Contemplating...

 

Light is a fascinating subject. My first glimpses, 

the first stirrings in my heart, were brought forth 

by the receding evening light. I had been told that 

meditation was very important, to sit and control 

the mind, blank the mind and it didn't seem to 

work for me. However, each evening when the sun 

began its descent and the shadows danced so 

mysteriously, so playfully, there was magic in the 

air, a wonderful calmness in my heart, a familiar, 

yet new sense of something very sweet, gentle and 

joyful. A most majestic weeping willow across the 

street faithfully joined me in what became a daily 

experience. She gracefully waved her beautiful 

arms in agreement, in confirmation of the 

authenticity, of the reality and the sacredness of 

these moments. There was a sense of being at 

home, of belonging, of deep contentment and 

gratitude in my heart. It was my "Happy Hour"  

cocktail, the Beloved Father generously lavishing 

upon His Beloved Child Its Beauty, His Splendor 

in a display of Grace and Wonder. This is a 

cherished memory that takes on more depth and 

meaning as I make my ascent to the mountaintop.

 

It is so delightful to hear your bird stories! It is 

proof that we each are the One and Only Child 

being loved in a very special, unique way. Our 

names truly are written '...in the palm of His 

hand..' Such a love story!

 

At one point I found puppy dogs in the park to be 

the messengers. I observed the happy puppy 

wagging its tail and jumping again and again to 

kiss his master! It was such a wonderful discovery 

for me when I saw that there was no puppy doing 

anything but it was Joy and Love appearing as 

puppy, etc. etc... The Canada geese are just making 

their way south at this time of year and they are 

just absolutely spectacular. They fly in such 

interesting formations... they are spreading Love 

all over the sky and singing their gratitude to their 

northern hosts as they make their way, together as 

One to their Perfect destination and by golly, they  

know where that is...yes, birds are amazing and I 

guess even more so when they speak to you in 

such a special way.

"Back to the non-intellectualizing Child... " you 

say.  Hmm, yes the Child is the feeling, loving 

Heart, but I dare say the Child is also the 

Equation, the Balance and the Heart does not bar 

out or exclude the intellect. Isn't there a balancing 

act going on there too?  I can give heed to the 

intellect, in fact I must give the intellect its place 

and let it work in co-operation with the Heart to 

reach agreement or I might be the childish child 

rather than the Child-Child.  

William Samuel was a very prolific writer 

and he does not offend the intellect...what he says 

makes sense... he unravels mysteries to satisfy 

science as well as the Heart and that is the most 

appealing thing to me. I can follow the Child, yes, 

without having to leave the intellect outside.

To Thine Own Self Be True! The rarer the gem the 

more precious is the stone. What can be more 

precious than this One You are!!! God expressing 

as unique, individual being. There is no other to 

live the life that is yours. God has given it to you, 

to no one else.  You are God's precious, shining, 

glimmering, one-of-a-kind jewel, a Pearl of Great 

Price! Who can think your thoughts; who feels the 

Joy, the Peace in your heart; who can speak your 

protects your uniqueness. You cannot add 

anything to the Perfection you already are. You are 

ever living the mystery of Love, Light, Wonder in 

every unconditioned, pristine, New moment. 

Self-complete, Self-maintained, Self-sustained. 

One priceless, unique gem!

      

    The time has come to look in the mirror and see   

    Self, Beautiful, Powerful, all-inclusive, excluding 

    nothing and no one...ever expanding and 

    accepting more of Perfection that includes all the 

    imperfections....your Self is the " Full Spectrum 

    Including All!"   The Self swims in a great Ocean of 

    Love, Light, Sweetness, in Allness.

 

... I can now appreciate and love the incredibly 

beautiful Self that is God's expression in this 

dimension, on this planet, right here, right now.   I 

am free to feel my feelings, to enjoy my human 

relationships (images of Image), to participate in 

all the activities that are given me to do (no 

division between physical and spiritual 

'all-inclusive')... I have no secrets to keep from 

my-self....I am trying to give words to the Heart's 

Song that is singing Itself.

 

The words from William Samuel that gave my 

Heart real Hope were from a tape about journal 

keeping. He said that I have 'my own Truth' and I  

felt the test of this statement immediately when he 

said that gone were the days of listening to others, 

that only what my Heart responds to is my 

Truth...that I have my own message... That rang 

True, I felt it in my Heart, my Heart was in 

agreement and I wanted to shout "YES, YES"!That 

was the starting point. It helped me to know how 

to listen to my heart. My heart talks to me in many 

wondrous ways but it talks very directly and truly 

through feeling. We have been led to deny too 

many things, and especially the feelings. I now 

cannot appreciate those feelings enough...they are 

my Heart telling me True. I had been conditioned 

to "be good" and to not feel or to not respect my 

feelings  Feeling is the key! 

 

Images are the invitation to listen to the Heart.  

Our purpose is not to try to change anything.  Our 

purpose is to understand the world and to love it.

... She has low self-esteem because she does not 

know herself. She suffers from mistaken identity. 

Self-image is at a low ebb when one identifies with 

the ego-self, the little nothingness, powerless 

image that is the pseudo-self. 

 

As one begins to examine, to delve into one’s 

identity " who am I; what am I..." and so 

on…he/she begins to find new dimensions to 

his/herself. Once the Heart of being is discovered, 

the little self that relies on human belief, human 

history, human experience, begins to fade away;  

the world of intellectual judgment loses its grip. 

This "low self-image" is seen for what it is, an 

image, a show of the real Self that is the Truth, the 

Reality of being.

 

The Truth of Being is found in the Heart, the 

Heart is the Revelator, the place of Knowing, of 

Truth, of Life. Unlock the Heart and you will find 

all you ever wanted and more. I discover that God 

is Life itself, the Life of me, the Life of everyone 

and everything on this planet. God lives my life. I 

have no life of my own. Of myself I am nothing. 

God is all in all, as all. The Life of the grand elm 

Tree, of the rosebud, is the same Life that is God.

The love you feel when the deer visit your front 

lawn, the beauty, the "ahhhhh" feeling when you 

look at the stars or sit by a bonfire, the love you 

feel when you hear a baby laugh,are all coming 

from this Child/Heart of God. And this is so for all 

those considered to be your friends as well as your 

enemies.

     I had better start paying attention. Do I want to be 

    throwing bombs at the Child/Heart of God? Do I    

    want to be condemning the Child of God, judging

    Its activity, Its world as less than perfect? Do I 

    really have wisdom or intelligence or love of my 

    own? Where do I get all this from? Is God’s 

   perfect world to be ignored while I indulge in my 

   own judgment based on human experience? The 

   Heart will lead me to the Truth, to the Light of 

   Being. What I see out here is the image (mirror) of 

   what I am within. The ones out there proclaiming 

  my unworthiness are nothing but a mirror reflecting 

  back to me my own perception of who and what I    I

am. When I accept the Truth of my Heart, my 

world will reflect this Reality and war shall be no mo

re: tears will turn to joy, darkness to light, the perfect 

pictures of Perfect Being, the Only One there IS.

Listen to the Heart. Do not be influenced by what 

you see, hear, touch and smell. These are the 

senses that tell you, falsely, that the planet is still, 

that the earth is flat, that train tracks come 

together in the distance, the senses that present a 

mirage of water on the road, etc… The 

Child/Heart is my true identity and it is there to 

be acknowledged and to set me free. I have the key 

to Self-Identity at its highest!! I need only to be 

still, welcome and invite the Heart, ask for Its 

advice and it will grow. I have nothing to fear for I 

know that since the Child/Heart of God is my true 

identity, nothing can be added to me and nothing 

can be taken from me. I am already, here and now 

God’s perfect child. The gold chain I look for 

already is hanging around my neck.