Our Bodies + the Body of the Universe

These bodies are an extension of our life; they are a physical representation of us. They represent our thoughts, character, feelings and emotions. They house such amazing systems which, when in communication, work amazingly and flawlessly. Our organs, muscle, nerves, blood vessels, lymph system all work in tandem to keep us in a balanced state each and every moment. These are all comprised of cells, which spring from the right mix of DNA, born of the symphony of atoms and energy that merge and build.

Everyday this amazing system which is really, made of microscopic, individual parts, holds itself together in stillness, changes of movement, temperature and pressure to keep us in a state of homeostasis or balance. It is constantly fighting bacteria, rouge-cancer causing cells and much much more. It is fighting off infections and diseases humans themselves have not yet discovered.

Don’t neglect this structure which, for centuries has been called sacred, and for great reason. It is clearly understood that these bodies are AMAZING! So we must take care of them and respect them. This is a very simple task to do for such an awesome system of organization. If this does not get your attention, maybe the fact that some elements which created our atmosphere, thus creating the organisms below would not have been born if an imbalance in gravity had not existed. This “imbalance” was in the perfect place at the perfect time to collapse, rise in temperature, explode and repeat until our sun was born. This explosion also sent out dust and other atoms which created the perfect mix for the planets of our solar system. In the early formation of the sun also came about the perfect amount of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, lithium and other primary elements to create our solar system and most important to us, earth.

What I am getting at is that we are part of this universe as much as the stars and black holes. Our bodies were born of the same substance as the stars as it has been stated in many ancient cultures across our globe. So doesn’t this give even more importance to the life and being which is you!? Our universe is SO perfect that all “imperfections” as we think are turned into instruments for even more perfection. From the smallest vibration of energy to the cells of our body to the plants out in space, what we do to our bodies shows other what we think of this system and cosmic dance of life.

Love your body, respect other people’s bodies, eat right, exercise, and think before you speak for the vibration of your thoughts and words are born of that same energy and movement of atoms which you and the universe are born of as well.

When Does Love Become a Setback?

Just because you do not “have” a special someone to love, it does not mean that you have no one to love nor does it mean that you don’t have love to give. Love is not seen or measured so why would it be that we don’t have it to giveaway without a counterpart? We always have love, it is not created because of a thought or because we force it to be, it just is and if we let it be it will come.

Some people see love as a setback, a “human condition”, an evolutionary flaw, however, is it not with love, that great things are achieved? Just because you are “without” that special someone does not mean that you cannot achieve anything, it is a love or respect for yourself and those you encounter everyday which aids you in your goals. If you are waiting for the right person to give meaning to your life they will never come. We cannot wait for love, but be love and give love. Love can also be in the form of friendship and kindness to others, a helping hand, a grateful attitude or respect. Love comes in many forms and on many levels.

If you are waiting for love and think that it has not come, than your belief is correct, it hasn’t. Yet if you open your eyes to what is in front of you and inside you, you will see a truth. Love is within and without, in many forms. It is in form and formless. It is not our thoughts that give rise to love, but the ability to see that it has been in us this whole time. Love is not about creating it or finding it, but seeing it and letting it in and out.

Love is not a plague or a prize that gives fulfillment. It is fulfillment which we already have. It is not something that we believe we have a potential for, but something that we realize our innate potential with. When realized it turns our belief of “potential” into the knowledge of “kinetic”, dynamic, empowered action.

Love is only a setback when it’s “absents” is believed and dwelt upon. It is no longer a setback when we realize and acknowledge the truth that it has always existed in our grasp. It can only truly be shared and received when it is seen in the light of awareness. An awareness that we were born with love so that we could use it, spread it, and empower others with it.

Our Control + Depending On Relationships

In life we end up working, living and loving people that we end up not liking so much as time goes by. We let the past and other misjudgments get in our mind. We start seeing the present moment and the people in it with our eyes and mind set in the past or future. We let things start to get us down and discourage us; we expect people or events to make us happy.

I had a recent realization of this lately, yes I have heard all these ideas before and agreed strongly with them, but I never truly had learned until I encountered them. It is a pattern that occurs in many, if not everybody’s life, but if this is not broken we will keep going in circles. One person after another will let us down. One relationship after another will break our hearts. And one boss or job after another will leave us angry and vengeful. None of these things are needed and will only make us sick and our bodies greatly unhealthy if we don’t learn to move past them and forgive what happened in the past.

What lies ahead, and what we leave behind can only be “controlled” right now. We control it by forgetting the past and remembering it has no control now. And we control the future by making wise, empowered decisions with faith in this moment.

We cannot control others, only how we treat them. We can control our job by learning to like it and be grateful we have it or leaving it. We can control our life by trusting it and accepting what lies in or along the path.

Moving On

Over this summer I have come to many realizations and one main "theme" you could say is, moving on.

Letting go and not resisting what happens is something I always work to remember and, when I forget, seems to reappear when I am not looking (like most things in life). Sometimes we lose friends, really good friends, and it hurts. At the time we don't see it, but what life is really doing is that it is making room for better ones. We don't understand at first. We feel like fools or we feel hurt and confused. I did anyway, but later saw that it was all out of my control and had to accept it.

Holding grudges and being mad gets us nowhere! We are only hurting ourselves internally and later on, physically, when we hold this stuff in and do not come to terms. The body mimics the mind believe it or not and sooner or later what we hold inside, appears outside. Much like in exercise, if we are not focused we don't get the benefit of the workout. We see little to no results.

When you get "hung up" or lost in your thoughts next time, take a deep breath and focus only on your inhale and exhale, notice as it cuts right through your thoughts and lets the light in. This is simple but may take some practice. Just keep it in mind and use it even when you are in a calm or somewhat peaceful situation to make it a habit.

“Moving on, is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.”
-Dave Mustaine

Life

Life is such a beautiful gift! Maybe we don't know how we got here or we are not sure what to believe or what not to believe, who to listen to and who not to listen to, but we are here. While we are here lets make the most of it, let's live in the moment, be loved, find love, give love and let go of our cares and baggage. Others will always judge, but that only shows the character and the grudges of the one judging. Judgment has no power over you or your life, it will only weight you down if you let it.

Realization

What I realized yesterday, and this was not the first time, was that we all get lost and misled from time to time. There is no judgment or wrong doing, we just simply forget where we are going or we lose sight of that vision that gave us so much determination in the past. Recently I had that realization which, like I said, was not the first, yet I had lost real sight of what was in front of me and I hit a "wall". I realized it was all a misunderstanding, that I had let pointless thoughts out rule the positive, loving, peaceful thoughts.

I had realized that I was not at peace like I once was, this frustrated me and scared me and then I realized how simple it truly was to get back on track. We are ALWAYS given another chance. We never run out of chances that we can give ourselves. Others may not always be willing to give us another chance, however if we look inside, another chance it always offered.

Perspective

We make up one drop in a sea of many individual drops.

We may feel disconnected at times, we may completely forget that none of us are alone in life. No one is truly isolated or disconnected, we just believe we are.