Influences and Attachments

Every living thought and action that has happened since the beginning of time is immediately transformed into energy leaving an individual imprint in the layered bands surrounding the earth. These imprints have been accumulating for eons upon eons and gather their power by using the law of cause and effect, or first Cause—the Creator. Like water, these energy singularities seek their own level, and when entertained unaware, reinforce our conscience decisions for good and evil.

An Acquaintance Said

“I told God I intend to sit here until you tell me who you are!” That’s funny—like in ha-ha, not like in weird. I bet God laughed too.

The Dog Next Door

Rosie, the dog next-door, barks at every noise she hears including mine. Early on, I decided to be friendly, call her by name, let her get my scent, and otherwise make peace. Dogs are like that--accepting. They learn quickly about new scents and sounds but not Rosie! I tried everything. Nothing worked. Rosie barked on.

Then this morning it dawned on me Rosie can hear but her sense of smell apparently isn’t working. Without being able to associate sound with a familiar scent, she has to do what dogs do—bark. Maybe my conclusion carries no weight but I’m more forgiving now that I’ve decided her sniffer is broken.

People are a lot like Rosie. When they lack insight as to why people do something they don’t like, they bark like Rosie for no reason!

Thoughts About Parents and Children

1900-1920 - Children are to be seen and not heard.

1921-1940 - Children are to be seen and may only speak when parents stop talking.

1941-1960 - Children are to be seen and may speak if there is something important to say.

1961-1980 - Children are to be seen and heard.

1981-2000 - Children are not only to be seen, they may interrupt and parents must listen.

2001-Present - Parents are to be seen and not heard.

Perception And The Perceived

I’ve always wanted to realize what the Eastern philosophies call Nirvana but in order for me to “knock and it will be opened,” I’m the temperament type who needs to know what the door looks like, the address and directions for how to get to that door!

I can now say and humbly submit, the I Am is what the door looks like. That is the address, and the 2nd I Am is the direction for how to get to That door! Fully knowing I know all the aspects of I Am That I Am is akin to internalizing the universe.

If only for a brief period, my visual perception incorporated everything in my line of sight as I thought upon this driving toward home. I recognized the I Am as both my perception and the perceived. A powerful moment that stilled the world to a serene pace just as it should have been busy with people leaving their jobs for a 3-day weekend.

We Are The Experience

When you understand something, you begin to own it and when you own it you experience it. Later today, I went to the market. The thoughts from earlier were still fresh. For an humbling moment the Creator let me see through His eyes as I began hearing, seeing and feeling I Am That I Am to everything about me as I drove down the street. The emphasis was on the word That.

Once in the store and then leaving the store, I honored those who passed me by recognizing their Godhead and thinking I Am That I Am. As I approached my car a shiny new penny was on the ground by the driver’s side.

This has always been a sign between the Creator and me, which I borrowed from the song ”Pennies from Heaven” the first time it happened. Out of context, it seems a little corny. To me, it has been a never-failing validation. The tears welled up inside with a rush of gratitude as I got into my car and cried all the way home.

Omnificent - Omnipotent - Omnipresent

Three meanings representing I Am That I Am completes the realization of who we are. When we begin to internalize the I Am Its purity resonates within our energy field. With this, we arrive at the Godhead and are able to heal any situation in a waking state just as the Master demonstrated and declared we can do. The following three make up the definition the Creator declared Himself to be when he said, “I Am That I Am.” The three definitions are illustrated as follows:

OMNIFICENT: Unlimited Creative Power and The Only Power
The First I Am = Absolute Spirit

OMNIPOTENT: Having Unlimited Authority and Influence As One and The Same
That = Same As

OMNIPRESENT: Present In All Places At All Times As All and Everything That Is
The Second I Am = All Life, Places, Things, You, Me