Ross Bishop has a New Blog- The Blue Lotus

Posted in August 5th, 2008

ROSS BISHOP HAS A NEW BLOG- THE BLUE LOTUS

Ross Bishop is a spiritual teacher, author and an American Shaman. He has written many wonderful books including Healing the Shadow. He has been teaching and aiding people to heal themselves and find their purposeful life in workshops and one on one, for many years. Ross regularly sends out useful articles on current events and shows you how to interpret and deal with them on a spiritual level. Now Ross has a new blog and I want to share this amazing writer on enlightenment with you, my friends and friends I have yet to meet. THE BLUE LOTUS

Here is an example of Ross’ work. I know you will enjoy it.

HAVING A PROBLEM
by Ross Bishop

Let’s assume that you are having a problem. You want your life to be better. You wish, you hope, maybe you even pray. You put affirmations up on your refrigerator, cut pictures out of magazines or call a psychic that one of your friends used.

The thing most people do not realize is that The Universe does respond. What happens is that a life experience will be created to show you the ways in which you push love or abundance or whatever else it is that you have asked for away. In other words, you will get a lesson, or what I am going to call a “learning opportunity.” These problems provide an opening for you to examine the resistance you have created to whatever it is you have asked for. This means that you will most likely experience a failure, and it can feel like torture.

After all, you have asked for help, and instead of being given salve, you get sandpaper. And to be fair, we must remember that you are not starting out in the best frame of mind, anyway. But this is the route you must take in order to receive what you have asked for because that is where the problem is! The block to abundance or love or peace or whatever it is you desire, isn’t on God’s end, it’s on yours! I will say that again, the difficulty isn’t on God’s end. It’s on yours, so that’s where you will have to go to fix it!

We of course, don’t want that. We do not want to have to give up our limiting fears and beliefs because they “protect” us. We would rather have someone give peace or joy to us so that we don’t have to go into the swamp that we have created through our anxieties.

There is an old Chinese story about a great healer who lived near the top of a mountain. He had a great gift, but the climb to get to him was difficult, especially for people with afflictions. Someone asked him once why he did not move down lower so that the people who needed his healing could reach him more easily. His answer was most interesting. He said, “Those who really want to heal will get here.” That may seem like a callous response, but there is a great deal of truth in his answer. Healing isn’t about acquiring abundance or joy; healing is about giving up your beliefs. When you release your beliefs then your true self naturally comes through. And, until you are ready, really ready, to give up your limiting beliefs, they will interfere with your ability to be whole.

Doing the work itself really isn’t all that hard. The concepts are ridiculously simple. But giving up defenses can be tough. You have got to want to heal! So long as your well-oiled defenses are operating and you are getting by, there will be little real motivation for you to change. This is the down-side of having free will. Otherwise, God could just program you like some mindless robot.

The ironic thing is that you are going to have to give up your self-limiting beliefs anyway because they are not true. The Universe will push on you, i.e., bring problems into your life, until you see the truth and decide that you are not the yucky person that you sometimes think you are. Today you can make changes at your own pace. Tomorrow you will make these same changes because the consequences of your life decisions will force you to. You chose.

“You will find writings on a number of subjects, spiritual and otherwise. You’ll find a piece on “The Soulful Self” by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, a poem about laughter, a prayer and a short piece about appreciation. On the non-spiritual side of things there are articles about why gasoline prices are high (it’s not what you are being told), the myth of ethanol and a piece about the Hippie legacy. There are also a couple of pieces about eating organic that you may find helpful. Please visit the site, share with your friends and join in the discussion! We are just getting started. I post almost daily so “tune in and turn on” as we used to say.” -Ross Bishop

You can go to Ross Bishop’s Blog here: THE BLUE LOTUS

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Self-Appreciation and The Four Principles

Posted in July 27th, 2008

by enlightenyourlifenow in SPIRIT

LOVE WELL BEING ABUNDANCE CREATIVITY

”The Earth poses some unique challenges. It appears that there is much evidence suggesting that you are alone and not connected to the power of the Universe. But, this is exactly why you chose to come here. It was a challenge that you were delighted to take.

You are not here on probation, you will not be released from this place on good behavior. You are not here waiting for the chance to go somewhere better. When your heart is filled with self-appreciation, it will govern what you draw to you. It will govern your experience of the world and how you relate to others. Then, when you are fully self appreciative, you will have the most delicious experience in the Universe. You will be physically focused, your heart will be fully open to the Love of the Universe and God’s Love will stream through you, using you as a channel for all that is great.

There is no greater experience than this one, than to be physical and spiritual simultaneously. This is why your planet is so populated, for many, many souls are wanting this experience and self-appreciation is the key.

When you look at the great teachers, how do you think they got to that position? How did the Buddha and the Christ get to that position? It was through self-appreciation. It is only through loving and accepting yourself that you open yourself to the Love of God. For God can only give you that which you are prepared to give unto yourself.

There is no higher truth than that.”

This article was excerpted from the book Omni reveals the Four Principles.

THe Four Priciples: http://www.fourprinciples.com/fourprinciples.htm

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What to do with Fear, Anger and Other Negative Emotions

Posted in July 9th, 2008

by enlightenyourlifenow in HEALTH, Uncategorized

Are there negative emotions that seem to plague you, such as worry, anger, sadness or frustration?

Did you know that – though they may seem to have a hold on you, perhaps as an extension of some challenging situation in your life – the truth is that you are in control of those negative emotions? And that you really can (quite easily) learn to let them go?

A few important facts you need to know about the most common negative emotions:

Depression is occurring at an unprecedented rate worldwide and will be the #2 killer after heart disease by 2020, according to a WHO report.

Over half of all Americans are seriously concerned (stressed!) about the level of stress in their everyday lives, according to an APA survey.There are three ways to approach the process of releasing

At work, one in four Americans say they “feel angry all the time”These statistics just offer a glimpse into how extensively negative emotions impact lives. Indeed, as you will discover nearly instantly when you start using the 100% guaranteed Sedona Method, negative emotions are your ONLY barrier to success.Learn this below to discover the

simple steps to let go of your negative emotions – which you can start using right now!

You will also discover the super-simple exercise that demonstrates how you are holding on to your negative emotions, and how The Sedona Method will help you take permanent control of these emotions so you can live a much happier life. There’s no need to spend any more of your life being a slave to your emotions or remaining stuck in a life situation that’s not to your liking.

Make more money with less effort - It’s easy with the Sedona Method.

THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO APPROACH THE PROCESS Of RELEASING All are explored in depth in our audio program and lead to the same result: liberating your natural ability to let go of any unwanted emotion on the spot and allowing some of the suppressed energy in your subconscious to dissipate. The first way is by choosing to let go of the unwanted feeling. The second way is to welcome the feeling, to allow the emotion just to be. The third way is to dive into the core of the emotion.

Let me explain by asking you to participate in a simple exercise. Pick up a pen, a pencil, or some small object that you would be willing to drop without giving it a second thought. Now, hold it in front of you and grip it tightly. Pretend this is one of your limiting feelings and that your hand represents your gut or your consciousness. If you held the object long enough this would start to feel uncomfortable, yet familiar.

Now, open your hand and roll the object around in it. Notice that you are the one holding on to it and that it is not attached to your hand. The same is true with your feelings, too. Your feelings are as attached to you as this object is attached to your hand.

We hold on to our feelings and forget that we are holding on to them. It’s even in our language. When we feel angry or sad we don’t usually say, “I feel angry,” or, “I feel sad.” We say, “I am angry,” or, “I am sad.” Without realizing it, we are misidentifying that we are the feeling. Often we believe a feeling is holding on to us. This is not true… we are always in control and just don’t know it.

Now, let the object go.

What happened? You let go of the object and it dropped to the floor. Was that hard? Of course not. That’s what we mean when we say, “let go.”

You can do the same thing with any emotion: Choose to let it go.

Sticking with this same analogy: If you walked around with your hand open, wouldn’t it be very difficult to hold on to the pen or other object you’re holding? Likewise, when you allow or welcome a feeling, you are opening your consciousness, and this enables the feeling to drop away all by itself—like the clouds passing in the sky or smoke passing up a chimney with the flue open. It is as though you are removing the lid from a pressure cooker.

Now, if you took the same object—a pencil, pen, or pebble—and magnified it large enough, it would appear more and more like empty space. You would be looking into the gaps between molecules and atoms. When you dive into the core of a feeling you will observe a comparable phenomenon: Nothing is really there.

Can you be a little more specific in helping me understand “letting go”?

”The Sedona Method is by far the most powerful way to make big changes in all aspects of your life through the simple act of ‘letting go.’ In the beginning it feels so easy that one feels the need to make it more complicated than it actually is. That is the perfect time to surrender and trust that some great things just get to be easy.”

Mariel Hemingway, actress and author of Finding My Balance

Answer:

The following description is designed to help you use this process on your own. This process will really shine as you use it in life when you need it the most. In fact, you will find that in order to get the maximum benefit from this course, it is very helpful to practice this process in life whenever possible. The more you use it, the more you will get out of it.

Step One:

Focus on your issue and then allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling in this moment. This may seem simplistic, but it needs to be. Most of us live in our thoughts about the past and the future rather than being aware of how we actually feel in this moment.

The only time that we can actually do anything about the way we feel (and, for that matter, about our business or our life) is NOW. You don’t need to wait for a feeling to be strong before you let it go. In fact, if you are feeling numb, flat, blank, cut off or empty inside, these are feelings that can be let go of as easily as the more recognizable ones. Just do the best you can. The more you work with this process, the easier it will be for you to identify what you are feeling.

Step Two:

Ask yourself the following question: “Could I let this feeling go?”

This question is merely asking you if it is possible to take this action. “Yes” or “no” are both acceptable answers. You will often let go even if you say “no.”

As best you can, answer the question with a minimum of thought, staying away from second-guessing yourself or getting into a debate with yourself about the merits of this action or its consequences. All the questions used in this process are deliberately simple. They are not important in and of themselves, but are merely designed to point you to the experience of letting go. Go on to step three no matter how you answer this first question.

Step Three:

Now ask yourself this simple question: “Would I?”

In other words “Am I willing to?” Again stay away from debate. Also remember that you are always doing this process for yourself, for the purpose of gaining your own freedom and clarity. It doesn’t matter whether the feeling is justified, long-standing, or right.

If the answer is “no,” or if you are not sure, ask yourself, “Would I rather have this feeling or would I rather be free?” As long as you choose the feeling over being free (which is okay), the feeling controls you and your ability to be, do, and have what you want.

Step Four:

Ask yourself this simple question: “When?”

This is an invitation just to do it now. You may find yourself easily letting go of the feeling now permanently. Or you may choose to hold the feeling for the next three years, two months, and a day. It is your choice to hold this feeling for as long as you desire. If you decide to let it go now, you can!

Step Five:

Repeat the preceding four steps as often as needed until you feel free of the feeling. You will probably find yourself letting go a little on each step of the process. The results at first may be quite subtle, but very quickly, if you are persistent, the results will get more and more noticeable. You may find that you have layers of feelings about a particular topic. However, what you let go of is gone for good.

Experiment with this process as you explore this website. I think you will find these simple questions can make a huge difference in how you feel and how you follow through to creative and constructive action.

As you master the process of releasing, you will discover that even your deepest feelings are just on the surface. At the core you are empty, silent, and at peace, not in the pain and darkness that most of us would assume. In fact, even our most extreme feelings have only as much substance as a soap bubble. And you know what happens when you poke your finger into a soap bubble—it pops. That’s exactly what happens when you dive into the core of a feeling.

Releasing will help you to free yourself from all of your unwanted patterns of behavior, thought, and feeling. All that is required from you is being as open as you can to the process. Releasing will free you to access clearer thinking, and yet it is not a thinking process. Although it will help you to access heightened creativity, you don’t need to be particularly creative to be effective at doing it.

You will get the most out of the process of releasing the more you allow yourself to see, hear, and feel it working, rather than by thinking about how and why it works. Lead, as best you can, with your heart, not your head. If you find yourself getting a little stuck in trying to figure it out, you can use the identical process to let go of “wanting to figure it out.” Guaranteed, as you work with this process, you will understand it more fully by having the direct experience of doing it.

This is just a small sample of what The Sedona Method can do for you. The best way to get the full benefits of the course is to order our audio program and/or attend one of our seminars.

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Native American Prophecy

Posted in July 1st, 2008

by enlightenyourlifenow in Uncategorized





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How many zeros are in a BILLION?

Posted in June 27th, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in POLITICAL

How many zeros are in a BILLION?





 


This is too true to be funny.



The next time you hear a politician use the 

word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about 

whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending 

YOUR tax money.
 
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,

but one advertising agency did a good job of 

putting that figure into some perspective in 

one of it’s releases.


A.
A billion seconds ago it was 1959.



B.
A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.



C.A billion hours ago our ancestors were 

living in the Stone Age.



D.A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.



E. 
A billion dollars ago was only 
8 hours and 20 minutes, 
at the rate our government
is spending it.  
 
While this thought is still fresh in our brain…
let’s take a look at New Orleans …
 
 It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division: 

Louisiana Senator,
Mary Landrieu (D) 
is presently asking Congress for 
250  BILLION DOLLARS
to rebuild New Orleans .  Interesting number…
what does it mean?



A.
Well… if you are one of the 484,674 residents of  New Orleans 
(every man, woman, and child) 
you each get $516,528.



B.
Or… if you have one of the 188,251 homes in 

New Orleans , your home gets  $1,329,787.



C.
Or… if you are a family of four…
 your family gets  $2,066,012. 


Washington, D. C  
< HELLO! >
Are all your calculators broken??


Accounts Receivable Tax 

Building Permit Tax 

CDL License Tax 

Cigarette Tax 

Corporate Income Tax 

Dog License Tax 

Federal Income Tax < BR>Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)

Fishing License Tax

Food License Tax

Fuel Permit Tax

Gasoline Tax

Hunting License Tax

Inheritance Tax

Inventory Tax

IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)

IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)

Liquor Tax

Luxury Tax

Marriage License Tax

Medicare Tax

Property Tax

Real Estate Tax

Service charge taxes

Social Security Tax

Road Usage Tax (Truckers)

Sales Taxes

Recreational Vehicle Tax

School Tax 

State Income Tax

State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)

Telephone Federal Excise Tax

Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax

Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax

Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax

Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax 

Telephone State and Local Tax

Telephone Usage Charge Tax

Utility Tax

Vehicle License Registration Tax

Vehicle Sales Tax

Watercraft Registration Tax

Well Permit Tax

Workers Compensation Tax



STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?


Not one of these taxes existed 100 years ago…

and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.


We had absolutely no national debt… 
 
We had the largest middle class in the world… 
and Mom stayed home to raise the kids. 



What happened?
Can you spell ‘politicians!‘ 



And I still have to 
press ‘1′ for English.



I hope this goes around the 
 
USA 
at least 100 times



What the heck happened????? 








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What is Urban Sustainable Living?

Posted in June 26th, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in Uncategorized






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Great Nutrition from Juicing

Posted in June 21st, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in HEALTH,  Uncategorized

Juicing is fabulous way to start managing your own health. You can get great nutrition from juicing fresh fruits and vegetables.
I hear so much in the news today about “healthcare” and how in the US the healthcare industry is a disaster. People think that the Doctor is responsible for your health, when ,in fact, it is yourself. I am a firm believer in fasting periodically for better long term health and longevity.
The following link will take you to a really good site that is all about juicing. I found it to be very interesting and covers all aspects of juicing and it’s benefits. Kudos to Sara Ding for putting it all together.





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The Abundance Course…an Energy Release Technique

Posted in June 21st, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in MIND

 
 
YOU CAN CHANGE THE COURSE OF YOUR LIFE BY USING THE ABUNDANCE COURSE, AN ENERGY RELEASE TECHNIQUE.
Well, I have viewed much of the testomonies and many are experiencing life changing progress using Lester Levenson’s technique of releasing negative emotional energy stored in your body. The technique is simple really…just focus on some energy in your body, does not have to be bad or painful, but, can be. Then visualize the energy leaving your body through a tube or window…that’s the technique in it’s simplest form. If you get the CD course it takes you through all the areas of stored energy in your body and can heal age old wounds.
I had purchased the course 4-5 years ago, apparently when things were pretty good because I didn’t stick with it. But, recently I found the course again and have been using it for the last year or so to get healthy and relieve tension and stress. Lo and behold, it works very well!
Okay , this morning I awoke after a restless night ready to feel really bad…instead I decided to release for about 30 minutes and , WOW, I feel great today. Not only that, I have released debilitating anxiety and now manage all of what life dishes out from a place of peace.
 I use the technique as needed for the reasons above, but, I am wondering if I could get more results by using it when I feel good.  I will keep you posted on my progress, but, if you want to check out the website you’ll find the link just below.
                        




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Where in the World…

Posted in June 21st, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in ABOUT US

…ARE YOU?







                 

Create your free world visitor maps








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A Gift From the Universe Project

Posted in June 16th, 2008 

by enlightenyourlifenow in Uncategorized


If you haven’t already joined Tut’s Adventurers Club, I highly recommend it as a positive networking site and, of course, it’s free. They also have a singles group with lots of special people to meet. But, what I think is so special is that they are giving back from all their good fortune! If you are looking for a way to give back to the Universe for your good fortune check out the Gifts from the Universe Project at TUT’s by clicking the link.
 




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