Well, I thought I really must write something on here ‘cos it seems an age since I last did. It’s 11.30 on a Friday night and I don’t know how long I’ll last before I get sleepy, so please forgive it’s probable sub-standard quality.
So, as the saying goes, doesn’t time fly? If you believe Terrence McKenna’s Time Wave theory and it’s conjunction with the Mayan calendar that ends on 23rd December 2012, then time is speeding up (I first read about this stuff in Peter Russell’s very highly recommended book The White Hole in Time). Or is it just a by-product of getting older? I hit 40 in August and you realise the days are passing by like sand falling through your fingers and there’s nowt you can do about it. I think of aging as like walking up a see-saw: you start walking up from one end, taking your time and not thinking much about what happens up ahead when you get to the middle bit and beyond. That’s when it hits you and your world swings wildly and you’re sliding down faster and faster, wishing you were back on the other side.
It’s said that you spend your young life wanting to get older and your older self wanting to be younger. That’s probably true to a large extent but really it’s all about how happy you are. I’d prefer a shorter life of happiness than a longer one of misery. The mysteries of life, huh?
Anyway, my eyes are getting heavy….which seems a good lead-on for me to put in a rather lovely, dreamy song I recently discovered by a band called Laika. The song is called Almost Sleeping 🙂
The name Laika, btw, is the name of the first dog in space. So remember where you read it!
See ya,
Jimbob
Hi Jim,
It’s interesting what you think about aging. It seems like all a blur after 27 for me. This man made concept of time does not exist. (Einstein proved to us that time is an illusion, no matter how persistent it is. You can and actually do expand and shrink it all the time, again by your thought and consciousness. The only ‘time’ that exists is an eternal moment of Now.)
It only gets better & better after 40. Anyway, rushing off to farmers market. I wish you a long and happy life J.
Have a great day!
Thanks for your kind wishes, Aiko. Same to you as well 🙂
I agree with the concept that there is only truly a ‘Now’, but living that truth is easier said than done. I’ve been reading Eckhart Tolle’s ‘The Power of Now’ which is giving me some pointers. The thing I’ve been kind of fascinated with lately is the idea of surrender. I think of life as a bit like a river in which you can either swim with or against. When swimming with the current, life seems to flow easily whereas (and I think most of humanity falls into this category) when we swim against, that’s when the trouble starts. So, it’s just a process of letting go and leaving the past and the future alone and focusing on the present. But as I say, easier said than done. That said (and I’d like to know your views on this if you find the time) I often read about the idea of visualization and I’m wondering if that actually works against you? I tend to be quite day-dreamy so I’m trying to find some middle ground with the two ideas (hope that makes sense!). Just curious as to what you think.
PS. I hope you brought some yummy food back from the market for me 😉
I agree..about swimming with the currents..it gets easier and easier, really. I’ve been reading & listening to beautiful songs here perhaps it will simplify it for you:
http://ascensiontempleofpurification.com/thought-creates-experience.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/melchizedek144
http://goldring.wetpaint.com/account/melchizedek144
I also posted some of this stuff on my blog to share with friends and to remind myself. My 5 year old had a fever and fell deep asleep hearing ”Water Shows The Hidden Heart” by Enya! I better sleep so I can be coherent in the morning. I couldn’t find raw cashews at the market but brought home some pumpkin, crisp apples & grapes! I hope you like them 🙂
I guess visualization will only work against you if you attach fear to it..fear being the prominent feeling thus negating whatever it is you are desiring.
http://www.abraham-hicks.com/lawofattractionsource/index.php
Not only does the thought you are choosing right now attract the next
thought and the next . . . and so on-it also provides the basis of your alignment with your Inner Being. As you consistently and deliberately think and speak more of what you do want and less of what you do not want, you will find yourself more often in alignment with the pure, positive essence of your own Source; and under those conditions, your life will be
extremely pleasing to you. – Abraham
Yes, that video is dark indeed, the song beautiful. Why are you so drawn to the dark? Is it the weather in UK or are you under its spell & cannot snap out of it? I wish you a bright & beautiful week! 🙂
There’s nothing like a bit of darkness to brighten the day! Hee..hee..Seriously though, your question has had me thinking (I’ve heard similar comments before). The short answer, I guess, is I just like what I like and I can’t really explain that. I mean, why did I gravitate towards listening to punk music as a kid instead of pop music? The longer answer (bet your sorry you asked now), I think is more to do with the fact that I’ve never been happy with what we in west have been given as a ‘normal’ or ‘ideal’ way of life. Watching TV whenever the opportunity arises or buying into the consumer thing (all usually sold with a smile which does little for ones happiness and a lot for debt companies) never appealed to me, so I suppose I just found kinship with those people who asked questions of such things. That normally means poking around in the shadows a little and digging deeper than the glossy surface reality that the media would have us accept as truth. And I must admit, I’ve found some incredibly beautiful things there (and that song of Enya’s is a case in point). I also think some of the darker things help give us contrast and thus we can know what it is we really want and more appreciate the lighter side of things. It’s only really led me to the belief (and I’m sorry if this sounds a bit cliched) that love is all that really matters and, though I’m not love’s best pupil, I try my best.
That said, it is pouring with rain at the moment, so maybe your right and it’s all down to the weather 🙂
Ha! Betcha didn’t expect such a long answer. Sheesh, that could have been a post in itself! Wednesday morning philosophy with Jimbob. Stick with me Aiko, and I’ll lure you over to dark side soon enough 😉
You have a lovely week too!
Ha! Been there, done that (the dark side) & I’m so over it now 🙂 Darkness does its best to keep a foothold onto this world & the new generations constantly..Never been happy with what ‘society’ says we should strive for..I agree & now you are on your way to the ultimate awakening to Life! You will know what I am really talking about when you get into the Anastasia books.
Cliché or not, ’tis true about love. Keep resonating in Love in all that you do.
(btw, I think that the Waterhouse paintings are hauntingly captivating because the artist uses energy/inspiration from the Dark side to mesmerize us..it’s the only reason why I cannot put up prints on the wall as to not influence my kids!)