In the spiritual sense, it is my opinion that to surrender does not mean we must be submissive to anyone or anything...
I believe surrender means that we must make a commitment and take action to discover, then acknowledge, our own truth... face our own truth... accept our own truth... and take responsibility for it... it is that simple...
After we have surrendered to our own truth, and have dug down to the roots and beginnings of that truth, -- what a wonderful, embraceable place (peace) we will find.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE
(please know, this is not in reference to your job, contracted assignments, etc.)
We all have helped others in one way or another and when the person we helped has success in whatever the help pertained to, we wonder why the person we helped does not give us credit in some way--publicly, amongst family, friends, whatever...
The help we give is usually only one drop of sand in the progress of that other person, even though we believe it to be more.
The other person has paid attention to our help, as well as to their own soul... what they do with the help we offer has nothing to do with us... It has only to do with the other person's soul, and how they choose to use the information, $, assistance, information, whatever.
In turn, that is how an offer to assist should be given... only to assist that other person in reaching their goal.
Giving or doing (for someone), with the express motivation being that of an expectation for admiration, praise, gratitude, and/or reciprocation in return -- most times results in disappointment for the one giving...
When giving comes from the soul without question... The credit received will be peace within the soul...
Having said that... when there is anything that you have created, know from experience, etc., that is your own; and others, by crossing (what should be) your boundaries, leech off this... it is up to you to protect it... if you have not set boundaries... DO! For yourself and the others...
It is so easy to be drawn into a conversation and before you know it, you have shared your most creative thoughts... given them away free for the other person to do with whatever they decide to do with them...
This will drain your soul dry... if you allow it....
We all have helped others in one way or another and when the person we helped has success in whatever the help pertained to, we wonder why the person we helped does not give us credit in some way--publicly, amongst family, friends, whatever...
The help we give is usually only one drop of sand in the progress of that other person, even though we believe it to be more.
The other person has paid attention to our help, as well as to their own soul... what they do with the help we offer has nothing to do with us... It has only to do with the other person's soul, and how they choose to use the information, $, assistance, information, whatever.
In turn, that is how an offer to assist should be given... only to assist that other person in reaching their goal.
Giving or doing (for someone), with the express motivation being that of an expectation for admiration, praise, gratitude, and/or reciprocation in return -- most times results in disappointment for the one giving...
When giving comes from the soul without question... The credit received will be peace within the soul...
Having said that... when there is anything that you have created, know from experience, etc., that is your own; and others, by crossing (what should be) your boundaries, leech off this... it is up to you to protect it... if you have not set boundaries... DO! For yourself and the others...
It is so easy to be drawn into a conversation and before you know it, you have shared your most creative thoughts... given them away free for the other person to do with whatever they decide to do with them...
This will drain your soul dry... if you allow it....
Monday, October 10, 2011
APOLOGIES
Apologizing -- Apologies -- There is just something about the use of the word "apologize" that I have a problem with... apologies are made without any thought or regard to what they actually mean... and used, for the most part, only to please others...
When everyone involved knows that an apology is only a pretense in most cases, with no sincerity, actual regret, or change of feelings by the person making the statement... for the most part, an apology is meaningless -- just because it has been so misused.
If a person regrets the entire incident happened, but couldn't or wouldn't change their part in the incident, that is something else entirely... it is not something to "apologize" for, even though they may regret that the incident happened.
Most kids are taught from the time they learn to talk, to say "I'm sorry", when, of course, they are NOT sorry at all, but they say they are, because their parent forces them to. Then it goes on to become an automatic response to keep peace, when someone else is offended by, or doesn't like what they have said or done.
When everyone involved knows that an apology is only a pretense in most cases, with no sincerity, actual regret, or change of feelings by the person making the statement... for the most part, an apology is meaningless -- just because it has been so misused.
If a person regrets the entire incident happened, but couldn't or wouldn't change their part in the incident, that is something else entirely... it is not something to "apologize" for, even though they may regret that the incident happened.
Most kids are taught from the time they learn to talk, to say "I'm sorry", when, of course, they are NOT sorry at all, but they say they are, because their parent forces them to. Then it goes on to become an automatic response to keep peace, when someone else is offended by, or doesn't like what they have said or done.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
PLAYLISTS
I have always enjoyed listening to music, however until about 5 years ago, I only listened to the artists singing, etc.. and never gave much thought to the whole scenario of putting it all together.
I was not one to purchase records, tapes, CDs; mostly due to the fact that I am a spend thrift and would not pay the amount for the whole album, when I only wanted one or two songs out of the whole thing.
I always thought, there must be a way to buy just the songs I want... and "voila", the internet... I was anxious to get started, however I approached that just like most things I do, ---painstakingly.
I had been putting a list together for several years,-- of the songs I remembered and wanted to listen to again.
When I started my search for the songs, I realized that there were many renderings of the same song by different artists, bands, etc.., and found myself trying to make a choice to buy one song only... DUH!
Finally, I started sorting and listening to all my wish lists and found that my favorites were so beautiful, no matter who performed them, that I consequently purchased numerous arrangements of the same title... and I enjoy every one of them. They are individually so distinct and independent, although still consonant.
Some songs, you never tire of; they are ageless.
I also did not give any attention to whom the song was written by, who played the instruments, the definitive sounds of each instrument, nor did I care about the arranging and conducting. I listened to the music as a unit, identifying it only by the vocalist or instrumentalist.
One of my all time favorites is "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Phil Spector...
I had only known about Phil Spector as a funny looking "dweeb" who was convicted of murder... Little did I know what a musical genius he is; If he can write and produce such beautiful music, I guess he isn't all bad.... I was pretty shocked when I read about him, I have to admit...
Love my music...
I was not one to purchase records, tapes, CDs; mostly due to the fact that I am a spend thrift and would not pay the amount for the whole album, when I only wanted one or two songs out of the whole thing.
I always thought, there must be a way to buy just the songs I want... and "voila", the internet... I was anxious to get started, however I approached that just like most things I do, ---painstakingly.
I had been putting a list together for several years,-- of the songs I remembered and wanted to listen to again.
When I started my search for the songs, I realized that there were many renderings of the same song by different artists, bands, etc.., and found myself trying to make a choice to buy one song only... DUH!
Finally, I started sorting and listening to all my wish lists and found that my favorites were so beautiful, no matter who performed them, that I consequently purchased numerous arrangements of the same title... and I enjoy every one of them. They are individually so distinct and independent, although still consonant.
Some songs, you never tire of; they are ageless.
I also did not give any attention to whom the song was written by, who played the instruments, the definitive sounds of each instrument, nor did I care about the arranging and conducting. I listened to the music as a unit, identifying it only by the vocalist or instrumentalist.
One of my all time favorites is "Spanish Harlem", co-written by Phil Spector...
I had only known about Phil Spector as a funny looking "dweeb" who was convicted of murder... Little did I know what a musical genius he is; If he can write and produce such beautiful music, I guess he isn't all bad.... I was pretty shocked when I read about him, I have to admit...
Love my music...
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