Making the Two One - Part 3

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2010-03-06T12:40:00.000Z

If you are interested in following my new blog go to Life is Wonderful!.

Best wishes.

Enocia

Welcome!

2010-03-06T12:17:00.015Z

This blog is a continuation of my previous blog Making the Two One - Part 2 where I am addressing how to make the inner realm of Reality (heaven) a reality on earth now.

In this blog, I am going to focus on the Mary and Martha metaphor where Mary represents Reality where Martha the dream of duality. See Mary and Martha - Revisited

As always, the articles I'm sharing are my meanings, perspective and model of reality and not meant to instruct readers in any way. Make of them what you will.

For my current and previous blogs see My Other Blogs.

Unless otherwise stated, all articles are copyright © 2010-2012 Enocia Joseph. You have my permission to copy and distribute articles for personal use only. Please include the link to the particular blog. For any other use other than personal, and any comments you might have, please email theoneinall@googlemail.com.

Much love and gratitude to my dear friend who has been taking my photographs that I have been using on my blogs. You will always be my David Bailey.

Enocia

Articles in Alphabetical Order

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--A--

All For You

--B--

Because That's The Way It Is
Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!

--C--

Calm Down Dear!
Can Love Save?
Cause and Effect
Confidence and Trust are Perfect Dance Partners

--D--

Decongestant

--E--

Endless Joy
Everyone?

--F--

Following His Lead
Forever Friends

--G--

Great Ad!

--H--

Happy Valentine's Day!
Help Me Now!
Hello Baby!

--I--

I See You!
I'm Not the Type
I Never Forget My Function
If There is a God, Why is There So Much Suffering?
It's a Mug's Game

--L--

Let's Get Real!
Light, Camera, Action!
Love Bridges
Love in Motion
Love Story

--M--

Making the Invisible Visible
Mary and Martha - Revisited
More About Expectations

--N--

No Need to Keep Up with the Joneses

--O--

Oh Shit!
On Being Psychic - Revisited
Out of Body Experiences (OOBE) - Revisited

--P--

Perfectly Normal
Playing Doctors and Nurses
Political Correctness - Revisited

--Q--

Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day - 2
Quote of the Day - 3
Quote of the Day - 4
Quote of the Day - 5
Quote of the Day - 6

--S--

Showing Off
Song of the Day
Song of the Day - 2
Song of the Day - 3
Song of the Day - 4
Song of the Day - 5
Song of the Day - 6
Song of the Day - 7
Song of the Day - 8
Song of the Day - 9
Song of the Day - 10
Staying Alert for the Blessings

--T--

Taking Risks
Technology Have Feelings Too
The All in Me
The Desire to Help is as Good as Helping
The Federation of Light
The Improviser
The Improviser - Part 2
The Scientist
The Working Hard at Letting Things Happen Paradox
Thought of the Day
Thought of the Day - 2
Too Hot to Handle?
Treats

--U--

Unconditional Love - Revisited
United Front

--V--

Virus Protection

--W--

Walking by Faith and Not By Sight - Revisited
What is Surrender?
When It Feels Right
Who am I One With?
Who Am I One With? - Part 2

Too Hot to Handle?

2010-03-06T12:15:00.020Z

"Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists. Herein lies the peace of God." A Course in Miracles

Many people seek love, real love/soul love, but when they get it, they find love too hot to handle.

I have observed that real love is not something you dabble with. Love is like elecricity - if you don't know how to handle it, you are going to get electrocuted.

Love is an all consuming fire that will test you to see whether you are worthy of HER very high standards. Love doesn't do this because SHE likes to trifle with you, it's simply her HER fiery nature to transmute everything in HER presence into Love. If something can't withstand HER heat, it melts away; that which can take HER heat remains forever.

Love tests friendships and relationships. Love's intent is not to break up but to build and harmonise. Love magnetises relationships that resonate with your soul. Current relationships that do not resonate with your soul are either transmuted, repelled or dissolved from your experience.

Love may even seem to put people's livelihoods at stake. I believe if your livelihood is being threatened it wasn't real in the first place. You should thank your lucky stars that Love is showing you what is real.

Let's take one example, medical care. Millions of people work in that environment. What if everyone started trusting in Love to meet their health needs? Then millions of people would be out of a job, which would force them to re-evaluate what real work is. Since this issue is too hot to handle, most people would rather just fall right back into deep slumber so they can dream and perpetuate the system. However, sooner or later they will wake up; no one can stay asleep forever.

In my personal experience, I had to address what I really wanted in my life was in perfect harmony with my soul. I have always wanted to be a writer because I genuinely believed it was my heart's desire but I was only interested in writing from experience. Love inspired me to share my experiences of Love in my every day life in writing. Perfect match.

Another way Love tested me was to see whether I did trust in Love to meet my needs or whether I was just blowing hot air. The first time I trusted in Love for healing, it did happen, but it took me 3 days to surrender to Love.

On my blogs, I have recorded numerous demonstrations of Love in action in my life experiences.

Be careful what you wish for. If you don't want your life turned upside down and inside out, don't go seeking real love because once you've got HER attention, there's no going back. Expect Love to unleash HER fire - melting and transmuting that which isn't real; and revealing your true self.

Remember real love never threatens what is real.

Enocia

Related articles: Can Love Save?; Let's Get Real!; The Scientist; What is Surrender?; Make or Break; My Natural Repellant; Fear is Forgetfulness of Infinite Self; What Really Matters?; Unity Consciousness - In Practice; Surrender to Love - Revisited; What is the Ego?; Why Some People Don't Want to "Wake Up"; Deuce, the Perfect Love Match; Are You Sure You're Ready to Receive?; The Point of No Return; The Transmuting Fire of Love; Resist Not Evil

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Can Love Save?

2010-03-06T12:00:00.004Z

For thousands of years, philosophers and poets have been waxing lyrical about the wonder and power of love. If love is so powerful and all we need, why is it that love doesn't always meet the need?

How come people who are in love can't save each other from pain and suffering? Why don't people's love save people from tragedies and disasters? You only have to watch the news or read the newspapers to see that when the going gets tough, love is not saving people.

What about parental love, which is meant to be unconditional? Some parents even make "sacrifices" for their kids. I know my mother loves me and when I was a child, she would have done anything to protect me. Yet her love could not protect me from sickness, nor could it prevent me from being in a car accident. (Fortunately, there was another Force at work which saved me from serious harm).

My point is if love is so powerful and what makes the world go round, then based on recent natural disasters, love either has little or no power or is fast asleep.

There are those who might argue that the reason why love doesn't always save people is because of the individual's karma; or the person planned to experience tragedy in order that they could grow and learn valuable lessons. I don't buy into those excuses at all.

I believe love is the only power, however, how people experience that power depends on people's realisation of love. Let's say there are 4 perspectives of experiencing love. I'm going to borrow the glass analogy i.e.

Category A - those who always see the glass as half-empty.
Category B - those who always see the glass as half-full.
Category C - those who always see the glass as full and overflowing.
Category D - those who know there is no glass, just the One being everything including the glass.

Category A see love as very limited which has to be earned. Because there is so little love, they will do all they can to protect the little love that they have and even sacrifice for their loved ones. They are also constantly living in fear that what they have will be taken away from them. When the worse does happen, it confirms what they believe to be true that love is very limited and needs to be protected or defended at all cost.

While Category B still see love as limited, they tend to focus more on how love is being expressed in their lives, which makes them very grateful for the love they have. Because they focus on what they have, their love is magnified and they experience a lot more.

Category C know love is not something that you earn or have to do something to get; they know Love is everywhere. You don't have to sacrifice anything as there is enough love to go round and for all to share. It's a matter of becoming aware; and your awareness activates that love.

Category D have realised that because there is only One expressing in infinite forms, the One is expressing infinite love as them. In other words, they know themselves as the source of love, which means they are endlessly pouring out love wherever they are.

(Please note that the categories are simply models I'm using to make my point; it doesn't mean that one category is better than another. I'm reminded of the old adage: one man's meat is another's poison. In other words, while someone might hate snow, a photographer or an artist could produce works of art from that snow. So it's not about right or wrong but about individual preference).

Because like attracts like, like-categories will tend to attract like-categories. Thus, someone in Category A, for instance, is likely to attract Category A's as friends and associates. The likelihood of someone in Category A attracting someone in Category D is so slim, it would take a miracle; but it is not impossible as all things are possible with Love.

Let's say for argument's sake someone in Category A wishes to experience life from Category C or D?

I believe the Universe will respond by sending someone to experience life with who will "raise" you to your preferred category. You will then find your ideas and circumstances transforming accordingly. Life may even seem magical at times. However, be sure that it is what you truly want and are ready for it, or the sudden shifts in perspectives might be so drastic that you might be tempted to revert to your comfort zone where you feel safe, albeit miserable. Then again, there have been some great songs inspired by human misery.

Another way one can experience a category shift is by being in the presence of someone in your preferred category. Now it makes sense why many people travel thousands of miles to see gurus in India because they know that being in the presence of someone who is constantly pouring out joy, love, peace and wisdom is not only uplifting but transformational.

Still another way to experience a category shift is to be devoted to someone, past or present, who is in your preferred category. You could choose to follow the teachings of your preferred guru, master or teacher; and by studying their ideas, they help to "uplift" you.

I believe if you are really serious about switching categories permanently, you need to commit to to walking the path, which a lot of people are not willing to do.

Back to my earlier question about why some people's love seem to have little or no power to save. If someone's default mode is "glass is half-empty", they find it difficult to give love anyway as they're always thinking they haven't got enough; or living in fear of not having enough. How can your love be any good to your loved ones if you're always expecting the worse? It's rather like the conflicting views nutritional experts have about foods. One expert might say such and such is good for you; while another expert tells you that same food is bad for you. Something can't be both good and bad. The moment there is conflict, the thing loses its power.

I believe if you want your love to have power to save, then love with all your being; love without fear. In other words, you could choose to experience life from Category C or D.

If by Grace, I manage to attract someone in Category C or D, who not only takes a personal interest in me but wants to be my friend, I would be a fool to let him go.

Enocia

Related articles: Let's Get Real!; The Improviser; Technology Have Feelings Too; No Point Trying to Wind Me Up!; Love Bridges; Endless Joy; The Saviour - Revisited; Letting Love Flow; Sharing versus Giving; Is Love the Greatest?; Infinite Source; The Invisible Woman; Why Love is All I Need; Sacrifice; How I See You Matters; Give and Take; Zero Energy; Circle of Influence; Love Never Dies; A Reminder to Be Myself; When Being Good is Not Enough; Accident or Omnipresence at Work?

Let's Get Real!

2010-03-06T11:45:00.001Z

That which changes is unreal and temporal; and that which doesn't change is real and eternal.

In that case, how come things that are supposed to be unreal seem so real that you can feel, see, smell, taste and even touch them? I believe though they seem real enough, they are still figments of the imagination.

Take sickness as an example, which seem so real that hospitals are filled with patients; and there are health practitioners galore trying to make people well. One sure sign that sickness is not real is the sick get better. Even those who appear to "die" soon realise that they are still "alive" and no longer ill. If the disease was real then people would be sick forever and ever and ever.

If anger was real, then when I have felt angry, I would have been angry forever and ever and ever, but that hasn't been the case.

If depression was real, then when I have felt depressed, I would have been depressed forever and ever and ever, but that hasn't been the case.

If loneliness was real, then when I have felt lonely, I would have felt that way forever and ever and ever, but that hasn't been the case.

Etc, etc.

Hang on, since most people don't feel happiness all the time, does this mean happiness is unreal? Human happiness is unreal because of the belief a lot of us have been programmed with that happiness has to be earned or you have to do something to be happy. Real happiness is causeless, meaning that it always exist and will always exist.

I believe the easiest way to nip that which is unreal in the bud is to see it as just a passing phase, just like the clouds. The sky is always underneath looking as radiant as ever.

And as you see through the unreal, they cease to have any power in your experience.

Only that which doesn't change is real; the rest is just a figment of the imagination.

Enocia

Related articles: Cause and Effect; If There is a God, Why is There So Much Suffering?; The Working Hard at Letting Things Happen Paradox; If It's Not Love It Doesn't Exist; And So the Dream Continues; A Method to My Madness; The Problem With You People; God Doesn't Make Mistakes; Peace Is

Help Me Now!

2010-03-05T11:18:00.015Z

I believe the most important word in any language is "help."

I have observed that although people are willing to help, most people won't offer help unless they're asked, as they don't want to impose.

The wonderful thing, I find, about asking for help is it's rather like dialing 999 for the ambulance, police or fire brigade. You're given top priority.

So last night, even though I went to bed early, I was tossing and turning and twitching all over. At first, I tried meditating and using affirmations to help me relax but they didn't work. Then I got desperate and thought: "Help!" In no time at all, I was having sweet dreams.

Don't ask me how it happened! Don't know, don't care!

I reckon there are all these angels on standby urging humans to ask for help but we're too busy trying to be independent until we get desperate and have to holler: "Help me!"

Why wait for an emergency situation to ask for help? I can ask for help all the time. Someone has to put those bone-idle angels to work.

Help me now!

Enocia

Related articles: The Improviser; The Desire to Help is as Good as Helping; What is Surrender?; Angels at Work; Out of Sheer Desperation; All Alone or All One?; Emergency Response Unit; The Lost Art of Bone Idleness; Living Under Grace; Emergency; Help!; Don't Know, Don't Care!

Quote of the Day - 6

2010-03-04T11:22:00.001Z

Coleman: Just be yourself, sir. Whatever happens, they can't take that away from you. Trading Places

Enocia

The Improviser - Part 2

2010-03-04T10:31:00.003Z

In a previous piece called The Improviser, I wrote that because God/Spirit is creative intelligence, He can create solutions on the spot, rather like a comedian improvising on stage. Here are a couple of examples that happened yesterday.

As I walking into town, I noticed a poster on the side of a bus for the Van Gogh Exhibition. I even said it out loud. Then I noticed a car with the letters LEO on its registration plate. It made me think of the singer, Leona Lewis, who I had been reading about the other day.

During the day, I received an email from a friend apologising that she wasn't going to be able meet the next day (today) as planned because her mother had got them tickets for the Van Gogh Exhibition. I emailed her back telling her I had been thinking of Van Gogh.

Later in the evening as I was walking home, someone attracted my attention. I realised it was an old friend and his name is Leon.

I believe this is the Improviser at work shape shifting to meet whatever I'd been thinking of.

Creative intelligence is all there is.

Enocia

Related article: The Improviser; The Shape Shifter

The Improviser

2010-03-03T13:06:00.037Z

There's a saying that goes: "God meets you where you're at", which means God/Source/Love works with each individual according to their level of awareness. One story that is often cited to illustrate this is the parable of the drowning man who asks God for help. A boat comes to rescue the man but he refuses to get on and believes God will save him. The boat leaves. Another boat arrives and tries to rescue him but the man refuses and expects God to rescue him. After he dies he asks God why he didn't rescue him and God tells him he sent him two boats.

The parable seems to suggest that the man's view was so limited that he couldn't see when God was meeting him at his level of awareness in the form of the two boats. It is also possible that this parable was written from the writer's level of awareness. Perhaps, the writer is someone who had been praying for a "miracle" and when it hadn't happened he started thinking that maybe God has already answered and, like the drowning man, he's either missed it or not seeing it.

Surely if God is all powerful, He could easily have rescued the man in the blink of an eye without him having to wait for a boat, unless you believe God either likes to play games or is not all powerful.

The God I believe in is Creative Intelligence. This means He can create solutions to any problems on the spot. I'm reminded of the satirical panel game show I was watching last night on TV called Mock the Week where celebrities (mostly comedians) give their humorous takes on events that have happened during the week. In one game, the host gave them a headline and the comedians had to come up with an appropriate story that fitted. I was very impressed at how quickly these comedians could improvise.

I believe God is the Master of improvisation.

I've witnessed the Improviser at work numerous times in my experience and in others.

Once when I was nearly run down by a van I felt a hand grab me by the collar and pulled me out of harm's way. When I looked back there was no one there.

When my uncle's house was set fire and he didn't think he could get out, he prayed and went to bed, expecting the worse. He woke up and found the house had been put out. No one had a clue how that had happened.

When a friend's car broke down and she desperately needed it to work I prayed and the car came back to life and took her to her destination.

While a friend and I were moving this table and it got stuck because it was too big for the corridor, I prayed and the wall shifted and the table went through.

Back to the drowning man parable, given what I believe about God as the Improviser, I'm now rewriting the parable as follows.

After the drowning man asks God to rescue him, he stops struggling, closes his eyes and gives up. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself lying on a beach. He has no idea how he got there. The man starts jumping for joy. A few passersby ask him why he's so happy and he tells them what has happened, but they don't believe him.

God can either meet me where I'm at or I can just give up and let God improvise.

Enocia

Related articles: The Improviser - Part 2; Creativity - Revisited; No Explanations Necessary; The Shape Shifter; The Problem with Experience; It's Magic!; Out of Sheer Desperation; Prayers of Deliverance; All Questions Have Their Answers; Creative Intelligence is Everywhere; Freedom is Imagination

Oh Shit!

2010-03-02T15:43:00.005Z

After writing a article where I wrote "I'm in deep shit", about an hour later, I received this joke (posted below) from a friend via email about Jack Schitt.

My response to her was:

"OK admit it, you only sent me this because you read my latest piece remotely where I mentioned being in "deep shit." I can see right through you!" :-)

Like attracts like, even shit!

Enocia

Related articles: Technology Have Feelings Too; You Only Like Me For My Sweets!;I See You!

Has anyone ever told you "you don't know Jack Schitt?"
well, let me introduce you . . .

Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt.

Jack Schitt is the only son of Awe Schitt.
Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married
O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc.
They had one son, Jack.

In turn, Jack Schitt married Noe Schitt.
The deeply religious couple produced
six children: Holie Schitt, Giva Schitt,
Fulla Schitt, Bull Schitt, and the twins
Deap Schitt and Dip Schitt. Against her
parents' objections, Deap Schitt married
Dumb Schitt, a high school dropout.

After being married 15 years, Jack and
Noe Schitt divorced. Noe Schitt later
married Ted Sherlock, and, because her
kids were living with them, she wanted to
keep her previous name. She was then known
as Noe Schitt Sherlock.

Meanwhile, Dip Schitt married Loda Schitt,
and they produced a son with a rather
nervous disposition named Chicken Schitt.
Two of the other six children, Fulla Schitt
and Giva Schitt, were inseparable throughout
childhood and subsequently married the
Happens brothers in a dual ceremony.
The wedding announcement in the newspaper
announced the Schitt-Happens nuptials.

The Schitt-Happens children were Dawg,
Byrd, and Hoarse. Bull Schitt, the prodigal
son, left home to tour the world. He recently
returned from Italy with his new Italian bride, Pisa
Schitt.

Now, when someone says, "You don't know Jack Schitt,"
you can correct them.

Technology Have Feelings Too

2010-03-02T12:47:00.027Z

A friend has been having problems with his Internet connection. After the Internet provider had checked it and pronounced it good, he still continued having problems, which made him more and more frustrated. I asked my friend if he was aware that "things" can be influenced by our thoughts and feelings. I suggested that he remain calm and send his connection good vibrations.

I believe we live and have our being in Mind brimming with intelligent ideas of infinite vibrations. Because all forms - whether they appear to be flesh, metal, rock, wood, fire, light - are ideas in Mind, they can be influenced by thoughts and feelings because like attracts like.

Years ago I used to live in this cottage that I shared with the landlady. One morning I woke up and I didn't feel like going to work. So I thought hard about what original excuse I could come up with. I'd already used the "washing machine is flooded" excuse. I rang my employment agency and told them there was a problem with the electricity and I had to sit in the dark the previous night. I said I was waiting for the electrician to come round so I was either going to be late or not go in at all. They bought my excuse.

In the evening, the bulb in the living room blew. While I was changing it I pulled really hard and the lamp shade came off the ceiling. I thought to myself: "I'm in deep shit! Now we really need an electrician!" I also wondered how I was going to explain that to my landlady, who was on holidays at the time. I figured I had two weeks to come up with the perfect excuse.

On the night before my landlady was due to arrive, I started thinking of an appropriate excuse. I was getting ready to have a wash at the time. Our boiler had packed up and we had to boil water in kettles. While the kettles were on, the washing machine was also on. As I thought really hard about an excuse, the house suddenly went black. I noticed the washing machine and the kettle were now off. Oh shit, I've really done it this time! I got the torch (flashlight) out and discovered that all the fuses in the house were off. I switched them back on and everything went back to normal. I reckon I'd been thinking so hard, my thoughts had blown the system. Put another way, the technology in the house were acting out/resonating with how I was feeling.

When my landlady returned I explained that I had pulled the light shade out by accident. She wasn't happy about it but she wasn't upset either because she was going to have the cottage refurbished anyway. She also appreciated how patient I had been about not having proper hot water when it was so cold.

The same landlady used to have this belief about "shoddy workmanship." Everything she bought soon broke down or packed up. It was hilarious. When our boiler packed up, she bought some kettles for us to use to boil water. Within a few weeks one kettle broke down "See what I mean about shoddy workmanship?" she said. She didn't realise that the kettles were acting out her beliefs.

Before my landlady started refurbishing the cottage, she considered the possibility of saving herself the hassle and buying another property she'd seen around the area. She discussed this with me. After a few hours of speaking to me about it, someone knocked on the front door. She went to open it and I heard them speaking for a while. Then she came and told me that it was our next door neighbour who had been thinking about extending his property and wondered if she was prepared to sell her cottage to him. We were both amazed at how quickly her intention had been made manifest. In the end she decided to have the cottage refurbished which meant we both had to move out. I heard it took ages for the work to be finished because of "shoddy workmanship."

I remember when I got bored with my laptop and even wanted to get rid of it. Soon after, the laptop packed up. Coincidence? I think not. The laptop was simply acting out how I was feeling at the time. I did manage to reverse the effects by blessing it with love and thanking it for its excellent service. The laptop was soon fixed through an unexpected channel. (See I Believe in Second Chances).

I believe what appears as technology are simply solid ideas, which can be influenced by our thoughts and feelings. When I am feeling love and gratitude, the ideas also resonate with that frequency and act accordingly.

Love to all technology as I know they all have feelings too.

Enocia

Related articles: Calm Down, Dear!; Forever Friends; Cause and Effect; Thoughts are Things - Revisited; The Devil Made Me Do It!; I Believe in Second Chances; Not on My Watch!; Things are Thoughts; Dissolving Cell Memories; Like Attracts Like; Circle of Influence; Aliveness; The Truth About Mind Control

Calm Down, Dear!

2010-03-01T14:01:00.016Z

At any moment I am either being the Divine Presence and experiencing Reality (Mary) or I am dreaming (being Martha). (See Mary and Martha - Revisited). Put another way, I am either experiencing life from a multidimensional universal perspective; or from the 3D perspective.

The wonderful thing about Mary is if I'm in a bad mood, she lets me have my tantrums without judgment, then she gives me her big picture vision of reality, which I'm free to accept or reject. Her love for me remains constant no matter how I'm feeling or behaving.

For instance, while I was in 3D mode and sent a stroppy text to a friend, the Voice within (Mary) said: "Calm down, dear, it's only a dream!" which made me smile. Later, I texted my friend and told him I was now feeling calm and wished him peace.

I am Mary who occasionally dreams she is Martha. Thank God Mary is always there to wake me up from those dreams.

Enocia

Related articles: No Point Trying to Wind Me Up!; Staying Alert for the Blessings; Mary and Martha - Revisited; I Love You No Matter What Mood You're In; Reconfigurations; The Inspiration Channel; Biggie Small; Calm Down, Dears!

Confidence and Trust are Perfect Dance Partners

2010-03-01T13:26:00.009Z

In the last episode of Dancing on Ice, the TV show where celebrities are paired off with professional ice skaters, one professional had to lift his partner up above his head. During the practice sessions, the celebrity was asked to trust in her partner but she was too terrified; so she held on to her partner's shoulder for dear life. The commentator said if she lets go during the actual performance, it will be beautiful.

On the night, she did let go and let her partner spin her and it was beautiful to watch.

I believe confidence and trust are perfect dance partners who need each other. Trust gives you confidence and the more confidence you have the more you trust.

Trust, 123. Confidence, 123.

Enocia

Related articles: Following His Lead; What is Surrender?; Because That's The Way It Is; Rock Solid Trust; Self-Confidence

You Only Like Me For My Sweets!

2010-02-27T13:58:00.006Z

Just before I left the library, I had to let the security guy check my bag, which they have to do. He asked me if I had any sweets.

"You're just like R who used to work here," I said. "He was always asking me for sweets."

Before I left the building I went to the toilet and then spent about 5 minutes chatting to another librarian. At the reception area, I saw R, the former security guard.

"I can't believe you're here!" I said. "I was just telling J that you used to search my bag for sweets, and here you are!"

"Have you got any sweets then?" he said.

"No! You only like me for my sweets!" I said and he chuckled.

Wow, that didn't take long for my thoughts about my friend to manifest!

Enocia

Related articles: The Desire to Help is as Good as Helping; Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!; Making the Invisible Visible; I'm All Take, Take, Take!

No Point Trying to Wind Me Up!

2010-02-27T13:34:00.004Z

It was really windy when I was walking home but I was too lost in thought to pay it much attention. When I came across a friend I usually meet during my walks, she complained about the wind and how it was messing her hair.

After that the wind got more ferocious and whipped my face. In thought I said to the wind, "No point trying to wind me up, wind! You and I know that we are not separate."

As if in response to my thought the wind pushed me forward.

"We are One, wind! One are we! One we are!"

After that the wind grew calm and we walked together in silence.

We are one!

Enocia

Related articles: Forever Friends; I See You!; Following His Lead; I Love You No Matter What Mood You're In; You Can't Fool the Light; Not a Person; Playfulness

The Desire to Help is as Good as Helping

2010-02-27T13:21:00.007Z

The other day I read on a forum about someone's experience about walking his spiritual talk i.e. trying to apply spiritual principles in his every day life. When he isn't healed and takes tablets for the pain, he feels guilty for taking the medicine and not trusting in God.

I could relate to my friend's experience. In a world where you're constantly being bombarded with ideas telling you that we are material, it takes persistence to be Spirit and experience the gifts of Spirit. In the meantime, while you're learning to let go and let Spirit, you have to work with what you've got now and stop fighting yourself. Just last week when I experienced symptoms of a migraine, I didn't feel guilty for having the experience. I simply reminded myself that Love is the only Cause and the Effect was all symptoms were soon erased. (See Cause and Effect).

Although I wanted to help my friend, I didn't feel inclined to log into the forum. As I don't have his email address, I reached out to him in my thoughts and wished him well. I knew he would receive valuable insights to help him on his "journey."

The next day I noticed a Facebook friend had posted an article called Cancer Healed about someone who had been healed of cancer by applying spiritual principles. I thought that the friend at that forum might find that article inspiring. So I emailed the link to another friend who I knew would post the link at that forum, which she did.

It just shows that when I have the desire to help, the Universe sorts out the necessary details. In other words, the thought is the thing itself.

Wishing all health and happiness.

Enocia

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Forever Friends

2010-02-26T15:47:00.008Z

Years ago, I had a thought of an ex-boyfriend and I tried hard not to think of him. The more I tried the more I kept seeing his name everywhere until 4 weeks later he popped up in my experience, which was most annoying. Actually, it was good to see him again. The experience taught me that if I don't want to experience something, I should either not think about it or stay neutral. (I dedicated this poem to my ex. The Truth About Mind Control).

So a friend at Facebook, X, was wondering if anyone would notice if she deleted them from her friends list. It was then it occurred to me that I hadn't I seen any posts by another friend at Facebook lately whom I shall refer to as Y. When I checked my friends list I saw that Y was no longer on my list. As I hadn't deleted his name, I presumed Y must have removed my name from his list.

Within an hour I received a "Posterous February Newsletter" via email which Y used to subscribe to; and I thought of him. A few minutes later, I received a private message from Facebook friend X recommending that I watch a video by someone who had the first name as my former Facebook friend Y. Hmmm, there seems to be a pattern emerging here. :-)

The interesting thing is my ex-boyfriend had the same first name as Facebook friend Y.

I believe it matters not whether we are connected as friends in the physical sense or not, we are always joined in Love as forever friends.

Thank you, friends, for being part of the Wonder.

All the best to you, forever friends. :-)

Enocia

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Love Bridges

2010-02-26T13:11:00.011Z

Even though I have no problem connecting with "strangers" I meet every day, as I believe everyone is my "friend" anyway, there are many ways I find to reach people or for people to reach me. I call them Love Bridges. Here are a few.

Animals, especially dogs and cats, make excellent love bridges. I happen to love dogs anyway and find them so delightful. As I was walking home, I noticed this cute guy walking his dog. The dog had a contraption around its neck. I asked the man what was wrong and he said the dog had been injured and it helps to keep his neck in place. It didn't stop the dog being friendly and he tried to jump on me but I stopped it as I didn't want its wet paws on my jacket. I noticed the guy had an Italian accent. I happen to love Italian as a language though I don't speak it. After chatting to the young man for a few minutes, I wished him well. His smile was so beautiful and radiant, I reckon it lit the whole town.

Another love bridge is admiring what people are wearing or carrying. It only takes a brief "Love your scarf!" to make me smile. Earlier today, I noticed this girl with a black and red outfit which matched her black and red shoes. Her black plaits also had a few strands of red. She was so cute I had to tell her how much I loved her outfit. She smiled and thanked me.

Young kids are excellent love bridges as they are naturally friendly and speak to anyone.

Another love bridge is to offer help to someone like carrying their shopping. Even if they say no, at least in that moment we still connect.

Just saying hello to "strangers" works wonders. I find people are very receptive when I acknowledge their presence.

The simplest love bridge is to just smile. There's nothing like a smile to brighten my day.

Who says Londoners are unfriendly? I think London is the friendliest city in the world. :-D

Love is all there is.

Enocia

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Quote of the Day - 5

2010-02-25T15:45:00.003Z

LOVE this!:

What was working with Clint Eastwood like?

"Bliss. He’s the most assured director you could ever work with. He has 50 years of experience in the business and wants everyone to do the job properly. He trusts you to do your job, you don’t feel like you’re being judged, it’s very liberating. It was such a happy set. Some of his crew have worked with him for 20 years and brought their families with them. He’s a genius." Interview with Adjoa Andoh in Metro

Staying Alert for the Blessings

2010-02-25T12:21:00.005Z

I believe God, Infinite Love, the All There Is, has anticipated everything all my needs and taken care of them; He has anticipated all problems and provided the solutions. I simply need to stay alert for the blessings which come in many different forms.

Here's one example.

This morning, I only had enough money on my bus card to pay for one bus journey. When my bus arrived just as I was going to swipe it, the driver put his hand over the machine and told me the bus was only going part of the way. If he hadn't stopped me I would have had to pay for two bus journeys. The bus I needed arrived a few minutes later.

Thank You for anticipating and providing for all my needs superabundantly.

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 10

2010-02-24T16:19:00.001Z

"Your Love is King" by Sade.

Enocia

Virus Protection

2010-02-24T13:02:00.003Z

1: The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
2: When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Psalm 27

A few days ago I received an email from a friend with an attached link. I marked the email as read but for some reason I didn't feel like opening the link. I thought to myself I will read it later and never got round to it.

Today I received an email from the friend notifying me that someone had hacked into his email and put a virus in his email which emailed everyone on his contact list. He hoped I hadn't opened the link. I told him I hadn't read it.

5: For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.
6: And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine enemies round about me: therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD. Psalm 27

Thank you, Light, for being ever present and ever vigilant in all my affairs.

Enocia

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I See You!

2010-02-24T12:29:00.014Z

Sometimes when I am just relaxing with my eyes closed I "see" fleeting images which fall into three categories: telepathic messages I'm receiving, seeing into other realms, and previews of things to come.

While I was in bed last night I saw an image of a child in a buggy/push chair and the child was grinning at me. I thought to myself, "That kid can see me!"

This morning I went to pick up my mother's prescription from the pharmacy. While I was waiting, a woman came in with a push chair. The little girl in the chair had a bottle in her mouth. I waved at her and she waved back.

"I love how young kids are so open and friendly to everyone," I said to her smiling mother and she nodded.

Then the girl took out her bottle and said "Hello!"

"Hello!" I smiled back at her.

"I see you!" she said.

It was then I realised the girl was the same girl I had seen in my "dream."

"I see you too!" I said.

On their way out the girl said goodbye and I waved back at her.

What I really love about the image coming true is that it shows that my day is unfolding perfectly.

I'll be seeing you all in my dreams!

Enocia

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Billions of Blue Blistering Barnacles!

2010-02-23T15:07:00.009Z

It's funny how my thoughts keep getting mirrored back at me. Here's one example.

At one point yesterday, for no particular reason, I felt like saying: "Billions of blue blistering barnacles", which happens to be one way Captain Haddock, in the Tintin books, expresses himself when he's angry.

In today's Independent newspaper is an obituary which reads: Georges Wilson: Actor who played Captain Haddock and worked with Oliver Reed. Yes, it's the same Captain Haddock in the Tintin books.

All I can say is "billions of blue blistering barnacles!"

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 9

2010-02-22T16:30:00.001Z

"Giving you the best that I got" by Anita Baker.

Enocia

Endless Joy

2010-02-22T15:39:00.004Z

I saw a neighbour taking his two dogs out for a walk. One of them was so enthusiastic, it was as if it was the first time he'd ever been to the park. My neighbour said that dog is like that all the time.

Wow! Imagine feeling that enthusiastic every single moment of every day!

That's endless joy!

I believe where there is endless joy, there is endless magic.

Enocia

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The All in Me

2010-02-22T13:42:00.013Z

If I want to speak to someone who is not close by I can phone or email them, provided I have their contact details. There's another way to communicate with anyone whether I have their contact details or not; whether they are "alive" or "dead."

I can speak to them in my heart.

I believe I have the entire universe within me. This means I'm one with the essence of every individual. As humans we may not associate with one another because of our different paths; but as our essence we are one and want each other to be happy. As our essence we are forever friends and always supporting one another's dreams.

So at any moment I can speak to any individual in my thought, even send hugs and kisses. I have found that the easiest way to resolve any "issues" I may have with someone is to speak to them in my heart. Sometimes I can even have discussions with the individual in my thoughts and have a sense of what's going on with them.

There are times when people try to communicate with me but I receive them through my sleeping dreams. A dear friend I hadn't been in touch with for many years used to keep in touch in my dreams. One night I had a vivid dream that this friend came looking for me and was telling me what was going on in his life. After I woke up from that dream and fell asleep, I had another dream about the same friend and meeting him up somewhere else and we went somewhere. I knew it was time to get reconnected in the waking dream. When we finally did meet up face to face, the first place we met and the cconversation we had were identical to the ones in my dream.

I recently had a dream about another old friend who I haven't seen in many years and we reconnected on a social network website. When I spoke to her on the phone, our conversation was identical to the one we'd had in my dream.

No matter what appearances seem to suggest, I am not separated from anyone. We are one; and we all want each other to be happy.

Infinite love, light and blessings to the all in me.

Enocia

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See Ho'oponopono by Joe Vitale

Political Correctness - Revisited

2010-02-22T10:46:00.007Z

I've been wondering whether there is a difference between the "German Shepherd" and "Alsatian" dog breeds as they look the same to me.

During my walk yesterday, I saw this man with two dogs that looked like "Alsatians" and I decided to ask him.

"Excuse me! Your dogs look like German Shepherds," I said. "Is there a difference between German Shepherds and Alsatians?"

"They're the same breed, it's just that some people think it's not politically correct to call them German Shepherd because of Germany and the war, so they call them Alsatians."

"Oh, I see. Thank you," I said. "I find them very friendly."

"Yes, they like being around people and kids."

My friend introduced me to the two dogs who were sisters. He said their father had injured his paw and was resting at home. While we were chatting I felt something up my backside which nearly made me jump. It was then I realised one of my doggie friends was giving me a once over. The man told her to leave me alone and she ran off to find something else to sniff at.

There's someone who doesn't give two hoots about political correctness. As far as the dog was concerned, my bottom was there to be sniffed and she went for it.

Enocia

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Quote of the Day - 4

2010-02-21T14:15:00.002Z

"Music is the only thing that affects the left and right side of the brain simultaneously. It engages the emotion and the intellect." Quincy Jones from Ebony Magazine, March 2010

Enocia

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Thought of the Day - 2

2010-02-20T16:00:00.001Z

Where there are no persons, every moment there is only the ONE expressing infinite love.

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 8

2010-02-20T14:12:00.002Z

Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix Fix You, lyrics

"Fix You" by Coldplay.

Enocia

The Scientist

2010-02-20T12:22:00.005Z

When I was at secondary school (in the A-Stream) there were compulsory subjects we had to study i.e. maths, biology, English Language and English Literature. Then we had to choose four other subjects either Arts or Science. As I didn't like Geography and History, I chose Chemistry and Physics instead even though I wasn't very good at them. I did enjoy the experiments though.

Later on when I wento university, I ended up studying media & cultural studies which is part of the school of social science.

I am a scientist at heart. It's because of my love of experiments that's why I have been interested in healing, magic and miracles. I do find that it's not enough to believe in something, it has to be demonstrated. In other words, I need to see it in action. Most of the stories I share are about how I have tested out my assumptions/beliefs and have them demonstrated in "ordinary life."

Conclustion: Life is a laboratory for me to experience infinite variations of Love.

Enocia, the Scientist

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Song of the Day - 7

2010-02-20T11:10:00.003Z

Love this song: "Beautiful Day" by U2.

Enocia

Making the Invisible Visible

2010-02-19T12:07:00.013Z

Earlier today, I noticed an advert on the side of bus for a new film called: Extraordinary Measures. I found the tagline very interesting: "Don't hope for a miracle. Make one."

Later I received an email from a friend saying:

"Are you able to see this one?"

I presumed he'd sent me one of those animated pictures which hadn't come through. My response was:

"Yes, I can see it, it's invisible. Could you send me a visible one?" :-)

Even though I was being playful in my response to my friend, I was actually being very serious. As I see it, just because something appears to be invisible doesn't mean it is not present. I believe all ideas already exist and whether they become "visible" depends on one's focus. In other words, a thing can be right in front of me but if I'm too preoccupied, I might not see it.

So back to the film tagline, I believe making miracles is about being able to see all ideas as existing now. If I can see it with inner vision I can then experience it. If I can feel it, my feeling will bring it to life.

Love and gratitude to my friend for helping me "see" this insight.

Enocia

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The animated photo photo my friend had tried to email me is from this YouTube video.

Song of the Day - 6

2010-02-18T15:45:00.001Z

"Search for the Hero" by M People.

"Search for the hero inside yourself until you find the key to your life."

Enocia

Out of Body Experiences (OOBE) - Revisited

2010-02-18T10:31:00.047Z

6": Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

"7": (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

"8": We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2 Corinthians 5

I am a pragmatist. If an experience doesn't have any practical use to me now, I see no point in having them.

There have times when I've been with my mother and have been feeling pain she has offered me painkillers. I've told her that I need to deal with it my way by going into myself. Usually when I "return", I'm feeling better. She's now accepted my way and no longer offers me pills.

What do I mean by going into myself?

Going into myself is rather like having an out of body experience. In other words, instead of experiencing life from the perspective of the physical body limited in time and space, I am experiencing life as the all-seeing, all-knowing and everywhere present Light/Spirit. The Bible refers to the "out of body" state as being absent from the body and present with the Lord.

The first time I was aware of my real self as Light was when I was 10 years old and involved in a car accident. After the impact, I was aware of myself as being everywhere present and a Voice telling me that the accident was a dream and wasn't real. The accident turned out to be filled with amazing synchronicities. (See Accident or Omnipresence at Work?)

Over the years I've made many spontaneous journeys out of the body, commonly referred to as astral projections. During my "journeys" I am travelling in a Light Body that is identical to my physical body but travels at the speed of thought. In fact, this Body moves by thought. From the perspective of my Light Body, thoughts come to life instantly. In other words, thinking of doing something is the same as doing that thing. Thus, when I'm being the Light Body and I think of a place in whatever time, I'm instantly there. I remember in one OOBE I was having anxiety attacks because I'd woken up late and I knew I was going to get into trouble at school for being late. It was only after I returned to my body that I realised I had travelled to the "past."

One fear I did have while I was having an OOBE was that I wouldn't be able to get back into my physical body and that someone would find my "lifeless" physical body and pronounce me "dead"; I would be screaming at them that I'm very much alive but they wouldn't be able to hear me. Then I realised all I had to do was to think myself back into the body and I was back to "normal."

Being the eternal pragmatist, I needed to know why I was having the OOBEs and how I can use the experiences in the here and now. OOBEs reveal that I am a multidimensional being of Light taking on many different forms. Just because I appear in human form doesn't mean I stop being Light. I am still Light resonating at a human frequency, rather like ice is still water resonating at ice frequency. Since I am Light, I no longer have to be "out of my body" to make any "journeys", all I have to do is think of a place and I'm there having the experience, which can be useful in the here and now. Here's one example that happened this morning.

During my bus journey, I started experiencing period cramps. I decided to "pay a visit" (in thought) to one of my favourite spots in London at Richmond Park...

I am sitting on a bench overlooking a hill. It's a warm day and there's a cool breeze blowing. The only company I have is a chirping robin in the tree above me. I am basking in the beauty of the scenery and watching the leaves shimmer in the trees. I love it here!

Then I made another journey....

This time, I'm in my loved one's arms and enjoying his warm embrace. It feels so good.

When I "returned" I was still on the bus but the period pain had been dissolved.

So when I go into myself, I'm no longer limited in time/space, but I am being Light whose nature is bliss. To invoke bliss, I can choose to “travel" in thought to any blissful memory or experience; I can be in silence; or I can call on Bliss. I have to say I do enjoy travelling in thought as there's a lot of fun to be had milking all those wonderful blissful experiences I've had.

While I am being Bliss, I experience bliss on the physical level i.e. no pain.

Right then, I'm off to milk some more blissful experiences. See you on cloud nine!

Enocia

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Love in Motion

2010-02-17T13:48:00.001Z

Loved Hayley and Dan's performance in "Dancing on Ice."

"You softened to his touch."

Enocia

Cause and Effect

2010-02-17T10:14:00.040Z

"God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." Psalm 46: 1

Where there is a cause, there is always an effect.

I have observed that at any moment I am either being the cause and in control of my life experiences or I am being the effect and at the whim of thoughts and experiences. That's why I have this ritual I practise every morning when I affirm that God/Love (what I believe to be God) as the only Cause.

The God/Love I believe is always available and is in fact my own self. Therefore, I don't need to call on a saviour, guru, master, angel, channeller, to mediate on my behalf, all I have to do is call on the Love in me and "receive" all the Love I need in every moment.

The God/Love I believe in doesn't create suffering or give me experiences to test me or for me to learn lessons from the experience, but Love can transform whatever experience I have "created" to good.

The God/Love I believe in wants me to be happy.

There are times, despite my conviction, when I get caught up in effects. The good news is the effects can be reversed in any moment.

So while I was doing some research in the local library I felt a slight thud in my right temple which I ignored. Suddenly, I experienced loss of vision in my left eye signifying the start of a migraine.

I've been experiencing migraines since I was a child which come with several effects. First is the temporary loss of vision. During this stage I also experience temporary amnesia and lose the faculty that gives things and experiences meanings. When that faculty is not available, I see all words as discrete with no connections, which makes reading meaningless and communication very difficult. If someone were to ask me what 2 + 2 was I wouldn't know what they were talking about as I would have no concept of numbers and maths. I wouldn't even know who my mother was as I would have no concept of relationships; I would just sense good feelings from her. While I'm out and going through this crisis, I'm aware of a Presence/Intelligence which usually guides me home.

Once my vision clears up, my memory returns followed by the thumping headache on one side of my head accompanied by nausea and stomach upset. The headache can last anything from a few hours to several days.

I stopped taking pills and medication about 10 years ago. Over the years, when I've experienced migraines on and off, I have been relying on prayer and Truth realisations for healing.

Back to the migraine. While I could still communicate and reason, I decided that instead of letting the migraine be the cause and suffer all the effects, I was going to let Love be the Cause. I also believe Love does not create migraines. I affirmed "Love is the only Cause." Then I phoned a friend who I had arranged to meet up that evening to tell him I wasn't feeling well and heading home to have a rest. I said I would let him know if I can meet up in a few hours. Fortunately, as I was local, it only took me about 15 minutes to walk home.

At home, I told my mother that I was experiencing a migraine and she said she was sorry to hear that. She didn't offer me any pills as she now knows that my way of dealing with it is to go into myself.

In bed, I repeated my "Love is the only Cause" mantra. I noticed I could still think and my memory was still intact. I also noticed my vision was clearing up. When I lifted my head, I felt a dull throb and decided to rest for another hour or so. I fell asleep. When I woke up my vision had returned to normal and the headache had been erased. I felt no nausea or stomach upset. I texted my friend to tell him I would be meeting him later as planned. After I had something to eat, I got ready to leave. My mother was astonished that I was feeling better so quickly and even planning to go out. I told her there was no point staying at home as the "obstacle" had been erased.

When I make Love the Cause, I experience Love's Effects, which in this example were healing, being able to spend time with someone I enjoy being with; and producing this piece, which might be helpful to someone.

Love is the Cause and the Effect in every moment.

Enocia

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Showing Off

2010-02-15T14:21:00.008Z

I believe I have many characters within me with their own unique parts to play. For instance, a friend was telling that when he takes my photos, I'm like a young girl. The girl is my inner model who wants to come out and play, so I step aside and let her have her fun. Naturally, I wouldn't let the girl out if I didn't feel comfortable with my playmate.

I also have a Showman within who is putting on the greatest show on earth and across the Universe for everyone's entertainment and enjoyment. The trick is to step aside and let the Showman, the Light Worker extraordinaire, work His magic.

Light, camera, action! Work it, Light!

Enocia

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Decongestant

2010-02-15T11:38:00.015Z

Once upon a time, in a land before time, I used to use decongestants to relieve nasal congestions and sinuses. Then I discovered another kind of decongestant, which costs nothing.

The other night I had a runny nose and felt like I was coming down with a cold. I decided to have an early night meditating with a wad of tissues beside me for blowing my nose, just in case. During meditation, I heard the Voice within saying "I AM God" over and over again.

As I listened to the Voice within, I felt this power which cleared my nostril and sinuses. The Power reminded me of the following passage from the Bible:

6: The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: he uttered his voice, the earth melted.
10: Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46

In other words, when I am still and let God, the Power within, express through me, that which is not of God i.e. the cold is dissolved. I then fell asleep.

The next day when I went out to do some work in the local library, I had a runny nose again. What I found interesting was that I was surrounded by people who were either sniffing or coughing. When I found a chair to read, a man with a cold sat close by. That was the last straw! It was time to decongest the whole library. I called on Light/God to fill all space. As I breathed, I visualised Light flowing in and out of my nostrils. I felt the Light dissolving my runny nose. The man with the "cold" left. After that no one with cold or coughs sat near me as they knew what was good for them. :-)

By the evening I was clear of the cold and back to "normal."

Light is my decongestant.

Enocia

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Taking Risks

2010-02-15T10:13:00.006Z

Last night the TV weather forecaster warned viewers there would be a "risk of rain" in some areas.

I'm so grateful she brought that to my attention. Can you imagine what havoc a drop of rain can wreak on an unsuspecting victim?

Aaargh, it's the rain! I am melting!

I think I'll stay indoors as some risks are not worth taking. ;-)

Enocia

Happy Valentine's Day!

2010-02-14T09:00:00.003Z

For my Valentine!

Enocia

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Thought of the Day

2010-02-12T12:48:00.002Z

The most important thing in the world I have, the most valuable, the most treasured, the most cherished, is me.

Enocia

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United Front

2010-02-12T11:49:00.004Z

In today's Independent Newspaper is the following article: Leader signals end of Methodism:

"The leader of Britain's Methodists made the astonishing suggestion yesterday that he would be willing to sacrifice his church's existence and forge an alliance with the Anglican Church if it was best way to continue spreading the Gospel."

Even though I'm not into religion, the Methodist leader's willingness to "forge an alliance" reflects my belief about focusing on what unifies than what separates. Will be interesting to see whether the two denominations can put their differences aside all in the name of spreading the Gospel.

I am only one with that which is free of all concepts, dogmas and doctrines; that which is eternal bliss.

Enocia

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Quote of the Day - 3

2010-02-11T15:24:00.002Z

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo Da Vinci

Enocia

Who Am I One With? - Part 2

2010-02-11T10:47:00.012Z

In a previous piece I wrote:

"I am only one with that which is free of all concepts, dogmas and doctrines; that which is eternal bliss. In other words, I'm only interested in what unifies, not what separates us." Who am I One With?;

So a Facebook friend posted a video of an Indian song that I really enjoyed (see video below). I told her that it reminded me of when I was a child growing up in Africa. I used to watch a lot of Bollywood movies with song and dance. At the time my favourite actor was Amitabh Bachchan. As a matter of fact, Amitabh was the first actor I had a crush on.

The song also made me think of another Internet friend who lives in India. My Indian friend came online and wanted to chat but I couldn't at the time. I sent him the link to the song.

On my way home a young Asian woman approached me asked where the nearest tube (underground) station was and I pointed the way. As I was going in that direction, I suggested that we walk together. At the back of my mind I was thinking of using the local public toilets but I figured I'd walk my friend to the tube station first.

On the way, my friend and I chatted about the weather, which had turned bitterly cold. She said she was looking forward to going away shortly to a family wedding in Mumbai. I told my friend I had been fantasising about Bollywood earlier on and how I used to have a crush on Amitabh Bachchan. She laughed and said her mother also had a crush on him. My friend said she was going to be staying at a Bollywood film director's house.

My friend also told me she'd just come from a job interview for a firm in the local area. She's a tax accountant. I thought that was very interesting because there was a time when I worked in accountancy and almost trained as a tax accountant until I decided that wasn't my path.

As we were approaching the tube station, my friend asked me if there were any public toilets in the vicinity. I told her I'd been thinking of the same thing and suggested we go to the toilets around the corner. She was concerned that the toilets would be dingy but I assured her they were clean. She actually described them as immaculate.

After we used the toilets, I walked my friend to the tube station. Before we parted company, we hugged and I wished her bon voyage.

I believe that which unifies us, Bliss, inspired my Facebook friend to share the song that I resonated with; and Bliss attracted the friend I met in the street.

Bliss transcends beliefs, dogmas and doctrines.

Enocia

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Who am I One With?

2010-02-10T13:01:00.007Z

Just because we are one doesn't mean I'm one with all of humanity. Why would I want to be one with all the conflicted beliefs and thoughts arising within the collective consciousness of humanity?

I am only one with that which is free of all concepts, dogmas and doctrines; that which is eternal bliss. In other words, I'm only interested in what unifies, not what separates us.

If you want to be one with me, let go or your dogmas and doctrines and then we can commune in silence.

Enocia

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Everyone?

2010-02-10T12:06:00.012Z

Sometimes when I'm watching a TV quiz show with my mother and they ask a question she thinks is easy, she usually says: "Everyone knows that!"

When a question comes up that she doesn't know, I tease her by saying "How come you don't know that answer? Everyone knows the answer to that question!"

While I was in the library, I noticed this lady borrowing a DVD for the American TV series, Mad Men. I told her much I loved the series. She said she has never seen it before but everyone says it's brilliant. I wished her happy viewing.

As I see it, when someone uses that word "everyone", it is the individual's perception of reality, which is not the same as reality.

If everyone knew all the answers that appear on TV quiz shows, the producers wouldn't put on these shows otherwise they will end up paying out a fortune.

If everyone liked "Mad Men" then 6 billion or more people would be watching it, which will make it the most popular TV show in the history of television.

So next time I hear someone using the term "everyone" I shall do my Mr Spock impression i.e. raise an eyebrow and say "everyone?"

Enocia

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Great Ad!

2010-02-09T14:22:00.003Z

I LOVE this advert for "McCain Oven Chips" which, for me, is a reminder of the Cosmic Conductor behind the scenes.

"It's all good!"

Enocia

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Following His Lead

2010-02-09T12:49:00.007Z

I believe life is like a ballroom dance, where someone, usually the male, takes the lead; while his partner, usually the female, follows.

I used to have problems with following someone's lead, as I felt like I was giving away my power. I now realise that while there appears to be two dancers, they are really one, moving with one accord.

So who cares who takes the lead? As long as you're both headed in the same direction, that's all that matters.

I am very happy to follow the Universal Self's lead, who I trust wants the best for me at all times.

Enocia

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On Being Psychic - Revisited

2010-02-09T10:32:00.014Z

Once upon a time I used to visit psychics and mediums a lot because I felt really lost. At the time, I wanted to know what my purpose on earth was, what career path I should follow, when I would meet the "one", what country I would live in, what else the future held in store for me, etc. Most of the readings were just as confusing as I believe the psychics were simply reflecting my confusion back at me.

I did eventually meet one medium who was able to cut through the crap and read my Soul. Although a lot of what she said didn't make sense at the time, when I got on my "path" I started experiencing what she'd predicted.

Over the years, when things have not been happening as fast as I would like, I have been anxious about what the future holds. I've learned though that instead of consulting more psychics or even try to predict the future myself, there's another way, which is a lot simpler: all I have to do is trust in what I believe in.

I believe that the source and substance of the universe is Light. In other words, it is Light that is clothing Itself as the many forms, and as all time, all space, and all realities. Let's say my current question is about where I should live in the future. Since everything comes from Light and Light is space, then the answer is I will live in Light. Light then appears as the perfect place that's right for me.

What am I going to be doing? I will be doing Light. Light will then appear as the work that suits my personality.

What am I going to live on? I will live on Light. Light will then appear as whatever that feeds and nourishes me.

Who am I going to be with? I will be with Light. Light then appears as the perfect mate.

The other day I was working in a library I hadn't been to before, which doesn't have access to toilets. I figured I would walk to the nearest department store, about a mile away, and use their facilities. On the way I noticed some buildings I had never noticed before and a sign pointing to toilets. In other words, the Source - Light - had appeared as what I needed.

The next day I decided to spend time browsing at a bookshop, which I haven't done in quite a while. During the bus journey, I had an idea to travel further afield to a bookshop in central London, which would give me an opportunity to look at the new crossing at Oxford Circus, which a friend had told me about. That is exactly what I did and the crossing looked fantastic.

At the bookshop, I browsed and then fell asleep. When I woke up, I decided it was time to go home. I thought of a programme I wanted to watch on television but I didn't think I would be able to get there on time as the bus route I would be travelling on gets diverted which adds another 20 minutes or so to the journey. At some point during the journey, I heard the controller giving the bus driver instructions and I wondered if this meant he was terminating early. When we arrived at a particular point, the driver informed passengers that instead of going straight ahead, he was going to turn left. He advised passengers who wanted to go straight to get on the bus behind. I stayed on the bus. It turned out the route the driver was using was going to cut out the diversion. I arrived on time for my favourite TV show.

When you know Light as the source and substance of all, then predicting the future is very easy. In the future, everything always works out perfectly.

Light is all there is.

Enocia

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Light, Camera, Action!

2010-02-06T13:25:00.009Z

Once when I was out on a walk I decided to have a rest on this particular bench and fancied a companion. I visualised Light next to me and within a few minutes a guy appeared and sat next to me. It was as if he'd appeared from another realm because he was very tall, blond and had a heavy Italian accent. I happen to love the Italian language. He was also very affectionate and asked me for a kiss. At first it was fun trying to communicate with him. But when he started pestering me about going out with him, I knew it was time to send him back from whence he came. So I asked Light to get rid of the form and my friend left, rather abruptly, without even saying goodbye.

That experience taught me the power of creating with Light. I only need to have the intention and then imagine it as Light. Light will then sort out the necessary details.

Light, camera, action!

Enocia

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What is Surrender?

2010-02-05T10:56:00.019Z

"In God's eyes nothing is large or small. Were it not for His perfect nicety in constructing the tiny atom, could the skies wear the proud structures of Vega, Acturus? Distinctions of "important" and "unimportant" are surely unknown to the Lord, lest, for want of a pin, the cosmos collapse!" Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

I hear people on the "spiritual path" talking about surrender and letting go and letting God. How does that work in practice?

As I was waiting for a bus I noticed this young woman speaking on her mobile phone and looking at the bus timetable. When a bus arrived she was just about to get on but I had a feeling it wasn't the right route so I asked her where she wanted to go. She said she was going to the Old Bailey. I told her to catch another bus, which happened to be the bus I was waiting for. I suggested that she asked the driver to let her know when we arrived. When our bus arrived, she asked the driver to let her know and he said she needed to get off at St Paul's Cathedral. I suggested to the lady to sit near me as I was going near that way and I would let her know when we arrived.

The strange thing about this particular journey was I don't usually travel that far on this bus route but as I was going somewhere different, I would be going right past where my friend wanted to get off. I also happen to know the "Old Bailey" very well as I once did jury service there.

During the journey, my friend sat behind me and continued to chat on her mobile phone. From what I could make out of her conversation, an ex-boyfriend, who is also her kid's father, was on trial and she was going to give him support.

I was really impressed with my friend's unwavering trust in me. In other words, my friend stopped worrying about how to get to her destination and handed control to me and let me guide her there. When we arrived near the Cathedral, I told her where to get off and pointed the way. That, for me, is a demonstration of surrender.

I woke up in the middle of last night and was dying to have a pee but I couldn't be bothered to get out of bed. So I called on Infinite Light i.e. me as Light and asked Her to remove the urge so I didn't have to get up. My body mass changed and I felt light and no longer had the urge to pee. Then I asked Light to put me back to sleep. I was soon sleeping like a baby. That is another demonstration of surrender i.e. giving up control of my bodily functions and letting Light take over.

I believe surrender is the opposite of control. I can choose to relinquish control and trust in an Infinite Power and let the Power take control or not. I am very aware that I haven't given up complete control of all areas but I'm working very hard at letting go. :-)

I surrender to Infinite Light.

Enocia

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Quote of the Day - 2

2010-02-05T10:00:00.003Z

"I feel I can find the best in myself by being open to every experience that comes my way - whether that means rugby finishing for me tomorrow or in five years." Jonny Wilkinson from Issue 146 of Sport Magazine, p. 20

Enocia

Song of the Day - 5

2010-02-04T15:10:00.001Z

LOVE this song: Ooh La La by Goldfrapp.

"Switch me on, turn me up...I need ooh la la la la!"

Enocia

I'm Not the Type

2010-02-04T14:19:00.002Z

I watched a documentary last night called "Don't Grow Old" about whether science can stop people growing old. They addressed whether aging was influenced by nature or nurture, whether genes can be manipulated, you know, the usual stuff.

As I see it, as long as you believe your origin is genetic or in something that is subject to decay, then aging is inevitable. You can delay it all you like but it will always end up the same result, aging and death.

Regardless of how thing appear, I know my origin is Light which has been and forever will be Light. Light is incorruptible.

Don't expect me to grow old disgracefully; I'm not the type.

Enocia

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Unconditional Love - Revisited

2010-02-04T10:50:00.035Z

Two nights ago, I started feeling a dull throbbing headache. I tried not to take it personally and gave it no further thought and it dissolved.

The next morning the dull throbbing headache returned with an itchy throat and I also felt achy. Again I tried not to take it personally. Shortly after, I received a text message from a very close friend that he was feeling poorly. He said since the day before he'd been having a headache, he now had a sore throat and he was getting worse. I sent my friend a text telling him I was thinking of him and sending him lots of love.

I tend to tune out thoughts and feelings from the collective consciousness. Only when I have a strong emotional bond with someone, like I do with this particular friend, do I tend to pick up on what they're feeling. So it would seem I was picking up on my friend's "stuff."

Later when I texted my friend to find out how he was, he said he was still in agony. He started describing pain in a part of his body. It was then I realised that the symptoms he was describing were identical to someone I'd heard about who had just had an operation. I told my friend that what he was feeling wasn't his stuff and he should try not to take it on board and just focus on doing what he loves.

It would seem that because my friend and I are joined emotionally, whatever I'm preoccupied with becomes his stuff and his preoccupations become my stuff. Even when I "send" him love with the best of intentions, all I'm doing is sending him a love that is tainted by my beliefs, feelings, preoccupations and expectations. In other words, I am loving conditionally.

How can I love without projecting my beliefs and expectation?

By "sending" a love that is devoid of beliefs, dogma and doctrines i.e. White Light. White Light is a living, ever present, intelligence that is also the source and essence of all there is. It is this Light that refracts as the many selves. I could channel the Light and send it to someone or somewhere but that will only end up being influenced by my beliefs and expectations. On the other hand, I can call on White Light to fill me up and then ask that the Light be activated in whomever and let the Light do Its work in a way that's best for the individual.

Another way is to simply affirm the truth that "Light is all there is." Thus, the loved one is pure Light.

Still another way is to experience life from the space of inner silence where there are no thoughts or judgments. I have observed that just being in silence, I can dissolve disharmonious feelings and experiences.

While I was pondering on these ideas, I was walking home and it started to rain. I called on the Light and the rain stopped. Well, the Light knows I don't like walking in the rain. It was dry all the way home.

Back to my friend, the best way I can ever love him is to realise that his essence is Light and trust in Light to sort out the details.

When I apply the same principle to the earth, instead of expecting the earth and all humans to live according to my expectations, I can simply love by knowing Light is everywhere present and trust in Light to sort out the details.

Light is all there is.

Enocia

Ps: My friend was back at work the next day doing what he loves.

Pps: A few days later, my friend heard about another very good friend of his who had had an operation on the spot where my friend had been feeling the pain. Looks like he had been picking up on his friend.

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All For You

2010-02-03T15:44:00.010Z

During my bus journey I had a vision where I saw myself surrounded by zillions of beings with their arms full and outstretched towards me.

Speaking with one voice, they said, "These are for you."

"For me? " I said. "What are they exactly?"

"They are our gifts of love," the voice said. "Are you ready to accept our gifts?"

"Yes I am, thank you," I said.

I felt myself expanding and absorbing all the gifts and felt immense gratitude to everyone.

Later in the evening when I was watching a documentary on television, I felt the presenter's love gifts coming through. Even though I didn't agree with his world view, I absorbed his good intentions.

Thank you, Universe, for your infinite bounty.

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 4

2010-02-03T10:46:00.001Z

I LOVE this song - Your Love is King by Sade.

Enocia

The Federation of Light

2010-02-02T13:44:00.020Z

While I was watching the closing ceremony of the Australian Open tournament, (which Roger Federer won), my mother, who was watching with me, called him Roger Federation.

I thought it was a good way to see Roger. No wonder he's such a brilliant tennis player when he's got his Federation supporting him.

I believe there is a Federation of Light that we are all part of. The Federation consists of each of us as souls, that aspect that is free of human doctrines and dogma; and together we form this one Body of Light that is the essence of all and Creator of the universe(s). I believe this Federation is the same body referred to in the Bible as the one body with many members. See 1 Corinthians 12: 13.

I also believe the Federation's nature is bliss and working together with one intent and one purpose - to express happiness.

Instead of identifying myself as the human self confined in time/space, I identify myself as the Federation of Light that is everywhere present. Every moment I am being supported by and being the Federation.

All hail to the Federation of Light!
Al hail to Roger Federation!

Enocia Federation

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If There is a God, Why is There So Much Suffering?

2010-02-02T11:37:00.026Z

Have you ever wondered if there is a God how come there is so much suffering in the world? I certainly have. Where was God when there was the Haiti earthquake? Couldn't God have prevented the disaster? Why did all those people have to die? Was God trying to teach humanity a valuable lesson?

Here's what I believe.

The God I believe in is a God of Love that is always present but needs to be activated to come to life in one's experience. Activation is simply becoming aware of Love's presence in all forms, all time, all space, all realities; and Love as the only power.

The God of Love I believe in doesn't create suffering so I can learn from them, but God can use that situation to create something good out of it.

God's approach reminds me of my friend, who is a music producer. He was telling me how he was chopping and changing old songs to create new songs that he'll use in his latest project. To create new songs, he speeds up, slows down, or takes them apart. In the same respect, God uses the experience of "suffering" in the past to create something good out of it.

In an email to an Internet friend yesterday, I said that ever since I was a teenager I've suffered with migraines and I've taken various pills and potions to get rid of them. I believe God did not "create" migraine, however through those experiences, I've come to realise that the essence of all is Love. Because I know that what Love did not create doesn't exist, I've been able to apply that principle to dissolve any symptoms that arise, which I believe is also dissolving that thought form from the collective consciousness of humanity.

A lot of the experiences I write about have been about how Love has turned the suffering caused by my own "ignorance" to good. I also share how wonderful like is when I live with the awareness of Love's omnipresence.

So with regards to Haiti (and all human suffering), while I believe Love does not create any suffering, Love always uses that situation for good.

Everything always works out for good.

Enocia

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Quote of the Day

2010-02-01T13:17:00.002Z

"In God's eyes nothing is large or small. Were it not for His perfect nicety in constructing the tiny atom, could the skies wear the proud structures of Vega, Acturus? Distinctions of "important" and "unimportant" are surely unknown to the Lord, lest, for want of a pin, the cosmos collapse!" Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramahansa Yogananda

Enocia

Playing Doctors and Nurses

2010-01-29T10:07:00.014Z

I accompanied my mother to the hospital for what she thought was the start of having some injections for pain but for some reason she was asked to report to the fracture clinic. While we were waiting, the smoke alarm went off. I couldn't take the alarm seriously and whispered to mum that it will be funny if they chucked everyone out. Then someone announced that we should all evacuate the building and patients on their crutches and others with their walking sticks hobbled out. Just as well the weather was quite mild.

While we were waiting outside, I heard two of the nurses saying someone had been burning their toast again which had set off the alarm. Good to see the hospital staff have got their priorities right. We couldn't reenter the building until the fire brigade had given it the all clear.

When my mother was called up, the room the registrar was sitting in was surrounded by children's toys. I thought to myself, I see we are here to play "doctors and nurses." While the registrar was flicking through my mother's files, I kept seeing him as a little boy pretending he was a doctor and I tried not to laugh. Then he told mum she was here for another check-up for her last hip-replacement. She told the doctor she thought she was here to have injections but he said she had been misinformed. The look on my mother's face was priceless and it nearly got me giggling but I had to suppress it. After her hip was X-rayed the doctor gave her the all-clear. Mum could easily have got frustrated but because of my lighthearted mood she found herself laughing at the situation.

I believe if people were to see through the charade of doctors, nurses and hospitals, there will be fewer patients, if any, in hospitals.

Enocia

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Walking by Faith and Not By Sight - Revisited

2010-01-27T12:50:00.004Z

This morning I had a thought that if I didn't have my faith, I will be living in fear all the time. As if to confirm my point, during the bus journey I noticed a headline in someone's newspaper which read: Food poisoning bug is found in two thirds of supermarket chicken.

Here we go again, another reason for people to be scared. It seems like experts are constantly coming up with more reasons why such and such is not good to eat.

As I was saying, if I didn't have faith in omnipresent Light which is not only my Self but my everything, I would also be concerned about many things.

I trust in Light the all in all. Therefore, when Light appears as food, I expect it to be nourishing and good no matter what the experts would have us believe.

Love-Light is all there is.

Enocia

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Treats

2010-01-27T10:57:00.016Z

I have observed dogs are conditioned to expect treats when they're nicely behaved while cats expect to be pampered at all times.

During my bus journey this woman came on with this little girl who looked about 3 to 4 years old. As the bus was packed full, she asked me if I could let the girl have my seat and I was happy to oblige.

Later when there were two seats available, I pointed them to the woman and she and the girl occupied them while I returned to my seat. The woman then pulled out a packet of chocolate which she unwrapped and handed to the girl.

"I shouldn't be giving you this," she said, "but this is a treat for getting ready on time and being such a good girl."

When the girl had finished eating the chocolate she asked for some water and the woman handed her a bottle.

"It's got a butterfly," the girl said indicating the picture of a butterfly on the bottle.

"Yes," the woman said.

"I got it for my birthday," the girl said.

"You received lots of nice pressies on your birthday, didn't you?" the woman said.

The girl nodded.

Aha, so that's why a lot of people are not so open to receive nice things all the time because of the programming that we should only expect to receive treats when we are good or on special occasions like birthdays, Christmas or other celebrations.

Call me catty, but I expect to be pampered all the time whether I'm "good" or not.

Miaow!

Enocia

Thanks, Nita, for letting me use Bubu's photo.

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The Working Hard at Letting Things Happen Paradox

2010-01-26T12:20:00.016Z

Here is a paradox.

On the one hand, I believe life is about letting things happen. On the other hand, I believe it's important to work very hard at letting things happen.

How is it possible to work hard at letting things happen?

I believe the substance of all things - visible and invisible - is Light. Light is not something I have to work for, earn or create, it is everywhere present and limitless. All I have to do is be aware of Its presence. By being aware of Light I am activating Light.

Working hard is remembering that Light is always present and all I have to do is call it forth, fill my consciousness with Light, and see/visualise Light filling all time and space.

Letting things happen is letting Light do the work of harmonising, removing obstacles, and revealing and manifesting the beauty, wonder and magic of life.

I have noticed that I can walk into a room and feel instantly uncomfortable like trying to fit into an outfit that's too tight. Sometimes I even find my skin crawling. However, when I project Light into the room, the atmosphere is instantly transformed and I feel comfortable. I have also observed that people who do not resonate with my Light tend to leave the room.

In the middle of last night I woke up with the same crawling and prickly sensation and I sensed disharmonious thought forms so I thought to myself: "I live and have my being in Light and that the Light fills the whole room." The itchy feeling was instantly dissolved.

On the bus this morning, the passenger next to me started chatting on her mobile phone. Although I couldn't understand what she was saying, I didn't feel right. I reminded myself that I live and have my being in Light which fills that bus. For some reason the woman's mobile cut off and she couldn't reconnect. When she got off, another woman sat next beside me and was speaking on her mobile. She was speaking in English and arranging to meet up with her friends. Then she started talking about her grandmother in hospital. I stayed centred in Light. I noticed her mobile phone stayed connected throughout her conversation. Just as she was getting off, I wished her grandmother well.

Every day and in every way I am working really hard at letting Light be Light.

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 3

2010-01-26T12:17:00.002Z

LOVE this song: "Magic Touch" by Loose Ends.

Enocia

I Never Forget My Function

2010-01-25T14:22:00.008Z

Quite recently as I was walking through the local park, I came across two Spaniels. The younger of the two ran up to me and I stroked her head. As I was leaving she wanted to chase me but her guardian called me away.

Today as I was walking through the same park, I noticed the two dogs chasing a squirrel. When the first one caught up with the squirrel, the same one who had tried to chase me the other day, she played with it with her paws.

"Leave the squirrel alone," I yelled but she ignored me.

Then the other dog caught up and they chased the squirrel who eventually scrambled up a tree.

When I saw their human guardian, I said "That poor squirrel!"

"Did they catch it?" she said.

"No, it ran up a tree."

"They never catch anything, you know," she said.

It's funny how those dogs live in the city yet their hunting instincts are very much alive. You never forget your true function.

And I never forget mine which is to be myself.

Enocia

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Because That's The Way It Is

2010-01-25T11:25:00.027Z

I've been watching Dancing on Ice, the TV show where celebrities are paired off with professional ice skaters who then compete to be ice dance champions. In the first show after the audience voted for their favourite contestant, Sharron Davies, a former swimmer for Great Britain, was in the bottom two and had to perform in the skate-off. The judges then saved her. When she was interviewed after that show, she indicated that she was at the bottom two because of her performance. She hoped that if she took on board the judges' criticisms and worked hard, she would no longer be in that position. The next week, she did all she could to improve and at the end of that show she was still at the bottom two. Again, the judges saved her in the skate-off. I'm sure Sharron must be wondering why the audience are voting for the weakest celebrity skater, when she's a lot better than him.

I can understand where Sharron is coming from. In sports, to be at the top of your game, it's all about your performance and self-belief. TV entertainment is a whole different ball game; it's not always about how you perform but about how the audience feels about you. If the audience doesn't take to you, you can do all you can, even jump hoops, but they are still not going to support you.

This raises an important question - why do we love? I have observed people love for two reasons.

There are those who love you for no apparent reason at all.

There are those who love you for what you do, how you perform, or if you meet their expectations.

Anyone who only loves me because of how I behave or perform is bound to get disappointed because I don't fit into boxes and labels. I am not always sweetness and light; I can be a real moody cow sometimes.

I believe I am loved not because of what I do or how I perform but because I am loveable. Even if I didn't do anything "worthy" or choose to no longer associate with people, I will still be loved anyway because that's the way it is.

Back to Sharron, if I were you, I would stop trying so hard to please people. Just be true to yourself. If people don't appreciate you, it doesn't matter. You are still loveable anyway.

We are all loveable.

Enocia

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Song of the Day - 2

2010-01-25T11:12:00.001Z

LOVE this song: "Begging" by Madcon.

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It's a Mug's Game

2010-01-23T12:24:00.022Z

Sometimes my mother asks me to play her lottery for her. She usually plays the same numbers.

When I took her form to the shop, the assistant had problems inserting it into the machine. I didn't fancy filling out a new one. After the machine finally accepted the form, the assistant asked me if I always use the same numbers and I said yes. He printed out the numbers on a little slip of paper and put it in a plastic wallet. He said each time I play the lottery, all I have to do is take that wallet to any shop and they will scan it and print out a lottery ticket.

A part of me thought it was a brilliant idea. It obviously makes things easier for customers who play the same numbers each week. I thanked the assistant for his suggestion.

There was this other voice in me thinking: They're taking us for mugs here!

This planning ahead strategy suggests people have no chance of winning so they might as well just keep playing anyway. While you're busy projecting into the future, you develop a losing mentality where you never expect to win the jackpot.

I'm not falling for that! If I do play the lottery, I will decide on the spur of the moment.

I'm not going to say anything to my mother though as I don't want to ruin her fun.

Enocia

"Mug" is Brit slang for someone gullible

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Hello Baby!

2010-01-23T10:24:00.006Z

As I was walking to the bus stop, I sent love to the Universe. "Hello baby! I love you!"

About two minutes later just as I was about to open a gate leading to the local canal, I noticed a guy on his bike on the other side waiting to come through. I have often seen him cycling through the local park. He grinned at me and reached out a gloved hand.

"Hello baby!" he shook my hand. "Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year to you too!" I said.

"Haven't you got a kiss for me then?" he said.

"Not today!" I said. "See ya!"

While I see the Universe as my baby, I am very picky about the human babies I choose to lock lips with. Some babies make me want to run a mile. Haha!

Love you, baby!

Enocia

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No Need to Keep Up with the Joneses

2010-01-22T14:54:00.015Z

When I was younger, I used to watch a lot of films when they first came out, especially those critics had been raving on about, as I didn't want to miss out on all the excitement. In other words, I wanted to keep up with the Joneses. I never thought about whether the film was my cup of tea or whether I could relate to the characters or not. I guess I had a lot of money to burn in those days.

As I got older and started focusing on why I do things and what makes me tick, I realised that being true to myself means attracting movies that resonate with me. I also observed that the Universe always finds means and ways to bring to my attention films that resonate with me.

A few days ago when I was in the local library, one librarian brought to my attention that they were going to be screening Spike Lee's film Mo Better Blues for free and invited me to attend. I told him I saw it years ago when it first came out. I vaguely recalled it was a lot about Jazz and nothing else. I said it would be interesting to see it again.

Later that day a friend and I chatted about meeting up and one of the evenings he suggested was the same evening I had planned to watch the film. My friend said it was a good film with great soundtrack and recommended that I watch it. A few days later I changed my mind about watching the movie and suggested to my friend that we meet up on that evening but he didn't seem too keen on the idea.

The day before the movie, I was still in two minds whether to see it or not. When my mother asked me to run an errand for her the next evening, I thought to myself that by the time I get home after running her errand, it will be too late to catch the movie anyway. The next morning when I asked my mother what she wanted me to do for her, she said she'd changed her mind and didn't want me to run the errand after all.

Hmmm, is the Universe trying to tell me something?

I did end up going to see the movie and I even saw someone I knew. I could see why the Universe had wanted me to see it because I could relate to part of the story line.

There's no need to try and keep up with the Joneses. I only need to follow my own path which is perfect.

Thank you, Love, for the movie, which now makes a lot of sense.

Enocia

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More About Expectations

2010-01-22T13:00:00.011Z

"The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." Luke 18: 27

"And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God." Mark 10: 18

I believe it's perfectly natural to have high expectations but not from people, as people are flawed, limited and wishy-washy; and unmet expectations can lead to frustration and lots of heartache.

The only one I can trust who will and can never let me down is my Beloved Self whose resources and love are inexhaustible. My Beloved then expresses His love through appropriate channels, which may take the form as people being inspired to do something nice and good. The trick is to not get distracted by someone's "goodness" but to always remember that it is my Beloved's goodness being expressed through that particular individual.

I expect nothing but the best from my Beloved.

Enocia

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Love Story

2010-01-22T11:36:00.011Z

I believe life is like many novels happening at the same time. There are many genres such as adventure, fantasy, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction, thriller, etc. At any moment, I can choose which genre I wish to experience.

Right now I'm living in a romantic novel and the story is about the ongoing romance between me and my Beloved Universe. In each chapter my Beloved, who is infinitely powerful and creative, is constantly finding new ways to show me how much He admires, appreciates, cherishes and loves me. My Beloved uses people and experiences as tools to express His inexhaustible and undying love for me. I, in turn, then share our love story in writing.

When I came out this morning, I noted the roads were wet signifying there had been a recent downpour. While I was walking through the park, it started raining. As I didn't fancy taking out my umbrella, I thanked my Beloved for making me walk in dry weather. The rain stopped. When I got on the bus it started raining again. When I got off the bus it was dry.

The love story continues.

Enocia

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When It Feels Right

2010-01-21T11:02:00.006Z

I've discovered when I'm waiting for my bus, even though I can't read the bus number in the distance, I can usually tell whether it's my bus by how it feels.

So as I was waiting at the bus stop for a particular bus route which was taking a while. I could have taken another bus but I decided to wait for my preferred route. Each time I caught a glimpse of a bus in the distance, I checked with my feeling whether it was the right one and I had a feeling it wasn't. Eventually when I saw one bus, it felt right and it was my bus.

You know it when it feels right.

Enocia

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Song of the Day

2010-01-21T10:20:00.002Z

A friend was playing this song and I remembered how much I LOVE it.

"Fame" by Irene Cara.

Enocia

Perfectly Normal

2010-01-20T15:37:00.013Z

A friend was teasing me about I speak to strangers. He reminded of a time when we were thinking of a song and couldn't think of the title, I stopped this "random" guy in the street and sang the tune to him and asked him if he knew the song and he did. My friend thinks it's really weird how I can speak to strangers.

For me speaking to "strangers" is perfectly normal. How do you expect to connect with people if you don't reach out? It doesn't have to be a conversation, sometimes a smile is sufficient.

A few months back during my walk, I met this guy who asked me out on a date but I told him I wasn't available. Two nights ago as I was walking home, I felt someone's arm around my waist and realised it was the same guy. He said since we'd met he hasn't stopped thinking of me and he even prayed for us to meet again and God answered his prayer. With his arm firmly around my waist, we took a leisurely stroll while he chatted about life and his ideal job. When we approached his flat he asked me to come up but I told him I wasn't interested in him that way. I wished him all the best in his job search and said goodbye.

This morning as I was walking to the bus stop, I met this woman who was speaking to the dustman. As I approached her, she told me what a nice man he was. Then she chatted to me about the recent Haiti earthquake and how sad she was feeling. She kept asking why it had happened and how God could take people that way. I told her I don't believe a God of Love would create disasters. She told me about a relative who used to remind her about the importance of seeing light at the end of the tunnel and being kind to people as it does come back. My friend said she expects things to get better. I agreed with her that I expect wonderful things to happen for everyone. It was a real joy chatting to her.

I believe everyone is my friend whether I "know" them or not.

Enocia

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Mary and Martha - Revisited

2010-01-20T11:16:00.023Z

In a previous article I cited a passage from the Bible about when Jesus was invited to Mary and Martha's home. While Jesus was teaching his followers Mary sat to listen to him, but her sister, Martha, was busy trying to serve her guests. When Martha complained to Jesus that Mary wasn't assisting, Jesus told Martha she was concerned about "many things." He said Mary had chosen the "good things" and that will not be taken away from her. See Luke 10: 38-42

In that article I wrote:

"Mary and Martha represent two types of consciousness: being and doing. The world is full of Marthas. Marthas like to do. "What do you do for a living?" is the first question Marthas ask when you are first introduced. Even when Marthas get on the spiritual path they end up doing the path. Marthas come up with lots of techniques to do. They try hard to understand a teaching or truth so they can do it.

"Marys realise that the universe is an expression of being. Marys know that there is nothing to do but be who you are. Love is being; Peace is being; Truth is being. Therefore, when you realise you are Love, you let Love be. When you realise you are Peace, you let Peace be. When you realise you are Truth, you let Truth be. While Marys still live in the world and appear to be doing normal things, they are being the experience. In other words, they allow the universe to express or be." Mary and Martha

I concluded that "there are no Marthas; there are only Marys dreaming they are Marthas."

To explore this idea further.

I believe that a lot of us have been conditioned to believe that we live in a world where there are things that can cause us harm and things that cannot; things that make us happy and things that don't; things that are free and things that we have to work hard for. What has effectively happened is that instead of experiencing our nature as Bliss and having our needs met effortlessly, we have developed split-dual minds, which means life is experienced as fear and love; pain and pleasure; good and bad; etc. It then seems like there are two versions of self: one going through highs and lows; and the other living in total bliss.

I believe in the Biblical story of Mary and Martha, Mary represents the blissful self in its right Mind; while Martha is the self experiencing duality. However, that which is experiencing duality is only a dream.

What do I mean by a dream?

Let's say I'm having a dream that I'm in danger. I can either dream situations that keep me from harm or I can wake out of the dream. Once I'm woken out of that the dream, I appear to no longer be in danger. The problem with dreaming is that it doesn't usually end when one wakes up from a sleeping dream. The dream usually continues while one is wide awake. There are many experiences occurring at the moment that people have dreamed up that have no basis on reality. For instance, sickness, hunger, lack, disasters, death are all dreams. Some even believe that these dreams have been created collectively in order that people can learn from those experiences and evolve their consciousness. I don't buy into any of that belief. I believe that I am here to live in joy and be happy. In other words, I am here to live as Mary.

One way I find to live as Mary is to experience life in silence i.e. have no thoughts. As I have written elsewhere,

"As Silence, I am no longer a person with a set identity and beliefs, I am being the Infinite Self. In practical terms, I have endless energy, so much that I can afford to give out energy instead of seeking to get from others. The Infinite Self is also a magical being that experiences endless wonder.

"When I experience life from Silence I get to experience only the good intentions. For instance, when I'm listening to music, I get to experience only the Joy that was intended." The Importance of Being in Silence

Does this mean that as Mary I become ethereal and live on a different plane? No, I am still very much human, I'm just aware that I live in a dream, which can be changed instantly. Those who don't understand may think I'm a magician.

There are times when I forget who I am and start behaving like Martha but when I remember who I am as Mary the drama dissolves.

I believe Martha is a figment of the imagination.

I am Mary and will always be Mary.

Enocia

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