Two-Part Harmony

Greetings in Gratitude!

This post is a combination message, and I'll get right down to follow-up on an earlier post reviewing my journey about the counseling work that I have enjoyed with clients for so many years.

1.) I've come to this melding of thought about my belief in what is authentic in my sessions:

If what I do with a client in any way slows their surrender, then I am compromising both my integrity and that of the client.

Over the years, offering counsel regarding anything of the future or of the free will choices a client might make, I was enabling a client to delay surrendering. It might have satisfied my ego and theirs, temporarily, but it delayed an attitude of surrender. And surrender is the only way we are going to achieve a life of ease and peace. Always, whatever the question, surrender is the Wisdom offered.

Offering what I now call "psychic band aids," was a part of our karmic journey, and I can only surrender my part in this as a process of our mutual growth. Psychic band aids always fall off and leave us hungering for yet more to soothe a wound. On the other hand, in this New Earth, we are counseled to surrender. Surrender, achieved with breath, opens the doorway into our Wisdom. And our Wisdom unfailingly reveals anything we need to achieve peace and ease.

2.) I'm seeing in my apartment increasingly concrete evidence of those who are here to help us; those we have for so long referred to as Spirit.

For a couple of years now, my friends (in Spirit) have altered physical things to get my attention; physically and determinedly turning my heavy lace curtains outward many times to remind me to surrender; rattling (nonexistent) items in my stainless steel kitchen sink to introduce their presence for one reason or another. It's like me to become involved in my life and sometimes to forget to initiate a conversation with them. When I do, of course, I am delighted to find them immediately available.

These days I am seeing their feet crossing the corner of my living room. Over the years, perhaps like you, I've seen movement; at my desk, as I am waking, in moments of reverie.

But these days their physical presence tweaks my awareness to ask myself a question.

In what belief-scape am I living? My sis, Judith, visiting this week, also relates her revelations regarding a belief-scape that astonishes and inspires. And friend Nancy, with her own hologram revelations, also explores and reports amazing shifts in her Cosmic dynamic (my words, not theirs).

Do I unconsciously choose a belief-scape in which I feel most comfortable? I think so. And do I, by expanding my consciousness, also expand my field of vision to reveal increasingly concrete images of those who have always occupied my space? I believe so. And I know without hesitation that the space I occupy is also occupied by all of those who love and help me. As our friend Barbara, who left her human suit behind a few years ago, advised us: "Please stop saying we are 'on the other side.' We are right here."

Yet I do not see them all the time, and there's a good reason for that. I asked my angels years ago why I could not see them all the time, and they said, "Because you would never go to work."

I celebrate these relationships, and I count on them as part of my essential community. I've learned to trust this expanding belief-scape over the years. And I've grown more comfortable initiating conversation with all of them. They intimidated me at first. But as Jesus said to me in back in '83, "Stand up. Look me in the eye. How will you know me on your knees?"

What belief-scape is in store for me or for you? It will undoubtedly be different for each of us.

As System we are entitled to take the journey that we prefer and that serves us best in our unique Cosmic role. I welcome your own revelations, which I believe reveal yet more for each other explorer in this rapidly expanding consciousness.

Breathing with you until next time,

I AM, Phyllis Still Becoming

"Hold My Hand"

Greetings in Gratitude!

Over the years I have spent a good deal of time contemplating where and how each of us is comforted; comforted by a force outside of family and friends and caring professionals. Not to discount the folks we need so much all along the rocky path of life. We are not intended to walk this path alone. If we were, we would not be born into relationships. They can and do comfort us. We can and do comfort them. We could not measure this essential human comfort.

Across the planet, people are born with a hunger for some relationship beyond human contact. Whatever the culture, a deep, abiding belief in something beyond ourselves is born within us.

This hunger expresses from ego. And System identifies ego as our identity, unique in the Cosmos. The mystery of this identity fascinates me, and I know I will not live long enough to comprehend it. The journey to know as much about it as possible is in my passion and what drives my life path. And with each person I meet, again I wonder at the Source they lean into.

An ecumenical person, I have counseled Buddhists, Unitarians, Spiritualists, Jewish folks and Christians of every description. I was raised Lutheran - Missouri Synod no less - and practiced Buddhism for 10 years. I happily serve, part-time for about 25 years, my own Lake Superior Interfaith Community Church in Duluth. And for the past year have attended a Unitarian Universalist church with Mom, my daughter-in-love and grandchildren.

I've thought over the years that the identity of a deity is not explained by the church a person attends. System has reported that there are as many faiths as there are people. Wow, just think of all the churches we'd need - and how lonely we'd be attending without community.

And if you do choose to attend a church, still, within self is a knowing that, after all is said and done, YOU are right. Zealots are born of this belief. Ouch. If you've known one (or if you are one) you know how painful that can be.

At the Center of Self / Ego, a prescription for the faith we follow must exist. And this Known Self must be a perfect reflection of the deity we choose. Even atheists believe in something, or they would have nothing to talk about.

If, as System tells us, we are not flawed or able to choose incorrectly, then each deity we choose is true and absolute. Or, the deity IS the individual. Oh, heresy! Oh, curiosity.

Having taken this journey with you, I feel as if I know a little more than I did when I got up.

One thing I know today that has not changed: We are accompanied on this journey by a great number of folks who have gone on before us and probably know all the answers to these questions. And they encourage us to ask us for help. Every day, and every moment of every day, ask. My friend, Christ, tells me, "Hold my hand." And I do, and I am grateful. The community we need is as close a breath. Your friends in Spirit and the deity you choose will never fail you.

Breathing with you until next time,

I AM Phyllis, Still Becoming

P.S.

Greetings in Gratitude!

Just a P.S. to relate a change I was inspired to last week:

I was guided through a series of events to add just a few grains of sea salt to my water.

The electromagnetic properties necessary for balanced water have been changed by all the filtering our water is exposed to. Not only is my water processed by the city, but I also filter it at my tap to improve taste and to remove other undesirable elements. And all that processing has altered water's electromagnetic properties.

Wisdom said to add the sea salt to approximate Earth's electromagnetic and mineral balance.

If it tastes saline, it's too much. I hope this is helpful for you, too.

P.

Time Out

Greetings in Gratitude!

My thanks to two friends who have (at least) two things in common with me: they are in service work, and they face the consequences of depletion.

In so many instances when depletion is the subject, System reports that we have learned to rely on vacations to renew ourselves - and that this method simply is not sufficient to replace the loss of life force, depleted in the course of our busy lives. A vacation parades in front of us a remedy, then we wonder why we need time off to recover from the vacation. We dream a vacation, we plan a vacation, we take a vacation in the hopes of achieving what a whole year, perhaps, has cost us.

I do want to acknowledge that each of us faces our own unique lifestyles. Some of you have children, some have a 40-hour work week (many have both), and extended family, friends and community often deserve attention as well. Life gets in the way of renewal, doesn't it?

We find lots of reasons to explain our states of depletion - and to excuse our lack of attention. No one knows this on a very practical level better than I do. Many years of sacrificing myself left me with so many symptoms. I'm not going to bore you with all of them here, just know that I've spent the past 18 months learning, surrendering, receiving, renewing, learning more and surrendering again. When I've thought I could not surrender any further, System has prompted me again, and yet again. Thank God for symptoms and guidance.

In a recent post I shared counsel regarding the choices we make. Wisdom reports that when we choose for ourselves, doing the best we can in our current knowing, our choices are always inclusive of others. We cannot choose against the purpose of another person or situation.

But don't we spend a lot of time feeling depleted, yet telling ourselves - and anyone else who will listen - that we simply have no time available to "do the right thing" for ourselves?

Others need us, job demands make it impossible. Or maybe you find yourself in this category: the person who takes a step in the direction of renewal, then justifies that it's enough; ignoring what else the system might need.

If this is making you uncomfortable, know that I'm not judging anyone. No one is judging you. Your System is not criticizing or accusing you. On the contrary, your System knows what you need and must continue to reveal symptoms to get your attention. Aching for a vacation is one symptom. Dreaming about a job that is not so stressful is another. A hunger you can't quench is another. So many symptoms, such a persistent System. And if you are uncomfortable, could it simply be another symptom?

In a true state of surrender/renewal, we do nothing. Nothing means nothing. Just breathing and surrendering to allow energy to renew us - for whatever time we can give it and being grateful/open for the perfection of it. I recline, breathe, and open myself to receive. I remain there until System prompts me to get up and take care of other things. Renewed, I have energy for whatever needs doing. It is not too late for any of us. We are in an inspired time of knowing more of ourselves than ever before in human history; a time of consciously becoming.

I am grateful again to Richard Bach for this: "We teach best what we most need to learn."

Until next time,

Phyllis, Still Becoming

What Energy Do We Speak?

Greetings in Gratitude!

A couple of synchronistic events have brought me to new thought today. Actually, three people have stimulated similar thoughts, and I hope my revelation is interesting to you as well.

My dental hygienist this week shared no energy. I can't remember having close contact with anyone before who radiated no energy. How does that happen? She was kind, careful, thorough and professional. And she broadcast no energy. This, in addition to some other elements that were not authentic, have me shopping for a new dentist.

Now, it's entirely possible that I was not able to pick up her frequency. And it's possible she and I are here on Earth from different Cosmic sources; one I've never known before.

I know we're not intended to communicate the same way with everyone. And in the other two recent instances, I realized that I am not communicating as effectively as I'd like, either.

One karmic pattern I'm here to resolve is the feeling that I'm responsible for satisfying the needs of others. The other examples this week were with clients who are not attuned to my frequency. And not everyone will be, of course. Sometimes when I realize I haven't made a difference for a client, I pause and ask myself if I've been as clear and practical as I meant to be.

Oh, believe me, I know this is all ego. Just because someone walks in the door or asks my counsel; just because their System speaks clearly, does not insure the change they seek. Everyone is entitled to process. And everyone is speaking their own, unique energy.

And as we know so well, Becoming is not a destination. I got a Plan, You got a Plan, All God's children got a Plan. And each is beautifully unique.

Everyone reflects for me an opportunity to more closely identify my patterns and beliefs. Everyone is a gift, a teacher. What I do with their example defines how I grow and Become.

In the first years of channeling for clients, System told me that I was the student. Each client comes to teach me something, and if I listen carefully I will know and grow from it.

And I have realized that, while I understand and treasure principles of Cosmic Consciousness because they come from my Wisdom, not everyone hears them in the same way. Processing with people means also asking for the wisdom to communicate clearly what will serve that person best.

Children can hear the difference between our coming from fear/self-consciousness, or coming from Wisdom. Adults can hear it, too, though they are more likely to have developed filters that cause confusion and misunderstanding.

We're all on this planet speaking different energy, just as we speak different languages. Surrendering with breath to release the Wisdom creates an effortless flow that communicates energetically as logic never can. And yet we may not be understood - or understand in turn.

I breathe. There is flow. In that flow there is Wisdom. Continuing to breathe I can share that Wisdom free of ego. And I can hear messages for me contained in that Wisdom. And if the other person does not hear it the same way, still the Plan is working.

This post has rambled some, I realize, but process helps, even when I'm tired.

Until next time,

Phyllis, Still Becoming

The Cyclone

Greetings in Gratitude!

A short post today, just to share with all of you an event that may be affecting you today as well. And being that it is the New Moon (thank you, Leta), perhaps no surprise.

My meditation nap produced a powerful tornado image, and I heard "cyclone." The effect and sensation was of a centrifugal force. And now, in reflection, I believe that we are, as if inside the centrifuge in a lab, spinning out all of that which no longer serves us. And securing, at our Center, that which serves us for now and for the future.

The experience has left me somewhat disoriented and feeling as if I have lost a good friend.

Letting go of the past, even though we don't need it any longer, can leave us feeling sad. It is, after all, what we have known best and trusted.

So I am processing, releasing - and embracing in gratitude what serves me now and what will come to serve me going forward.

Thank you all for being there.

Until next time,

Phyllis, Still Becoming

Ordering My Life

Greetings in Gratitude!

Waking to heavy, pounding rain with thunder and lightning this a.m., I am especially grateful.

I can almost feel Earth stretching out her arms and flexing her muscles, opening fully to receive these gifts. We needed the moisture, certainly. And I notice how much I need the change in Earth energy to stimulate my life, much like we thrive in the change in seasons.

I've written quite a lot about how we create in this new age of Earth, and I won't repeat all of that here, but I've visited a new place in The All That Is, and I'll share that with you here.

So I was contemplating what to ask for with gratitude; what needs I have not yet created, and I found my self at the "Order Desk."

It appeared on my right, of course, as I was going about the business of my day. Suddenly, there was an open window to The All That Is, with a generous counter top extending from my side to the other side of the window. At first it looked like the opening in the wall of my old,

favorite hardware store. Then I realized what it was, and I really got excited. Wow, here was/is a practical location to visit to "order my life!"

So I quickly presented my order for new brakes on Faun, my Buick, and it came back to me!

OK, so do I not need brakes as I thought I did, or is it showing me that there is no need, since I have already stated the need with gratitude and released it? This is not yet resolved, but I have released again to accept the perfect response.

Then I presented the floor plans to my new home; the home I have been planning in my heart for several years. I laid them out and smoothed out the folds and felt the generous acceptance of this unfolding creation. Such an exciting sensation!

The All That Is stores any and every thing you and I ever will need or want. Perhaps you will visit this Order Desk to place your orders as well. What is "In Store" for you and for me?

Wow. I am so happy to be sharing this awesome journey with all of you.

Until next time,

Phyllis, Still Becoming