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To the degree that we see our world as the struggle of tribe versus tribe, we see the social fabric unraveled, shunning those with whom we don't vibe. Locked in unresolvable conflict, of class or of race or of creed, each tribe has identified its convict, and its end justifies every deed. To the degree that we see our world for the common ground we share, we see the social fabric unfurled, bridging gaps about which we don't care. Locked in undeniable unity, for our sameness outweighs our disputes, each tribe is merely an identity that makes us forget our true roots. [Source: Stable Diffusion] Published on Steemit

Always pay attention to what you are doing with your whole body. Always pay attention to what you are doing, with your whole body. No one escapes the effects of one's actions; all reap as each sows. Causes are to effects as spirit is to matter; time links each to its other. Consciousness is continuity of experience; experience is awareness ourself. [Image source for all of the above: Stable Diffusion 2.1] Published on Steemit

Some believe consciousness is an illusion. Others believe reality is the illusion. And some see both as they are.

Your every relationship is an extension of you. Investing your attention increases value. What has value attracts your attention. Your every interest is you by extension.

We think emotional pain comes from the outside and hurts us inside. We feel affected by the happening, like victims of circumstance. But emotions are the means by which our bodies feel our thoughts. And our thoughts are how our minds explain what we perceive. What we perceive is the result of what we let our attention explore. Our attention is like our breathing: automatic until intentional. If we attend to that which wants to explore the painful experience, we discover the imposter in us who feeds on chaos and despair. If we then attend to that which exposes the imposter for what it is, we discover our true self who knows the deep secret of our pain.

It's easy to apologize when you find your mistake, the thing you wish not to repeat. You have then shined light on darkness. You have learned and become separate from it. You have understood your actions' impacts on others. An apology signifies that you've learned your lesson. An apology is also a prompting for forgiveness. An apology is an act of reconsolidation. Forgiveness is easy without a self. Answering a sincere apology, it creates compassion.

The ancient inner child resides in DNA and is love. Consciousness is a 3D projection of the higher-dimensional self, currently underperforming. Innate is the body's intelligence of instinct, sensory wisdom of the inner child, unable to speak, for now. The corporeal self is but one part, projected into 4D reality, different every life. Another part stands separate for a purpose, protective and watchful but silent, until you ask for guidance. The remainder remains on the other side of the veil; cheering your victories and sharing your pain, the ancient inner child is always watching. The records of all that happens in every life, memories and experience and wisdom, live in the whales and dolphins. They are moments saved in the planet's crystalline grid, echoing horrors but amplifying compassion, replaying details preserved in context. They reside in the cave of creation, hidden safely within the planet, whose magnetic grid, whose matter, and whos...

The more we think we know about how the body works, the more we think it needs our help to do its work. We think we can improve upon nature's design, ignorant of our bodies' superior intelligence. The more we think we know about how the planet works, the more we think we can help it do what it has always done. We think it needs our help to survive the effects of our actions, ignorant of the planet's ability to care for itself and its offspring. Prejudice against unconventional minds stagnates our creative reservoir. Denial of the existence of the immaterial precludes scientific progress. Disbelief in everything but ourselves makes a prison of our ambition. Pride in how far we've come blinds us to the wonders still before us. How amusing it is to laugh at we thought we knew. How amusing it will be to laugh at what we think we know. How amusing it must be to watch us discover our own ignorance. How amusing it must be to watch us disregard the answers in ...

The improbability of quantum tunneling in fusion joins hydrogen to its pair, life of our sun. The improbability of quantum tunneling in molecules leads hydrogen to its place, life of our cells. The improbability of quantum tunneling in DNA separates hydrogen between nucleotides, life of our lives. The improbability of quantum entangling in neurons joins one mind to another, yields understanding. The improbability of quantum entangling in time leads souls to their paths, yields synchronicity. The improbability of quantum entangling in galaxies separates stars from each other, yields order. Creation in every sense of the word is improbable. Structure is possible because of bias in physics. Reality has an attitude of benevolence. Consciousness collapses superposition. Self-organization expresses love. Evolution celebrates creation. Consciousness is coexistence. Creativity is divinity. Life is love.

Once you've shown your body what you want it to do, stop micromanaging. Trust your body to do the rest. It's better at learning than you are at training. Direct with simple, pure intent. Let go of all other instructions to your body. Notice mistakes, but go no further in correcting them. Let your body do that. Let your body teach you what works and why. Then chew on that knowledge.

Belief is like a followed command. External intent internalized. If the belief aligns with truth, it is dependable in practice. If the belief aligns with truth, questioning it yields knowledge. Knowledge yields perfect faith. Knowledge is therefore power. The instrument of this power is called "imagination."

Truth is strange as fiction. The best parts of fiction are true. Fiction serves as a vehicle for truth. Truth becomes stranger than fiction. But it's also undeniably familiar. Like we've known it all along. The creator in each of us is The Creator. Creativity is divinity.

Fear breaks synchronicity. Fear is denial of universal support. Fear is like shadow, with no place among light. Fear is denial of the power within. We are the creator playing mortal. We play well by learning to notice intuition. Guidance is never what we expect. Creativity is divinity.

Belief is energy. It is a burden or a catalyst. How we use it determines which. We say we believe it. Do we believe it enough to use it? There is no judgement for our disbelief. Belief is premature perception. We prematurely decide what is possible. We put ourselves in a paltry perceptive prison. We've built walls within our innate. We've limited ourselves in every direction. They are no longer necessary for our safety nor success. Belief is pre-cognized commitment. What have we been trained out of experiencing? "Miracle" implies unexpectation because we don't really believe. How can we rid ourselves of filters we don't know exist? Don't worry about minutiae. Listen to intuition. Affirmations. Talking to our bodies. Following love and compassion. We stop listing things we can't do. We stop questioning the process of doing. We stop asking "how many?" and "how?" and "when?" and "where?...

Love is giving. Receiving is not the opposite of giving. It is the propagation of love. Love is truth. Fiction is not the opposite of truth. It is the hidden message of love. Love is empathy. Apathy is not the opposite of empathy. It is the unknown craving of love. Love is light. Darkness is not the opposite of light. It is the prolonged lack of love.

When a new thought appears, it's a chance to articulate something profound. Do it in writing. Read what you wrote, and if it's not true or can be truer, write it again. Read it from start to end, until it has finished speaking. Read it from different perspectives, until it feels the way you mean it to feel.

Faith is less "believing that..." It is more "believing in..." It is an act of will. It is positive, peaceful, lovely.

There is a problem in our current thought patterns. The problem is not knowledge itself, nor is it belief. The problem is believing in knowledge. Believing in knowledge is faith in finite understanding. Knowledge is a floor under your feet and a ceiling over your head. It enables you to exist in this world, but to exist in this world is to be fundamentally limited. To grow past our current limits, we cannot stand upon, nor hide underneath, knowledge. We must consider knowledge nothing more than belief. Not believing in knowledge is limitlessness.

Do by not-doing, not forcing, but directing. Use only the necessary effort at only the necessary time in only the necessary way. Do not try; simply do. If you make a mistake, it doesn't matter, except that you have new knowledge to help you. Anticipating leads to stuttering and tripping over oneself. Do not think while doing; simply think, then do. To achieve flow of routine, finish the cycle by preparing for the next. Water shapes earth in time. Earth shapes water in space. Extremes yield extremes. The narrow, winding, middle road leads to unity. Don't counter extreme with extreme to bring balance. Bring balance by aligning, flowing, connecting, increasing mass and inertia, stabilizing, centering. If things are overwhelming, zoom out. If things are underwhelming, open your eyes and be grateful. When you are tired of nothing, create something. When the water is too still, skip a pebble.

Labels are imaginary boundaries. They don't exist, but they determine how we see and treat them. When we name something, we make it separate in our minds. We forget this separation is imaginary. When we name things uniquely, we see them as unique. When we use the same name to describe many, we see them as the same.