Reeeeally??

Is it a sunrise or a sunset?

Many humans will fight to the death for their beliefs. Friendships are lost and families divided when realities collide. Looking around you, it is obvious people believe things are absolute truth based on the “facts” of their programming. What programming? Culture, religion, family, education, and political systems. Some conditioning may have begun well intentioned enough but, regardless, it is still programming. People will report what they observe and what the “news” tells them is true and call that “Reality.” Yes, it is a reality – in fact their reality in that moment. It is just not absolute reality. 

Some cultures were programmed to believe being photographed would steal their soul away. If someone took their picture, they acted as if one took their soul. Others believed a certain act of a chief, or displeasing a deity, would result in losing their life. That conviction was so intense they had a heart attack, or such, and “spontaneously” died. That was their reality. Certain individuals can predict the future, can see things others do not, can communicate with spirits, can see happenings in parts of the world they are not. Once upon a time, these people were put in mental institutions or burned at the stake for being in league with the devil. In this perceived “now” of your time, these people are often revered and sometimes paid megabucks for their abilities. One reality was “then”. It is a different reality in your “now”. Some people in the “now” have war as their daily reality. Yet, in this same “now”, others live peaceful lives far from the awareness of anything else. Both “realities” are equally valid – equally real for those experiencing such. 

Women in different parts of the world even live through menopause differently. Indigenous cultures that weren’t “aware” of what others experienced didn’t go through menopause – at least not in the manner much of the “developed” world did/does. Yes, they experienced a cessation of their menses but didn’t have hot flashes or other hormonal changes they didn’t know they were “supposed” to suffer in that process. It was an exalted time honoring women’s transition to a status of higher wisdom. 

Then there is, what is now known as, the Mandela Effect. Whole groups of people absolutely remember things a certain way. But current history shows those clear group memories entirely differently. For more about that, there is plenty (currently) on the internet for your exploration. Many that believe one way will adamantly say the others are obviously “wrong” or have a “false” memory. Yet it’s just another example that one person’s reality isn’t necessarily the same as another’s. 

Fascinating how many people continue living realities they don’t prefer. They cling to the “facts” of what they see around them to define their reality. They act as if they have no power about what happens around or to them – living in more victim mode than they care to admit to others or even themselves. I remember when that kind of situation was my reality - when I thought this is just the way life is. That’s just what happened to me. And so believing – so it was.

You have no power over me...

Thankfully, I have claimed the power I forgot I had all along. Sure, I still have many areas of my reality I am playing with shifting. At the
same time, I celebrate the huge ways I have shifted and lived in an entirely different reality than others – in some cases, a massively different reality than the majority of the population of the planet as you know it. While I still have a long way to go…. Wait, that’s just a belief! I can change my perception in a day if I can just wrap my mind around it. Witness the games we play!

Then again, that’s just my reality! I share these musings as an invitation to you. Look around your life, your world. How can you reduce the things you imagine as distasteful and increase that which you desire? Since much has been programmed into you as reality for a long time, sometimes lifetimes, there may be many layers of belief which need to be shifted to allow for a more preferable reality. What beliefs keep you stuck feeling or experiencing things the way you do now? What would you need to believe to allow for the experiences you desire? 

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When I travel from one place to another, I really

feel like I am in another reality. Although there are still a few constants, there is an energetic shift to my core that feels like I am in a different world or an alternate life. My present reality still has me on a quest to find the Paradise of My Dreams. Recently, I thought perhaps it was time to let go of that pursuit. I’d seemingly been searching for so long with no apparent results. Within an hour of that serious consideration, the cup holder on my decadent hot chocolate told me something else. So, for now, I listen to my hot chocolate 😊 Maybe more on that next month. 

For “now”, I wish for you, in your today, an exciting adventure of your pleasing – unless, of course, that in not in alignment with your desire. Either way, I honor your experience. 

Until next time ~ Much Love and Appreciation ~ Michelle

Sunrise or Sunset?

Afterthought:

Since first hearing Grand Illusion by Styx, I so resonated with it. If you haven't heard it, or it's been a while, I invite you to listen to it again. I prefer the previous version but here it is with lyrics for those who prefer....

These ARE My Monkeys ~ This IS My Circus!

June has rolled around and finds me composing yet another message for you. I really thought I'd be skipping a month, or maybe more, but this story wanted to come through. Perhaps there is ONE special person out there that needs to hear it right now.....

As you may recall from my May blog post, most typical human sayings, or idioms, don’t work for me. Perhaps you caught my thoughts on human expressions in Everything Happens for a Reason. Some have worked in one form at a certain point in my evolution – only to shift completely with a new level of awakening. That is exactly what happened recently. I had some sayings that helped me get through challenges like, “Be still and know that I AM GOD” and “This too shall pass.” I also used to look at particular human behaviors and reassure myself with, “Not my monkeys – Not my circus”. That is, until a recent profound aha moment. I realized These ARE my monkeys and this IS my circus! I create my own reality. My thoughts and energetic levels affect what I manifest in my life. I used to somewhat pity the folks who’d say, “they had no choice” as I could see/feel the victim mentality in which they were imprisoning themselves in a world of infinite possibilities. In fact, I was limiting myself with the “not my monkeys” thing. Taking responsibility is a much more empowered place for me. I’m not saying it’s for everyone as it may conflict with their belief of letting go of the things they cannot change. For me, it is not a conflict as we affect the world around us on so many different levels or dimensions. The more one opens their mind to the possibilities, the more one can experience that which is, sometimes beyond words difficult to express…..the more we can manifest what used to be called miracles regularly! We can be the change we wish to see in this world!

For me, my beliefs have some kind of images and/or feelings attached. If there are no mental pictures or emotions, it is challenging for me to have something desired show up in my reality. So the situations I’d previously used, “Not my monkeys…”, would also shift in stages. I began imagining regular monkeys dressed in fancy waistcoats like in a circus or performing with an organ grinder – Mind you I would never really want to see monkeys in captivity or forced to do anything. This is also the way I imaged people exhibiting less than “my” ideal behavior. The images would kind of flash back and forth between monkeys and humans in these waistcoats. Next, realizing if they really were my monkeys, I could have them behaving any way I pleased. The fancy waistcoats disappeared and they all grew wings – not like the dark winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz but gossamer fairy wings. One by one, they each changed to every imaginable cheerful color of the rainbow.

In the next stage, each began to display - on their chests like Care Bear Cousins – symbols of significance to me…heart, triangle, ankh, infinity symbol, Fibonacci spiral etc. My mind went into great detail with this game of making this new belief part of my current reality. I know it sounds a bit silly but it is a process that helped me positively shift.

Do I really want to get involved in others’ problems and dysfunctional situations? Definitely not in the typical human sense. In fact, I make conscious choices that make those situations scarce in my world. However, as mentioned before, we concurrently live in so many layers and dimensions. As I become aware of less than desirable activities on this planet, I can energetically assist in a powerful manner. Not dwelling on the horrors, the challenges and the sadness, I surround the situation with love and imagine qualities I wish for them like peace, harmony, comfort and joy. This energetic “work” has similar effects to that of prayer. Surrounding any situation with positive energy, in whatever manner that resonates with you, is assisting in making this world a better place. Anyone who participates in this, IS helping BE the change we wish to see! Thank You for all your efforts and Congratulations on the great shifts you have assisted in bringing about – and those you continue to help with!

While I don’t have any beach crafts related to monkeys to share (although I did paint a darn cute Curious George statue when I was very young), Down the Rabbit Hole definitely relates to rainbows and traveling through various dimensions! Please Contact with your interest. And yes, the last pic is blurry intentionally 😉

Although I have discontinued my previous use of “Not my monkeys..” there is a funny variation I’ve used that may apply to you too -  “Not my monkeys, not my circus.  However, sometimes I’ve been seen driving around in the clown car!” 😄 Perhaps you can think of some colloquialisms you have used in the past? Colloquialisms that you might want to tweak a bit to make them more powerful for your personal use today. These sayings or recordings in our heads, whether spoken aloud or not, contribute to our reality. Do you want to live consciously or by default? Although there are no wrong answers, I encourage you to choose wisely. And for every bright new choice you make, Heaven celebrates and I thank you!

Wishing you rainbows and happiness
(monkeys optional)!