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Spiritual Software Developer

Namaste All.

I was listening to Deepak Chopra the other day when he was discussing the difference between our brain and our mind. He gave the analogy that our brain is the hardware but our mind is the software. What does that mean. It means that our brain is simply a tool that transmits data or information. Whereas, your mind is the operating system that tells your brain how to interpret the data.

That is a key distinction for us to understand as the owners and operators of these spiritual computers known as our bodies. We need to know how to produce the best output. In other words, we have to understand how to manifest that which is for our highest and greatest good.

We all know who Bill Gates is. He is the founder of Microsoft and considered one of the richest, if not the richest man in the world. Although many people may say that he invented the computer, this is not true. Bill Gates revolutionized the computer with the most successful operating system in the world. Called windows.

Today I will discuss becoming your own Spiritual Bill Gates to design the best operating system for you. There are three components to consider:

Data (the information) – This consists of the input from all your senses taste, touch, sight sound, and smell. The things that we experience, sense, even the emotions we have.

Brain (the hardware) – This is the tool. Its purpose is to transmit the data or information with its different parts, the four lobes, the two hemispheres, the neurons and synapse, etc. These are the mechanics. Like the mouse, keyboard, hard drive, motherboard etc.

Mind (the Software) – it tells the hardware how to interpret the data that it is receiving. This is the part of the system that we have to master in order to become our own Spiritual Bill Gates. We have to design the best operating system for our brain. How do we do that? We need to develop the code that will help the brain best interpret the data or information that it is transmitting. That means understanding the spiritual laws that govern us, so that we can best use our imagination and understanding to interpret the data.

For example, every piece of data that your brain transmits and interprets can be filtered through a fear-based operating system. So that the thoughts and feelings you have about every situation can be seen from the point of view of a victim, where you are constantly being wronged, nobody likes, you are not worthy. Your understanding of events become warped. You begin to imagine that everything is happening to you. What kind of results or output do you think will manifest in your life? Instances of victimization and abuse. Feelings of being overwhelmed and underappreciated. You feel like you have no control and you end up taking no responsibility for anything. That nothing that is for your highest and greatest good. And that, you will get nothing that you really desire.

Unfortunately, that type of programming will produce exactly those types of experiences. Like attracts like. Or in computer terms: IF THIS THEN THAT.

But you have given the power of choice. You can choose which operating system to install. Even if you have used the same operating system for the majority of your life, you have the ability to change it. You can be like Microsoft. After a while, an operating system becomes obsolete. They encourage you to change and upgrade to newer and better operating system. And at the end of its life cycle they will no longer support or put out any fixes for that obsolete system.

That is the same thing you must learn to do. When your operating system becomes obsolete (error thinking, limiting beliefs, no longer serves you) you must update or install a new one. And if you install an operating system based on love, compassion, kindness, gratitude, and oneness. Then, your brain will interpret the exact same data in an entirely different way. The thoughts and feelings that we have about each situation will be an opportunity for growth, a lesson to be learned, an experience to be had. Then, you begin to imagine that everything is happening for you. Guess what kind of output you will get with that operating system. That everything is in Divine order and is happening for your highest and greatest good.

You must also do software updates and maintenance on your computer on a regular basis. That is your prayer and meditation. It makes sure that everything running smoothly and helps with those shift that expands and increases our consciousness and understanding.

Even with the best operating system and maintenance schedule malware, or a virus might get introduced into your system. That is when you use your antivirus software…your affirmations and denials to cleanse the malicious software that might get introduced into the system.

Don’t let anyone else design and input and operating system into your computer. Be like Bill Gates and become the Chief Software Developer for your life that will help you to call forth and manifest the desires of your heart.

Today’s affirmations is:

“I AM the Chief Software Developer of My Life, and I Manifest all for My Highest and Greatest Good.”

~ Rev. Drea

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CREATIVE VISUALIZATION 101

Namaste Truth Students. Rev. Drea here and I will be your TA for today’s Lab class.  Thank you for bringing your frequency and vibration to CREATIVE VISUALIZATION 101.  Today we are going to discuss how to use CREATIVE VISUALIZATION to activate one of the most powerful tools in your manifestation arsenal…. your imagination.  As your teaching assistant, I am here to support you in your unfolding awareness of the power of your imagination.

So let’s dive right in with a few reminders about our spiritual and natural laws.

First Spiritual Law– there is only one presence, one power, one Divine Creative Energy source of the Universe and it is called by many names, Divine mind, Universal intelligence, Divine Energy, Spirit, God. And everything including each and every one of us comes forth from that Divine creative energy.

Second Spiritual Law – we are made in the image and according to the likeness of this Divine Creative Energy, which means we are energy and have the ability to be creative as well.

 “The Law of the conservation of Energy” – which states Energy can neither be created or destroyed, but it can change forms.

One of the tools we have to help us change or transmute the form of energy, to bring forth the invisible into the visible, to manifest our goals and dreams, to call forth that which we desire is our imagination.  It is a powerful manifesting tool.  And

CREATIVE VISUALIZATION is one way of using your imagination to help manifest the you desire for your life. This technique has been around for a long time and there is evidence-based research that it, time and time again. For example, there have been experiments with athletes running a race.   And the have diodes and nodes and so forth hooked up to them to measure their brain and muscle activity.  Then, they had those same athletes go into a meditative state and visualize themselves running their race, and the same brain activity and muscle fibers were fired up as if they were actually competing.  That is how powerful the imagination is. Creation happens twice.  First in the mind through thought, which is then followed by creation in the physical world.

Psychiatrist, Dr. Abigail Brenner says:

There are three requirements for CREATIVE VISUALIZATION to be fully effective
  • The desire to create what you have decided to visualize,
  • The belief in what you have chosen to attain through your visualization and the certainty that you will attain it, and
  • The acceptance of having whatever you have visualized as your goal.

These three things are crucial.  And they all come down to the same thing.  Do you believe that you can have, do, or experience what you are claiming? If not, why?  Is there a fear of failure or success, is there a feeling of unworthiness, is there someone else’s belief about you that you have accepted as your own.  If so, then CREATIVE VISUALIZATION and any other technique will only take you so far.

You must come to the divine revelation, spiritual understanding and/or conscious awareness that you, as a unique and individualized expression of Spirit are worthy of every Divine Idea that is revealed to you and through you.  And once you do that, once you internalize the truth of who you are.  Then, you can use CREATIVE VISUALIZATION and any other technique to activate your imagination, to manifest that which is for your highest and best good. Everyone has the ability to use CREATIVE VISUALIZATION as a tool to help achieve their desired goals

 Here are a few steps that I am giving you as homework to help you get started:

Become Still

Use meditation, prayer or a breathing exercise. To free yourself from distracting thoughts and emotions.   This will make your visualization more meaningful and intense.

Engage Your Imagination

Once you have become still and start to feel yourself relax. Start visualizing in your mind’s eye exactly what you desire in vivid detail.  Imagine not only what it looks like, but what it smells like, what it sounds like, how it feels and even how it tastes, depending on what you are visualizing.  For example, if you are wanting to take a vacation to a beach.  Smell the sea air, feel the warmth of the sun on your skin.  Imagine yourself digging your toes into the sand.  Are you swinging on a hammock?  Are you with friends, a loved one or by yourself?  Get creative and be as detailed as possible

Hold Fast to the Feeling

Creating the detailed vision is the first part, but the magic happens in harnessing the emotions, and the feelings that you generated from your detailed picture.  For it is the emotion and feeling behind the CREATIVE VISUALIZATION that will be the momentum builder to help bring your vision to reality.  Hold fast to the excitement, the happiness, relaxation, peace, joy, love and bliss from your visualization and continually affirm your belief that you already are that thing you are wanting to attract.

Repetition

Make CREATIVE VISUALIZATION a daily practice until it becomes a habit.You must be consistent in focusing on that which you desire. Put an affirmation about you goal on your bathroom mirror, your computer, your phone, near the coffee maker at the door when you are leaving the house, in your rear-view mirror.  Take time out in your day to affirm, reaffirm, and triple re affirm what it is you desire.  It should be the thing that is in the forefront of you mind.  Why?  Because there will be distractions, challenges, set-backs, detours.  And you must have cemented that laser focus to persevere through the noise. Distractions of everyday life.

You must be committed to achieving your goals.  There is no one else that can achieve your goals for you.  There is no one to blame and no excuses that will be satisfactory.  I can find a million plus stories of people that should not have done, had or experienced the amazing life they had due to circumstances that were no fault of their own.  But the reason they have such amazing lives is because they took responsibility and became the expert in their own lives.  They became the pro.  No one is saying that you have to be a superstar or famous or rich to be successful.  You just have to find your purpose and with dogged determination live it. 

Do you know the difference between an amateur and a pro?  An amateur practices until they get it right.  A professional practices until they Can’t Get It Wrong.   That is the type of focus you have to have.  And if it is truly what you desire, and you believe in it with all your heart, mind, body and soul then it won’t be hard work.  Your faith will be activated, and it will be compelling work.  It will be what feeds your momentum. So, be the professional for whatever it is you desire. If it is to be the best best-friend then be it.  If it is to be the number one harmonica player, then do it.  If it is to mindfully experience in each end every present and perfect moment, then go ahead and experience it.

We will end todays CREATIVE VISUALIZATION Lab class with a poem that ends with an affirmation.

It was the favorite poem of one of the most gifted creative visualizers of our time.  Nelson Mandela drew strength from this poem every day of his incarceration as he visualized his freedom and the freedom of an entire nation.

Today’s Affirmation is:

“I AM the Master of My Fate, I AM the Captain of My Soul.”

 Thank you for joining me on this special edition of our Daily Dose of Truth.

~ Rev. Drea

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The Power of Your Words

Namaste All,

Last week, we talked about the power of the sound of your voice and how it connects you to the divine song of the universe.  Whether it was singing, speaking, rapping, sighing moaning, humming or even some guttural utterance.   There is power that comes from the use of your voice and sounds that come from it.

This week we’re going to speak about the Power of the Words that you use. 

I came across the following quote:

“Some people speak like animals; their words have no meaning.  They chatter day and night like frogs in a well.   People have their own ways of talking, and they are all different.  You should think carefully before you speak. Words should be uttered with great discrimination.”

~ Sundardas

One key to achieving Spiritual awareness is to be intentional and careful about the words we use.   Words can be considered the currency by which thoughts take form in our minds, and are expressed outwardly.

Think of yourself as a composer, choosing your words as though you are selecting the notes, and chords that will make up the melody and soundtrack of your life.   The creative power of your thoughts and words along with all the thoughts and words included in the universal divine flow help to create the grand symphony of our collective lives.

Most of today’s social, education and political systems don’t really emphasize how important words are in creating our lives and our world.  These days, our politicians weave words together for two reasons :

  • To sow seeds of fear and mistrust that only they can protect us from or
  • To confuse us with non-sequitur speech, what is commonly known as “the pivot” instead of having honest dialogue about the things that are important to us.

The success of this kind of word play in the political arena is causing this kind of non-sequitur speech to creep into all areas of discourse in our lives.  This is having very real and unintentional consequences of creating a world of fear, mistrust and confusion. 

Anyone who truly understood the power of words would be more careful to avoid such reckless and repetitive use of such negative, confusing and self-destructive speech.  With repetition, our words become more powerful and more engrained in our consciousness, of those who are receiving our words, and even in the collective consciousness of the entire world.  Words are powerful currencies that deserve great care, respect, and use.

We program ourselves with the words we speak.  Whether consciously or unconsciously.  If you have a habit of saying that people or situations make you sick, then don’t be surprised if that becomes manifested in your life.

It reminds me of the scripture, Matthew 15:11

“For what goes into your mouth will not defile you; but what comes out of your mouth that is what will defile you.”

Many ancient cultures, spiritual traditions and world philosophies assert that the entire world as we know it is created by words.  Words have power.  Therefore, we must respect this awesome power, and attend to how you are spending the currency of your words with at least as much cares as you watch your financial spending.

Many ancient cultures, spiritual traditions and world philosophies assert that the entire world as we know it is created by words.  Words have power.  Therefore, we must respect this awesome power, and attend to how you are spending the currency of your words with at least as much cares as you watch your financial spending.

The following are several tips to help us be more mindful of thoughts, ideas, and desires that we give voice to.

1.       Take time to become very clear about the world you wish to create for yourself.  That which you think about and dream about, you speak about.  It is not enough to know what you don’t want, because then you will be speaking about and lending power to what you do not wish to manifest into your life.   If you know what you want and focus on what you want, then you will use your God given power to call forth the life you desire for yourself and the world.

2.       Develop a vocabulary for your life. Find positive and constructive words that you can use in place of the negative self-talk that we consciously and unconsciously engage in.  For example, someone told me the other day that they will no longer say that they are going to or wanting to “lose weight” because they do not intend to find it again.D Not to mention there is nothing lost in divine Mind.   They replaced that phrase with “they are releasing the weight.”  It is only a change in one word, from losing to releasing.  But it makes so much difference in the energy that you bring to that topic.   Find words that will constantly infuse positive vibrations of love, happiness compassion and kindness into your life.

3.       Create a mantra, slogan, motto or affirmation for your life.  A phrase that will be easy for you to remember that you can you say that will raise your frequency and vibration.  A phrase that will dissolve the darkness and bring life into any situation or circumstance you are in.  A phrase that brings you back to this present moment and the abundance, prosperity and love that is always available to you.  A phrase that brings you back into alignment with your highest and best self.

Today’s Affirmation is:

“I AM Intentional about the Words I use to Create My Life.”

~ Rev. Drea

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Strengthening your alignment with Spirit- Mind Body, and Soul

Namaste All! I am Rev. Drea, your Spiritual Chiropractor, and March is represented by the Spiritual faculty of Strength. So, I want to speak with you about how you can use this faculty to strengthen your alignment with Spirit.

Strength is the confidence and fortitude to take the next step. In II Corinthians, Chapter 5, we read, “I walk by faith not by sight”. In life, when you are presented with a challenge that makes you want to crawl under a blanket, it is the faculty of strength that gives you the ability to open up to divine guidance and move forward, one step at a time.

This strength is the ability to hang on when you are just beginning on the path and you want to shrink away and turn back because it looks too difficult. It is the quality of endurance, which keeps you from sinking when you find yourself out in the middle too far away to turn back, yet feeling weary and unable to see how you can complete the rest of the journey.

Finally, Strength keeps you centered and on point when you see what you think is the end in sight. It keeps you from rushing headlong into the mirage.

Being lifted in Divine Strength is like being on a ropes course, a tree-top experience, where you find you are climbing above your fears and balancing beyond your reach.  Life gives us daily opportunities to exercise our Spiritual faculty of Strength.

Some opportunities ask us to do the next thing when we think we can’t. Some ask us to keep our mouth shut when we want to complain or get into someone else’s business. Some opportunities ask us to say no when we think we should say yes, and vice versa. We are never alone in any state of weakness.

Divine strength accompanies us in thought, word, and deed. As scripture says in Matthew 24:22 “Be ye also ready” we must prepare ourselves for the way strength will manifest in our lives. Here are some ways to engage with your faculty of strength as you align with Spirit.

1. Become still. William Warch in his book How to Use Your Twelve Gifts from God tells us “One of the wonderful ways strength manifests itself in your consciousness is in the form of patience. Patience is calm, uncomplaining endurance. It is persistent courage. Whenever you need to be courageous in a situation, all you need to do is become still.” As you still your thoughts, your actions, that stillness will allow you to acknowledge alignment with Spirit in the situation. You will gain clarity of the situation and an understanding of what the next right move is for the circumstance that you face.

2. Create Balance in your life. A well-balanced person is truly strong. If someone pushes you but you have both your feet firmly planted and grounded in Truth, you are strong. So strive for balance in all aspects of your life. Thought and feelings, work and rest/play, intellect and intuition, giving and receiving. This will truly strengthen your alignment with Spirit.

3. Know your Why. Go back to the Intention you set at the beginning of the year and reflect on why you chose it. Knowing why can give a great strength of purpose. As you experience life, you make better decisions if you have clarity about our intention. If you enter into any situation without knowing your why, that is when you can be tossed to and fro by the circumstances of life, instead of standing firm in the truth of who you are. Setting and living a life of intention and understanding your why will help you honor your alignment with Spirit regardless of the circumstance.

Take time to be still, create balance in your life and get to know your why, what wakes you up in the morning. These things will help you to grow stronger in mind, body and spirit and will in turn strengthen your alignment with the Universal Divine Flow of life and all that it has for you.

Today’s affirmation is:

“I acknowledge, honor and strengthen my alignment with the Universal Divine Flow of Life.”

~ Rev. Drea

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