To Pay On A Sliding Scale

Maybe our whole commerce system should be sliding-scale.  Instead of paying a fixed price for things, we could pay a percentage of what we have.

Real estate, cars, cell phones.  Having to pay for these things according to a sliding scale would drop the incentive for people to do work simply because it paid well, and, perhaps, more of us would engage in work because we enjoyed it

The Space Between

My son went off before my alarm went off this morning.  After my wife and I failed to coax him back to sleep, I brought him downstairs to start our morning.

I swapped him into a fresh diaper, we switched the laundry over, then we headed to the living room so I could get on my mat.  I brought him some entertainment (wooden blocks and puzzles) and began my wake-up effort.

Xavier would stay with his toys for a while, then come climb on me, then eventually sit down and cry (the "daddy play with me" kind).  Usually this is the point when I pick him up to soothe, comfort, and reassure.

Determined to continue my yoga practice I'd guide him back to his toys and continue my practice.  We did this dance a few times, and the next time he sat down to cry I let him be.  I heard him, I loved him, I wouldn't be held hostage by him.  I continued my practice.

He wailed for some time, grabbed at me, climbed on me... After all, the precedent I've set is that when he cries I (usually) pick him up.  This time, I remained steadfast and eventually he realized that he wasn't getting picked up.  He sat down, put his thumb in his mouth, and sat quietly.  Then he stood up, peacefully explored the room, found his toys and entertained himself.  I was able to flow for a while.  

There was a new dynamic between us now.  We were aware of each other, Xavier and I, and at the same time we were aware of ourselves and the space in between.  I felt satisfied. 

That space in between is crucial.   When the space in between is gone, a neediness sets in.  When we maintain the space, we are simultaneously able to acknowledge one another and allow each other our own ventures.

It Is What We Do That Makes The Greatest Statement Of Who We Are

Like I said...

Live From Self, Live For All

Yoga reminds us to Self-Love and share this Love with All.

Direct Source Sponsors Direct Communication

How does one achieve balance, harmony in ones life?  Sometimes it is hard to prioritize, and I feel lost...like I don't know what to do first...

And even as I finish writing the question I know the answer....

By asking that question I am still stuck in "needing to KNOW" (with mind).  Let feeling guide, and trust feeling.  Feeling is Direct Communication and Direct Communication comes from Direct Source.  Get in touch with the Direct Source...not the modulated and reformatted version of source that fits neatly into our current view of reality.  Allow Direct Communication from Direct Source to open your understanding to more and more possibilities, more and more truth.

Feel.  Trust.  You will know what to do.

Direct Communication...Holy Communion

Direct Communication is being caused to feel/know something before having a thought about it.  If you are pushed, you do not need to think, and decide, and analyze with thought whether or not you were pushed.  You simply feel it.  You simply know.  And because of this instant understanding, you right yourself.  You feel the push and you respond however is necessary, without a thought about it.  The push will send us toppling to the floor if we have to think about the state of reality before acting on it.

THE BODY KNOWS!  LISTEN TO IT! 

Do not think about what you're feeling.  Instead, simply feel it, and respond how it FEELS appropriate.

When we hear a song that is moving, when we read something that resonates, when someone speaks to us and we tingle -- these are all instances of words carrying Direct Communication.  We feel a certain way in response to the push we are receiving.  We do not have to think about the meaning of the words before they are understood, before they carry impact.  We know before we know how we know.  We understand before analyzing content.  Truth is felt, and it happens in an instant.  By comparison, thought lags.  Thought requires a delay for processing, analyzing, deciding.  Direct Communication is instant, and this is why it is so effective at helping us create our highest reality.  Direct Communication is a Holy Communion...it is the absolute leading edge of creation, all else lags behind.

We Make Today

We who wake up, make today happen.  We bring it.  We cause it to be.  Without us -- the lot of us -- there is no new day.  There is only the end of yesterday.  Today is a new choice to be here.