You are Love, I am Love, We are Love

You are beauty You are light
All that is within you is a complete and heavenly sight

You are divine and as majestic as a flower
You are courageous and with ability to empower

Breath in and remember why you are here
Breath out and see the beauty in all that you are near

This glitter filled dream you’ve willed is drawing to a close
You’ll wake up again soon and see your true kin fresh as a rose

Oh the love that is the truth of this existence
How much more perfect could it all be

Nothing more could express this feeling I have inside
But to compare it to the opening of a flower and the sweet caress of its first bumble bee’s shower

Mas Poetry

Take flight young one
Tell them you’re on a run

Trust your wingspan
And jump without a thought or plan

Glitter flows through your veins
Love is the essence of change

Ah here we are again
Roaming this Gaian sphere again



Blood is red just as the night gives way.
Apples oranges carrots too are alike to us each day we move

Eyesight with the forehead listening
Go within do not resist it

See the pink berries dripping light and candy too?
See the painted lilies blossoming open just for you?




Love is purple bright as a rainbow drips
Sit back the waves are coming let them sip

Love is beauty shined over the piano dancing
Pull up a chair listen do not stare, entrance them

Love is life split over and kind
Your eyes reflect this same collected mind

Home

Truth seeps from my veins alone again to much growth this hope did come running always there waiting for me to take out the trash so it could breath.

Tiny drops of sunshine come pouring out your eyes I would like to tell you something but realize it may cause rise.

Rise in your heart is what I mean. Rise in the world you seem to dream.
Rise in the angels watching over your pure soul. Waiting round the corner for you to need that next ride home.

Home to your maker, this is where we all want to go.
Home to this great teacher that has taught and now grown old.

Who are the young ones who will keep this energy alive. As they mature and learn we must all realize the beauty in their capable little hands so they may save us all.

Let us Relate

Plastic images strewn across the breath of my past
Flashes insight above my chest

Which places the energy you helped create
Down a delightful flight to another space

Sunsets flourish as they climb higher up the steps
Shining so bright it bleeds an orange mess

Cross forth my friend lets relate our images – our memories
Let’s trade – let’s allow our experiences to mold and to shape

This new existence we can share
This life we’ve been waiting to prepare.

Soon enough we will transcend this earthly plane, we must
To return to the source to live in ecstasy for eternity to reign.

Black Swan

Soooo, watched "Black Swan" yesterday evening. This poem came out of me today. I feel it must be reflective of the film.



human emotion all wrapped up with potions
can't seem to deal with the life that is real

tucked away feeling, repressed without telling
then stripped away naked, bleeding and still peeling

scabbed over again, elusive red skin
darkess is gaining, head full of raining

all used up, no room to be loved
noone has told her, her eyes scream like torture

What is the relationship between the divine and the world?

In my personal response to the question of what the relationship is between the divine and the world, I believe the Divine is found in all which is pure. Many spiritual traditions are heavily tainted, primarily through human error and greed, though the essence of what they are is beautiful and just as true as any. My belief about the reason for so many interpretations of the Divine is simply determined by a set of differing factors, such as; language, cultural norms, climate, and just about any other factor that makes humans different from one another.
For me, I grew up as a Charismatic Christian. Early on I saw the power of God, I was very closed minded to the idea that ‘He’ could be reached in any other way but through the Christian ‘path.’ It was when I strayed from this path that I started to see the truth and reality of the life I was leading. I started to notice the same feeling would arise in me when I was dancing, singing and being caressed by the energy and vibration of music at live concerts as I had experienced early on while raising my hands in worship for Christ at church. There is an energy that is created when humans congregate together with a similar set of beliefs and motives. With everyone using the power of their mind to try and reach God, miraculous things occur. This is why God or energy shows up in such varying types of religious rituals and services all over the world.
I believe that there are many paths to reach the Divine and I believe the strength of connection one has with it depends on the route and the familiarity of the tradition and how ingrained it is in that person. This is why so many stick to one tradition and develop a full and powerful relationship with the Divine through it. It is a cultural comfort and doesn’t go against conditioned norms that are hard for us to break and abandon. I do believe one can participate in many different traditions or one different from one’s own cultural majority. This is very true today because of globalization, we are seeing what is the first time for most a completely different take on life and spiritual traditions and practice. I think the most important thing to value and nurture are these different paths to the divine. It is imperative to have diversity in human life on this planet. The main reason being is that it is part of our evolution and soon to be reconnection with this Divine power. Humans have evolved according to differing factors since the beginning of time, we have the ability to view and melt into a different culture and perspective, which only develops and evolves our perspective more. This is why we must realize that there is no ‘one’ path, and that by having a plethora of differing paths we actually evolve our great unified path, which is the evolution of who we are, of our collective consciousness.
If we could bind together and realize that we are all after the same essence of love that we all feel in our different paths, we could truly transform the reality of our existence. It comes as no surprise though that there are higher corrupted forces that are poisoning the collective unconscious, in a motive to keep us disconnected and in war against one another. The most obvious poison is apparent in all aspects of our current modern life, that poison is fear. As long as humans are in a state of fear they will not evolve and achieve transcendence. I believe that the truth of who we are is becoming apparent and those with evil motive will in time be healed from the darkness that stones their souls or otherwise be cast away from this planet and far from the life force energy which sustains us, creates us, binds us, and evolves us.

Can creatures other than humans contemplate beauty?

Can creatures other than humans contemplate beauty?

I think maybe. Though they don't need to explain or understand it, as we humans do, they just 'go' with it, such as with mating (like the peacocks). When something is 'contemplated' or 'thought about' or 'named' the essence or beauty of what it truly is, such as the name of God, is lost...because it limits the divinity of its true nature.
The reason that Abraham deemed 'God' Yahweh (meaning something like 'without name') was because at that time there were many different 'gods' and the way that they were 'used' was by calling out there name. This was not always a positive thing though because people could call out the name of a god and use it in a not so good way...By naming 'God' Yahweh he could not be limited because His name could not be used...
I’m using this story as a historical reference for the development or use of 'gods' and not as an all encompassing view of what 'God' is...there are many different stories in many other beautiful religions...this one is just interesting and encompasses the development of three religions: Judaism, Christianity & Islam :)
As far as animals...I think they are just smarter than humans, lol. Because they don't need to name something in order to be 'moved' by it. They just...exist...they are certainly affected when things are bad...but by just existing they accept the circumstance and are not emotionally depleted like we are...our contemplation or thinking is what disconnects us from the beauty that exists all around us...we're kind of dumb. Lol.
If any of you have not read ISHMAEL, By: Daniel Quinn....pleeeeeeease do. It is THE best book I’ve ever read and kind of explains a lot of ‘stuff’. Or go to http://www.ishmael.org. :)

Philosophy of Therapy

I believe that there are many factors that go into the human condition that leads to an inability for one to deal with the situations it throws at them. I believe it is the way one thinks about those situations as well as how one lives, that leads them to effective coping strategies and a happy existence. My main thought then is that thought patterns and lifestyle choices are crucial; in regards to thinking I believe that cognitive behavioral therapy is best suited to deal with the disorders that may arise from those thought patterns. I believe that healthy lifestyle choices that arise from thought patterns are crucial to deal with a disorder in conjunction with therapy.
I believe that all suffering is a result of the way a person thinks about the stimulus that leads to suffering. Yes, there may be external issues that arise causing stress, but it is ultimately our thinking and how we deal with controlling our thinking that determines what a situation’s true severity is. If we are able to not become overwhelmed with emotion in an experience such as driving, where an example would be; being cut off at an intersection, the common reaction may be for one to start thinking really mean and angry thoughts about that person, then their blood pressure may rise and they may become hot and nervous and need to stop the car. If one can learn to not be affected by external issues that arise in life, then they will always be in complete control of their emotions and they will be able to use their emotions in the way they are supposed to be used. We are given emotions to express something that is very innately human, which are feelings.
To be able to feel happy or feel excited is the result of emotions and if those emotions are reinforced then they will occur more often. Though it is when one gets stuck thinking negative emotions about a situation that leads to a need for therapy in order to help redirect or change those thought patterns that become so difficult to deal with. Neurologically it can be explained that we as humans get stuck in certain thought patterns that can lead to negative and/or positive outcomes. We all form neurological pathways in our brains that are a result of our most consistent thought patterns, if we always think positively about a certain issue it is because we have trained our brain to use certain pathways that lead to that result. This is why the underlying cause, in my opinion, of psychological dysfunction is simply the reinforcement of certain emotions. Though I do recognize that there are certain disorders that are genetically based that cannot be explained exclusively by the way the person thinks, though that person can still benefit from having control over how they may deal with their thought patterns.
I also believe that through diet therapy and exercise, one can change the way they feel and cope better with a problem such as ADHD or depression. Many people in America and around the world are suffering from nutritional deficiencies, because they are simply not putting the right food into their bodies. Food is the fuel that keeps the body running, though so often people are drawn to the more western approach which is to get a pill or procedure to fix what could be fixed by changing the habit that caused it in the first place. I do believe that many psychological disorders exist outside of external control; genetic disorders are a prime example. Though I think that diet plays a huge part in making those disorders either better or worse, not necessarily curing them. A child diagnosed with ADHD is not going to have a very easy time dealing with their disorder if they are given preservative-loaded foods and sugar-filled sodas that make them more hyper. They are more susceptible to these tendencies to become hyper so their diet should be monitored just as much as therapy and medication are. Exercise is something else that is shown to be incredibly effective in treating and curing depression, it stimulates the body, gets the blood flowing, and gives an individual energy to stop the reinforcing habits that continue depression, such as sitting and doing nothing. Again, through consistent cognitive behavioral therapy and the monitoring of lifestyle choices, an individual has a great chance of overcoming their situation.
I also believe highly in exposure therapy, which works by exposing the individual to the anxiety provoking stimulus. In my case I had suffered from a traumatic event and was experiencing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The type of exposure therapy I received was EMDR, I found it to be very helpful but I suppose in further contemplation of it, it seems that it really was just overall exposure therapy. By allowing the therapist to reintroduce the experience and then allow him to lead me into a better way of looking at the situation, I now do not experience symptoms of PTSD.
One of the reasons I have so much interest in the field of psychology is because I spent a lot of time in therapy as a child and adolescent and continued through early adulthood. It was not that I still needed therapy in early adulthood in the way I did when I was younger, though I find that it is the way I have learned works the best in dealing with the ups and downs of normal everyday life. I found for me that one of the most effective therapies was art therapy. The first time I was treated with this therapy was at age 16 and while I was spending a 9 day stint in a behavioral health clinic called Valle Vista in Greenwood, Indiana. It was group setting that the art therapy was performed in and basically it consisted of everyone drawing pictures of certain events as well as incorporating music therapy in to allow us to feel more relaxed.
The therapeutic aspect of creating art is unlike any other form of therapy I’ve come across, the amount of satisfaction an individual can achieve once they see what they were able to create is just amazing. Through creating art, the patient is completely absorbed in the process, it is very therapeutic because it allows one to not only get out feelings they may not be able to express verbally but also feel relaxed and more in control of their feelings. Art also allows one to become more aware of their surroundings, if one wants to draw a tree for example; they have to fully become aware of the tree and look at it deeper than they may have before. That deep reflection leads to a stronger connection with nature and appreciation of self and the world around them.
I really want to do my best in life to help others enjoy the love that is existent in everything around us. I believe that most of the psychological disorders people are dealing with today are a result of having come so far from their true existence. Humans used to live in nature, grow their own food, and strengthen their bodies during this process. Now people are living indoors almost all hours and never questioning the life sustenance that is their food. There is so much beauty and reason to be happy if one goes outside to enjoy that beauty, though depression is the result of many factors, I feel it is so important to encourage a depressed individual to look inside their own hearts and seek what it is that makes them who they are and what their purpose is. That can be found so much faster and easier if they are already able to reflect on the true beauty that is a flower or tree. When one is able to seek their true self and deplete the ego that has led them and so many others astray, they will be able to better defend their minds from the psychological traps our society throws at them. Such as television, people are told over and over again that they are not good enough and they do not look right and they should eat like this and live like that. And right afterwards they are shown advertisements for pharmaceuticals which proclaim can make them happy and the person they want to be. I think that if television is causing people to become depressed there needs to be more drive from therapists and psychologists to speak up against those mediums which lead to unhappiness and depression as well as other disorders such as ADHD.
I am quite an idealist in the overall way I look at the world, though I really do have hope and reason to be optimistic that change is close and that I may be able to be a huge part of it if I just stay true to what I know has worked for me, and that is; developing my talents, creating art, spending time in nature, respecting the planet as well as my body and over all giving thanks to myself, to others, and to the One we call God.

Appreciation

I am so very thankful for all I have been blessed with in life. I know one thing for certain...Appreciation, by far, leads to an indescribable over abundance of healing, love and fulfillment not attainable in any superficial act or materialistic boasting, many find themselves blinded and enslaved to. Rather, it will only lead them in a never-ending treasure hunt for 'meaning' they'll be hopeless to find.
Humility is the most amazing trait for one to bestow. The value of those who display this character is crucial, as they serve to lead example for others to live with the Right Intent. We should all give thanks each day we are a part of this beautiful community of humans on the gorgeous life sustaining Planet Earth we are blessed to Share with one another and billions of other living organisms.

plastic outfits

Food for thought: I think it is so interesting how we all walk around in our self-expressing little outfits...trying to express how much cooler we are than each other. I'm curious though...WHAT IF...all clothes were stripped away, hair dye taken' out, skin changing apparatuses null n' void, plastic - nails, boobs, etc...., removed. Would we 'judge' each other differently? Would we 'love' each other differently? Would we 'relate' and 'accept' each other more freely? What if we stopped 'acting' and took off our 'costumes' and really saw that we are aaaaaallllll the saaaaame...? If the key to enlightenment and union with 'God' or whatever your idea of 'God' is - is to annihilate the ego/self (which we try so hard to preserve) ...would the evolution of our species/consciousness explode into the next paradigm of our existence if we could? ...Maybe :)