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Intertwining Lives

Susan Kramer

Copyright 1999-2009 Susan Kramer
Santa Barbara, California USA
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Published by Creations in Consciousness
susan@susankramer.com
Meditation Site at BellaOnline.com hosted by Susan Kramer

'Our Lives Are as Vines
Intertwined'

Contents

When we act for the best resolve in a situation we are acting wisely. We are saving time and energy that we might have had to spend in the future, trying to justify an action or a decision that is causing some grief.

Acting wisely is the outcome of repeatedly following the prodding of our conscience—our conscience developed and refined by following the tried and true positive code of behavior, namely, being good 'ourselves' in all circumstances.

When we are tempted to take more than our share from the candy box, it is our conscience that causes us to pause. Our conscience speaks to us via our bodily signs of physical comfort, or discomfort. If we feel our cheeks heat up, or our pulse race a bit, we are getting the sign that we should reconsider our actions—in fact, if we ever do hesitate physically, we should back off. When an action is right for us, we do not hesitate—our body remains relaxed as we move forward spontaneously.

'Jiminy Cricket', from the Disney movie, 'Pinnochio' sang: "Give a little whistle, give a little whistle, and always let your conscience be your guide."

That period of giving a little whistle is telling us to consider, then reconsider, before acting. If we are feeling the least bit uncomfortable in our body, our conscience is doing its job of letting us know that what we are about to do may not be right at all—for us or someone else.

2. An Aging Outlook?

Our outlook does not have to age, just because our body ages.

Wisdom is a just reward in aging. And, wisdom comes from living—learning from our mistakes by self-analysis, so that we have an improved way of acting later.

As our body ages, we do not move around as rapidly—by the way, I am 54 [2001] and find this to be true, already. I use this slower pace, the longer periods of being glued in one spot, for introspection—reflection.

Every age has its own box of treasures to search through—for pulling out something useful and fun.

I have found that my treasure box holds the delight of coming to know, and spend time within my vast inner Resource-Source of self-sustaining pleasurable joy. Joy buried deep, but open to me when I am feeling loving and caring with myself and others. This vast resource of joy springs forward into my life as happiness and harmony—harmony, because when I act with care moment to moment, no space for discord is afforded.

As like comes from like, harmony leads to the next moment's harmony—but spending time in discord only produces discordant results—unpleasant events. If experiencing discord, pause and dive deep into the treasure box within. Pull out and employ the methods that restore harmony and happiness—which are being good, and acting for the
best resolve of the moment, and all future moments.

It is worth it. All stages of our life on earth can give us pearls. But when we have aged in wisdom, we retrieve an infinitely priceless gem—the gem of joy—joy that makes every moment of living more worthwhile and blissful. And when we leave our aged body behind, we will be consciously continuing our journey into an expanse of joy that we have already had a taste of here on earth—uncovered, recovered, right from our own treasure chest within.
 

3. Deflecting, Reflecting Away Unwelcome Energy

Just turning sideways to another, rather than face to face, deflects the energy of an unwelcome conversation away from us.

Our body language is a more accurate communicator than our spoken words. And a greater communicator, still, is holding positive attitudes and thoughts. As an unspoken attitude and thought travels directly to the other, and to all others in the world.

What is without physical boundary has no boundary anywhere. And thoughts are of such a small dimension as to easily travel through even a lead shield.

Thoughts use energy, and as we know with solar energy on the physical plane, solar—light—energy travels at 186,000 miles per second. By deduction, I surmise that our thoughts must travel at least that fast to their destination—penetrating any physical barrier in their path.

By deflecting unwelcome or unwanted energy we are acting as a stealth airplane. There is no angle on the stealth airplane body that is in a face to face angle to earth. As radar reaches the body of the stealth airplane the return signal is not bounced back to the receiver, it is diverted at an obtuse angle. And, the signal slides right off the plane rather than being absorbed by the plane.

When we are confronted by unwelcome energy we can become as stealth airplanes by turning our torso and our face away from direct frontal to frontal alignment—a sideways angle deflecting energy away from us most effectively.

4. Healers Are People, too

Healers are people, too. Healers may be married or unmarried, men or women. A healer is a person that is showing care about their fellow human.

Some healers earn their living with their gifts, and some make healing their gift. Both routes have their purpose. Whether healing is our vocation or avocation, the gift of healing extended beyond one's self opens the doorway within the healer to their Self—to their soul—an open line to their Source-Resource.

We only have so many hours in a day. And whether we are active as a full-time or part-time healer we must retain balance in our body-mind. If we do not take good care of ourselves, we are of no use to anyone else. Time spent in service must be balanced in nurturing our body-mind while living on earth. That means getting enough sleep each night, eating regular meals, exercising every day, taking a few short periods out for meditation and reflection, and having regular recreation.

Each of us can be a silent healer in the midst of our busy day. We do this by maintaining a positive attitude. A positive attitude produces useful thoughts. And our useful thoughts set the stage for positive and constructive actions. As an active or silent healer we are all on earth to grow further in consciousness. Even those who are very active as healers, devoting their whole life to service of humanity, are here for the purpose of furthering their own growth in consciousness. I do not believe anyone on earth does not benefit from their time here. When we fully embrace life—body, mind, heart, and soul, we continue to grow ever closer to the bosom of our Divine Love.

We do not even have to announce ourselves as healers when we live lovingly in this world—we are spontaneously transmitting healing energy. In our natural inborn harmony we are aligned with the ecstatic, intelligent force that guides and energizes every atom of existence—every atom making up every molecule, and combination of elements in the substance of our universe.

In summary, we are all meant to be healers to one another, by maintaining positive attitudes and their subsequent productive thoughts and actions—realigning our outer world with the atomic and unseen harmonious forces supporting us. Active healers may be earning their livelihood with their gifts. Or, active healers may be donating their gifts in their spare time. And whether as an active healer, or a silent healer, we all need to lead a balanced life to preserve and nurture the vehicle of our body-mind, while we still carry a body-mind. We come to earth to share our special gifts, and receive the special gifts of others. And by the intertwining of our lives, we all benefit and grow in harmony—opening wide for each other the doorways to knowledge of the One Self residing in all.
 

5. Living in the Spirit Here and Now auf deutschLeben im Geist, hier and jetzt

by Susan Kramer with German translation of
Alfred Bruppacher
 

In every moment of our existence we live by the energy and intelligence of Spirit. Every atom formed into molecules—on and on, up through the more complex systems, working together harmoniously to create our functioning body.

Living in the Spirit, here and now, is becoming conscious, that, since every moment of our existence is powered on the intelligence and energy of Spirit, we will have the most harmony in our lives, from living harmonious lives.

 auf deutsch:

Leben im Geist hier und jetzt
 

Eine Betrachtung

In jedem Augenblick leben wir aus der Kraft und der Weisheit des Geistes. Atome, Moleküle, Organe wirken harmonisch zusammen und schaffen so unsern lebenden Körper.

Leben im Geist, hier und jetzt, gibt die Gewissheit, dass jeder Augenblick unserer Existenz lebt durch die Kraft und Weisheit des Geistes. Wir werden Harmonie in unser gemeinsames Leben bringen, wenn wir selbst harmonisch leben.

6. Looking Inwardly to Find Happiness Outwardly

We have the choice to view life from either side—the positive, optimistic side, or the negative, pessimistic side.

By being flexible and open to the moment's input we have the best chance of seeing how a situation can grow into its best resolve.

Underlying our cover of thoughts is our bed of preconceived attitudes on life and living. Our attitudes influence our thoughts, our thoughts determine our words—written or spoken—which in turn determine our course of action.

To begin setting the stage for positive attitudes to have their play:

     1. Keep in mind that more options for action are available when we are looking for the best resolve. And that the most options come to mind when we hold onto a positive attitude. A positive attitude says 'let's work this out' and not 'let's fight this out'.
     2. Resolve to act for the best resolve of each situation.
     3. Remember the phrase 'action, reaction'. Positive actions produce positive results; negative actions produce negative results.

Part II: Handling Adversity

These opposing energies interrelate—cooperate, causing motion—the flow of energy. Some energy solidifies, forming physical matter; some is felt, but unseen, as in heat and electricity.

When confronted with adversity in other people we can retain our peacefulness by assuming a neutral position. Example: While driving a car, we can go forward, backward, or remain in neutral—as at a stop light—to avoid a collision while traffic crosses our path.

Adversity in people, or a situation is 'cross traffic'.

Allowing their opposing energy to go by, while remaining in neutral, keeps us out of an 'accident' of conflict.

Our self-centeredness tempts us to pull out of neutral into conflict because we feel our point of view is being jeopardized. But, within the negative or opposing side of peace, there is no resolve that serves the highest good. Decisions out of strife fail, as they are not born of balance and harmony—nature's way to maintain universal order.

Part III: Self-Knowledge

Self-knowledge forms the foundation for building a happy and fulfilling life. When our actions are in-line with the highest good we are contributing to our sense of wholeness and well being—just as a house built upon a foundation with straight and true lumbar creates a framework that perfectly supports its visible outer coverings.

Self-knowledge is like drinking from an ever-flowing spring of clarity. When we need guidance in any situation the way that preserves our personal peace comes to mind. It is an open telephone line from the pervading universal cellular harmony to our conscious mind. The more we converse on this open direct line to our all-knowing Source, the more we can use and incorporate these directives reliably. After awhile,
the flow becomes so integrated into our waking consciousness that the best resolve is automatic. This is open communication in its purest sense—the ultimate application of self-knowledge.

Some techniques to develop the connection with our Source are: ethical living; caring actions; meditation; self-analysis.

Part IV: For Ultimate Happiness

When we use our energy to seek the ultimate happiness—communion with our Creator—we feel satisfaction within; the knowledge that we are on track.

The process of learning to commune with the harmony permeating every speck of existence goes inversely hand in hand with fulfillment of worldly desires. The less able we are to find true happiness through acquiring possessions and relationships, the more we look for the experience of lasting happiness and joy—driving us at last to look within.

The more we strive outwardly, the quicker—through getting discouraged by disappointments—we decide to tune inwardly, aligning with our state of underlying happiness.

Energy travels in orbits, like the planets in our solar system. What goes out, comes back with the same force. Sincerity in looking for sustained happiness draws this energy to us. Like begets like.

First, we search as much as possible for happiness in worldliness, then the world, by its temporary highs, shows us that the direction is really the journey within to our roots—roots sunk in harmony and finding a home in us by our loving and kind actions in the world.

7. Love Shared

Feelings of caring naturally lead to sharing. And caring love in action actually relaxes and removes our barriers to experiencing joy.

And how do we feel joy?

Joy is perceived through feeling an energized harmony in our body-mind. Yes, body and mind, both.

When I think back on my happiest moments, I remember them as my most energized moments. Think of the expression— 'jumping up and down for joy'. At that moment our body is so energized by our emotional feeling of happiness, that we can not even hold ourselves still—our energy spilling over in exuberance.

When we feel energized and joyful we most easily feel like sharing our love and happiness.

And truly caring about another wants what is for their greatest good, now and over the long run—even if that means we can not have our personal desire fulfilled.

By surrendering our personal desires to the greater good—in any situation—we do not lose out. We reap peace of mind and harmony. Our body stays relaxed, and our mind calm when we harmonize with the greatest good each moment to moment to moment.

Love shared arouses joyful energy from deep within our recesses. Love shared aligns us with the prevailing harmony of the atoms in all aspects of creation—seen and unseen—'gesehen und ungesehen'.

Friendship ever a pure and energy-filled sharing of the joy of our own immortal Self—our own immortal soul. The waters from our Source-Resource flowing in a rush  of crystal clarity through our lives…
 

8. 'Mother'

9. Nature or Nurture?

Nature or nurture? It is natural to nurture. Mother Nature provided the creation with the capacity to nurture, in order to raise its next generation—continuing life on earth.

Our dear Creator-Sustainer has given us the capacity to experience much pleasure through our generative aspect—a joyous inducement to be intimate after our procreative years. Again, nature is natural and nurturing—the bonding of mating giving our primary relationship the possibility to deepen immeasurably—going through the heart of our partner into the infinity of our Creator's Heart.

Nature promotes nurturing. Nature promotes nurturing through orgasmic experiences throughout all creation. The orgasm of a seed popping open—rooting itself into the ground. The orgasm of a bursting bud, propelling forth its beautiful petals and fragrance. And, of course, our own orgasm—propelling us beyond self-consciousness, into Self-consciousness.

When we are in a deep loving partnership, we can ever go deeper and deeper, till in our orgasm we reflect back the very soul of one another. Such joy and bliss opened to us—experienced through our communion and union in mating.

So the nurturing of nature extends beyond the necessity of procreation for humanity. The nurturing of nature, the nurturing experienced in loving intimacy is procreative for bringing forth knowledge and experience of our Self, ourselves and ourSelves as partners in the creation—as partners with the infinitely loving Divine Creator-Sustainer. And in our communion and union with the Infinite through loving intimacy, we come to know that what is pleasurable to the max via our lovingness, is also the maximum use—the maximum and ultimate gift of the union of our dear Mother Nature and Divine Creator's energies.
 

10. Pavin' our Pathway

Our goals in living determine the route to our destination.

If we have outer goals for fame and fortune—fortune beyond our justifiable needs, we will encounter in our trek a very rocky and treacherous road over steep hills, and maybe some granite mountains.

If our underlying goal, while pursuing a career, is to improve ourselves as human beings—to enjoy true happiness—our path may look the same to the physical eye, but will not be experienced by us in the same way. We will feel a layer of cushioning—a deeper than visible understanding supporting us, during the climb over the rocks that have tumbled onto our road in life.

The layer of cushioning is our knowledge, that what we are now traveling through is but a temporary discomfort. That each of the rocks and boulders we encounter are 'presents' for us. They are 'presents' because, going over them develops the unseen qualities in us that nurture our outer lives—that nurture us and all the people with whom we relate. These unseen qualities are: patience, fortitude, compassion, wisdom, and unconditional love, amongst others.

As we grow in consciousness, we almost seem to fly over the rocks of difficulties strewn in our way. But, instead of seeing these rocks as obstacles, we view them as pavers. And, truly, a rock can be experienced as a paver by our attitude of seeing them as necessary for our personal growth.

11. Quiet Time auf deutsch Zeit der Stille

by Susan Kramer with German translation of
Alfred Bruppacher

Ah, blessed quiet time. Time for Self.

Time when the outer world can be set aside, while we talk over our problems and dreams with that most intimate listening ear—our soul.

Quiet time—time when the sounds surrounding us do not intrude. Our time to listen to the eternal sound emanating from within—reaching our quieted mind out of our stillness. The holy vibration—the Holy Spirit—known also as the Primordial Sound, Om or Aum, Amen, The Word, Holy Naam—speaking to us with an ever-present voice of constancy—ever with us through all the changing events in our lives.

If we are distressed or upset, by taking some quiet time, we can reach the meeting point with our ever-present and resonant companion—lending us a soothing comfort and stability in constancy.

The Holy Spirit vibration is the only constancy I have found in my life. People and relationships change. Objects come and go. My body is aging and I need to write notes to myself more often. But throughout all of this, the past 20 years I have had an underlying comfort and constancy in my communion with the Holy Spirit's soothing audible vibrations. During all my ups and downs this audible vibration has ever been with me—never far from my consciousness when I give myself the few quiet moments
needed to tune in to it in my own head.

I hear the comforting vibration as a constant and soothing wind that resides right within my head—seemingly under the crown of my skull. Listening very carefully, I have ascertained that this soothing melody is present no matter what my thoughts are—it underlies all. As it underlies all and never leaves me—but rather fills me with joy as I tune in—it is the companion I choose to be with in my times of most intense sadness and joy, both.

To make the most of quiet time and develop this most intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit requires a period of initiation. A beginning point.

By sitting in a quiet meditation pose or lying in a deep relaxation pose—just begin listening for your inner companion—seemingly residing right under the top of your skull. Listen. Listen. Listen. Then, hold fast to the soft melody.

As you would listen to the rain or wind outside your window and draw in its soothing comfort—listen closely to the soft wind blowing within yourself. And the more often that you listen to the Holy inner vibration, the more resonant it becomes, erasing out the interference of negative thinking—which is enough reason to listen to the inner instructor!

My blessings are ever with you for making contact with, and practicing being in the presence of your Holy Self. Through quiet time spent in communion with the ever-constant Spiritual vibration within, daily living is invigorated.

auf deutsch

Zeit der Stille

12. Towing the Line

We 'tow the line' when we are good ourselves, and then act for the best resolve in each situation.

When we 'tow the line' we pull our just weight in the world. We do our part to contribute from our natural and acquired talents to the betterment of our family, friends, and world community.

We can best 'tow the line' by taking good care of ourselves—maintaining ourselves in the best way possible. These are some methods I use to keep in shape physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually:

     1. Each morning upon waking I tune in on the channel of the Holy Sound Vibration for a few moments. (My writing 'Quiet Time' in this collection has instructions for making contact with the Holy Vibration.) That sets my attitudes and thoughts in a positive direction for a productive day.
     2. I eat a diet that is as close to its natural form as possible. I recommend the writings of Dr. Deepak Chopra to learn about the Ayurvedic approach to diet.
     3. I walk for a half hour before work in the morning. Master Sivananda of Rishikesh, both a medical doctor and a great Yogi, suggested walking out stress, and I find this is true for myself. Walking relieves pent up mental stress. And physically, it maintains muscle tone and bone mass, because it is a weight bearing.
     4. During the work day, I tune in to the Holy Vibration occasionally for a 20-second mental break. Diving into my inner pool of spiritual refreshment—even for these few seconds—rejuvenates me enough to continue effectively with the task at hand.
     5. I follow my conscience in my actions. Perhaps this is how I best 'tow the line' in living.

In summary, I have presented a few of my own techniques that assure that I will be able to maintain peace of mind, moment to moment, all during my day. These are tried and true methods incorporating all our human aspects and attributes, while we are living as compilations of body, mind, emotion, soul—powered on the infinite, and ever-ready energy of Spirit.
 

13. Treading Lightly into Enlightenment

By holding the attitude of living as if in a sibling relationship with all, we naturally and spontaneously show the most kindness and care.

Coming into the world, coming into a family nest, nurtures and teaches us about cooperation in the outside world. What we learn from these early examples of caring and kindness work best to show us the way of peace and harmony in all our relationships thereafter.

And if we grew up in a turbulent family, then our lesson from childhood is how not to act as adults.

As we pass into the new millenium, let us consider making the inner commitment to interact with one another with the respect and loving kindness of a brother or sister—a most precious aid in producing the full blossoming of our humanity. And, in this way of kindness and caring, we will be treading lightly into our own enlightenment.

Let us join with the Force of Goodness and abandon the darkness of ignorance about the source of our happiness. Let us remember that it is with an attitude of kindness and concern that we are ever immersed in, bathed, in consciousness of happiness and harmony.
 

14. Turning Toward the Light

We turn on the light in a room in order to see. Plants turn toward the light in order to grow. And, we turn to the light of enlightened knowledge, in order to see the pathway for growth in Self-knowledge.

Turning toward the light is natural and normal. The plant and animal world, and ourselves, ebb and flow in the daily cycle of light—within the monthly and yearly patterns of light.

15. We're Still on Noah's Ark

"And the animals, though of diverse species, lived alongside one another in harmony…"

The bible story of Noah's Ark holds lessons for us even today—with the form of the ark being our planet.

Let us take to heart the lesson of this bible story. If even animals of different species got along together, so that they could survive after the storm, can't we, as just one kind of species learn the benefit of getting along together?

It makes sense that when all the parts of a puzzle align and fit snuggly in place, that a complete picture is formed.

Each of us are part of the whole puzzle called planet earth. And it seems a puzzle to make this giant puzzle work. But that is only because we are not each being our best, or acting for the best of the entire situation. Many distorted puzzle pieces are busily trying to take up time, space, and resources that rightfully belong to another. And in that lies the lack of harmony on our planet right now.

If we could go into outer space, or even to the space of our considering mind, we could see the overview of our planet. There is plenty of space and resources for all of us to live together, without crowding, if we would eliminate greed in our lives. And we would find that being kind to one another, rather than egoistically fighting for gain from another, would lead to the awakening of the happiness in our heart, that is now mostly lying dormant. Harmony, happiness, being qualities that arise in our lives, from within ourselves, when we are good and doing good.

Some ways that I nurture harmony and happiness in my life are:

     1. Acting for the best resolve of each situation I am involved in;
     2. Using natural resources as wisely as I can;
     3. Respecting the boundaries of others as the animals must have done in the close quarters on Noah's Ark—this also means not trying to get from another what would best serve or belong to another;
     4. Spending time in reflection and meditation—spending quality time within the roots of my existence to fine-tune my conscience, so that I act more and more conscientiously.

Harmoniously living in our modern-day Noah's Ark of earth requires ever more and more conscientious care for people, and for our planet's resources as a whole.

Let us remember that by being good and acting with kindness we open ourselves to our Source-Resource of happiness—that it may flow into all the nooks and crannies of our everyday living as harmony.
 

16. What Keeps a Relationship Strong?

What keeps a relationship healthy and strong?

Emotional bonding. And, in this vein, I'd like to share a versthat I wrote some years ago…

It is the force of caring that keeps two people in a healthy relationship. Without mutual caring someone is not getting their emotionally loving needs met, and even if one of the partners wants to keep the relationship going, it just is not viable any longer.

We begin each relationship with eagerness to please the other. But somewhere along the way we sometimes forget that it feels good to give of ourselves, and then our partner does not receive from us the emotional support they need to keep the loving bond intact.

We can live alongside another person that we are married to, in a legal arrangement that still says we are 'married'. But the hearts are no longer married, if one or both has lost their emotionally caring feelings for the other.

When a love relationship begins we do a lot of physical bonding through mating and snuggling, hugs and kisses. These activities are meant to form and lead to an emotional bond—deeper than just a physical relationship. The emotional pair bond serves several purposes:

     1. It keeps the couple together as a team to care for and raise any children they may have.
     2. It develops care between the couple so that if one or the other becomes sick, the mate will take care of them.
     3. And on the personal level, the caring feelings we develop for our mate and family overflow into the greater world community, more and more, as our family is raised and flees the nest.

It is in nurturing our relationships with caring and kindness that we develop a larger and larger capacity for care—our inner heart of unconditional love is awakened from its long slumber in self-centeredness into the happy condition of harmony and joy. Harmony and joy coming from within our very own Source-Resource, from our very own internal and eternal connection—our soul.

When a marriage, fails there is a reason—one of the partners has ceased their efforts to maintain a strong and healthy emotional bond. One or both have ceased to care emotionally for and about the other.

In this situation—confronted with a broken and dissipated bond—there is nothing that just one of the people can do to make the other care. And, as the bond, the caring has dried up, and peeled away, it is time to go on—to take time for the processing of loss, as I have written about in my collection: Processing Loss.

A fresh start gives us the opportunity to again give our caring love where it will be received and exchanged in a healthy way.

We never lose by loving. Our heart, once opened, develops our capacity for experiencing joy to a greater, and ever greater extent.
 

17. Intertwining Lives

The vine as a tender shoot is protected under the mature leaves and vines surrounding it, and we are protected by the mature people around us.

The new vine receives its nourishment from sun, rain, and minerals of the earth. We receive our nourishment almost the same way, plus we have adults to guide and give us emotional nurturing and teaching in how to live in our new world.

One day the strong young vine shoots up through the massed tangle of mature vines above, asserting itself, hanging out awhile, blowing gently in the breeze till making contact with another young assertive vine. They touch and cling, wrap their growing selves around each other for strength and support, becoming a strongly intertwined unit.

Heading off in their own direction the entwined vines eventually become entwined in even more vines. The intertwining mass becoming inseparable, providing a sheltering cover for the new life emerging beneath. Vines becoming mature, strong, lustrous, retaining their own stem of identity, but living as integrated parts, useful parts of the whole garden of vines.

We begin independently, are nurtured, grow strong, assert our independence, then join forces with friends and mates, fortifying our efforts in reaching our goals. All the while we are personally growing in lovingness by cooperatively caring and sharing ourselves with each other.

18. Friendship

As in the word, a friend is like a ship that carries us, abides with us unfailingly, through the calm and rough seas of life.

There is no purer relationship than friendship. It is unconditional loyalty and love. Friendship is a bond of steadfastness and acceptance that allows us to be who we are, fully, without fear that love will be withdrawn.

Over a lifetime, it is the bond of friendship that allows us to explore our depths with non-judgmental feedback and supportiveness.

Sometimes, the friendship we give is not returned, but we benefit in another way: The process of extending friendship expands our consciousness. While giving and in the afterglow, we feel a sense of connection.

Once we experience the connection we feel while giving caringly, we know that it is not just what we receive in life that makes us happy. It is mainly the connection that we feel when our own boundaries of self-centeredness break down through our lovingness, that we feel our internal sense of peace and happiness.

Loving Moment to Moment

Life on earth is a progression of moments, a progression of remembering who we are and for remembering that our mission is to love fully in each moment. Acting for the best interest of our friends is a way to love fully in many moments of our lives.

Lasting happiness, moment to moment, becomes our experience as we feel and express ourselves lovingly.

There is an incredible depth of experience in being fully aware in a single moment. Example: Traveling along by train, when we glance straight out the window we see blurred images, the train is moving too quickly for us to focus on one object. But as the train slows down and stops we can see a scene in depth—a field, farmhouse, trees off on the distant horizon. The stillness of the stopped train allows us to focus in the depth that was not possible while the train was rapidly moving along.

In our life we can enjoy depth of view by focusing well on each of our activities. When we focus on each of our activities during the day, we get a lot done, feeling satisfied. Personal organization, daily planning, allows us the freedom of mind to be focused in the moment. Planning allows us to accomplish the most in the least amount of time. We also are freeing up time and energy spent in thinking about what we need to do next.

As the day progresses and we perform our tasks and interactions with caring and lovingness, we are fulfilling our mission—we are becoming the depth of love possible in each moment. In the moment, at this moment, caring with our friends is a way to fully express life's excellence.
 

19. Our Greatest Friend

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Susan Kramer is an international author of more than 50 collections and 150 articles on rhythmic dance, ballet, music, philosophy, social issues, yoga and practical spirituality for children, teens, adults and those challenged, with some translations in Dutch, French, German, Greek and Spanish, and with her husband, Stan Schaap- http://www.powertoshare.com resides in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

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