| As I'm talking with you today, I'd like
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| | islands, surrounded by nothingness and
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| you to relax and consider a radical idea
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| | discouragement?
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| for our times:
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| | Here are three paths that I use to keep
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| You know more than you think you know!
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| | my connection foremost in my mind,
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| And, you know more than you're letting on
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| | whenever I feel the illusion of
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| to others.
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| | disconnection coming on:
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| No, I don't mean that you're deliberately
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| | 1. I stop and relax and actually feel the
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| concealing your own knowledge, at least
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| | physical sensation of the world around
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| not in a purposefully detrimental sense.
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| | me: the wind on my face, the sunshine on
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| What I mean is that you, and all of us
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| | my shoulders, the birds chirping and cat
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| really, are pretending to not know what
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| | stalking. I let these experiences sink
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| our life direction and purpose is.
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| | into my mind and realize that I am a
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| We pretend in order to protect ourselves.
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| | vital part of all that surrounds me, as I
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| Protect ourselves from what, you ask?
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| | see and feel it happening all around.
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| Good question. The answer is a
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| | 2. When the going gets tough, as it often
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| challenging one, but you did ask.
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| | does for all of us (me included), I relax
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| We are protecting ourselves from our own
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| | back into the awareness that pretending
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| power.
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| | is a game, an illusion, and one that I'm
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| That power is intimately linked to the
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| | done playing. I reclaim my power back
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| power inherent in The Universe, of
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| | from the illusion, and feel my center
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| Goddess, or God, or Spirit, or The Force.
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| | filled with this power as it flows back
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| I don't care what you call it, but we're
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| | into me. I actually feel it, physically,
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| all linked to it.
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| | this power, as it moves through my body.
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| We're part of the network, the matrix of
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| | No lie, it really happens.
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| all we see around us.
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| | 3. And finally I use logic, just like Mr.
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| And we pretend that we aren't connected.
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| | Spock. I pull myself into the most
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| How do we do this? Well, in many ways. We
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| | logical stance I can take, and that is to
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| pretend when we feel discouraged or
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| | ask myself, "How can one part of the The
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| depressed, which is a particularly
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| | Universe, namely me, somehow be separate
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| isolating feeling.
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| | from all the rest of The Universe? It's
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| It's not possible to be isolated when
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| | not possible. There can't be one separate
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| we're intricately connected to The
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| | piece of this grand scheme of things, me,
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| Universe. Doesn't work that way.
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| | and the rest of The Universe that I'm
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| We pretend when we see our own lives
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| | embedded in every moment, going on about
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| being a struggle, whether financially, or
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| | its merry way without my being within it.
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| in relationship, or with our own
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| | It's just not possible. So, I must be
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| self-image, and we come to the conclusion
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| | intimately connected to The Universe. And
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| that our life just isn't working.
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| | therefore, not alone."
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| It's not possible to be separate from how
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| | And if I'm not alone, then I have a very
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| well The Universe works, as we are such a
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| | different experience of my life, one of
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| part of It.
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| | deep and abiding connection all the time.
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| We pretend when we feel alone.
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| | I can feel my expanded self in constant
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| Disconnected. Lonely. Pretending in this
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| | connection with all other people, with
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| way is hard on us, as it denies every
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| | Nature, with Spirit. And, when I don't
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| piece of evidence that is shouting out to
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| | necessarily feel this connection, I can
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| us about how much a part of The Universe
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| | relax back into it simply by remembering
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| we really are, all the time. So we really
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| | one of my three steps above, and
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| have to work hard at this illusion to
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| | following them.
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| make it convincing.
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| | So even when I don't feel connected, I
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| I don't mean to be too direct here, or
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| | can know that I am connected, as this
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| too harsh. I do it too, at times. And I
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| | feeling of isolation or loneliness is
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| have to remind myself too that I'm a part
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| | simply a signal to reconnect. That makes
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| of this great big beautiful Universe, in
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| | my expanded self pretty darn smart, as
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| all Its glory.
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| | it's always going to remind me of my
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| Sometimes, that is a harder task than at
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| | connection to The Universe, one way or
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| other times. I'm sure you agree.
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| | another!
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| So how do we make our connection known to
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| | And that's Sustainable Spirituality!
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| us and stop pretending that we are mere
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