I was just reviewing some of the blog entries for the last year. It was a good year. A lot of good stuff spewed forth. My favorite wanted to have another round. So, here it is.

The mind is like a toilet. Every time you use it, you have to flush it. Otherwise you know what happens.

The problem is, the mind has successfully disguised itself as me and you. So, what ever it thinks seems important and even worth getting pretty angry over. “Certainly not something one would want to ‘flush’ as a general rule,” the mind argues. “The very idea of it smacks of escapism or some other neurosis.”

There is our dilema. The worldly mind, in support of our mind, refuses to be shut up, and our only hope for getting in tune with our unique frequency or being requires not listening to our minds. A real authentic expereince of self is within every one. It requires no support from the mind. It is always present. The mind is the only problem.

It may seem hard, but I am advising flushing after every use. There is not one use of the mind superior to another. All are equally distracting from the essential nature of each of us, that waits to be remembered.

I want to share some perspective on an important aspect of making flower essences. That is, the connection with the flower. I can direct my attention towards the flower and think that I feel it, but I don’t really feel it. I have only referenced my memory of it. If I can remain present with the flower and not refer to past memory, the flower can appear as much more than I have stored in my memory. It can surpass my expectation, appearing in fullness before my innocent eyes. Only then can I begin to experience the flower or its meaning.

I just received a real plea for help when times are tough. It moved me because it is so real for most of us. Life seems to deal us cards that are too tough to accept. Death, loss of a job, divorce, sickness, etc.

I have no answers for any of these situations except the obvious one: Let go. Releasing and surrendering are the only way out of these tough situations. We have to get it. We will get it with our own death. All along life’s path, the same letting go is required. Holding on is not going to cut it. It may be hard, but what other solution is there?

I sympathize with the pain we all bear. It feels so real and awful. Let go and see what life brings as a follow up to the tough times.