As we begin to fish for spiritual answers and enlightenment we must make sure we are fishing in the correct pond. Is our pond filled with people who are evolving and growing or those who are stagnant? Is our pond filled with action takers or excuse makers? If we are truly going to feed our spirituality and grow personally and professionally it is imperative to find the pond that is well stocked to feed our desire to create a oneness consciousness that will create a mind, body, and soul connection that will allow us to live the life we desire. When looking at the pond we are fishing in we must ask am I the biggest fish? If you are the biggest fish it is time to migrate to a pond where there are bigger fish. Is the pond we are fishing in providing what we seek? If not it is time to change ponds. You can not catch tuna in a KOI pond. As you begin to awaken more and more and become more self aware you will be able to determine what ponds you should be fishing in.
What mindset do those in your pond have? Are they grateful for what they have or are they complaining about what they do not have? Ate the people in your pond complaining about how tough things are or are they facing the challenges and thriving? Are the people you are fishing with showing happiness or anger? The key is to make sure your pond is infused with positivity that promotes peace, love, joy, and prosperity. Look at the pond you are fishing in and determine if that pond is serving you. If it is not serving you then change ponds.
When searching for the right pond to fish in make sure it is filled with people who have the attitude of gratitude.
In the spiritual awakening process we learn that if we are to create a life filled with much peace, love, joy, and prosperity we must take action. In taking action we must put GOD first and do the things that will honor him and praise him. We must check our ego as ego is edging GOD out and allow GOD to direct us. As we awaken we must commit to doing the things that will be of service and value to others that also enhance our personal and professional life. We must not only be accountable in our own eyes but in the eyes of GOD. We must realize that we do not have to gather in a mega church to worship and fellowship but we must gather to praise and worship GOD and do something to alleviate the pain and suffering that many are going through.
One great thing to do is to find people to gather for praise and worship and then to designate a cause to support like The American Cancer Society Relay For Life Of West Boca Raton, http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg2 and then to go to hospitals oncology wards and comfort the patients and their families. Find your purpose and find others who share your purpose and who will lift you so that you can lift others. If you want to affect change you must look at what the problem is and then come up with a spiritual solution and implement the solution. It is when you come alive and shine your light and bring the community together that you will be in the presence of GOD and GOD will place you in his favor.
Each morning when I awake I thank GOD for another day and for watching over me, my friends, and my family. I thank GOD for guiding me and allowing me to use my talents for good. In following GOD and implementing his messages I have been able to find an inner divinity and make a connection that had led me to be a bit more peaceful when dealing with people. I will admit I still have some anger issues to work through however each time I take a step back and breathe and pray for myself and the person who was making me angry things work out for the best. I have come to learn that if GOD brings you to it he will bring you through it. I have learned that when you are righteous and connected to GOD that he will open doors to all types of possibilities. It is what you do with the opportunities tat determines how many more GOD will put in your path.
Sometimes we need a wake up call to remind us that it is necessary to just let things go because GOD has a better plan or solution in store for us. Today (3/16/15) was such the case as I wa sin a pretty bad way after having an up and down weekend as games were cancelled that i was supposed to announce which would have given $200 that would have improved my financial position. With the games being cancelled it did free me up to help with some fundraising for The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of West Boca Raton, which was great and I am now at $2204.61 raised. Donations can be made at http://main.acsevents.org/goto/jdogg2. I should have been very happy but the human worry about cash flow was weighing heavy on my mind and heart as I haven’t had steady employment for over 2 1/2 years and today I started questioning if all I was doing was worth it as many of my activities were not income producing. Then when I got to Walmart and The ATM didn’t work and the lady at customer service was a bit snippity and a customer started giving me a tough time I allowed the ugliness of anger to creep in and was shoved which led me to calling the police. After sitting and waiting for the police and realizing where I was wrong and how I was off and my spiritual side was overtaken by my human side I sat and thought is it really worth it to getting angry. After the police came and I settled myself down I apologized to the Walmart lady and the gentleman I got angry with and left Walmart. I sat in my car in quiet reflection and realized that all the anger in the world wasn’t going to manifest the $200 I would have made and that GOD will provide as he always does and not to be so filled with anger. I hope you don’t have to get the wake up call like I did today but that you can step back and realize everything happens for a reason. I began to realize that this pent up anger has led to many set backs and is one of the areas that I must continue to work on. So from today forward when I feel angry I will do my best to take a deep breathe and realize that nothing god can come from being angry and that it only creates blockages for me and thus stops me from enhancing my personal and professionally and stunts my spiritual growth.
From no on I must realize that being a spiritual person in a material world can create frustration only if I allow myself to get caught up in rigors of the material world. I must understand that there is always a solution and that GOD is powerful beyond materials and that he will provide a better way. In learning that all obstacles that are placed in front of me can be overcome with some inner spiritual work. I must remember the teachings to be grateful for what I have have and not look at what I do not have. I must learn that I can not compare myself to others for we are all divine children of GOD who are unique in our own right. I must continue to understand that each time I get angry it only tales away from all the good I have done for others. When I get angry I must call upon my spiritual police, GOD, Jesus, My Angels, and The Ascended Masters so that I remember that I must use my talent for good and remember the fruits of spirit and the other spiritual teachings so that I am seen as whole and complete.
Have you ever noticed the importance numbers play in our life? I have come to understand the reasons why I have chosen certain numbers in my life and after seeking their meanings have become more aware of the importance of these choices in the spiritual awakening process.
As we seek the answers we find that the numbers will tell us so much as to who we are and why we make the decisions that we make.
Most of the roads I travel take me back to GOD’s door and when I knock it is always answered it is answered with much love ad GOD loves us all and wants to show us love so we can show others love and put then on a path to personal and spiritual growth so that we can share our journey with others and have them share in our peace, love, joy, and prosperity. As we travel our road we can create a oneness consciousness as long as our actions on these roads lead us to praise and honor GOD. In honoring GOD through prayer and praise we widen the road and enhance the path to GOD and thus secure a place in his kingdom that helps us to grow in mind, body, and spirit and thus enables us to be of service and value to others. Sometime we must take it slow and ease on down the road and remove our burdens so that GOD can carry us through his messages that he is constantly giving to us. Sometimes GOD’s messages come in the form of traffic jams, detours, and closed road giving us an opportunity to learn patience, or choose a new and better path, or simply shutting the things out of our life that no longer serve us. In staying on the road that lead’s to GOD’S House we are given the tools and opportunities to grow and prosper.
In easing down the road and stopping to rest we often find that the answers we were seeking were not in the outside world but were inside of us all the time. In easing down the road and heeding GOD’S messages we get in touch with ur inner divinity and thus can share our divinity with others and bring them along on our journey so that not only is our life improved but the lives of others are improved. In taking a time out to ease on down the road while being centered and balanced we open up many channels to receive the messages that are intended to help us create a joyous and prosperous life. There will be trials and tribulations as we ease on down the road but those meant to be of positive assistance will be sent to us and thus everything will be greater as we are guided by GOD’S Love as we ease on down the road. In easing on down our road we must understand that all we seek and all we desire has already been provided for us it is duty to claim that which serves us and eliminate that which does not serve us.
GOD has provided us with the tools we need to create a positive life for ourselves. It is up to us to open the door that we find when we ease on down the road. All we need is inside of us and it has been there from the beginning of time. We must not look at what we do not have and what others have but what we must look at is all that GOD has given us and how we are going to use GOD’S Gifts to lead us and thus make our world and the world around us a better place. Our lives are like a highway with many exits and many times we must take a different exit so that we can find out who we truly are. Sometimes we must change our plans and just let things flow knowing that with GOD as our co-pilot everything will work out. I begin my daily journey by saying thank you and reciting that all things are possible through Christ who strengthens me. As I do this most of my days are joyful and prosperous. There have been some accidents along my highway but each one contatined an important lesson and each lesson learned has helped me to grow in spirit and understand that I have a purpose to help other people excel and that when people are ready to join me on my road they will and then I will be able to drive my highway all night long.
Spiritual Awakening:Daylight Saving Time Loss Or Gain?
As we spring ahead some will say we lose an hour while others will say we gain daylight. The question is what is your perception? As part of the spiritual awakening process I see it as an enhanced opportunity to grow in spirit and strengthen our connection to nature. In getting home at 6 PM and having it still be light out I am able to spend time in the light and reflect in my sacred space. I have also found that when it is lighter out longer I vibrate at a higher level of joy and thus radiate more joy and happiness and as a result find myself having greater success in March – October than in October -March. There is something very spiritual about getting up and watching the sunrise and then being able to stay outside and witness the sunset. In each case we can show gratitude to GOD for giving us a day to be glad and rejoice in the realm of possibilities that are presented to us. I look at Daylight Saving Time as a great chance to spend more time out in nature and to achieve greater things in the community. Though many will see the springing forward as a loss of time I see it actually as an opportunity to become more connected to your divinity as you have a little more daylight to enjoy.
The idea of more sunlight gives me more time to spend in my sacred space so as to create a oneness consciousness while I enhance the mind, body, soul connection. I find the extra daylight allows me to relax more as I don’t like to drive in the dark so the release of stress enables me to be more productive as I look forward to getting home and spending time outside in reflection. I find myself more relaxed during Daylight Saving Time so I would have to say it is a gain for me. In the light I can achieve the greater things that need to be done and have a better sense of purpose as more is being accomplished.
As time passes it is up to us to do what we can with the time that we have. I find that when you can sit in silence at the sunrise and do a gratitude exercise you can set in motion positive events that will propel you to have success in your personal, professional, and spiritual life. When we embrace these time passages we can reflect so we can move forward in a positive direction of our goals and dreams. With a little extra daylight we can finish projects that we were putting off because we used the darkness as an excuse now that excuse has been eliminated so we now have the light to help us bring some projects to fruition.
I had today (3/7/2015) all planned out and then all my well laid plans went astray. I went to the barber shop and my barber was not there, he’ll be back at 10 AM tomorrow. I went to the movie theater and it was closed for renovations. It was at that moment that I noticed a car show going on and I was wearing a Relay For Life Shirt and had a collection canister in the car. I took a deep breath as I have learned through the spiritual awakening process and asked GOD what I should do. The answer was change plans and solicit donations for The Relay for Life. I did just that. After collecting donations I asked GOD what next? The answer was to go to Starbucks and work on follow up for Relay For Life. I now sit at the Starbucks working on this blog entry with one of my Tokens of Appreciation from www.tofa.us to give out. I have a n idea of who will get today’s but as today showed me don’t be to dependent on your plans as they will change. I have learned long my spiritual path that GOD has the master plan and he will direct you. Sometimes one has to detach from the plans you made and allow GOD to direct you to take the action he seeks you to take. many times as we experience our spiritual awakening we need to simply let go and let GOD. In making plans one has to also agree to be flexible if those plans go astray. In consulting with GOD, Jesus, our angels, and the ascended masters we will receive the messages to direct our actions that create the vibrations that lead to our lives being filled with peace, love, joy, and prosperity. many times our plans do not fit into our calling for the day and GOD sets things in motion for us that are more aligned with our calling and our life’s purpose. In accepting the fact that we must adapt and change according to what GOD has in store we create a greater oneness consciousness that allows us to come alive and help our community while also helping ourselves.
Many times GOD makes changes to our plans to show us a better way. When we trust in GOD everything works out and many times they work out for the better. When we detach from the plans and we understand that GOD has better things in store for us we begin to attract more positive experiences in our personal and professional lives. When we seek GOD’s direction and remove our emotions from the equation we are able to move forward in the positive direction of our dreams. The fact remains that GOD will show the way you must be willing to follow the path he has set out and not get so set on your plans that you allow disappointment and the negative energy sucking emotions like anger creep into to your life as they lessen the vibrational levels that bring peace, love, joy, and prosperity into your life.
When you can create universal heartbeat of positive impact while undergoing your spiritual awakening you will be able to move forward in a positive direction of your dreams. When you come straight from your heart and you are driven not by ego but by divinity you will see that the mind and body follows and your level of joy, peace, love, and prosperity increase. In leading with your heart you will notice an increased vibration that allows you reach levels that you only imagined. When your action is heart centered as opposed to ego centered you will see the rewards increase. So many times we shut out so many things because we let our ego get in the way and thus our human side interferes with our spiritual side and we hold ourselves back. I have often stated that EGO is edging GOD out and when you do that you close off many channels that could help in your quest to create a oneness consciousness and increase your mind, body, soul connection. I have found tat when I detach from the idea of receiving accolades and money and simply follow my heart that the accolades and money come anyway. I have found that when I am heart centered and simply act from a place of love and joy that I achieve more. In taking action that is heart centered I feel that I resonate and vibrate at a higher level that attracts other loving and caring people into my life that assist me in achieving my goals. One way to lead with you heart is to simply leave your ego at home and realize that you are powerful and you can do great things when you become heart centered and tap into your inner divinity.
Love is inside us all in our heart and when we release it and believe in it we achieve things that we never thought possible. When we lead with our heart and we see things from a position of love we send out vibrations that attract the people into our life who will lift us up and help us to step into our power to unleash the greatness that we have inside. When we realize that love is in the air we can breathe it in and out and be loving and caring in all that we do so as to experience great results. If you display a loving and caring attitude people will show you love and support your efforts. There may be some rejection along the way and some challenges to face but when it is all said and done there will be two questions to answer did you live you life in joy and did your life bring joy to others? If you lead with your heart you will be able to say yes to both these questions and know that you lived a fulfilled life.
I have always taught people do not judge a person by the car they drive, the house they live in, or the clothes they wear because you may be missing out on making a spiritual connection that can enhance your personal and professional life. In taking action to remove judgement from the equation you open up channels that allow you to have peace, love, joy, and prosperity in your life. The idea of the fancy car at one time did appeal to me, however through the spiritual awakening process I have learned you can not eat the car and you can not feed the car to others so having a practical car that can help you be of service and value is the best way to go. As I develop spiritually I continue to realize that it is not about the money you accumulate but what you do with the money that is important. I have attended so many seminars where the speakers focus on the money that they made and how they are going to sell you a package that is going to change your life. Money doesn’t change who you are and how you act. if you were a poor asshole and suddenly came into cash you will now be a rich asshole unless you make personal changes to become a better person. I have learned that if you are of value and service to others the money needed to enjoy your life will come. More importantly when you get the outer wealth you must balance it by having inner wealth. I would much rather tale a trip where I will be of service then simply go on vacation. I used to put a priority on the fancy designer clothes now I put a priority on buying practical clothes and using my savings to help others. I have found when you give you get which was the case when I received The City Of Lauderhill S.A.K.E. Community Service Award as one of the gifts was a brand new tablet.
I have come to learn that inner wealth is the greatest wealth you can have as money doesn’t buy happiness one must be happy internally. Money may provide the materialistic things in life but they will not provide the spiritualistic things that lead to creating a oneness consciousness that allows you to create inner wealth.
The year was 1976 and Vickie Sue Robinson had just recorded this song. I was one of the kids who started doing all the break dance moves and even went as far as laying the cardboard our on the side walk with a box for people to put money in it. I donated a large majority of the monies to charities like The Muscular Dystrophy Association and March Of Dimes. It is hard to believe that it has been 39 years since the release of the song but each time it comes on I still feel like busting a move and shifting vibrations. I no longer spin on my head but have been know to do a cartwheel when the spirit moves me. As I reflected back on those days when I was 11 years old I came to realize that I was about service and value even back then as I ran my first charitable event, a backyard carnival for The Muscular Dystrophy Association. One could say that as young as 11 I was spiritually awake but didn’t realize how GOD was using me as a conduit to spread a message of peace, love, joy, and prosperity through charitable work. Through the years I have always believed tat helping others is important. Every year GOD kept giving me messages and putting me in places where I could be of service and value.
In 1978 I was introduced to the group, Kansas, whose song Dust In The Wind has become an anthem for me during the spiritual awakening process. 1978 was also the year of my Bar-Mitzvah and that year can be traced as the start of my devotion to GOD and beginning my spiritual journey of exploration. Since that time I have forged a spiritual connection with JESUS Christ. I have come to believe that everything is possible through Christ who strengthens me.
In 1983 I was graduating high school and I began to realize that with everything we do in our lives there is always something their to remind us of the ones we love. On the spiritual path these reminders may come in the form of butterflies, flowers, a special song, or a memory triggered by passing by a special place like the park where you shared a kiss, or a tennis court where you shared special moments, or that swimming pool where you set some records. There is always something there to remind you of the joys you had and sometimes the anguish. As the years go by the anguish lessens and the joy starts to fill you as you move forward in a positive direction of your dreams.
When searching for the right pond to fish in make sure it is filled with people who have the attitude of gratitude.