Daring to Live in Love!

WHAT THE………POINT???

varungenius — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 07:32:47 +0000

After all those so called ‘philosophical’ posts on change, spiritual awakening, etc., let me share my experience and realization on a slightly different topic.

A lot many times I hear people cursing one another or the situation for their own mistakes. I did that too, many times but now I wonder what the…….point behind doing all that is! You all know that cursing the situation or the person will never solve your problem; it’s just a way to escape the frustration and anger. In most of the cases, situations may even go worse after you curse! Sometimes, we say bad words just for fun; we simply laugh at them and enjoy. Enjoying is good, laughing is even better but are there no other matters left to laugh at than just enjoying at such filthy words?

I lost my keys! What the %$#!

I am late for the meeting! What the %$#!

Why can’t I do it better? I’m such an *$%#*@!

Situations may or may not be in your favour but there seems no point in cursing the situation by using such words which not only sound uncomfortable but also take away a part of you. For some people, words are just words. It hardly matters for them what they say. For others, words are like arrows; once shot, they create an impact. But a person is better judged by his words; ‘choice of words’ to be more precise. Not every one of you may have excellent writing or communication skills or vocabulary but you can certainly become good in communication, if not excellent; and good is all that is needed.

It’s not necessary that a person who has poor choice of words can never be a good person. Actions always speak louder than words. But being good in words and the manner we speak opens a window of our true character to others. Therefore, others can see you as you really are! Being good to others is appreciable but good things start with good ideas, and to share your ideas while keeping their quality intact, your words should be acceptable too. Speaking those filthy words that may affect the sphere around you will do nothing good to you too! So, speak well, be good, be YOU!

LEAVING DISTRACTIONS BEHIND

Waverider1 — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:36:37 +0000

Reblogged from On the Cusp of the Wave:

LEAVING DISTRACTIONS BEHIND

Distractions abound

Both inside and out

Why is it so trying, so hard

To ignore them, opt out?

Bombings, wars and earthquakes

Financial crises and chemtrails

The MSM news outlets

Work to keep us biting our nails

The Masters of Mass Control

They have their hands on the knobs

The arrogance of centuries

Makes them unapproachable SOBs…

Profound Inner Peace, Ineffable Bliss -- The Shift is NOW in Progress!

Waverider1 — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:43:00 +0000

Reblogged from On the Cusp of the Wave:

(IMPORTANT NOTE: The Process that we have been going through is universal for ALL people on Earth at this time. The Paradigm Shift is planet-wide -- if not even greater in scope. However, each sovereign individual human BE-ing is having a very unique experience of this Shift, based on both their specific circumstances in life, and the particular perspective and attitude which they choose to adopt in any and every given moment, and at what point in The Process they find themselves of course.

In ESSENCE . . . .

Waverider1 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:18:15 +0000

Reblogged from On the Cusp of the Wave:

In ESSENCE . . . .

There IS only One Core Truth

There IS only One Core Reality

There IS only One Core Essence:

I AM THAT I AM!

Brethren, We Are That ONE. And That is ALL.

All else is illusion. All else is self-deception.

So which do We NOW choose to embrace, to live, to express???

WE ARE ALL ACTORS!!!

varungenius — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:34:25 +0000

In the world we live, we are all actors! We are born equipped with talents and abilities but as we grow up and learn to act, we lose our real self. We are taught many things that seem good to others ignoring our own wishes and desires. The things we do should ‘look good’ to the world and its people; doesn’t matter if we really wish for it or not. At every stage of our life, the people we meet teach us to be formal, not loyal. And if they want us to be loyal, they never mean it in reality; they want us to act like we really want to be loyal. Try remembering any recent decision you made in the past. Just recall the factors you considered while making your past decisions. What was the major factor responsible for making that particular decision? I bet it was “If I do it this way, how will the people look to it or react to it!”

In trying to show others what you possess or what you do, I would say that you never really made any decision for yourself. You made decisions just to ensure that it looks fine when others look at you making that decision. Don’t you think that’s quite unfair to you and unjust to your life! Every system that we have created, teaches us to be an ACTOR; an actor who acts exactly as asked by the system. The rules of this system become our script; the work we do to earn money becomes our dialogue; the formal life we live becomes our story; and just another person like us becomes our director. We are just actors who play various roles in one life story. But even after this busy life, what do we get? Money? Fame? Identity? Is this what we were longing for? Nothing among these is real. Money, fame, identity, these are just illusions; these are our own creations.

In today’s world, we are told not to believe in just anything or trust just anyone; even our own blood relations. By the time we become independent, we don’t even hesitate to act in front of our own reflection. In order to survive in this fake world, we have to disguise ourselves. We have to tell the world what we are not really inside; just to gain acceptance. But in trying to be the best actor of life, we gradually lose ourselves. We distance our true self from our own conscious; where actually they are one. Right from birth we have been told that we need to act in order to survive and succeed. Diplomacy and formalities become our life.
You may wish for many things that you actually desire, but you can’t have it; because it may look odd or strange to others. You are bound by rules, laws, principles, guidelines and restrictions. You wish for freedom but you can’t actually have it; because you have to pretend that you are fine with what you have. Just for a minute, stop and reflect your past. What have you gained? What have you lost? And what haven’t you explored yet? It seems like we are all actors and in our whole lifetime we learn to perfect this art of acting. We are living a life with multiple roles and none of them is our real one!
For just once, think and reflect where have you been? What were you searching for? All this time you were living in a dream. You were acting on someone’s commands. You were following someone’s orders. You were not YOU! Now it’s time to be what you always wanted to be! It is my belief that we are what we believe ourselves to be. Our physical bodies are just an illusion. It’s just a vessel that we have created by our own imagination and the wonderful power of perception. We mould our physical bodies with our thoughts and efforts. In reality, we are not even inside our physical bodies at all. We actually reside in an unknown dimension where we all are ONE. The absolute world to which we belong knows no dualities; it stands entirely on ONENESS. We don’t have to pretend to be someone else; we don’t have to impress anyone; we don’t have to live in disguise anymore; we don’t have to hide our true faces. We have to be what we really are – our real self; away from these world’s formalities and restrictions.

To conclude, I would say, “If you want to be an actor, better be the one whose character reflects your true style. Every one of us has a different story to live but many common roles to play; doesn’t matter who plays them well, what really matters is how well you stood on your expectations and how balanced were you on the grounds of self-satisfaction.”

©Varun K. Sharma

Support your local Farmacy

talesfromthelou — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 19:07:16 +0000

The “season” is just about upon us my friends.
Support your local growers.

Be Nourished By Nature

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talesfromthelou — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:39:06 +0000

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LIGHTER & BRIGHTER

Waverider1 — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 03:34:01 +0000

Reblogged from On the Cusp of the Wave:

LIGHTER & BRIGHTER

Lighter and brighter grow my days

Raw Joy surges often from deep within

The battles were fierce, the eons of dark

Now the cycle has ended – the New Dawn begins

The tattered, dissolving fabric

Of the Illusion we all lived

Is finally revealing the hidden truth

Even to those who have refused to give

The Lighted words, the soft bright voices…

FAR AWAY IN THE HORIZON

varungenius — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:46:56 +0000

Far away in the horizon,
Lies a world not too unreal,
The air of which is saturated,
With the molecules of love,
And the clouds of dust,
Are dispersed with hope,
That rains the drops of joy,
Soaking in the ground of beliefs,
Giving life to half seeds,
That show their bald heads,
To the million hopeless eyes,
Inspiring them to grow up,
Towards and towards the endless sky,
With the ‘ordinary’ sap of nature,
And the ‘familiar’ sound of wind,
Nothing new nothing new,
Everything known but unaware,
Breeze of knowledge in every breath,
Essence of life in every death,
Where life never ends,
Adventurous, infinite, without any bends.

Far away in the horizon,
Lies a city of immense possibilities,
Unlimited ideas, unstoppable mind,
Evolved, secure, happy, kind,
Surpassed ego, extended love,
Far away in the horizon,
Lies a land of peaceful dove.

THIS IS NOT THE END, THIS IS A NEW BEGINNING

varungenius — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 05:00:17 +0000

Hello world! Today is 21^st December 2012 – the day of change!! There are many theories that support the fact that TODAY is the doomsday; the end of the world as we know it. But here I am, writing this post on this very day, ALIVE and CONSCIOUS. Not even a scratch magically appeared on my skin, nor did the ground fall beneath my feet. Nothing!!! But something happened; something is about to happen on this day! I’m not concerned about what scientists have to say on the basis of their astronomical observations or what priests have to say on the basis of their faiths and beliefs or what philosophers have to claim about their theories and proofs. I’m simply concerned about what really there is! And that depends upon what I believe because my reality is the result of my beliefs. And in my reality, the PRESENT moment is all that really exists. There is no past, there is no future; these are all the creations of my mind. The reality is NOW!

“An asteroid, or to be more specific, an unknown planet X is approaching towards earth at very high velocity. And it’s going to strike our planet exactly on 21^st December 2012. The unexpectedly huge solar activity is going to change or twist the earth’s magnetic field, thereby causing geological shift on our planet; and that too predicted to occur on 21^st December 2012. Mayan’s calendar clearly shows that the last day of human era is going to be 21^st December 2012.” And there are many other proofs and evidences that can’t be ignored. All these evidences point towards a single day and a single prediction – the doomsday! The end of us all!!

But there’s one good thing that I’ve learned so well in my life till now, and that is “to never stop questioning!” So here’s my question: “what if the interpretations of all these evidences are wrong? Or what if only a few of these evidences are ‘actually’ interpreted and the rest are just derived from these evidences?”

Well, who knows!!! The stories of finding and collecting the evidences have always been kept secret from us. We just know the HEADLINES that suddenly pop up on our information screens out of nowhere. And then, there are theories, claims, predictions, possibilities, probabilities, news, comments, debates, and all those things that can twist your frame of mind and force you to believe what they want you to! As a part of this world, I have the right to express myself and convey my message to the world.

The story of doomsday is now a fairy tale, because if it had been true, then you would not have been reading this article. TODAY is the day of change, the day of transformation, the day of a new beginning. It’s the beginning of a new civilization – a civilization of awakened people.

21^st December 2012 will mark the beginning of a new era of humanity, where we all are going to witness the change – both internal and external. If you take a look around, there is a change going on at all levels. From technology to human behaviour to lifestyle, everything is changing. But TODAY, the energy that controls these changes will shift its level. The energy that binds us and keeps us alive will start vibrating at a higher frequency. And this will lead to changes in behaviour of people. There may or may not be physical or physiological changes at higher level but it is quite expected that there may be transformation of human DNA. The shifting of energy to higher frequency may result in mutation of genes and thus activation of new genes which may lead to change in behaviour, emotions, reactions, thoughts, and therefore the consciousness. Yes! This is the consciousness shift, not the continental drift! There will not be any displacement of continents, as you are told. This day will bring mark the beginning of an interesting phenomenon – the shift in consciousness. People will become more aware of their inner and outer worlds. The coming year 2013, will be the year of many small and big changes. You’ll witness the change right in front of you. It’s a mass spiritual awakening. But it will not happen in just one day; it will take time. Love will cover the world with its pure and true colours. This is not something to be expressed in words; you will feel the change as it comes. And it’s coming to you soon enough!

If there are people out there who have already begun experiencing the change, just know that “you are not alone”. There might be strange things happening to you; things you don’t know how to express. Don’t worry; this is just a phase, IT WILL PASS. You are in the phase of spiritual evolution! Be patient and flow with the change.

On this day, let’s make a resolution to be together in love, to LIVE IN LOVE. If some natural disaster is on its way, and if we can do nothing to prevent it, then it’s better not to think about it and pass every minute in panic and worry. Live each day as if it is your last day. And remember, each one of you is special; each one of you is different and unique. And you all deserve to be loved!

Let’s celebrate this new beginning!

Happy 12.21.12

WHEN WORDS END, MEANINGS BEGIN

varungenius — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 06:25:20 +0000

Through this post, I want to share my views about some thoughts that came into my mind when I stopped noticing activities on this blog. The purpose, however, is not to criticize anyone, nor it is to make any personal comments on someone’s writing or blogging skills. If, in expressing my mind, I say something that doesn’t seem good to you, I apologize for that! Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments.

Today, in this double-faced world, words have very significant role to play. From the day in our history, when we learned to use language as a tool to express our feelings, ideas, thoughts, beliefs, opinions, and criticisms, to NOW, we have been learning to master this tool. Still, sometimes, there are instances when we are out of words! But that doesn’t mean we are losing the grip of knowledge or we are diverting from our path. This simply means that we have said ENOUGH, now it’s time to find meanings for what we said. It’s obvious that when we speak or write, we fully understand the meaning of our statements; only then we express ourselves, isn’t it? But when words end, what does it signify? When words end, what do you do? Do you stop expressing ourselves? No. That can never happen. You can’t live without expressing yourselves. In my own personal experience, when I’m out of words, that means I’m pondering on what I’ve said earlier………once again! What’s the purpose? The words change their incline of meaning every time you read them. Unless you get the same meaning every time you read a statement, you are not really getting it! So, WHEN WORDS END, MEANINGS BEGIN. When you are out of words, that means you are pondering on something, said or unsaid.

This time, PRESENT, is the time of awakening. We all are experiencing changes – both internal and external. It’s time to think upon your said words – what they REALLY mean. You said those words with some purpose of course, but NOW, it’s time to find the CONNECTION between all those SAID statements of yours! It’s time for NO WORDS but TRUE MEANINGS. It’s time to search for answers; answers so long hidden in the tricky incline of words. Uncover the opaqueness of those tricky words, make them transparent and look through it. You’ll find ONE SINGLE TRUTH that connects to every SAID word of yours and magically everything you said starts making SENSE. It’s time to CHANGE your perspective towards PERCEPTION. How you perceive things around you needs a fresh beginning, a process of re-wiring, re-thinking, re-shaping and re-defining. Don’t be worried by these heavy words I speak of, they all point towards a single belief – “Ending of words doesn’t mean you are falling, it means you are preparing yourself for the change.”

My intuition tells me that something BIG is going to happen soon. A SHIFT in our perception and everything connected to it. A SHIFT in CONSCIOUSNESS, to be more precise. People are voluntarily entering into a journey WITHIN themselves. People are becoming more curious in knowing about WHO THEY REALLY ARE!! Words are now scattering, falling apart; they no longer hold the meanings they did earlier. NOW, people are finding courage in challenging even the most unaltered aspects of their life, like religion, lifestyle, career and education. The curiosity to CHANGE is emerging from WITHIN and it’s a good sign for a new CIVILIZATION to land its first steps on the AWAKENED EARTH.

Whether you post something on this blog or not, there’s always some CHANGE going on in the background. Sometimes, we have to believe what we can’t see! This post was just to remind my fellow authors and bloggers not to worry about going out of words because of lack of time or some other reasons. Because I believe, whether words come out or not, there is always some CHANGE taking place in every part of the universe. Words don’t change anything, they are lifeless; it’s their MEANING that makes them alive. You don’t have to find new words every time; just pick the old ones, change your intention, re-order them, and there you are, with a new MEANING – a new CREATION of yours!

Happy blogging to all my fellow authors and bloggers! You all are the CHANGE – MAKERS. Words don’t define YOU, MEANINGS do!

Let’s tweet!!

Many Little Drops — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:25:32 +0000

Hello, my fellow contributors!

Conversation (Photo credit: Peter Nijenhuis)

There’s not currently being much activity on Daring to Live in Love! lately — we’re all busy, I know, & we have our own blogs to keep up with. I know my efforts have been lagging — not just on this blog, but in most areas of my whole life!! I will make more of an effort from now on. Afterall, Autumn & Winter are great times of the year to look inside ourselves, since there are fewer outdoor activities, & more time indoors. Introspection is a natural activity in these seasons, & I know we all have important/interesting/relevant/silly/engaging/funny/provocative/insightful/wise things to say:)

Here’s something that will help drive more traffic to this blog, & then to our own, as well —>> posting our stuff to Twitter! ~~~ Did you know that Alternate Economy has a Twitter account?? Yes, indeed, with 220 followers – @AltEconomy~~~ ((If you didn’t know this, it is my fault – I don’t know why I haven’t made this more well known to y’all. And I hereby offer mea culpa, mea culpa.)) If you are unfamiliar with Twitter, go to www.twitter.com& look around — there are bazillions of tweeters, in every field, on every possible subject. — Hey! set up your own account, follow some others & tweet away! I’d love it if you’d follow me, @MindMindful.

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Now, there are 2 ways to get your posts to this blog to also be automatically tweeted:

#1 — Dashboard > Settings (lower left corner) > Sharing — add @AltEconomy ((& wordpress, in its fabulousness, has made it possible to add multiple accounts, so add me too if you want — @MindMindful))

OR

#2 — Dashboard > New post > Publicize (upper right corner) — this puts you on the same page as above.

Once you’ve changed your Sharing settings, everything you post to Daring to Live in Love! will instantly be tweeted to all the Twitter accounts you’ve added – too cool, eh!!

So, my darlings, I hope this is of interest & sparks some inspiration:) I look forward to all you have to say…………….. Ciao, Shala, of www.MindMindful.wordpress.com