tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19175988688612181492024-02-07T19:37:45.885-08:00The Acuminous OneAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-74904383314566826732014-12-05T14:50:00.000-08:002014-12-05T14:52:22.608-08:00SOUL ON FIRE<div style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">
For the past few weeks I have been immersed in the process of building a new understanding of my Self in this world. There have been so many changes and negative events pervading our media and psyche that I felt it necessary to delve deeper into my own Mind to find a peaceful space to rest.</div>
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Synchronistically, I was invited to join a Black Consciousness group and was reintroduced to the spiritual material that had served, in part, to facilitate my own awakening. I was not prepared for the emergence of old wounds as I re-engaged this learning and sharing with the community.</div>
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I think what I am realizing, through new eyes, is that we are all in different places in our spiritual development and path. When I willingly began this journey, I felt so unsure about my beliefs and understanding. Some of the teachings were confusing and contradicted one another but were all espoused as “truth”. I would shame myself for misunderstanding, but never gave up on finding the TRUTH some of which came from religious and spiritual texts I would have NEVER allowed myself to examine prior to “opening the way” for new information. I wanted better answers than I had received through my secondary and college educations, church and mentors.<br />
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15 years and LOTS of reading, researching and reintegrating history was useful in allowing me to finally create a space in my mind and heart for the acceptance of things that I was taught we not for me (or rejection of ideas/teachings that I realized were not). Each answer encouraged another question, and answer, and question and so on. Mis-Education disempowers because we tend to believe only what has been proven (someone has done it before) and in the absence of “truth” we do not allow ourselves to believe we have power to change or create new understand, situations and LIVES. I am never beyond learning, but am beyond arguing facts because I have learned enough to understand where I came from and what I am capable of HERE and NOW in this world which is much more significant to taking ACTION.</div>
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As a woman of both African and Native American descent raised in the SouthEast, I was taught that I had little power. The things that felt right for me, intuitively, were described as sinful or blasphemous. The result of choosing to question (without faith) or pursue another path would result in eternal damnation .. Hell Fire, Brimstone. “God forbid” I burn for eternity. I could not fathom the idea and remained in fear.<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">It has not been an easy journey. It has required a LOT of healing, a LOT of introspection and a LOT of building around the questions I held deep inside. Things just didn’t make sense and I needed to know why.</span></div>
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In the process I learned that<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am spiritual,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am intuitive,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am powerful,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am magical,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am sensual,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am the Divine manifested in human form</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am connected to the Universe in cosmic ways</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent;">I Am a GODDESS!</span></div>
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...and the wisdom I have gained in the process can never be taken from me. I work diligently to protect myself from negative energy/ideas/images that reinforce complacency and ignorance. I focus my energy/attention on the things I want to co-create/manifest in this world for myself, my family, my people.<br />
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Knowledge of history, “the TRUTH”, of who we have been is the beginning… but WISDOM comes from knowing Who We Are</div>
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I have become a Soul On Fire, the embodiment of LOVE and I am ready to be a light unto the world.</div>
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Ase.Selah ღ<br />
Acu</div>
Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-73895588586413285232014-10-25T09:50:00.002-07:002014-10-25T16:22:11.507-07:00"Light As A Feather" by Acuminous<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I realized something today and thought I would share it. I am always curious about the experience of Energy Vampires or Narcissists as they are also called. They can be so cunning that the cues are barely detectable if you are not attuned to who you are and how you feel from moment to moment. They are seeking to feed from your light. It gives them a temporary high and sense of "power" over their powerlessness.<br />
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I was talking with one earlier today. The conversation was easy and mutual and as always I give people grace and words of wisdom if I am moved intuitively to do so. I also allow known Energy Vampires to just talk, because they are always seeking to engage you deeply, by just listening. I respond only to direct questions and try to make commentary around what they are saying. I am always kind and thoughtful with my words, because they are so easily misconstrued when reading them on the screen.<br />
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I realized today though, that Energy Vampires who are seeking to "feed" will remain engaged with you until they are able to stir a reaction. Negative emotions have more power. Consider how you feel when you are angry or frustrated versus when you are relaxed and content. I felt as though this person was fishing for something, but couldn't pinpoint it and just kept listening and engaging as appropriate. The conversation went much longer than I expected until I felt a nerve... I made one enflamed comment and just like that they said good-bye and it was over. I had no opportunity to respond further leaving me in that hazy space of OMFG...<br />
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Sometimes, its better to just ignore... (sighs) :-/<br />
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Acu xoAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-16331457054749598062014-09-04T14:44:00.000-07:002014-09-04T14:44:36.581-07:00SL/RL Synthesis Note (49): "As Above, So BelowSONG OF THE MOMENT: "Lay Back" by Kwabs<br />
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Its been a while since I've written one of these, February 2012 to be exact! Ironically its of the same nature, but a different perspective. I needed to "come out" of my head and get it onto paper... albeit digital.<br />
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I’d like to tell a story about pain, choices and learning. Today I was asked to meet with an in-world support group for individuals with a specific disability. They asked that I focus on “depression” and the impact of “wearing a mask” to hide the affects. Its always synchronistic that when I need guidance the most, it comes through service which is why I continue to serve even when I find it very difficult.<br />
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Before this meeting, I received a note from a “friend” in-world asking that we end our friendship. I’ll be transparent and admit that I’d allowed myself to become emotionally attached to this person, probably because I saw in him something I felt I needed. I believe that is why we are ever attracted to anyone in this way, as there are endless people we encounter on a daily basis. It is those who with whom we see a reflection of ourselves that seem the “shiniest” amongst all the possibilities. I was willing to accept this disconnection because over time, I had found that I had (in fact) been attracted to my own reflection realizing that with all of the information I share about myself and my ideals, regurgitating it back to me isn’t difficult under the right circumstances.<br />
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For all my best efforts as a result of numerous encounters online, I was still able to be allured by words that came at a time when I needed them. I was drawn to the lips that spoke them, even in pixel form. I was finding, however, that the more I began to trust this person, the more I would hear my vulnerabilities in very harsh words and tones as a reprimand for some misunderstanding. It was very subtle initially, almost imperceptible, but grew more as deeper vulnerabilities were shared, in trust, and I became more exposed.<br />
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The challenge for me is my effort to bring harm to no one, and to offer closure when I can if I find a relationship is not healthy for me... the blessing and burden of caring enough to avoid someone feeling abandoned. The problem is how I have allowed myself to be sucked into this this circumstance yet again! I have a good RL family and have worked hard to keep them happy, healthy and filled with love. My life is not perfect, however and has been a struggle, especially in recent years.<br />
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…I lost my father in 2001 to renal failure, a result of being a 5 time diabetic amputee who would not stop drinking. He was Bipolar, a Narcissist, and womanizer, but he loved me more than anything. He worshiped me and always placed me on a pedestal which created more damage to other relationships around me growing up, than I care to share in this writing. He was nearly homeless at the time, living in poor conditions, but had made it a home. We were told he had 6 months at my last visit with him. but he died while awaiting transport to my home from another state… a decision that was very difficult for me because of the erosion of our relationship at the time due to his poor habits and resultant health problems. I saw my father in this man. I realize that now...<br />
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I lost my Grandfather, suddenly in the Fall of 2013 and of course all of those feelings resurface as I grieved losing the Man who raised me with the values and insights that have allowed me to develop into the person I am today despite my parent’s influences. I miss him and it has been hard. I miss my Dad too. I miss losing the men who meant the most to me. I struggle with losing people I care about... don't we all?<br />
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As I spoke to the in-world group about depression we explored the idea that there is a underlying purpose for “living” part of our lives on the grid for “residents” of Second Life. Its more than an escape, but a place to examine how we understand people, function with them, and form relationships.. I have always used “service to others” as my motivation, but I can be honest enough with myself to say there is more to my reason for being here. The apathy that comes with depression is often cloaked with a loss of purpose and having to confront parts of ourselves that have atrophied due to neglect and focus on areas where we are already strong.<br />
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Second Life has allowed me to develop aspects of my personality that I could not access otherwise. Beyond the “Caregiver” and “Achiever” where I am the strongest, I have become the “Idealist” and “Peacemaker” My SL relationships have allowed me to dissect the “Helper” and “Loyalist” sides of me as well. I am still developing my ability to be a “Challenger” understanding it is one of my weakest traits and appreciate that perhaps the relationships and circumstances I have attracted into my life are providing opportunities to be more “willful, confrontational and controlling.” They are skills that require so much diplomacy that I have difficulty gathering the strength to fight and perhaps that is where I need to focus my energy. I am realizing that the idea that “fighting” may hurt others, dismisses the hurt others may be causing me. Sometimes its easier to be alone, than to risk the miscommunication and misperceptions that real engagement inevitability causes.<br />
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I am ready to move on, however, and if it is "power" that is needed now, so be it. I pray for the serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.<br />
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Wish me luck!<br />
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In Love,<br />
Acu ღAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-67332747587827385482014-04-13T21:11:00.000-07:002014-04-13T21:21:17.914-07:00Happy Full Pink Moon in AriesApril has been an intense month! I feel anxious anticipating the upcoming Full Pink Moon and lunar eclipse this week. I know part of this mood comes from being attuned to the energy shifts as the full moon approaches. My body has become accustomed to this and over the past year or more follows the cycle of the moon. I've come to know when it is coming without even looking at the calendar! :)<br />
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We've experienced so many energetic and spiritual shifts in the last 2 years and the Full Moon and eclipse on April 15 (3:52AM EDT) will mirror the same event which occurred in the SAME location in the sky last October. Then we also had a full moon lunar eclipse in Aries/Libra. It's rare that we get a second chance to release old karmic behavior in relationships, but there is clearly stellar guidance to look at the last 6 months and begin to ask what it is time to finally let go of. Its an important step as we work toward yet another lunar eclipse next month when we'll be settling into new values for our lives.<br />
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Last October I experienced the most devastating loss of my life when my Grandfather passed away. It began a spiral of shifts and changes in my life and a reordering of my priorities. The highs included a reconnection with my family that had been missing for too long. The lows brought an evaluation of my career and purpose and decisions about the direction I wish for my life to take moving forward.<br />
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I am nervous, but hopeful about what lies on the horizon. I know what I want, but am prepared to accept whatever is best for my life and all connected to it (even if it means letting go of things I have hoped for, for a very long time).<br />
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I invite you to join me in opening and releasing those behaviors and relationships that no longer serve our lives in ways that bring a sense of fulfillment, enjoyment and happiness. Its an opportunity to look at where we have made mistakes and change how we behave in relationships and the type of people we choose. Where were your relationships last October and how have they improved, or shown you where improvement is needed? Reflect on the love you want in the next 48 hours and release those things or people that serve as barriers to having your deepest needs and desires met. Together we make room for something better and more enriching for ourselves and those we love.<br />
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Many blessings <3<br />
AcuAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-67525229202665477382014-03-30T10:06:00.001-07:002014-03-30T10:06:13.959-07:00"The Greatest Fear of All" by Osho<h2 style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #111111; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 36px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">
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The greatest fear in the world is of the opinions of others. And the moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion. A great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom.</div>
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Buddha has actually called it the lion’s roar. When a man reaches an absolutely silent state he roars like a lion. For the first time he knows what freedom is because now there is no fear of anybody’s opinion. What people say does not matter. Whether they call you a saint or a sinner is immaterial; your whole and sole judge is God. And by ‘God’ a person is not meant at all, God simply means the whole universe.</div>
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It is not a question of having to face a person; you have to face the trees, the rivers, the mountains, the stars — the whole universe. And this is our universe, we are part of it. There is no need to be afraid of it, there is no need to hide anything from it. In fact, even if you try you cannot hide. The whole knows it already, the whole knows more about you than you know.</div>
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And the second point is even more significant; the second is, God has already judged. It is not something that is going to happen in the future, it has already happened: he has judged. So even the fear of that judgment withers away. It is not a question of some Judgment Day at the end. You need not tremble. The judgment day happened on the first day; the moment he created you he already judged you. He knows you, you are his creation. If something goes wrong with you he is responsible, not you. If you go astray he is responsible, not you. How can you be responsible? — you are not your own creation. If you paint and something goes wrong you cannot say that the painting is the cause of it — the painter is the cause.</div>
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So there is no need to be afraid of the crowd or of some imaginary god at the end of the world asking you what you have done and what you have not done. He has already judged — that is really significant — it has already happened so you are free. And the moment one knows that one is totally free to be oneself, life starts having a dynamic quality to it.</div>
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I have been a misfit my whole life — in my family, in my religion, in my country — and I have enjoyed it all the way, because to be a misfit is to be an individual.</div>
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To fit with the existing established order is to lose your individuality. And that’s your whole world.</div>
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The moment you compromise and lose your individuality, you have lost everything. You have committed suicide. The people who fit in the world are people who have destroyed themselves.</div>
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Certainly it needs courage, a tremendously strong sense for freedom; otherwise, you cannot stand alone against the whole world. But to stand against the whole world is the beginning of such a great joy, rejoicing and blessing, that those who have never been misfits cannot understand it.</div>
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All the great names in the history of man were just misfits in their society. All the people who have contributed to the happiness of man and the beauty of the earth have been misfits. To be a misfit is a tremendously valuable quality.</div>
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Never compromise on any point. The very compromise is the beginning of your destruction.</div>
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I do not mean that you have to be stubborn; if you see something is right, go along with it. But the moment you realize that something is not right, then even if the whole world feels it is right, it is not right for you. And then stick to your position — that will give you stamina, strength, a certain integrity.</div>
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And to be a misfit does not mean to be an egoist. If you are an egoist, sooner or later you will compromise. When you find any group of people, any society, any country, which helps you to be more egoistic, you will immediately fit with that society. The real misfit is a humble man, that’s why nobody can absorb him. He is free because he is free of the ego.</div>
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My understanding is that only people of intelligence, individuality, are rejected. The people who are obedient, who have no individuality, no freedom of expression, never say no to anything, are always ready to say yes, even against their wills — these are the people who gain much respectability in the world. They become presidents, they become prime ministers, they are honored in every possible way, for the simple reason that they committed suicide. They are no longer living, they are simply fossilized. How can you fit living people into a certain pattern? Every individual is unique — why should he fit into another’s mold?</div>
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The whole misery of the world can be explained very simply: everybody has been cut, molded, arranged by others without their even bothering to find out what he was supposed to be by nature. They don’t give a chance to existence. From the very moment the child is born, they start spoiling him — with all good intentions, of course. No parent does it consciously, but he was conditioned in the same way. He repeats the same with his children; he knows nothing else.</div>
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The disobedient child is continuously condemned. The obedient child is, on the other hand, continuously praised. But have you heard of any obedient child having become world-famous in any dimension of creativity? Have you heard of any obedient child who has attained the Nobel prize for anything — literature, peace, science? The obedient child becomes just the common crowd.</div>
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I have lived continuously as a misfit everywhere, and I have enjoyed it, every inch of it, every drop of it. It is such a beautiful journey, to be just yourself.</div>
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<span style="color: navy;">FREEDOM FROM, FREEDOM FOR</span></h2>
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Never think in terms of being free from; always think in terms of being free for. And the difference is vast, tremendously vast. Don’t think in terms of from — think for. Be free for God, be free for truth, but don’t think that you want to be free from the crowd, free from the church, free from this and that. You may be able to go far away one day, but you will never be free, never. It is going to be some sort of suppression.</div>
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Why are you so afraid of the crowd? … If the pull is there, then your fear simply shows your pull, your attraction. Wherever you go you will remain dominated by the crowd.</div>
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What I am saying is, just look at the facts of it — that there is no need to think in terms of the crowd. Just think in terms of your being. It can be dropped right now. You cannot be free if you struggle. You can drop it because there is no point in struggling.</div>
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The crowd is not the problem — you are the problem. The crowd is not pulling you — you are being pulled, not by somebody else but by your own unconscious conditioning. Always remember not to throw the responsibility somewhere on somebody else, because then you will never be free of it. Deep down it is your responsibility. Why should one be so much against the crowd? Poor crowd! Why should you be so much against it? Why do you carry such a wound?</div>
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The crowd cannot do anything unless you cooperate. So the question is of your cooperation. You can drop the cooperation just now, just like that. If you put any effort into it, then you will be in trouble. So do it instantly. It is just on the spur of the moment, of spontaneous understanding, if you can see the point that if you fight, you will be fighting a losing battle. In the very fighting you are emphasizing the crowd.</div>
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That’s what has happened to millions of people. Somebody wants to escape from women — in India they have done that for centuries. Then they become more and more engrossed in it. They want to get rid of sex, and their whole mind then becomes sexual; they think only of sex and nothing else. They fast, and they will not go to sleep; they will do this and that pranayama and yoga and a thousand and one things — all nonsense. The more they fight with sex the more they are enforcing it, the more they are concentrating on it. It becomes so significant, out of all proportion.</div>
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That is what has happened to Christian monasteries. They became so repressed, just afraid. The same can happen to you if you become afraid too much of the crowd. The crowd cannot do anything unless you cooperate, so it is a question of your alertness. Don’t cooperate!</div>
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This is my observation: that whatsoever happens to you, you are responsible. Nobody else is doing it to you. You wanted it to be done, so it has been done. Somebody exploits you because you wanted to be exploited. Somebody has put you into a prison because you wanted to be imprisoned. There must have been a certain search for it. Maybe you used to call it security. Your names may have been different, your labels may have been different, but you were hankering to be imprisoned because in a prison one is safe and there is no insecurity.</div>
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But don’t fight with the prison walls. Look inside. Find that hankering for security, and how the crowd can manipulate you. You must be asking for something from the crowd — recognition, honor, respect, respectability. If you ask them, you have to repay them. Then the crowd says, “Okay, we give you respect, and you give us your freedom.” It is a simple bargain. But the crowd has never done anything to you — it is basically you. So get out of your own way!</div>
Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-56548134985397780682014-03-03T08:08:00.002-08:002014-03-03T08:08:52.951-08:00Tact and Diplomacy in HellLast week I posted this meme on my FB wall and decided to take it on as a challenge...<br />
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<i>"I've been thinking lately of all of the memorable experiences you've given me. I feel like the journey we've had together is transitioning into something new and am excited about what lies ahead for both of us. I see you moving into a place of warm contemplation allowing the fire of your path to consume you fully. I encourage you to embrace that fire and allow the firm foundation of that space to serve as a safe platform to launch into the depths of the dark unknown. I affirm you are deserving of all that awaits you there and will watch, with joy, from the horizon as you reap all that you have sown. Enjoy the path… and blessings upon that beloved one."</i></blockquote>
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...so how'd I do? (chuckles)<br />
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In Love ;)<br />
Acu<br />
<br />Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-38191963075931890752014-02-15T21:05:00.003-08:002014-02-15T23:02:25.000-08:00Living Without Sin<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Song of the Moment: </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWiwZYlUbkk" target="_blank">Love Will Save The Day feat. Miss Modest</a></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; letter-spacing: -0.03em;"> by JD73</span></div>
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A stunning portrait crossed my feed yesterday that inspired
me to write tonight. This is an example of the alchemy of the Self, digitally. I logged on, had the most amazing photography cross my feed and as I allowed myself to be absorbed into its artistry... symbols, ideas and inspiration began to emerge. </div>
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I contacted <a href="http://www.facebook.com/GiGiChauveau" target="_blank">Giselle</a>, who is a model in-world and had the portrait done to
reflect overcoming a difficult time in her life. She said to me as I inquired
about it: “I had this photo made because even when my life was turned
upside down I never missed my mark and push(ed) forward in spite of.” It was
captured brilliantly as it is the feeling engendered in me when I saw it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Giselle Chauveau Moore<b> (</b></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><a href="http://gisellechauveau.wordpress.com/">http://gisellechauveau.wordpress.com/</a>)</span></span><!--EndFragment-->
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I reached out to Giselle because the symbolism of the piece
is exceptional. I explained to her that few know that literally the word “sin” is an
archery term that means "missing the mark.” I continued, that the term as originally used in a Christian context means we that we have not understood
what our focus should be placed upon. Forgiveness is about accepting that you
have gone in the wrong direction and are choosing another path. </div>
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Additionally, the
"Passion" of Christ is also symbolized in some other forms of
spirituality as a man hanged upside down. It is a releasing of the ego to allow
something more Divine to take the lead. It symbolically means "the
destruction of self brings life to humanity"<o:p></o:p></div>
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My inspiration was further guided tonight by a discussion with my in-world son, who came to me faced with being challenged in RL about his faith
and lifestyle. He began questioning himself and as with most of us, questions
of morality, guilt and shame were present. He usually comes to me at times like
these and I am always happy to be a non-judgemental witness to his growth. I
listened and responded:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>“I can't tell you how to live your faith. It is a
journey you walk alone. You have to come to your own understanding and
become "a law unto yourself.” There are many interpretations of the bible.
If you go to the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/" target="_blank">Bible Gateway</a> website, there are no less than 15 versions of
it. You must also consider there are MANY MANY other religions and even
more, "non-religions" all based upon faith. Morality resides within
you, because even you will interpret whatever you read or hear in your own
way based upon where you are in your life. Religion should be a guide, however,
if YOU believe something in your life is "wrong" and feel shame, then
you MUST examine it and then make a decision about it. No one can live your life but you. Noone will
be accountable for YOUR decisions but YOU! Often people want to guide you to
their way of living because you are making them uncomfortable within THEIR own
faith, but you have no control over that.”</i></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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I then asked that he pray about it, decide and release it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I would invite you to do the same as you move forward in
your life. Empathy is guided not by religion, but our own inner compass as we
experience and understand our lives and purpose. Happiness is God’s promise, but can only be
evaluated by each of us in our own unique life experiences.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Allow yourself to hit the target… follow your bliss and live
the life you have dreamed of.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-44191381950774810332014-02-13T07:45:00.002-08:002014-02-13T07:45:48.259-08:00Valentine's Day Full Snow Moon ღ<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">February 14, 2014 ღ</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">astrological sign of Leo. </span></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;" /></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">Goddess Selena is a Greek moon goddess, she assists souls with emotional healing</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; line-height: 18px;"> and nurturing ourselves. Isis/Auset is an Egyptian moon goddess who assists with past lives, magic and healing. She says of this moon “Now is the time to seek out who you are; to reconnect with the soul within and to love, nurture and cherish that soul. To willingly release the past pains and let go of your identity attachments to them. This moon supports you as do I and Selena in finding who you are and how comfortable really you are within yourself. By loving and nurturing yourself, honoring yourself and nurturing the goddess aspect of yourself, which you all have, men included, you feel contentment, happiness and peace. Utilize this moon’s healing energy as the final clearances that your soul (higher self) and your guides are wishing you to tackle at this time are released. Powerful healing can occur for you with this full moon’s energy and it is a privilege to assist you with this.” - Fiona Murray</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"By living a symbolic life, we can shape our destiny with the archetypes as our guides. When we live in the belief system or story of patriarchy, we are living an unconscious life--one that has been laid out for us from birth. We are shaped by our culture and so we respond to life from old habits and beliefs that might not serve our best interests. The only meaning we find in life is the one dictated by patriarchy. At the moment, patriarchy would say our life's purpose is to be workers and consumers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When we decide to consciously live in the new Aquarian story of equality and freedom, we can use the archetypal energies to create new ways of being in the world. By living a symbolic life, we can find a deeper meaning in everything we do. Old rules no longer apply. We find the gift of free will and we make choices. " -Cathy Lynn Pagano</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Leo Full Moon occurs on February 14, 2014 at 3:53pm PST/ 6:53pm EST/ 11:53pm GMT. </span></div>
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As I begun 2012 I had no idea the level of loss and
heartbreak I would experience. Within the first 6 months I had attended 2
funerals, spent hours navigating the care of a dying relative and suffered an
unexpected and deeply painful loss and betrayal in my virtual life. I had heard
a lot about the Mayan predictions for the “end of the world” but only later did
I fully realize it was not the end of the physical world, but of the world as I
knew it. By the end of the summer I had lost my Father-In-Law and my children’s
bereavement around the loss of their Grandfather was a more difficult than the
experience of my own grief. Alchemy is a power or process that changes or
transforms something in a mysterious or impressive way. The purifying flames
transmute our life, allowing it to grow into something richly more precious and
valuable. Experiencing losses like these are when most of us turn to faith, or
belief or hope in something greater than ourselves to bring us through the
intensely painful emotions that pervade our existence. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I began to explore the spiritual side of myself more deeply.
It was a time when I questioned everything that I believed, and challenged my
higher power to remove my doubts by setting my heart free. Many of my friends,
online and offline were experiencing some pretty significant losses in health,
relationships, and family as well. Each of us has lived to endure these
heart-breaking experiences in profoundly spiritual ways. Perhaps this was “the
End” of the 2012 prophecies.<o:p></o:p></div>
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By the end of the Fall 2012, I’d lost a very good online
friend as well as trust in a supportive group I discovered did not serve my
life purpose. Despite my lamenting (and at times overt denouncing of) the
presence of any God or metaphysical support in my life, I continued to receive
gentle guidance as I escaped into my online worlds. Facebook and Second Life
became my refuge and I constantly awaited signs or messages via the people I
had connected with there. There were times when my prayers were answered with a
meme, or random post by a friend; a conversation on a podcast or in SL local
chat. At other times it was a randomly received link, YouTube video or blog
post. The best were those times when I would log onto Second Life or Facebook
and received a message from a friend with a question about their own lives, the
answer to which became guidance for my own. It was as if “the web” provided the
means to connect with a network of people, symbols and potentials, I had not
yet experienced in my life …at a time when I desperately needed answers… and
hope!<o:p></o:p></div>
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Experiencing these amazing synchronicities as I moved into
2013 were difficult to deny, but I did just that feeling no sense of relief
from what I believed were more burdens than I was deserving of. I started the
year raw and in pain. As the seasons progressed I was online less as my
tangible world was subjected to new experiences of betrayal, abuse and narcissism
that forced a reevaluation of the way I viewed my life, my relationships and my
Self. There was tremendous emotional pressure to become something else,
although I had no idea “what’?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI67OfYHOcXetENlet5KCoPC2vfDTxOqcmkzinEHCaVXr_c96ifzzt_4ehJ_uxZFbkPbeeV0uaeQyq3rZlAU7ojDDn2CJbsx2vk8Skqz-fbmdykjQ4sI2VPn7s1zhyXibpAIiNiV7FUw7a/s1600/Rear+View+Mirro.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI67OfYHOcXetENlet5KCoPC2vfDTxOqcmkzinEHCaVXr_c96ifzzt_4ehJ_uxZFbkPbeeV0uaeQyq3rZlAU7ojDDn2CJbsx2vk8Skqz-fbmdykjQ4sI2VPn7s1zhyXibpAIiNiV7FUw7a/s1600/Rear+View+Mirro.jpg" height="320" width="320" /></a>There were times when the pain became so difficult I wanted
desperately to climb out of the valley onto familiar ground. I wanted to try to
recreate the past, knowing in my heart that things would never be the same. No
matter how badly I wanted to relive the memories of happier times, the reality
is that once the experience was shattered, the pieces no longer fit together
the way they had before…which created more pain.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In October I suffered one of two of the most devastating
losses of my lifetime. My Grandfather, who has been a mentor, guide and loving
male role model for my entire life, died unexpectedly after 3 days in the
hospital for an abdominal aneurism. This was a turning point. I had struggled
with lots of questions over the course of my lifetime, the most prominent in my
early 30s when I began to seek answers about my true life purpose. The
preceding 18 months, however, had provided experiences that caused me to
question life itself… Love, Being Loved, Loss, Trust, Betrayal, Forgiving,
being Forgiven…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Losing my grandfather caused every question to collapse into
one… what makes me happy? It brought new meaning to my life and the way I view
each experience. I am learning to ask this question constantly “does this
contribute to my happiness?” and my answer now serves as a guide. It has not
been as easy as it sounds as you might find if you have not yet put into
practice this very simple moment-to-moment inquiry. Learning to answer truthfully,
authentically has meant doing things I previously would have never considered
and refusing to do things I once jumped into willingly. Each “yes” or “no”
seems to be gently guiding me toward a life I never thought possible and
although I have not yet arrived, it is the journey I am focused on now. I still
hurt as I explore old and new loss, but the recovery time is much quicker each
time. I learned tonight that an estranged half brother died last June. I mourn
for him, but accept the loss because I understand that it will only make me
stronger as I allow myself to experience my grief.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My recovery is ongoing, and I am still learning… but I am
also evolving into someone I’d never foreseen. I am learning to love more
authentically, to trust more liberally and to forgive those who have wronged
me. I am learning that some relationships are brought into our lives to teach
us how to let go, so that we are able to expand and make way for something
greater as we seek purpose.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am looking forward to all that 2014 will offer me, and
release fear of the unknown opening the way to fully allowing my creative self
to invent the life I have prayed for… to manifest dominion over the life
promised to me when I entered this lifetime.<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and for that I am filled with gratitude Gratitude,
GRATITUDE.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-66705786909983634372014-01-10T14:52:00.001-08:002014-01-10T14:52:01.650-08:00The Matrix, Philosophy and manifesting destiny ;)<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Song
of the Moment:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOT0Bcwpw6w" target="_blank">Jose Carretas feat. Dani - Take Your Time</a><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I
have been feeling inspired lately to return to Second Life to assist others in
experiencing the awakening I have felt having explored the feelings,
sensations, relationships, successes and failures of my virtual life. It has
truly been a Second Coming... and one of deep conscious exploration and
awareness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
I now understand things that I could only grasp in concept 7 years ago when I
logged onto the grid for the first time. I think sometimes that if I
shared how perfectly synchronistic this journey has been, I would sound either
ridiculously optimistic or insane. Each new insight was provided via the artistic
creations of residents, writings of virtual bloggers, music selected by “artists
of the turntable” or the pixel to personal relationships I’ve developed, learned
from and let go of… or continue to enjoy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoMmngrCYborYfyDiN8UJ5-6FuDBO1Adh9a5dVYFWzA-qdQ4rQtHuy-pzL85hN9KcMmX0nq1KlLtvoDAeeWa3TtupoyPV92N5fA5W_U4JMO_v4kT_WZntZU4xKnM-MO_N6oSiD_CvZdI6/s1600/Digital+Woman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoMmngrCYborYfyDiN8UJ5-6FuDBO1Adh9a5dVYFWzA-qdQ4rQtHuy-pzL85hN9KcMmX0nq1KlLtvoDAeeWa3TtupoyPV92N5fA5W_U4JMO_v4kT_WZntZU4xKnM-MO_N6oSiD_CvZdI6/s1600/Digital+Woman.jpg" height="193" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
The impetus was the creation of the SL/RL Relationships Discussion group which
I started out of confusion about what was happening to me while playing this “game”
and needing desperately to connect with others who could understand what I was
going through. I have missed sharing those experiences and realized it has been
one grand "Thought Experiment" as I have challenged my own subjective
experience of reality using the magic and wizardry of the digital world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
Stay tuned for information on the format and schedule for opportunities to
explore your own thoughts and experiment in a way, I believe will allow you to
manifest your deepest desires, if you allow it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
In the interim, I want to share a video I was guided to as I finalize my decision
to move forward with this project…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">
<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
<span style="background: white;">"The Matrix" is my MOST favorite movie
of all time! If you are a Second Life resident and have never seen it, you owe
it to yourself to grab some popcorn and watch! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those of you who have seen it, this
documentary focuses on the symbolic, metaphysical and philosophical insights
from the trilogy and opens the way for some great questions to ponder ... If
you haven't begun to ask already...</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-91985414520669544402013-11-17T11:45:00.000-08:002013-11-17T11:55:54.748-08:00On Wearing The White Hat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been a hectic few weeks for me and I've endured many challenges and transitions. Today I was finally able to catch up on one of my favorite shows and as I reflected on the development of one of the most amazing characters ever created for television, I realized how much I would like to emulate her. I hold no judgements around her romantic life and find it to be a very passionate and entertaining aspect of the plot. I love the power the love in her heart has over those who are closest to her. It is her "Gladiator" sense, and "white hat" ethics that I adore and applaud most about her.<br />
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I sat down with my journal and decided to capture those aspects of her that I most endeavor to mirror as I move forward wearing my own "white hat" in a way that allows those attributes to pervade both my personal and professional lives. Here is what I have decided:<br />
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Olivia Pope is a woman who trusts her gut, makes the highest choice, uplifts others and inspires change. She is a woman of vision and purpose. She is a gladiator.</div>
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Here is what is needed to be a true “White Hat” Gladiator:</div>
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1) Have a clear plan and sense of purpose: Understand your gift and how it can be best used in this world to help others.<br />
2) Be decisive: Willing to take the next best step and to change course (rather than avoid the choice initially) if things are not moving in a direction aligned with your “plan and purpose”<br />
3) Willing to take risks<br />
4) Transparent and authentic in every situation: Respectful of others, but assertive in stating your "truth"<br />
5) Self accountable and willing to take responsibility for your actions<br />
6) Driven and focused in executing a plan: Setting realistic objectives to achieve each goal and following through<br />
7) Passionate, but prudent relative to matters of the heart: Purpose first, pleasure second<br />
8) Humility: willingness to accept the insights and perspectives of others to gain a full picture<br />
9) Receptivity to change when the shifts support your “plan and purpose”<br />
10) Acceptance that wearing the white hat will not always win popular opinion and willingness to stay true to your own convictions in fulfilling your life purpose.</div>
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The question now becomes whether I am willing to do whatever it takes to have the life that I want? That includes sacrificing any and everything/one that interferes with that plan.<br />
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Are you? <3</div>
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Acu </div>
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xoxo<br />
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For more on the "Scandal" series, check <a href="http://watchabc.go.com/scandal/SH55126555?CID=google_sem_1" target="_blank">here</a></div>
Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-7380573799411359452013-09-05T09:21:00.001-07:002013-09-05T09:21:17.979-07:00…and they all fall down: Ego Collapse<div class="p1">
This has been a ridiculously stressful few weeks. The demands of my first life have really gotten me down and I've been feeling some-kinda-way about not meeting some personal and professional goals I set for myself. Yesterday was a beast. I was running from 5:30AM until 12:30 AM trying to "make it all happen" then later in the night, as I lay awake in bed, I had a total break down...</div>
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Ego is more than the cliche' of "being selfish" many define it as. It is the FALSE self/person we believe we are. I think that SLers can understand this better than some non-SL folks because of the virtual lives we live. The grid is tremendously "egoic" as most residents live there because they can create themselves in the form of their greatest fantasy and "play" among others AS that image. We know its not real though as a quick glance away from the screen, in your wallet or in the mirror will verify for you. </div>
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Our ego is like that for us in our first lives. Its all the things people have told you (and you have told yourself) you ARE including the things you don't LIKE being. A mother, girlfriend, side-boo, sister, student, professional … yada yah.. We ARE much more than those labels of course, but its hard to convince our ego otherwise. It says you HAVE to do this or MUST be in control of the situation or you CAN'T do that, because the ego fears what might happen if you let go of those identities. We fear being invisible. We fear that we won't matter or that we are not worthy of the love we desire. We fear being "nothing." So our ego wants to hold onto the labels because then we know where we "fit" in the world. Ego wants to "protect" us from discovering who we REALLY are… inside… you know, whatever it is that keeps us breathing, and our blood circulating. That part of us that feels the emotion, very intense emotions…</div>
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…like last night when I allowed myself to sink into some unresolved dark feelings because I simply didn't have the energy to fight them anymore. In that space of non-resistance…that space of no more fighting in my head over what I did or didn't do; should or shouldn't do, I found peace. I released it and said "whatever happens happens" something I don't normally accept even though I say I do. Its a struggle for a true control freak to relinquish trust to something unknown, but that's exactly what faith is. There is peace in accepting that even if I lose ALL of the labels, roles, relationships, responsibilities, material possessions... what is inside of me would still exist, it is undefinable, but tremendously present, loving and healing. If I allow myself to focus on THAT rather than who other people think I am, want from me or expect, I am free to BE who I TRULY am.</div>
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So I'm grateful for the challenges I've been experiencing recently. It has been difficult, but you know what? Today...all is well! The stars could not shine if there were no darkness.</div>
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Its nice to see clearly where the light is coming from ;)</div>
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Namaste'</div>
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Acu</div>
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Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acuminousone</div>
Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-47789823321632661672013-08-22T20:34:00.000-07:002013-08-22T20:58:11.508-07:00Love is NOT enough?!?!I saw a meme posted in my feed created by a blogger I respect (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/BeRealBlack4Me" target="_blank">#Necessary Blackness</a>). He often offers some rather poignent thoughts about the experience of being a person of color in this country that I respect and enjoy. However, this particular meme really grabbed my attention as it read: "Love is what we seek and settle for until we have the courage to develop and consider a more beautiful possibility."<br />
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Having been called the "Love Guru" and "Love Goddess" for my consistent advocacy for the development of our spiritual self through our understanding of Love as a spiritual experience, I IMMEDIATELY started responding to NB about this proclaimation. What is more beautiful than love?<br />
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He was kind enough to respond "Love is insufficent" and to then link me to a post (which you can also read <a href="http://bootiesbooksandtheblues.blogspot.com/2012/03/love-dont-live-here-anymore.html?m=1" target="_blank">here</a>), which essential proceeds to downgrade love, to attachment and acceptance of pain that has become a "religion" rooted in "fear, individualism and contradiction."<br />
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The individualism, I get to a degree, but fear and contridiction may be more within the writer than in the experience of real Love. I agree "love" and "fear" are on the same spectrum of emotion, but opposite ends of ONE experience (not something we feel simultaneously). The attachments we create to the idea of a romantic partner as the source of either of those feelings is unrealistic because no one can "make" you "feel" anything. What we feel is a direct result of how we perceive, not based upon our relationship to another person. You and I can have the same experience at the same time and have completely different perceptions about what has happened, therefore the experience is uniquely defined within each of us.<br />
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Love extends far beyond the limits of the attachments of a romantic relationship. It is an "experience" not a destination. It is not somethimg you "seek" or "wait" for. The idea of Love as a spiritual experience (that some might call God) comes from the knowing that it is something WITHIN each of us. It is not something you give or receive, it is something you SHARE and extends outside of the confines of romance which many of us spent a significant amount of time in our lives trying to "find." </div>
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I most appreciated what love truly is when I had children, because there is a purity in the Love we share with kids (who share their Love so unconditionally) that help us to finally "get it." However, unconditional love can be experienced as soon as we are open to the understanding of who we REALLY are and being in a place where we take full responsibility for our lives and the relationships we choose to create. It does indeed take courage to realize and accept that love is something within, and I agree that this discovery is amazingly beautiful once found.</div>
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Blessings on your journey of self discovery ... </div>
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I love you ;) <3</div>
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Acu<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/398PuRnfuD4" target="_blank">Carmen Rodgers "Love"</a></div>
Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-80793741535129571652013-07-21T15:57:00.000-07:002013-07-21T18:53:20.376-07:00The Other Side of Prince (or Princess) Charming...As I have worked to support individuals, couples, and groups of people navigate the challenges of relationships online, I have come to understand how much easier it is for narcissists and sociopaths to find willing "hosts" to feed their need for control and power ONLINE. The anonymity of online networking, makes it even more appealing for these individuals as anyone can pose as several different people at once, thus creating a steady stream of potential "victims". It is VERY common, and even given my background in mental health, it was difficult to admit that I have also fallen victim to the lures of the narcissist's charm. Being falsely guided by the fantasy, and unsure who is "playing a game" and who is "real" we can all be mislead when engaged in a virtual world. This is not isolated to romantic relationships and can certainly be the interplay between platonic friends with a "non reciprocated trusting giver" and his or her "self focused, chronic taker". The BDSM community is a breeding ground for this type of dynamic and as I've watched this lifestyle become popular in Second Life, I worry about the psychological aftermath of some of these relationships.<br />
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I hold no judgements and realize that for some, the D/s lifestyle is very healthy and productive. However, I have encountered far more abusive relationships created under the premise of "consenting exchange of power" that have left people who are very loving and giving in heartbreaking devastation.<br />
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I found the article "<a href="http://psychopathfree.com/content.php?164-Grooming-is-not-always-idealization-indirect-persuasion" target="_blank">Grooming Is Not Always Idealization...</a>"a great introduction to how to identify and protect yourself against people who might have their own best interest at heart when drawing you into their web. It is written in the context of a male as abuser, but do not misunderstand that women are just as capable of these behaviors and traits. Other very good posts are "<a href="http://psychopathfree.com/content.php?212-30-Red-Flags" target="_blank">30 Red Flags</a>" and "<a href="http://www.openexchange.org/features/JAS09/somberg.html" target="_blank">Catch Me If You Can: Avoiding Narcissists and Sociopaths</a>" and are both equally full of insight.<br />
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I hope that some of you are able to catch yourselves before its too late... and that for those who have already felt the pain of leaving such a relationship, that it will validate the things you've experienced and assist in your healing.<br />
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In Love and Light... <3<br />
AcuAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-16783639215553771942013-07-12T20:12:00.001-07:002013-07-13T06:20:19.844-07:00"Stand Your Ground": Zimmerman Trial bringing life to "The Purge"?<div class="MsoNormal">
I have watched the details of the Zimmerman murder trial
closely as I always find it curiously convenient which stories the media selects to
distract our attention. There have been numerous cases of young African
American males (and other minorities of various ages) who have been senselessly
murdered or convicted unfairly for similar crimes. I, therefore, begin to ask
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Not long after huge debate over gun control following the Sand Hook tragedy, we found
ourselves in the middle of a trial for justice for a man who “Stood His Ground”
against the threat of a 17 year old African American male who “suspiciously”
was walking through the neighborhood eating skittles while on the phone with a
female friend. I don’t know about you, but who has a conversation on the phone
with someone while scheming to break into someone’s home? A better question is
why would you need to get out of your car to determine what street you are on
when there are only three streets in the neighborhood and you are on the main
street AND are an experienced Neighborhood Watchman?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I am prayerful that justice for Trayvon will be served. What horrible precedent will be set if Zimmerman is allowed to go
free after deciding he is above the law? With that kind of enforcement of
“Stand Your Ground” -- WHO is to judge when a person feels "threatened" enough to
draw a gun and shoot someone they feel is "suspicious"? Additionally, the restrictions placed
on our constitutional right to bear arms will make it so much easier to selectively decide who has the ability to protect themselves and who does not...<o:p></o:p></div>
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As we await a decision from the jury, Facebook and Twitter
are abuzz with posts and tweets, some very contemptuous, about feelings
relative to race and privilege in this country. The timeliness of the
controversy around the Aaron Hernandez case and the divide amongst fans
relative to his affluence as a rule out for his guilt despite the presented
evidence is curious to me. There are even tie-ins with Paula Dean and her
recent fall from grace which seem to be fueling a large racial divide around
the outcome of this case. It doesn’t seem to matter that both Trayvon and
George are minorities (as Zimmerman identifies himself as “Hispanic”) but the idea
that “if I feel threatened and <b>think</b> someone is doing dirt against me” I should have the right to “Stand My Ground.” All of the tension and racial debate combined with these ideas make me nervous. Are we slowly allowing the premise behind the movie “The
Purge” to manifest in our reality? (Does the scene at 1:11 below seem eerily familiar to you?)<o:p></o:p></div>
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If there is a “Not Guilty” verdict, I pray that each of you
will consider what is really on trial here and look more closely at the impact
a precedent like this will have on each of us… individually …as “The People.”
With more restrictions placed upon our civil rights and regulations that begin
to close in on who will be allowed to own weapons, we “The People” seem to be
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Please do not fall
victim to further division amongst us … many of whom will be impacted the most
by the precedent that could be set here. <o:p></o:p></div>
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall…<o:p></o:p></div>
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Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-58244387133150055492013-06-09T08:28:00.000-07:002013-06-09T08:28:23.380-07:00Falling In Love with Potential (repost)<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Thank you Paul for writing such a brief but poignet message (and <span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;">Thanks </span><a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=677036216&extragetparams=%7B%22directed_target_id%22%3A0%7D" href="https://www.facebook.com/ndelamiko?directed_target_id=0" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;">N'Delamiko</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; line-height: 18px;"> for posting this to your feed. This message seems to be a recurring theme this month. </span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent">I am FEELING this dude right here. I truly do love each person UNCONDITIONALLY and try my best to see past other's pain to hold a sacred space for those in need, BUT I agree with NYOIL's perspective on this one...Meeeh about 95% (I'd love<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> to debate him [chuckles])<br /><br />This is REAL TALK, take what is useful to you and leave the rest...<br /><br />NYOIL tends to be a bit self righteous on the front end. To skip to the good stuff click <a href="http://youtu.be/VgIlc9a0pys?t=3m7s" target="_blank">this youtube link </a>... His profound affirmation (below) starts the discussion... ♥</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">is a woman who emerges from deep within herself. She is a woman who has honestly explored her darkness and learned to celebrate her light. She is a woman who is able to fall in love with the magnificent possibilities within her. She is a woman who knows of the magic and mysterious places inside her, the sacred places that can nurture her soul and make her whole. She is a woman who ra</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">diates light. She is magnetic. She walks into a room and male and female alike feel her presence. She has power and softness at the same time.<br /><br />She has powerful sexual energy that's not dependent on physical looks. She has a body that she adores and it shows by the way she comfortably lives and moves in it. She cherishes beauty, light and love. She is a mother to all children. She flows with life in effortless grace. She can heal with a look or a touch of the hand. She is fiercely sensual and fearlessly erotic and engages in sex as her way to share with another in touching the divine. She is compassion and wisdom. She is seeker of Truth and cares deeply about something bigger than herself.<br /><br />She is a woman who knows that her purpose in life is to reach higher and rule with love. She is woman in love with love. She knows that joy is her destiny and embracing it and sharing it with others to heal wounds.<br /><br />She is a woman who has come to know that her partner is as tender, lost, and frightened as she has been at times. She has come to understand the scars of the boy in him and knows that together, love can be the relief, the healing of their wounds.<br /><br />She is a woman who can accept herself as she is. She can accept another as they are. She is able to forgive her mistakes and not feel threatened by another's even when attacked. She is a woman who can ask for help when she needs it or give help when asked. She respects boundaries, hers and another's. She can see God in another's eyes. She can see God in her own. She can see God in every life situation. She is woman who takes responsibility for everything she creates in her life. She is a woman who is totally supportive and giving.<br /><br />She is a Goddess"...♥"</span><br />
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<br />Acuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917598868861218149.post-89465543670396164912012-12-12T14:13:00.001-08:002012-12-13T06:11:34.185-08:00SL/RL Synthesis Note (49): "The SL Hoe"I was chatting with some female SL friends and the question came up: "What if the SL Avie you were interested in told you that he/she wanted a hoe for an sl mate?"<br />
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The real question I heard was "Why do women tolerate relationships with men in SL who seem only focused on sex and control?" and its a good question. I'll begin my OPINION on the matter by saying that I believe there was a time early in the history of SL when people visited the grid from all walks of life for various reasons and some stayed because of the relationships they had developed and the possibilities that existed to expand/explore the creative mind. Some strong RL relationships were created during that time, however, not many of those people are still around.<br />
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I believe word got in the street and around the "hood" that you could meet women who want to have sex in this virtual game called "Second Life" and thereafter a different type of resident began to emerge, male and female. Most of the male avies (the ones who are actually RL men) who participate in romantic and sexual relationships in SL are not interested in engaging in a "real" way. I believe like some women, these men are not yet mature in navigating relationships with women (shy, introverted, awkward RL) and the women in SL are "practice" at becoming something they always dreamed of! It is a different way of understanding role play. Conversely there are many MANY women (some of whom intended to also play SL as a "game") who get caught up because they are not prepared for the depth of emotion they feel when an avatar they created in their grandest vision (model perfect!) acquires admirers they may believe they would never have attracted in their real life (not also considering that the men probably look nothing like their avatar).<br />
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Here is the science/psychology part, but I'll try to make it interesting. When engaged in a virtual version of a physical act (hugging, kissing, sex) our brains respond the same way they would if we were actually touching (google "mirror neurons" if you're bored). The endorphins released when completely engaged in a sexual act (those aches and tingles that get your RL butt sliding around in the chair) give the same feeling mothers have when bonding to their baby. (As an aside, the longer you are engaged in these acts per session per day further solidifies that "bonded" feeling) It is this reason, I believe, that so many women become "attached" to their SL partners in a way that devastates them in RL when the relationship ends. They have absolutely no idea how it happened, but they can not seem to shake it. Of course not, nature designed women to "attach" to those with whom they connect in this way. The next thing you know she is wandering the grid, either creating drama for the man and his new chick (hoping he'll come back), or searching tirelessly to find another who can fill that void (or both).<br />
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I have learned that it is much easier and a lot healthier to leave SL altogether for an extended period after something like this to allow yourself to stabilize and get clear about what is really important in your life. If you hope for a sustainable quality relationship in second life you'll find that its just not possible. Relationships that endure in SL are extended to RL. (i.e., couples that met on the grid and then in RL and are now together, or couples who came to SL together from RL) Expecting anything more than a "fun time" for a brief period, is not realistic... its fantasy. If you are lonely RL, you will not resolve that in SL... not in a meaningful way that supports your continued growth and development. If you long for a loving connection, significant, enduring partnership, you are much better off focusing on creating that in your real life beginning with loving yourself and acknowledging that you are worthy of having that and then making whatever changes are necessary in your life for that to manifest. Like attracts like... BE the person you want to attract... and he will find you!<br />
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Peace and many blessings...<br />
Acu<br />
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p.s. I recently watched a children's cartoon called "Adventure Time" titled "All the Little People (Episode 5) while combing my daughter's hair. This episode is so profoundly relevant to this post that if you are able to find the full episode it is worth the view... Namaste <3<br />
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JKrcivGPbQAcuminous Watanabehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15087914063808107078noreply@blogger.com0