What You Resist Persists

What You Resist Persists

Re-member that Every thought you have, whether it be a conscious or subconscious thought eventually Manifests itself in Your Reality.

From Neale...

What you resist persists...

This is is a marvelous teaching from Conversations with God. It explains so many of the things that have happened in my life.

When I first received this wisdom, I did not understand it. I could not see why this had to be true. Now, with deeper understanding, I see that it would be impossible for it not to be true.

The whole saying from CwG is, "What you resist persists, and what you look at disappears. That is, it ceases to have its illusory form."This is true because the mind creates everything. Everything that is was first an idea, or a thought in someone's mind. You cannot think a thing without beginning the process of placing it in your reality. Conversely, a thing cannot appear in your reality that has not been thought of. Maybe you never thought of it, but I can guarantee you that, somewhere in the Collective Consciousness, it has been thought of.

Knowing that this is true helps us to understand that the act of resisting a thing actually places it there. You cannot push against something that is not there. When you think of the thing that you don't want, you place it in consciousness at a very high level, with plenty of energy. Negative energy, to be sure, but energy nonetheless.

Energy creates your reality.

Energy IS your reality, experienced through the receptor that you call your present body.

That is all that your body is. Your body is an energy receptor and an energy transmitter. It receives energy and it transmits energy - as does every physical thing in the universe. (And every non-physical thing as well.)Your body IS energy. It is an energy package, as is all of Life. When you resist a piece of incoming negative energy, you actually enlarge it, because what you are doing is adding your negative energy to the incoming negative energy.

The more you think badly about it, the more difficult you make it for it to be removed from your experience.

That is why all masters have taught some version of the statement, "Judge not, and neither condemn."They know that what you condemn, condemns you.

Don't shut your eyes to something you don't desire or choose. Open your eyes and look at it squarely. Remember that "what you look at disappears." That is, it ceases to have its illusory form.

Often we do this kind of "looking" after the fact. A "disaster" passes and we look at it again in retrospect, only to conclude that it was one of the best things that has ever happened to us.

The true master sees this possibility in everything. And the true master sees this in the moment of an occurrence, not in its aftermath.

Yet if we are not to resist anything, then what shall be our enlightened response to an experience, condition or circumstance that we do not consciously choose, that we do not prefer?

Conversations with God says that "gratitude is the attitude." It recommends that we thank God for all that appears in our life, no matter what. "I know that this experience is perfect for me now, or I would not now be having it. Thank you, God." That is a very powerful prayer. It announces that we know in advance what some people only come to know in retrospect: that all things happen for our highest good.

If we are confused about this it is because we have become confused about what is our highest good.

Let's take a concrete example. Let's explore the events of September 11, 2001. On that day, life as we were living it ended for all of us. Everything changed in a very profound way, and things will not be the same on this planet. Now, on the surface of it, it would seem as if this was a horrible disaster. Many people died and others suffered terribly. Only if we thought that all this occurred for some higher good could we possibly reconcile our feelings about all this. Only if continuing life as we were living it was not in our highest good could we begin to imagine that the September 11 events could make any sense in a benevolent universe. Yet if we thought that this was a wake-up call that was badly needed, and that the souls assigned to this task undertook their duties courageously, serving all of humankind, we would think of it in an entirely different way. But how can we go to that place when the higher good is not obvious to us?

Faith. Or, better yet, what Conversations with God calls "knowing."We can know that nothing-absolutely nothing-happens that is not for our highest good, providing us the tools with which to proceed with our process of evolution. Only when we stop resisting what happened there, and begin to truly look at it, can we see it for what it really is. Its illusory form disappears. Then we can work with the experience in a way which transforms our planet and transforms our lives.

We don't have to do this, of course. All of us have free will. And if those who choose not to do it are in the majority, our collective experience will be one thing, while if they are in the minority, it will be another.

If those who are in the majority keep resisting that which they call evil, they will perpetuate evil (and even perpetrate evil) in their effort to resist evil. And so, the sins of the father shall be visited upon the son, even unto the seventh generation.

Humanity will continue to repeat its worst nightmares as long as it resists its greatest opportunities for insight.

This is true for everyone on the planet, collectively and individually, and it is true of everything in life that you would resist. Another reason not to resist something is the knowledge that you, yourself, have put it there. If you see yourself as being at the effect of the life experience you are now having, rather than being at cause in the matter, you may be tempted to resist the incoming energy, thereby giving more power to it.

Experts in the soft monk form of martial arts understand this. They know that resisting the incoming negative energy is the surest way to empower it. So they move into the energy, going with the flow, and thus transmuting and dissipating the negative aspect of that energy and turning it into a force for good.

CwG says there are no victims and there are no villains. That is because we are, each of us, creating our own moment to moment reality. Even these words, coming at you right now, have been caused to be there by YOU at some level.

YOU HAVE CREATED THE REALITY YOU ARE PRESENTLY EXPERIENCING.

Do not, therefore, resist it. Rather, look at it, and decide what it means. For you, and only you, can give your meaning to the experiences and events of your life, and of this moment.

NUMEROLIGY MEANINGS

NUMEROLIGY MEANINGS ON CLOCKS ETC
by: Doreen Virtue

Number Sequences Your angels often communicate messages to you by showing you sequences of numbers. They do this in two ways. First, they subtly whisper in your ear so you'll look up in time to notice the clock's time or a phone number on a billboard. The angels hope you'll be aware that you're seeing this same number sequence repeatedly. For instance, you may frequently see the number sequence 111, and it seems every time you look at a clock the time reads 1:11 or 11:11.The second way in which angels show you meaningful number sequences is by physically arranging for, say, a car to drive in front of you that has a specific license plate number they want you to see. Those who are aware of this phenomenon become adept at reading the meaning of various license plates. In this way, the angels will actually give you detailed messages. Here are the basic meanings of various number sequences. However, your own angels will tell you if your situation holds a different meaning for you. Ask your angels, "What are you trying to tell me?" and they'll happily give you additional information to help decode their numeric meanings.

111 —— Monitor your thoughts carefully, and be sure to only think about what you want, not what you don't want. This sequence is a sign that there is a gate of opportunity opening up, and your thoughts are manifesting into form at record speeds. The 111 is like the bright light of a flash bulb. It means the universe has just taken a snapshot of your thoughts and is manifesting them into form. Are you pleased with what thoughts the universe has captured? If not, correct your thoughts (ask your angels to help you with this if you have difficulty controlling or monitoring your thoughts).

222 —— Our newly planted ideas are beginning to grow into reality. Keep watering and nurturing them, and soon they will push through the soil so you can see evidence of your manifestation. In other words, don't quit five minutes before the miracle. Your manifestation is soon going to be evident to you, so keep up the good work! Keep holding positive thoughts, keep affirming, and continue visualizing

333 —— The Ascended Masters are near you, desiring you to know that you have their help, love, and companionship. Call upon the Ascended Masters often, especially when you see the number 3 patterns around you. Some of the more famous Ascended Masters include: Jesus, Moses, Mary, Quan Yin, and Yogananda.

444 —— The angels are surrounding you now, reassuring you of their love and help. Don't worry because the angels' help is nearby

555 —— Buckle your seatbelts. A major life change is upon you. This change should not be viewed as being "positive" or "negative," since all change is but a natural part of life's flow. Perhaps this change is an answer to your prayers, so continue seeing and feeling yourself being at peace.

666 —— Your thoughts are out of balance right now, focused too much on the material world. This number sequence asks you to balance your thoughts between heaven and earth. Like the famous "Sermon on the Mount," the angels ask you to focus on spirit and service, and know your material and emotional needs will automatically be met as a result.

777 —— The angels applaud you¼¼congratulations, you're on a roll! Keep up the good work and know your wish is coming true. This is an extremely positive sign and means you should also expect more miracles to occur.

888 —— A phase of your life is about to end, and this is a sign to give you forewarning to prepare. This number sequence may mean you are winding up an emotional career, or relationship phase. It also means there is light at the end of the tunnel. In addition, it means, "The crops are ripe. Don't wait to pick and enjoy them." In other words, don't procrastinate making your move or enjoying fruits of your labor.

999 —— Completion. This is the end of a big phase in your personal or global life. Also, it is a message to lightworkers involved in Earth healing and means, "Get to work because Mother Earth needs you right now."

000 —— A reminder you are one with God, and to feel the presence of your Creator's love within you. Also, it is a sign that a situation has gone full circle.

Starfish

Based on the story by Loren Eisley...

I awoke early, as I often did, just before sunrise to walk by the ocean's edge and greet the new day. As I moved through the misty dawn, I focused on a faint, far away motion. I saw a youth, bending and reaching and flailing arms, dancing on the beach, no doubt in celebration of the perfect day soon to begin.

As I approached, I sadly realized that the youth was not dancing to the bay, but rather bending to sift through the debris left by the night's tide, stopping now and then to pick up a starfish and then standing, to heave it back into the sea. I asked the youth the purpose of the effort. "The tide has washed the starfish onto the beach and they cannot return to the sea by themselves," the youth replied. "When the sun rises, they will die, unless I throw them back to the sea."

As the youth explained, I surveyed the vast expanse of beach, stretching in both directions beyond my sight. Starfish littered the shore in numbers beyond calculation. The hopelessness of the youth's plan became clear to me and I countered, "But there are more starfish on this beach than you can ever save before the sun is up. Surely you cannot expect to make a difference."

The youth paused briefly to consider my words, bent to pick up a starfish and threw it as far as possible. Turning to me he simply said, "I made a difference to that one."

I left the boy and went home, deep in thought of what the boy had said. I returned to the beach and spent the rest of the day helping the boy throw starfish in to the sea.



My note: This is just one example of how helping just one animal at a time can make a difference to that animal . We in the rescue community sometimes feel overwelmed just like looking at the shore with so many starfish to save, but to every one that got thrown back in that day it made a big difference to that one.
We can't win them all nor can we save them all , but one by one we can and do make a difference .

Change

Change

Sometimes when you are ready for a change, and you kind of know it but won't admit it, when it comes, not only are you surprised, but it hurts.

Ya I know that doesn't help much, unless you remember the "ready" , part. Because there is no change that might ever transpire in time and space that happens before your fully able to use it for your own growth and glory.

The Universe

 So Hey You may as well just act like you had personally requested it, and soar, because , truthfully you did, a honestly, you can.

My Favorite Elf

MY Favorite Elf

By, Rebecca DiNolfi

     It was a beautiful fall day in October.  My girlfriends ,Julia , Cathy and I had finely arrived at the first ever Faerie Convention held  in Philadelphia , PA. 

     My  girlfriends  had reluctantly agreed to go with me to this amazing event that I had been waiting for all year. I'm more of a faerie lover than they are and I have been planning this trip since I first heard about it in Jan of 2007. The  actual convention was not until Oct of 2007, and here we were.

      As I looked around the large room in the Convention Center I could see all the wonderful artisans of the faerie realm  in front of me spread out like the beautiful petals of a magical flower.

     I immediately noticed  something I had not expected. Walking all around us were beautiful fauns and dragons ,a wizard with his dragon familiar on his shoulder, Pan playing his flute.  There were Faeries and Elves and big burly Green Men with leaves in their hair.. a few gorgeous Unicorns pranced around ,and there was glitter of every color imaginable sprinkled everywhere.

      Brightly colored tents  were set up as  booths filled with magic and art of every kind for sale. There were things you could only hope to dream of in your fondest dreams everywhere you looked.

     There were mystics, minstrels, Merlin's of every size. Trolls and goblins galore walked the floor..

      I was in awe to see all the leather waist coats and brocade jackets. The faerie gowns were breath taking. Their wings were vivid colors  as they flowed through the crowd like magic. There were children and grand parents , mothers and fathers all decked out in their mystical faerie tale costumes. I was mesmerized by the enchantment I was feeling all around me. I felt like I had just stepped into another dimension.  I knew that I had just arrived  in the magical land of the Fae.

     We walked through the crowd looking in amazement  at the costumes, and the different fantasy artists I recognized  because of their wonderful works of art that were on display to be sold. Oh my did I wish I had more money to spend here today.

      After finally coming back down from my cloud to earth, I spotted the man I came here to meet.

     Brian Froud  was  in the middle of the room surrounded by every kind of magical being you could imagine standing in a very long line holding books, pictures and anything you could get a signature on.

                   

   I walked to the back of the  line to await my turn. Brian was the reason I wanted to be here, I wanted to meet my favorite Elf , who was  at the other end of this very long line.

     After I had been in  line for what seemed like an eternity , I  finally got a  glimpse of the man I  so wanted to meet. I could see the top of his bushy hair, and a peek of his Dutchman blue shirt.  I kept inching closer with all the others that were in line for the same reason.

     Brian Froud  is one of the most famous faerie artist in the world.  His wife Wendy  is also famous in her own right as a faerie doll maker and faerie artist. They have both worked with the late Jim Henson making puppets for the movie "Dark Crystal," as well as many other things in the faerie world to their credit.

     As we inched closer I could make out his elf like features. To me he looked just like some of the amazing characters he drew so well for so long. He had rather long wild looking brown hair  and dark rimmed glasses. A walrus mustache  sat under his nose. His smile was mischievous, and his eyes twinkled as if he knew something we didn't, and should.

      He was signing books, pictures ,and anything we had brought with us just for this special occasion.

     His face was beaming with pride as he looked at all of us waiting in this long line to meet him, and share a few minutes of his precious time to discuss his famous works. He was aglow with a special aura that just shouted, I have arrived, and I did it all for fun.

After what seemed to me like a very long time ,I was next.  I shook his artistic hand, and  I could feel a jolt of energy run up my arm. All I could think was, here I am actually shaking the hand of my very  favorite artist in the entire world. I was speaking with Brian Froud , the man who's famous works hung on my walls at home ,and who's books filled the book cases in my living room.  I couldn't believe this was happening to me.  I  was actually standing right here in front of my favorite ELF. 

     He greeted  me  with joy, and a hug so warm and friendly  I felt  I had known him all my life. Well, I guess I actually have, because I have followed his famous works  for many years.

     He was  a little shorter than I had pictured  in my mind's eye, but elves are rather small you know. He shook my hand as he took my book and signed it.

      After that Cathy tried to take a picture of me and Brian together and  my camera wouldn't work. The batteries were dead. I couldn't believe it. I was crushed.

     He shot me a mesmerizing smile ,and just hugged me. He could see in my eyes how disappointed I was.  I took my book from him ,and turned to leave.

     He told me to come back for my picture if I was able to get my camera working .   

  I said, "thanks,"  as I walked away looking back  over my shoulder just in time to see  his big wide smile and that famous twinkle in his eyes one last time..

     I was so disappointed, I smiled back and walked away with the book he had just signed for me. I knew I would never see him again, because we had to return to our hotel room to change into our Faerie costumes so we could go to the Bad Faerie Ball at the Trokadara Theater that night after the convention .

    Julia , Cathy  ,and  I returned to our hotel room to changed into our faerie garb complete with crowns of flowers for our heads and  beautiful flowing faerie wings of gossamer. We even had faerie dust for our hair. I was the only one that  had pointed elf ears  and a beautiful painted face mask of magenta with  purple glitter.

     I never imagined that I would ever see Brian again, but as we walked up stairs to the balcony at the Troc., guess who was standing at the top of the steps?  Yes, it was Brian dressed like a Hobbit.  I can't believe it, but we did  meet again that night at The Bad Faerie ball .

     He  posed with his arm around me in a handsome silk brocade jacket that made him look more like a Hobbit than an elf. I was in my Faerie wings, and gown. We were a sight to behold, and  I treasure that moment and our picture together  with all my heart.

    All in all it was one of the most exciting experiences I have had in a very long time, and one I can tell my grand kids and great grand kids .. Thank you Brian.

    

A Different Kind of Fairy Tale

       Most fairy tales begin with, “Once Upon a Time”, but not my fairy tale. It doesn’t start that way, because it isn’t from a long time ago, it’s from this time and place.  It is my fairy tale.  It began the day I moved into my new home in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. It was warm that day in July of 2003 when my two potbellied pigs, Reggie and Pepper and I arrived at our last homely place. I unpacked the SUV and headed to the front door of our new home nestled snugly in the enchanted woods. When I opened the door I was greeted with the overwhelming feeling that this was going to be an amazing new adventure. .

     I set my things on the floor, because there was nowhere else to put them. Unfortunately I had another month to wait before my furniture would be delivered, so that meant the house was empty except for one small chair left behind by the previous owner. The pigs were snooting around from room to room as I headed for the sliding glass door in the dining room to let in some fresh air and see what was happening on the deck out back.

      As I stepped onto the deck I noticed a wonderful old maple tree.  A strange feeling crept over me as I was gazing at this tree. I got the feeling I was not alone. I could not understand why I was feeling this way. All I knew was that I felt happier at this moment than I had felt in a long time. I felt a sense of peace and overwhelming gratitude to finally be here. It had been a very hard time I had just gone through to get where I was now after my divorce.

     I continued to unpack and settle into my new place. A month passed and my stuff   arrived.  It was suddenly August and the nights were getting a lot warmer so I was able to keep my doors and windows open for longer periods of time. It was a delightful summer and I could see the autumn leaves starting to appear here and there in the forest behind my home.  My Potbellied pigs and I spent a lot of time there just walking among the wild flowers and trees. Of course they did taste a few flowers here and there.

     Whenever I was in the forest I always had a strange feeling of being watched, but I could not tell where it was coming from. This feeling was something I never experienced before. It was a little unnerving, but not scary. Somehow this actually made me feel protected. As time went on this feeling of being watched got stronger.

     This was the first time I had ever lived by myself and I absolutely loved my new- found freedom. Then one day like magic I discovered where the feeling of being watched was coming from.  It was coming from my old maple tree.

      Since I am a professional dowser I decided to use my pendulum, and A-B-C chart, to locate where the strange feeling was coming from. My pendulum told me it was the  maple tree. I had just discovered how to use a pendulum to speak to my animals and trees any time I wanted. This was the beginning of something  amazing. My tree told me his name was “Old Man” and he was my guardian. Then he gave me a special name. It was, ‘My Lady Rebecca Fire Elf Shimmer.”  He even told the forest creatures, and now they  call me My Lady Rebecca. I knew that day I was living in a magical place and I was blessed to have been brought here by my Angels and Higher Being. Strange things started to happen after that day with Old Man.  

     Time was moving fast my first summer here. One hot summer morning  I was working on a zoning case and I glanced out the window of my office.  I noticed my neighbor’s cat  Peanut playing with something in his yard.  I realized he had a chipmunk and was tossing it in the air. I grabbed my garden gloves and  rushed out the front door. Peanut saw me and took off. I ran to the little chipmunk lying motionless on the ground and picked it up. I cupped him in my hands and immediately began sending Reiki energy. Reiki is a very old Japanese alternative healing modality that uses life force energy to heal. I am a Reiki Grand Master and it is just natural for me to do this. It seemed like forever, but he finally opened his eyes and looked at me.  I could see the blood running down his tiny cheek. He was scared to death. All of a sudden he jumped out of my hand and scampered away.  I said goodbye and went back home to finish my zoning case.

      A few weeks later I was by my feeders and I noticed a chipmunk with scars on his face. I asked him if he was the same chipmunk the cat had hurt, and he told me yes and introduced himself as Odie.   From that day on Odie and I became the best of friends, I saw him inside my home one day looking out my sliding glass door at his friends on the deck to let them know he was special. He left me many presents of seed and peanuts that summer and many summers to follow. Odie has since passed into spirit, but he will always be very special to me because he was the first wild animal that talked to me. I even befriended a mole named Moe who would allow me to pet him while he ate seed from under the fallen leaves.

        Summer had suddenly turned into fall and the trees were dressed in every  color you could imagine. There was a golden glow coming from my enchanted forest. I loved talking to my trees and animals all summer. It was an amazing experience to feel the closeness I felt to these creatures.

       Then one morning in mid September, I received a phone call from my psychic friend Nancy . We talked a while ,then she said, “Becky, do you know that you are living on a port hole?"   “No!” I said, “but I wouldn’t be surprised.”  I proceeded to tell her everything that had been happening here since the day I arrived. She also told me there is a tribe of 27 forest fairies residing here with me and my two pigs. I was really excited to know I that. I have always believed in the Fey ." Nancy," I said, "This explains so much."  

        After we said good bye, I used my pendulum to ask my fairy queen her name. I connected immediately and she told me her name was Noni.  She said she has been here forever. Noni also told me how happy they all were that I had moved here and  they were here to take care of me. Then she began to explain how upset they were with me for putting my lawn tractor by the shed, because it killed all the grass. I explained to her that this was the only place I could put it, and then she said “You should have put it in the shale drive way.” I apologized to her, and I said, "As long as the grass was already dead I am going to leave it there."  We agreed ,and she explained to me that I needed to warn them before I cut the grass so they could get out of my way in time.

     I was amazed about the fairies and I never told anyone I was talking to them or the trees and animals. I guess I was still skeptical, but that disappeared the day some fairies were seen dancing in my hair. This actually happened the next summer at Sacred Spaces a Healing Zone and Angel gift shop I frequented  for classes .  That  day I was with my friends Nora and Patty watching an Eagle soar over the brook out back of the store. Patty started to laugh and she began to tell us she could not see the Eagle because of  the fairies that were dancing in my hair . Nora said that she was not surprised at all. Well needless to say I was shocked , but because of what happened that day I am now known to my friends as the fairy lady, and I was asked to work with the children at summer camp making fairy houses in the local parks near my home the next summer.

       Since that time I have watched my forest fairies at 3:00 am twinkling in the trees in my front yard and I have made fairy gardens of my own around my home for my friends to enjoy, but I have a special place that is still untouched and wild for them to dance and play, as they really do love wild places.

      I  have adorned my SUV from front to back with fairies, and across the front is a statement that tells it all. “Don’t Piss Off the Fairies”. This is what they tell me all the time, because they are not at all happy with us humans of late. This is the exact reason they disappeared from this dimension many long years ago. Today they will only appear to special children and adults that take them seriously. The ones that keep Mother Earth free from harm.

     I always call on the fairies when I hold my Medicine Wheel Drumming Circles to help heal Mother Earth, or when I open my Elven star gate to allow the Elf Masters return. I know in my heart they are with me everywhere I go to protect me, because I have become one of them in spirit. I am now and will always be a fairy ambassador and activist who keep’s a very special place in my heart and my home for the wee folk, because they were here way before we ever stepped onto this planet.

     The message they want me to convey is this. Fairies are real and they will be showing themselves to more people from time to time.  They told me to ask you to keep your eyes, and your heart open to feel the love they have for you and our Mother Earth. They want you to learn where to look for them, but most of all you must believe  with all your heart and soul.  Become like little children again.

       Do not fear to be the way you were meant to be before you were told that it was not ok to be that way. I believe that the hardest part of becoming an adult is leaving our inner child behind and all alone. She is the child I had to say good bye to many years ago. I have found my inner child again since I arrived here in this special place in the enchanted woods, and she is now free to be who she was meant to be. You see, I am her and she is me.

      I'm not afraid to tell my Fairy Tale, because of what someone might think of me. I 'm way  past that nonsense now.  I am now an outrageous  older woman, who in my golden years has been cut free ,and I owe it all to my potbellied pigs , my Old Man tree, my forest creatures, and especially the faeries.  Yes, fairies  are real to those of us who believe, and  I really do believe in fairies with all my heart, maybe you should too. It is amazing to finally become who I was meant to be, and live my life happily ever after.

The End