Hey, hey, how are you doing today?
When you get this it'll be Monday, so, happy Monday!
Have I ever told you I am a dreamer?
In my younger years, up to the age of forty, I use to have reoccurring dreams.
I have had several dreams of people who have passed away, coming to me, and sometimes asking me to do things.
I have had dreams of God coming to me and telling me little short messages. I've never seen him, I just know, in my dream, that it's him talking to me.
Crazy! I know!
It's crazy, and very personal. You may even think I am crazy, or you may even resonate with being a dreamer, either way it's cool.
I have read several books on theories about dreams. Old books and new ones. Sometime I'll share my thoughts on dreams with you.
Anyway, I want to share, with you, the dream I had the other night.
I'm not going to tell you who was in it because you may think I am really crazy.
The dream was, an individual came to me and said, "Appreciation, and desire is the truth. Complaining, and criticizing are lies. There is a difference between appreciating what we have and desiring more versus complaining and criticizing about what we don't have. Every functioning human has the authority and power to choose to appreciate what they have, and focus on what he or she desires. Complaining and criticizing is just a habit that keeps a person focused on what's wrong in life. These are the people who cannot enjoy the journey of life. Appreciation is the focus that allows a person to enjoy the journey."
He also said, "Your business is between God, and you! No one elses' business is your business! Your business is no one elses'."
And then he said, "When you stop blaming others, you take true responsibility for your life."
He was talking directly to me, and so all week long I have been contemplating appreciation, for what I have, and thinking about things I want. This has been a very exquisite focus of meditation for me.
The result: I was in a place of immense love, which really felt like I was enjoying the journey even more.
I do a lot of spiritual experiments because I use to be a person "B", am currently a person "C" trying to be a person "A".
You've probably heard me say this before.
There are three kinds of people.
Person A is calm, confident, connected, and cooperative with God, life, others, and their self. This person will always learn, lift, listen, love, and understand. He/she is enlightened.
Person B is angry, anxious, bitter, and competitive with everyone, even their self. He or she can tell you all the things that are wrong in this world because that is his or her focus. He/she is very insecure and finds their value in being right. This type of person cannot value learning, listening, loving, or understanding because the need to be right closes the mind off to much of anything. He/she is adolescent in behaving and believing.
Person C is the common individual of our world that teeters back and forth between Person A and Person B, depending on the mood they are in, based on what they are going through in life at the moment. The degree of being Person A versus Person B varies for each individual.
I am Person C, trying to be Person A. Therefore, I practice, and do a lot of spiritual experiments. I document these experiences as well.
The reason I am telling you all of this is because if you are like me, and you want with all your heart and soul to connect to, and be guided and inspired by God, I believe these experiments help.
Because of my dream I spent days appreciating, and focusing on my desires. The result was very spiritual.
The opposite of appreciation is complaining and criticizing, which gives focus on what a person doesn't want, which is the opposite of desire.
Although my business is between God and me, I just thought I'd share with those of you who are seeking spiritual things.
It is by God, meditation, and spiritual words that I have read over the years, that has leveled me up towards Person A. I've been asking, seeking, and knocking for many many years. I really, really, really like it when I am there in a calm, confident, connected, and cooperative state being guided and inspired.
Just thought I'd share something a little personal with you. I am praying, ever praying for you! Praying for your faithfulness and fearlessness, dear friend.
Have a wonderful week.
God cares for you, and he loves you. I know this with all my heart, mind, and soul.
Speak soon...
Elizabeth
Welcome! Destress Yourself is about connecting to God, relieving strain from human conditioning, and leveling up via spiritual expansion. Even if you don't believe in God, you may believe in confidence, and inner peace, the opposite of stress. Please know, these are my own opinions from personal and professional education, evidence and experience. My opinions about behavior and conditioning! That's My Disclaimer! The information here is not substitute for professional advice!