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Life functions in a sphere of the known and the unknown. There are corners to everything that we can’t see around. There is day and there is night. There are tomorrows and there are yesterdays, there is the beginning of a journey and there is the end. We are exposed to experiences that our senses and consciousness allow us to appreciate and yet the majority of our reality is unknown and unseen. Our reality seems to make sense to us but only to an extent. We ponder about all those whys and sometimes wonder at the magnitude of it all. Despite all that is missing from the picture it all still makes sense. The picture of our reality is consistent. It could not be any other way. An inconsistent reality is not conceivable. There have to be other realities but for that to be apparent to us we would have to be able to be a part of them. The fact that we are not able to be a part of these other realities is not an indictment in itself and does not suggest that the small fraction that we see does not make sense. This unseen “dark matter” is actually the most important part of our existence. It exists; and even though we may never be able to understand much about the unseen environment it somehow validates the aspect of life that we can see and appreciate.
If we appreciate this “dark matter” as a part of our present reality we will enhance our appreciation of this reality. We will realize immediately that death is a form of birth. We will also realize that we all are a form of energy really like a beam of light that has always existed. It traverses the universe and illuminates all in its path for a moment and then moves on. Others can only be aware of the light when they fall within the reach of the beam and are illuminated. When it passes it has not died. It continues to strike a path and illuminate others. Sometimes we stop and wonder about the origins of this light. When did it first appear and how long did it travel before it reached us?

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45

It is sometimes called the domino effect. It is a cascade of unpredictable events that seem to occur in unison and occupy a particular point in time. Sometimes the result is a life-changing event and at other times the events are trivial and of little consequence. These events all tend to be very similar. They may be described lightly as bloops and blunders and seem to be contagious and may even be laughable. Quite often you just count these little events and wait until they are over. There is a phase of existence a point in time when you can identify a pattern of events that seem all to bear the same identity almost as if coloured by a ray of light. At other times there is one unique incident that portends great hardship and signals the start of change. It seems to be the herald of like happenings to follow; and in some cultures is even called an omen. There is even the situation of the group effect where individuals who share the same group or who form part of a firm or family are often enveloped in the cloud of cyclical events that affect one individual from that group and gradually spread like a contagion within that group. Interestingly it also seems to be the fate of nations. Sometimes a nation that appears to stand tall and has had the fortune over time of avoiding significant catastrophe has an encounter with misfortune and that event marks the start of a cascade of ill luck that continues until the contagion is expunged from the system and the nation once again resumes its forward course. It is important to recognize these moments since they do arise without warning and cannot be avoided. The recognition of this phenomenon allows one to apply the same approach and solution to resolving these situations because they are very similar and can be treated in the same manner. An encouraging observation though is that the cyclical nature of the universe always provides opportunity to rebuild all that has been altered and often with new life and improved vitality.

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45

We all tend to personalize life so much. When you look with your eyes you do not see your face: you see others, you see every face except your own. Look outwards not inwards so that you can seek the things that are alive around you. There is always life and there are always things that are growing or are able to grow. A single blade of grass in a beautiful green lawn may be green or it may be brown. It may be growing or it may not be alive at all; but the beautiful lawn is still beautiful; it is alive. It is not affected by the state of a single blade of grass. If you really want to see the pleasant side of the picture believe that it is there and then look for it. A single bad experience is never the whole picture. If this were so nothing would be growing and everything would soon come to a complete halt: and we know that will never happen.

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There is much concern with hierarchy, a pecking order, a need to compare and contrast so that we can install one human being as being superior to another. We also seek to use the little knowledge that our senses and our intellect provide to make some order out of the world that we inhabit. No one knows with any certainty, the number of cells that make up the body or for that matter,the number of red blood cells that are circulating at any one time; and even if we knew, it would not make one human being any better than the other. Despite this fact, people are compared based on their intelligence, their race, their height and even the length of their legs. These so called attributes are marketed based on scarcity and put into the equation of supply and demand to create artificial industries. One individual is pitted against the other based solely on a few external attributes. But all of this concern is misplaced. The little that we know is microscopic in relation to what we don’t know. No one knows how many days of life and good health remain, and if by chance we could determine this information it would soon assume the status of a pricey asset. After all, our lifetime productive capability would be of great economic significance and would probably have value placed on it. This is obviously absurd but this scenario is not very far from observed reality. This is the nature of the artificial world that we have created. We have failed to observe the principles that govern the daily workings of the universe. The universe functions as a zero sum game. You cannot take out of it more than you put in. There is no real honour or benefit in material acquisition only for the sake of acquiring wealth. Real acquisition is a by-product of first contributing by giving. You have to put something into the system in order to get something out, and if you have been blessed with abundance, you should make an effort to give something back. We don’t have to compete aggressively just for the sake of establishing an advantage over another person. We should instead set a goal of competing with our inner self in order to produce the best that we can with our own unique talents. If we were to do this we would set a new equilibrium that would create a more equitable existence for everyone. Nature functions in such a way to maintain harmony at all times. All aspects of creation work in unison to ensure that this balance is not disturbed. There are no rich animals, neither are there poor ones. A large animal like an elephant cannot be considered to be richer than an ant. Muscular strength does not convey any real advantage. It is only suited to tasks that require this strength. The next time that you look at a crowded highway, try to figure out how much fuel each vehicle has remaining in its tank and then assign an advantage or a system of ranking to each vehicle. What this simple exercise will demonstrate to you is that a system cannot be judged or ranked based on absolute quantities. Each player is subtly contributing to the system without rank for a shared benefit. What is important is the system, which is self-renewing. No single player in the system has the right to assume superiority based on measurable quantities? If that were so what quantity would you measure and who should be appointed to make this measurement?

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45

The law of inheritance is interesting. There is an invisible string that passes through everything that cannot be broken. Interesting isn’t it. In the beginning everything is stamped, coded labeled, or depicted in a way that makes it unique. The way that it is configured is so distinctive that the “stamp” that it carries persists through time and colours everything that it is associated with, for eternity. The thought or the actions that follow will always be influenced by the originating circumstances, and the survival or success of subsequent events will always be affected favourably or adversely by its early beginnings. If you have elected the president of a team or a board member to your organization you have made a rather permanent decision. That individual will have a certain type of luck or attract an aura that is rather unique to that individual. Large corporations rise or fall based solely on this principle. Some individuals seem to have the Midas touch. If you were to take away their riches and throw them out into the street, they would become millionaires in another few years. They carry an indelible aura that will continue to attract the circumstances that allow them to use their creative genius to advantage, and if these circumstances elude them they will have the instinct to turn simple innocuous situations into great opportunities. Successful sporting teams also intuitively recognize this principle. Do you know that many of the catastrophes of history originated behind a closed door by a group of misguided individuals making the completely wrong decision? They in their folly carved up large portions of the world like personal property for selfish and sometimes shortsighted reasons resulting in aberrations that have persisted for a thousand years. World events even in the modern era bear the stamp of their folly. How does one make use of this principle on a personal level? The answer lies in being true to the highest principles and ideals of honesty, justice and fair play. The other critical observation to be made is that nothing created from incorrect and unjust foundations will have a favourable outcome. Learn to develop the Midas touch and also learn to recognize that nothing that the hand of dishonesty or injustice touches will survive. Learn also to change direction and to terminate actions that have the “stamp” of failure and seem to be part of an unfortunate chain of events even if its origins are clouded in mystery or completely unknown, as much of early history is. A new beginning, like the first light of dawn may be all that is needed to make things right.

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Everything grows and is constantly changing. It sometimes seems that every physical item and every human situation that we encounter has its own DNA, a blueprint that existed prior to its inception that is unique and governs its life in every respect from beginning to end. Ideas and the events that result from them are just like children. They seem to have innate potential and will eventually grow up and hopefully fulfill this potential. They will assume a unique form and will eventually take part in the larger picture of life. Quite often a simple project is started and it seems to mushroom and becomes a large venture sometimes a thing of spectacular proportions. Sometimes the converse is true, it seems to become stunted and develops the most unusual shape. That is the nature of the universe. It seems to provide a fertile environment for every thought and action. Once the process is begun or the seed planted growth ensues, and the interesting thing is that this growth encourages additional growth. Branches develop and the process of propagation is established. This new addition to the environment is never a creation in isolation. It is uniquely related to its environment and to other life forms in its immediate and distant vicinity. It has now become a part of a changing ecosystem. It has to survive by replenishing the balance that existed before, or by extending the dimensions that existed to create a new harmony. It has to be relevant to survive and maybe the test of its relevance is its ability to survive. These principles apply to ideas and the actions that ensue from them. They take on a life of their own. Our physical world is a world of ideas that have come to fruition. If human beings were not able to use creative thought and transform them into tangible objects then the world would not appear as it is. Even though we may take life for granted it is this principle, the principle that allows small things to grow into larger things that is constantly at work. You may be the one who has that unique idea, that sparkling bit of intuition which may transform not only your world but change life as we know it. It is time to plant some seeds and now is always the right time.

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45

Do not look at the things that are moving away from you. You may still be able to see them but they are quite irrelevant. Only the things that are moving toward you (or that you are moving toward) (exactly the same thing) are important. The other things are in your past and the only reason that you saw them is because you averted your gaze. You decided to change your focus and look at something other than your present reality. What a pity. You actually lost valuable time. Yes, regardless of how dire or strange your immediate circumstances are you will be able to choose relevant solutions from your present reality since new prospects are always approaching. They are the jigsaw puzzle pieces that you were looking for in order to complete your unique puzzle. Unfortunately because you cannot see the whole puzzle at once (it’s actually wrapped around you) you have to fix it on the fly as you go along, with what comes your way. Do not be fooled by the advice that you get that tells you that life is like a bowl full of cherries completely random and that it is impossible to make sense of it. It’s not random at all. Your reality has a certain shape to it that makes it quite tangible, but in order for it to maintain that shape you have to focus on your present and be aware of all the influences around you. Regardless of your present circumstances there are two qualities that are always at work in your favour. We have the ability to create our future using simply the power of thought and also we can change the “environment” around us to suit ourselves, again by the process of our thought content. So as we go along we can change the puzzle and we can fill in the blank pieces at the same time. So do not be concerned about those experiences that have passed. They will cease to have any influence on you. Use the opportunities that are approaching to make something completely new and attract some of your own liking by just deciding what you want to get out of life. If you do not like the things that you see, change your thinking, change your thought content and you will attract new experiences. Even one favourable new experience will change both yourself and your puzzle (remember it’s wrapped around you) enough to make it completely different. It’s as simple as that.

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It’s oh so simple! It’s like a game and you already know the result. Everything that’s here is designed to fulfill a future event otherwise it would not exist: and that is the reason why your thought content is so important. Remember, thoughts are things. They just occupy a different space and hence are not as readily tangible as solid objects that are accessible to the five senses, but they are just as real. The contents of your world are a clue to what circumstances you are likely to attract since each item is literally “tailor-made” for you. You will really get the type of life that you want and the type of life that you deserve. Each individual is designed specifically to thrive in circumstances that are already present. Each occurrence even the tiniest thing is related to existing circumstances. You would not have been born at this point in time unless you were needed to fulfill a void that required your intervention. The unique talents and gifts of each individual are all relevant parts of a much larger order. Despite this fact, there is always the potential for change, which allows each individual unlimited scope for improvement and growth. This is the true nature of the universe. In order to make practical use of these principles you should start with your immediate environment and then determine what it is that you would like to attract. If you would like to do a task that requires specific tools and you have not yet acquired these tools don’t be surprised that the jobs that you hoped would come your way have also not yet materialized. You have to make that start and change your environment so that it looks like the place that you would like it to become. If your thoughts have been negative and you want to have the life and positive outlook of the successful people that you admire, then you will have to “acquire” some new thoughts and begin to live in a new world built on success and a positive outlook. You will have to leave behind all those limiting thoughts that have been restricting your progress to date. So make a start. Begin by examining your thoughts carefully and discard all those thoughts that are not positive, creative and uplifting. The next step is to look at the physical world that you occupy. Does it have the appearance of order and exude an air of success? If you became the most successful person in the world would you be happy in the environment that you now occupy? Would you have the thoughts and ideas that you have now? Once all of these facets of your life are improved you will be one step away from the change that you seek.

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Once you were born all the lights suddenly went green. That’s right! It’s as if you flicked a switch, or one was switched on for you, but the results are the same. If you imagine a mechanical toy that is wound up and ready to go, once you place it down it starts to move and its programmed to move forward, not backward and most importantly it always faces the green lights and not the red. It you only knew where to go and what to do you would never have difficulty and there would be no obstacles to overcome. This is ideal, but few make progress without mistakes. All the natural things of this world function in a system that is interdependent even to the minutest detail. That means whatever you do affects the entire system and everybody else. So for the system to work all the lights must be green or you would be constantly colliding with everybody else. The red lights are only theoretical they really don’t exist. What this means is that you can’t go in two directions at the same time, at least not while the other direction is allowing movement, because if you were to try, you would find out that there is nothing there. Yes it would be completely empty, just a potential space; and that’s what we come upon when we go contrary to the natural order, an empty space that has nothing in it. No life or movement whatsoever. The plans that you make can only work if they are correct from the start, and it is the start that is important. You always have to begin at the beginning, and that means that your progress as it applies to you, has to start wherever you find yourself at a particular point in time, not where you would like to be. Since the lights facing you are always green, then you can always accept your present status in life and use it as your point of departure to start a journey. Even the most improbable of ideas or the smallest first step can lead to great fortune and success. When you look back at the progress that you have made or the progress of others you can straighten out the curves and bumps in the journey and you will see that it was really a straight path all along, like a ladder that was always there just that you could not recognize it.

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45

When did you start to change? Did you notice? It happened when you began to yearn for something different. You consciously, or subconsciously put your mind in a new place and subtly began to change your thoughts. It happened almost imperceptibly and it may even be happening now. By yearning for something new or different, you are in effect saying that you would like a change of direction or scenery and you are demonstrating dissatisfaction with your present state, whatever it may be. You would really like to be somewhere else. Once you begin to adopt this type of thinking you will have created a void which will set in motion a series of new events which will be attracted to that void in order to fill it. Within a moment you are different and you are changed, maybe forever. During your life you will have moments where these changes take place and usually they are readily identifiable. Sometimes an individual can be inspired to greatness and take on a cause so large so colossal that it immortalizes the individual and raises them up to iconic status. For the majority of people these changes are natural and gradual and are a part of a growing sense of maturity that is common to all. You can begin a process of change by taking a look at yourself and examining your journey through life up to the present and you will see clearly when you began to change. If you are concerned about your present direction, with careful retrospection you will be able to identify that turning point. It may be a decision that you should not have taken but it inevitably changed your path and literally made you into a new person and positioned you on a new path. But do not fear. It is quite possible to get back on track; to remove those negative feelings and to change those unwanted characteristics that you may have developed. You can leave them behind by simply turning your back on them. Literally, just walk away and re-enter the arena of goodness and virtue. You can consciously by affirmation of positive goals and ideals initiate changes in yourself which will make you become the good “self” that you know was always just below the surface. This is very heartening, because it is clearly indicating that no one and no situation is irredeemable. The natural order of the universe is growth. All you need to do is to seek the right balance; it will be like turning night to day.

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If I Had a Million Dollars by poppy45