The Whimsical Musings of the Great Hoo Hoo

I woke up yesterday morning feeling so light hearted & happy, I felt as if I was floating above the ground as I moved around my home getting ready for work. I usually do a lot of talking with God during my morning hours & yesterday wasn’t any different. I was still carrying the energy of the New Year of hope & excitement for 2011 and the thought crossed my mind that nothing was out of reach for me. I am on top of the world! Then I wondered if I was being slightly over zealous & setting myself up for an eventual let down so on way into the bathroom to take a shower, I silently pleaded for God to “send me a sign” that I’m on the right track. Then promptly forgot about it.

In the bathroom I turned on the radio listening to some of my favorite songs of long ago & found myself singing along to the upbeat words pouring from the speakers. A little difficult to do while brushing my teeth but it only made me laugh out loud. Soon I finished showering & dressing and styling my hair for the day & headed back to the kitchen to pack myself something for dinner & as I stepped onto the linoleum, I found myself looking out my kitchen window and realized there was a smiley face looking back at me! I literally stopped dead in my tracks and busted out laughing… there was my sign! And I continued on to have one of the best days at work.

On the back cover of one of my favorite books – “Conversation With God” Book 1, By Neale Donald Walsch – it states:

So go ahead now. Ask Me anything. Anything. I will contrive to bring you the answer. The whole universe will I use to do this. So be on the lookout. This book is far from My only tool. You may ask a question, then put this book down. But watch. Listen. The words to the next song you hear. The information in the next article you read. The story line of the next movie you watch. The chance utterance of the next person you meet. Or the whisper of the next river, the next ocean, the next breeze that caresses your ear—all these devices are Mine; all these avenues are open to Me. I will speak to you if you will listen. I will come to you if you will invite Me. I will show you then that I have always been there. All ways.

and so I do; I continually am on the lookout for signs from God and do not limit myself in how they may come to me. As an example, when I first started coming out of my sleep this morning & I was snuggled down into my warm blanket, a thought gently whispered in the back of my mind that it’s a new moon today and the new moon’s energy is to bring us what we send out in intentions while the full moon energy is to take away what is no longer for our good.

Then an old song began playing loudly in my head – ‘Bust A Move’ by Young Mc.  the lines in that song that were blaring out loud & clear were… “If you want it, baby you’ve got it; If you want it, baby you’ve got it; Just bust a move!”

I do believe the Universe was sending me a message this morning.  And I was paying attention! ♥

I was responding to a post this morning on Facebook about expanding and advancing oneself spiritually when it became apparent to me that maybe some have the wrong concept on what the outcome is.

I got the impression that some people believe that if they cross all their T’s and they dot all their I’s and they genuflect in the morning upon rising or read their Torah faithfully every evening that they will advance to a point in their lives where they will never have troubles, obstacles, challenges or pain.

I totally understand where that idea comes from cause it wasn’t too long ago I thought and believed that way myself.  However, experience has taught me wisdom. It slowly began to dawn on me that as I learn & grow, walk my talk and be a living example of my truth that it wasn’t the outside experiences that began to change.  It’s what was transforming within me that was different.

The world would always have its obstacles & challenges & pains & traumas & dramas but what would be different is our perception of what was happening. The reaction we had to what was going on around us.  I find that I now laugh at so much of the drama I see where as I use to cry me a river that seemingly never ended.  I saw for myself that if I didn’t add my negative energy to what was happening, it didn’t have nearly the impact it use to.  I can see the illusion for what it is AND I know that it’s not always going to be this way. Situations change. Life is always changing.  Nothing stays the same.

The best example I have of this little post of mine is to remind you of one of the greatest Masters ever… Jesus Christ.  If ever a human/spiritual being had all the answers, it was this man.  Inspired?  No doubt. Wise?  Beyond words. More spiritual than I could ever hope to be.  And yet he was horrifically crucified.   He did not escape the pain of this world and the human part of His Trinity asked…Father, why hast thou forsaken me?  Yet the spiritual part said… Father, forgive them… they know not what they do.

Life is so generous a giver. But we, judging its gifts by their covering,
cast them away as ugly or heavy or hard. Remove the covering, and you
will find beneath it a living splendor, woven of love by wisdom, with power.
Welcome it, grasp it, and you touch the angel’s hand that brings it to you.
Everything we call a trial, a sorrow or a duty, believe me, that angel’s hand is there.
The gift is there and the wonder of an overshadowing presence. Your joys, too,
be not content with them as joys. They, too, conceal diviner gifts.

Life is so full of meaning and purpose, so full of beauty beneath its covering,
that you will find earth but cloaks your heaven. Courage then to claim it; that is all!
But courage you have, and the knowledge that we are pilgrims together,
wending through unknown country home.

And so, at this time, I greet you, not quite as the world sends greetings,
but with profound esteem and with the prayer that for you, now and
forever, the day breaks and shadows flee away.

~ Fra Giovanni ~  Written Christmas Eve 1513

THE STATION
By Robert J. Hastings

TUCKED AWAY in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision in which we see ourselves on a long journey that spans an entire continent. We’re traveling by train and, from the windows, we drink in the passing scenes of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at crossings, of cattle grazing in distant pastures, of smoke pouring from power plants, of row upon row upon row of cotton and corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of city skylines and village halls.

But uppermost in our conscious minds is our final destination–for at a certain hour and on a given day, our train will finally pull into the Station with bells ringing, flags waving, and bands playing. And once that day comes, so many wonderful dreams will come true. So restlessly, we pace the aisles and count the miles, peering ahead, waiting, waiting, waiting for the Station.

“Yes, when we reach the Station, that will be it!” we promise ourselves. “When we’re eighteen. . . win that promotion. . . put the last kid through college. . . buy that 450SL Mercedes-Benz. . . have a nest egg for retirement!” From that day on we will all live happily ever after.

Sooner or later, however, we must realize there is no Station in this life, no one earthly place to arrive at once and for all. The journey is the joy. The Station is an illusion–it constantly outdistances us. Yesterday’s a memory, tomorrow’s a dream. Yesterday belongs to a history, tomorrow belongs to God. Yesterday’s a fading sunset, tomorrow’s a faint sunrise. Only today is there light enough to love and live.

So, gently close the door on yesterday and throw the key away. It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad, but rather the regret over yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who would rob us of today.

“Relish the moment” is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24, “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”

So stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, swim more rivers, climb more mountains, kiss more babies, count more stars. Laugh more and cry less. Go barefoot oftener. Eat more ice cream. Ride more merry-go-rounds. Watch more sunsets. Life must be lived as we go along. The Station will come soon enough.

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Religions and beliefs have always been a conundrum of sorts for me. I feel as if I’ve spent a lifetime researching & studying in order to decide what is right for me. Not based on what others said…. but rather what felt like truth on the inside. I visited many, many churches during my search begining with the Catholic ones – born, baptized, raised & attended Catholic school; then Baptist; Christian Science; Methodist; Holy Rollers & Spiritualist Church. I’ve researched & studied Buddhism, Tao, Native American, Wiccan/Pagan and the end result became that I am ecclectic at best – taking from each what resonates as truth & disregarding everything else.

What bothered me the most about Catholic beliefs is that I felt controlled. Like a prisoner. I was never big on being told I was a sinner & was pretty much doomed to h.ell cause we were born tarnished. HUH?!?! And my questioning of said doctrines during class got me many a ruler smack across the knuckles & those dang nuns piercing my baby arms with their friggin fingernails! I still bear the scars – figuretively & literally. And there was something unsettling about having to do “God’s will” and not my will. Maybe it was my EGO talking – I mean, who wants to give up their entire life & do the Lord’s work??? Born again – accepting Jesus as my personal Lord & Saviour – what a crock! Why would God create massive of individualistic human beings with the intent of conforming everyone to be the same – robotic duplicates of Him? Where’s the fun in that???? No thank you — I think I’ll opt out of the next incarnation. Ho Hum.

But there has, over this past year, been a slow dawning of realization about what it means to do His will & not thine. It has absolutely nothing to do with being controlled & giving up one’s identity; or having to be perfect in every way in order to be in His grace. I don’t know if I can convey what it all means in a way that will do it justice. But I’ll try.

I feel… and believe… that it is our Higher Self that has absolute knowledge of our game plan. That in our meeting room, the one we use in the spirit realm before each incarnation to discuss with our Guides what we wish to use this next lifetime for & how to go about it, we set up scenarios that would hopefully bring about the best circumstances during life to get us to where we’d like to go. This Higher Self – is actually the spark of the Infinite Divine Source. The Higher Self is what is made in the image and likeness of God. The Higher Self has everything – and I do mean EVERYTHING – under control and has the human’s best interest at heart. All ways ….. Always. It never, ever looses sight of the objective – while in human form, we definitely get clouded & confused. Naturally.

Knowing this has morphed my thinking into a new avenue of being. It’s not that anyone wants me to give up my freedom & individuality. We were all given free will and no one… not Angels, not Guides, not God, not our Higher Selves… will impose themselves upon us. That’s not how the game is played. However, I realize that when I align my will with my Higher Self – then magic happens… because my Higher Self remembers the game plan, even when the human part of me sits here in the darkness of confusion. And becoming insync with my Higher Self, trusting that they know clearly what was discussed in the meeting room, causes synchronicities to happen all the time.

So it isn’t giving up one’s will — it’s becoming aligned with the Higher Self so that we can get the job done that we came to do in the first place. This is when we fulfill our purpose for this lifetime. And with that alignment comes a sense of freedom & ease. Things just happen as if by magic! Doors open; opportunities present themselves. Life actually becomes FUN! Imagine that. lol

And so the trip that began many years ago in my search for religious truth has taken me around the world on a most fantastic journey only to lead me right back to the very beginning of where I started. Not my will, but thine be done.

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I have been driving around a 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlas Ceirra for the last 8 years & it just recently turned 100,000.  What can I say – I don’t go anywhere!  However, this wonderful, dependable vehicle did get me from point a to point b so for that I felt grateful & blessed.  Recently, within the last couple of years actually, the Olds has been nickel & diming me to beyond broke.

Realistically speaking, being single & living on my own has kept me on a pretty tight budget that I don’t dare waver from.  Not if I want to continue to enjoy things like having electricity or food for my stomach.  So purchasing a new or newer old car with monthly payments was not an option for me.  I found myself in a pretty depressing pickle.

Last month my car’s brakes were going haywire… AGAIN and the steering wheel no longer stayed locked in place.  My car was beginning to frighten me & I was worried about my safety. The ironic yet humorous part of this is that the metal lettering attached to the trunk of the car that identified it as being an OLDSMOBILE…  well, the letters had been falling off one by one for awhile now & I noticed the only letters remaining spelled “BILE”.  Like even the car knew it was time to give it a proper burial & move on. 

A few weeks after my car started acting up, I was sitting in the second row at church and during the message service, Reverend Cindy said she had a message from Spirit for me… would I like to hear it.  Oh yes, yes… I replied… I always welcome a message from Spirit.  She said she was hearing that within a month of two I would be getting a new car but that meanwhile, I needed to keep adding bandages to the one I was driving now until then.

My mind clicked in and busily began to whir away with all the ‘logical’ reasons why that just wouldn’t be possible… who has that kind of money?  am I going to win the lotto?  I can’t win the lotto… I always forget to buy a ticket!!! and on and on the thoughts raced through.  Then I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and said to myself…”Reverend Cindy SAID Spirit is sending me a new car.  It is NOT my place to question the where’s & why’s & how’s…. I need to TRUST that it’s going to happen.” and I let it go.  Difficult as it is to believe, I did not think about it again.

My Dad & Stepmom from Arizona come to visit Ohio once a year & stay for a month and it was during their recent visit that they soon discovered my car was in very poor condition.  My Dad & Stepmom talked over looking at a few cars that were for sale in the county.  I only half heartedly listened to them because again I was thinking ‘oh that’s very nice & I appreciate you helping locate a new car but I cannot afford a monthly payment…thank you anyways.’

Meanwhile, my daughter Amber told me over the phone that her last payment on her 2003 Dodge Stratus was in August of this year & she was thinking about buying a new car cause between working 2 jobs, she puts a lot of miles on her car & so she was thinking of giving me her Dodge when she paid it off.  WOW!   Could I have really heard what she just said?!?!  How very fortunate I am to have children who not only love me unconditionally but give so freely from their hearts too.  I really am blessed in so many ways.

Then my Dad called me again with news of another car he saw parked with a for sale sign in it so I told him what my daughter said to me & even he was pleasantly surprised.  Well then he & my Stepmom came up with a plan that they had discussed between themselves & then called me back to tell me…. “if my daughter is really sincere on giving me her car when it’s paid off, then how about they pay it off for her right now as a gift to her & me!”  I was in tears – this was all falling together so effortlessly almost as if by magic.  The UNIVERSE  knew of my need & began to churn & grind & manifest the conditions so that I may receive a safe & reliable vehicle and without sabatoging my strict budget.

And so that’s how it came about that I am now the very happy, eternally grateful – owner of a 2003 Dodge Stratus.  Isn’t she a beauty

I believe that God/Universal Energy/Source sends us many, many teachers throughout our life who ends up shining a light unto the darkness.  One of my favorite is Dr Wayne Dyer.  What he is basically sharing in these videos is simple – What you place your focus on, you manifest into your life.  It’s as simple, and as complicated, as that.  It doesn’t matter if it’s good thoughts or bad thoughts… that’s your choice (free will).  And it also doesn’t matter if you believe in this theory or not… it still happens.  So the question is… will you be a conscious creator OR an unconscious one.

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I’m in the sharing mood once again, hope you all don’t mind. I’ve had another epiphany kind of moment recently that overwhelmed me at first. It came to my attention that the last few books I bought from Amazon.com within this past year all have the same message for me even though each book was written by different authors. The latest book that I purchased last week is called “Merlin’s Message” by Marelin the Magician. This books goes on to explain in the greatest of details how to manifest what we desire in this lifetime. Now that message is important to me, for sure…but it’s the reason behind that message that knocked me on my butt. The books starts out with this:

“You were born into physical form from the nonphysical realm of existence. From the womb of love and wisdom you came forth as Daughter or Son of SOURCE, Universal Royality. You are the Royal Majesty of Creation, a spiritual manifestation. You are an extension of Creative Life Force, a solar ray of Source Divine. This is who you are, where you came from and where you always return.”

Now this message is telling me that I am GREATER then I ever believed I was. There is an extremely difficult old program in my mind of “less than, unworthiness, born a sinner and die a sinner, fire and brimstone and eternal damnation” brought about by attending Catholic School when I was young. I’ve come a long way, mind you…but on occasion I slip back into the old programming feeling and thinking and believing as if I don’t deserve the very things I desire.

Yet I’ve noticed that without realizing it until recently, I have purchased many books in this last year that has the same message of “YOU ARE THE ENERGY OF GODSELF!” How can I be anything less than perfect if I am created in the image and likeness of Father/Mother/God/Source/Creator and it’s from S/HE that I came? I’m starting to understand this whole concept now and it’s to my understanding that once I do “get it” my life will flow more smoothly because I will be going along with the flow of life. I think this all has to do with LOVING MYSELF totally and unconditionally. The last piece of the puzzle sort-to-speak.

So this weekend as I was getting into this newest book of mine, and the message was becoming clear to me and the words were not going into my brain but were instead going deep into my heart, I began to “feel” what the message was. I suddenly felt this very warm and calm and peace-filled energy surround me on the inside and out. I suddenly knew what the state of NIRVANA felt like. At first it frightened me, thought I might be dying and leaving my body! But then I realized it was the peace of knowing the truth of WHO I AM.

Thanks for letting me share my thoughts with all of you…my fellow Gods and Goddesses! Have the most MAGICAL day ever.

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You are a child of the universe,

No less than the trees and the stars;

You have a right to be here.

And whether or not it is clear to you,

No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Desiderata

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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Our Deepest Fear

by Marianne Williamson
from A Return to Love

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” The tragedy of life doesn’t lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn’t a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream…. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.”

- Benjamin Elijah

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