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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:46:41 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>John of Peniel Blog</title><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/</link><description></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:04:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><copyright></copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>How are your thoughts?</title><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:47:17 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/3/7/how-are-your-thoughts.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6935149</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>&ldquo;Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable&mdash;if anything is excellent or praiseworthy&mdash;think about such things</em></strong><strong><em>.~ Jeshua Ben Joseph</em></strong></p>
<p>Thoughts. Thoughts are the stone thrown into the pond of creation. Thoughts held to, ride the ripples until the ripples become waves. When the wave finally crests a manifestation is born in the physical. Thoughts come in many forms. Visual images are the first that come to my mind. I know&nbsp;when I visualize a thought that the possibility of the manifestation is simpler, because I already &lsquo;see&rsquo; it. In seeing, I can feel it&rsquo;s being already in my experience. My awareness that it is already happening is the receiving element that brings it into creation.</p>
<p>Simple awareness is creation. As I go through life many things have put images in my mind. After going on six USO tours overseas including a few trips to both Iraq and Afghanistan, I became a CNN junkie. I was hooked on seeing what was happening overseas, in the places where I had been. I found myself mired in the negative news that would come from the image creating device before me. It stopped my forward motion to the point that nothing was being achieved. This past year I canceled my cable television. What a freeing moment it was. There was a period of time when I missed the shows. After a few weeks, however, I found that I was more productive, and my relationship was the better for it.</p>
<p>Negative thoughts, especially those that are accompanied by images, throw the stone into the pond. I have shifted my input to be predominantly positive, and so, I have a more positive outlook. All of the teachers of the past say that a positive outlook is imperative to creating a positive world.</p>
<p><strong><em><span style="color: #493728;" lang="EN">&rdquo;Keep your thoughts positive, because your thoughts become your words. Keep your words positive, because your words become your behaviors. Keep your behaviors positive, because your behaviors become your habits. Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your values. Keep your values positive, because your values become your destiny.&rdquo; ~Mahatma Gandhi</span></em></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #493728;" lang="EN">Negativity breeds more negativity. Positivity breeds more positivity. The awareness of a positive world creates a positive world. If each one of us would create in a positive mindset for even a short amount of time, imagine the world we could create. We would be active participants in the creation of a new earth experience.</span></p>
<p>Science has proven that we spend more time in our subconscious mind than in our conscious mind. By consciously shifting our outer expressions to positive inputs of news and people in our lives, we are actually creating a new past of positive expression.&nbsp; Doing so allows our conscious mind to begin to subconsciously create from a positive place, which alters not only our lives but the world around us. I recently found a cool website called positivenewz.com. It only shows news that is positive, and I love reading the stories that are on it, because I feel upbeat when I am done. It alters my inner feelings, which in turn creates my outer expression.</p>
<p>For a few weeks can you focus on the positive in the world instead of the negative? &nbsp;Give it a shot. See what happens to your world if you do. I dare you to be happy.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #003399;">&ldquo;</span><em><a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/the_positive_thinker_sees_the_invisible-feels_the/10249.html"><span style="color: windowtext;">The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.</span></a>&rdquo;~ Unknown</em></strong></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6935149.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Who needs to know how?</title><category>Faith</category><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:27:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/3/5/who-needs-to-know-how.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6914564</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><em style="font-size: 110%;"><span style="font-size: 110%;"><strong>"All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure." ~Mark Twain</strong></span></em></p>
<p>Do you have faith? If you do then you shouldn't need to know 'how'. I am forever talking of creating a life of joy and prosperity. If I were to break it down to it's simplest form I would say,"Ask, Believe. Receive." The integral part of the statement is the core word of the three: "Believe." They call it a "leap of faith," to jump without seeing the net. Knowing full well that you will receive what you ask for is a choice. It is not an impossible reality for anyone. You sit there knowing in full faith that you can read. In your mind you have declared,"I am going to read this blog post." You do not know what the next words are and yet, as&nbsp;you read along in full faith, the words will be there for you to read. You know they are there.</p>
<p><span style="float: right;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.&rdquo; ~ Mary Manin Morressey</em></strong></span></p>
<p>When someone asks "How?," they are in fact declaring that they do not have. Faith implies a&nbsp;certain lack of information.&nbsp;&nbsp;When you decide to believe the desired result is coming, the Universe begins a creation. In getting mired in the 'How' your mind sends a very clear picture to the Universe that you don't have it, and so it never comes. I tell stories all the time of&nbsp;manifestations in my life. Each story is based on a leap of faith. I have been very blessed to witness the 'How' after the fact. It is amazing how things align themselves when you create in full faith of the outcome.</p>
<p>What do you wish to create in your world? Think of it now. Picture the having of it clearly in your mind. Can you imagine what it would feel like to have it? Feel it. As you feel what it is like to have it, realize that in this present moment, you know what it feels like to already have it. That sensation is the basis of the faith that will rush in to your experience. Hold the feeling knowing full well that it is coming. Ask God/Universe for it, and trust that it is on the way.</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.&rdquo;&nbsp;~ Kalil Gibran</em></strong></span></p>
<p>I tend to use my personal prayer formula when I ask. The important aspect of asking is that you only need ask once. After the asking, you just believe it is coming. Believe with a blind faith. It is called 'blind faith' because you can not see the 'how'. After you have acquired your desired result, then look back and marvel at the how. In the Bible it says,"Ask and you shall receive." It does not say."Ask and if you can figure out how, you shall receive."&nbsp;Jeshua also states, "Whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith." So believe, trust, know that you are getting what you ask for and soon it will walk through your doorway into your reality.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.&rdquo; ~ St. Thomas Aquinas</em></strong></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6914564.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Take a Moment</title><category>Gratitude</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:28:05 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/3/2/take-a-moment.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6885825</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em>&ldquo;You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in each moment. Fools stand on their island opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land, there is no other life but this.&rdquo; ~Henry David Thoreau</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Yesterday I was flying home from my California and Oregon speaking trip. On the trip I have been reading a book given to me by a dear friend, <em>The Prophet&rsquo;s Way</em> by Thom Hartmann. I have been having some great realizations while reading it, and one very profound experience occurred on the flight back.</p>
<p>In the book there is a part that asks you to put the book down and have a fully present moment. You see, we as humans tend not to be fully present. We look ahead of ourselves at what we are going to do, or worse, what we are &ldquo;trying&rdquo; to do.&nbsp; Then there are those times when we are looking behind at what has happened to us in our lives. The book asked me to do something other than live in a different time frame, just for a moment.</p>
<p>I closed my book on the flight from San Jose to Minneapolis. I sat observing where I was. I didn&rsquo;t judge. I just observed. Realizations of my life in the present began to flood in. I was on a plane traveling. I appreciated that I had the ability to do so. I appreciated that I had been placed in a large comfortable seat with plenty of leg room. I was fed, clothed, and alive, enjoying a life of ease in comparison to many others in the world. I was grateful.</p>
<p>Then something happened that rocked my world and brought me to tears. A hand reached out and took mine. I felt a loving presence beside me, and I realized that I had another person in my present moment. In that present moment Kelly felt compelled to hold my hand. I began to realize the depth of love we have for each other, and in my present moment it filled my heart to overflowing. I turned to tell her and almost couldn&rsquo;t as the tears fell from my eyes. I explained what I was doing and how her simple gesture in that moment meant so much to me. She smiled, made a joke, and kissed me. My present moment is so great and I appreciate it all the more. I am truly blessed in my life.</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.&rdquo; ~&nbsp;Oscar Wilde</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Take a moment. Don&rsquo;t do anything. Don&rsquo;t think about your plans or reminisce about the past. Take a moment and be fully in the present. Appreciate all that you have. Realize that you are a lucky one. Obviously you have a computer. Obviously you can read. Obviously you have the time to afford reading this. The place you are must be warm enough for you to not have to focus on warmth. Are you fed? Appreciate the smallest things in life, because in this present moment you are living them. Someone else&rsquo;s present moment may be hungry, cold, sick, dying. Appreciate the smallest things and realize how completely fortunate you are in the now moment. Love, you.</p>
<p>I am grateful that in this present moment I have you to hear these words with your heart. I appreciate that I am able to read and write. I love all of my friends. I love Kelly and Kynan most of all. I appreciate that I, with God, have created an amazing life.</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;One today is worth two tomorrows.&rdquo; ~Benjamin Franklin</em></strong></span></p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>THANK YOU</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6885825.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Appreciation</title><category>Gratitude</category><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:16:33 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/26/appreciation.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6844158</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em><span style="color: black;">&ldquo;<a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/we_tend_to_forget_that_happiness_doesn-t_come_as/205885.html"><span style="color: black;">We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.</span></a>&rdquo;~ Frederick Keonig</span></em></strong></p>
<p>Take a breath. Feel the air enter your lungs. Look around. See the room that you are in. Listen. Hear the sounds of the world around you. Know. Realize you are alive and well. Many times in our lives we forget to appreciate the smallest of things in our lives. It is the mere appreciation of those things that can bring more things to appreciate into our lives.</p>
<p>Our modern society has been built on material acquisition. Bigger houses, faster cars, more stuff are the driving force in many people&rsquo;s lives. I think it is okay to have them. I also think it is okay to acquire them without attachment. Material possession will always be a measurement used by some to judge success. But right now, in this moment appreciate the ability to breathe, feel, see, and know. There are many in the world that can&rsquo;t. You are living in a world of physical experience. The physical experience is enhanced by material things, not the other way around.</p>
<p><strong><em><span style="color: black;">&ldquo;<a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/don-t_underestimate_the_value_of_doing_nothing-of/11777.html"><span style="color: black;">Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.</span></a>&rdquo;~ Winnie the Pooh</span></em></strong></p>
<p>Build your joyful life in the appreciation of the smallest most insignificant things in life. The more you appreciate the more you feel a swell of joy within you. That swell of joy then attracts more things to be joyful about. Your material possessions are representations of the level of joy within. It is when we &ldquo;praise false idols&rdquo; that our experience becomes less. Material possessions are the false idols of a modern world. Having them is fine. Defining yourself by them is a pathway to depression.</p>
<p>I sit here today on a prolonged speaking trip through Oregon and California. Looking out the windows of a new friend&rsquo;s home, I see a beautiful pasture with cows meandering by. There is a slight rain falling and the grass is lush and green. The old wooden fence beside the window is weather worn with moss growing on it. The view is lovely. It could be Ireland or some far off land. I sit here appreciating the beauty of this moment. I recognize that this is the moment I have and I choose to love it. Love your moments.&nbsp; If something in your sphere is less than joyful today, I am truly sorry. But it is on the most troubling days you need to recognize and appreciate the things that are right and appreciate them. As the troubling manifestation passes, the appreciated things will carry you on and through.</p>
<p>I appreciate you.</p>
<p><strong><em><span style="color: black;">&ldquo;<a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/there_is_more_hunger_for_love_and_appreciation_in/149767.html"><span style="color: black;">There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.</span></a>&rdquo; ~Mother Teresa</span></em></strong><strong><em></em></strong></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6844158.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>I found the path to enlightenment!!!</title><category>Fear</category><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:46:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/24/i-found-the-path-to-enlightenment.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6819623</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Enlightenment: what is it? There really are only two definitions, etymologically speaking. One is the setting down of something and becoming lighter, and the other is shining light upon something. I know that many will say it is an inner light shining forth, but consider this:&nbsp;YOU must be the one to shine that light. I have been very blessed in my life to witness miracles. The interesting thing is each miracle I witness is the person's choosing something new in faith. They each in some way step into the role of creator in their lives.</p>
<p>If you look back at some of the Avatars of the past, you will very quickly and easily find that each said that the path to enlightenment&nbsp;(or "the kingdom" in Christianity) is within. People search and search for an outer path to enlightenment and each of the "enlightened" ones told us to it was an inward journey. I find that when I choose to meditate more often, my thoughts are clearer and my contentment and relaxation are more visceral.&nbsp;</p>
<p>So what is enlightenment? I have found in my experience that in setting down the fear-driven emotions for a love-based contentment, the world seems brighter. A light is shined on my experience. My conscious decision to relax and feel the love makes my outer world more brilliant. Buddha said, "What we think we become." That being said, let's look at one of the realizations one must make to find enlightenment.</p>
<p>If indeed what we think we become, then we must come to the realization that we are the creator of our experience.&nbsp;You&nbsp;are the creator.&nbsp;In seeing this as truth, the real-ization of enlightenment comes in our thought. Find within self the awareness that you are the creator. Choose wisely the path that makes you feel joyful.. Joy is the loving representation of a loving state. In choosing Love over fear and releasing the fear in our lives, we automatically set down the burdens and become enlightened.</p>
<p>Take a moment and take stock of your current life or situation. Is your current life joyful or fearful? Does it feel good or bad? If Love is the positive state and fear is the negative state, then if indeed you are feeling negative about a certain area in your life, there must be a fear associated with it. In choosing to focus &nbsp;that area in a loving positive outcome, your thoughts will create for you that experience. As your life becomes less dense with the weight of fear then you are in essence enlightening your world. Thus your outer experience is the direct result of your inner experience.</p>
<p>The mere realization that you are responsible for the world in which you live is a profound and humbling experience. This is true because you have to take credit for the good and the bad. But to compound the bad by responding negatively to the negative aspects of that realization is counterproductive. Take stock and accept that is how it is. It just is. No judgment of self must occur. The very thought of judgment is indeed creating another negative that you would have to purge. Realize where you are and then real-ize the different experience if you so choose.</p>
<p>The "path" that everyone is seeking is thought.&nbsp; Choose the thought of a joyful enlightened life, and so the outer world will shine brightly back at you as a reflection of your soul. Then you are enlightened.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6819623.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Armageddon &amp; Apocalypse</title><category>Fear</category><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:35:15 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/16/armageddon-apocalypse.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6709881</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>&nbsp;Apocalypse</strong></em></p>
<p class="ListParagraph"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><em><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>Origin: </strong></span><span style="color: #333333;"><br /><strong>1125&ndash;75; ME &lt; LL apocalypsis &lt; Gk apok&aacute;lypsis revelation, equiv. to apokal&yacute;p(tein) to uncover, reveal (apo- </strong><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=apo-&amp;db=luna"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>apo-</strong></span></a><strong> + kal&yacute;ptein to cover, conceal) + -sis </strong><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-sis&amp;db=luna"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>-sis</strong></span></a></span></em><span style="color: #333333;"><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Are we headed to disaster? Are we looking at the catastrophic ending of all? Are we about to face the most fearful event that has happened to humanity? Is that what was said in Revelations? No. Let&rsquo;s start with the words. As you see from above, apocalypse means revelation.&nbsp; What does revelation mean?</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span><em><strong>Revelation&nbsp; </strong></em></p>
<p><em><span style="color: #333333;"><strong>c.1303, "disclosure of information to man by a divine or supernatural agency," from O.Fr. revelacion, from L. revelationem (nom. revelatio), from revelatus, pp. of revelare (see </strong><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reveal"><span style="color: #255f9a;"><strong>reveal</strong></span></a><strong>). General meaning "disclosure of facts" is attested from c.1375; meaning "striking disclosure" is from 1862. As the name of the last book of the New Testament (Revelation of St. John), it is first attested c.1400 (see </strong><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/apocalypse"><span style="color: #255f9a;"><strong>apocalypse</strong></span></a><strong>); as simply Revelations, it is first recorded 1691.</strong></span></em></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">So &lsquo;Apocalypse&rsquo; means &ldquo;Revelation&rsquo; and revelation means basically, a revealing of information from the divine. So is the revelation of St. John a prophecy for the end of the world? There is a lot in the revelation, and it has been interpreted so many times and ways. Edgar Cayce, the most famous psychic ever known, while&nbsp;in trance, stated, ". . .&nbsp;it was a road map for enlightenment." That each of the &ldquo;churches&rdquo; represented a chakra center. Others have interpreted it meaning things from history that have already passed, citing Nero and Napoleon. The words are mystical and are from someone trying to decipher visions of future events with a mind that had no knowledge of future technologies. Imagine if you had a dream where you saw your body disintegrate to particles and disappear. Wouldn&rsquo;t that scare you? Now imagine you live in Star Trek world. It is only the transporter, something you would use frequently. The vision of it would be scary but the reality of it is not. St. John talks of Armageddon. What does that word mean?.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">&nbsp;</span><em>&nbsp;<strong>Ar&middot;ma&middot;ged&middot;don </strong></em><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;(&auml;r'm</em><em>ə</em><em>-gěd'n)&nbsp;&nbsp;</em></strong><a title="&quot;Click for guide to symbols.&quot; " href="http://dictionary.reference.com/help/ahd4/pronkey.html"><em><span style="color: #255f9a;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></em></a><em><strong>&nbsp; <br /></strong></em></p>
<p><em><br /><strong>[Late Latin Armagedōn</strong></em><strong><em>, from Greek, from Hebrew</em><em> har m</em><em>ə</em><em>gidd&ocirc;</em><em>, the mountain region of Megiddo : </em><em>har</em><em>, mountain; see </em><em>hrr</em><em> in Semitic roots + </em><em>m</em><em>ə</em><em>gidd&ocirc;</em><em>, Megiddo.]</em></strong></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">So Armageddon means the mountain of Megiddo. So the very word implies the specific place of a cataclysm.&nbsp; The mountain of Megiddo overlooks a valley. I have stood on the very mountain spoken of, and looked down in that valley. The valley is one of the most fought over pieces of land on earth. Generation after generation has fought on the battle field of Megiddo, including Napoleon himself. So If there were to be a fearful event in the world, the place of that event would be centralized on the mountain of Megiddo in Israel. There is a battle going on in that region today, as there has been for millenia. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">So here is my question to you: If the Apocalypse is a Revelation and the Revelation is a revealing of information, and the information is a catastrophe at Har Megiddo,&nbsp;and it has already been happening for generations, and you are still here. . . What is there to be afraid of? Make your personal experience joyful.&nbsp;&nbsp;Create a loving place, and&nbsp;have your own apocalypse by realizing that you are creating your experience. It is only a revelation away. Where you are is probably not Har Megiddo, so keep creating from the place within that is not focused on fearful events and prophecies that are difficult to understand because of interpretation.</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">In the Words of my friend ,&rdquo;Love one Another&rdquo;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #333333;">Just a thought.</span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6709881.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Valentine's Day tomorrow</title><category>Love</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:24:47 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/15/valentines-day-tomorrow.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6696469</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span style="float: right;"><strong><em style="font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-size: 120%;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></em></strong></span><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong><em>&ldquo;There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.&rdquo; ~Johnny Depp (in the film Don Juan DeMarco)</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Tomorrow is Valentine's day. I know. I know. It was yesterday. My point of the title is this: Choosing one day a year to express your love and romantic intentions to the one you love is, I feel, the wrong way to go about attracting the loving life of your dreams. Don't wait. Tell them you love them today, tomorrow, next week,&nbsp; everyday. Take the little extra care in celebrating your love everyday. Don't allow yourself to get into a rut of having to have a holiday to remind you of the fact that you have this amazing person in your life. Express your love to them daily. Let them feel the love you have for them. Be daring by letting your love be truly unconditional. If they are having a&nbsp;crabby day love them anyway. That bad day is not a condition whereby you love them less. Love them. In loving them, you are loving you. Unconditional love given, is returned in kind. Conditional love always creates strife. Don't waste your opportunity. Love them in the present moment of your experience and the next present moment you will see your life filled with love in return.</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 120%;">&ldquo;The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.&rdquo; ~Morrie Schwartz</em></strong></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6696469.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Religious Militant Fundamentalism</title><category>Fear</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:49:55 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/12/religious-militant-fundamentalism.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6667847</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="body"><strong><em>"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions</em></strong><span id="preLoadWrap1" class="preLoadWrap" style="position: relative;"> <strong><em>could help in putting an end to this." ~King Hussein I</em></strong></span></span><em><strong>&nbsp;</strong></em></p>
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<p>I was recently sent a link by someone who proclaims to have "light worker" status. Unfortunately, the link that was sent was an absolute attempt to spread the fears of militant fundamentalists. I say this because the message sent out was a message&nbsp;that one should&nbsp;fear the Muslims. I have met many Muslims in my travels abroad and found each of them to be the same as you or I. When traveling through Egypt, I went to Mt. Sinai.&nbsp;While there&nbsp;I befriended the manager of the hotel where I was staying. I showed him respect and friendship, and he returned it in kind. The following day after climbing Mt Sinai, I ran into another American. "Are you having any problems here?" he asked. "Not at all," I responded. "Your lucky, everywhere I go they all want to fight me," he continued.&nbsp; As the conversation went on I began to understand; by the end, <strong>I</strong> wanted to fight him. He was putting out a fearful lack of respect for the people of Egypt, and they were returning it in kind. The night before as I began climbing Mt. Sinai, The Manager I told you about ran up the path a quarter mile from the hotel to give my traveling companion a coat because he said it would be freezing at the top.</p>
<p><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">"He who knows not Kindness has no faith" ~the Prophet Mohammed</em></strong></p>
<p>The individuals who look at others of different faiths in&nbsp;fear are, in fact, amplifying the fear.&nbsp; That can only lead to an explosive result. There are Muslim fundamentalists just as there are Christian fundamentalists. Our last President told the Saudi prince that,"God told him to invade Iraq." The wielding of religion and God for aggressive actions is a medieval premise that should not be tolerated in a shifting world.</p>
<p>The question is which way do we want to shift our world? Do we want a world based in fearful aggressive actions or of peaceful loving actions. As long as religious fundamentalists create out of fear and we do not take notice, then our world has no choice but to head into a dark valley of fear.&nbsp; Let us peacefully put out our hands in love, and actively shift the world in a positive direction.&nbsp; Fulfilling the actual intent in being a light worker.</p>
<p><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">"Love One Another" ~ Jeshua Ben Joseph</em></strong></p>
<p>Many will say they do not know how to combat militants with love. I say this, read everything you can about Mahatma Gandhi. Whenever things in his country went violent, he did a nonviolent counter action.&nbsp; What did he achieve - a free India. The spreading of fear by "lightworkers" should show fully where their truth is. Are they living a life of light while they spread fear? It is impossible to be a light worker if in fact the fruit you bear is darkness. Gandhi said,"Be the change you want to see in the world." If you want a world without fear then don't fear. If you want a world of fear and violence then spread the fear and violence. I find it sad that many on the "spiritual path" are using their religion or spirituality as a means of power or control.</p>
<p><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">"Be the change you want to see in the world"~ Mahatma Gandhi</em></strong></p>
<p>Eventually the seeds of love and peace that we spread will burst forth into the representation&nbsp;of the tree of life. The seeds of fear can spread like a parasite, but we can prune them away easily and keep the light on our tree. Christians and Muslims can be friends.&nbsp; I have seen it with my own eyes. It is all the same Source that we all come from.&nbsp; When we take the Love out of God, then we turn our backs on him/her fully because "God is Love."</p>
<p><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">"Love is all you need"~ John Lennon</em></strong></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6667847.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>False Prophets</title><category>Dear</category><category>God</category><category>Love</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:07:46 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/2/9/false-prophets.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6624299</guid><description><![CDATA[<p>Mimi sent me this message on the guest book, and I am grateful and happy to address this issue.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong><em>"</em></strong><strong><em>The bible says beware of false prophets. What signs should people look for or what advice would you give to people who follow many modern day spiritualists and their messages? There are so many putting beliefs out now and some of them are are just a little incredulous.</em></strong><strong><em>"</em></strong></p>
<p>&nbsp;I get accused of being a "false prophet" all the time. Usually&nbsp;the accusation comes from&nbsp;the most fearful people. I hope this helps clarify the phrase and assist in the release of fear.&nbsp;Releasing the fear is finding God. What is a "false prophet?" Let's look at where that phrase comes from: the book of Matthew, Chapter Seven.&nbsp; I am putting the entire chapter here and adding commentary on the verses so we can see how it builds to that statement.</p>
<h4><em style="font-size: 110%;">Matthew 7</em></h4>
<h5><em>Judging Others</em></h5>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23318" class="versenum">1</sup>"Do not judge, or you too will be judged. <sup id="en-NIV-23319" class="versenum">2</sup>For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. </strong></em></p>
<p>Verse 1 and 2&nbsp;are particular favorites of mine as&nbsp;they state very clearly that you are the creator of your experience. What you put out you will, in fact receive.</p>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23320" class="versenum">3</sup>"Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? <sup id="en-NIV-23321" class="versenum">4</sup>How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? <sup id="en-NIV-23322" class="versenum">5</sup>You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye.</strong></em></p>
<p>Verses 3-5 tell you clearly not to be selfless. It also implies that you must first help yourself before helping others, and that you are impeded until you do.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23323" class="versenum">6</sup>"Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.</strong></em></p>
<p>Verse 6 is a very aggressive verse with a simple meaning. If the "Kingdom of Heaven is within" and you give without regard to self, then the fears of others will fill in the spaces left vacant, and&nbsp;"tear you to pieces" from the inside out. The most sacred thing that each of us has is our connection to God/Source. To put your faith in someone else as your savior,&nbsp;which Jeshua himself said not to do so, is giving your power to someone else.&nbsp;</p>
<h5><em>Ask, Seek, Knock</em></h5>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23324" class="versenum">7</sup>"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. <sup id="en-NIV-23325" class="versenum">8</sup>For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. </strong></em></p>
<p>Obviously&nbsp;verse 7 is one&nbsp;that I quote all the time. This verse is the one that states very clearly again that you are the creator of your experience and that all you need do is ask. So the power is in your hands.</p>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23326" class="versenum">9</sup>"Which of you, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone? <sup id="en-NIV-23327" class="versenum">10</sup>Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? <sup id="en-NIV-23328" class="versenum">11</sup>If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! <sup id="en-NIV-23329" class="versenum">12</sup>So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets</strong>.</em></p>
<p>Verse 9 speaks clearly of the loving nature of God, and to emphasize the fact that what you ask for you do get. Again you are the creator of your experience. It also states that this is the summation of the teaching of the prophets.</p>
<h5><em>The Narrow and Wide Gates</em></h5>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23330" class="versenum">13</sup>"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. <sup id="en-NIV-23331" class="versenum">14</sup>But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. </strong></em></p>
<p>If the Kingdom is truly within and you are the creator of your experience as the rest of the book of Matthew states, then you must look within the smallest places of self. Few find it because they are looking for the light show, when in fact, the light show starts as subtle and builds through realization of truth until you find the pathway within, the gate to the "kingdom."</p>
<p><em><em><strong>and Its Fruit.</strong></em></em></p>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23332" class="versenum">15</sup>"Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. <sup id="en-NIV-23333" class="versenum">16</sup>By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? <sup id="en-NIV-23334" class="versenum">17</sup>Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. <sup id="en-NIV-23335" class="versenum">18</sup>A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. <sup id="en-NIV-23336" class="versenum">19</sup>Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. <sup id="en-NIV-23337" class="versenum">20</sup>Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. </strong></em></p>
<p>Here we have it. The "false prophets" are references to people who are looking to increase their personal power by taking yours. The entire chapter talks about you being the creator of your experience and yet we get trapped in the false prophet phrase. "By their fruit you will recognize them." Knowing that the teaching is that you are the creator and the power is within, their "fruit" would be that in some form your power must come from an external source and usually one that empowers them. Jeshua also teaches that God is Love.&nbsp;If some self- appointed Guru is approaching you from a place of fearful things, then they are not doing beneficial works and would therefore be false. The other interesting thing in these verses is that their power is once again set on you to realize the truth of what the "false prophet" is bringing. Again this is a statement of the kingdom being within.</p>
<p><em><strong><sup id="en-NIV-23338" class="versenum">21</sup>"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. <sup id="en-NIV-23339" class="versenum">22</sup>Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' <sup id="en-NIV-23340" class="versenum">23</sup>Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!'</strong></em></p>
<p>"The will of my father"- wow. Would a loving God who has stated time and time again that he/she is love, force you against you personal will? I believe that instead of interpreting this as a forceful act, think of this as a resonance or alignment. If God is truly love then coming into alignment with love, without fear, would be doing the "will" of God. A loving parent would hope for such.&nbsp;Verse 22 and 23 are ripe with fear and are used to create and instill fear all the time. Moses told us God's name was I AM. That being the case declaring anything in the name of someone else is in fact looking outside&nbsp;of self and and deifying a "false prophet." The verses clearly are stating again you&nbsp;will find the kingdom within.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<h5><em>The Wise and Foolish Builders</em></h5>
<p><em>&nbsp;<strong><sup id="en-NIV-23341" class="versenum">24</sup>"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. <sup id="en-NIV-23342" class="versenum">25</sup>The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. <sup id="en-NIV-23343" class="versenum">26</sup>But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. <sup id="en-NIV-23344" class="versenum">27</sup>The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." </strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>&nbsp;<sup id="en-NIV-23345" class="versenum">28</sup>When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, <sup id="en-NIV-23346" class="versenum">29</sup>because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law.</strong></em></p>
<p>I think that it is pretty clear what this last bit is saying. If we find the power within we will create a foundation strong enough to overcome fear and withstand the ones who are peddling fear. It also said that Jeshua taught with authority. I can tell you from my regression memories that this was true. He was a passionate speaker who told the truth, and the fruit he bore was delicious and true. Your power is within. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a false prophet.</p>
<p>Thanks Mimi.</p>
<p>Thanks Jeshua.</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Thank You</p>
<p>Thank You</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6624299.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Breaking Belief</title><category>Manifestation</category><dc:creator>John</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:12:30 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/2010/1/29/breaking-belief.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">344405:3650934:6459927</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;What we are today comes from our thoughts of yesterday, and our present thoughts build our life of tomorrow: Our life is the creation of our mind.&rdquo; ~Buddha</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Are you happy where you are in life? If so, congratulations - you have received what everyone strives for. True happiness is the simple connection to the divine. Is there anything you would like to be different? If not, I applaud your creation. Your current moment is the residual effect of all of your past thoughts and actions. Where you sit now is the creation of your beliefs.</p>
<p>Are you less than happy where you are in life? Are some areas of your experience frustrating or difficult? Maybe they are just not fun. These feelings are a direct result of your belief. It is your belief that creates your experience. If I&nbsp;were to walk through life believing the words of my father, in this moment I would be on the streets living as a "bum," having a frustratingly difficult time of life, because my belief would be supported by my creation.</p>
<p>Take this moment right now to assess all areas of your life. Assess each area one at a time: Relationships, finances,&nbsp; home environment. When you focus on an area what is your first feeling that comes over your body? That feeling is the signpost of your belief system. Does the thought of your relationships feel great? Does the mere mention of finances bring fear to the forefront? If you feel a negative (ie-anything other that a joyful happy feeling), then you have a belief that is keeping you in place and creating more of the same in the next moment. What is it in that negative experience that is the core of your belief?</p>
<p>Say I have my negative feeling surrounding finances. If I examine it closely I realize that the relationship I had with finances&nbsp;is a direct result of my parents' belief passed down. This is not to blame them, they came by thier belief system honestly from their parents. The question is what would happen to my finances if I changed this belief?</p>
<p><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">"It is your faith that heals you."~ Jeshua Ben Joseph</em></strong></p>
<p>The responsibility of your experience falls solely upon your shoulders.&nbsp;If you believe that life is a struggle, then a struggle is what you will receive.&nbsp; If you believe that life is easy and fun, then an easy and fun life you will receive. There is&nbsp;a statement I hear all the time that I think needs to be revisited: "Perception is reality." What we perceive we believe is the tenet of this statement. This statement and the belief in the truth of it, will perpetually keep us creating the same experience. What we are currently perceiving is the end product of our belief. Believing in that end product creates more end product and thus a dead end in our creation. The truer statement would be "what we believe we perceive."</p>
<p>Find the beliefs that have you feeling stuck or stagnant is all areas of your life, that have held you in place. Break that belief and set a new more positive belief. Hold that belief until you perceive the results in your experience. The life of your desire is a byproduct of faith.</p>
<p><span class="sqq"><strong><em style="font-size: 110%;">&ldquo;When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of a better world.&rdquo; ~Scout Cloud Lee</em></strong></span></p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.johnofnew.com/blog/rss-comments-entry-6459927.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>