Choose To Be A
Peace Emitting Presence

Greetings...

Things certainly have gotten tense lately. One of my teachers, Patricia Diane Cota-Robles, has been pointing out for some time now, that as we move closer to the Aquarian Age, the energetic shifting that is going on will cause those who are holding on to the old ways to thrash out, and do everything they can to keep things the way they were. She's fond of saying, "Hold on, it's going to be a bumpy ride." That certainly is an understatement.

Over the last one hundred or so years, there has been a gradual awakening. The enlightenment movement of the late 1800s was put on hold while we fought the Great War, WW I. Then we fell into a massive, world wide depression, "The Great Depression." Then we fought another world war to stop the despots in Germany and Japan, WW II.

Mean while, time moved on and day-by-day, year-by-year we moved closer to the end of the Pisceian Age, and closer to the Aquarian Age. Once we sort of got secure in the '60s, the Spiritual Movement began to take hold. What some thought was just another fad, like the fox trot and flappers, grew and grew. The Spiritual Movement in the West that was initiated by the deep, quiet wisdom of the East, changed us profoundly. Many centuries ago, a prophet from the East said, "When the great iron bird flies, the Dharma will come to the West." Masses of people in the affluent West quickly experienced the realization that while material stuff can be great, it can't satisfy the inner pull towards a more spiritual life. People began looking inside, intuiting what their Dharma is; what it is that they are uniquely supposed to do with their lives.

The proof of this can be seen in malls all across America. Every major chain book store has a metaphysical, inspirational, new age book section that has been slowly growing over the years. If no one was interested, they wouldn't be buying, and the stores wouldn't be selling. It's as if we are parched with a thirst for a spiritual meaning and understanding in our lives. Who would have imagined just 30 years ago that books like "Conversations With God," "Celestine Prophecy," and many others would be on the "New York Time Best Sellers List" for months?

And now we have come to a cross road, as a result of what we all experienced on September 11th. If you watched events unfolding on the TV, you were a witness, and in a sense, a victim. Humanity has dropped the ball before in our history. The fire in the great library in Constantinople cost us dearly. So much knowledge of who we were, what we had done, and where we have been, was lost... gone... disappeared into the mists of legend.

The aftereffects of the WTC Disaster are staggering; not only the loss of lives, but the loss of facilities and resources. As I watch the news, I'm blown away by the rising cost of what just two jet airliners have done. We are talking TRILLIONS here my friends. In our media blitz, sound bite society, we hear the words, millions, billions, trillions bantered around every day. So much so, that the words become just that, "words." Just to remind you, here's a breakdown of what those numbers mean.

1,000,000 - 1 MILLION = 1 THOUSAND, THOUSAND
1,000,000,000 - 1 BILLION = 1 THOUSAND, MILLION - or, a MILLION THOUSAND
1,000,000,000,000 - 1 TRILLION = 1 THOUSAND BILLION - or, a MILLION, MILLION

And consider this, we all know how government "estimates" are ALWAYS low! Yes, I know, it's overwhelming. And it's awfully tempting to turn away and think, "Well, they'll figure it out." Whoever "they" are. Make no mistake my friends, the family of mankind has been dealt a colossal blow. Instead of that money and man power going into things like solving world hunger, rebuilding our aging infrastructure, initiating a replacement for fossil fuels, we're going to spend it cleaning up the mess made by a handful of those who are refusing the Light.

Personally, I never thought that mankind would be brought to its knees. It was inconceivable to me that something could happen that could have the potential to push us back into the Dark Ages. But I believe in the inherent goodness of humankind. I know that we have the ability to not let that happen. How? Here's how.

The time has come for those of us who have awakened to LIVE our spiritual understanding. You have come to this message by one of several routes. You either know me, or have taken a Reiki class from me, or have found your way to this website because of your interest in spiritual concerns, or have signed up with one of the online metaphysical directories. In other words, you have at some level "awakened." Very few of us are spiritually awake all of the time, but we start off with baby steps. We are awake a little bit of the time, and a little more, and a little more, until it becomes a dominant part of who you have become. And that's a wonderful thing. It's NOT easy, so congratulations.

Now, here's an invitation for you. You ARE ready for this. If you weren't, you wouldn't have found your way to these words. Begin today, right NOW, to be a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE, as much as you can. Look, I know you still have issues, concerns, responsibilities, and stuff to work out. But you don't have to be a fully enlightened, realized being before you can demonstrate your spirituality. You can still be "working on yourself" WHILE being a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE. Most of us hardly ever consider that.

I connected the dots on this with a little bit of wisdom from Patricia Diane Cota-Robles. Here's what happens when your are a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE. When you do this, you are providing those around you an EXPERIENCE of divinity, without words. Isn't that wonderful? Just stop and think about that for a moment. Conversations With God by Neale Donald Walsch reminds us that our Soul knows and has access to all knowing. But our Soul's grandest desire is the EXPERIENCE.

Here are two examples that will help you understand this. They are very simple, and I know that you'll get it. Here we go. You can "know" all about pizza. It's made of a certain kind of bread dough, a certain kind of tomato gravy, and mozzarella and or parmesan cheese. And you can know how long to bake it and all that, but... the EXPERIENCE of EATING PIZZA!!! Well, now you're talking!

Second example. You can read all about sex, there are plenty of how-to books about sex and orgasms. But the EXPERIENCE of the closeness of sexual union and orgasm is a whole different thing! The Soul knows all that there is to know, but it's grandest desire is the EXPERIENCE.

So, when you are INTENTIONALLY being a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE, you are providing those around you with the EXPERIENCE of Divinity. And what's that like, how can that affect people? Look back into your own life experience of being in the presence of a very spiritual person. Someone who IS their spirituality. Maybe it was a Native American elder (they're real powerful). Or a guru (read Ram Dass' story of what happened when he met Neem Karoli Baba, his Guru). Or a spiritual leader like the Dali Lama or Mother Theresa. Of course, a first hand experience of being around people like that is best, but you can read about people's experiences to get a sense of what that's like. Most of the time, people who have the experience of being in the presence of divinity, are forever changed. From an energetic perspective, you can't help but be changed. Unless of course you are one of the few who is still completely asleep and in the dark.

When you raise your energy and intentionally choose to be a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE, the energy that you pulse out goes on forever and can touch the hearts of those near and far. Many out there are on the edge. They've been rocked to the core by the WTC experience and aren't sure of which way to go. You can help flip them into the Light by being a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE. There's still a lot of anger out there behind a lot of broken hearts. I'm still seeing a lot of that old way of thinking, the "eye for an eye" kind of thinking, the "Kill 'em all!" mentality.

Consider this little piece of wisdom from Jedi Master Yoda in the last Star Wars movie, "The Phantom Menace." There is a meeting of the high council of the Jedi concerning young Anakin Skywalker. The Force is very strong in him and Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn wants to take Skywalker as a student. But there are some who are fearful that because of his young age, Skywalker could be seduced by the dark side of the Force. Then Master Yoda says that Skywalker must face his fear. He says, "Fear leads to anger, and anger leads to hate, and hate leads to suffering..."

Now, let that soak in for a while, and weigh it against your own fear and anger over what happened. God does not want us to suffer. But, we have the gift of Free Will, to think, choose, and do as we please... regardless of the outcome. So, it's up to us. We don't need to create horror, in order to have peace and happiness. We only need to know what horror is and the choices that lead to that. Choices, choices, choices... it's up to us. Don't count on our leaders. Too many have forgotten how to lead and are only following the old ways. If the old ways worked, we wouldn't be experiencing things we have been experiencing.

Choose to be a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE. Choose it! Be it! Neale Donald Walsch has initiated an effort that he is calling "ONE" - Oneness Now Everywhere. You might want to check it out on his website. His address is... http://www.conversationswithgod.org/ The details are right after the main page. If is resonates with you, go for it. If not, do something else. Like...

* Wear a button.
* Put a bumper sticker on your car.
* Pray every day to the God of your understanding .
* Meditate on Peace every day.
* Send your Ki to all those who are hurt and suffering.
* Smile more.
* Smile a lot.
* Be a little more patient.
* Give blood as often as you can.
* Leave a bigger tip at the restaurant.
* Donate to your favorite charity whatever way you can.
* Cut everyone a break in traffic.
* Remember that behind our outer appearance, we are all children.
* Remember that We Are All One.
* Remember that we are all on the same spaceship called Planet Earth, so pickup after yourself, or wherever you see trash.
* Be kind to everyone, even those you don't particularly like.
* Be kind to animals as well.
* Lead your leaders - Heaven knows they need it.
* And last, but not least, choose to be a PEACE EMITTING PRESENCE.

Now is the time to move your interests in metaphysical and spiritual things into the forefront of your daily life. We are calling on you. You are needed. You can do this. We can do this.

Namaste...

Scott

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