I’m still here, wishing I could be writing more every day but just basically dealing with life’s entanglements. Surfing the Tao is surely a skill I am working on daily; having the wisdom and strength to relax and have perspective on life is an artform developed over time. Just because I Know something, doesn’t mean I automatically have the ability to Practice it every moment. Knowing and Doing are two very different things, aren’t they? That being said, I’ve had a lot of practice in turmoil, and though it’s rough sailing at least I know there’s Someone at the helm.
Looking out into the world, as well as hearing from friends and family, it seems many are also in turmoil at the moment. The world still surges with war and economic chaos, not to mention personal dramas and tragedies on all scales. What do you think? Will it get better? Will it get worse before it gets better? Is the end near? Or are we all fools?
My teachings are easy to understand and easy to put into practice. Yet your intellect will never grasp them, and if you try to practice them, you will fail.
My teachings are as old as the world. How can you grasp their meaning?
If you want to know me, look inside your heart.
-Tao Te Ching #70
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It will get worse for the arrival of the Man of Lawlessness.
Hang in there. I too had some rough patches myself this earlier this summer…and although nothing has gotten 100% better even yet, I knew it was important FOR ME to get back to writing and researching…
You will know when it is your time as well.
Things will get worse sadly.
The world is as it always is, changing.
There is no stress in the moment — if you can be in the moment fully, the stress can go away. Quit worrying about the past or the future or what is elsewhere and deal with what is in your moment, in your control right now. That’s how you cope and that is the Knowing. Stop doing and Know. ;^)
Here is a great documentary on the Tao of Quantum Consciousness for a bit of surfing fun
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-289524211452018903&ei=muS0SP3_Bqa8qgOT5KisDA&q=the+velvet+revolution
Thanks!
Heya, I hope you’re doing well. I’m not about to tell you what to do or give any kind of advice, I don’t think you need it. I hope that any stress you may have goes away soon
There are some things I’d like to share here. I have been through so much chaos this year, so much stress, being on the brink of insanity.. My reality has been torn to shreds, devastated, I have become enemies with my mind and have had to rebuild and create a friendship. My life has turned around completely and I am now in a new process. Since July.. my thoughts have been manifesting within 2 days to a week. This month, August, I have had to fully realize the responsibility that comes with my thoughts. For I am seeing the time between cause and affect.. I do not over analyze anything anymore because the answers will come when they do. I cannot hate anyone for we are all equal and we are all one. I have been ridiculed, I have been called mentally insane. But it is to my understanding.. that I have been “mentally” insane my whole life til now. For I was always trapped within the workings of my mind in its manipulated state. I see so much truth now, I see hope, I feel things I have never felt. Are we going to make it? I believe we will see this answer within our lifetime.. Since I was a kid I always believed that I was here for a reason, that I was here to be part of something magnificent, be it the end of our world, the end of us, the end of this horrific cycle, the beginning of a new cycle. But will this new cycle be the NWO? Or will it be our freedom? How much longer will our civilization stay in its regressive state? I intend to evolve.. Never in my life did I believe I was soul.. and now I speak from it. I hope, I pray for guidance.. that we get through this important time in history.. Ahh I think i’ve written enough.. Thank you so much for what you do.
Love Always,
Olivia
Hi Olivia, I hope you find some peace as well…still quite a bit of upheaval it seems, I hear from many people…I hope we make it too. I have many thoughts on the matter I hope to share in the near future.
Hello again
After I sent my first comment, I bought your e-book and I’ve read a couple of chapters.. the thoughts I have on this I would rather share in person.. All I can say is.. reading your book is like reading myself and what i’ve been through this year.. The quotes you’ve chosen are some of the most beautiful words I’ve heard in awhile. I’ve never felt so understood and misunderstood in my life til this year. I see everything coming full circle. You are an amazing soul, we are all so amazing. I am grateful to know so many who are willing to listen. It is harder to find those willing to love.. and I love that I am unable to explain how magnificent my experience was the day(s) I realized I was soul. I cried with joy. It cannot be explained through our spoken languages.. Thank you again 
I hope that we can share our experiences someday soon. I am always able to find peace within as it has always been there and always will be 
Love, Peace, and Harmony.