The Power of Positive Thinking

Kathy Crabbe, Love, 1998, silk dyes on silk, 7x7”.

I've been delving back into the Seth Books (channeled by Jane Roberts beginning in 1963). I read them before going to sleep; to invigorate my dreams and shift my consciousness. I always find a few nuggets of wisdom each time I flick through her books and this particular nugget (see below) stayed with me for a while; especially part 4, about how we plant the seeds of the future in the present. I've been consciously working with planting seeds of success in my own future and practicing gratitude (saying my blessings) for all I have in my present every day and it really does make a difference. I feel happier and more positive all round. It seems so simple, but sometimes simple things are the easiest to remember and put into practice. I am not advocating that we all become Miss (or Mr.) Sunshine 24-7, that's just plain annoying, but that we make some room in our daily lives for positive thinking alongside our daily practices.

One: I will approve of myself, my characteristics, my abilities, my likes and dislikes, my inclinations and disinclinations, realizing that these form my unique individuality. They are given me for a reason.

Two: I will approve of and rejoice in my accomplishments, and I will be as vigorous in listing these -- as rigorous in remembering them -- as I have ever been in remembering and enumerating my failures or lacks of accomplishment.

Three: I will remember the creative framework of existence, in which I have my being. Therefore the possibilities, potentials, seeming miracles, and joyful spontaneity of Framework 2 will be in my mind, so that the doors to creative living are open.

Four: I will realize that the future is a probability. In terms of ordinary experience, nothing exists there yet. It is virgin territory, planted by my feelings and thoughts in the present. Therefore I will plant accomplishments and successes, and I will do this by remembering that nothing can exist in the future that I do not want to be there.

From Dreams, "Evolution", and Value Fulfillment, Vol. 1 by Jane Roberts.

We are the Bridge and the Way

Letting go of obsessions, fixations - do we really need these things, these people or these feelings, to feel good about ourselves? Or are they just excuses to remain trapped, to not expand our consciousness, to remain small and stuck and sad? And yes, sometime new fears can pop up, but by looking deep within ourselves we can sometimes find the root of those fears and that root is nothing new. It may be something we've been avoiding or denying for a long time.

Are we just passing the time, filling the space? No! We are transforming, ascending, deepening our connection with source. We are transcending human bonds, becoming pure energy, resonating with pure beauty, expressing love.

We are becoming one with Mother Nature - fecund, fertile, prolific, as we dance in space yet remain earth-rooted, feeling and knowing both mystical ascension and earthy sensuality. We are the bridge. We are the way.

Receive, give thanks, be.

You can't put a price tag on your soul, just as you can't price out passion, art or creative expression.

Inside the dome after experiencing a Sound Healing Bath at the Integratron, Landers, CA

"Put your hand over the side of the boat What do you feel?"

From the song "A Coral Room" from the album "Aerial" by Kate Bush