rockin’ his greatness!) to anyone else you wanna pick who had way worse circumstances than you and turned it around.

Of course, the STATISTICS will tell you that you won’t do it. But who gives a *%$# about statistics? If one in a million make it, those are great odds. How many of you are there? Just do it. :)

So, I’ll pick up my megaphone one more time: “IT IS WITHIN YOUR POWER TO BECOME GREAT!!!”

*stops yelling and sets the megaphone down* :)

Thanks to Brian Johnson's Philosopher's Notes Episode 45 for this post

A Call to Raise The Consciousness of Our Planet

A Call to Conscious Evolution

Sponsored by: Evolutionary Leaders

The Obama administration has contacted the Evolutionary Leaders Counsel to solicit a visionary

statement on how to transform our planet. Their brilliant response is below. If these luminous

principles resonate with you, please copy the link below into your computer web browser

to sign on as a supporter of their letter of intent.

President Obama asked that any statement made by the Counsel be supported by at least

10,000 signatures; the goal is 100,000.  Our current count is over 35,000.  We can gather at least a million signatures, since we Cultural Creatives now comprise one-fourth of the U.S. adult population! So please spread the news.

As the Hopi Elders predicted, that "We are the ones we've been waiting for." Now it's time

for us to stand up and be counted.

Statement By the Evolutionary Leaders

The human family is in the midst of the

most significant transformation of consciousness

since its emergence in Africa over one hundred

thousand years ago. Consciousness has been

evolving for billions of years from the first cell

to us. We are becoming aware that through our

own consciousness the universe can know itself.

This awareness reveals incredible new potential

for our individual and collective humanity.

Simultaneously, we are the first species on

this Earth aware that we can destroy ourselves

by our own action. This may be the greatest

wake-up call to the evolution of consciousness

since the origin of Homo sapiens.

We now realize that we are affecting our

own evolution by everything we do. This knowledge

awakens in us the aspiration to become

more conscious through subjective practices including

meditation, reflection, prayer, intuition,

creativity, and conscious choice making that accelerate

our evolution in the direction of unity

consciousness and inspire us to deeply align our

collective vision.

THE CHALLENGE

At this juncture in human history, urgent

global crises challenge us to learn to live sustainably,

in harmony and gratitude with one another

and with the living universe. The changes

required of humanity are broad, deep, and far

reaching. Only by acting swiftly and creatively

can we birth a planetary culture that will bring

well-being to every form of life in the Earth community.

The good news is that a compelling new

story of our potential as a whole human species

is emerging - a story of collaboration, citizen action,

dialogue and new understandings propelled

by unprecedented levels of democratic freedom,

multicultural exchange, and access to communication

technologies. It is nothing less than the

story of our collective evolution.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTION

We recognize that the inner and outer aspects

of life evolve together. A dramatic awakening

in consciousness will involve an equally

dramatic shift in outward aspects of our lives. In

particular, we see the following as vital opportunities

for our conscious evolution, both personally

and collectively:

Cultivating a Paradigm of Aliveness: We regard

the universe as deeply alive and conscious

by nature. In a living universe, our sense of subtle

connection and participation with life around us

is the basis for a compassionate and cooperative

approach to living.

Educating for an Evolving Consciousness:

Awakening consciousness is the foundation for all

the change we seek to see in the world. We can

work to elevate our capacity for conscious reflection

and creative action in our personal lives

as well as our collective lives as communities. We

must support research and educational strategies

that optimize human capacities and explore the

nature of consciousness.

Restoring Ecological Balance: The balance

of planetary ecosystems is fundamental to our

survival. We must reverse the pollution of our

global commons - the water, air and soil that

nourish all life. We must encourage the proliferation

of clean, renewable energy sources and expend

all necessary resources toward mitigating

the effects of climate change.

Encouraging Conscious Media: We must find

innovative ways to use the new electronic media

as the mirror of our positive evolutionary story,

investing in their capacity to reach across differences

of generation, culture, religion, wealth, and

gender to build a working consensus about our

collective future.

Engaging in Social and Political Transformation:

More sustainable ways of living will require

the support of a more conscious democracy and

vibrant civil society from which more enlightened

leaders will emerge. All individuals should be encouraged

to use their gifts to create participatory,

responsible and compassionate models of governance.

Working for Integrity in Commerce: Conscious

businesses that are aware of the scope,

depth, and long-range impacts of their actions

are key to achieving sustainability. Business must

become an ethical steward of the Earth's ecology

and consciously establish an economic basis for a

future of equitably shared abundance.Promoting

Health and Healing: The science of mind-bodyspirit

health has demonstrated the profound connection

between the health of a whole person

and the health of the system in which he or she

lives. Whole systems healing, respecting both traditional

knowledge and modern sciences, must

be supported in physical, social, and spiritual domains.

Building Global Community: The new story

is about all of us who share this planet. Together,

we can create a culture of peace that eliminates

the need for armed conflict, respecting and appreciating

the glorious diversity of our human

family. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS VITAL

Our group has done its best to articulate

possibilities for the evolution of consciousness

at this crucial moment in time. Please reflect on

this document, feel what resonates in your being

and calls forth a response on your part. We

invite you to discuss it with others, continuing this

global conversation by adding to it the wisdom

that is uniquely your own.Together, let us co-create

a new narrative of conscious evolution that is

a call to individual and collective action, birthing

the most significant transformation of consciousness

in history.

Join in the Call to Conscious Evolution by

signing the pledge now. See what others are saying,

sign the petition and/or write your own comments:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/248704259

The Law of Relativity

The Law of Relativity

Energy isn't positive or negative. It can't be judged without comparison. No matter how successful you are, someone will always be more successful at something than you. No matter how grim your circumstances may seem there is someone who would welcome them in contrast to their own. What is simply is. Our judgment is chosen illusion.

No goal, thought, idea or obstacle is large or small, far or near, overwhelming or simplistic until you relate it to something else. The only difference between goals that you believe to be simple to achieve and ones you believe to be challenging is what you believe about them. Are you really where you think you are? Does there have to be that many steps in between you and your goal or is that something you assume? Are the steps truly large or small?

If you change your relationship to a dream you change the attainability of it. If you dissolve the illusion of size, difficulty and distance you come to realize that any goal is equally achievable. The actions you take to attain them may be different but that doesn't make them any more difficult or time consuming. Change your perspective and you change how you relate to your goal. 

Jayne Moffitt is a Bestselling Author, Life Coach and Teacher of Spiritually based success principals.  Her globally based company is dedicated to helping the entrepreneurial spirit achieve success and abundance while embracing fulfillment in every area of their life.  We honor those adventurers, visionaries, catalysts and dreamers who believe they can change the world - because we know they can.   You can learn more about Jayne Moffitt and her work at www.TheUnabridgedLife.com. 

Sweeping in front of own front door

Well, it's been a lazy Saturday on the first Day of Spring.  Did some cleaning of my outer Porch and Stairways, then swept the grass free of small litter.  Ended up sweeping around our Dumpster, where accumulations of broken glass from months was looking a bit unkempt.  Sure feels good to clean up my little part of the world.

2012, It's almost here!

     I was just watching one of Nic Askews soul biographies/short words when I had this realization: We only have three years until it will be 2012, for what ever that is worth.  

     Seems to me it is time to get clickin, doing, acting, getting a move on, pulling up socks and doing something useful for ourselves, our planet, our neighbors.

     Anyone else getting a feeling of time speeding up?  More energy in the air?  More smiles being shared, more hugs given and received?

     Comments?

Fullfilling All Your Desires

Thanks to Brian at: http://personallifemedia.com/podcasts/503-philosophersnotes/

 Episode 5: Why Not Be a Little (or a Lot :) Unreasonable?!?

"Everything you want should be yours: the type of work you want; the relationships you need; the social, mental, and aesthetic stimulation that will make you happy and fulfilled; the money you require for the lifestyle that is appropriate to you; and any requirement that you may (or may not) have for achievement or service to others. If you don't aim for it all, you'll never get it all. To aim for it requires that you know what you want." ~ Richard Koch from The 80/20 Principle

Miracles

      "The role of teaching and learning is actually reversed in the thinking of the world.  The reversal is characteristic.  It seems as if the teacher and the learner are separated, the teacher giving something to the learner rather than to himself.  Further, the act of teaching is regarded as a special activity, in which one engages only a relatively small proportion of one's time.  The course, on the other hand, emphasizes that to teach is to learn, so that teacher and learner are the same.  It also emphasizes that teaching is a constant process; it goes on every moment of the day, and continues into sleeping thoughts as well." - A Course In Miracles - Manual for Teachers

     I do wish I still had my copy of "A Course In Miracles" on the shelf; going to have to get another copy.  I am experiencing so many miracles these days; love is pouring from my heart and coming back from others.  I suppose some of the learnings from the "Manual for Teachers" that had been long forgotten have miraculously been given to me again. 

     Yes, I am humble, and caring.

Namaste,

David 

Our Collective Opportunity to Change World

I strongly encourage you to view this short video by James Arthur Ray:

http://blog.jamesray.com/labels/president.html?utm_source=president20090220&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=Blast

Namaste,

David

Security vs. Risk

     "It costs so much to be a full human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment or the courage, to pay the price....

      One has to abandon altogether the search for security, and reach out to the risk of living with both arms.  One has to embrace the world like a lover.  One has to accept pain as a condition of existence.  

     One has to court doubt and darkness as the cost of knowing.   One needs a will stubborn in conflict, but apt always to total acceptance of every consequence of living and dying." 

Morris L. West  - "The Shoes of the Fisherman"

We Are A Hologram Of God

Thanks to Sheila Robinson for this quote:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be shining, fulfilled and happy?

Actually, who are you NOT to be? You are a child of God...

Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you.

We were born to make manifest the glory that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

~Marianne Williamson

In Difficult Times Leaders Rise To The Challenge

Thanks to Sue Tititilli for this quote:

 "History rests on the shoulders of those who accepted the challenge of difficulties and drove thru to victory in spite of everything." - Hugh B. Brown

Another quote for today

"Good intentions are no substitute for action; failure usually follows the path of least persistence" - Sandra Martini

Thanks to Judith Geiger for this quote

                 

 

"I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit."

- Dawna Markova

Choices - A Tribute to Ole Larsen

     One of my mentors, Ole Larsen, when he lived in Pensacola Beach three decades ago sported a personalized license plate: CHOICES.

      Ole was fond of employing experiential learnings in assisting others in their personal growth, as did Gurdjieff and other spiritual leaders.   One morning as I was sitting down for breakfast in his home in Pensacola Beach Florida Ole asked me: "David, If you could have anything you wanted for breakfast, what would that be?"  I don't recall my exact reply, however, I do recall the emotion that question engendered in me - somewhat embarrassed, hesitant to state what I really would like if anything was available, generally flummoxed.  

     I since have come to realize that all we have to do is ask for what we want.  With specifics.  Exactly how we want it to be.  And when we empower that asking with the emotion of desire, we can then give thanks, knowing the (universe) (God) (Spirit) has already started moving our request to us. 

     I never really acknowledged to Ole how much he gave me during the several years we interacted from time to time.  And I must acknowledge, that I am a slow learner in many areas.  Once, Ole said to me "David, you need to handle your money".  So, twenty six years later, I'm handling my money.  

     As I said, in some areas, I'm a slow learner.

     Thank You OLE

Are You Reactive or Proactive?

 "You can wait for your time to come OR you can wake up and realize that your hands are the only hands on the clock." - Jayne Moffitt.

Thanks to Michael Yonter for this post

"NOT the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where 

the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to 

the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and

 sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short 

again and again ... who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at 

the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who 

at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." 

--Theodore Roosevelt

In my younger years, I was the one to point out how it could have been 

done better; I now choose to step into the arena where excitement, 

growth, new learnings and joy await.

As Above, So Below; As Within, So Without

     As I do most mornings, I reflect.  Today's reflection while walking was: How can I give today without want?  The immediate answer was to volunteer at 8/29.  So that's what I'll do for a part of my day today.  

     Another reflection was: As Within, So Without: To me that means what I allow into my mind becomes my reality as a result of the Law Of Attraction.   

     One of the things I ceased to allow in was TV, - Result: I now have at least 10 more hours a week producing value for others.

     Another activity eliminated was reading what seems mostly to be Constant Negative News.  So gone is the hour and a half spent reading the NY Times Headlines each day - Result: more time for creating positive results in my life by working on my business.

     Some positive side effects: I am more cheerful in my relationships, My Coaching flows much more easily.  

Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life - An Excerpt from "Choose to Believe"

Why Isn't The Belief-Reality Connection Obvious?
An excerpt from
Choose To Believe: A Practical Guide to Living Your Dreams
By Alan Tutt
http://www.PowerKeysPub.com

The idea that we have the power to control every aspect of our
lives simply by choosing what we believe is a very seductive
concept. However, this seems to fly in the face of common sense
and traditional science. And if it's true, then why isn't it
obvious?

That's certainly a reasonable question to ask. After all, over
the course of time, we've discovered how to do many different
things, including how to harness the power of the atom for both
destruction and electrical power, and how to create super-complex
computer systems that can produce fantastically realistic special
effects in movies and television commercials.

Although when we sit and think about it, how much of what we've
learned over time was obvious? For example, how obvious is it to
mix flour, oil, eggs, milk, sugar, baking powder, and cocoa to
make a chocolate cake? Maybe we should ask any of the thousands
who have trouble getting it right even with a recipe.

It has always amazed me to wonder how anyone thought to mix that
combination of ingredients, and to keep trying the many possible
combinations until they produced an edible result. How many eggs
should we put in, one, two, twenty? How much flour this time, a
handful or a pound?

Similarly, how obvious is it to turn grapes into wine? As I
understand it, the fermentation process involves a precise
control of temperature, a mix of different kinds of yeast, a way
to prevent oxygen from getting to the mixture, and then waiting
for 10 to 30 days. And then there's an additional aging process
after that!

Maybe we've been too busy discovering so many different things
that we just haven't come around to discovering the connection
between beliefs and experience.

On the other hand, even though it may not be obvious that our
beliefs directly affect the world around us, there have been
people throughout history who have discovered the truth and tried
to tell us how important our beliefs are. It's not exactly a new
concept, but one that has been around for thousands of years

.......
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Giving Thanks

     Today is another of those georgeous winter days here in New Orleans.  As I started my day with a morning walk, I was reminded of all those things I am thankful for.  The squirrel climbing up the oak tree, the sparrows flitting in and out of the trees, the fact that I have more to be thankful for than a good percentage of the world's population, many of whom are going hungry today.

    So, I give thanks to God, the universe, or how ever He/She/It is described for all I am thankful for.   I am committed today to use my talents to inspire, mentor, and coach others to manifest their highest potential.

Namaste

David 

Happiness

     Happiness is not something to be pursued.  Happiness is something you do.  Being Happy is a choice each of us has in the present moment.  If it seems difficult, change your physiology - Smile, Stand up Straight, Throw your shoulders back, Visualize a time in your life that was intensely enjoyable for you.  Life is to enjoy and savor. 

     "Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored."

- Earl Nightingale