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2012: The Year of LOVE ~ Love is the Answer

 

"Good Morning!  We are The Collective and we have come to speak with you about the upcoming year, the one you refer to as 2012.  We have already mentioned that 2012 is the year of Love. It is that and more.  It is a year that will be the bumpy ride. You will see the stripping away of that which you have been familiar with, that which you have assumed was solid and the way it is.  In this year you will see these familiar and that which you have assumed would be there dissolve. 

 

This dissolution does not just take place in the world; in the economies, the governments,  relationships with people, relationships with places, elationships with career and jobs.  It takes place inside you.  Yes inside you.  You are going to find that the "way" that you've always relied on or assumed you are, is not there any more.  You may find yourself in a new situation or a situation you have faced before and have no reference point with which to handle it.  Now you get to be a creator.

 

2012 for all it's dissolution and chaos, is also a year of intense creation.  Out of dissolving  comes new opportunities for creation.  And you'll have plenty of opportunities for creation.

 

Through it all Love must lead. Your ability to be with and allow the dissolution, both in the world and within you, will be determined by your ability to both be Love and Live from Love. No matter what may come up for you in the coming year, Love will always be the answer. As you step into Love, as you live from your heart, the way will become clear and you  will guided by loving energies and Consciousness every step of the way.

 

If you remember nothing else, remember Love is the answer and make it your "mantra" for 2012.  You will see how well this serves you over the next 12 months. And as a special bonus - you will grow in Light and shine as a radiant beacon of Love.

 

Holding you in the brightest Love, Namaste, The Collective"

 

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**  Part 1 of  "2012, the Year of Love" can be found at http://allabout-energy.com

 

The Collective will share much more about this very special year, 2012, in their special upcoming teleseminar on January 19, "2012: The Energies, the Unfolding and the Creation of You!"   The way to succeed in 2012 is very different from the what has worked before.  Get clear, get into your heart and get your blueprint and personal roadmap on January 19.

 

The home of The Collective is http://TheCallofYourBeing.com  There you will find their blog offering free meditations and guided processes and their wonderful telerecordings.  Be sure to download The Collective's special gift to Welcome and Align with 2012.

 

2012 is The Year of LOVE -- Free Audio Download too!

 

Today is Solstice, Winter in the Northern hemisphere and Summer in the Southern, an appropriate time to reflect on the energies that are are flowing as we move into 2012.  Throughout all of 2011 we have been entering into new energy configurations and new energy frequencies of flow and fluidity. The energy configuration prior to now, that of the 3rd dimension, has been a very rigid and fixed energy.  We could manage fine then using our conscious mind which is rigid and only  capable of replaying that which is programmed into it. Rigid and structured.  In order to succeed and be in a fluid flowing energy, we need to connect with and express in the world our Heart.
 

As events continue to unfold and dramatic changes appear in our world, our tendency is to want to understood and reason with the head since this is our old pattern, but the head can't grasp this dramatic change and newness, so it's reply is "fear".  The rational mind always fears the unknown, and unknown is anything it doesn't have a program for.  However, IF you feel and realize it in the heart first, the head will get it too, and the fear will not arise to grip you.  Remember:  the heart contains our unlimited 'mind'.. it is our PRIMARY mind.  The head mind/brain is A COMPUTER.  It can only ever play back what is already recorded in it.  That is the definition of infinite stuckness, is it not?   The Heart, on the other hand, is infinite possibility.  Which do you choose?

2012 is the year of LOVE. At this time, many people are coming up with all sorts of things that 2012 is about, but beyond all else, 2012 is about Love.  Love is the only answer and only solution for all the dramatic changes that will unfold in 2012.  There will be changes and shifts in 2012 in our physical world, affecting our emotional world and energetic worlds.   We'll experience the 3rd dimensional institutions dissolve, economies, currencies and governments break down and the ONLY way through it all with grace and thriving is going to by BEing Love.  The solution to moving through this period with grace and ease is the unity of embracing all, the unity of Love.  

Over the next year you may feel you need to search and seek.  Everything that you can only be found within YOU.  You may feel internal discord, discomfort, like you need to add something to yourself, like something needs to be found as the energies manifest in rapid changes in the world and our lives. That which you seek is YOU, ALL of You, You as the Divine, as Source.  You already contain everything and therefore contain that which you may find yourself seeking. Remember this.  Others will show up to illuminate your way, to point, to give you tools, all so that you may meet up with You.

Make a conscious effort to stay out of your head and be in your Heart in 2012 and you'll find yourself experiencing bliss, joy, abundance and ease no matter is unfolding around  you or in your life.  

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I recently taught a Teleclass "Living From Heart Consciousness: Out of Overwhelm and into Ease" at http://globalteleclass.com - The class included a guided meditative process right into the Heart center where we merged into the expansiveness unlimitedness of Love.  Perfect for what lies ahead!   

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Plus you are invited to take advantage of the VERY Special class deep discounts on powerful Prosperity Meditations, Living as Love: Moving from Mind into the Heart and Connecting with Your Guides telerecordings.  These special deep discounts are ONLY available through December 25.

  

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What is The Meaning of Life Bill Hicks? ... Hop On! It's Just a Ride!

As the 2011 holiday season cranks up and we are told to buy, buy, buy and give, give, give and pay for it all later, there has never been a better time to see we don't need to buy and consume to be entertained and amused - we've always been in the amusement park.

As the familiar institutions of governments and world economies shake, crack and crumble and that which we have relied on falls away, now is the time to wake up and see it's all just a ride.  A ride we all waited eagerly in line to get on.

Spiritual teachers of wisdom and truth come in many disguises ... This one came disguised as comedian Bill Hicks.

"The world is like a ride at an amusement park and when you choose to go on it, you think it's real, because that is how powerful our minds are. And the ride goes up and down, and round and round, and it has thrills and chills, and it is very brightly colored, and it is very loud. And it is fun for a while.

Some people have been on it for a very long time, and they begin to question, 'Is this real, or is it just a ride?' And other people have remembered, and they have come back to us, and they say, 'Hey, don't worry, don't be afraid, ever . . . because this is just a ride' . . . and we kill those people. 'Shut him, up! We have a lot invested in this ride; shut him up! Look at my furrow of worry, look at my big bank account, and my family . . . this just has to be real.' 

It's just a ride. But we always try to kill those good guys who try to tell us that. You ever notice that? And let the demons run amok. But it does not matter, because it's just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It's only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings of money, a choice right now, between fear and love.    

The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself off. The eyes of love instead see all of us as One. Here's what we can do to change the world right now to a better ride. Take all that money we spend on weapons and defense each year and instead spend it on feeding, clothing and educating the poor of the world, which it would many times over, not one human excluded. And we could explore space together both inner and outer forever in peace."

Bill Hicks [1961-1994]

"Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye."

"Children are smarter than any of us. Know how I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children."

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Goodbye "Evil" Dream! ... We are Collectively Waking Up!

Is there increasing "evil" in the world?  Evil is a term used for expressed behaviors that are not in alignment with high frequencies of Love, Light, Joy, Gratitude.  So called "evil" behaviors of greed, control, domination, fear can only present themselves when one is not in alignment with the higher frequencies.  Humans are evolving; it is a growing and expanding momentum. It makes perfect sense that those who cling most passionately to the ways of greed, control, domination and fear will be the last to evolve and transform. It also follows that they will cling the hardest to the ways that have worked for them and that they cherish (greed, control, domination and fear). We WILL SEE evidence of them TRYING HARDER to impress these ways upon the culture. Essentially, we are seeing their death throws.  They will die fastest if we don't feed them with the energy of our fears.

The culture, on the other hand, IS WAKING up to what has been perpetrated upon them throughout the years. What do you think the protests all over the world are? The messages of the protests might feel a bit unclear... just like someone who awakens after a very long and deep sleep being unclear and foggy in the morning... but the waking IS happening. Just look around. It is exciting!

The time left for those embracing and clinging to the ways of greed, control, domination and fear IS running out. So let them go through their 'death throws' and try with futile attempts to keep their ways alive. You cannot put an awakening society back to sleep against their will.... they are awake.. they see.

I SEE a wonderful future for the human culture and our world. There is an evolution - a revolution - happening within humanity on our planet right now. I choose to SEE and FEED the side of the coin that I want to live.. not the opposite.  Many choose to feed the opposite side of the coin: "As a race we are troubled and our long-term survivability chances do not seem very good...."  There is PLENTY of evidence to the contrary if one wants to see it. We always will align with the evidence we are looking for.
 
There is a lot of emphasis and focus in the world on working to change others. It is not our responsibility or our right to change others, their thinking, their feelings, their behaviors or ways.  And truly, we cannot. We can only change ourselves; our thinking, feelings, behaviors and ways of being. As we do, we will inspire those we interact with, who are ready to expand and change, to do so. Those who are not ready will cease to interact with us because it will not be comfortable for them to do so.

Even those of us in so called "helping professions" cannot change others against their will. We can merely ILLUMINATE the possibilities, the new way of being in life that they can choose -- but we cannot another choose this or chose for them. Our own happiness and freedom will never be experienced or achieved as long as we focus on changing others.  Gandhi did not say: "Push for the change you wish to see in the world" for a reason.

EVERY MOMENT is a new one and only tied to the moments that have come before by the thinking (and vibration) we carry into the new moment. Each moment is an opportunity to choose a NEW, FRESH PERSPECTIVE AND WAY OF BEING and live it.  As each one of us does, each life will transform, one by one. We CAN CHANGE our thinking, beliefs, behaviors and the way we interact with and in the world. As we do, the world WE EXPERIENCE will magically change too.

Never underestimate the power that is within YOU!


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How to Access The Source Vibration During Chaotic and ChangingTimes

It is always important to access and hold the Source vibration, at our core, Source is what we are.  We are an extension of Source Energy, Source Consciousness.  We are here playing the game of being Human, a game in which we forget who we are and that all the 'things' around us are part of us and we don't experience the 'others' who move in and out of our lives as us either. Therefore we can experience the game world as a very frightening place.   And throughout our history we have. 

Now.. the game is changing and the game world is readying itself.   On the way from the old game world to the new, things are getting a bit chaotic making it more important than ever to be able to access and ground ourselves in the vibration of Source.   New higher forms of order and structure always require the breaking apart of the old structures to make room for the new.  In chaos theory, chaos refers to an apparent lack of order in a system that nevertheless obeys particular laws or rules.  Chaos is not disorder but a higher order of the universe.

Therefore chaos is actually an essential part of change, especially the type of change that is a movement upward, to a higher level of energetic organization.  Chaos is actually a good thing!

Chaos actually lets us know that all is well and unfolding as it should be.   Unfortunately we are usually not feeling and experiencing that  "all is well" when the world seems to be falling apart.  When the weather patterns are all amuck and nothing is as it was in the world - we are not usually in the space of joy and celebration.    This is when accessing and living from the Source vibration is so important and changes everything.  Source is the vibration of well-being, of love, of appreciation - in Source all IS well and all IS appreciated.   Wouldn't that be wonderful to 'skip right over' the fear, the anxiety, the worry, the 'freak out' and be in wonderful well-being Source vibration in the midst of chaos? 

We can, all we need to do is to learn and anchor a repeatable route for accessing the Source vibration within ourselves.  It's slightly different for each one of us because we are each a slightly different expression of Source (known as individuation and is what makes us uniquely us).  Once we learn this route, we can anchor the feeling of it and the feelings that are the pathway to getting us there within us.  It sounds simple, and it is.  It is only our "belief" in the separate game world we forgot is us, that makes it challenging and not something that just happens.  Our 5 senses will always inform us of things 'out there'  based upon the belief in the game world.  Accessing the Source vibration is very much a feeling journey (beyond the 5 senses) and needs to be a feeling memory within your cells.  You will then be able to return to and remain in the Source vibration at will.  Simple, yes, but it does take a bit of practice.

This Thursday (Oct 20)  is a very special teleclass being led by Source Consciousness as received through me, I call this collective of Source energies, The Collective.  (I know it's not the most original name, but it is the most descriptive!).   They will share from their perspective what they see happening on the Earth now and in our lives.  They will share with you why it is so important to BE grounded in the Source vibration now, at this time. 

The Collective will share with you about the aspect of Source that you are.  They will ground you in well being and show you (and allow you to experience) what 'fear' or 'anxiety' really is.  Then they will lead you on the most profoundly beautiful altered state meditation to your root - to the Source that YOU are ... and you will BE Source for 30, 40 or more minutes.  You will see what Source sees, feels what Source feels.  You will recognize that Source is you, at your core.  The Collective will then have you anchor all of it into your cellular memory so you can return to this state of being at will.

Imagine how much more freedom and choice you will have when you can be with what is in front of you, no matter what (or who) it is, anchored in well being, love and joy.

Imagine being empowered to meet everything that shows up with love and well being and even celebration!   To read more about and register for this very special teleseminar - please CLICK HERE.

(The session will be fully recorded for all those with conflicts or timezones that don't work)
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The Cosmic Convergence: Sept 23-26, An Worldwide Energetic Call to Unity Consciousness

Today brings us the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern hemisphere and the Spring Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere.  It is a day of surging delicious high frequency energies.  Today, September 23, also begins the 4-day Cosmic Convergence which is an opportunity for to commit to irreversibly bring about a shift in consciousness polarity in ourselves and by extension our world. 

In the Cosmic Convergence it will also be necessary to make an effort to see this intention manifested. This is a time for connecting with the divine, introspection and soul searching. A connection with the divine can be accomplished by intense prayers or by other spiritual practices.

The world as we know it is now entering a period of intensified chaos all of which has been predicted by several ancient prophecies including Christian, Hopi, Mayan and Muslim. There will be no return to ¨normality¨. Our world based of hierarchical orders and the principle of duality is in the process of changing. The prophecies also point to a possible birth of a new world to follow the present one based on a transformation of a significant part of humanity. Such a transformation is however not going to happen automatically.

Each one of us has a free will. This transformation will have to be based on personal responsibility and a commitment to be part of a shift to a new way of being: unity consciousness. These are the underlying premises for the event called the Cosmic Convergence to be celebrated worldwide on September 23-26, 2011 by whoever chooses to do so individually or in a small or large group. It is open to everyone regardless of ethnic group, religion, nationality or gender.

The choice of time for this event is based on two converging phenomena of a cosmic nature. One is that in the Mayan calendar this is a great opportunity to make a commitment to a new way of being based on unity consciousness. This may be seen as a passport to the new world of 2012. Another is that it coincides with the passage of the comet Elenin between the earth and the sun. The interpretation of the significance of this comet differ very widely and all that will be taken for granted here is that it will give humanity an enhanced experience of its cosmic origin.

Participants and organizers of the Cosmic Convergence may create events according to their own ideas as long as they are based on a commitment to be part of a shift to unity consciousness.
Participants are asked to make two declarations expressing this commitment:

1)  That we will consistently let our lives be guided by divine guidance rather than our egos.

2)  That we surrender our ¨right¨ to respond with negativity to negativity in others or respond with violence to the violence of others.

Based on these declarations many different spiritual practices, such as prayers or meditations may be developed for this event, but it is important that the very far reaching consequences of these  declarations are recognized and probed in depth by those that chose to make them. No matter what happens in the external world up until these dates the cosmos is inviting us to take the stand for a radical shift in the world beginning with ourselves. Or as Mahatma Gandhi said: Be the change you want to see in the world!

Please help the shift become a reality and encourage everyone on this planet to take part in a solemn, and yet joyful, expression of a stand for the transformation of our world.


* Download PDF:  http://www.mayanmajix.com/cc_back.pdf

* Mayan Scholar Carl Johan Calleman on the Cosmic Convergence:

http://www.calleman.com/content/articles/CosmicConvergenceSeptember23-26.htm

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Stuff not working? Mechanical issues? Communication breakdown? Technology acting up?

Stuff not working? Mechanical issues?  Communication breakdown?  Technology acting up? 

 

We ARE currently in another Mercury Retrograde.  It will be ending on the 26th, it began on 02 of August. We have one more week.  Mercury Retrograde loves to come around and mess things up four times a year.
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Is it Mercury's retrograde messing things up?  Or is it us attracting the messes because we expect them?  We always get what we expect.

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Remember that Mercury Retrograde is only in APPEARANCES.  Mercury does not stop, doesn't move backward, it is only an ILLUSION.  Complete with the interpretations we have added.  BUT because SO MANY worry and fear during Mercury Retrograde, it becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.  The energy of all that worry and fear focus ATTRACTS the glitches and mishaps.  
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If EVERYONE thought nothing of Mercury Retrograde and no one sent out the alarms, we would likely not even notice any difference during the "illusion" of a Mercury retrograde. 

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Think of the enegy of Merc's "illusionary" retrograde as booster for you... an energy cup of java.  Now what wonderful things are possible for you during this period of wonderful energy? 

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Become a Possibility machine !

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Human beings are reaction machines.  From the moment we are born we are reacting.  We react to the light, the noise and appearing chaos around us when we arrive and continue to react throughout our life.  Initially our reactions are basic, we react to hunger with cries and to pain with cries too.  We react to familiar scents, sounds, energies with smiles and we eventually learn to assign a name or label to these  familiar energies. 

As we grow we are also taught to react to things that we ordinarily would not react to.  Our original nature is curious, enthusiastic and lively - loving everything wanting to touch, taste and smell everything.  We are fearless.  As we grow, we are taught to dislike and taught to react in fear to things that others label as dangerous. They could be people, places or things. Our reactive nature is being trained to become even more reactive. 

 

By the time we reach adulthood, we are one big bundle of reactivity.  As a matter of fact, it takes great awareness to not react and be present in the moment.  Completely the reverse from the way it was when we arrived.  We have shifted from a possibility machine to a reaction machine.  We have lost choice.

 

Consider that our current life and our current world is a product of our reactive patterns, so when in awareness we step out of these reactive patterns, we are left with pure openness, pure possibility ...  and this is the place where miracles can unfold and positive change will show up for us and our planet.

 

If we desire to awaken and transform ourself and by extension our world, our job in life, in every moment, is to be aware enough so that we notice our reaction machine being triggered and see the reaction as it begins. Then we can stop it - we have taken back choice.  We can choose to be here in each moment fully, instead of being an unfolding reaction.   And as we do, our lives change and by extension our world . 

 

From now on pay attention and notice when you are reacting.  As soon as you notice you are in an automatic reaction ... pause, and breathe, put your attention on your breath or any part of your body, to bring you into the present moment.  Then choose to be with the moment unfolding, seeing it with eyes that are looking for the miracles and possibility. 

Practice continuously and you will find yourself reacting less and experiencing greater possibility in all areas of your life.  You will tranform into a space of Possibility, not only for yourself, but for the world.

This Powerful Solstice Return to the Root of Your Own Soul

 

Today, June 21, 2011 marks the Solstice.  The word Solstice is derived from two words Sol (Sun) and sistere (standing still) and marks the point when the Sun apparent movement North or South appears to come to a standstill.

This Solstice is not just any Solstice.  This is a Solstice in a month with three eclipses and during the 9th and final Wave (Unity) of the evolution of Consciousness as indicated by the Mayan Calendar.   So I wanted to come up with something amazing and profound to share to honor the powerful energy flowing mightily on this special day.

I found this amazing piece of writing, a poem by Rumi, and I knew this was it.

If we can BE with the energy and embody the teaching of this poem we are welcoming and living the energy of this powerful Solstice perfectly and we are embracing our evolution, the evolution of Consciousness with grace and Love.

"For ages you have come and gone
courting this delusion.
For ages you have run from the pain
and forfeited the ecstasy.
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Although you appear in earthly form
Your essence is pure Consciousness.
You are the fearless guardian
of Divine Light.
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

When you lose all sense of self
the bonds of a thousand chains will vanish.
Lose yourself completely,
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You descended from Adam, by the pure Word of God,
but you turned your sight
to the empty show of this world.
Alas, how can you be satisfied with so little?
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Why are you so enchanted by this world
when a mine of gold lies within you?
Open your eyes and come ---
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You were born from the rays of God's Majesty
when the stars were in their perfect place.
How long will you suffer from the blows
of a nonexistent hand?
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

You are a ruby encased in granite.
How long will you decieve Us with this outer show?
O friend, We can see the truth in your eyes!
So come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

After one moment with that glorious Friend
you became loving, radiant, and ecstatic.
Your eyes were sweet and full of fire.
Come, return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Shams-e Tabriz, the King of the Tavern
has handed you an eternal cup,
And God in all His glory is pouring the wine.
So come! Drink!
Return to the root of the root
of your own soul.

Soul of all souls, life of all life - you are That.
Seen and unseen, moving and unmoving - you are That.
The road that leads to the City is endless;
Go without head and feet
and you'll already be there.
What else could you be? - you are That."
— Rumi


Rumi was a 13th Century Person poet and theologian and the purity of his mastery in painting truths with words provides us, even today, with a most profound and enlightened teaching.  Rumi's enlightened words show us that the abundance, joy and peace we seek lie contained within us as our inner ttrue wealth.

 

Unconditional Gratitude - Thank You for Everything. I Have No Complaint Whatsoever!

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A beautiful essay written by Alan Cohen , author of 24 popular inspirational books and CD's, including the best-selling The Dragon Doesn't Live Here Anymore, the award-winning A Deep Breath of Life, and the classic Are You as Happy as Your Dog? on the value of unconditional gratitude.  We often think of unconditional love and miss the immeasurable value of unconditional value.  Unconditional gratitude is completely like and experience changing.  Try it!

The story is told about a woman Zen master named Sono who taught one very simple method of enlightenment. She advised everyone who came to her to adopt an affirmation to be said many  times a day, under all conditions. The affirmation was: "Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever." 
 
Many people from all arenas of life came to Sono for healing. Some were in physical pain; other were emotionally  distraught; others had financial troubles; some were seeking soul liberation. No matter what their distress or what question they asked her, her response was the same: "Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever." Some people went away disappointed; others grew angry; others tried to argue with her. Yet some people took her suggestion to heart and began  to practice it. Tradition tells that everyone who practiced Sono's mantra found peace

and healing. 
  
Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever. My friend Lisa, an attractive woman in he rlate 30's, came to one of my seminars after I had not seen her for a number of years. She informed the group that a year earlier she had been diagnosed with a brain disorder that required immediate surgery. The surgery was done, a steel plate was inserted in her head, and her doctor keeps her under close observation. Lisa reported that now she lives from day to day. Privately I told Lisa that  was sorry she had gone through this whole ordeal. "Oh, don't be sorry," she told me emphatically.  "I'm not sorry at all. This was one of the best things that has ever happened to me. It really got me to appreciate my life and relationships. I married a wonderful guy and we are thinking about having

children. I wouldn't trade the experience if I could.  "Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever. 
  
Can you imagine what your life would be like if you simply dropped your complaints? It's a radical  proposal, since most of us have been trained to question, analyze, and criticize everything we see. But then we end up questioning, analyzing, and criticizing ourselves. Then we miss out on joy, the  only true measure of success.

The ecstatic mystic poet Hafiz proclaimed, "All a sane man can ever think about is giving love.  " One evening I received a phone call from my friend Cliff, a Jewish guy from Brooklyn who discovered  A Course in Miracles and became a world-class love exuder.  Cliff just went around finding good and beauty in everyone he met. On the phone, Cliff told me, "I just called to tell you how much I love and appreciate you."  

"Well, thank you Cliff," I answered, delighted. "I really appreciate that . . . What prompted you to call me at this moment?"   

"My knee was hurting me, and I knew that the only way I could feel better would be to give more love.  So I began to think of the people in my life who I care about, and you came to mind.   " Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever."
 
"Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever." Imagine what this week would be like if we decided that no matter how much Mom complained about Dad; how much Dad bugged us about getting a real job; or how  unspiritual our ex is, we chose to be an unstoppable appreciation machine and found the good in our loved ones.   Indeed this would be a triumphant week to remember!   

Yes, I know, there is a voice inside you objecting, "But if I did not complain, people would walk all over me and selfish opportunists would genetically manipulate my food and terrorists would keep crashing airplanes into buildings and . . . and. . . Got it. Now if you went to Sono, her  esponse would be,   "Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever." I am simply suggesting that we practice   the mantra for an entire day.  And then maybe one day a week. Then we might start to feel so good and our lives will become so effective that we want to live every day with  no complaining.

In my book Handle with Prayer I state that the highest form of prayer is gratitude. Instead of asking God for stuff, start thanking God for stuff, and you  will find that God has already give  you everything you could want or need, including the adventure of discovering more riches every day. Life is a big treasure hunt. Eventually we grow weary of seeking treasures outside ourselves, and we begin to look within. There we discover that the gold we sought, we already are. The beauty we overlooked because we were focusing on what was missing, still lives and awaits us like an anxious lover. As T.S. Eliot nobly noted, "The end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time."

Thank you for everything. I have no complaint whatsoever. 
  
Excerpted from article by Alan Cohen 2002