Asking "What Now?"..... Now

Isn’t it something that we have the infinite Source of Light Love Joy Bliss Beauty Freedom Peace within us.... 

that We Are It.... and 

because we have been taught.... 

(by those who forgot....)

to dumb down the light .... 

we actually start a quest at some point to look for all of these things in the world seemingly outside of us, seemingly separate from us.  

And whenever we do manage to get what we think will bring us that coveted quality, eventually it loses it’s power to do so, or we realize it actually isn’t what we really wanted, or it loses it's initial shebangie and the bells and whistles get a bit muffled and we ask, “What Now?”

So, instead of spending all kinds of time money effort looking outside for what we think we need to make us happy or bring us that special quality, let's remember where it actually lies, the real deal, the Source within, and, 

answer the “What Now?” question once and for all.

This Now.

Here.

Now.

No other place, no other time.

No place. No time. 

Now.

The only true Joy there will ever be.  As the Authentic Self.  As One.  As All.  

Once that question is really answered we will never need to ask “What Now?” again.                            It is always Now, always Happening, always Life.  All There Is..   No Matter What. 

Born To; Juice, Joy, and Genius

Following on the last post of the should’s, can’s and born to's.....

here are some clues that you are in or moving into the ‘born to’ aspect of life.

Again, this is not about finding one thing in the world to do, but more of an open ended exploration.

When Rumi says “if you don’t do the thing he sent you to do” (see last post) the ego mind will usually look to a limited project rather than a way of being or a larger, more comprehensive, perspective.  Writing a book, learning a skill, expressing a gift; these are all nice things, but by no means what your soul is here to ‘do’, and is not the kind of thing Rumi is speaking of. These can be effects of finding your purpose, not the purpose itself.

When you do hit upon your soul purpose you will discover a few things:

One, it will have a lot of juice for you.  It will inspire you to no end and bring an inexhaustible amount of energy, since it is not coming from your ego, (the should or can aspect), but from higher dimensions of being and from the Truth of What You Are.  There will always be a sense that it is coming from ‘beyond you’, or not something that the personal self can take credit for.

Two, it will bring great joy to yourself and others. Accessing your soul purpose and sharing it with others is quite possibly the greatest joy there is, as well as being desperately needed in the world today.  The joy that comes from aligning with what you were born to do is beyond comprehension.  As a side note, it should be mentioned that there may be those who will be threatened by what you are 'born to do' if they have not yet discovered their own.  While this may cause the personality some discomfort, it can not diminish the joy of inner discovery and soul expression.

Three, it will be completely unique and unrepeatable.  Everyone has a unique genius that is not talent alone, but a way of being or expressing that is far beyond what we have come to know as normal.  It is accessing the Soul. Spiritual beingness. 

To get to the point of alignment with this level of ‘doing’ (which is really non-doing from the ego level) takes great commitment and perseverance.  It takes a great deal of inner reflection and the ability to follow the inner guidance when it comes, and it can be of tremendous value to surround oneself with others who are of like intent of deep inner discovery and expression.  

There are no special people, just those who have made special commitments to themselves to go beyond internal barriers of who and what they have been told they are.

Here’s to all of our genius' 

juicily and joyfully expressing 

in these auspicious times of 

opportunity and accelerated evolution

here on planet earth,

the adventure continues... 

Jaia

Should Do, Can Do, Born To Do

Blessings Beings of Beingness!

In these times of the Great Shift we are realizing capabilities and powers far beyond what being human has meant in the past.  Before these ways of being have been reserved for special people only, for yogis and saints, not for the average Joe. 

But, Joe, Jane, Dick, Diane.... it doesn’t matter what your name is, where you were born- if you are reading this you have either begun to activate these powers within, or you know there is much more to yourself and to life than you have been able to access.  On some level you are aware you have come to the planet to be a part of something fantastic- out of this world, while very much in this world; the next stage of human evolution. There are gifts inside of you that you have come to share with humanity; in contribution to this Great Shift in Consciousness that is now occurring.  

Whether they are healing gifts, artistic gifts, teaching, building, visioning, or a mixed bag of many gifts, there is something only you can do, in the specific way you can do it.  You are an essential piece of the Divine Puzzle Plan and as you show up in your fullness others may be able to see the image of the puzzle just a bit more clearly and see where they fit.  

This reminds me of something the mystic poet Rumi was known to have said;

“It’s as if a king has sent you to a foreign land.  You could do a hundred things, but if you don’t do the thing he sent you to do, it will be as if you did not come.”

Now the conditioned mind, or ego, can get ahold of this and make a nightmare out of it, as fear comes crashing in along with guilt that you haven't gotten it, or aren’t living to your highest ability, eghads, and all will be lost.  

Beyond that, there is a great and wonderful opportunity to trust yourself, find what really brings you alive, and bring it forth in service to joy and love and freedom to the One of Us.

A few seem to come in knowing right off the bat what they have come to give and share, while most of us navigate the territory of should’s and can’s before we get to the born to’s. 

Here are a few reasons we find ourselves doing what we do:

Because we should.  Because we think of ourselves as good people, and because our parents, or others we have been influenced by, often show us what we need to do, we learn to use our time and energy to perpetuate these beliefs and ways of life.  If you glance back at the people around you as you grew up, and see what their values were and how they lived you most often see yourself doing the same things in the same ways.  Until you start to question if these are really your values and the ways you were meant to do things.  The exception to this modeling is the rebel stance which does the opposite of what we were shown, but this can be just as limiting to our soul as unconscious modeling.   In this scenario of modeling, the should’s often become have to’s after a time, and we end up living someone else’s life instead of the profound potential We Are and have come to Be.

Because we can.  This is another good one, especially for those multi talented and intelligent folks out there.  Just because we can do something doesn’t mean it is in the best interest and of greatest service.  We can really get stuck in this one because of the positive feedback, compensation, and rationalization that we are doing so well in it, even if it isn’t a great passion, or it doesn't bring us alive the way sharing a gift of the soul does.

Because We were born to.  This is a whole other level of living and you know it when you’re in it.  It can take some deep soul searching, intent, reflection, experimenting, patience and practice to get there, but is worth it by all means.                                                                      For years I was getting messages and visions of singing, but since I had never sang ( at least not in public! ) and hated the sound of my voice, I brushed them off as odd.  Even though I was passionately asking what I was here to do!  I knew I could write, so that was a focus, but singing was so far outside of the idea of who I was I could not accept the messages.           Over time, one thing led to another, and when I was at at top spiritual venue in London sharing my original songs and poetry to an audience of a few hundred, that feeling of deep knowing came in, a deja vu kind of feeling, a deep gratifying alignment.  When one of the long time board members of this venue came over afterwards and said, “Well, you obviously know what you are here to do,” I still could not fully take it in!  It was almost too easy, too simple.  It came so naturally I didn’t have to think about it- except when the thought came in ‘I’m not a singer’.  Ei yi yi.

So, go ahead and do what you need to do.  And, if you have not ever had the sense that you were doing the thing you were born to do, (and yes, there can be more than one thing) keep going, keep discovering, keep asking, keep smiling.  The Universe can’t help but answer a sincere request of the heart and soul.  

The adventure continues....