We live in an Illusion of flowers and thorns. We are given free will. And it is our choice every day, more or less, to be in any given situation, either a flower or a thorn.
We decide on how to respond to our desires and impulses throughout the day.
We decide how much effort to put into bettering ourselves and pursuing a dream.
We decide on our surroundings, how clean and organized to make them, or to let the dishes stack up in the sink.
Everything is a decision!
It's been this way since antiquity...
Be careful of your thoughts, for your thoughts become your words. Be careful of your words, for your words become your actions. Be careful of your actions, for your actions become your habits. Be careful of your habits, for your habits become your character. Be careful of your character, for your character becomes your destiny. -- Chinese proverb, author unknown
The Buddhists say to enjoy the present moment, but to avoid developing attachments. This is the way to go through the Life Experience with ease and to reach Enlightenment. They also believe death is not a final stop, for the soul is eternal, and will return until it has become Enlightened.
Christians were taught to 'do unto others as you would have done to you' and to 'love your neighbor as yourself'. We will get back to this thought later.
Much of those who create our society have followed the teachings of A. Crowley, and in secret and in private adhere to the aim, 'do what thou wilt'--and are working hard to make this belief very widespread without telling people that is the point of entertainment, mass media, sports, music, theater, movies, television, radio, theme parks, and the daily news.
Today we are going to talk about the connectedness of the yellow chakras and how the choice of the one will affect the choice of the other.
One choice, which becomes a habit in some who are incarnate in the school of Gaia, is to 'drown their sorrows' and escape temporarily through the use of illicit or legal substances which alter the mind--in the example, it is those who drink.
Let us be so generous as to say this is the first time someone has made the choice to drink to excess.
Let us say that they take the car keys and drive home.
Let us say that there is a terrible automobile accident. No one else but the driver is hurt but you know it could be otherwise just as simply.
Let us say that the ambulance and paramedics and fire trucks are given the emergency call, and respond to the accident.
After this the team on call at the hospital comes in that night, and saves a life, using all of the technology and skills that they have to offer.
Let us suppose that this hospital stay is perhaps several weeks, followed by rehabilitations and physical therapy, followed by home health...or perhaps this in the legal system if the driver was found to be intoxicated by tests at the scene?
This one choice creates work for many people, and further, it costs money to pay for everything. Through health insurance, the rest of the pool's premiums are tapped to cover that. For the emergency services, the pool of funding through tax dollars is tapped. Everyone who is doing the work gets paid.
The point of this example is that every choice an individual makes influences and affects others around them both energetically (we live in an ocean of energy that is constantly being shined upon by a brilliant Source of Unconditional Love without which nothing would be able to exist)--and through society.
This is how through careful detached observation of yourself, your reactions, your choices, your yellow chakra--you will simultaneously resist the influence Society (run by Do What Thou Wilt) places upon you as well as to consciously decide what ripples you yourself are making with your mindfulness-driven choices.
In EVERYTHING.
This brings us to the further point, which has the possibility to bore some of you to tears, but hear us out!
It is the fine art of negotiation.
This is the skill that is one cut above the process of decision-making on one's own.
This is the ability of two individuals with Free Will to arrive at a decision which is mutually agreeable to them, respectful of both their needs, and fair.
There is only one thing to say to you besides to be aware of the importance to the whole that the negotiation process goes smoothly and for the Highest Good of All--throw the other person a bone.
I know it sounds crude but my mentor who is Taiwanese speaks in such terms and it was very wise advice: always find a way to honor the other in your business deals/interactions to make it worth their while, make sure there is something in it for them as well as for you.
If they ask for something in the negotiation, you don't know for sure, but it could be a deal-breaker they are throwing out there.
The other person could always walk away from the table.
The goal is to have an ongoing, long-term relationship with the person, and this can help you in the future.
Honor the relationship.
Even if it means giving up one of your bargaining points you had hoped to get.
Nobody gets everything they want in every negotiation, and a smart negotiator is able to keep the tone of mutual benefit, of good relationships, and the Highest Good of all.
Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater! This is an American Slang for someone who loses sight of the value and through their choices and actions loses everything by trying to get their way.
The yellow chakra is tricky, in and of itself.
Having it under outside influence of TWDNHOBIAH 24/7 with all kinds of technology and psychology we don't even understand is trickier still.
And having our energy fields be connected to everything and everyone makes it all the more important to keep our yellow chakras healthy and in balance.
Be mindful.
And enjoy being alive!
It is meant for this.
If I think positive thoughts and take positive actions toward my goals, my destiny can be one of joyful and uplifting, with moments of gleefulness. I might fall and get a few bruises along the way, but if my habit is to get up one more time than I fall, my destiny will be one of success.
