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12-19-2006, 08:59 PM
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 |  Wow, I'm a wee bit freaked...
I've been reading parts of Steve's postings on subjective reality... I am attracted to it and keep reading to understand more... I read this bit: What are people in subjective reality? People, including your own avatar, are projections of consciousness. They are not projections of your ego; your ego itself is a projection of consciousness as well. Every human being is effectively a physical representation of part of the contents of consciousness. You are that consciousness, so every human being is a manifestation of a part of you. Consequently, everyone is significant and meaningful — there are no irrelevant or inconsequential people. Every person you create in your reality is the manifestation of a thought. Every unique person represents a specific aspect of consciousness itself… a specific aspect of you. If you understand yourself fully, you will know all there is to know about people. And if you understand other people fully, you will know yourself completely. I kept thinking about it and thinking about it and I had a WOW moment and felt kinda shakey... My family, husband, son #1, Son #2...a few close friends... Wow...I am there...they are parts of me, different aspects I guess...Wow... My husband has the creative gifts I ALWAYS said I never had as well as fears that I always pretended that I never had... My #1 son (who makes me crazy sometimes) is slow and you cannot hurry him up (I am always rushing...where I don't know) and he is going to college to be a pilot. I always use to pretend to be a colonial warrior from Battlestar Galactica and was told when I was younger there was no money for college. My # 2 son is a free spirit...always smiling, always laughing...lots of friends... I feel like I am kinda of fractured...All of a sudden I see these connections. Did I do this to myself? Is my family expressing different parts of me? I'm sooo confused...just wondering I'm going a little wacky, you Know? Can anyone help me to understand more? Thank you Buttercup |
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12-20-2006, 01:28 AM
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Well, i think family can be a reflection on you. You might suddenly notice it in them because you suddenly had a differnt perspective. If you lived your life as a pinky finger, you might see how your hand and arm play a roll in your life, however you have to step back away from yourself to see how the pibky finger works in relationship to the whole body. I love the powerful mindset subjective reality empowers. I think sometimes we create (LOA, intention manifistation) that which helps us work on our weeknesses. Seeing your son being slow to move can hel you see in yourself that you might need to slow down a bit once in a while, and it might also show you how you dislike life being so fast, or that you hate it when you yourself are slow. I was once told that what we dislike most in others is what we dislike most in ourselves. For example, i dislike it when people around me a slow.. when they walk slow, talk slow, type slow, read slow, and act like they have forever to do something or get some place. And it is true, when i have this quility myself, i get upset with myself very quickly. No, i dont think you are wacky lol.  Understanding your kids more, and seeing the connections you have with them, can only make your connection with them stronger. I think it is great that you have started to see how interconnected your family is, and how we all help each other Adrienne |
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12-20-2006, 02:07 AM
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This is a cool thread. I no longer even consider it 'subjective reality' -- what you're beginning to see is just reality. I'm not claiming to be a guru about this, but lately I've had moments where I can actually feel connected to every single thing in the universe. When someone is a dick in front of me in line, I can see that he is a part of consciousness -- his impatience is mine as well. When I hear about a billionaire starting some new project on TV, I feel a sense of pride -- a part of consciousness (therefore, a part of ME) is pursuing a bold new project. When you find yourself in this state, manifestations become so easy because you're no longer looking at it from the point of view of a person trying to bring something toward them. When you're in that limited state, you're basically 'begging' and hoping that a certain strategy will bring you something new. When you experience what you're talking about, it's totally different. It's all you and you're just deciding in that moment -- just for fun -- to interact with yourself in a new way. Thoughts on this? I write this now completely confident in what I'm saying; by later tonight I'll probably be back in a self-centered state. |
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12-20-2006, 10:56 AM
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It's morning now, and I have been thinking about this all night... Whew, you help me feel better... Husband is a singer/songwriter...wonderfully talented...I so envy his talent. All my life I have been told that I can't sing or play music or write...but somewhere down deep, I know that I can...I've always thought that I have a block somewhere...I used to sing and write when I was little. Husband can do all these creative things, but he can't sing in public...he has difficulty in speaking and expressing himself in public, and in promoting himself...he gets so nervous. Like a light bulb!...Thats where I can do all these other things he can't...I can talk to anyone...I like people and I'm not afraid to connect to strangers...I'm not afraid to make cold calls to promote him or his music... I'll make contact thru the net and then just sign his name... So it's like it's me that is doing the half he can't and he is doing the half I can't...Two halfs of a whole... It just struck me yesterday that that was what was happening...and it really was a smack off the ear moment... I always felt that perhaps it was wrong to do it...kinda like szcoid behavior... but is it? All personalities are part of the whole consiousness? I'm getting dizzy, I think... Good Morning to all... and thank you Buttercup |
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