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Archive for August, 2008

I’ve been thinking about the first of the 10 lessons I wrote about yesterday.

You have a higher purpose.

What is it?  Why do I need to be here for some higher purpose?  I have a strong belief that there is a mystery behind life.  Things were created for a reason, there is an energy which created all of it, and it is now the life inside of us.  We are all made of that energy, and we all have it’s power; But this isn’t a higher purpose to me.  To me a higher purpose means that there is something else I should be doing, that if I am not fulfilling my higher purpose I am somehow failing, and right now I really don’t know what this higher purpose is.

The passage yesterday spoke about cells dying in order to better serve the whole body.  There are people I would die for if it came to that, I am quite sure of it.  I am not so sure that I would die for this higher purpose, in what way would it be making the world better?  It is an interesting way for Chopra to illustrate this point.

If I had to choose a higher purpose based on my beliefs it would be: To experience and create.  We separate from God (or Source or whatever you want to call it) and come to this planet to experience and to create.  I would also recommend remembering where we came from, but I guess that depends on what you want to experience.

Decided today on a trip to the mall with my brother that I would pick up some books.  I’ve been spending too much time watching some pointless things on tv and it just shuts my brain down.  The first book I picked up is called The Book of Secrets: Unlocking the Hidden Dimensions of Your Life; it is by Deepak Chopra.  I was actually looking for something akin to The Alchemist but this one jumped out at me instead.  I’ve only gotten through a few pages but I found one part I really like.  He was explaining that there is truly a mystery to life, something going on behind the scenes, and that the cells in your body are already living this truth:

1.  You have a higher purpose.  Every cell in your body agrees to work for the welfare of the whole; its individual welfare comes second.  If necessary, it will die to protect the body.

2.  You are in communion with the whole of life.  A cell keeps in touch with every other cell.  Messenger molecules race everywhere to notify the body’s farthest outposts of desire or intention, however slight.

3.  Your awareness is always open to change.  Cells adapt from moment to moment.  They remain flexible in order to respond to immediate situations.

4.  You feel acceptance for all others as your equal, without judgment or or prejudice.  Cells recognize each other as equally important.  Every function of the body is interdependent with every other.

5.  You seize every moment with renewed creativity, not clinging to the old and outworn.  Although every cell  has a set of unique functions these combine in creative ways.  A person can digest food never eaten before, thinking thoughts never thought before, dance in a way never seen before.

6.  Your being is cradled in the rhythms of the universe.  You feel safe and nurtured.  Cells obey the universal cycle of rest and activity.  Although this cycle expresses itself in many ways, such as fluctuating hormone levels, blood pressure, and digestive rhythm, the most obvious  expression is sleep.  Why we need sleep remains a medical mystery, yet complete dysfunction develops if we don’t enjoy its benefits.

7.  Your idea of efficiency is to let the flow of life bring you what you need.  Force, control, and struggle are not your way.  Cells function with the smallest possible expenditure of energy.  Typically, a cells stores on three seconds of food and oxygen inside its cell wall.  It trusts totally on being provided for.

8.  You feel a sense of connection with your source.  Due to their common genetic inheritance, cells know that they are fundamentally the same.  The fact that liver cells are different from heart cells, and muscle cells are different from brain cells, does not negate their common identity, which is unchanging.  In the laboratory, a muscle cell can be genetically transformed into a heart cell by going back to their common source.

9.  You are committed to giving as the source of all abundance.  The primary activity of cells is giving, which maintains an integrity of all other cells.  Total commitment to giving makes receiving automatic - it is the other half of a natural cycle.

10.  You see all change, including birth and death, against the background of immortality.  Whatever is unchanging is most real to you.  Cells reproduce in order to pass on their knowledge, experience, and talents, withholding nothing from their offspring.  This is a kind of practical immortality, submitting to death on the physical plane but defeating it on the nonphysical.

I think this stuff is truly amazing.  In my studies of spirituality I have seen so many connections between nature and the inner being.  Druidry has shown me how the seasons and life cycles are one in the same, how balance and flexibility are much stronger than rigidity, and how I am a microcosm of the entire planet.

I am going to read some more, but so far I am liking this book.  I would recommened checking it out!

I read a fantastic article over at a site I found called theYOUmovement, and it reminded me how important it is to express what you are thankful for.  So tonight I am thankful.

I am thankful for Melissa who has gone out of her way for me more times and I could count.

I am thankful for my job where I get to work with some amazing people; I get to learn and overcome challenges daily; and which helps me fund my many other passions.

I am thankful for Amanda who not only has been a trusted friend for years but who has given me the opportunity to grow and help people by inviting me to join a volunteer ambulance organization.

I am thankful for my brother who is always eager to help me when ever I ask him, and who has recently bonded with me over shared interests.

I am thankful for my memories which i have evolved from and give me something to hold on to when I start to lose perspective.

I am thankful for Katrina, my sister, who made a dream come true.

And I am thankful for my life, which never ceases to be interesting or exciting.

I got home tonight and the sky was so clear I had to sit outside and look at them.  I haven’t done that in so long.  I found Orion and the Snake Guy, but I couldn’t find the big dipper, and there was no moon visible.  Right before I went inside I turned around at the exact moment and got to see a shooting star, it left a huge streak in the sky.