sum ergo sum

Beliefs I have had lots of time to ponder the deeper meanings of life in the past few weeks. My entire world has shut down for a little bit and I am left to think about many things. Something that keeps coming up for me is “What do I believe?” Dissecting my beliefs one by one asking if they actually make any sense or if I just believe them because I always have. I realized that beliefs are a unique force in nature that causes things to happen.   They literally are the beginning point of all creation.  W hat’s fascinating about them is they can change according to what we want to experience, but only if we believe so. For instance, if I had a belief that “I’m fat” running through my mind and I never gave it a question. If I just accepted it then my body, my world, the mirror, would begin to prove my belief to me. In every instance, I would begin to feel uncomfortable in my body. I would loose motivation to eat right and exercise. I would spend my days on the co...

Clearing the clutter What gets in the way of being present? All the cobwebs of thought and belief. All the thought we carry around about what’s right and what’s wrong and how things are and how they should be. Time to let go and clear the space of old mess. Time to open up for what’s Now. The wisdom of the ages is lovely and easy to get wrapped up in but it is just clutter. It fills the space. The space must be open and empty. Empty from opinion Empty from belief Open to possibility Open to presence Open to bliss The term ignorance is bliss rings true for me. For if we could be ignorant to the mishaps to the wrong doings to the injustice to the pain and sadness, we can cultivate a Empty space of Now. What’s now?  Clearing, cleaning, whipping out the regrets and ill feelings wiping out the interpretations. Wiping out the messy tangled webs of belief. Just being in innocence of the moment Being and experiencing the true natu...