The Magic Oasis
This morning I
talked with a friend who is thinking of titles for her second book. She changes
the working title from time to time and we joked about writing a book of book
titles. I've been talking about writing a book of titles for years. As an
author I'm always coming up all kind of creative possibilities. I rattled off
some of the titles I'd like to put in the book, such as: The Power of Prosperous
Thinking, The Uncontrolled Control, the Dark Night of the Soldier, or AT EZ,
Soldier: Taking the Struggle Out of the Military."
I like the book
title, "The Magic Oasis." The thought came without content. What would be the content if I wrote about a
magic oasis? Images of an oasis float though my mind. I can see a sandy desert
and a pool of water surrounded by palm trees. Travelers lie beside the cool
water, for a brief sojourn. Everyone
sees the oasis as the prize, but as I view the inner picture, the desert comes
alive. The desert is vast and the oasis is small in comparison. The oasis is
something we seek, but the deserts of life are always here.
My husband and I
spent one day and night wilderness camping in the desert. The night was filled
with nocturnal creatures scampering around. The stars were so clear and vivid;
it was like I could reach up and pluck one. We encountered a freak storm during the day, one
of those once in a hundred year lightning storms. We huddled in
our tent as torrents of rain came our way. The sky was ignited with a lightning
show for the gods. The thunder roared again and again. My husband feared for
our lives, but I was so amazed by the show of nature, that my reaction was
mostly one of reverence. The finale was the spectacular rainbow that stretched
across the desert floor.
If writing a book
about the magic oasis, the message might be that whether we are in the desert
of life or at the oasis, the magic is present. That's the secret; it's never
not here. Just as the sand on the desert floor underlies and supports the
oasis, the deep stillness of our source is infinitely present. There is no spot
where magic is not. And how would the
book end? - And we lived happily ever after. Back up - no, no. And we live
happily, awake, and in awe. We live in full awareness of our foibles, mistakes,
and triumphs. We risk, we fear, and we
break through. We live in the moment. All of these we do fully in the presence
of magic. The end.
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I Am Okay, I Am Peaceful, I am Lovable, I Am Safe
The path to enlightenment takes a thousand winding turns. Do
we stand and outstretch our arms to the heavens or do we get on our knees and
humble ourselves to the source? Our needs differ depending on our circumstances
and sense of self. Some aspects of the journey require we drop our personal
stories, restore humility, and come crawling to the ground of being. We pick
ourselves up and strengthen our identities, only to surrender and, once again,
let go. The medicine for each part of the journey differs and there's no one
prescription. Even more paradoxical - the road leads nowhere because we are
already at the place we seek.
When we become more conscious of our mental and emotional
inner workings and start to feel better about ourselves, a funny thing happens,
all the self-hatred, guilt, and fear we've been suppressing, ascends. Irony
occurs as we heal and more fully confront our inner brokenness. We appear more
fragile than ever before when we garner the strength to face our shadow
elements. Looking
at our shadows often seems like back sliding, but it's these inner
confrontations and realizations that build the foundation of our ascent into
peace. We take the mud, mold it into bricks, then we build our stairway to
heaven.
Along the way, everyone deals with self-esteem issues.
Affirmations are great for healing conscious and subconscious messages of low
self-worth. Affirmations are not the way; they are fallible but effective tools of
change. Some people love them; others distain them, and some find use for them
at different times in their lives. If you are in the place where you would like
to listen to self-supporting phrases, you can purchase the "I Am Affirmations"
download at Purchase I Am Download
Do Be Do 
Find the balance between the wisdom of being and the wisdom of doing.
Smile. It stimulates the thymus gland. Smiling is a body energizer and it makes your face look 10 years younger!
The 5 Plan
I have written about my 5-5-5-5 plan and received great
feedback. For those who want an even easier plan to get going on those projects
you keep putting off, try the 5 plan. Do five minutes' work on one project each
day until you complete the task. Keep doing the easiest part of the task next.
If you get started and don't want to stop, continue, but don't get trapped into
making the task a burden. 5-5-5-5 Plan
Don't cast your pearls before swine. There's nothing wrong with swine and there's nothing wrong with pearls, but swine just don't look good in pearls!
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