Illuminating the Disconnect

Being alive, being you. No matter the situation you can feel as you truly are, because you ARE a feeling, not a thought. So, if the thought of being quarantined and having your life situations somewhat controlled is bothering you, let go of the thoughts about it and do what is needed for self and for others. 🙏🏻 But do not believe all the hype or do what you think you should just because perceived authority is repeating the narrative. Question it, but with compassion for self and others. 💕 Go within to feel good and go outside to express it. Walk, exercise, connect with friends with your own understanding of comfort and safety levels, knowing you are not limited in feeling. A smile travels over the distance we can see. Words travel around the world. Love empowers all life and knows no boundaries. We shall hug it out, soon enough 🤗. Take care, of the real YOU ❤️ #love #wisdom #peace #freedom #selfcare #weareallinthistogether #spirit #vancouver #mentor #now #cantquarantinelove (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_EZGPxHbPo/?igshid=1miuy5932yx9u

You Are Your Truth YOU Are Your Truth You ARE Your Truth You Are Your Truth Now, which you? This is where we separate thoughts of self from the actual self that you are being this instant in spirit, body and mind. Yes, spirit first because that is what coalesced at the time of your conception into physical form. Yes, body/form next because that is the vehicle, the other constant that ties us to this life, through which we get to express the spirit. Mind is last because, although it is an integral part of any life form, it is the last to develop in us and the one thing that can be so strong that it takes over our sense of being and begins to direct our feelings via its own thoughts for us, in naivete of the spirit that we actually are. In your perpetual search for truth, have you forgotten that you are your truth and that you have had it within you all along? If you are so busy seeking without, when are you giving yourself permission to be, within? Many teachers and even proclaimed masters speak of the power of mind and all of its strengths, which are quite true. But, the mind cannot heal the mind wholly. Just as Einstein stated, problems cannot be solved on the level they were created. And your life is not one of constant problem-solving, of learning and striving. Your spirit came here whole, and intact. But humans have developed such a high degree of self-conscious mind that we are capable of losing the feeling of being as it authentically is inside, and it either ends up secondary to feeling from thought alone (the power of mind at work) or a mix of the two. Because most of us know who we are, as such. But we do not start there often enough, it having be usurped almost from the time of our birth by concepts, ideas and general thinking about how to be within the society that this very mind has created. ; ) The way out of thinking is to get out of thinking . . . and into your being. To know the feeling of being in stillness – not physical stillness, but mental stillness. (Cont’d in comments) #mentalhealth #truth #love #stillness #awareness #powerofnow #being #spiritbodymind #selfactualization #inspiration #inspirit #exemplar #mentor #wisdom #peace #freedom (at Main & King Edward) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4I0_6cBM8B/?igshid=2mxi71b7vvjx

A Vote for Love is a Veto of the Ego 🙏🏻 Vote for you heart. Vote for your birthrights. Vote for nature. And in so doing we veto (re-arrange the vote) the ego when it is necessary. True story. Because the true story of politics, of governance, of all systems we use and seem to rely on are just extensions of ego projected out. That which we do not take care of within ourselves, for our best self to be here and to express and in so doing add to life of the community around ends up being taken care of for us, with consequences. The collateral damage of the ego, which cannot see all but that which it has a vested interest in, is your feelings. Feelings go along for the ride of the ego-mind, when we are unaware that it is not representing who we truly are. Which is . . . a feeling, indescribable. Beginning with a vote for the heart,, from the heart, innately includes the world around in your decision. As we come from heart, from consciousness' connection through us, it is my starting point. So, that is how we vote for ourselves first, but not in a selfish way, but a connected way. For example, my diet and lifestyle choices are always tied to the cause and effect I think they have (because I cannot always know completely what it is, unless I simplified life to the immediate world around me). I cannot feel as good about myself if I know my choices cause unnecessary sufferings. And yet, I am sure they do sometimes. I can live with that, because I do keep my awareness on how I live, and why and thus on how I feel at all times. I vote for my and our birthrights which are quite simply freedom. The freedom to be, to express. And why I do not vote to uphold systems that are more ensconced in ego – those seeking power, control over others whether monetary or otherwise. Of course, we are living in times where the systems that have grown out of ego are so large that they are not really manageable and have, like our individual egos, lost sight of the reason for being, the meaning of their existence. (Cont’d in comments) #vote #heart #love #rose #aware #weareallinthistogether #connecteduniverse #vancouver #community #consciousness #spiritbodymind #beyondego #innerpeace (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B35m7SmB5vb/?igshid=1vl7jcx14fpme

Living From Inside Out The spirit that you are for a lifetime is within. Start there. Living from the inside of your being FOR the outside world will keep your life in meaning, in service and in inner peace. When we live for the outside world, thinking it will feed our soul, fulfill us, we can live a lifetime (or lifetimes, as some believe and which I do not but it doesn't really matter) and not align with who we really are often enough for it to be a satisfying life. And we are here to simply experience a lifetime in enjoyment of being, finding meaning as an expression of our spirit's essence. In a story by Tolstoy, 'The Death of Ivan Iyich', the main character says on his deathbed “What if my whole life has been wrong?”. And that is the tragedy of a life not lived from inside out, truly. Wayne Dyer outlines the shift from ambition to meaning in his beautiful movie titled . . . The Shift! Which I highly recommend. Do not live your life in a constant state of thinking you have to learn, grow, strive . . . and not go deep enough inside to arrive at your true nature, which you can then live from at all times. Trust me, I know. I did. 💕 First with the heart, then with the head. 🙏🏻 #love #heart #wisdom #peace #insideout #spiritbodymind #truth #consciousness #weareallinthistogether #innerpeace #alignment #aware #selfactualization #buddha #christ #exemplar #lifecoach #vancouver (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3yfu_qBe6V/?igshid=3uqiq8aq71k6

The Sound of Flowers, The Weight of Air. A book! A little zen-ish, a whole lot not to think about . . . ; ) Some of them even make me cry *lol* Am blessed enough to have done the work to know to get outta the way and let the universal flow through. ❤️ If you'd like a copy, lemme know. I have a .pdf file to send and looking into print options as well. Weeeeeeee #zen #book #prose #poetry #freedom #peace #wordsmith #wordology #zenmaster #free #mentor #awake #innerspace #stillness #beyondmind #author #love #vancouver (at Riley Park - Little Mountain, Greater Vancouver) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3sgWmjhrip/?igshid=1voktqw4f0cbz

The Tether of Life Holds You Invisible to the eye, it is the strongest force in nature. Consciousness, as love, connects all things . . . indiscriminately. We do not need to see it to know it is there. We feel it. More when we are not focused in thought or the body. Best when we are wholly aware of our very being, without the need of thought to comment. If you are experiencing anxiety, stress or depression and feel you are 'just hanging on' . . . the reason why you can is that life is hanging you on and won't let go. The tether is that strong, as it should be. You are that worthy of the connection, as you should be. Letting go of all the ideas, concepts and philosophies that your mind believes makes you, shapes you and guides you will let the force of that tether to amplify and be felt throughout who you are. This is the way you should feel. Naturally. Welcome yourself home. Now. #love #tether #quantumentanglement #weareallinthistogether #connecteduniverse #tao #zen #now #beherenow #compassion #flow #nature #knowthyself #loveyourself #enlightenment #selfactualization #exemplar #mentor #coach #peace #freedom #life #aware (at JJ Bean Main St.) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxFuYcGh5se/?igshid=trj4ozeqcm2

#zen #prose #now #nomind #stillness #presence #powerofnow #nature #knowthyself #tao #flow #zenmaster #truth #wisdom #poetry #wordsmith #love #vancouver (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw77n-rBovH/?igshid=1vgnt49b2chjs

Love is . . . all heart. ❤️ Not the idea of heart. Meaning is alive, in feeling. 🙏🏻💕 #love #nature #knowthyself #weareallinthistogether #enlightenment #selfactualization #sunset #truth #wisdom #mentalhealth #powerofnow #inchworm #innerpeace #freedom #vancouver #zenmaster #exemplar #coach #awareness #happy #authenticity #beyourself #youarenotanidea (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw6I6yzBxPH/?igshid=1vmddpsm3965v

Heart based, for the natural glow. 🤗 Show me your heart and we do not even need words to connect. 💫 #enlightenment #light #heart #shine #truth #wisdom #beyourself #knowthyself #selfactualization #peace #freedom #tao #powerofnow #love #mentor #mindbodyspirit #exemplar #prophet #mentor #vancouver (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwyV3UtBy5S/?igshid=os5jie5h4nzx

Be yourself, beyond thought. Feel light. Be yourself, aligned, and choices are easier to make, light. Free yourself by being yourself, your own light that burns as long as you do and can light others along the way. #light #thelight #jesus #buddha #zen #tao #shine #beyourself #knowthyself #sun #nature #freedom #peace #coach #health #mentalhealth #weareallinthistogether #enlightenment #selfactualization #mentor #exemplar #vancouver #awake #grace (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwxpNAvhIPQ/?igshid=56ottaem9386

We are amazing beings, evolved to survive at some point with an elevated self-conscious mind. It can serve us well, but when it is on autopilot we unwittingly serve it. 😉 To heal from anxiety, stress, depresssion is to heal the one disconnect we all can have and suffer from - the disconnect of directly feeling the reality of our very being, without the mind’s input or interference. 🙏🏻 We are spirit/energy in a body with a mind that can be servant or master, our choice. Contemplate who you really are and let go any thoughts that do not support it. Quieting all thoughts is the ultimate return home, enlightenment if you will, wherein thoughts are used when needed, directed by the whole of your being. 💕 #heart #love #healing #mentalhealth #peace #freedom #meditation #contemplation #enlightenment #powerofnow #tao #zen #nature #knowthyself #coach #exemplar #awake #selfactualization #weareallinthistogether #vancouver (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bws8XNEBCJX/?igshid=1dcohvmru5aj6

From the forthcoming zen prose book “The Sound of Flowers, The Weight of Air”. 💕 We are alive, being breathed into experiencing the perpetual moment - surrender and put aside thoughts of absolute ‘me’ to be of service and enjoy each new moment which uses the used moment before 🙏🏻. #tao #being #humility #powerofnow #prose #poetry #zen #exemplar #nature #knowthyself #love #peace #freedom #coach #vancouver #poet #author #selfactualization #truth (at JJ Bean Main St.) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFeCkGhFDv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=172qzjib73ann

Simple. Know thy self, beyond the mind, and live from home base ❤️. #truth #wisdom #peace #freedom #knowthyself #nature #pure #grace #powerofnow #tao #zen #now #stillness #aware #selfactualization #exemplar #coach #zenmaster #jedi #love #vancouver #flower #dandelion #bloom #meaningoflife (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv8J3xAhdxK/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16j0wf7gi1lwc

Be yourself, without the need to think about it. Because you are not an idea, concept or philosophy. You can have those from within you and they can come and go, but YOU remain. So, remain there by knowing it within your very being. Accept, surrender, let go - all direct paths to knowing thy self, here and now. 🙏🏻💕 #being #now #reality #peace #freedom #tao #zen #awake #aware #enlightenment #mentalhealth #wisdom #truth #coach #author #mentor #prophet #powerofnow (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvmDOZvhI7B/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12xcpuh1zfbbl

True story! 🙏🏻 Leave that shit behind 😉. When we truly learn that often our feelings begin with thoughts, we take care of that at the source and leave those thoughts where they belong . . . behind. After a while, this becomes habit and the moment is not tainted by unnecessary waste of thought. Take it from one who knows it, lives it, loves it 24/7. 💕 #truth #wisdom #presence #innerpeace #awakening #love #deepthoughts #tao #zen #reality #selfactualization #powerofnow #stillness #mentalhealth #health #exemplar #coach #mentor #vancouver (at Starbucks Canada) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvUwmH8BaDB/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1uqn8ifyj0kl9

Being fully authentic, self-actualized if you will, involves seeing past the duality of the nature of being. Thus it is natural to be positively yourself knowing that life, your energy included, ebbs and flows and so trying to be positive for the sake of it can actually be detrimental in the moment if the reality of the moment is not seen, without judgment. Be gentle with yourself as you journey into a deeper feeling of self, it is alright and normal to not always be shining a light, even while maintaining your authenticity. 🙏🏻 #fullmoon #authenticity #selfactualization #enlightenment #tap #zen #love #powerofnow #moonset #beauty #nature #balance #light #yinyang #duality #truth #wisdom #exemplar #coach #mentor #vancouver (at Vancouver, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvQkgfuB3q7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=suhyovjrpipp