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

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.