Thought and musings from the edge of ....

Inspired by reading Seth Godin:
Leaders don't have things happen to them. They do things.

Old stories are used to rationalize inaction. New stories create new realities.

Sheep walking-the outcome of hiring people who have been raised to be obedient and giving them brain dead jobs and enough fear to keep them in line-Seth Godin

Isn't it sad that some people have jobs where they spend two weeks avoiding the stuff they have to do fifty weeks a year.

Our stories are our picture of the world. Whatever we tell ourselves is the truth now and as we repeat it, it becomes the future present.
Create the story that you would not mind living for an eternity!
All is Well!!
Alaia

The Power of the Story

Today I was attending a Toastmasters speech contest and one of the speakers gave a rendition of an event that happened to him at 13 years of age that has obviously marked his reality for a lifetime and at this point he is probably in his late 60's.
He had been in attendance at early Hitler rallies as a youth of 13 and later became a minion of the Hitler Agenda. He obviously is deeply disturbed by his participation and is troubled lest the same thing should happen again to some other "innocent" as he put it.
Upon deeper questioning and conversation it seems that from a very early age this man had been conditioned to follow rather than lead, to accept authority rather than engage critical thinking, from his father, from the men in authority in his life and finally from Hitler.
As a result the story that he tells himself is that men of Authority have steered him wrong and he has proof that he is correct.
When invited to look for the men who had a message of any sort that had been benevolent and who had done good in the world he really didn't have a story only what he did not want.
I invite myself to remember the examples of the right and good things that I have experienced in my life.
All is truly well
Aloha

Excited and Contemplative

Have you ever had one of those days when thoughts just run amuck in your head for no apparent reason and that they are saying things that you would never consciously say!!? Today has been like that... I find myself observing the story that is running in my head and thinking... "Who is thinking these thoughts?"
When my mind runs amuck I call it in check with good music... positive words and a catchy beat and melody, uplifting visuals, Joel Osteen, Joyce Meyer, Abraham, and the other plethora of self help folk out there for the asking but in the long run I know that I am going to have to learn to do this solo without the aid of outside intervention.
I just received the Centerpointe meditation kit and I am excited to see if it can help me train my mind to still and focus on the task at hand rather than whatever random thoughts happen to be floating by.
I watched a video about the ability of thoughts to create reality and was again reminded of the importance of staying clear about my intention to live the good life and to see the reality that i am choosing to experience.
EVERY DAY IS GOLDEN!

The Power of The Word

It has been my observation for years that what we think is important and affects our experience, and what we say and write is even more powerful. The bible, many mainstream spiritual texts, and even pagan texts and teachings tell us that the word has power,... spells, sounds and vibration have been used to create reality for eons and it is my strong knowing that the words we "story" manifests themselves into matter.

Today I was speaking with someone at the shop and they were saying how whenever they come to Kona the days are just beautiful, I remember this morning thinking how beautiful and clear the sky was and how wonderful it was to experience the Kona winds again.

Today I described the "green flash" to several visitors and guess what!!! Tonight on my way to have a little drive in the beautiful evening I watched the "Green Flash" from my car and when I reached the Queens Shops, the Kona winds were sweeping the island with their gentle caress.
My words and my attention has certianly "Mattered" into a most joyful experience for me today.