When a Penny for Your Thoughts is Too Much!

Many people are trying to elevate their thoughts; as taught in the popular movie "The Secret". I have nothing against positive thinking, but my experience has taught me that without realization... a thought is still just a thought. While I do feel we attract the things we believe with the strongest emotions; I don't believe changing a negative thought into a positive one really brings a person into contact with ultimate reality. The act of thinking by itself, without realization just keeps us trapped in the the human thought realm of duality.

So what is duality you may ask? If you'll play a little game with me, I'll be happy to show you how the human mind works. When I say, what is the opposite of hot? What comes to mind, but the word cold? What is the opposite of male, but female? Everything in this material world has an opposite. Good and evil in this world are both imperfect. Even the good we do, is tied up in the ego game of feeling we are better than others.

The ego's job is to create a sense of separation between us and others. Immediately when you meet someone, you notice they are either dressed better than or worse than you. They are older or younger; they are richer or poorer; their skin is darker or lighter. Your status with people changes, depending on how you view them in relationship to yourself. How many times, do we act one way with a "superior" at work and another way with a child at home?

So how does one walk through the door of limiting thoughts into the open space of infinite consciousness? Can a dog communicate with a human? Well on some levels dogs and humans do communicate. I had a mixed breed dog named Pepper. One day, I learned of a tragedy in my family and had come home from work crying. As I lay on the couch with my arm hanging over; the dog began to tenderly lick my hand as if she understood I was in pain. She had never done this before, and never since. We didn't speak a word to each other, but our heart connection was surely felt.

So how can a human communicate with the infinite universe? First you must stop being identified with your humanity and its limiting thoughts and feel the energy or life source within you that is connected to all living things. Your feelings are important and should never be judged as "wrong". They will help you connect where you are presently disconnected.

I truly believe our human experience is to teach us how to be real with ourselves and others without fear. To communicate our true feelings about things without worrying about what other people think. What really matters is how you feel about yourself. So observe your thoughts, but do not attach to them as coming from your inner life but from your conditioning.

Human thought will keep you focused on fears of the past and hopes of the future. It will rob you of living in the present moment. Always honor how you are feeling right now, even if it doesn't make sense to your thinking mind. Let your feelings lead you to the realization of your being.