lesson from ants

just what makes that lil' ol' ant think
he can climb through the rubber ring?

For the first time in my life, I keep white sugar in my kitchen cabinets! Relentlessly, I tried to serve brown sugar or honey to guests, but they won't have any of my "healthy" ways. Egyptians LOVE their white sugar and black tea.

I did manage to convince my Arabic teacher to reduce 4 teaspoons of sugar per tea to 2-1/2 teaspoons....but I know that is only when he is in my presence.

A rubber seal, a tight clasp, and a glass container.

Give me chance to pause.
Up until this moment, I viewed this container as completely sealing it's cherished reward within it's boundaries.

But, from the ant view point...the container is just a mere delay to the goal of sweet bliss. The sweetness is inside and that is the objective.

Persistence. One-pointed focus. Never give up. High hopes. Where there is a will...there is a way.

blimey, there's ants in the sugar jar!!

Ants' Spiritual Lessons

Much can be philosophised on the spiritual lesson from the ants.
The ant is a very hard worker and conscientious in every detail of its work.

They live in huge communities where most tasks are delegated to individuals who form work groups to carry out various activities of hunting, gathering, nesting and nursery, habitat construction, and protection.

The ant accepts its position within its community without question and is totally dedicated and loyal throughout its lifetime to the entire community.

Ants lessons:
* Patience
* Stamina
* Planning
* Energy and patience needed to complete work

* Communal living
* Storing for the future

Accept Yourself Today

Welcome to a New Year

Today, a dear friend forwarded me two documents. I am posting one of them here to share in the hopes that if you are visiting this blog, you will take time to read:

Ho'oponopono -- Healing Through Radical Total Responsibility
The idea of Ho’oponopono is to work directly with The Divinity, saying to
The Divinity incessantly:

“I Love You; 

I am sorry; 

Please forgive me for {whatever is going on in me} that I perceive this in a certain way. 

Thank You.”

Then, allow The Divinity to make the corrections, which is to transmute the garbage (memories) in subconscious mind back to Zero. From that Zero (void), Divinity can come forth.

Dr. Hew Len says that he was originally trained to go out and help people, but then he realized that that doesn’t work:
What works ultimately, is when I realize that the world is within me, and that to change the world, I have to change it within myself.

I have to change whatever is going on in me (my memories), which requires taking 100% responsibility.
The Ho’oponopono process is: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever is going on in me that I perceive this in a certain way; Thank You.”, and allow The Divinity to do whatever, with NO expectations.

I have come to the realization that the world is what is going on in me.

When a “problem” comes up in my life, I say: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever is going on in me that is causing me to feel this pain; Thank You.”.

Built into the “I Love You” is the process of repentance and forgiveness, and that is my responsibility.

Divinity’s responsibility is to say: “I have heard you”, and then: “I am going to take care of that for you, and I am going to erase it when I feel it is right and perfect to ME to do so”.

My job is very simple: - I take 100% responsibility for whatever is going on in me, and Divinity will do whatever needs to be done.

If I knock, the door will open. If I ask, I will receive.

the mind is only moved by 2 Laws: Memory and Inspiration

Dr Hew Len points out that the mind is only moved by two laws: Memory or Inspiration.
When I say to The Divinity in me: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever is going on in me that I perceive this in a certain way; Thank You.”, Divinity knows what the garbage (memories) are, but it is not something that I know.
I know that my intellect has no idea of what is going on, because out of 15 million bits of information available, my conscious mind is only aware of 14/15 of them.

Dr Hew Len says that nothing can happen to us unless it is already in our data bank (subconscious mind), because that is the Law of Cause and Effect.

So I look within myself, and ask The Divinity to erase the causes in me (whatever these memories are) what would cause me to see the world in a way that The Divinity didn’t create it.

I know that Divinity created the world perfect.:
I say to The Divinity in me: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever is going on in me that I am experiencing this; Thank You.”

Q: What gets erased by The Divinity so that my problems stop?
A: I have no idea: - That’s The Divinity’s job, not mine! – I am not doing The Divinity’s job.
Divinity erases; I am just saying: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever is going on in me that I perceive this in a certain way; Thank You.”

By saying to that which is in me “I Love You”, I am allowing The Divinity to transmute the errors (memories) in me.
“I am saying to The Divine in me: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for this pattern in me; Thank You.”, because I want to disengage from my memories, and allow The Divinity to erase those memories”:

The Divinity is releasing and erasing the memories in me that cause me to perceive things to be a certain way.
I only work on the garbage (memories) in me that causes me to experience things in a certain way.
Divinity created everybody perfect, what is not perfect is the garbage (memories) in us.

When I say to The Divinity: “I Love You; I am sorry; Please forgive me for whatever garbage there is in me, that is causing me to experience rudeness; Thank You.”, The Divinity is then willing to reach down into my subconscious mind, and erase those memories, bringing me back to The Zero State.

The Universe was created out of the void, so when my mind goes back to Zero, I am free.
Out of this Zero State, Divinity then sends inspiration, so that I know what to do.

I am not here to save anybody; I am just here to clean my own stuff (memories).
Source: Zero Limits – By Dr Vitale and Dr Hew Len; News for the Soul Internet Radio..
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Now is the Time: Message from the Elders

The Crab Nebula -- Supernova

5-day solo journey to explore Chaco Canyon in 2003.

The Supernova Pictograph is located along the trail to Penasco Blanco ruin in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.

In AD 1054 a new star appeared in the constellation Taurus that was so bright it was visible even by day.

Today we know this object as the Crab Nebula, the remnants of a supernova of a massive star.

Archaeologists believe that the Anasazi recorded this event at the time of its appearance.

The crescent shape accurately represents the phase of the moon at the time of the explosion, while the star shape is thought to represent the supernova itself. The handprint seems to be in the nature of a signature.

Message from the Elders

"You have been telling the people that this is the 11th hour.

Now you must go back and tell the people that this is the hour and there are things to be considered:

Where are you living?

What are you doing?

What are your relationships?

Are you in right relation?

Where is your water?

Know your garden.

It is time to speak your Truth.

Create your community.

Be good to each other and do not look outside yourself for the leader.

This could be a good time.

There is a river flowing now very fast.

It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.

They will try to hold on to the shore.

They will feel they are being torn apart and they will suffer greatly.

Know the River has its destination.

The Elders say we must let go of the shore, push off into the middle of the river, keep our eyes open and our heads above the water.

See who is in there with you and celebrate.

At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally, least of all ourselves, for the moment that we do our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.

The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves!

Banish the word struggle from your attitude and your vocabularly.

All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.

We are the ones we've been waiting for."

The Elders

Oraibi, Arizona

Hopi Nation

my reservation dogs waiting patiently
for me outside the teepee