Re: Re: David’s Guidance

[Joanie]

The message we give you is this: If you try, you will succeed. “What about failure?” you ask. We say if you try, you succeed. If is part of the life lesson we want you to learn. So, go and try. You will succeed.

We wish you were trying less. This is about allowing, not disallowing. You disallow when time’s tough and you stop all in front of you. You stop allowing when word’s that you can no longer be good to yourself and all fools can take you by the throat, check in, and do up some nasty rigamarole dance in your head. We are sure you wish allowing, John.

So, go to the store. Remove eye patches, earrings, hooks, the peg stump and march like a soldier. It’s here we say your’e a trooper. Yes, trooper! Value merit, leadership, optimism, zeal. You have these traits. Others strive for them, and you have received honors, for you value them.
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(@Joanie) “Go forth and try examining what went wrong. Can you see he wants to learn? He does, so give him options to do things new, varying in difficulty. You have to see he admires your growth and ability to handle much when it comes to tough challenging lessons. Go tell him you were not able to do this before/up until now. He will see you are like
he is: human. (smiles) )
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OK, John. It’s Joanie, here. They want me to interject and share that I, too, was once unable to still the chatter in my mind. I didn’t understand the concept of meditation, I was unable to sit, and my thoughts did not cease, despite my asking them to stop coming through for a bit. It took years to get where I am able to clear my mind and Be. Allowing myself to be quiet and ENJOY the experience were my challenges.

I believe becoming more mindful is a process. First, you can take out ten to fifteen minutes to sit in a quiet room where you won’t be disturbed. I find comfort to be high on my priority list. Consider you will ENJOY the experience and LOOK FORWARD to it. You set the stage. I close my eyes to block out light, objects, and motion. Then, listen or observe your thoughts. One usually finds thoughts are about the past or worries about the future. Do not judge what comes up. Be an observer. As things surface, make note and watch them go. You can make them disintegrate, float away, dissolve — YOU decide. As you observe, themes of concerns might become apparent. Again, take note.

All the information gleaned is for your soul’s growth. You get to choose whether the concerns serve you. If you conclude that these energies in the past and/or worries re: the future hold you back from experiencing the Now, let them go. (You don’t need years of therapy to do this!)

With each sitting, you might find yourself less interested in being sad, fearful or worried. You might find yourself more interested in being RIGHT where you ARE at that VERY moment. If you experience the “Now Moment,” Joy is what oftentimes bubbles up. It’s beautiful, powerful, and mesmerizing. I share this because it’s something to look forward to. It’s like when the teacher says, “And at the end of the year, if you’ve earned 100 gold stars, you will have one less day of school.”

No judging or criticizing how well you do. It’s not about that. It’s a beautiful exercise in being with yourself. No one can do this for you but you. And you don’t have to label this as easy or difficult. It just IS.

The other way to meditate is by doing mundane activities such as sweeping, washing dishes, dusting, filing, ironing, etc. Background music is not recommended. A quiet and comfortable setting is what’s optimal. Again, observe as was aforementioned. What is different here is this: Keep your eyes open! LOL When you are engaged in a rote activity, you are blocking out other stimulation. It is quite natural. The quiet setting combined with routine activity lend to meditation.

You get to choose whether sitting or doing feels right for you. Enjoy the journey!

Blessings, Joanie
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What we have is a chance to show you are able to be, sit, watch thoughts. Love sitting, John, as you watch yourself glide through mind space. (Joanie @John: This could also be applied to meditation a la doing.) Take trips. Switch gears. Motor on or off — you choose. This lesson — flying in the mind — is like your plane you made. Take the yellow flyer, park it where all can see, dial it up and watch her streamline ahead ’til she grows legs and walks home. (smiles) This is how she rides — like a fast turkey — wings, legs. Gobble! Gobble! We got you laughing because she’s mightier than a turkey, yet smaller than the engine inside your head. Your head is magnificent and brews much to get rid of. Take the filter out, clean it, remove debris and return it with a new, crisp filter.

Here we go. Take one out, remove old, put in — “What? Put in? I thought you said, ‘Take out, but KEEP out?’ ” This is funny. You put in more gunk. We say, “Stop.” Do the best that you can do. If you put in worries, we understand. Try telling yourself, “He’s alright. Alright.” Don’t disparage yourself. “He’s on. He’s on. It’s good. Yes, keep on this.”
Yes, that’s the way to do it.

Try making time each day to sit. We’ll help. Remove glasses, hats, scarves. Pillows can make you sleepy. Try remedies for anger like Love. Treat all the ones you dislike with harmony, grace, cheers. The best comes when you downgrade the wind to a 45 knot threshold and compete in accurate accounts of Love, Peace, Joy, Harmony.

Have a good preparation. “What?” Yes, preparation. Prepare for a flight. The wind is good. Go! Take off! Happy mind travel, John!

Love you, always,

David and The Divine Ones