Ownership

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We can own all kinds of possessions. From property like house and garden, to our car. From furniture to the clothes we wear. We can also own our actions and opinions. We can even patent our ideas. We create our own space and we may feel quite offended when someone oversteps the boundary.
But what about our pets? Do we own our pets? Are they our property, for us to do with as we please? Or trees? Or the wildlife that may visit our garden? Or people?

It may seem a bit absurd to bring it up. I suppose most people would agree that we can own ‘things’. Yet as soon as we start about living beings, things start to get complicated. And the more we can interact with that other being, the more grey the area of ownership tends to become.

Plants for instance, we can own. Yet when we state we own that big stand of old trees and therefore we can do with it as we please, chances are we are about to face an uproar from friend and foe alike. And our pets... We may have brought them into our lives paying a pretty penny for them; yet once there they tend to quickly become our companion rather than our property.

To take it one step further ~ the time we have with our children is borrowed. We as adults are there to teach and encourage them, to help them discover what they are all about and where their passion may be found. Once on their way, they quickly become independent beings, owned by no-one but themselves.

People should not aim to own other people. To tie them down, and to force them in to something that they are not.

And as obvious as that is ~ it makes me think about ownership form a different perspective.
Is there any way in which we can benefit from ownership of whatever possession, just for the sake of owning it?
Or is it in reality all about enjoying the company of an energy that we have brought into our lives; even when it is about a car or a couch?
That would imply that both have something to offer to the other.

So for instance when we look at our car ~ the car offers us a mode of transportation, and depending on the weather, shelter. In turn we provide it with the gasoline and maintenance it needs. And as long as both sides serve each other ~ one could even say there is a respectful, balanced relationship going on between the car and the person; the owner.

I guess that is more important as it seems that even ownership is a ‘two-way-street’.
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Trusting the Universe, again

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It is easy to perceive the ‘good things’ that are happening to us as gifts from an All Knowing, benevolent Universe. It is a lot harder to look upon the ‘bad things that may happen to us in the same manner.

And let me be clear, we don’t have to receive each of the Universes gifts with the same sense of joy. Yet it is important to receive these gifts ~ whether they are immediately beneficial to us, or whether they are nasty, hurtful things that happen to us ~ with the same grace. To thank the Universe either way. To see how the Universe’s gift can ultimately help you, even when it started out with breaking your heart...

This brings up questions along the lines of:

• What can I learn from this situation?
• Is there something within me that needs to change? Like an attitude?
• Is there any area in my life where I find myself holding a grudge?
• Do I feel like there is a persistent frustration in my life? And if there is, what does it stem from?
• Do I experience a stressful situation in my life that I am putting up with rather than changing it?

Looking at any situation, be it a desired situation or a situation that in all reality we feel we could have done without, from this or a similar perspective can show us a lot about ourselves and what we are made of. It can reveal to us how we live our lives.
And it can guide us onto a path that may well be miraculous beyond our wildest dreams.

All it takes is that we trust the Universe every step of the way.
And that we hold on to our heart’s greatest desires.

If we feel that we are doing what we are meant to do in life, we may find ourselves in situations that challenge us on our path. Yet if we have the inner strength to keep going with it, and solve disputes as they come up, only to learn from that and to go back doing what we know we do best ~ chances are that this can bring us further than we ever dreamed possible.
And as we put in the work ~ both on an outer, mundane level, as well as on an inner, personal level ~ we may find that even the difficult or nasty gifts from the Universe can bring us the most miraculous outcomes...

Especially in the energy we are living in today it pays to trust the Universe...
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Trusting the Universe

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Do you trust the Universe?
Do you truly believe that the Universe is All Knowing, and that whatever it brings on your path ultimately is for your benefit? To learn from, as an instigation for personal growth ~ a guide on your spiritual path?

It is one of those questions that right of the bat are easy to say ‘Yes’ to ~ until it starts affecting our lives. Then it all becomes a bit too close as we may feel pushed around for no reason at all...

But if we really trust that the Universe is a beneficial Universe that will guide us to exactly those situations, those people and places that are most beneficial to us as a spiritual being ~ and all of us are spiritual beings ~ then everything we may encounter on our individual, personal paths is a gift.
A gift from the Universe to help us move ahead, to learn, to change, to become who we are truly meant to be.

Something that is easy to accept when we find ourselves at the right place at the right time to get that new job, or to win that price ~ in other words, when it pays off.
But what about for instance an accident, or a fall, a burglary. Or perhaps something less dramatic like a person cutting you off in traffic. When something like that happens, do you still trust the Universe and believe that whatever it is that just happened is a gift from that benevolent Universe?

In other words, it is a lot easier to trust the Universe when we have an immediate positive gain; and a lot harder when what we experience hurts us in any way.
Then we may quickly revert to statements like; ‘I never asked for that’, or ‘I have done nothing to deserve that’. ‘That was uncalled for’. Anything to make the point that we have done nothing wrong and shouldn’t be treated this way.

Yet if this too is a gift from an All Knowing, benevolent Universe ~ then no matter how adverse the situation, there is something in it that will permit us to move ahead on our personal path with great strides...
It can be a signal to be more aware of our surroundings ~ leading us to gain in awareness in any situation, be it mundane, in energy or spiritual. Or it can prompt us to reevaluate our priorities ~ our needs and desires ~ and as soon as we do, we may find ourselves taking on a totally new direction in life...
Bringing us a fulfillment like we never thought we’d experience...
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Drawing a blank

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The dictionary definition of ‘drawing a blank’ is: to be unable to get information, think of something, or achieve something.

From time to time, every one of us is bound to find themselves in a situation where we are ‘drawing a blank’. A moment in which ~ no matter how hard we try ~ there seems to be nothing there. Up to the point that even googling  yields no success. No idea gets sparked in our minds, no hints come from our surroundings. Blank.

The interesting thing is that this is usually not because of lack of input. As it turns out, these situations seem to happen more when there is a lot of input. Things we need to do, things we should be careful not to forget, things we need to take care of. And then there are the things we desire to do, for instance creative endeavors, recreation (literally re ~ creation), a walk on the beach, to sit at the trunk of a beech...
And suddenly we are approaching a point of being overwhelmed. A point where every next bit of input is too much. It is at that point that, when we try to envision how we will accomplish our next task, when we are trying to imagine the most creative or fun solution to even a minor project ~ there may be nothing there. We are drawing a blank.

The solution is as practical and down to earth as it is obvious: to cut back on the amount of things that are striving for our attention. To take a time out in order to get our priorities straight again. To take a deep breath so we can reconnect with our own inner core again, as our own innermost being always has the wisdom to direct us to exactly that activity ~ or non-activity ~ that will be most beneficial to us at that very moment.

What does not seem to work ~ at least it doesn’t for me ~ is to keep ‘Facebooking’, making phone calls, playing computer games, or watching TV. All of these things are still turning our attention outside of ourselves, whereas the solution is to be found inside...

The way each of us connects to our innermost being is personal. For some it is a walk in the forest, for others it is yoga, or meditation. Or just permitting ourselves to take time for that cup of coffee or tea ~ even when our logical mind says that there is no time for ‘frivolous’ things like that right now.
And yet, when we give ourselves that hour of time to get back in touch with ourselves ~ things in our lives start falling into place again.

Nothing blank about it...
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Being aware

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All of us are aware. We are aware of the weather, whether it is cold or warm, wet or dry. We are aware  that when we drop something, gravity takes over bringing it in no time at all ‘back to earth’. We are aware that there are certain colors that suit us, while other colors don’t do us any favors... The list is endless.

Yet in this day and age as soon as we mention awareness, or being aware, we seem to be talking about a specific awareness: an intuitive, meditative, high frequency awareness. An awareness that makes us sensitive to the atmosphere, the mood of a place. An awareness that allows us to become aware of certain energies around us. Even an awareness that permits us to pick up on for instance the outcome of a situation...

And as we gain in awareness we may also discover that the way in which you register this ‘high frequency awareness’ is quite personal. It is always linked to the senses. This means that we can ‘get it’ through feeling, seeing, hearing, smelling, and tasting. On top of that it is possible to receive the information we become aware of through knowing.
Whichever way the information is experienced, it needs to be put into perspective, translated in a sense, in order to become aware of the full picture.
For instance, a person who is aware through feeling would need to translate an inner feeling into an outer situation. A person who sees whatever they become aware of, sometimes only sees one or two frames in a movie and would need to extrapolate those frames into a full scope. When a person gains the awareness through knowing, they need to differentiate between their logical thought patterns and the more intuitive awareness...

Whichever way the ‘high frequency awareness’ is presented, is the way that suits a person best from a perspective of their innate ability; of their core being. It is not true that any one method is better than another method ~ as long as it works for you.

As this ‘high frequency awareness’ is connected to our senses, it does mean that when we choose to work more with our senses, our intuition ~ when we start exploring that vast world we can gain access to through our ‘high frequency awareness’ ~ it is easy to be overwhelmed...
And some people choose to not go there. To just live their lives in a more logical, and perhaps simpler arena...

But that doesn’t change the fact that all of us are aware!
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