I received this quote from deeshan.com’s Meditation Tip Of The Day:

Your feelings are your truth. What is best for you is what is true for you. Thoughts are not feelings; rather, they are ideas of how you “should” feel. When thoughts and feelings get confused, truth becomes clouded, lost.
….Neale Donald Walsch

The mind which is sometimes referred to as the monkey-mind can get in the way of our truth for sure.  I do not ascribe to the philosophy of any guru yet I take from them what makes sense to me. This also ties into beliefs, as most things do.  Beliefs are powerful things that can bring us to blissful or dis-blissful states. What we believe at the core level tends to come true for us.

I cannot claim to be an expert on relationships. To do so would not be honest and one essential component for a successful relationship I believe is honesty. Along with honesty I would add that commitment is also part and parcel of this.  Without both the relationship is destined to fall apart at some point. I know this well.

Lack of commitment appears to be part of the modern way of doing life. I refer to this as the Big Mac effect, instant gratification or we move on to something else damn quick. There is little staying power. The grass is always greener, waiting for the “right” person comes along so I will stick with this one until that happens.

You cannot make someone love you no matter how much you love them and if you do and they do not commit then the game is over, not on. I know this well also. You can influence someone with energy although this is usually not advised and takes a great deal of your energy. You must always be respectful of the other persons higher good and that may or may not include you.  So best not to mess with this. I know this too.

Everyone deserves to love and be loved without all the games that go on. As the song goes, “Money Can’t Buy Me Love”. Well not the kind of love most of us are looking for. Lots of “rich” folks out there I reckon protecting their assets so much with so many conditions attached that they are not open to love even if it is staring them in the face.

As we operate within the truth mode that involves being honest and committing we find that most of the rest of it will fall into place.  Becoming more aware of this and ourselves and we go off the path we get instant karma feedback letting us know that something is wrong.

This is even more evident if we are in tune with the energies involved.  Energy is another enormous and powerful subject and largely misunderstood or ignored. Ignore these warnings and the relationship is toast.  It also ties in with honesty and commitment.

This brings me to a series of videos by Sean Stephenson.  I will post part one of four below and if you are interested in learning more just double click on the first part and it will take you to YouTube and you can see the rest there.  Since this deals with love, sex, our needs, attraction etc. it is more for the adult crowd.

Make Love Not War

How To Create A Deep Attraction.

Of course all of this ties into our beliefs and belief systems.  This topic on beliefs is huge and many of the gurus out there will bring this subject up because it is such a powerful subject and has an enormous effect and affect on us. Many beliefs can be changed and I recognize that in itself is a belief.  The ones we want to change are the ones that are not serving us well.

Of course, as you know, well is a deep subject and I have dug myself deep into this one, have I not?

Sorry that is bad! Well hey, I can be bad or I can be good.  Depends upon the mood, the time of day or night and other criteria.

Bad or not onwards and upwards we go.

Enjoy your day or night wherever you may be.

With love and peace,

Eugene

PS Hey I did not even get to discuss Practicing The Power of Now!

Indeed I have been lax in posting here and it is not from lack of information or photos etc.  The timing just has not seemed right when the thoughts come to me.  I will start with a quote and follow it up with a few other things, thoughts, poetry etc.

Some interesting material in the MillionaireX1, daily quotes and inspiration, this one came from the daily quotes from MX1.

There is much truth in this saying:

Believe nothing, no matter where you read it,
or who said it, no matter if I have said it,
unless it agrees with your own reason
and your own common sense.
-Buddha

I have been enjoying many of the quotes as well as the inspirational messages.

Many of us seek outside ourselves for the solutions to our challenges.  This can often lead us astray. The main source comes from within and many of our answers, if not all, are there for us to uncover and discover.  It is wise to be guided by our own counsel. As Wayne Dyer puts it “If you want to follow your passion, be independent of the good opinion of others.”

Some poetry for you, if you would like to read it, starting here and more by following I Am With You, below:

I Am With You

I believe this gift will, at times, to you, signify
That this dream, as you call it, will last
A dream can a reality be, it’s all within the eye
To see, or not, and deeper still we travel beyond the past

Speaking of gifts, this one is natural, and following up the previous post about my friend, “the naked one”, here is a photo exposed and very soft to the touch. No it is not Pamela Anderson but she and it is from this very island, Vancouver Island. That is as far as I will go on that subject.  At least for now. Whew!

These are magnificent and awesome trees called arbutus around here. The bark peels off naturally. A true wonder of nature.

Before I go for now, I just wanted to mention to check out Lydia’s post on Manufacturing Personal Reality.  I have this belief that we create it all.  We can get hung up on the words and terminology but the essence is in there no matter what we choose to call it.

Ok will move on out of here for now, may you be blessed with good health,wealth, love and all that you truly desire.

Cheers,

Eugene

The agreements that form the basis in our lives and relationships with others can come in many forms. Many of them are unwritten, sometimes verbalized and most take on a silent form. They may also been unknown to us although we abide by them in this unconscious state.  This can cause all sorts of dis-agreement, conflict and give us a great deal of uncertainty in our lives.

You may have noticed how you or other members behave in a family setting.  Compare that to what you are like and how you relate to others in other settings, be that with a lover, or co-worker, neighbor or such.  Family members tend to have a certain dynamic and this can be positive or negative and these are part of our foundational beliefs about how we interact with each other.   Many of the beliefs are transparent.  to discover, uncover , to recognize and deal with them can be a real challenge.

Why?  Because by their very nature, they are transparent and we do not “see” them for what they are.  So resolution in our relationships may suffer because of this.

Those beliefs may be serving us.  I imagine many are not, unless we have made a conscious effort to do the necessary work to find out what they are and deal with them.

I was thinking about this and how these agreements and beliefs can affect us and our relationships so having read the book by don Miguel, The Four Agreements, some time ago, I thought it was appropriate for me to revisit it and renew my affection and understanding of the four agreements.

The Four Agreements

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.

Me:  I certainly agree with this, having experienced the opposite, and having accepted this as an agreement in a past relationship it is an important agreement, for sure.

2. Don’t Take Anything Personally

Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won’t be the victim of needless suffering.

Me: Yes, this can be a difficult one, not to taken anything personally, still it is not about the other person, it is always about ourselves and to take responsibility for ourselves.
3. Don’t Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.

Me: Again I agree with this agreement.  It can sometimes be a bit of a pain to ask the questions so that you understand what someone is communicating or not communicating to you.  Still not to do so can have serious consequences.
4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.

Me:  Another difficult one,  I do not believe everyone does their best all the time.  It is important to work towards this and still take the time to take a step back and reflect if necessary, to get off the train or highway and smell the flowers.

The Four Agreements is a great book and contains some important thoughts and ideas for us.  I certainly enjoyed it and I enjoyed revisiting it now.

Wishing you much success in all that you do.

Gene