TURBULENCE = WILDLY BETTER THINGS AHEAD!

My message from The Universe today: "How is it that with so many brilliant beings on your planet, so few recognize that when one's life encounters turbulence, choppy waters, or setbacks, it's always a sign that things are about to get wildly better than they've ever been before?"

CYCLES OF CLIMATE

Scientist, visionary and scholar Gregg Braden explains how the changing climate we are experiencing reflects cycles of the Earth going back more than 400,000 years.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxERTlbAo7g>

USE WHAT YOU GOT...

An old(?!) innovative solution to California -- or other places -- drought.

EARTHSHIPS!

A nice clip about Earthships -- houses built from recycled materials that are totally self-contained.

FROM PEANUTS TO SOLAR PANELS

A New York Times article about former President Jimmy Carter leasing 10 acres of his family's land for solar panels. 

CORRUPTION

Why have you stopped searching for Truth?

Why do you simply ride the high horse of your self-righteousness

that you are protecting another "victim"

from an "assailant"

that is conjured from the fears of her own distorted experience?

That she is so terrorized from her own fears

of not surviving

of having her illusions ripped away

of facing her failures

and the condemnation of expectations she cannot meet

That she strikes out at others

spreading lies and falsehoods

ruining lives

so her own fears and failures are not exposed

You are not helping

You are not rescuing or protecting

You are perpetuating the violence

You are the instrument of injustice

With your assumptions and extortions

You send your storm troopers to enforce the lies

Causing more and more damage

based on the lies and fears of one 

so terrorized by her own failures

that she clings with desperate fingers to the smothering denial of her addictions

to the false assumption

that it matters not 

who she destroys

even her own child

even herself

As long as the truth is not uncovered

Where is Truth? 

You have denied her

You have tried to smother her voice

Yet she is there

Waiting

You have only to find your courage and look for her

Truth

©GenieGabriel

LENS OF EXPERIENCE

If you are seeing hypocrisy, 

then you are likely looking for hypocrisy

through the lens of your experience

Just as if you see an opportunity to work together

then you are likely looking for that opportunity

to join with others to improve this life

Since I have experienced lies, abuse, betrayal and violent deaths

The lens through which I view life is distorted by these experiences

To see opportunities for a different life, I must remove these distortions--

take off the glasses

clean the lenses

or whatever metaphor you wish to use

Rewind the tape of my experiences

And start with a clean, fresh tape

Is this possible?

I'm hopeful it is

For if not, we are condemned to struggle and disappointment and injustice

And I am so weary of those illusions

I want to see Truth and Beauty and Integrity

Wisdom and Grace

To deeply feel the knowing of the Universe

that all experiences are an opportunity 

to see life in a different way

To clear off the fog of abuse and struggle

And let the rays of hope and beauty shine through

To not be mired in the sewage of fear

so deeply it seems we will never be free of it

To know we can scrape the poo off the shoes of our soul

LOL at the purple prose

Not to take ourselves so seriously

Not to overdramatize or chew constantly on angst

But to find the humor

The joy

The opportunity

of living life without the lenses of distortion

To see clearly with the eyes of our true being

that of love and beauty and opportunity

Opportunity


©GenieGabriel

INSIDE ME

What if I look inside me 

and

find 

nothing?

OR

what if there are beautiful colors and patterns

and love

and softness

THINGS

that don't seem of importance in this world

that aren't needed for survival

OR

perhaps they are needed more than ever

Perhaps they can call forth the beautiful kind of world I'm longing for

can calm the chaos and harsh words that seem to have descended upon us

like a smothering, toxic fog

that is choking the life out of everything it touches

perhaps

perhaps

©Genie Gabriel

THERAPY of OPPOSITES

Like a number of my friends, I feel the need for a break from the waves of negative emotions that have been generated over the last months.

However, I want to deal with these negative energies, not just cover them up or avoid them or stuff them down so they boil to the surface again and again. I want to dissipate this ugliness.

I listened to some of my favorite self-help gurus about forgiveness and compassion and focusing on the positive. All good intentions, but still a challenge for me. My overdeveloped sense of justice says people should not lie or bully or threaten or be greedy or, or, or...

As has been happening, mornings are my creative brainstorming time with my spirit guides. This morning, what developed was a way to move my focus from the negative to the positive. 

If someone lies, I simply let their image dissolve to the word "Lies." Then I replace that word with its opposite. In this case, Truth. For a few moments, I allow the emotions and feelings of Truth to pour into me, filling me and immersing me. I imagine a world where there is only Truth. 

I may need to do this repeatedly to retrain the habits of my brain, but it's a quick process to move my mind from negative to positive thoughts and emotions.

I'm also coming up with a list of opposites so my brain can easily substitute a negative emotion with its opposite. For instance:

Lies -- Truth

Threats -- Respect

Greed -- Generosity

Hatred -- Love

Violence -- Peace

For me, this process is simple, fast, and effective. I like it!