Happy New year and Namaste to all

"The darkness of the past is at hand but the brightness of the New year is a pond us peaking through the clouds. Soon that sun is going to come spilling through, that sun represents life in its fullest grace"

The road of my life at this time kind of looks rocky in many ways. As of now I am being dealt with situations that could really alter my life and switch it over to being something different. I am in the mist of coming into a place and being within an essence that will place me somewhere which I have never been before. But am I being dealt a situation or am I dealing myself that very situation which could lead to an unheard of outcomes? Within this very month I’ve gone through changes that could be compared to what a caterpillar goes through before it becomes a butterfly. Within this year (2009) I’ve been in places of confusing, hurt, pain, joy, growth and most of all, love. But is it in my perception of my situations which dictate whether they are painful of not or is it within the realms of the uncontrollable. A new year is a pond us so that equals NEW opportunities. This month a lone has opened up plenty in which we could consider NEW openings within themselves.

Winter Solstice

Then first big date in this month would be the winter solstice. The winter solstice is observed on the 21 of December. It is rightfully called the “longest night” (The winter solstice has been celebrated since ancient times. Throughout the centuries, the winter solstice has been celebrated with family gatherings, festivals, singing, dancing, and the burning of fires throughout this longest night of the year.) I look at this day as a day to start from a point in my life and begin moving towards the “brighter” parts where the sun shines all of the time. The earth itself will be moving towards the sun, it will be changing its route. Now it is on its trip to bringing “us” to be the closest to the sun that we can possibly be. The earth is returning to the light and I believe we all should do the same. We are connected to this earth; this earth is our “mother” and provider. We actually are so deeply connected with this earth that we could consider ourselves literally parts of this earth. So when the earth starts moving towards the sun, so do we. It would serve us right to be in that type of connection with the earth and move towards the sun as well within our own lives

Christmas

Christmas is a day of love and joy. This day is a day of giving; it should be looked on as an opportunity to be as God is, to give without expectations or demands. Christmas is a freeing time for us, everyone seems to be full of joy and everyone is extra generous. It is good to align with this energy; the truth of the matter is if we all were always to be as we are during the holidays a lot of our problems of the world would be lifted. The economy wouldn’t be in bad shape and nether would we, we should learn from the ways of the holidays, embrace it, and always express it throughout the rest of the session.

New Years

The New Year promises something “New” of us. It is an opportunity to truly break into the newness of life. Even though every day is a new day of opportunities it would do us well to take advantage of the “New Year” because there is a “new” feeling vibe going around and it is easier to align ourselves with the newness because of it. Everyone in existence who identifies with the “outer” world identify with the “newness” of the year so in turn, that vibe is simply put up front. Take advantage of this New Year and make big changes for the better within life.

With all of these events in this month it would be something to not make some type of big change in life. Remember, “Life is a chose, happiness is a decision and Love is the way”. Also, “Love empowers and fear disables”, the answer to every hardship is Love, always look within and pay attention to your feeling when dealing with life’s issues. The divine does live within you and that aspect of you (your true Self or your Higher Self) will always lead you to a place of happiness. I have a lot in store for this blog in 2010 so look out for it. I love writing on this blog, it has shown me a part of me that I hadn’t even known existed and I will continue to make this blog bigger, more interesting and better the unborn future. I will continue to push the envelope without fear within this blog and I will continue to honestly express and explain spiritually, philosophy, science, life and any thing else that I can think up in truthful manners. As I grow so will this Blog and as I expand and evolve so shall this Blog so on that note have a Happy New Year, party hard, mediated and plan for the year which is to come. Look at the coming year in a light which radiates joy so that you too will walk the road to eternal bliss.

Namaste

There is a lot more to come within the New Year so look out and watch for your blessings because they are all around you.

Start at your NOW point

A few days ago I made a discovery. This discovery happened to be a discovery about my cell phone. I never realized this before but my cell phone is able to give voice by voice directions when I am driving. It has a navigational system that is equipped for the car. It’s been kind of like a new toy for me ever since I made the discovery. I used it yesterday so that I would be able to find this restaurant that I was driving to. The reason for the drive to the restaurant was because of my mother’s birthday which will be on the 15th of this month (we were celebrating early). As we drove because I’d just made the discovery about the navigational system in my phone allowed it to give me directions to the restaurant. When my phone told me to make a turn on a particular street my father (who was sitting next to me) told me that if I did that I would be taking the long way so I should just go straight. I totally disregarded the phone and I kept on going straight. My mother then asked me if that would make the phone mad seeing as I totally disregarded its directions. I knew she was joking but I decided to play along. I told her that the phone wouldn’t get mad because I disregarded it, it would just reroute itself from the position that I was at and do it’s best to direct me from there. At that moment, when I made that comment I gained a true realization which I would like to share today.
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Imagine if people thought as my phone’s navigational system did. It seems that when people find themselves in a situation which seems different then what the expected they cling on to what things "should" have been like. But just imagine if people did just as the phone did, when I disregarded the phones directions all it did was start itself over from the point which I found myself in and started giving directions from there. The phone didn’t try and figure out what went wrong or why I hadn’t listened to it. The phone didn’t try and my some type of reason or meaning out of the situation which it found itself in it just simply looked at the place that it was found itself in, accepted that it was in that place and then looked towards going forward so that it would come give directions to the destination that I was trying to give directions to. I’ve always said that everything happens in a life for a reason but it may not always be a reason which can be put in a way for the brain to decipher. It may not be a reason which can be written about in a diary or a book and it may not be a reason that could even be verbalize in any content. It may be something deeper and it may be something which really gives no reason to ponder on ay all. What difference does it make that you arrived at the point in life which you are at? At this point that very point is the only point that matters so why not start there? Why not start at the point you’re at now and move towards where you want to go? Why do we punish ourselves with regretful feelings? Why do we haunt ourselves with painful memories which simply don’t serve us in the now? Why do we try to make up for something that is lost, why do we try to compensate for something that is not yet born (the future). If you want to be a better person then start from where you’re at now and with the knowledge that you now have to become that better person. If you strive for a better life then first accept the life that you have now. Accept it with open arms and then do what you need to do from the point which you are at to move forward. There really isn’t much more to it, if you find yourself in a bad relationship, in a bad job situation which really isn’t serving your higher self, a bad living or financial situation then why dwell on the reasons which put you there?

Why not look at the point which you are at and start from there? Each minute of the now is new and real, each past minute is old and not real. Concentrate on the real (the now) and move from there. Stop allowing your brain and ego to drive you crazy because you are trying to figure out why you came to the point which you’re at now. Stop trying to figure out why you are feeling like you are. If you are feeling bad that means you are NOW in a bad place and you need to accept that so you can move to a better place. All of the answers you need to all of the questions you ask are actually in the questions which you ask. There really isn’t anything else to figure out here, it is time to do as my navigational system does on my phone and move forward from the point you find yourself at now (if you need to reroute from that point, simply reroute). I heard something on the radio which was meant to be an advertisement for a show which I will probably never watch but in that very advertisement I heard a very enlightening message. It said, "It seems that we spend all of our life trying to figure out how to live and now it is about time for us to stop trying to figure out how to live this life so that we may actually begin living it." So do as that message says and stop trying to figure this life out. If you keep that up, the next thing you know you will be on your death bed still trying to figure this life out. Do what you enjoy and just "BE" around those who you enjoy. Simply live this life for enjoyment and if you know you want to be somewhere within your life start from this now point and begin, move forward from where you are NOW and stop worrying about how you got there or even where you were before.

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Namaste

Imagine

Imagine there's no heaven. It's easy if you try. No hell below us. Above us only sky. Imagine all the people Living for today... (Lyrics from Song called Imagine by John Lennon)

What if there wasn’t a God in existence that judged us in such ways that we would ether go to heaven or hell. Imagine if there really wasn’t a physical place called heaven or hell for us to go to at all. What if we could live a life in which the day that we found ourselves in was the only day that we’d live for? Imagine a world which left us no reasons to judge and hate each other. Imagine that.

Imagine there's no countries. It isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for. And no religion too. Imagine all the people Living life in peace... (Lyrics from Song called Imagine by John Lennon)

Just use your imagination to the fullest and imagine a world with no countries existed. Imagine a world with no religions and no governments. Imagine a world with nothing in existence which is right and wrong to prove and nothing in existence to claim for one’s own. Imagine that for a moment for me.

Imagine no possessions. I wonder if you can. No need for greed or hunger. A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people. Sharing all the world... (Lyrics from Song called Imagine by John Lennon)

Imagine if no one ever claimed anything or anyone for there own. Imagine a world that Love was the driving force for our lives instead of fear. Imagine happiness was a feeling that we actually wished for all, regardless of who and what they were. Imagine a world where all of earth’s resources were shared with all. Everyone whom lived always has at lease 3 square meals a day and shelter without worry.

You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one. I hope someday you'll join us. And the world will live as one….. (Lyrics from Song called Imagine by John Lennon)

I truly want all to sit somewhere by yourself, close your eyes and try and imagine all that I’ve stated so far. For one moment simply let go of all that you may hold dear and just imagine. Let go of your social statues, let go of your claimed ethnicity and let go of the religions that you may identify yourselves with. Just imagine a world with no expectations but love, no judgments but greatness and no lack of what is needed for basic survival. Imagine everybody embracing love; imagine a world of people that don’t expect anything out of each other, just use your imagination and see what you come up with when you do. What a world it would be, just imagine. Imagine the Oneness between us all. Imagine what this world would become if we just allowed each other to be happy and joyous. No attachments and no limitations, everyone is allowed and able to be around whatever, and whoever brings joy out of them without any worries. Know that this is possible in our imaginations and also know that all reality actually starts with imagination, something won’t be changed if the change isn’t imagined first. Imagine a world which one is able to view God and Self as they please without being called any negative names or chastised in any way. Imagine if we were all able to all be “receivers” and “giver” all the same. Imagine if all difference were respected and never feared. Just imagine for a second longer before you return to the “real world”. Just sit back and imagine; imagine these thoughts as reality before you return to the reality that is already at hand.

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Namaste

A mistake is an open door

“The path to happiness is not determined by whether or not we made mistakes in the past. What paves the way to happiness is whether or not we turn our mistakes into catalysts for personal growth and illumination” Marianne Williamson

What is a mistake? Is a mistake a mishap or is it something more? Mistakes leave bricks in our paths but these bricks that the mistakes leave can very well be considered stepping stones for us to rise higher in life. Every event that occurs within this life can be looked on as a needed event; we should never damn an occurrence within our lives because once we do that we will not see the benefit that we may gain from the event. Nothing happens without reason, it just takes a calm and collective person to see that much. Doors open in life all of the time but we need to recognized a situation as a door when it does open. Always look towards the positive and use your mistakes as catalyst for personal growth. Use the mistakes for a tool of illumining so that your dharma will be realized and your happiness will be gain. All events which have occurred in the past are events that were meant to happen and they each can be thought of as tools for growth and strengthening.

Namaste

He did suffer the "cross" for us

Jesus the Christ did die on the cross and he did it for all of our sins. This Jesus dying for our sins concept wasn’t one that I completely grasped in the beginning of my awakening but before I was awakened I did believe in it. When I was at a point in my life when I just accepted with no questions my Christianity I totally believed in Jesus dying on the cross for our sins. I didn’t know exactly what that meant but because I was what I was I believed in it blindly. Then later in life when I began to awaken I started to ask questions about the belief and started to have doubts about it more then any other Christian belief. I would ask people questions like why we as Christians hold such a painful event like Jesus being slain so dearly. I thought that we held the suffering and the painful part of Jesus’ life more dear then the actual time that he spent teaching and waking people up to who and what they really were. When I put this question out there I got answers like, “Well you have to believe that Jesus died on the cross for your sins because if you don’t then you are going to hell.” Also people told me, “Some things you just don’t question, you just accept them for what they are and simply believe. You just don’t ask certain questions.” Some people tried to make me feel sorry for doubting, they would say with tears in their eyes, “Jesus loved us so much that he died for us. He suffered for us. Isn’t that enough for you?” I thought to myself, “Shoot, I didn’t ask him to suffer for me so why should I feel sorry.” The answers that I got were mostly fear based and just didn’t line up at all for me. Also I was starting to realize what “love” really was so that didn’t help the Jesus dying on the cross for our sins belief out much at all. I came to a realization that love is not painful and love does not hurt. If someone is in pain it isn’t because of love, if someone is suffering it isn’t because of true love at all. Love is joy and love is happiness, love is God, love is Source, love gives and asks for nothing in return and love always, always, always empowers, this is what love is. Hurt and pain come from fear; fear is produced by our egos because it comes from us identifying with things that exist on the outside of us. Then in turn this hurt comes from us losing these things which we identify with, hurt comes from us becoming confused and worried because certain events (something else that we identify our self worth with) didn’t happen the way we expected it to happen. This is us identifying with things and events that are outside of us. This is also where fear comes in. Fear is a lie because first off we are only afraid of what is not, we are never afraid of what is. It is silly to be fearful because everything that we fear isn’t real and also, nothing exist outside of us so when we identify with things that exist outside of us we are again believing in what isn’t real. With all of these changes happening inside of me I started to feel that there was no need for me to identify with any organized religion, part of this choice came form me learning what the true purpose of religion is. The purpose of religion is to connect and bind us back to God, or Source or whatever you want to call that which we all are created by. Since this Source has always been with me and always will be then what’s the point of religion? What’s the point of identifying with any particular religion of God is already with me (something else that I realized)? I have embraced the teachings of the Buddha and of Jesus but I don’t identify with the religions that people (these great God realized masters didn’t start the religions that were made in there names) made up in these great masters’ names. I simply embrace the teachings. In doing this I am also open to other teachings and I can gain more of what and who I am from a greater circle. So with me not identifying with any religion there was no need for me to embrace Jesus dying on some cross for our sins. I knew that Jesus was crucified but my take on the whole event was that he was crucified because the priests of that day were afraid of him. They felt that he was taking certain false powers away from them that fact scared them so they killed him. This is how I looked at the Jesus dying on the cross aspect and my way of looking at it in this way has remained unmoved, that is until recently.
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My realization and then change in thought of the whole Jesus dying on the cross event began when I learned what the true meaning of sin was. To sin simply means to miss the mark in life, it doesn’t mean to break some written rules that some established organized religion has drummed up; it simply means to miss the mark in YOUR life. If you are a gay man who is living like a straight man then you are living in sin. If you are a person who is in a loveless marriage then you are living in sin. If you are a person who sells themselves short and does what they do because they are trying to live up to some expectations that this society has set, instead of living up to the expectations that the true THEY have set then that living in sin. There are no written rules to this life. If that were so then we all would be the same, we all would simply need to follow some rule book, be the same and then life would be grand but it isn’t like that. We actually have to dig deep within ourselves and figure life out for ourselves. There is no one who can tell us how to do it and there is NO book our there with all the answers. All of the answers we need are already located within us so anyone who is looking for this “Miracle book” which has all the answers to the problems of life is chasing a fake phantom. It just isn’t in existence; you need to look within; now, back to my realization.
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It says in the bible that Jesus and God are One, which means Jesus and God are One in the same. Also, it says that Jesus said, “I am in you, you are in me, and I am in my Father.” Jesus always called God his father because he understood that he (just like all of us) is one of God’s children. But Jesus is also saying that he is within all of us as well just as his Father is within us because he did say that he is within each of us and he and his Father are One in the same. The true Jesus lives within us and we also lives within each other (We are One). There is no true separation, we are all truly One. Now, certain things were quiet obvious and Jesus was no blind fool, he knew that he was going to be crucified so why would he stick around for this? Because he knew that we all as One needed to come to a realizations about ourselves. The people were the ones that caused Jesus to suffer because the people were living in sin. Back then when the man Jesus walked among the people in that part of the world which Jesus lived society was run by a bunch of egotistical religions figures. These religions men had one thing in mind and that was gaining what they could for their lowers selves (their egos). They made so many people suffer because of it, they thought that they were greater and better then other people and they saw themselves as separate from others as well. They indeed were living in sin. Also a lot of other people that weren’t religions figures were also living in sin. People stole and hurt each other, people caused harm to each other for so many egotistical reasons and Jesus saw and recognized that things were getting a bit out of hand with all of this sinning. We were not put on this earth to suffer but sometimes suffering is definitely necessary. We are punished by our sins and when we sin, we suffer. When we let our minds and our egos run the show called life instead of letting God (our deeper, higher self) then we sin and from sinning we suffer. Now, when Jesus was crucified he actually wasn’t living in sin but since he himself was the greater part of everyone else, all others’ sins caused the suffering of Jesus and he accepted this as fact and embraced it to the fullest. He didn’t fight when he was in the mist of the suffering and he didn’t try to escape it, he embraced it full on. He suffered because just about everyone else was living in sin. He saw himself as God who is within all of us and he said himself that he was within and apart of us all as well. Because he was at full realization of whom and what he was and because he knew that he himself was within all he suffered and died for all who ever had sinned. He allowed them to slain him, he allowed them to beat and torture him and while they were doing this they were beating and torturing us all as well. He himself carried the load and took on the suffering for all of us so that we wouldn’t have to. He died on that cross for all of us so that we wouldn’t have to have this type of suffering death within ourselves. He indeed died for our sins and because of it I do acknowledge this as fact for the whole of us.
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When sin is being lived then suffering always comes right behind it. If you are missing the point in life you will suffer for it. Jesus suffered so that we wouldn’t have to. He took all of our sins and he owned them (because he knew he was part of us anyway) then he took on the suffering that our sins inflicted. Now you may ask what does all of it really mean. This is my humble conclusion to the meaning of all of this, it isn’t necessary for us to believe in a single man whom died on a cross for us all. It is necessary for us to believe in ourselves and know that if we sin, we suffer. It is always necessary to know that we are not living to suffer but yet, if we live in sin (miss the mark in life) then we will suffer. There was a man whom walked among us that was not living in sin but yet he took on the suffering for the sins that were being lived. He did this so that we wouldn’t have to so yes, we are free from suffering and it is all because of him. Jesus doesn’t really care of you acknowledge his human self, he wants you to acknowledge his true self which lives in us all.
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Even with all of this happening it seems that some of us (including me) still need to carry and bare our own cross. This means that we need to sin and then suffer. Then from that we come to a realization, we then become resurrected (reborn) and then we rise to heaven to be One with God. In this way suffering is a good thing. It makes us see ourselves for whom and what we really are. Our old selves actually have to die so that the new us is reborn.
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“The fire we endure in life is only to refine, polish, and perfect the diamond we are meant to be”

Eternal (A.S) Blossom
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The quote that I’ve just used holds a meaning that is so divine that the individual whom wrote it probably doesn’t realize how divine it is. The fires we endure are caused because of our sins. We go through so much suffering because we’ve missed the mark in life so many times. We sin over and over again but every time we come out of a harsh situation we seem to become closer and closer to becoming who and what we really were meant to be. We are like perfect diamonds, this perfection is our birth right and it’s so because we ARE all children of God. So there it is and now I can say I understand the meaning of the cross. Because Jesus already died on the cross for our sins we do have a choice. He already suffered so that we would have a choice. WE DO NOT HAVE TO SUFFER IN LIFE, EVER!!! When we suffer, this suffering is not love; it is not God making us suffer it is us. It is our sins that cause us to suffer. God doesn’t have to punish us for our sins because our sins punish us already. All of the happenings that cause us to suffer are happening that are located within us so until we take it a pond ourselves to make that change and be exactly what we know and feel we should be we will continue to suffer. We are Love because God is Love and we are One with God. Be love and you will not have to ever suffer. Be of fear and shame and you WILL suffer. It doesn’t matter of you believe in a man who they called Jesus some 2000 odd year or so ago or not. Believe and have faith in God (your higher self). Sit in silence and quiet your mind so that it along with its best buddy the ego won’t run a muck in your life and then simply be and follow your higher self. Just become what you were meant to be no matter how scary it may seem. You do this and you will be acknowledging and thanking Jesus for what he did, you will be thanking him more then you would be if you simply believe that he did die for our sins. Be happy, be joy and be of love. WE ARE ALL ONE!!!!

Namaste

I am that I am

“Not Christian, Muslim or Jew, Not Hindu, Buddhist, Sufi or Zen. Not any Religion or cultural system. I am not from the east or the west, not out of the ocean or up from the ground, not natural or ethereal, not composed of elements at all. I do not exist, am not an entity in this world or the next, did not descend from Adam and Eve or any origin story. My place is the placeless a trace of the traceless, neither body nor soul. I belong to the beloved, I have seen the two worlds as One and that One call to the know; first, last outer, inner, only that berth berthing human being.” Rumi

Who is this person that occupies my being? Am I a thinker, a writer, or an insurance agent? Am I a Christian, or Buddhist, or agnostics? What am I composed of? Am I composed of cells, blood and water? What am I to do to figure this out? Am I simply a black man in the struggle or am I something more? Am I he who hopes for a bright future for my loved ones or do I even care? I am what we all are which is of the Isness of our Source. I am an aspect of the whole which in turn is the whole. I am all that is good and all that is considered bad as well. My essence is in the timeless because time is not a reality that I chose to identify myself with. Speaking of which, my identification is not real because I actually made it up. My ego is my identification while I occupy this physical plane and what is the ego but a figment of my imagination with its histories and tragic stories. We all are as we are; we are just that which we perceive ourselves as and nothing more. We are from the no-thing, we are of the no-where and that no-where makes us now-here. My story has tragedy and my story has lost but as I sit here with myself I am just the one whom is being. It isn’t that hard to figure out, my path is set clear, my love is in sight and all I have to do is accept what is so that what will be will be aligned with what is to come.

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If what I’ve said is confusing and if the Rumi poem that I use today (which is one of my favorites) is as equally confusing then you are thinking from a fear based ego perspective of life. Everything that was uttered within the words above speaks a simple truth. It is a truth that when realized all else that stands in our way for fulfillment will fall away. There reality is nothing which is located outside of us to cling onto because there is actually nothing that is located outside of us. To just be without having a definition of what is good, bad right, wrong, pretty or ugly is the truth of what is. If I say to you that this universe began with a collision and then expansion of energies which scientist call the big bang, then I say because of the Hubble telescope we are able to see that there is proof of this in space because it can be seen that the universe is now expanding and will more then likely one day start imploding and you are able to prove me wrong then you know what? It will just be. It will just be because it just is as it is. You are what you are and I am that I am. I am that I am just as we all are as One. Nothing more matters but to come into this one, true moment of now and be clear of it. There is nothing to fear within this moment because within this moment all is well. This moment is the only moment that is real so this means because all is well within this moment all is always well. There is nothing to fear. You don’t even need to fear death because death occurs all the time. Death and birth is occurring within our very physical bodies, old cells are dying away and new ones are being born. Old moments are dying away and new moments are being born. Death is in the realms of the unknown but so is the next moment. Do you fear the next moment which is about to be a pond you in a moment? This is why there really is nothing else to be but to just be period. Lets just be what we are, lets embrace the “I am” of it all and lets not try and use our ego’s perspective to figure anything out. Life is always within the unknown, the moment is now, it is in the realization of this which dictates NOW is the only moment there is. All is well right now so that means since now is all that’s real all will always be well. Let’s live this life as it should be lived. Do what this moment dictates to do and just enjoy the experience. Let’s just be as we may and always remember that we are all One.

Namaste

Unlimited potential to tap in to

“Whatever else we are, no matter how much of a mess we may have made of our lives, it is always possible to tap into the part of the soul that is universal, the infinite field of pure potential, and change the course of our destiny.”

Deepak Chopra

It doesn’t matter if you’ve done something so bad that it is unforeseeable in getting out of. It doesn’t matter if no one has faith in you anymore. It doesn’t matter because you seriously do have an infinite field of pure potential to tap into. You have it all within you; you are just like what you’ve come from so in turn, anything is achievable, no matter what. Change is our birth right; none of us truly stay stagnant. So no matter what you’ve caused remember, all you have to do is switch your mental perception. Go into that place that is of the infinite and make the change for the better. Never give in to any woe and never give up. Keep on traveling down the path that you feel is for you and don’t dwell in the thoughts of “mess that you’ve made” within your life. Don’t keep on thinking about the “mess”, simply keep moving forward and then if you do this you’ll be able to gain the heaven on earth that you want and that you crave.

Namaste