Just as we can wake up at any moment in a nightime dream, could it also be true that we can wake up at any moment in this daytime dream?
What if every moment we find ourselves in our lives is an equally optimal moment for us to see through the veils and remember our true nature? What if no special conditions are necessary at all? What if we don't have to be camping on Mt.Shasta or on a retreat in Hawaii?
Some of "my" most powerful revelations and awakenings of this last week have come, curiously, while "I" was working out at Gold's gym. For Byron Katie it happened at a Half-Way house when a cockroach crawled over her foot.
What if every situation we are in with all its exact details is the perfect diving board into that which is eternally real?
Today was a practical, taking care of business, day for the character writing this blog, and yet every now and then I felt as if I was on the brink of the possibility of a great leap happening. One such moment was chatting with a friend on Skype in my van in an Office Depot parking lot.
Suddenly there was this big door way there. Life did not go through as this character, but I bookmarked the portal.
I know there are so many great stories of waking up happening in seemingly odd moments. If you have some and would like to share them you are welcome to comment below.
And in this moment also... still another chance...
Love you,
Bruce
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Bruce,
If you were to eliminate about 40% of the questions from your writing, it would be stronger.
e.g.
How present can we be with all flavors of intensity?
Change that to "You can be present with all flavors of intensity."
Stand tall and embody what you know. This transmits better than questions.
use questions when you want readers to 'go looking' for something, which is fine some of the time, especially if we are looking for a map and nothing else will do. Questions draw a map that leads to enjoyment of the dance of discovery.
Use statements when you want readers to cease looking and find.
Michael
Hello Michael,
Your feedback about asking questions is timely. I have been pondering this myself.
Yes, my stating "You can be present with all flavors of intensity", is stronger and more authoritative.
Yet, I am hesitant to tell another what could be so for them, if they are not believing that.
I remember a friend of mine saying to a born again Christian: "You are God! This women was very offended and shouted back: "I am NOT God".
There seems to be a dance between just saying it as we see it and also being kind. Or perhaps not.
What do other readers feel about the use of questions in this blog?
Bruce
Here is a thought about the power of questions:
Every now and then this character in the collective movie finds himself totally embarrassing himself in a public setting.
Today in a blogging workshop, I was introducing a friend to the group and I got her name wrong. There was this strong sensation here of humiliation and embarrassment.
Then this question arose: Who is feeling this embarrassment?
Questions like this somehow can pierce the veil.
They stop the "I know" mind from treating its theories as facts.
Who is this identity who appears to care about how others see him?
How would this life be lived if there was no believing in that thought?
Who, my dear Bruce, was humiliated and embarrassed at the wrong name in the workshop? Just so you know, I thought it was funny and wonderfully,lovingly human. Shirley xoxoxoxoxo
Thank you, Shirley!
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