The Season of Love

The Season of Love

This time of year is often referred to as the Season of Love but should we not live in that season all of the time? This also begs the question, “What is love?” that is what we will discuss here.

The love to which I am referring is of the unconditional variety, the kind that gives without stipulations or judgments. It creates the binding force of love; a love driven by free, joyous acceptance of yourself and all around you. This love does NOT come from a place of need, want, or manipulation. This love, when you move in harmony with it, gives you the ability to let others grow at their own rate, to reach out to another without losing your center. You begin to feel that sense of wholeness and balance that you are looking for. You lose the desire to judge others by YOUR standards and you are able to see all things as your “next best thing”. This type of love allows you to consider others as well as to be gentle with our expectations of ourselves. We find that we can empathize with the challenges and the joys of others. This love is our link between our intellectual self and our spiritual self.

Unconditional love is both a way of life; a state of being and a conscious aware decision. When we choose to engage our will (a 3rd chakra issue) to direct the love of our 4th chakra to all of those around us, we find a great sense of inner peace and well being suffuses us and radiates out to all with whom we come into contact.
We accomplish this true, pure, unconditional love when our ability to take responsibility for those actions that are truly ours becomes firmly established within us. When we can stop having the need to live our lives by committee and can follow our hearts truth without guilt or fear; when we can express love of our selves and humanity without manipulation or require others to change in order to become worthy of it; when you do not feel the need to be in control of others, or it is no longer important that truth is subjugated to YOUR idea of what YOU feel it should be. When we are able to give and receive this unconditional love that is vital to our growth and evolvement, our actions become based on the premise that all people are deserving of love. We are at a level where we can forgive others as well as ourselves easily thus releasing emotional pain as just a part of day to day life and not hold it as something to be nurtured. Holding hurts and grievances benefits no one, least of all ourselves. Love heals, holding hurt destroys.

Let’s face it, you can’t really know anyone but yourself, so by taking everything and everyone (especially ourselves) less seriously, you can be yourself without letting another take your power. You are also able to see the difference in controlling yourself and NOT controlling others.

Balance means that you can temper your lower chakras pull with love and begin seeing change in wonderful ways. You know you are in balance when you no longer feel those pulls from your lower chakras and realize that you do, indeed, create your own reality and you can influence others.

The goal of unconditional love is to first find an unconditional love for your self that will spill over to others, then be able to exercise tolerance and balance within your body, mind, spirit, to realize the Devine Paradox that something that seems small is, in reality very large and the thing that seems very large is actually very small, and to then embrace the ability to allow things to just be what they are.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

©Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

ON GROWING SLEEP
Getting to sleep has become a large problem in our society. We are too busy fighting with the weeds of our day to slow down and plant the proper seeds for relaxation in our daily garden of “doing things” and then wonder why sleep eludes us. Sleep is what our body uses as our time for healing and restoration.

We should be sleeping for about 1/3rd of our lives. Deep, good quality sleep allows our natural pharmacopeia to release the chemicals inherent in us that keep us operating at peak efficiency. Without the proper amount and types of sleep, we become fuzzy brained, scattered, tired and ill. Now some of you would argue that there are pills to help with getting to sleep, but, sleep should be blissful, silent and deep enough for a dream state to be invoked. In our search for this type of sleep we often sabotage our efforts without realizing it.

The most frequent reasons the dream state is not reached are 1) tranquilizers, 2) sleeping pills, and 3) alcohol.

Consider the fact that our bodies are already equipped with all the appropriate chemicals and in the proper dosages for each person to function as they should in this (and all areas of life), why mess with that? Let us look at some lifestyle changes that we can cultivate in order to access our natural ability to sleep.

Seed one) Have a light supper 2 to 3 hours before you go to bed. Have a set bed time and stick to it. Give yourself at LEAST 30 min. quiet time before bed. Stop doing what ever you were doing and turn off everything noisy. Lower the lights, if you wear glasses, take them off and let go of your day and sink into the quiet. Let the thoughts that bedevil you stay just long enough for you to say "listening" 3 times (a Buddhist thingy) after you speak, let go of the thought. If it is a "to do thing", write it down on paper so your mind can let it go. Next, start with ether your head or feet (different for different folks-try both to see where you land) and tense up all the muscles in what ever area your working with, let them relax and move to the next group. For instance; feet; tense, relax move. Calves; tense, relax, move. Thighs and so on working your way up your body (or down as your case may be), you get the picture. When you get to your head do your face, jaws, scalp, anything you can to stretch the muscles and relax them. Feel the difference in your tension level, it will be lower and relaxation will be in your reach. You can do this as many times as you wish.

Seed two) This one I learned from a friend of mine, Geo Clark and he calls it pyramid breathing; focus all attention on your breathing, inhale, hold 1, exhale. Inhale, hold 2, and exhale. And so on, do this all the way to 10 then come back down to 1. Somewhere in there you will fall asleep. Let me know how you manage. Another breathing technique is inhale deeply through the nose and then exhale, through the nose in little puffs like blowing out a candle. Do this about 20 reps as a relaxation aid.

Seed three) Again quiet the room and lower the lights. If you have you have quiet relaxing music or guided meditation on CD you may wish to use them to help you become quiet. An aroma therapy candle (burned in a safe dish) or an essential oil or herbal relaxation aromas such as saffron or lavender can aid in easing you into a more relaxed state. Warm some milk with a touch of saffron or nutmeg, poppy seed or, if you prefer 1 Tablespoon gotacola in 1 cup water for tea.

Seed four) understand that different people require different amounts of sleep so find out what is best for you and make it part of your healthy, daily lifestyle. Mix and match the different ideas and techniques to find out your best formula and know that sometimes it will change. Don’t stress over it, just let it happen as you practice the suggestions I have laid out here (and there are others out there just a little research will bring them to light) and you will find that your sleep garden will grow better results in your waking life and your efforts will bloom brightly.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

©Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

GETTING RID OF “STUFF” THAT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE

GETTING RID OF “STUFF” THAT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE
©Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

“Childhood stuff needed to happen because it did. So are you going to use it as an excuse to fail or rewrite your memes (old ideas in your head that you don’t need any more) to elevate yourself to be a better you?” Dr. Wayne Dyer

I ask myself this question every time I feel unsure of which way I need to move because an old tape keeps playing in my head. Just because someone taught us something when we were little does not mean that it still ‘fits’ now or that it was true in the first place. Just as we grow into and out of our clothing we grow into and out of ideas, thought processes and feelings. Here is the GREAT news for us…it is OK for that to happen. Actually, it is desirable for thoughts to grow and change as we grow and change.

Being stuck in our past is never a good thing. Forward movement must take place for us to evolve. If we don’t evolve we stagnate and that causes pain, illness and frustration.
For those of you who are realizing that this is something you need to work on I strongly recommend the book “Virus of the Mind, the New Science of the Meme” by Richard Brodie. It will define this new thought process in a way that will make the transition clearer and therefore easier to navigate.

Bright Blessings and smooth sailing, Chessie

HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR SITUATION?

HOW DO YOU SEE YOUR SITUATION?

In any given situation you have choices. You can choose to be the victim of the situation or you can choose to rise above it and make it a learning and growing experience for your self. Self pity stops you cold, so decide that the situation is your next best thing. Look for the positive aspects of it and act on them.
I challenge you to truly and objectively look at your situation. Where and what are the positive aspects of it? What, of the negative aspects can you turn into positive ones? How can you now benefit from this new view point? If you look at a seemingly “bad” situation as your “next best thing” you will find the “good” in it for you.

Just as slow motion and stop action still photography gives you and opportunity to reevaluate what you thought you saw, slowing down and honestly analyze your situation. This reexamining will reveal secrets and clues within the situation that you would otherwise miss. This allows you the opportunity to see the true good in your situation, to change your perception of it and turn it toward your benefit; to make it your next best thing.

So when you feel that your situation is beyond redemption, slow down, reexamine and search out those hidden positives and turn a negative into your next best thing and grow.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© 2010 Chessie Roberts, all rights reserved

GETTING RID OF “STUFF” THAT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE

GETTING RID OF “STUFF” THAT WE DON’T NEED ANY MORE

©Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

“Childhood stuff needed to happen because it did. So are you going to use it as an excuse to fail or rewrite your memes (old ideas in your head that you don’t need any more) to elevate yourself to be a better you?” Dr. Wayne Dyer

I ask myself this question every time I feel unsure of which way I need to move because an old tape keeps playing in my head. Just because someone taught us something when we were little does not mean that it still ‘fits’ now or that it was true in the first place. Just as we grow into and out of our clothing we grow into and out of ideas, thought processes and feelings. Here is the GREAT news for us…it is OK for that to happen. Actually, it is desirable for thoughts to grow and change as we grow and change.

Being stuck in our past is never a good thing. Forward movement must take place for us to evolve. If we don’t evolve we stagnate and that causes pain, illness and frustration.
For those of you who are realizing that this is something you need to work on I strongly recommend the book “Virus of the Mind, the New Science of the Meme” by Richard Brodie. It will define this new thought process in a way that will make the transition clearer and therefore easier to navigate.

Bright Blessings and smooth sailing, Chessie

Don’t Let Life Discourage You

Don’t Let Life Discourage You

“Don’t let life discourage you; everyone who got where he has had to begin where he was.” (Richard L. Evans)

Chances are one day you decided to change some things in your life. You were where you were and somehow it just didn’t quite feel right, it didn’t fit. It may have been any one of a number of things, a notion that feels wrong now, an old piece of knowledge that you have just found out was incorrect information or, possibly you have found that a way of thinking about some issue or group now seems unworthy of you. What ever made you wake up and realize that self improvement was in order is to be applauded.

Changing anything requires that you start somewhere and I suggest that where ever you find yourself is the perfect place for you to begin. The simple fact that you have come to this conclusion is an awesome step for you, for everyone trying to make their lives better.

Start with baby steps, they get better results and as you see progress you will be encouraged to keep going. Self improvement is always time invested in your most valuable asset, you. Like the instructions when you are on a plane to put the oxygen mask on yourself before helping the person next to you; if you are not in a healthy, whole, balanced place you can’t help anyone else. Even if you can respect someone for being a mess because you’re a mess too, you don’t have to stay that way. Learn to respect yourself for the right reasons and watch your mess straighten out.
Some of your baby steps might be to think of all the things you feel are important to you; then ask yourself if they are worthy of you? Do they raise your vibrations? Do they move you to grow? Would they be precious to you if they were suddenly gone? If so then enjoy, if not then lose them because when you change how and what you think about, how and what you think about changes.

To get to the good things in life not only do you need to make changes in the way you think and perceive things, you have to let your walls down and take the chance that you might get hurt; this is better than feeling nothing and, as you grow toward your goals of wholeness and betterment, the absence of walls will allow your feelings to become those of joy that all of us want to achieve.

Remember that life, especially a conscious and aware one doesn’t just happen; it requires your participation so participate with joy, empathy and balance of body, mind and spirit. Know too as you work that you are the bridge between where you are now and where you want to be and that the only person who can get you there is you.

I wish you an awesome journey and Bright Blessings. Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

Fable of the Porcupines

Fable of the Porcupines

It was the coldest winter ever and many animals were dying because of it. The porcupines, realizing that the situation had become dire, decided to group together to share their body heat. This way they covered and protected themselves and each other. A problem arose because the quills of each of the porcupines wounded their closest companions and even though they gave heat to each other the damage of the quills was making their decision problematic.

After a long discussion they decided that they needed to distance themselves one from the other to avoid hurting each other anymore that they had already. Because of the low temperature, the animals began to die, alone and frozen. The group then realized that another choice had to be made: either they accept and adjust their quills while accepting and adjusting to the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.

Wisely, the porcupines decided to go back to being a unified group, working together to do what they could to help each other. With their new adjusted attitude and insight, they learned to hold their quills in such a way as not to create so much damage to their fellows and to live with the little wounds that were still caused by the close relationship with their companions. By accepting and adjusting to those around them, each one was able to benefit from the heat, companionship and strength that came from the others. In this new mind-set they were able to survive.

The lesson here is that the best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people in perfect situations, but the one in which each individual learns to live with the imperfections of, not only themselves, but those of others. In doing so can also admire and appreciate the other person's good qualities.

The unconditional love that we find in maturity, growth, acceptance and understanding will create a radiance that permeates everything that it touches. We also learn where to let go and where to hold on and, all of this will generate healing, understanding, tolerance and love in everyone with whom it comes in contact. This spontaneous event is what raises vibrations, heals ALL things and allows us to become more consciously aware and closer to the whole balanced person that we desire to be.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved,

ADVERSITY

ADVERSITY

Adversity, what is it to you? Some feel that is just bad luck, some think it is just something that needs to be lived with and so it is their way of life. To some, it what they feel they deserve and for others it is something unpleasant that happens to people that they neither know or care about so is not their concern. It is, for some, something to run from; it has been defined as problems, pain, suffering, and wounds. There are those who see it as a reason to be the victim and garner sympathy or a good reason to be miserable; some people just like to wallow in it.

Oliver Wendell Holmes said,”Trouble (adversity) creates a capacity to handle it.” This is true because adversity is actually your life lesson, your curriculum for learning to create the whole, balanced, productive, prosperous and abundant life that you deserve.

If you feel you have it bad and wait around for worse to happen, and it will if you are waiting for it, you will find that “bad” looked pretty good. This is the thought process of a good 95% of the population. By investing the time to read and think about changing your thoughts to a more positive vein, you have moved in to the 5% that have chosen to change their thought process for the better. It has been proven that when you change what you think about, what you think about changes and that process also changes the way you act. For instance, M. Kathleen Casey said that, “Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.” It is all in how you think about it.

So I challenge you to turn your thoughts and feelings around so that you do indeed change the way you think, so that what you think about changes. When you accomplish this you will find that your life will start to become exactly what you truly want and you will begin to receive the best of everything that you deserve.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?

WHAT DO YOU CHOOSE?

The dictionary tells us that “choice” means;
1 : the act of choosing : SELECTION (finding)
2 : power of choosing : OPTION (you)
3 a : the best part : CREAM b : a person or thing chosen (she)
4 : a number and variety to choose among (a)
5 : care in selecting
6 : a grade of meat between prime and good— of choice : to be preferred

Synonyms; CHOICE, OPTION, ALTERNATIVE, PREFERENCE, SELECTION, ELECTION mean the act or opportunity of choosing or the thing chosen. CHOICE suggests the opportunity or privilege of choosing freely (freedom). OPTION implies a power to choose that is specifically granted or guaranteed (the).

Why is making a choice important? The importance lies in the degree of maturity and enlightenment that is reached when you realizes that you have the ability to come from a conscious, aware act that exercises your privilege to take the opportunity to use your innate power to choose how to do any thing you desire. The conscious awareness of this ability and the understanding of its’ importance is one of the greatest steps in the positive direction of your growth toward being whole, balanced and closer to the higher Universal vibrations that you are striving for. This is an important action toward taking you power back; of becoming the person that you truly want to be.

Choose love; Choose gratitude; Choose positivity; Choose empathy; Choose caring; Choose truth and honesty; Choose to be generous; Choose integrity; Choose perseverance; Choose actions that are worthy of you; and Choose to evolve.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts, 2010 all rights reserved

LOVE AND JUDGMENT WHAT IT MEANS TO YOUR HEALTH AND BALANCE

LOVE AND JUDGMENT WHAT IT MEANS TO YOUR HEALTH AND BALANCE

What does love mean to you? How do you show it? What is its purpose? How do you acknowledge it? How do you receive it? Now, ask your self “do I apply these standards to myself? Do I love myself? How do I show myself I love me? Why should I love myself? Why should I acknowledge it?”

Some feel that they must judge others worthy of love and that it is alright to ignore or belittle if the person is found wanting. More to the point, we are our own harshest critics. Our society teaches us that we should not give credence to our own worth, our accomplishments, and that is unworthy information. To judge is not to love; judgment is a controlling emotion/behavior. To treat ourselves (and others) in this way is damaging and dis-ease making. It is poison in your mind-stream, it is self defeating. It lowers your frequencies to a detrimental level for you and all around you. Once this occurs, you are way out of balance in your body, mind, spirit energies.

To rise beyond judgment allows love to enter your very essence. Love of an unconditional type is the highest of frequencies. By its’ very nature it changes, balances everything that it touches; our hearts, mind-stream, our innate nature. Love of self, spirit and humanity is a healing magic of Divine proportion. It even can change our physical bodies by way of a restored DNA. By embracing love in all of its forms, each individual becomes a transmitter of the most powerful electromagnetic frequency ever known, affecting everything and everyone around him.

Try truly loving yourself for one week. Look in the mirror, smile and say, with conviction, “I approve of myself, I am worthy, I am limitless!” say it 10 times twice a day. Do not listen to the little voice that may nag negatively at the back of your mind, tell it to hush because what it is saying to you is wrong (unless of course it is in agreement with your affirmation) and press on, undaunted. After a week notice all of the positive changes that are happening in your life. Then keep up the good work and be exponential.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved.

IMAGINATION, YOUR FORGOTTEN ALLY

IMAGINATION, YOUR FORGOTTEN ALLY

Did you ever play outside, in a world of your own making? Where everything you wanted was there for your enjoyment, for your satisfaction? A world that adjusted to your script as you changed your story line to fit where you wanted it to go next? A special place that was just for you and maybe a friend or two? I challenge you to go back in your mind and heart to that time and recall how you felt; the excitement, the pleasure, the joy. Now hold on to that as you continue reading.

When you have a desire you create a ripple in the Universal energies that can, if driven correctly, manifest your desire. Just having the thought, the desire is not enough; you must drive it with something. That something is emotion, emotion that is fueled by your imagination. What you can imagine and become excited and joyous about is what will manifest. CAUTION: the same is true of the energy created by the emotion of fear. Because any strong emotion will drive manifestation you should be sure that you don’t fuel your nightmares, fuel only your dreams.

You may ask how to start. I suggest that you use your forgotten ally; your imagination. Get a clear picture in your imagination of just what you want to create. Put in the details and get excited about it. Feel how you will enjoy it when it is manifest and enjoy that sensation, hold it as long as you can. Remember the feeling every time you think about your desire, your goal, your dream. In order for you to “create”, your thoughts, attitudes and emotions must be focused and directed toward a productive end so that their power is molded into the force that will bring you what it is that you desire.

Your next step is to do the next thing needed to make your desire happen, change any attitude that may interfere with your goal, talk to others, tell your friends, make plans, lists of materials or steps that you need to work through to create this desire. Decide how the list needs to be handled, prioritize first, second, next etc. and do something every day that moves you forward. All the while keep your emotion focused on the finished project. Not necessarily the exact outcome (that can be distracting) but on the excitement and joy of creating this thing you are manifesting. The idea is to feed the emotion of your desire and keep it strong, focused and positive. If you allow doubt or despair to creep in (it will, we are human after all) let that be your signal to take a SHORT break and re-group. Take an hour (set a timer) or a weekend, just walk away and let your mind rest. Chances are that you have ether missed a step or a priority is in the wrong order. Both of these can be fixed and the joy and excitement will return.

Well you may ask what if I have a set back. Same answer; give your self a break and your mind a rest and the answer will appear, maybe as a new idea for a solution or a different thought process, but you will get an answer. Remember that you don’t have to push a river, it already flows. (© Chessie Roberts “Don’t Push A River” from ‘The Angles Sang’) If you don’t put garbage in your river that will block it, you can guide it in the direction you want it to go.

Wishing you Bright Blessings and joyous and imaginative creating.
Chessie

©2010 Chessie Roberts all rights reserved.

Press release for Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance

Press release for Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance

Released October 16, 2010;
New programs at The Sol Center; located in Mariner Building 12388 Warwick Blvd, Suite 310, Newport News, VA 23606 757-696-8670

Beginning Thursday October 21, 2010; 4:00-6:00 P.M. Usui Reiki Sessions I look forward to helping you with the healing touch of Reiki. This practice was discovered by Dr. Mikao Usui in Japan in the early 1900s. It is a technique for stress reduction that also promotes healing. It is a simple and very powerful healing touch administered by healers trained in its use. This ancient ‘laying on of hands’ is now being offered at the Sol Center and is available by appointment on Wednesdays from 4:00p.m. till 6p.m. in ½ hour sessions. I am also available other times and days, call the Sol Center at (757) 696-8670, for prices and schedule your appointment today!

Saturday, October 23, 2010, @ 2:00 P.M.; Spiritual Development; Awaken the Spiritual Giant Within; Due to the unprecedented response to the first class, we are offering an accelerated class to get you started off right! Go to http://www.meetup.com/thesoulcenter to register for this 4 hour workshop to enhance your spiritual life. Materials will be provided. We will have a 30 minute dinner break. Please feel free to provide your own refreshments. The total for this class is $120 at the door. Register now and save 50%!!! See you there!!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010, @ 7:00 P.M.; All Hallows Celebration; Come celebrate with us! Bring your children and as they enjoy a movie, the grown-ups can participate in an ancient hollows celebration. What is the background of Halloween? Learn the origins of traditions such as jack-o-lanterns, costumes, and trick or treating. Then, experience the ancient tradition of honoring our ancestors. Please contact the SOL center at 757-696-8670 if you have any questions.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 @ 7:00 P.M.; Discover your Chakras: An Introduction to Your Energy Anatomy; This is an introductory class that was developed to give you a general overview of your main chakras. What and where are your chakras? And what they can do for you? This class will give you a firm foundation for further studies into this fascinating energy world and how it fits into your life. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.

Saturday, November 6, 2010; @1:00 P.M.; What’s Your Frequency? Discover the Types of Energy That Work Best for You; In this class, you will learn about many different types of energy work; Personal energy, pendulum work, dowsing, Tarot, Reiki, crystal energy, and elemental energy. You will also learn about the energy within food, color, sound (tonal energy), light, and plants. You will receive an overview of these types of energy as well as personal demonstrations and interactive activities to help you harness your own energy. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010; @7:00 PM Communicating with Your Chakras: Balance for Betterment; Using color, sound, and tactile input, you will learn to balance and communicate with your chakras. This experience will give you a sense of clarity, focus, and balance, which will allow you to be more in touch with these energetic centers of your body. This connection will allow you to be aware of any kind of disconnect before you see symptoms, and be conscious of what's happening inside your physicality. As you continue to work with your chakras, you will be able to influence them for your physical, mental, and spiritual betterment. Instructional materials will be provided for the duration of the class. For questions and pricing, please call The Sol Center at (757) 696-8670.

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING? SOME QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING? SOME QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH

A positive, focused, conscious aware life does not just happen, you must create it. And that is where Evolution of Self; Journey into Mind, Body, Spirit Balance is set to take you.

Are you grounded? Connected to your source, that which sustains and supports you? Are you centered? Is your energy system open enough to allow the free flow of Natures energies through you; energies that connect you to your world and the Universe?

Do speak to yourself in a correct, loving and positive manner? Does this include others with whom you come in contact? Do you lift others to their best advantage? Are you empathetic? Do you put your well being first so that you are strong enough to help others? Do accept what you are truly responsible for? Can you keep your cool in an intense situation?

Can you clearly visualize your goals so that you recognize them when you get there? Can you communicate this vision to another? Do you consciously shield yourself from negative input (as best you can)?

Can you/do you surrender all fears to the flow of Universal energy? Can you/do you accept that you and others make mistakes, sometimes grievous ones, and not allow those mistakes to cloud or poison your mind and forgive? Do you/can you accept and forgive your own shortcomings? Do you/can you accept that love is energy and so will always be a part of you and be born again as new loves? Can you/do you accept you as you are by changing for the better what you feel you need to change and genuinely love yourself? Do you/can you accept the cosmic truth ‘that all is one’ and feel connected? Can you/do you let things (material, emotional and spiritual) go because you know that since all is one, nothing and no one is ever lost to you or gone from you?

If you have answered “No” to any of these questions then there is room to work to regain your mind, body, spirit balance.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© 2010 Chessie Roberts all rights reserved

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING? SOME QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING? SOME QUESTIONS FOR GROWTH;

A positive, focused, conscious aware life does not just happen, you must create it. And that is where Evolution of Self; Journey into Mind, Body, Spirit Balance is set to take you.

Are you grounded? Connected to your source, that which sustains and supports you? Are you centered? Is your energy system open enough to allow the free flow of Natures energies through you; energies that connect you to your world and the Universe?

Do speak to yourself in a correct, loving and positive manner? Does this include others with whom you come in contact? Do you lift others to their best advantage? Are you empathetic? Do you put your well being first so that you are strong enough to help others? Do accept what you are truly responsible for? Can you keep your cool in an intense situation?

Can you clearly visualize your goals so that you recognize them when you get there? Can you communicate this vision to another? Do you consciously shield yourself from negative input (as best you can)?

Can you/do you surrender all fears to the flow of Universal energy? Can you/do you accept that you and others make mistakes, sometimes grievous ones, and not allow those mistakes to cloud or poison your mind and forgive? Do you/can you accept and forgive your own shortcomings? Do you/can you accept that love is energy and so will always be a part of you and be born again as new loves? Can you/do you accept you as you are by changing for the better what you feel you need to change and genuinely love yourself? Do you/can you accept the cosmic truth ‘that all is one’ and feel connected? Can you/do you let things (material, emotional and spiritual) go because you know that since all is one, nothing and no one is ever lost to you or gone from you?

If you have answered “No” to any of these questions then there is room to work to regain your mind, body, spirit balance.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© 2010 Chessie Roberts all rights reserved

My Path
by Josey Drither West
© Josey Drither West 8/7/2010 all rights reserved Used by permission

Think not,
To follow my path,
In my footsteps,
you may walk,
but know now,
that the path ahead of me,
is not the path I leave behind.

My foot prints,
leave their marks,
My energy continues to ripple,
upon the surroundings,
Our presence,
changes all it touches

the path we walk,
changes as it changes us,
no matter how close you follow,
the place you step,
is not where I stood.

you watch me walk on,
and in watching me,
you change your own path,
and you change mine.

I found this to be a very deep and truthful statement that is not something we regularly consider; the fact is that by walking a path, as it changes us, we change it. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not but change is inevitable. Still, following someone walking a path that you feel is worthy of you is a good thing; just realize that as you walk it, you make it your own. So as you grow, evolve and rise, realize that you affect that which affects you.
Thank You Mr. West and Bright Blessings to all.

© 2010 Chessie Roberts all rights reserved.

I LOVE THIS PERSON BUT WHERE DO THEIR ACCUSATIONS COME FROM?

I LOVE THIS PERSON BUT WHERE DO THEIR ACCUSATIONS COME FROM?

Those of you who have taken Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance are familiar with the terms, “core values”, “life experiences” and “mind-stream ©”. These are imbedded, deeply seated programs that run under every action you take and every idea or perception that you have about the world and the people around you. All of these reactions are filtered through your programs. People will respond from these two bases of operation every time; the higher the stress, the closer to this basis ones reactions are.

The more enlightened person has gone within and examined their personal programming and taken the proper steps to correct what they can and rise above what they can not. The less enlightened person continues to operate from a less evolved standpoint.

Ones core values are the “lines you will not cross or tolerate”; lying, stealing, murder, judgment and the like. Every one has them in differing degrees but not everyone adheres to them in all situations. The challenge is how high you set your personal bar and how often you choose to limbo under it. The more enlightened, higher vibrational a person, the truer they will be to these core values and the less they will accept lowered values in those around them. I am not speaking of judgment here; I mean that they will just not be around those who are not coming from a like starting point.

For those who have not yet done the work to better themselves, you will find that they are either living with and operating from either denial or ignorance. If they are coming from denial, they will more likely than not, wish to stay where they are. This comes from “the demon you know” thought process. Humans get comfortable with the situation in which they find themselves most often and choosing to see the need for change is scary and uncomfortable. Stepping out of ones comfort zone into the unknown is often so frightening as to be paralyzing. Once it is realized that “When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.” (Edward Teller) you will be able to find the strength and faith in yourself to move away from the pain and toward growth, positivity and enlightenment. Denial is a tough nut to crack and best done from the INSIDE realization that something is wrong and feeling the need to WANT to change. Until the person comes to this understanding within themselves, trying to ‘change them’ or ‘show them ‘the error of their ways’ is frustrating, futile and self defeating and it really annoys them.

If on the other hand the person in question is coming from a platform of ignorance; they will more than likely see (eventually) where their work needs to begin. This dawning usually comes (most of the time slowly but each persons time-table is different) from the observation of those around them who are making life work. The ignorance begins to lift and the person begins to question their place in the scheme of things and find their answers; which of course leads to more questions…more answers…more questions… etc. but that is how growth and waking up works.

Life experiences are what any person has lived through. They are the lessons each person learns (or doesn’t) about the results they got from the choices that they have made throughout their respective life time. These experiences color a persons feelings, ideas and perceptions about everything on many levels. As with anything else, these can be changed for the person’s betterment and for the greater good should the person choose to do so. The awareness of the fact that one always has choices is what brings on the desire to want to choose to change and that depends upon ones mind-stream©. If the person lives with and enjoys the perceived benefits of victim think, chances are they will not want to choose change. Once you are aware that you make your own destiny, you are either freed or you run and hide. Hiding from the truth of a situation is never the right choice. If you can learn to look for solutions rather than problems, your life will be awesome!

Now ones “mind-stream”© refers to the path ones thought processes generally run. If a person bases their existence on lying to get by, that person thinks every one lies and therefore they project that onto the world so they trust no one. The person who steals, cheats, makes excuses, slacks, or any other thing one can accuse another of is doing works the same way; abuse begets abuse and mind-set begets mind-set. If, however (once again at the risk of repeating my self) you have chosen to go within and examine and redirect your mind-stream so that you have changed these perceptions of the world and understand all of these human short comings you see that there are things and people you don’t need to try and fix; you are the only one you can control. The mature, enlightened individual can and does allow others and things to just be what they are.

Your best help for humanity is to show all those around you a life well lived and one that is working. As my Mother used to say, “Tend to your knitting and others will tend to theirs or they won’t. If you are busy doing the right thing, you will spread that behavior to those watching you.”

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

WHY AND HOW SHOULD I MEDITATE?

WHY AND HOW SHOULD I MEDITATE?

I have been asked about meditation and how to use it properly many times so I decided to address the question this week.

Meditation and the quieting of the mind is a method by which you can listen to and hear what the Universe and the Guides have to tell you. When you pray, you are asking for something. If you pray with intent, gratitude and love you are more likely to receive what you ask for because of the vibrations you put out. But the act of meditation allows you to "just be". It allows you to take in the quiet noise of the music of the Universe. It attunes you to the vibrations of the creative energies of the Universe, the energies from which you came.

That re-connect is what aware, awake humanity strives for and meditation is one way to achieve it. Most who come to me with this question think that quieting ones mind is like flipping a switch and I assure you that it is not like that at all. Just as with any worthwhile pursuit, it is a practiced and learned thing. You must truly want to achieve the ‘quiet’ and practice getting there each day. To attempt it a few times and then give up will gain you nothing.

My suggestions for beginners are to first, determine a time of your day that is the least involved. This will not be the same for every one, this is YOUR schedule. Then turn off all the phones and the louder appliances, darken the room if you can, take off your glasses if you wear them and close your eyes. Breathe deeply and blow it out, letting go of all stress and the ‘stuff’ of your day. You may need to do this several times to get it all out but that is ok.

As you let go of your day, feel yourself sink into being one with the energies around you. This too will require practice so don’t be discouraged. I suggest a mantra to help keep your conscious mind busy so that you can concentrate on what your subconscious mind is telling you. A mantra can be any power word or phrase that is a positive and easy to repeat or it can just be Ohm (the sound of the Universe) you just continue to repeat it as your mind slows down.

You will have what I call busy thoughts such as; what should I fix for dinner, the project is due tomorrow, why am I sitting here…etc. When it happens (it is normal, don’t panic) just let the thoughts pass through, don’t address them or deal with them, just let them go. At first you will feel inundated and a little overwhelmed but as you continue, they will become less and less frequent and demanding. If there seem to be some that just will not leave you alone, write them down to relegate them to ‘later’. By putting them on paper, you let your mind know that the thing is not forgotten but that it (your mind) does not have to hold on to the thought for you. That is what most of your busy thoughts are, your minds attempt to remember everything, writing the events down lets your mind move on to other things.

I have been doing this for many years and, as I become more and more tuned in; I am also becoming able to 'feel' messages form the cosmos as they come to me during the day. This is something you can achieve and the benefits are many.

I wish you well and Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

THE BEE AND WE

THE BEE AND WE

Science tells us that, aerodynamically speaking the design of a bumble bee is completely wrong. It has too much body weight vs. too little wing span therefore, it is incapable of flight; and yet, it flies. Why do think that is?

I hypothesize that it can fly for the simple reasons that 1) no one has told it that it can’t and 2) it was created to do just what it does and that includes flight. So to take this a step further, since we are born, created if you will, to accomplish certain things in our life, why do we continually listen to those who tell us we can’t do them.

If, like our friend the bumble bee, we just concentrate on what we know we can do rather than taking bad advice from those who have decided that, because of some preconceived notion they have about us, we can’t accomplish whatever we wish, we can do anything we desire.

The point here is that we were created to accomplish certain things in our lifetime and have been given everything we need to do that. Because we are humans and not bees, we can and do listen to bad advice from those we feel we can trust rather than listening to ourselves. This immature need to create ourselves by committee causes us to forget what our assets are and how to use them. The good news here is all we have to do is to wake up to our truth and remember our potential.

So no matter what we look like to someone else; no matter what others think of us and our potential or talents; we are here for a reason and by embracing our true nature and reconnecting with it, we are unstoppable, we are exponential, we are extraordinary and we can fly.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

ON WAKING UP

ON WAKING UP
When we are born the Creator gives us everything we need to know to achieve our life’s mission but, because we are required to live on this plane this information becomes forgotten. It is overwritten by other programming, like an overwrite command on a computer.

The village who raises us attempts to shape us in their image so that we can learn from their life experiences. This is all well and good for a while and it is done for our benefit, or so the village believes, but when it is time for changes to begin in your life, it is unsettling for those who have been steering you for so long. They may try to challenge your attempt to stretch and find your own way but that is OK, stretch anyway. Look for your forgotten birthright, remember, become consciously aware, and wake up.

“When you begin to remember who and what you are after being made into something/someone else by the needs and desires of others; you begin your journey into conscious awareness…you begin to wake up.” (Chessie Roberts Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind, Spirit Balance)

To wake up is to begin to question all of the things that you once held as true. It is to realize that you have made choices, whether you knew it at the time or not. It is to dig into those choices and to decide which ones you should hang on to and which are no longer serving you. It is the ability to make the now informed decision to let go of all of your old thought processes, without shame or anger, and to grow forward with your life. It is to reconnect with your higher self, to raise your vibrations toward the love and light that put you on this plane in the first place. It is to embrace unconditional love of yourself, mankind and the planet. It is to evolve, to reach for the next level, to fulfill your purpose and to share your journey with the seekers around you. It is to bloom where you grow and to spread happiness, joy and love to all who cross your path.

I bid you good morning and Bright Blessings in your evolution. Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

CHAKRA SEVEN

CHAKRA SEVEN
This is our last week within the chakra system so we are at chakra seven. Its’ location is just above the top of your head and is connected to your cerebral cortex.
The elemental correspondence at this level is thought. We planted a little seed down at the Earth level and have watched it grow up through Water, Fire, and Air into Sound and light to reach this subjective level of thought.

The color that vibrates here is violet/white. The Sanskrit word for this chakra means “thousand fold’. This refers to the lotus flower that you see pictured for this chakra. The thousand petal lotus represents the harmony of the conscious and unconscious thought structures blending and working together with all the other chakras.

The job of the seventh chakra is many-fold so I will break it down into its’ basic three components; First on the emotional level it is your main controller for your mind and belief system and your life framework. It also deals with your acceptance of new insights and growth in unexpected ways.

Secondly, on a physical level; the word “controller” refers to your pituitary gland. It is your body’s’ scheduler and time clock for your entire system because it regulates all of your other glands to keep your physicality working at peak efficiency.

And third; on a Spiritual level it is your connect to the infinite knowledge that is your birthright. Your, “plug in” (to quote Dr. Carolyn Mysse), to the Cosmic Place of Knowing that is deep within your subconscious, the knowing that is drawing you to tap into it once again. That deep knowledge is what is pulling you to grow and learn so that you once again join your beginning. This is the catch at this chakra level; the thing you are questing for is the thing that is causing you to quest. Your deep longing for your forgotten birthright of knowledge is what is drawing you back.
This is where your Conscious Awareness becomes an awareness of Cosmic Order that you have reached by growing up through the lower chakras. I stop here to remind you that the growth through the chakras IS NOT LINEAR. You will find that you will bounce back and forth between the levels as you examine and reexamine your growth, ideas and perceptions. This is the way it is supposed to happen and it is OK, it is the way this works.

When you are out of balance here you may feel depressed, alienated, bored, or apathetic. You will not want to learn or understand.

I remind you of the old joke that says that a mind and a parachute both work better when they are open. So keep your mind open and accepting of new knowledge, wisdom and information. Don’t resist going back and reexamining your ‘old’ ideas and renewing or rewriting them as they become more enlightened. That is, after all, what your entire existence on this plane of being is truly all about. You will find your AHA! Moments are amazing and well worth your effort.

You know you are in balance when your mind is open enough to filter all information through your new understanding and knowledge. When you realize that you don’t need all of the stuff in your head and can clean it out without judgment, prejudice, guilt or shame.

The goal of the seventh chakra is for you to realize the cosmic truth that you are the creative energy of the universe. You are also the vessel and the conduit of that energy and because of this, through you, conscious awareness can and will manifest in the world.

RECAP CHAKRA SEVEN
1)It is located just above the top of your head
2)It is your connectedness to Transcendent Spirit
3)It is your home in the cosmos,
4)It is your ‘oneness’ and freedom

Physicality; brain, eyes (some say only the right one) your muscular and skeletal systems

Issues; inner knowledge, self realization, new knowledge and its’ understanding, your spirituality and its connection to your Higher Self as well as your connection to Universal and Cosmic Energies

Blocked By; attachments

Unblocked By; letting go because all is one so nothing and no one is ever lost.
I trust that you now have a better understanding of your energetic system and how it works.
As always, if you have questions feel free to inquire. Bright Blessings,
Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all right reserved

THIRD EYE CHAKRA

CHAKRA SIX
This week finds us up to chakra six which is connected to your carotid plexus nerve ganglion in your physicality. In your spiritual/energetic body it is located between your eyebrows, just a little above them.

The elemental correspondence is light because this is where you begin to truly see, where your conscious meets your unconscious and you begin to become truly aware. This is also where you reconnect with your innate intuition and ESP. for those of you saying ‘there’s no such thing’ I tell you that it is the little voice that tells you to do or not to do something and that you need to reconnect to it and learn how to trust it. This is also where you will refine your imagination.

This is the first chakra that is not in your body, it is in your brain so it is more mental. The color that vibrates with this area is indigo (a deep blue-black) the Sanskrit word for this chakra means ‘to know/ command/perceive and here is where you learn to translate all visual input.

At this point you begin to become aware of your access to the Universal well of Wisdom. Your decisions and judgments are now made from information that you now know to be true. You are now comfortable accepting information based on faith and intuition. You don’t need pie charts or graphs to convince you because you have learned when to listen to your ‘little voice’. Intuition is not right or wrong, logical or illogical, it just is, and what yours tells you is not going to be the same as what someone else tells them and that’s ok.

If maturation, growth and healing have happened by this point you will understand and know balance in all things, light/dark, yin/yang, want/need and you will see without prejudice. You will see things as they really are and beyond the limits of either/or. You will also see that you have infinite choices, there are no limits (unless you create them).

When you are out of balance in chakra six you will be overly influenced by the psychic realm and be seen as ungrounded, disorganized, disconnected or spacey. In the other direction you may seem narrow minded, not comfortable with challenges or as having tunnel vision. If you see yourself in any of these you may consider some personal work.

When you are in balance here you are able to use your new information plus your innate wisdom that you have rediscovered to access other information. You have raised your vibrations so that you can now make decisions that are free of fear and ego. Here you realize that everything is Ancient Wisdom and “Here we stand, on the cutting edge of Ancient wisdom” (LTR of Evolution of Self; Journey into Body, Mind. Spirit Balance) you are able to use your mind and visualization to have a positive impact on your surroundings to raise your quality of life as well as those around you.

You know that you are in balance when you are able to process and translate your visual and intuitive information so that you use it correctly and effectively.
The goal of chakra six is to suspend your personal perceptions and are able to envision those of others and truly understand just what they see; realize self clarity thus becoming closer to being completely conscious and completely awake and aware.

RECAP OF CHAKRA SIX
1) It is located between and just above your eyebrows
2) Is your connect between Universal and intuitive wisdom
3) Is your personal insight
4) Where you see the deepest beauty and truth in all things
5) Where your conscious meets your unconscious.

Physicality; your brain, eyes (some say only the left but I leave that to what works best for you), your nervous system and ears.

Issues; the meeting of your conscious and unconscious (this can be unsettling but well worth the effort so don’t let it throw you.), imagination, insight, “other information”, feelings of spacey-ness or narrow-mindedness.

Blocked By; the illusion of separateness

Unblocked By; accepting the Cosmic Truth that all is one

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

YOUR THROAT CHAKRA

CHAKRA FIVE
Chakra five is located at your throat and corresponds with your pharyngeal plexus This is the place of your self expression.

The element here is ether but that is a subject under much dispute so for this particular train of thought I am going to use the element of sound.
The color that vibrates with this area is a bright sky blue and the root of the Sanskrit word for the throat area means ‘to purify’.

The job in the fifth chakra is communication, both verbal and nonverbal. This is where you develop the ability to express your creativity and skills. These include effective listening; the ability to accurately hear what another is trying to tell you while realizing that they are speaking from a different life experience than you. (That means their experience of an event shared with you will seem like a different event because of the difference in your backgrounds.)

Communication is the connecting principal that makes life possible and, in actuality, it is the act of extending your consciousness to create an understanding of your ideas in another. You use sound, vibration and rhythm to form words or symbols that are called the alphabet to write words, or maybe you use hand signs or the Braille alphabet to convey information and ideas to others. Just as your body uses DNA and nerve impulses, and your brains use chemicals and hormones to keep your body working properly, the world uses broadcast waves and frequencies to keep us in constant communication with each other. Communication is important on every level.
When you are out of balance in this area you may find that you talk too much or not enough. You may come across as arrogant or self-righteous. You will certainly not listen well or care about others views and opinions.

Words are our most powerful tool and with great power comes great responsibility. Please remember this and think before you speak, post or type because incorrect information can be very damaging and hurtful.

When you are in balance, people consider you thoughtful in your communications, you can express your needs and desires without being demanding or whiney, you are able to express your truth without hurting others and you are able to speak without shame or fear.

Knowing that you are in balance comes with your ability to speak your truth while truly hearing another and you are able to do this without judgment or shame.
The goal of the fifth chakra is to enable you to communicate ideas and abstract concepts and be understood, to be able to give information so that you can manifest creations on a physical plane that give order to your universe.

RECAP OF CHAKRA FIVE
1) Located at your throat
2) Is your self expression
3) Your ability to communicate your hearts truth
4) Your ability to communicate your core values
5) Is the bridge that connects your head (intellect) with your body (senses)

Physicality; your bronchial and vocal apparatus, lungs, ears, hands, arms, neck, bones and teeth.

Issues; expression, communication of your own creativity, needs and desires, your ability to actively listen and understand both verbal and non-verbal communications.

Blocked By; lies you tell yourself

Unblocked By; seeing that you are OK as you are but if there parts of you that you feel are not worthy of you, change them in a positive and loving way and then…genuinely love yourself.

Bright Blessings, Chessie
© Chessie Roberts, 2010, all rights reserved

CHAKRA FOUR

THE HEART
This week brings us to chakra four; located at your cardiac plexus nerve ganglion. Just as this allows your physical heart to nourish your body, the heart chakra feeds your energetic and spiritual heart.

The elemental correspondence here is air because of the movement from the physicality and manifestation of the lower chakras into the more esoteric areas of spirit. This is the mid point in the chakra system where the lower three chakras become tempered and balanced by chakra four as they get ready to join the upper three and a feeling of wholeness and balance begins to appear. Picture an upward pointing triangle (▲) with the points numbered 1, 2, & 3. Then picture a downward pointing triangle (▼) with its’ points numbered 5, 6, & 7. See them laid one over the other to form a star and the number 4 right in the middle. This represents balance that will, when tempered by the love in chakra four, create a radiance that shines out to all things. This unconditional love creates a permanence that magnifies that love to permeate all existence.

The color that vibrates with this chakra is green and the Sanskrit word for it means, ‘sound made without any two things striking / un-struck/ pure/ fresh/ clean.
The job of your heart chakra is to create the binding force of love. This comes from the logical progression of mass @ 1 + the movement @ 2, acted upon by the attraction @ 3 = a love driven by free, joyous acceptance of yourself and all around you. This love does NOT come from a place of need, want, or manipulation. This love, when you move in harmony with it, gives you the ability to let others grow at their own rate, to reach out to another without loosing your center. You begin to feel that sense of wholeness and balance that you are looking for. You loose the desire to judge others by YOUR standards and you are able to see all things as your “next best thing”. I was recently faced with the possibility of having to deal with cancer. I must admit that I was terrified by the prospect and spent a day or two in abject terror. I finally decided that I would have to turn off the fear somehow or have the heinous thing manifest. I fell back on this EOS that I trained for years to create for my answers and during a meditation session I was reminded of the fact that this was “my next best thing.” I decided to see this as an opportunity. If I did have the illness, I could then help others to deal with their circumstance better, so it was “my next best thing”. If I did not have cancer, I could use the anticipation, fear, and experience to help others to see their way through the fear and worry stage. I could also use the experience to teach this portion of this class and again, it was “my next best thing”. The second I made that decision, my fear vanished like I had flipped a switch, and it has indeed been “my next best thing.”

When you are out of balance here you may come across as judgmental or manipulative, control of others is very important and truth is subjugated to YOUR idea of what YOU feel it should be.

Let’s face it, you can’t really know anyone but yourself, so by taking everything less seriously, you can be yourself without letting another take your power. You are also able to see the difference in controlling yourself and NOT controlling others.
Balance means that you can temper the lower chakras with love and begin seeing change in wonderful ways. You know you are in balance when you no longer feel the pull of the lower chakras and realize that you do, indeed, create your own reality and you can influence others.

The goals here are to find unconditional love for your self and others, be able to exercise tolerance and balance within your body, mind, spirit, to realize the Devine Paradox that something that seems small is, in reality very large and the thing that seems very large is actually very small. (If you don’t get what I mean, talk to a teenaged girl about the drama in her life::smile: ) and to find the ability to allow things to be what they are.

RECAP CHAKRA FOUR:
1) located at your heart;
2) It is your bridge between your imminent, transcendent spirit and love;
3) Your ability to share love and life with yourself and others.
PHYSICALITY: circulatory system, hands, arms and shoulders

ISSUES: consideration and empathy for others; the link between your intellectual and spiritual selves; your ability to direct love to your self and others and your inner peace.

BLOCKED BY: Grief

UNBLOCKED BY: Accepting the fact that love is energy; it is all around you and is always born again as new loves.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

©Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

CHAKRA THREE, SOLAR PLEXUS/NAVEL

CHAKRA THREE, SOLAR PLEXUS/NAVEL

This week brings us to Chakra three which is located between your sternum and navel. This is your solar plexus region, the seat of your will and this area deals with combustion and metabolism.

The elemental correspondence here is fire. The equation is matter (chakra 1) + movement (chakra2) + action, energy (chakra 3) = power (a new state.
The color that vibrates here is yellow and the Sanskrit word for this area means ‘lustrous gem’

Chakra three’s job is to develop your ability to stand by your own convictions and your ability to forge unique states of existence. When the qualities of chakra one combine with those of chakra two and are acted upon by the transforming qualities of chakra three your energies are raised into new dimensions which cause change within the thing (your body) itself. Very like wood (matter) is acted on by movement (heat) converts the matter to energy which creates the change into the new state of ash. In the chakra system the ‘ash’ is the raised energy that caries you to those new dimensions that I mentioned before.

Here is where your inner critic will sound off and will lower your self confidence if you have any issues with your self worth or self reliance. This is the seat of your personal power and who or what is holding it; ideally, it should be you. This is also where your focus begins to change so that you are open to others points of view and opinions’. You develop a willingness to reexamine your concepts of power and begin to see the difference in ‘the power to’ and ‘the power over’.

When you are out of balance in this chakra you will be overly sensitive to the perceived reactions of others, you may appear indifferent or cold. You will find that you feel the need for others opinions to support your ideas and you will be over critical of yourself. You may feel inadequate and unworthy of love. You may even suffer from self loathing.

Remember that your inner self is much like a child; it believes all things both negative and positive because it has no filters. With no filters your body will react instantaneously. (Much like when you are frightened by what you think is a bug or snake only to realize that it was only a fuzzy or the garden hose) therefore taking all criticism to heart is not a good idea.

When you are in balance in your third chakra you are able to accept the responsibilities (and only those) that are truly yours. You are confident in your own actions and abilities. You can choose and maintain your course of action without the approval of others. You have the courage and strength to be who you truly are and are able to act without overpowering others or of having them overpower you,
You will know for a fact that you are in balance when you can take responsibility for yourself without feeling the need to blame others or act and think like a victim.
The goals of the third chakra are to create new understanding of the viewpoints and opinions of others; your ability to collect new information that equals dawning enlightenment and shifting paradigms; to learn the importance of balance; becoming aware of larger, Universal patterns; your conscious combining of your mind and actions to drive your choices and create your will so that you recognize where you have undesired actions in your life and you can stop them and make better choices, ones more worthy of you and where you want your life to be.

RECAP OF CHAKRA THREE;
1) Between your sternum and navel
2) Is your solar power, your uniqueness, your “I AM”
3) Is the seat of your will
Physicality; Your digestive system, Middle spine, Muscles

Issues; Personal power; who is holding yours (should be you), Your sense of place in the world, Your self confidence and self esteem, Your ability to stand by your convictions

Blocked by; shame and disappointment in your self

Unblocked by; accepting your shortcomings and forgiving yourself

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

CHAKRA TWO

CHAKRA TWO
The second chakra area is called ‘The Belly’ or ‘The Spleen’ Chakra and is located between your navel and internal reproductive organs. It corresponds to your sacral vertebrae and the nerve ganglion called the solar plexus. Your sciatic nerve is attached here at your body’s center of motion; it is also referred to as the ‘sea of life’.

The elemental correspondence for this area is water because all your body’s liquid functions are in its prevue; circulation, urinary elimination, sexuality and reproduction. It is also your seat of emotion. These emotions can create pleasure, movement and nurture. All of which are natural and desirable.

Dr. Masaru Emoto in this book “Hidden Messages in Water” tells us that an adult is 70% water and children are a bit higher %, which makes us tidal beings. Because of this, the second chakra area is related to the moon and is affected by it just like the tides are. This tidal cycle causes oceans of energy, both inside and out, and give chakra two subtle qualities of its’ own. This is why a person with a true passion for a goal seems to reach it in, what looks to others, like an effortless manner.

The ebb and flow of desire creates a duality that is important in stiring movement and change. This is the reason you long to learn how to reach out to others to absorb and share knowledge.

This chakra is visualized in a vibrant orange. The Sanskrit name for this chakra comes from the root ‘to sweeten’ and refers to the pleasure derived from our sexuality. Here is where you learn to accept the fact that you are endowed with a sexual nature by the Creator and it is OK to like it.

The job of the second chakra is to move you from the survival mode of number one to the to acknowledging a second caregiver; i.e. another person in your life, to help you become independent, to stand alone, to develop your personal strength and be self sufficient. Your maturation gives you a need to unite with another person in order to create a whole. Here is where the understanding of ‘self’ includes awareness of others on a new level. It also includes a longing for unity to fill the void that is brought on by this new awareness. At the same time there is a need for the separateness you worked so hard to achieve in chakra one. You need to learn balance of your time/your needs with the time you share with another person. This will be so in all facets of your life.

You will want to encounter differences that will stimulate questions that challenge your essence. These challenges = growth. Growth=desire. Desire= action. Action=vitality. Vitality= movement. Movement = new levels of power and love.
If you find that desire has become need that is born of pain tension and/or estrangement you can be sure that you are out of balance in your second chakra. All of this comes form parts of your self that you that you have let go of when you should have held on or ones that you are trying to repress. You begin to look outside of your self for substances to make you feel ether something or nothing. These attempts damage you, both physically and mentally causing you to push away those who can help you or pull yourself away so that a viscous cycle is started. Every failure creates an attachment to the method you have chosen (drinking, drugs, sex, excessive time online etc.) hopping that it will work next time to make your imbalance correct itself, but instead you get locked into the feeling that you have no escape.

The water based chakras’ flexibility and fluidity of desire is good. Know that the form of the desire is not as important as the force of the desire. The force is the root of passion that equals growth toward power and understanding. Desires act like waters movement, they ebb and flow and we handle them accordingly

Blockages create pressure. Rising pressure erodes the blockage. Just as water seeks the path of least resistance, not caring what it must flow around or what shape it must take to get where it is going, desire acts in the same way. If blocked, desire will manifest another way; if it is thwarted completely you will experience illness, addiction or dangerous behavior.

Balance here = you know pleasure is Creator Given and an essential facet of life to insure your body’s’ health and harmony and you enjoy it without shame or guilt. You can know you are in balance when “Every perfect action is accompanied by pleasure. By that you can tell you aught to do it.” (The French writer Andre Gide.)

Here a goal=movement toward pleasure which is the root of desire. Desire= the seed of movement; they build on each other to keep us whole and balanced. For balanced, whole people, pleasure attracts and pain repels. Pleasure is the rejuvenator of the spirit, the healer of personal and cultural relationships; it tells you that ‘all is well-situation resolved’ and it give the freedom to turn your attention to other things.

RECAP CHAKRA TWO
1) Location, womb/belly
2) Connection to lunar cycle, wisdom and creativity
3) Fertility

PHYSICALITY; lower vertebrae, pelvis, bladder, hips

ISSUES; change, emotions, ability to see beauty in others, delight in your own creations, satisfaction of your own desires

BLOCKED BY; guilt

UNBLOCKED BY; accepting the reality that things happen because of you or someone else and not allowing them to cloud your mind or poison your energy and forgive.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

YOUR ROOT CHAKRA

CHAKRA ONE

Chakra one is located at the base of your spine and corresponds to your coccyx bone and the lowest nerve bundle in your biology.

Each chakra has an elemental correspondence and the one for this area is Earth. Earth represents your form, stability; your most condensed state of matter. This makes it ideal for the lowest (not the least important) end of the chakra spectrum.
This chakra is visualized in a deep, vibrant red. This is the color the beginnings and life. Red is also the longest wave length and the slowest vibration in the human spectrum of sight. The Sanskrit name for this area means ‘root’ or ‘support’ which is just what it is.

Its’ job is to be the first line of support in your energy support system. Here is where your sciatic nerve is located. It is the largest and longest peripheral nerve in your body and it is this that keeps your connection to the sustaining Earth.
This is where your survival impulses connect; where needs such as food, shelter, clothing and physical health arise. Your survival energies (just like everything else) must be balanced and directed in a healthy way so as not to dominate your every moment.

When this base is under stimulated, you can become consumed by fears of losing food, clothing and/or shelter. This fear will cause loss of health in your physical body. You can become stuck here, creating a self defeating spiral that is detrimental to your growth in any direction and your health on all levels. This will create a loop of unresolved conflicts in your system leading to an ever downward spiral with the feeling that you have no control. You will develop what I call the ‘Eyeor Syndrome’ causing you to lose friends, lose your support. Then lose yourself to ‘victim think’.

When this base chakra is over stimulated you become attached to things in the physical world. This is where pack rat/hoarders, shop-a-holics and the need to ‘keep up with the Joneses’ comes from. If any of this sounds or feels familiar you may want to do a little work here.

You know you’re balanced when all of your needs are comfortably met; if your physicality has no issues with survival and you have no nagging feeling that ‘something is wrong with you’. It is never too late to reassess and to create changes and grow toward betterment.

Your body is the home of your spirit so it must be balanced in all areas. You must be consciously aware of what is going on inside. Remember, the physical world is not your goal it is just a tool to help you learn what lessons you have been put here to learn. Lessons that will lead to you raising your spirituality and rejoining you body mind and spirit to achieve the balance that you are striving for.

RECAP OF CHAKRA ONE
1) Root, base
2) Is your connection to spirit
3) Being at home on the Earth
4) Security
5) Survival

Physicality; controls your spine and base, feet immune system and skeleton
Issues; survival, instincts (i.e. Work family, health, trust, nourishment, fitness.)

Blocked by; fear

Unblocked by; surrendering all your fears to the flow of Universal energy.

Bright Blessings Chessie

©2010 Chessie Roberts, all rights reserved

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT BALANCE; WHATS’ THE TIE IN?

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT BALANCE; WHATS’ THE TIE IN?
INTRODUCTION


So far in this blog series, I have talked about the body and a lot about the mind as well as a bit about spirit. I have even addressed balance, but what ties them together? What is the core that makes this a functioning, cyclical and renewing system? The answer is our energetic spine.

Just as the spine in our physical body carries the nerves and vessels that nourish and inform our physicality and mind so that we are functioning as well as possible, our energetic spine creates the conduit that connects spirit with biology so that we are linked in a balanced way. For this conversation we will refer to the energetic spine as our chakra (say chock- rah) system.

For the sake of keeping things in an understandable order, I will start at the bottom and work upward. I want to say before I get started that in working with the chakra system you will find that the learning and function will not be linear. While each chakra builds upon the ones under it, as well as depends on the ones above it, the “Ah-ha moments” that will occur during your studies will cause you to revisit chakras that you thought you were finished with. This re-visitation is a normal process and function of living, learning, gaining wisdom, and growing, so don’t let it throw you. As you progress through each level of your chakra system, you will have more and more of these insights that will lead to more growth, learning and sharing.

As I have told you before, Evolution of Self; Journey into Mind, Body, Spirit Balance is an experiential processes that uses many different philosophies and this is only one of them. I feel that you will benefit a great deal from a better understanding of how you work as a whole. Your body and mind need the spiritual connection in order to create the balance that is required for a balanced, whole, happy life style. The following chakra blogs will just brush the surface of each level, the classes go deeper, but there is usable information that will benefit you.
Next week I will address chakra 1. Until then,

Bright Blessings, Chessie

©Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

ARE YOU AN OPEN VESSEL?

ARE YOU AN OPEN VESSEL?

How much do you feel you know? Are you aware of the fact that if you think you know all there is to know about any subject, you stop learning about it? It’s true. It is like attempting to fill a cup that is already full, sort of futile and self defeating.

If, however, you are always open to new information on all subjects, your knowledge and wisdom will grow, change, regroup and grow some more. Guess what? That’s how it is supposed to work. It is how we were initially wired. Will you ever learn it all? Gosh, I hope not because then you would be right back at the beginning of this thought process, see how this works?

So I ask you, how full is your cup? Do you have room to absorb more information? Does your knowledge lift you up? Is it worthy of being shared with others? Are you hungry to learn more? What do you do with the information you have out grown; hold it or discard it? Letting go of that which no longer serves you is good, it makes room for new ideas, paradigms and growth to occur.

I charge you now to be open, share, ask become enlightened and grow.

Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

YOU ARE DENIED NOTHING, EVER!

YOU ARE DENIED NOTHING, EVER!

What makes you angry; Sad, miserable, jealous, ashamed, guilty? How about indifferent, vengeful, disdainful, demanding, hopeless or apathetic? Know that all of these emotions come from the fear end of your emotional spectrum.
Each and every one of these emotions does several things to you, 1) they make you ill on some level of your being, 2) they lower your spiritual vibrations so that you are farther and farther from your source which will make it harder for you to get back up there, and 3) they will bring down every one around you until you are surrounded by those who like it down there or 4) you will have no support at all. And 5) YOU WILL GET MORE OF WHAT IS BOTHERING YOU.

The reason for this is that the Universe has no filters. It hears/feels your emotions and gives you more of whatever your emotions are putting out there. So, you ask, “How do I turn this around?”

You start by changing your emotional response to everything. Don’t panic, you can do this. Begin by looking for things, any thing, that make your emotions respond from the love end of the spectrum. What makes you feel loving, merciful, at peace, satisfied, joyous, blissful, understanding or forgiving? How about illuminated, serene, or optimistic? All of these come from the love end of the spectrum and they raise your vibrations up to meet the Universe and it responds to them too. The difference is in what you receive, MORE OF WHAT YOU DO WANT.

Which way do you want your life to go; up or down; into love or fear; into want and need or abundance and prosperity? The choice is yours to make. Remember, you are denied nothing, ever, all you need to do if ask/feel.
Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS?

WHERE IS YOUR FOCUS?
When you contemplate your life and where it is now and where it is going, where is your focus? Are you looking at what you have or what you don’t have? What you are miserable about or what you are grateful for? Where you have been or where you are going? What you truly want or what you think you should want? Are you concerned about what others think you should be doing or are you focused on what you truly want to be doing?

In short are you living your life or one that others have told you that you should be living? If you are not happy in your life, what are you doing to change it? Do you know how to change?

Let’s talk about your mind-stream for a moment. Your mind-stream is what I call your regular or constant thought track. If you are in the habit of thinking about what you don’t want, like, feel etc. what you are actually doing is calling all of that into your life, especially if you feel any emotion about these thoughts. The Universe hears/feels your negative, hurtful and ugly vibrations of “don’t/can’t have” and answers, “OK, you’ve got it.”

Let’s turn that around to a better way. Decide what you truly want and get emotional about that. The Universe will hear/feel your raised, positive, loving vibrations and answers, “OK, you’ve got it.”

OK now ask yourself which of these is better for, and more worthy of you? Do you want to lower your life’s vibrations and wallow in victim think? Or, would you rather raise your vibrations to meet those of the Universe and become the happy, successful “I CAN” that you were meant to be? As always, the choice is yours and up to you.

I wish you best, worthy, balanced choices and bright blessings Chessie
© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

WHEN I AM THE ENEMY WHO MUST BE LOVED

WHEN I AM THE ENEMY WHO MUST BE LOVED

CG Jung said; “That I feed the hungry, forgive an insult and love my enemy- these are great virtues. But what if I discover that the poorest of beggars and the most impudent of offenders are all within me, and that I stand in need of the alms of my own kindness; that I myself am the enemy who must be loved- what then?”
As we grow and learn how to become the best person we can become, we often find ourselves in the position of being our own worst enemy; weak and “most impudent of offenders”. Not only that, but we realize that we are the ones who put ourselves in our current state of needing love, healing, understanding and forgiveness.

Self love, kindness and forgiveness are things that we learn to suppress in our culture. They are seen as being selfish and self serving when in actuality you must love and forgive yourself before being able to truly love another. Sort of like putting on your own oxygen mask before helping the person next to you on a plane. This wisdom is born of maturity, healing, growth and experience.

Maybe it is then, when you feed, heal, love and forgive yourself first that you are strong enough to give to others. If your well is dry, if your need is great then you don't have much to share; but still, if you attempt sharing while caring for yourself, you will receive what you need and grow.

Bright Blessings, Chessie
© Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

DON’T SUFFER OVER YOUR OWN SUFFERING

DON’T SUFFER OVER YOUR OWN SUFFERING

When I lived in California I studied Siddha Yoga under a very lovely Guru named Gurumayi Chidvilasananda and one of her teachings was to not suffer over your own suffering. The long and short of it is to stop wallowing.

One of the foibles of humanity is that we can and do get caught up in our own problems, angst and importance. If something goes wrong in our little sphere of life it can become the most heinous thing going on. If you aren’t sure exactly what I mean, talk to a teenaged girl and all will become clear.

Sure, things happen that make us angry and feel like asking “why me?!” but let it be known that those things happen to everyone at some time or another. Usually, once they are over, you realize that the event wasn’t really all that important in the grand scheme of things. When we suffer over what we feel is going wrong in life, the emotions that creates overpower our ability to see the good that is always there, thus lowering our overall vibration and that is detrimental to us. (Not to mention the people around us)

To recognize that we are wallowing is to be able to stop. In Evolution of Self; Journey into Mind, Body, Spirit Balance, we learn that sometimes we need to wallow or be angry but we find that it is exhausting to do it for very long. (because it lowers our vibrations) But, when it feels necessary to go through a tantrum, set a timer for no more than 15 minutes and wallow or stomp around as much as you like. (do this in private) When the timer goes off…STOP. Regain your composure and start again. It works every time. You get your frustration out without making your self look or feel foolish and then get on with your life in a more positive, clear headed, life affirming manner.

Learning to recognize wallowing for what it is gives a very powerful tool to get us to our goal of wholeness. Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

VIBRATE WITH WHAT YOU DESIRE AND WHAT YOU DESIRE WILL VIBRATE WITH YOU

VIBRATE WITH WHAT YOU DESIRE AND WHAT YOU DESIRE WILL VIBRATE WITH YOU

There is a phenomenon in the field of physics called entrainment. You may have experienced it at a stop light. Have you ever been sitting at a long light and noticed all of the turn signals seem to be blinking in the same rhythm? Or maybe you’ve been in a clock shop and realized all the clocks were ticking in time with each other? I’m sure you have heard that if several women live in close quarters for prolonged periods of time their moon cycles will occur at that same time?

All of these instances are examples of entrainment. This happens when the vibrations of several things mesh and move together in the same rhythm. This is very useful information to have when you consider that the creative ‘stuff’ of the Universe vibrates too. When we desire to manifest something in our lives, we tune our vibrations of our desire so that entrainment with Universal creation happens and your desires will manifest faster and be more in line with what is worthy of you and what you truly want.

Consider this when you feel frustration about something. Where are your vibrations coming from? Are they coming from a feeling of love or fear? Frustration comes from the fear end of the spectrum of emotions so that it is in the low vibration level. Anything born from this level will manifest ugly, unworthy things that create more of what you truly do not want in your life. If, however, you can let your frustration turn to a more love based feeling, you will find your vibrations rising to a higher level, one more in tune with the Universe and its creation causing better things to come to you.

Wishing you all the wonderful things you deserve. With gratitude, love and Bright Blessings, Chessie

© Chessie Roberts 2010 all rights reserved

YOU CAN’T STAND IN THE SAME RIVER TWICE

YOU CAN’T STAND IN THE SAME RIVER TWICE

Because the rivers’ water is constantly moving, it is constantly new at any given point. Stand in the water and watch as it swirls and flows around your legs. You may be standing in the same place but the water that you initially stepped into is gone. It has been replaced with new, different water. You may be the same but the river is not.

I have found that change is inevitable no matter who you are nor what your belief system. As your life is the river in question you either grow with it or you do not. Learning what still works for you and keeping it, as well as what does not and letting it go, so that you have room to grow allows you to keep up with your river.
Growth is better than stagnation. Growth gives you new opportunities, new friends, new experiences and new ways to share with others. Stagnation gives you pain, frustration, illness, and a wasted life.

When you look back at the river of your life what do you want to see in its’ wake? Growth and opportunity taken and applied or regret and remorse? Here’s to every ones river, free flowing, ever changing and ever giving to all you meet.
Bright Blessings Chessie
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JUST WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAUL AROUND

JUST WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HAUL AROUND
AND HOW MANY TIMES DO YOU WANT TO WALK THROUGH IT?
I have had an occasion to speak to a group of people who told me that they felt compelled to do some rather nasty things to others because some rather nasty things had been done to them.

OK, let’s talk about that. Use your imagination to take all of the nasty, mean and ugly things that have EVER happened to you and see them as a huge pile of manure. Your pile may be larger or smaller than other persons’ but it is your pile therefore it is the most important for this exercise. Now you have a few choices. You can choose to haul it around for the rest of your life while it gets larger and smellier hoping some one will ‘fix’ it for you (good luck with that one). Or you can choose to use it as an excuse to be mean to others and that is the first aspect of this question we will discuss today.

Every time you use your pile of manure to be hateful (that word means ‘full of hate’ by the way) this it what you are really doing. You are choosing, with great effort, to pull your pile of manure around in front of you and then you choosing to walk through it one more time. Each time you choose to do this, you get some on you, making you relive the whole nasty business over and over again. Because of this practice, your life is probably not getting any better is it? Now ask yourself, is that what you really want, to be stuck in Manureville for the rest of your life? Some how I don’t think so or you wouldn’t be here.

So, as the second aspect of our question; what is a good, positive, healthy choice for getting rid of your pile?
I strongly suggest that you; choose to go through your pile and get rid of it by using it to 1.) Fertilize your learning (as in what not to do again), 2.) Deciding what you can choose to forgive and thereby dismiss, and 3.) Then decide what is just not worth your notice or worthy of you so you just let it go (it wasn’t worth keeping in the first place).

Simple? Yes. Easy? Not really but if your goal is the choice to be whole and balanced it is well worth the effort. I did it; others in the program have done it, so can you. I promise you that when you decide to truly look at your life and choose to begin to raise your vibrations toward those of the Universal Energy, this task will not seem as daunting as it might right now.
So, Bright Blessings and Good Choices, Chessie
© Chessie Roberts
2010, all rights reserved

HATE IS A 4 LETTER WORD AND HAS NO PLACE WITHIN A POSITIVE PERSONS VOCABULARY

HATE IS A 4 LETTER WORD AND HAS NO PLACE WITHIN A POSITIVE PERSONS
VOCABULARY
“There is not a single instance in history where hate has brought joy to human beings. Hate destroys those who hold it in their minds and bodies. If humanity released all hate, fear, and resentment, then no dictator could ever rise, and we would have peace on earth. Peace on earth can occur only through peace within each of us.” (The Secret Daily Teachings)

I hear people say that “h” word all of the time and it hurts my soul to hear it. I found while doing research for Evolution of Self that the mere sound of the word does damage to our bodies. Dr Emoto in his book “The Hidden Messages in Water” explains this phenomenon quite well. I also discovered that calling this feeling into our biology creates free radicals which cause illness.
When I say something to friends about the constant use of this word, they laugh and tell me that it is ‘just an expression’, that it ‘doesn’t mean anything’ but your subconscious doesn’t know that. It just creates the free radicals and goes on with its other business. I know that people ingest things that are bad for their biology all the time and usually it is a conscious choice, like smoking, drinking, eating foods with unhealthy additives, but why choose one more thing as silly as ‘an expression’ to bring down your body? I am not sure I understand that. People say that they want to be healthy, they want to be pain free, they want to feel good but they don’t want to give up the things that are making them ill.

I was at my chiropractor for lower back pain and we were having a discussion about world matters. I made the off hand comment that “it makes my butt twitch” and before I finished the sentence, by lower back went into a very painful spasm. The Dr. said “I think I see your problem and maybe you should change your vocabulary.” Your body listens to what your brain is thinking and reacting to it before you even are aware of it. You know, like when you see what looks like a bug or something scary and you react to it before you truly know what it was. I did change my vocabulary, on the spot and I don’t use that expression any more. I made a conscious choice to not call that pain into my biology and I advocate that by consciously choosing to not use the 4 letter “h” word you will make a mental step in the right direction of your goal of wholeness. After all that is what Evolution of Self is about isn’t it? That is what you are working for right? Balance, wholeness, wellness?

Listen to what you say/think and decide whether is it is worthy of you, do your words reflect what you truly want to call into your life? If so, great; if not, then choose to better your situation by bettering your vocabulary. Bright Blessings, Chessie
©Chessie Roberts 2010, all rights reserved

WHERE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHERE YOU ARE NOW?

WHERE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN WHERE YOU ARE NOW?
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When I was a teenager the trend of the day for the girls was to wash and roll your hair in the morning and to keep the rollers in until time for your ‘special event’ of the day. Your ‘event could be a date, shopping with your friends or going out to dinner with the family, anything would do for the main happening for the day. My Mother and I would argue horribly over this particular teenage tradition. One day I was reading a newspaper column by Ann Landers where she asked a (what was for me) life changing question.

“Where are you going that is more important than where you are now?”

I was recently reminded of this question when I was talking to a friend of mine. He was lamenting the fact that he had not had a good time at a play that he had attended. I asked what had happened to keep him from enjoying the play and he told me that the lights had been turned down and he could not read the book he wanted to read. I would have thought he would have been watching the play that he had paid to attend rather than reading a book. Who does that I asked myself?

I soon discovered that even on a camping trips people are playing video games, texting (and being annoyed by incoming texts), talking on cell phones and being upset by weak signals to their appliances. Even getting to the woods, children must now be entertained with movies rather than paying attention to what is outside the car window. My thought is why go camping if you are going to stay tethered?

As I work with people in the Evolution of Self program, I find that many people are very unhappy because they are trying to be in more places than where they physically are. I can see that there are times when this is required but not every minute of the day. (I also learned that our minds do not actually multi-task, they just do more than one thing poorly.)

Start looking at where you are now, what you are supposed to be doing now and concentrate on that, be in that ‘now’. Don’t worry about where you will need to be in the next hour or day and do your best where you are now. Begin asking yourself “Where is more important than where I am right now?” Make your ‘now’ as important as your ‘later’ so that you stay focused. Then, when you finish that time frame move on to the next.

Anticipation is a good thing but not to the detriment of you being in your ‘now’. Learn to enjoy the ‘now’ no matter where or what it is and you will find that your days go by better and your enjoyment of life increases.
Bright Blessings, Chessie