Above the Battlefield

Above the battlefield: 

to move from form to content, relating less to the effects of the world and being more mindful of their cause - to be above the battleground is not indifference, far from it really, it's a tenderness so powerful that we wish to remove all reason for suffering to even exist at all. This is returning to the mind, our creative source that is the true cause of the world we see right now. The word that's often used is miscreation, implying that we've blindly created a world mirrored by our belief that we are an ego, small, limited, and violent.

 it's a battlefield.

sadly.

and we're asked to forgive it, moving above the battlefield to the source of it's creation. It's a choice, ego or the Holy Spirit, a continuous battle through life or the experience of peace. Sounds overwhelming doesn't it? But it doesn't have to be, not with the small, everyday, choices of refusing to give weight to the thoughts that condemn, smiling more often at our slightest judgement's, actually, just smiling more often at the ridiculousness of our predicament...we have trapped ourselves in an illusion, we're dreaming the world right now and refuse to forgive ourselves awake. 

to rise above the battlefield is to begin to wake up.

reclaiming our power.

one small, mindful moment at a time...

forgiving every choice that doesn't bring us peace.

~

I love you, Eric

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Step Off the Battlefield

Step off the battlefield: 

I like to imagine that while still on the battlefield, post fighting and with a quiet peace beginning to settle, Krishna offers one more path of yoga to his pupil Arjuna, a fifth, and for now, still secret path shared just between them. With a whisper it's revealed that forgiveness transcends the actual battle that was only imagined, frightfully so, but still taking place in the collective mind shared by all. This is the yoga of forgiveness, an escape from maya, and even more direct than all the other paths. The truth is -that ancient battle was brief in its pause, we have continued to war against ourselves...

and it's still imagined,

only maya,

just waiting to be forgiven.

this moment, right now, is the age of true yoga. 

we step off the battlefield.

once and for all.

forgiving the dream...and returning home.

together.

~

I love you, Eric 

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A Little More Each Day

A little more each day: 

giving and receiving are the same thing, an idea often repeated in A Curse in Miracles in order to bring about the realization that we are responsible for our own salvation. Yet only through caring for others do we ever receive this gift. Everything we truly want, peace and an unwavering sense of love, safety, security, and truly healing our sense of aloneness - all of these we receive in abundance when we freely give them to others. Most of all, this is the true practice of forgiveness, for my own light to be rediscovered it must first be revealed through you. 

with no exceptions.

if anything is held back, even the slightest resentment harbored in my heart, I will remain blind to the essence of my truest self. My wish is to give freely now, fully, holding nothing back at all and allowing everyone to bask in the light of this forgiveness. 

and so I continue to give...to the best that I'm able.

a little more each day.

~

I love you, Eric

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A Sacred Pause

A sacred pause: 

perhaps what we most need right now is a return to sabbath, maybe not even a whole day, but just a sacred moment shared between us. We are desperate for rest and don't even realize it. Not only are we deprived of sleep, something deeper too is missing, what A Course in Miracles would call the Holy Instant, a stillness so profound that nothing exist outside this restful moment. 

we're in need of a sacred pause.

this is available to us, always, and it's not just found on a mediation cushion, or an hour's service once a week. The Holy Instant is right now and we only have to extend it as a thought towards another. Anyone, regardless of creed or political party, family or stranger - it's available now, always now, and it's simply a matter of recognizing the essence of Christ that's shared between us. It's restful because that vast amount of energy used to maintain the entire thought system of the ego is momentarily suspended and the inherent love of our existence is allowed to shine through. We drop any pretense of being anything other than our truest, most loving selves. 

an eternity shared for just an instant.

our deepest rest.

available right now, 

only now...

and it begins here as I offer it to you. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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For Giving Me This Purpose

For giving me this purpose: 

so still on the theme of care-giving, how I've been shaped by my own experience of tending to my ailing parents all the way to the end of life, and that now I'm left to care for others in the most meaningful way that I know how. This was the great gift provided to me right after my father's death, grief stricken and bereft of purpose and the softest whisper arrived to me - to just continue in my care, trusting in a higher guidance. It's been 4 years since I've heard that whisper, and only now is it becoming more clear as to what I'm supposed to do...

love.

listen.

and to do my best to relinquish all judgement.

and so here I am, a practicing caregiver, a small content creator with a platform devoted to healing others of their momentary forgetfulness, reminding each person that they are loved and loving in their very essence. It's also a place that serves to remind me of who I am, providing me the care that I need to survive my own loneliness and fears. I've no idea what any of this truly means, how it will unfold from this point on - but I'm grateful for your presence, each of you that finds me. I love you...and thank you, thank you, thank you. For giving me this purpose.

and the healing that you offer. 

~

I love you, Eric

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Continuous Care

Continuous care: 

another note on being a continuous caregiver- no one is excluded from this love, it's cultivated from deep within and then allowed its free expression to touch upon the world. Without my own sense of self-love it's impossible to extend it to others, whatever lack found within myself would be projected out onto the world and only then create more problems. A caregiver's task is to seek their own wounded heart in the appearance of another, never doubting that they are the ones healed in the grace of their giving. It's in this light that we are endlessly fueled in the continuation of our care. 

self renewed.

infinitely 

so. 

~

I love you, Eric 

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Caregivers

Caregivers:

I was asked to be a caregiver, first in helping my father care for my mom through her long struggle with Alzheimer's, and then on to his own declining health in his last few years. After his passing, grieving his loss as well as what felt like a lost purpose I had held for any years, I was given a clear directive after deep meditation and praying for direction - my role as a caregiver was to continue. But now, absent of an individual figure, my care was to be all encompassing, it was simple...

offer love to everyone I encounter.

to the best that I'm able.

at the time, this meant continue with the aspects of yoga that were most meaningful for me, the tools that carried me though those long, difficult years of tending to my parents. For me, meditation and breathwork were invaluable for the gifts of patience and clarity that they offered. I would not have been able to be survive those years, let alone be an effective caregiver, without them. So I wished to extend those gifts to others and became a certified teacher in both modalities. I've taught many over the last 4 years since my father's death and it's brought me great joy and satisfaction. Yet it wasn't quite the directive that I was given, useful tools, yes, but they're limited to those who seek them out or are drawn to explore them for reasons of their own. Inexplicably, I found myself teaching freely on YouTube, breathwork, meditation, and more....offering insights gained through decades of A Course in Miracles practice. Here's my directive, this place I've somehow stumbled upon - demonstrate peace in every possible moment. Give love to those who find themselves here. 

be a caregiver.

in these troubled times, more so then any other that I remember...

my only role is to care.

and perhaps lead others through my own imperfect example that we are to care for each other, no exceptions made, practicing infinite patience and kindness to neighbor, friend, and seeming foe. We are caretakers for each other, and firstly, this means tending to our own wounded hearts as well. No one is neglected, ignored, nor cast out of our hearts. Including ourselves. 

no exceptions. 

and we can do this, we have to...

it's imperative to heal.

starting now.

let's be caregivers for each other. 

~

I love you, Eric

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