For me, Neil Diamond’s Create Me is the story of our Creator calling out to us to give it our spin on shape, presence, color, and texture. Source Presence (call it God, Universe, One, etc. or whatever you are comfortable with. Our loving parent doesn’t care what name we use) moves through us to emerge, experience, and grow.
As discussed here, when we take steps to feel good about ourselves and make it fun, we energize and empower ourselves. In other words, we are always making choices. Whether intentionally or leaving it to chance, we create the life we experience.
Understanding is constantly evolving. When my family drove over the hill and I saw the ocean for the first time, I crossed through a doorway accepting awesome, beyond my imagination, as explained here, moments were calling to me. Waiting for me to expand my awareness. No, I didn’t fully comprehend the significance at the moment. That wasn’t necessary. It was a first step, a baby step.
A similar moment is noted here, when I stepped onto the porch and realized no one here knew me. I had escaped my trap of preconceived identity limitations.
We are all one. Made of the One. Children of God like the acorn is the offspring of the oak tree. As stated here, when we accept life as a series of coincidences, we deny our responsibility to make our choice(s). We settle for happenstance. Although we did do that, it doesn’t mean we’re trapped doing it. We can make a new choice.
Carmen Moshier ~ Choose
Carmen’s story Choose beautifully tells the story of again choosing – differently this time. Similar to the children’s game Do-over. But this time we’re experienced. We know we can use our power. Our skills. We can choose a world of poverty or beauty, of anger and regret or forgiveness and love.
We are defined by either what happens to us or by how we grow through our experiences and the new choices we make. Choices that play to our strengths! Choices creating our world, not being its victim!
Carmen Moshier ~ Creators
Creators is Carmen’s story of growing. Of emerging. We begin by searching then finding what we want. Then, learning through our experience, related skills gradually create the life we imagine. It’s been calling to us from the start, patiently waiting for us to develop the skills, persistence, and drive required for our journey!
Learning how to put gratitude and Love through Grace into everything we do!
Carmen Moshier ~ Can We Love It All
Can We Love It All is Carmen’s story asking can we love it all? The tramp and the champ? The snail and the whale? Our neighbors and ourselves? When we’re acclaimed and blamed? Can we love all creation?
Even when we want to love it all, desperately wish to love it all, have you noticed how events happen? Life throws us a curve just to see how we’ll respond, asking us: Can we forgive that?
Our not forgiving complicates matters. Even dams up the love flowing through us. Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves. Why? We can’t be fully engaged in this moment if parts of our mind and heart are stuck in the past dealing with events we haven’t forgiven.
But when we learn to forgive and love it all, then we’re ready to prepare for our Little Drummer Boy moment.
What does that even mean? How do I do that?
Can you imagine a destitute child at a birthday party, watching others give gifts, both dreading and praying for their moment to be included, and show their love? Fully aware of their stature, diametrically opposite others with magnificent gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Ask yourself: How would you feel if it were you?
Can you visualize that child knowing their hands are empty, praying for a miracle?
Suddenly, they have an ‘Aha’ moment. They can play their drum. Play it from their heart. Beaming with pride. Giving their everything by pouring their heart and soul into playing their drum, they glow like the North Star.
That is what it means to experience our own Little Drummer Boy moment! Experience our euphoria from embracing and immersing ourselves into playing and living from our heart. Holding nothing back. Feeling euphoria of Forgiving and Loving through Grace!
When we don’t forgive, it can be a huge obstacle preventing us from fully engaging in this moment. But it vanishes when we choose our response with kindness and empathy versus a knee-jerk reaction. It is always our choice how we interpret the situation. When we choose not to take something personal and respond with empathy and kindness, the intensity dissipates. This scene from Ted Lasso illustrates it perfectly.
Until Next Time
Joe
P.S. If, or when, you’re ready to make the changes you’re wishing for, reach out to me.