MOVING FOWARD WHILE GOING BACK.....TO REALITY

TEXT IN GREEN ARE LINKS - CLICK ON THEM - TRUTH OR DARE

LIFE MAY BE BETTER LEARNED LOOKING BACKWARDS, BUT IT MUST BE LIVED GOING FORWARD.

It's easy to get off track or lose our way when distracted by a crisis. However, reality has no favorites or biases. Life itself is impartial. We perceive and project favoritism from within our own consciousness through how we see things. Certainly some people are privileged and are born into advantage, but that's only in status not in value. In order to remain viable we must continue to grow. In the spiritual kingdom there is no neutral ground or stagnation only regress or progress. We are either for or against and are either ripening or rotting. Waking up each day is a daily process of renewal. When we realize, accept and embrace this daily miraculous phenomena we can use this power to restore and create life's experiences in ourselves and others. We must understand that as descendants of our father, the creator of the universe, we ourselves are creators too. ​Everything we do is a creative act by default. We create not only within ourselves and our environments but also within others. The more we search for the good in those that appear contrary, and "refuse to focus" on the faults of those who fail, the better we can assist them, by pointing the way to them rather then pointing a finger at them. This is a principle that is difficult to embrace. Many of the concepts we espouse are esoteric and spiritually founded upon biblical fundamentals and truth. There is only "one truth"and if we search for it in every situation it can be revealed to us. The more truth we discover and practice within ourselves the more truth will exposed itself to us. No one has their own truth. We have got to get past the notion that we or anyone else is perfect or is capable of doing anything perfectly. We are all imperfect. As we are exposed to more and more truth we become aware of our prior shortsightedness and incomplete understanding in multiple areas of life. To claim perfection in character, word or deed is blasphemous and deceptive. The physician William Mayo one of the founders of The Mayo Clinic prayed, "Lord deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake twice." We should hope that most of America was not "consciously" aware of how bad racial tensions were in this country until they flared up once again. Awareness comes through exposure and exposure comes from experiences. Every experience is a learning opportunity. Taking an excerpt from the book by John C. Maxwell, entitled "Sometimes you win, Sometimes you learn;" to maintain a beginners mindset we should keep the following three things in mind. Number one, Everyone has something to teach us. Number two, every day we have something to learn. Number three, every time we learn something, we benefit. As we all move forward accepting one another's imperfections, it is important to remember that our thoughts and talk form the energy and actions that we share and impose upon all we come into contact with. More people have been murdered by the words of our mouths that stem from the meditations of our hearts then all of the casualties of wars combined. Now that we've  reached a place where many inequities have come out into the open, the luxury to pretend they don't exist has been removed. Acknowledgement of truth, accepting truth and acting truthfully is the formula we need to proceed. Sometimes to advance forward we must look backwards to insure the mistakes of the past are not repeated. It's time to awaken even more and expand our consciousness to tackle other issues before they also turn into a crisis. Remember, we are still in the midst of a worldwide pandemic. As a result, George Floyd will not be the only victim of police brutality. Many of those who protested on his behalf are sure to fall victim to infection on his behalf.

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We are and have always been a global society. The United States, under our current leadership has now separated us from two very important global entities. Why is it that this worlds leading and most powerful country is neither on board with the Paris Climate Agreement or the World Health Organization. A divisive "spirit of separatism" has now infiltrated and permeated the consciousness of our government. We must hope it will finally dawn on our leaders that it is impossible to partition a bubble!

HOW CAN WE SHARE OUR COMMON AIR 
AND NOT CONSIDER EVERYWHERE?

Is this the air we all must breathe?
Is this the lie we must believe?
Is it ourselves that we deceive?
Is this the legacy we leave?

Is there a choice, please answer me?
Is there a path we do not see?
In spite of all that should not be.
More unity means v-i-c-t-o-r-y.

Let's have a posture and a stance.
To work and properly advance. 
So all the world might be enhanced.
And give ourselves a better chance.

For those of us who have not considered the inter-connectivity of all things, now is the time to create that awareness within our consciousness. America had told itself a lie and believed its own "bill of goods" sold to itself. We wanted to believe that "opportunity" equaled "equity or equality" but it doesn't. Although it may seem that "opportunity" guarantees access; it happens that equal access or equal treatment only comes through "seeing everyone equally" at the core of our consciousness. There's a lesson to be learned here which is, "Just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should do it." We have reached a stage of greed that has compromised our principles for profit. The love of money is the predominate force or cause behind the effects we're facing. We must not be deceived into assuming that what seems to be the consensus in conscious expression now, will carry on in the "spirit of action" later. Our legislation and laws are at the core of our cultural and societal values. We experience and feel the power of our laws in the application and enforcement of our laws. We now have the choice to cultivate or terminate any toxic aspects of our government simply through budgeting.   

Years ago, the "spirit of our politics" could be pictured in a way that reflected the governance depicted in the movie "The Lion King." The past resembled a cooperative cross-section representative of all the animals in the jungle. The current hierarchy resembles the story of "The Bear The Wolf and The Fox" who when hunting together took down three deer. While discussing how to divide the spoils the wolf suggested to the bear that they each should get a deer. The bear responded by devouring the wolf. When the discussion resumed the fox suggested that the bear take the wolf's portion as well as his own and the bear agreed. The bear had always heard of how sly foxes were, and now felt that they were also wise. When the bear inquired as to where the fox had gotten his wisdom; the fox replied "it came from the wolf!" Today the wisdom of the wolf seems to have made the federal government unbearable. When we fail to surround ourselves with people brave and honest enough to speak into our lives, we become god's to ourselves and erroneously view ourselves as infallibly perfect. When we adopt the attitude of the bear we can expect to get criticism or receive feedback just once! We can all agree that the reality of the situations we currently face stem from a culmination of forces and factors that have divided us. It is apparent that we need a collective effort going forward. There are no independent or individual roads to reform. Unification can only occur if each individual unit feels and functions as a part of the whole. We don't have to be anti-police to be pro-reform. As we discuss, the "next issue" of, how we fund our police departments, expect the "spirit of dissension" to distract, divert and divide us. This is how the "spirit of division" works. Now more then ever we need to embrace a unified mission that addresses and examines policing without "throwing out the baby with the bath water." There are far more instances of helpful compassionate policing then there are of abusive practices. We all know that "bad news travels fast" and "that no good deed goes unpunished." Common sense teaches us that It is absolutely impractical and illogical to eliminate policing. The power and authority given to police officers is just as important as the access, freedom and respect that must always be afforded to the press. In the same way that the label "fake news," tarnishes the reputation of all news; we cannot discredit all of law enforcement with the shame that some bad apples bring upon it. Yes, there are systemic issues in law enforcement but let's not fool ourselves; those same systemic issues stem from the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of our government. The manifestations are most visible at the levels of society that regularly engage or interact with the police. The origin of the problem is not with the police. It is systemic! The police are the most visible subsystem of a larger core system representing the consciousness within the policies of our culture. The police departments mission to protect and serve has been perverted to serve only a smaller portion of the most affluent people in society. The "spirit of hyPocRisy and partiality" from the heights of our leadership has historically "infected" society and "foisted" their corruption upon our police forces. We have never actively recruited the "specialized" type of persons required for that type of occupation, because our leaders marginalized and under-prioritized the proletariat's (regular folk) value. Everybody knows "that you get what you pay for." Without the proper type of people, training and commensurate levels of pay we will never really address this problem. Don't forget we ask the police to deal with any and every type of situation we have in society. They are asked to be enforcers, peace keepers, problem solvers, negotiators, advisers, comforters, counselors and community caretakers. It has become increasingly clear that the average officer is neither called or equipped to do this type of work. This is similar to the problems being passed down by societies poor parenting to the teachers in our schools. Teaching is also a "calling" that requires "specialized" people to perform a specialized job. We cannot disband or totally defund either of these necessary agencies, they are apart of the foundation of our society. Reform requires reviews and recitals. Although we are experiencing some knee jerk and extreme reactions to our racist policing culture; we must never forget that the real issue is not a legislative or intellectual one of the brain, it is a humanitarian spiritual one of the heart. For real results we need to focus on real issues. If we really want to address policing we must address the need and cause for policing. Less crime requires lees policing. 

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The truth of the matter is that if we really aggressively addressed housing, poverty, healthcare & education; that the reality would in turn create a friendly, healthier, wealthier and smarter environment. This would give the Eric Garner's of this world an alternative to selling loose cigarettes for money. This might keep the George Floyd's of this world from coming into contact with or passing a fake twenty dollar bill. Just as necessity is the mother of invention, in reality our environment is the foundation for our behaviors. A poverty experience in turn breeds a poverty mindset. We all are a product of our genetics and the teachings of our environment. Surely a real investment in creating the right types of environments would be more cost effective then policing and regulating any out of control ones. When will our society learn that preventative actions are far more cost effective then remedial actions? We create many of our own calamities through greed and neglect. There is very little need for doctors if there is no sickness. So why not really stress eating right and maintaining healthy lifestyles. There is less of a need for firemen if there are no fires. Maybe this is why we mandate that sprinklers, hydrants, smoke alarms and fire suppression systems be installed in every community. There is very little need for policing if there is no crime. Perhaps we should look to eliminate crime by not creating environments that breed criminals. To eliminate pests we get exterminators to kill them, but if we really want to stay rodent free we keep the trash bins sealed and the area clean. Speaking spiritually, it is unfortunate that we forget about and/or underestimate our own creative nature. The reality is that we create the conditions and environments that we are surrounded by. Even if we do not realize that we are giving form to thought, we do so by default. Our "spiritual understanding" informs us that the conditions we deal with are the result and an effect of what we cause. Reality require no defense neither does it need to defame dissenters. Going back to reality establishes present truth through proving the accuracy of the past positions. This is not how we confirm our beliefs or validate truth today. We first need to get past our own personal "confirmation bias" before we can change a narrative that only allows us to see through our own eyes and lies. In a nutshell it just a matter of honestly reviewing our personal positions and refuting our own pet lies believed and individually embraced. This is easier to do then then we might think. History always yields a more accurate perspective. Older lies are much easier to see and identify over time. Once believed, LIES need not be told again. Once embraced, LIES take on a life of their own. Once accepted, LIES present no distinctions between themselves and the truth. It is the "spirit of lying" that will prove hardest to remove, renounce, expose and eradicate. Many times, due to the strong feelings behind our cause we are willing to compromise the integrity of truth and use a little lie to make our point. These exaggerations, implications, innuendos and stories really cloud the power and purity of truth when even the smallest lie is injected or infused into it. The truth needs no assistance. The "spirit of a lie" doesn't care which side of an issue it influences. Ideally it wants to infect all parties so that every participant is guilty of indulging in some level of deceit. Without totally clean hands, neither side can really and honestly submit to the full power of the scrutiny that the "spirit of truth" provides. ​Reality demands a paradigm shift in our reasoning and thinking. Sometime the solution is so obvious and easy that its hard to believe it could be so simple. It's obvious that in an ideal world under ideal circumstances in an ideal environment inhabited by ideal people, that such ideal conditions would produce an ideal situation. We should all realize by now that it is the ideal we are striving for. Whatever falls short of ideal can be improved upon. Although it is idealistic it is also realistic. The human race is always improving. When we apply our energy and efforts first to the welfare of our fellow man before we tie it to the welfare and profit of our pockets, we will see that the improbable is possible and the difficult is doable. When the power of the pen and the power of the purse are projected through the power of our purpose we will have real progress! True reform will not occur without true repentance. When America finally acknowledges the reality of racism and repents with a readiness to remove every vestige and symbol of it; only then will spiritual deliverance come that will clean the consciousness of this country! Maybe then our nations capital, Washington D.C. will lead by example and refuse to promote racist names and symbols on any business or sports team associated with it. What is a "Redskin" anyway?  In reality its just an "N' word describing Indians.

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