housekeeping

You've probably noticed by now that the blog is in a new place. I've heard good things about Blogger, and I have several friends who have blogs here, so I thought I'd give it a whirl. Linking to Amazon products is certainly easier; I've included a link to the book I'm currently listening to, which is, so far, fascinating, of course.

Whatever your thoughts about where Esther Hicks gets her material from, I think you'll agree that the stuff she comes up with is pretty right-on. I have pretty vivid memories of my childhood, and when she talks about how we are trained out of our connection with our own source, I have a strong connection to those ideas. Specifically, that we are source energy (god), that our physical selves are extensions of that source energy, and that we are still the non-physical source all at once has great resonance for me.

I like to use the term 'god', where Abraham/Esther tends to shy away from it. They/she shy away from it because there are a lot of crazy ideas out there about who or what god is, and they don't want to confuse people. I like to use it because when I think that way, I realize that I really do create my own reality--I really do have the power to be or do whatever I want.

Speaking of god, I am reminded of my friend Doug. While he snorts at a lot of metaphysical stuff (let's admit, it's pretty easy to snort at), he will readily admit to knowing that he is god. He is a very evidence-oriented guy, but he doesn't let current evidence cloud his view of what could be, and because of that he's built a pretty enviable life for himself, if you're prone to envy (I don't recommend envy myself). Generally speaking he doesn't give a rat's ass about what other people think (a great sign of alignment), yet he is one of the most generous people I know.

Don't get me wrong--he's not the dalai lama or anything. I've seen him torn between what he wants and what others seem to want for him, and I'm sure it makes him pretty miserable. In those moments, I would hazard a guess that he's not feeling too god-like. He's a solution-oriented fellow, though, and always seems to end up in a better place no matter what's going on. He's the skeptic's model of the Law of Attraction in action. (He will likely laugh if he reads this.)

But back to my reading material. I'm totally digging The Vortex, and I totally dig what Esther/Abraham says/say about relationships in other places, too.

One of my favorite things she/they have said (this is getting cumbersome; for clarity, I think I'll switch to just Abraham and they, as Esther claims Abraham is a plural entity, which may be less clear for people who aren't familiar with them, but--oh, well), was in response to someone asking how best to raise their children. The essence of their response was to say two things:

It is not my job to make you happy.

I really, really want you to be happy.

And really, that's the best way to approach all relationships, and from both ends. It's not anyone else's job to make me happy, either, but I really really love being happy with them. Now, if your lover is upset about something and says it's not your job to make her happy, I don't recommend agreeing with her without qualifying it by saying you really really want her to be happy. Thus speaks the voice of experience.

And that's what it's all about, isn't it? Realizing that you can't control other people, and that if you could that wouldn't help you be any happier, really. It's much more fun to be free and together. Challenges come; focus on the solution, not on trying to fix behavior to fit into your idea of what is right or best. That's never the solution.

Ok, that's really not what I sat down to talk about at all, but I enjoyed spouting wisdom for a moment there.

Housekeeping: 

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Happy Wednesday!