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____________________________________________________________________ Transcending Emotional Duality ____________________________________________________________________ There are many emotions, strong and weak, negative and positive, and they all affect us on a day to day basis. However, understanding the intensity of these emotions can give us insight into why we feel the way we do, as well as the ability to rise above any emotion and transform it into whatever state we choose. Through observing my own emotions, I've come to find that every feeling has an opposite of equal intensity. Love and Hate, Excitement and Fear, Desire and Disgust, Confidence and Anxiety, etc. They are the Pleasure and Pain of the emotional senses, and each set can vary to any level of intensity. Intensity = Absolute Value In this example, let us imagine that the situation at hand can cause either fear excitement of a particular intensity. The fear and excitement are of the same intensity but on opposite sides of the emotional scale. (The closer to the center, the more intense the experience.) Negative emotions stream out from the left, while positive emotions stream out from the right. To give the energy of the intensity a random number to measure its distance from zero, let's say that the energy has an absolute value of 3.
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If the intensity is three places away from zero, the thing that determines its polarity is your resistance. For example: If you fear tornadoes, and you see one, your immediate reaction is to resist experiencing the tornado. Becoming aware of this underlying intensity allows you the opportunity to choose the length of time you spend feeling a negative (or positive) emotion, as well as the opportunity to choose how you behave in its presence, rather than only having the option of letting it carry you off. When you begin to experience an emotion of negative polarity that you would prefer not to have (i.e. you'd rather feel less like crap) you can neutralize the emotion simply by noticing its intensity, and making the intensity of the emotion a more important focus than its negative polarity. Once the emotional energy had been neutralized, you can act from a calm and centered place. Alternatively, for the playful "I create my own reality" types of people like myself, you can notice your distance from zero and simply jump to the positive side by thinking something like: "Okay, so there's a tornado, and its unpredictability gives me a really intense feeling. I can't believe this is really happening to me. I feel like I'm in an action movie. My life is so full of adventurous and exciting opportunities for anything to happen. I'm going to do everything I can right now to keep my story going in the most interesting ways I can think of!" Whatever you choose to do once you've noticed your emotion is up to you. The possibilities truly are infinite. It is beautiful to have the ability to choose, and to offer that ability to others. ___________________________________________________________________________ Sweet and Simple Salad 1 part fresh cilantro 2 parts romaine lettuce (Tear into bite sized pieces) Drizzle lightly with olive oil Drizzle with raw honey Sprinkle generously with sweet curry powder Sprinkle with cumin Stir well and enjoy! ___________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________ 27 November 2011 ___________________________________________________________________________ The Super Beings (You & Me) ___________________________________________________________________________ The last week for me has been a doozy in the best of all possible ways. My dear friend, Danitra, arrived home with a book entitled "The Superbeings" (by John Randolph Price) and an incredible buzz of excitement. Immediately I knew she'd picked a winner. The book itself covers a variety of ideas, all circling about the infinite potential and well-being of our true inner selves, our "God-selves", and detailed instructions on how to remember who we really are when faced with various life issues and steps in our individual spiritual evolution. A handful of the topics covered include miracles, abundance, instant manifestation, "super-human" abilities, psychic powers, agelessness, perfect health, invincibility, and how all of these things are our inheritance as children of God, as individualized replicas of the infinite beingness of the universe. It includes interviews and a plethora of real-life examples to sink in the validity and normality of such experiences and abilities. Needless to say, I've been thoroughly relishing every word of it. The doozy enters the picture when my subconscious begins to reflect parts of the book's messages in my daily life. My typical human experiences have developed an enhanced sense of stability and freedom. I am beginning to view my human life from a divine perspective, and this changes every event into a spiritual experience. I feel as if I am the actor who plays "Jen" in the movie of my life, that I am someone else pretending to live in this world for the sake of entertainment and adventure. It's something I've held in my mind as a theory for quite some time, but living it is such a tremendous difference which begins to change the way I feel about every event, and how I am physically effected based on this change in my belief system. Spirituality is suddenly integrated into everything I do with zero effort, zero intention to focus upon it or prioritize it. It's just there; or rather, I'M just there. This changes everything. The things that I used to think disconnected me from my true self, and the possibility of true harmony with the universe suddenly have no adverse effect whatsoever. I can see through the illusion of separation and enjoy these things with confidence and freedom. The majority of my recent past has floated around the focus of high vibrations. Living organic foods, solfeggio healing frequencies, Reiki, inspirational speakers, and other similar activities became the most important things in my life. I used these external focuses as a reminder of my potential. What's happening now, is that the message is finally starting to stick. I can know that the highest vibration is constantly within me and every other particle of the universe radiating love and harmony without having to think about it. When this happens, I begin to realize my constant wellness when I am in what I used to perceive as "lower frequencies", because I am naturally more aware of the source energy that is contained within it. A few years back, the first energy-healer I'd ever met, an Indian guy named Shakti, was buying a cupcake in the organic food store I was working at. He was talking to my co-worker and boyfriend at the time, Young Bryan, who sneered at the sugar-filled treat and said,"Are you really gonna eat that?" Shakti just gave a relaxed smile as he said,"It's all God," and walked away. I'm finally stepping into a world where that is a truth for me. After reading two chapters of "The Superbeings" and feeling myself change, I ate pizza and went out drinking and dancing with my friends, for once, with no physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual consequences. I woke up the next morning feeling amazing, excited about the coming day, and having had an incredibly deep and magical dream of playing with clouds that turned into dandilion fluff and being reminded that I am always safe now, and living in beautiful harmony with nature. It was a beautiful confirmation of the "okayness" of my new adventure, and a clear reminder that it will still lead me to greater and greater harmony. ___________________________________________________________________________ 26 October 2011 Oneness Blessing ___________________________________________________________________________ While visiting a natural foods store called Rainbow Blossom, I happened upon a flyer for a "Oneness Blessing". The flyer read as follows: "The Oneness Blessing is a transfer of divine, intelligent energy, which creates a neurobiological shift in the brain and awakens certain energy centers. This shift in consciousness frees you from the suffering created by the mind, balances the body's natural healing energies, and attunes the brain with the fields of unity. Once you receive the blessing, a gradual awakening process begins that naturally leads you to a lasting state of oneness, inner peace, and well-being. Join Linda Emerson for this free event and experience this gentle awakening for yourself." Aside from it sounding absolutely perfect for me philosophically, it was also set to occur the same day, October 26th, right there in the shop, and was free of charge. Synchronicity is a beautiful thing. At 7pm, we entered the conference room above the shop to find a circle of about twenty chairs, relaxing mantras playing quietly, and picture of a guru and candles on a table beside a mirrored wall. The group introduced themselves to one another in a wave moving around the circle, and were given more information on the blessing. Also called a Deeksha, the giving of this blessing began in India, and is given by laying both hands gently atop the head of the receiver for one minute while divine, loving energy flows through both people, and blesses them each simultaniously. It releases the ego, and brings one's awareness more consistently into the present moment. Four Oneness Blessing Givers went around the circle as each person in the group sat in meditation and received eight one-minute blessings. The experience was, for me, a very beautiful event. The atmosphere felt very bright and calm, and the blessings themselves were were highly reminescent of a Reiki attunement, with a lightness and joy following me for days afterward. While in meditation I had marvelous and invigorating experiences. Along with feeling the energy flowing through me and magnetically giving my head a gentle sway, I saw images of vast landscapes dotted with blue pyramids sweeping toward me, which I see quite often when meditating or practicing Reiki. Following that were many images of Ganesha, based on various artworks, each version flowing and morphing gracefully into the next. The images began to come closer, and become more consistently golden and ethereal, until the golden Ganesha was pressed against my face. At that point, Ganesha's hands reached in through the top of my head and began massaging my brain through my open head. Golden sparkles sprang up and out from the space between the skull and the brain, and suddenly Ganesha and I became one. I could see around me the transleucent, shimmering shell of my Ganesha-body. I could feel the pure ecstacy in the simple pleasure of swirling my trunk against itself in a flow of bliss and knowing. I could feel the power, the stability and strength that I had so often asked Ganesha to bring into my life. I could hardly contain a giggle as I realized how natural it felt, and thought to myself," It's about time," with a feeling of fulfillment, having filled an overlooked desire to feel equal with divine beings of nonphysical realms. After telling my dear friend, Danitra, of my experience, she gifted me a palm sized, golden figure of Ganesha, which brought me sparkley feelings and a feeling of completion. The Oneness Blessing was a wonderful experience for me, and its timing coincided perfectly with the October 28th ending of the Mayan calendar's "Universal Cycle" assisting our journeys of self-discovery to seamlessly flow into the new global interest in harmonious co-creation with the greatest of ease. __________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 17 October 2011 Monday Midnight _____________________________________________________________________________________ Today (by recommendation of Leija & Filipe) I soaked my brain in the lectures of Nassim Haramein, a physicist whose work adds science and physicality to so many of my favorite philosophical topics (from infinite potential and people being vortexes, to microcosm/macrocosm, to sacred geometry, to synchronicity, to manifestation techniques, to ancient cultures, and every "normal" thing in between). He may be my favorite such find since Alan Watts, and I may have to plug them both into my neurons for a few more hours tonight. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Friday, September 2nd 2011 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Behold! The birth of my real-life event mini-manga series (lolz comic)"True Story". 
_____________________________________________________________________________________ August 3rd 2011 Late afternoon _____________________________________________________________________________________ Jen, Wise Woman of the Forest (i.e. ME) came up with a tremendous quote in the bitty wee hours of the morn. And SO! Without further adieu, here it is... "My awareness is sacred. Its function is to be placed only upon those things in each moment which shall honor it." I really, reeeeally love that. It fits me like a really sexy little dress. Speaking of sexy (;D) I've been working out. After my crazy-early wake-uptaught me that it was most certainly not time for sleeping, I went for a sunrise jog. Really beautiful. So many birds. Nice cool air. It's so much easier to jog when it's not 87 degrees and sunny. After that, I stretched, had the most excellent bowl of cereal and read a bit of "The Space of Love" before napping until around 2pm. XD Now I'm freshly showered and enjoying the thought of meeting Sean's aunt for dinner tonight. I really love writing journals. Life is good. _____________________________________________________________________________________ August 2nd 2011 Late at night _____________________________________________________________________________________ Well, the Hawaiian adventure has completed its course. It was a magical experience, full of dolphins, sea turtles, mosquitoes, hippies, flowers, and fruit. However, Sean and I are too adventurous to stay put for long, so we've headed back to the mainland to plan our next move. Since our return our adventures have included the following:
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