This is one of the most powerful questions of our time, for to answer no would be to imply that God has no real importance in our lives. However, I welcome everyone… anyone… to share their thoughts yay or nay regarding this question. I will be sharing my own as well.
Factions at the distraction
The Case against the work place
While at your 40 hour distraction
You must learn to perfect your reactions
to those who lack understanding, and have conniving intellect
These only seek to cause an effect
Such folly you must learn to deflect
The effects of these types are obviously toxic
Though some wish they would stop it
This has no affect on the mind of a gossip.
Slander? Gossip mixed with bureacratic non-sense? Refer to my previous post on “the sound of one hand clapping”be encouraged… develop and work your master plan to get free… may your master plan be the “Masters Plan”.
False perception…?
Easily created…
In the work place? Totally inflated…
You see…
The eye of the beholder is more powerful than the horse’s mouth
Once the beholder speaks, perception of you goes south
The beholder seldom comes forth, buth prefers to slander you from the back
Caring nothing about your true motives, seeking only to distort the facts
The truth?
You were late due to a flat tire
The beholders perspective?
You’re a liar
After 3 yrs of accuracy
You made a mistake on your report
The beholders perspective?
Your attention to detail is short
You always do what you are told
However, your supervisor gives you direction with a scold
So you become righteously indignant
The beholders perspective?
You’re a malcontent.
The moral of this message is that you simply must develop deeper reasons for why you do what you do. Your excellence can not be based on anything secular. Secular expectation will disappoint you every time. Do not expect anyone to judge you based on merit, unfortunately when it comes to bureacracy, and politics, there is no compassion, there is no understanding. It seems that no one has anything good to say about anyone only slander and gossip. The best intentions are often villianized most times when a perception of you is created behind your back you will have no opportunity to share your true intentions or motives. This is why self mastery under God is the goal what’s spiritual is more powerful than what’s physical (obviously) so like the title of my first book, if you harness the power of the spirit of God within you what’s without has no power over you. I call it walking softly and carrying the sword, (sword of the spirit that is…the Word of God) it is a daily commitment but you can do it. Disconnect from material focus do not allow secular, material, or bureacratic non-sense to dictate your level of self worth or self esteem. Search for your (TPSE) True Positive Self Expression, realize you will not find it in a policy and procedure manual!
A friend forwarded this to me and it was confirmed by Snopes.
READ IMMEDIATELY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HI ALL THIS was sent to me by our son who is in charge of the computers for the state of Florida — whenever he receives anything like this it is a warning to the State as well as all us little people –
VERY IMPORTANT , PLEASE READ THIS
Anyone-using Internet mail such as Yahoo, Hotmail, AOL and so on. This information arrived this morning, Direct from both Microsoft and Norton Please send it to everybody you know who has Access to the Internet. You may receive an apparently harmless e-mail titled ’Mail Server Report’ If you open either file, a message will appear on your screen saying: ‘It is too late now, your life is no longer beautiful….’
Subsequently you will LOSE EVERYTHING IN YOUR PC, And the person who sent it to you will gain access to your Name, e-mail and password. This is a new virus which started to circulate on Saturday afternoon. AOL has already confirmed the severity, and the anti virus software’s are not capable of destroying it.
The virus has been created by a hacker who calls himself ‘life owner’.
PLEASE SEND A COPY OF THIS E-MAIL TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS, And ask them to PASS IT ON IMMEDIATELY!
THIS HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY SNOPES.
http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/mailserver.asp
Significance of timeless truths
We all should dedicate ourselves to the preservation of
the timeless truths that have built human family structure.
No matter where we live or work.
These truths are slowly being eroded by the societal machine.
The warrior’s code for me goes so much farther than hand to hand combat. For what is a physical action? But the finalization, the fruition, of a thought, or some emotion i.e. anger, love, hate, etc. So if you want to master the code (not to be cliche) it starts within, what you are programmed with. What you see, read, and hear, and experience, become your thoughts, which become your passions, emotions, these become actions, which become your habits, your character, and ultimately your destiny, or destination. Youcan govern external situations and circumstances if you govern what goes internal.
For more perspective ponder this poem…
Now this is indisputable
According to statistics quite computable
That oblivion has become the usual
Deputizing all who are immutable
Consider the word nation
Next, ponder the word reputation
With contemplation one can see what’s afoot…
How to get unhooked?
Mind is to input
As body is to output
Many have heard this question
Some have said the silence within or
Thoughts, stillness, or a sound barely heard by humans
All of these are plausible
I view this biblically… as the vibe of God and spiritual discernment, I will explain.
Clapping can be described as a loud hitting noise, or a bang, blast, burst, crack, crash, slam, slap, strike, trust, thunder, thunderclap, thwack, wallop, whack, wham,
Now most would agree that a bang, blast, boom, or smash could be considered negative so…
What do you do when circumstance, situation, someone, or something, seeks to “clap” with you…
In my view the sound of one hand clapping is ‘not being available for the collision”…
Not interacting… evasion…
One hand clapping is the sound of a near hit…or a near miss…
Either way the result is the same… “no contact”
When your enemy… or simply… life, attacks
You must evade, duck, slip, roll, not absorbing impact,
There in lies my “one hand clapping” perspective…
It is the hand of life, or the hand of your enemy, or
Circumstance, situation, environment, job, etc. etc.
Seeking to collide with yours, and cause some sort of trauma
You must become able to recognize how your enemy, or life, attacks
If you think life is about having fun then your are an enemy to yourself, (In order to avoid an attack
you must be trained to see them as such if you think detrimental things are fun, you are open to be attacked
by life and an enemy physical or spiritual at any time… please realize this)
You are indeed an accomplice to your own ambush and will be unprepared
When the “time” comes…
If you are one who must feel every emotion to it’s fruition , i.e.
Anger, bitterness, sadness, hate, despair, etc. and feel that you
Deserve to be able to feel those things as part of your humanity, then, solutions will always escape you
You will be to occupied with looking at how much it hurt to be attacked that you
Will be unable see attacks as “training” you, but “destroying” you basically…
Embracing victimization
There is a significant difference in the two views
This requires training, application, and prayer
In my view the true way of the warrior is compassion, mercy, restraint, control, this can be seen in Bruce Lee
in his later years, Martin Luther King, and others Jesus in my view was the ultimate warrior
*** Picture two hands one with the word enemy, or life written on it and the other with the word “you” written on it. Now attempt to clash, bang, smack, or “clap”, them together then at the last second miss ever so slightly…
What’s the sound?
There could be a sound… Perhaps the sound of the proverbial “hand” of your enemy missing yours and hitting the wall behind you
One hand clapping indeed,
Harness The Power Within and Without:
The Mind
Like the influence the wind has on water so the mind has a similar affect on the body. Without wind bodies of water would not move they would not have a stimulus. We have all seen ponds that are still having no current. Well the mind causes the current within the body. Just as the mind causes the current that flows thru the body that current could very well be a violent or
uncomfortable current. For example when faced with a difficult situation some have established a modus operandi of doubtful negative, thinking and thus react with;
now what are the tell tale signs of these emotions. How they make you feel physically right like;
remember what caused it all… the way you think. Now, nervousness, anger, and the like are all natural responses to stress. However you must not allow this to become a habit. You must dedicate yourself to positive thinking, reinforced by positive learning and other positive influences. The breathing technique I outlined for you is an example of positive knowledge; retrain yourself by using it to establish new stress response patterns. What you know is not power until you use it and the type of knowledge is a critical issue. In chapter 1 the mind is outlined as the part of the brain that deals with thought. The mind is also represented by a burst of light in the Shu Ha Ri Legacy symbol. Your positively empowered mind can light the path for the right way to “think feel & do” commit this to memory. On the other hand a negatively empowered mind does just the opposite. You can say that ignorance is bliss however what you don’t know or choose not to know can hurt you. You see we become victims of our minds by repeating the same response patterns. When this happens you also become victims of circumstance. Due to a circumstance or situation, that arises in your life you react the way you’ve trained yourself to react. Only afterwards do you think to yourself I wish I would have… If you harness the power of your mind you will be able to harness the power of circumstance. A wise person once said life is 10% what happens to you and 90% your response or reaction to what happens to you. One of the major points I am trying to convey in this section is for readers to recognize that the power of the mind lies not in events, circumstances, situations etc. rather in our thoughts and choices. So harnessing the power of the mind begins with positive thinking which is developed by positive learning/influences and recognizing the power of choice. Previously I used an analogy describing the wind affecting water in a similar way the mind affects the body. Water however, simply reacts to a stimulus we on the other hand can choose our actions there in lies the power given to us at creation…. choice. I previously mentioned an empowered mind lighting the path, well let’s break down the analogy of light. If your mind has not been empowered positively, or if you routinely allow negative circumstances, or situations to become your primary focus then these circumstances or situations can accurately be described as dark for you. During these times the solution is obscure to you, during seemingly dark times our minds can keep us in the dark or as stated before light the path out. The kind of knowledge we have acquired negative/dark or positive/light determines whether we are kept in the dark or brought into the light. Negative knowledge seen as valuable to many in society is;
Examples of Positive knowledge is how to develop
need I go on which list will you build your life, or the life of your children on. When faced with dark or any other times which foundation would be more beneficial cheating ,or honor, manipulation, or respect, immorality, or morality, rage or patience, the choice is yours. If you want your mind to light the way for your journey positively, then positive knowledge is essential. We acquire knowledge primarily through what we see read and hear. Some sources are;
Do not underestimate the power and influence these things have on your mind. Your mind is much like a computer. Computers do what they are programmed to do. So… who’s programming you? The major difference between humans and computers, like humans and water, though is choice. So I say again take back the power of your mind by choosing or filtering carefully what goes through the eyes and ears. For these very things become the thoughts which once they marinate with your vulnerable inner person or spirit will become your feelings, your passions, what inspires you. Now just as the mind steers you, and lights the path, your feelings fuel you love, anger. passion, hate, these are internal matters which leads me to the spirit.
Here is something I feel will inspire you in your spiritual battle, use what benefits you in your walk with Christ, the rest…discard.
Godspeed everyone
In strategy your spiritual bearing must not be any different from normal. Both in fighting and in everyday life you should be determined though calm. Meet the situation without tenseness yet not recklessly, your spirit settled yet unbiased. Even when your spirit is calm do not let your body relax, and when your body is relaxed do not let your spirit slacken. Do not let your spirit be influenced by your body, or your body influenced by your spirit. Be neither insufficiently spirited nor over spirited. An elevated spirit is weak and a low spirit is weak. Do not let the enemy see your spirit.
Small people must be completely familiar with the spirit of large people, and large people must be familiar with the spirit of small people. Whatever your size, do not be misled by the reactions of your own body. With your spirit open and unconstricted, look at things from a high point of view. You must cultivate your wisdom and spirit. Polish your wisdom: learn public justice, distinguish between good and evil, study the Ways of different arts one by one. When you cannot be deceived by men you will have realised the wisdom of strategy.
The wisdom of strategy is different from other things. On othe battlefield, even when you are hard-pressed, you should ceaselessly research the principles of strategy so that you can develop a steady spirit.
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