Time Is Now

The Time Is Now!
Rusty Stewart, Ph.D., ACHt.

Now is the plan, plain and simple. No time to waste. Now is a theme that runs deep into most of our lives. If we took this attitude and approached each day as if there was no time to waste, our lives would probably be very different. And since the macro mirrors the micro, our relationships, our communities, our government, and our world would be very different. I am not suggesting here that we become obsessive compulsive, workaholics, eliminate our still time or taking care of ourselves, or not be present. What I am saying is it's time to stop the excuses, stop the languaging we use on ourselves, like, I will do this when this or that happens.

The present moment is all we have. There are no other guarantees! What is important to you? If you are not engaging yourself in what is important to you then stop and reassess the way you live your life. Prioritize what is important, or what you need to do to participate in what is important to you. I can feel the resistance already. If you are resisting then take a look at what you are resisting. Observe your rationalizations, and decide if you'd rather be right in justification or happy.

Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting each time a different result. Are you playing the DVD Groundhog Day in your own mind? Let me tell you this from my own experience and that of my patients, there will always be something! It's the nature of the ego and our defenses. The stuff doesn't just clear itself out and leave a block of space for us to live our passions. We have to clear the space ourselves. Nobody will do it for us. There is no magic formula. However, there is "The Secret."

There is "The Way Of Mastery" (www.shantichristo.com). There is "Empowerment: The Art Of Creating Your Life As You Want It" by David Gershon & Gail Straub and "The Attractor Factor" by Joe Vitale. Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news? Okay here's the good news. All of these resources can radically change your life and start you on the road to happiness and abundance in all areas of your life. Now for the bad news. These things do not work by themselves. It requires commitment and doing things in our lives qualitatively different! What is important to you? What are you prioritizing right now as we speak? This is not to feel guilty or shameful, but to just observe and get clear on what is. People that are successful in all areas of their lives do things differently than the general population.

They don't do more of "it", they experience thinking, feeling, and taking action qualitatively differently than most of us. That's why I'm listening to them and applying these principles in my life. The time is now! Take responsibility for your own life. Model that to others. If you do it will inspire them to change. It also is what motivates the world to change. So whatever you are unhappy about, think about what makes you happy and start moving towards it. Remember, all you have is now. You may be surprised how special and sacred the now is when you experience it.

So, what ever your passion is in life, whatever it is you want to change, now is the time! You may be surprised how much wasted time can be cut out of your life and freed up to move toward the things you love. Remember, this is not about doing more and more, and making list after list, and getting more tasks done. This is about taking committed action and tapping into your greatness. This is about being the Gods and Goddesses that we all are. This is about allowing our light to shine brightly. This is about letting go of old beliefs and ways of doing things and experiencing something totally different. The ironic part about all of this is that when you start being in your greatness and follow your heart, you might just get a lot more done with a fraction of the effort. You may also start to have happy attacks and engage in fun, laughter, and passion. Peace can also be a symptom of the happiness bug. It's time to make a difference in yourself. So, I ask you one more time, what is really important to you and what time is it? THE TIME IS NOW!

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Mirror

Mirror Mirror On The Wall, Who Deserves My Goodwill Most Of All?
Rusty Stewart, Ph.D., ACHt.

Whoever is looking in the mirror deserves goodwill most of all. Why, because our outer world can be no different than our inner world. If you do not see yourself in the mirror then you are probably a vampire since they don't see their reflection. All kidding aside, you must plant your own seeds of goodwill inside yourself first. Then nurture, water, and organically fertilize your own internal goodwill in order to reap the harvest of extending authentic goodwill. So what does this look like?

Creating our individual purpose, vision, and mission statements are a great place to start. This provides us with an organic template that supports us in staying true to ourselves. Along our path we will encounter many challenges and many thoughts and emotions that can potentially sabotage our focus. Extending goodwill is impossible when we sabotage what is important to us. I have found in my own journey of empowerment that it is essential that I heal and accept the unconscious shadow parts of myself that steer me away for my true purpose, vision, and mission. Accepting is the beginning of the surrendering process that releases me from my own bondage. Here are some methods for healing unconscious sabotaging beliefs: PSYCH-K, EFT, The Sedona Method, Ho'o Pono Pono, and much of the work of James Arthur Ray from The Secret. Find what resonates with you. James Ray and PSYCH-K have done wonders for me at releasing my deep seated fears and limiting beliefs.

James Ray says that we have to go three for three. "Going ‘3 for 3' is what happens when your thoughts, your feelings, and your actions are all firing simultaneously and in alignment" (James Ray, Harmonic Wealth, 2008). When we engage in these three for three processes we are coalescing our energy to support what we say is important in our lives. When we integrate this with the unconscious release of limiting beliefs, we have a manifestation machine at our Divine fingertips. In essence, we are promoting goodwill within ourselves. The critical areas to address with our internal goodwill are: thoughts and emotions, relationships, sexuality, physical, work and career, financial and material, social and recreational, community and social and environmental responsibility, spirituality, and time and committed action. We consciously develop our vision from these 10 areas. We find our purpose through our own internal meditative processes. Our purpose drives us, inspires us, and motivates us. Our purpose is why we are here. Our mission is the vehicle that manifests our vision. Goodwill is finding harmony in each of these 10 areas and being true to ourselves first and foremost!

When we are living our purpose and mission and manifesting our vision then the extension of goodwill to others is natural and infinite. We are indeed connected to our source, our Goddess selves. This is why the extension of goodwill is endless. Love is all there is. In Loving ourselves and living our passionate purpose, we remember that we are Love and unlimited. Everything else becomes easy and effortless. Life was never meant to be hard.

There are many different ways to find your internal goodwill. I have shared with you what works for me. I reiterate, you must find what resonates with you! So the next time you look in the mirror, know that you deserve goodwill first and foremost. Then get ready to dance your way through life with grace and gratitude. Letting go of fear means saying yes to Love. Love yourself, remember that you are God, and know that your purpose, vision, and mission are your Divine plan. Just stay unattached for sometimes our Divine energy has something even better in store for us. I don't know about you, but I Love surprises! Now that's goodwill I'm willing to share with everyone!

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Everything Is Of Spirit

Materialism: Everything Is Of Spirit, Everything!
Rusty Stewart, Ph.D., ACHt.

Where is God not? Where is Goddess not? Everything in physical form is manifested from Spirit, everything! Many of us have become fragmented by self-righteousness in our own beliefs in the name of spirituality. If we are in judgment, we are less than Loving and accepting ourselves, and others. We have all come here to have our own unique experiences as Spiritual beings in physical form. We are here to expand, to experience whatever we want, whatever we desire, and learn our corresponding lessons. And, ultimately find our way back home to oneness and singularity in the formless. Our journey is one of letting go of judgment and contraction. Materialism in and of itself cannot nurture and feed the soul. However, in our own ignorance we cannot know what the lessons are for people that choose to engage in materialism. To think that we know what is best for others is the ultimate arrogance!

So what am I saying here? Am I pissing some of you off? Become aware of what is going on inside you right now. Have some of your beliefs been challenged? Good, that is my job. But it's not my intent to change you or pretend I know what you should believe. That my friends, is up to you and your creator, and nobody else. All we can do and be is learn about ourselves, heal ourselves, and change ourselves if we choose. I choose to model healthy harmonic wealth in all areas of my life. If people want to join me that's great! If people do not want to follow my path, that's fine too! We all have different paths and lessons. If we are being Love and abundance with a passionate open heart, others will follow.

For me the key is intent and non-attachment. I prefer to be wealthy in all areas of my life, but I do not need to be wealthy. Need implies lack and scarcity. We are already whole and abundant. James Ray relates Harmonic Wealth with five key pillars in our lives: relational, mental, spiritual, physical, and financial. George Bernard Shaw said "it is a sin to be poor." If we are poor we are not realizing our full potential as Spiritual beings. Thus our experience in physical form will be limited. In James Ray's Harmonic Wealth book he speaks about money and the financial pillar, "While it's only one-fifth of the equation for Harmonic Wealth. Money is a very important tool and it affects all of the other pillars. The point is that money is not meant to make you happy, nor will it ever make you feel secure. Being happy, fulfilled, and secure comes from within. Money will, on the other hand, make life more comfortable and give you more options. You need a certain amount of it in today's world to pursue the other areas of your life. Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can grow spiritually, be healthy and fit, emotionally stable, mentally sharp, and have harmonious relationships without a certain amount of money---you can't! It was Gandhi who stated, ‘There are people in the world so hungry that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread (Ray, 2008).'"

We can choose to model choice with how we live our lives around Harmonic Wealth, practice non-attachment, and extend Love, gratitude, and compassion. We can also choose to practice choice with people and not interfere with their lessons and karma. I have let go of materialism as I know my happiness comes from within, and, I prefer to have Harmonic Wealth in all areas of my life and teach and show others how to do and be the same. If you choose you can be the change you want to experience too! We are all teachers and students. There is an infinite amount of abundance supplied by the universe. All we have to do is attract it to ourselves and teach others how to do the same. When our hearts are open with Love and compassion, abundance flows freely through our mind, body, and Spirit. With pure and innocent intent of the highest good we can enjoy and share the fruits of all of the good things life has to offer as the temporary custodians we are. We can have and be all while experiencing freedom, unattachment, and harmony.

We all get to choose what we are here to experience. To think, feel, or experience differently is to deny our power as Divine co-creators of the universe. That, my friends, is my belief and judgment. And I am delighted that you agree and/or disagree. We all have our lessons..............Do you know what all of yours are? Then seriously, how can we know what other peoples are. Set them free and you will set yourself free. Materialism may not be for you or me, but it may be part of other people's lessons, and conversely, our lessons in how we react to their different way of life. Love and compassion are the only way to freedom. And remember, the energy of money provides more options.............

In closing, ponder this quote from one of James Ray's shamanic teachers and relate it to your beliefs around money and materialism. James asked, "how will I know which path to take? His teacher responded, the one that you feel not prepared to take." What path are you not prepared to take? "When would now be a good time to start" (Ray, 2008).

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Soul Spirit

Soul Talks, Heart Opens, Spirit Responds: Voila, Mindful Abundance!
Rusty Stewart, Ph.D., ACHt.

Wow, you mean manifestation is this simple? Well, almost, simple but not necessarily easy. When we tap into the innate wisdom of our souls, anything is possible. As a result our hearts will open and then radiate this soul wisdom outward. This always facilitates the extension of Love. Love is the key to manifestation.

Love is the energy that manifests physical form. And because we are Goddesses and Gods incarnate, and God/Goddess is Love, Spirit responds by saying your wish is my command. All it takes is a change in perception, an open heart at the soul level, and poof, I'm experiencing mindful abundance in all areas of my life. Simple enough huh? Now here's the snag. Events are always neutral. Thoughts are never neutral! We must be vigilant with our thoughts. Our thoughts and languaging will sabotage us if we are not careful. This applies to both the conscious and unconscious mind.

Unfortunately, the unconscious mind is at the control panel. The idea is to make more of the unconscious conscious and take back our personal power. We can do this through hypnotherapy or other methods of regression to release negative energy from our past. It is our past learning experiences that create the unhealthy thought and feeling patterns in the present. We think, visualize, feel, and experience our past pain and trauma thus anchoring it into our attraction and manifestation patterns.

Guess how we change the pattern? We think, visualize, feel, and experience our past pain and trauma to unlearn, release, and to re-learn and re-anchor new healthier thoughts and feelings thus enabling new attraction manifestation patterns to take hold. If you have a better method, let me know because I have never experienced anyone truly changing and healing without going through this process. Feeling is the key to manifestation and feeling is the key to reversing the process. The neurotransmitters get rewired over time and then we change the energy we attract.

The other work we need to do requires us to create a space to observe and listen to our thoughts as they happen and intervene and reframe any self-defeating or self-sabotaging thoughts. This requires diligence. I have found that the method that allows us to be the most neutral witness to our thoughts is a stillness discipline. An integrated spirituality practice allows us to glean ancient wisdom from many traditions and integrate them into our own stillness practices. We eventually start to merge with the thoughts of God. All healing takes place here. This ignites the spark of our soul's passion and correspondingly opens up our hearts.

Love pours through us and reawakens us to our Divinity. True personal power and mindful manifestation is the result! Please join us in "Radiating Soul Wisdom" at the 28th Annual Life Spectrums Conference this summer. You can learn and experience these principles described above in my workshop "Integrated Spirituality: The Spark That Ignites Personal Power, Passion, and Manifestation" July 13th & 14th. This is the unveiling of this workshop, which will become a book and CD series. If you learn to apply these principles consistently, your life will never be the same.

he choice is yours. What do you really want? Are you ready to step up to the plate and truly commit to yourself? The only thing waiting for you is your unlimited Divine greatness. As MaryAnn Williamson says, "It is not the darkness we fear in ourselves, but the brightness of our Light!" Let's radiate that light outward from our souls!

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HARI KEMENANGAN

Oleh. Purwalodra

Setelah berpuasa sebulan penuh, tibalah hari ini saya merayakan kemenangan melawan diri saya sendiri. Diri saya yang selalu mengumbar nafsu tanpa mengendalikannya; diri saya yang memanjakan fisik tanpa mengontrolnya; diri saya yang selalu melanggar hukum sebab-akibat tanpa memikirkan konsekuensinya. Hari ini semua itu terkalahkan. Saya menganggapnya sebagai kemenangan terhadap diri saya sendiri.

Kemenangan atas diri saya sendiri ini, adalah pintu untuk memasuki suasana dan kondisi fitrah, baik dari sisi fisik maupun mental. Kemenangan ini adalah kemenangan keyakinan atas perasaan kekurangan, keterbatasan, ketakutan dan kekuatiran. Kondisi yang fitrah yang saya miliki adalah bekal saya meyatukan diri kepada yang tidak terbatas dan yang menguasai hdup kita secara fisik dan mental.

Hari ini, kemenangan itu melahirkan kemerdekaan, baik secara fisik maupun mental. Kemenangan yang telah mengukir prasasti di dalam energi murni kehidupan, dan berhasil membentuk sirkuit hidup, yang kelak akan menjadi pelita perjalanan saya sebelas bulan kemudian. Hari ini, hidup saya bukan lagi transaksi perdagangan, tidak ada untung-rugi. Semuanya saling memberi, saling melengkapi dan saling mengisi.

Hidup saya yang fitri ini, melambangkan pergantian kekuasaan yang ada dalam diri saya. Kekuasaan dalam menentukan apa-apa yang harus saya fikirkan dan apa-apa yang mestinya saya lakukan. Semua ini demi akibat-akibat yang saya kehendaki, bukannya akibat-akibat yang tidak saya kehendaki. Oleh karena itu, berkah dari kondisi yang fitri ini antara lain, saya akan menjadi penguasa terhadap fikiran saya, mental saya dan fisik saya.

Fikiran saya yang telah menjembatani antara keterbatasan dan ketidak-terbatasan, insya Allah telah semakin kuat untuk beban berat yang melintas diatasnya, karena latihan saya selama sebulan kemaren. Dengan fikiran yang sudah terlatih untuk hanya yang terbaik saja yang melintas di dalamnya, saya yakin benar bahwa fikiran yang menurut saya tidak baik akan terfilter dengan sendirinya.

Yang penting untuk saya renungkan, pada hari ini, apakah niat ibadah saya kemaren diperuntukan pada Dzat yang saya yakini keberadaannya ? atau hanya merasa malu saja kepada keluarga, teman, mertua atau siapa saja, kalau tidak berpuasa ?.

Purworedjo, 20 September 2009.

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