A video I put together on animal and plant consciousness.
A poem about spiritual and mystical awakenings.
Something Changed Inside Me
In boundless chambers of my soul,
A slumbering sigil did unfold.
Wrapped in a cloak of sunlit gold,
Whispers of secrets, gently told.
The dust of ages, light and fair,
Took flight like dandelion seeds in air.
A playful current, warm and bright,
Carried a glyph with the morning light.
Unfurling tendrils, soft and green,
Sprouted from depths serene.
A curious sense, soft and sweet,
Filled the halls, on nimble feet.
Trusting your inner light, (that divine source energy at your core) leads to self-trust (the whole you, the physical aspect and everything that goes into who you are). Trusting yourself leads to self-acceptance.
Self-acceptance grounded in self-trust leads to self-love. There is grace in that. A side benefit is that we can more easily see who the appropriate bearers of wisdom and guidance should be in our lives.
On our honeymoon Monqiue and I, before we had our three children, drove down from Darwin to Magnetic Island to spend some time together in one
of my parents properties on the island. We had an unforgettable time making memories, visiting the island's bakeries and riding horses together
along the beach at sunset. When I look back, I'm grateful that I found her. Her personality is similar in many ways to my own (she shares
a dislike for politics - [though I understand its necessity in today's world], she's introverted as I am) though I have a more sensitive
nature, and often ask her for guidance if I don't quite get something, and I can rely on her no nonsense nature.
While we were driving down from Darwin to Magnetic Island, we stayed overnight at a cabin in a caravan park in Mount Isa (far north Queensland).
I had a lucid dream that I remember to this day. I rolled out of my body on the bunk bed and saw my spirit guides in front of me clapping
and celebrating with approval(I've not told this story before). Since 1995, even during the hard times, but also the good times serve as reminders as to why we're as compatible
as we are and the family we chose to share and grow together with in this life.
"Goin' Home" (also known as "Going Home"), is based on Antonin Dvorak's famous "Largo" theme played on English Horn from his Symphony No. 9. It was written by William Arms Fisher (1861-1948). For me listening to this feels like a returning home after a long period of time away, maybe even a stronger connection with source energy.
https://www.americanmusicpreservation.com/GoinHome.htm
Career Path
My aspirations for what I wanted to do as a career started young in life. I can remember in primary school keeping to myself deciding to have a small group of friends, instead of attaching myself to the school yard social heirarchy and attempting to get in with the popular crowd. Even at that age I felt that we shouldn't have to appease the egoic aspects of eachother's nature in order to form social connections. This was in some ways isolating. I decided that I wanted to become an actor after I finished school. I had and still do have a fascination of people. That aspiration faded in High School. I didn't believe that it was a valid career path that I could accomplish any success in and make a stable income. Beverly Hills Cop 3 in 1994 was one of the elements that inspired me to want to become a police officer. Later in the year we all had career councilling sessions at school and I was told that in order to enter the police force I'd need to first complete a humanities degree of some form or other. The options were teaching or nursing. I decided to do a nursing degree as I had an empathic nature and teaching didn't appeal because I felt it wasn't in allignment with my personality.
After four years of study, (two of which I was living and supporting myself with my then girlfriend Monique) I got a job as a Registered Nurse in the hospital environment. I liked the patient contact, but sometimes found myself bumping into cultural stereotypes of how a man should act, behave or think. In the nursing profession you need to wear a psychological coat of armor many a time due to the stressful nature of the role and having to deal with patient suffering and death.
After 4 years of study and 5 years of nursing practice I decided to move in a more cerebral direction with a role in health information support and training. I worked in that role for many years even after suffering a very public existential crisis in my early 30's. I used to be embarrassed about it in my younger years, but these days I see it as a valid part of my history and not to be shunned or burried away somewhere.
Eventually I no longer wanted to work in the corporate system. I had the goal of buying my own business and working for myself. My wife wanted to move to the Gold Coast and I decided to buy a vending business down here on the coast. My true passion at the time was to buy and run a gym but I feared that I wouldn't be successful at it, something that I regret not chasing. I sold that vending business preferring to work as a self employed freelancer. In life, we learn that the best way forward isn't always what is easy. We learn that we shouldn't chart our path forward from what we fear, but from what we love.
The movie "The Martian" directed by Ridley Scott, starring Matt Damon is a modern tour de force of archetypal storytelling. I won't go into the details of the plot, but it blends real aspects of science with science fiction in new and interesting ways. It is a newer "Cast Away". If you liked Cast Away, you'll love "The Martian". It is Adapted from the 2011 novel of the same name by Andy Weir.
Below is a Venn diagram describing an example of the self referential titles we may assign ourselves in life as important parts of who we are. They all have a part to play in our perception of self and other as well as how we would like to grow as individuals. External titles such as "Father", "Brother", "Mother", "Sister" or "Friend" also have a part to play in our growth and perceptions of self and others but are more like relational reference points that describe our connection with one or more individuals. When relating with other in the past, I've been guilty of paying attention to the self referential parts in them that I may personally like while ignoring the parts that I don't like in order to avoid discomfort or in some circumstances avoid becoming insulted or "triggered".
When we don't consider a person in their authentic wholeness as impartially as possible we may avoid getting triggered in the present, but we then ignore potential opportunities for harmonious connection and friendship in the future. Truncated version of this information available here. .
