"Energy can be manipulated and changed around through the process of thinking. Your experience in the world that you will be forming is completely contingent on your thoughts. When you learn to honor yourselves and to trust that your thoughts form your experience and that they do indeed count, that each and every one of you makes a difference when you begin to completely feel this and live this, then you will be stepping forward into your work. You will have great demonstrations of this, and you will begin to create, to form, and to magnify your feelings into experience."

— The Pleiadians

"When we live our life contrary to the inner guidance of our Soul, our actions often have a disharmonious effect upon ourselves, others and the Earth. This is why the evolution of individual human consciousness is intimately linked with the future of this planet. In light of this, the crisis of all physical illness, emotional imbalance and planetary upheaval has but one ultimate purpose: to provide an opportunity that will motivate us to realign our body, mind and emotions with the infinite love, wisdom and healing of our Soul. Therefore, whenever we gather the courage to do whatever it takes to end the war within, we contribute directly and immediately to our own healing and transformation as well as to the peace that our world cries out for."

— John-Michael

how to discern guidance from higher self...

Lower Levels of Information ————————- Higher Levels of Intuition
(Ego) ————————————————————— (Higher Self)

demand obedience or surrender - suggest, advise, you make your own decisions
conflict with one’s personal ethics ———- no conflict with personal ethics
create fear, negativity ———————- create love, inspiration, empowerment
are generalities, long winded ——- are relevant, short, intelligent, unique
are conditional —————————- are unconditional, appropriate, natural
appeal to curiosity, ego ————————- appeal to goodwill, beauty, unity
from confusing, competing voices ————— from still, single knowing voice
affirm ultimate authority for itself ——- counsel surrender to higher power
require no personal effort —————————————- need personal effort
guidance from subconscious ————————————— guidance from the Soul
emotional desires, glamour ———————————- higher spiritual guidance
benefit the receiver ————————————- benefit the good of the whole
fixed interpretations ———————————— many levels of interpretation
create dependencies ————————————————- create interdependence
promote separation ———————————- reflect oneness, wholeness, unity
are self conscious ——————————————————- are other conscious
affirm mediocrity ——————————————— promote making a difference
reflect a part of the whole ——————————————— reflect the whole
are emotional, mental ———————————————————— are intuitive
focus on things ———————————————— focus on essence and values
result in loss of self —————————————— result in self discovery
focus on desires, wants ———————————————— focus on soul needs
address individual ———————————————————- address community
deal with form —————————————————- deal with symbols, truths
concerned with self will ———————————————- reflect divine will
create victims ——————————————————— require accountability
are sporadic ———————————————————————- are disciplined
create stress ————————————————————- create peace of mind
are personal ———————————————————————— are impersonal
are restrictive ——————————————————————— are expansive
are particular ———————————————————————- are universal
are controlling ———————————————————————- are allowing
focus on self ——————————————————— focus on others or Soul
focus on destination ——————————————————— focus on process
are exclusive ———————————————————————— are inclusive
are judging ————————————————————————— are accepting
are scattered ————————————————————————— are focused
are limited ————————————————————————— are unlimited
focus on material ———————————————————- focus on spiritual
are reactive ————————————————————————- are proactive
are concrete ————————————————————————— are abstract
focus on past, future ————————————————————- focus on NOW
deal with personality ————————————————————- concern SOUL
produce inertia —————————————————————— generate growth
stuff in ————————————————————————————— draw out
focus on quantity ————————————————————- focus on quality
are selfish ————————————————————————- are altruistic
are superficial —————————————————————————- are deep
create resistance ——————————————————————— create flow
focus on lack —————————————————————- focus on abundance
are static ——————————————————————————- are dynamic
focus on ME ——————————————————————— focus on humanity
create illusion ———————————————————————- reveal truth
focus on work ——————————————————————- focus on service
focus on mine ——————————————————————— focus on Spirit
use force ———————————————————————————— use power
focus on effect ——————————————————————- focus on cause
take ————————————————————————————————— give
produce fear ———————————————————————- experience love
emphasize doing —————————————————————— emphasize being

"If there is any situation in your life where you are feeling hurt, afraid, or separated from others, begin sending them love and acceptance for who they are. This will heal you and them."

— Orin

"A total acceptance of yourself brings about a total transcendence of yourself."

— Adyashanti

"Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter."

— Einstein

"When you judge others, you feel your own shadow and bring into yourself any negative energy you are judging. Challenge yourself to let go of a right-wrong framework. When you observe a quality or characteristic in others that you do not like, see if you can find how it fits into their life. Look at how that particular trait works for them, what that quality does for them. Leaving behind judgment frees you from being affected by other people’s energy."

— Orin

"Give all the people in your life permission to be who they are. As you do, you increase your ability to love and accept yourself just as you are. As you accept and love yourself, you raise your vibration and attract more good into your life. Accept the things you can’t change, and look for the good in them."

— Orin

"You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?"

— Rumi

Anais nin in all her glory

"Had I not created my whole world, I would certainly have died in other people’s."

and ps it has absolutely NOTHING to do with age

"When you live in the shadow of insanity, the appearance of another mind that thinks and talks as yours does is something close to a blessed event. Like Robinson Crusoe’s discovery of footprints on the sand." — Robert M. Pirsig

"I have come to drag you out of yourself and take you in my heart. I have come to bring out the beauty you never knew you had, and lift you like a prayer to the sky."

— Rumi

If you are possessed by an idea, you find it expressed everywhere, you even smell it.
-Thomas Mann

Then Almitra spoke again and said, 'And what of Marriage, master?'

And he answered saying:

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.

You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.

Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.

But let there be spaces in your togetherness,

And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

Love one another but make not a bond of love:

Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.

Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.

Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,

Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.

Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.

For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.

And stand together, yet not too near together:

For the pillars of the temple stand apart,

And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Khalil Gibran

that was due today?!

assignments taking the form of birds flying into my face with no prior warning

theres nothing left for us here but i know a place we can go...

diving in head first with all your clothes on...

"You are a worthy individual, no matter what your past, no matter what your thoughts, no matter who believes in you. You are life itself, growing and expanding and reaching upward. All people are valuable and beautiful and unique. Every experience you have is meant to teach you more about creating love in your life."

— Orin