Exist, Empty, Energize

Good morning world. It's a fine day. I exist to employ my faculties and to energize my body and soul.

Exist:

The primary sense is to set, fix or be fixed, whence the set of permanence, continuance.

1.        To be; to have an essence or real being, applicable to matter or body, and to spiritual substances.  A supreme being and first cause of all other beings must have existed from eternity, for no being can have created himself.

2.       To live; to have life or animation.  Men cannot exist in water, nor fishes on land.

3.       To remain; to endure; to continue in being.  How long shall national enmities exist?

This word exist really brings life to our Spiritual side which is the main subject of our daily meditation. It has lots of meaning that I hadn't thought of prior to looking up the definition. There is so much junk in our lives that functions to keep us unaware of that Spiritual side of things. It is amazing how doing the meditation brings that to light and opens a way to get it out of our lives.

Employ:

1.       To occupy the time, attention and labor of; to keep busy, or at work; to use.  We employ our hands in labor; we employ our heads or faculties in study or thought; the attention is employed, when the mind is fixed or occupied upon an object; we employ time, when we devote it to an object. A portion of time should be daily employed in reading the scriptures, meditation and prayer; a great portion of life is employed to little profit or to very bad purposes.

2.       To use as an instrument or means. We employ pens in writing, and arithmetic in keeping accounts. We employ medicines in curing diseases.

3.       To use materials in forming anything. We employ timber, stones or bricks, in building; we employ wool, linen and cotton, in making cloth.

4.       To engage in one’s service; to use as an agent or substitute in transacting business; to commission and entrust with the management of one’s affairs.  The president employed an envoy to negotiate a treaty.  Kings and States employ ambassadors at foreign courts.

5.       To occupy; to use; to apply or devote to an object; to pass in business; as, to employ time; to employ an hour, a day or a week; to employ one’s life.

(Noun:  That which engages the mind or occupies the time and labor of person; business; object of study or industry; employment.

                Present to grasp, and future still to find,

                The whole employ of body and of mind.

Present to grasp, and future still to find.

How fitting to the method we are taught to look and feel and believe about goals.  

This word also clearly makes one think of all of the faculties that one uses in a day that employs as well as all the things we use in our day that is being employed. It reminds me of the persons through out history that have used dumming down and controlled employment of the masses to keep us from coming to our full potential in order to use our potential to create wealth and control for themselves. It boggles my mind to think about the untold amounts of human potential and wealth that is wasted at the feet of tyrants and greed and stupidity.

Energize:

To act with force;  to operate with vigor; to act in producing an effect

To give strength or force to;  to give active vigor.

 To operate with vigor. The more years I accumulate, the more I cherish this blessing. 

To act in producing an effect. And the more I develop meditation skills, the more I appreciate the ability to counter the mortal effects of the more years I accumulate.

I have appreciated the knowledge of the Hidden Soul of Words.

The word Anger upon learning its original meaning changes the whole feeling about how one deals with the affects of the word. When the rage is set aside, the sorrow and distress side of it are able to come through and how it is handled becomes very different. It has helped me to be able to understand and let go of some feelings about people who have hurt me over the years.

My feelings about animals varies a lot. Having grown up in a country setting, there is much that I love about animals. However, I have very different feelings about my feelings and those of people who predomintly were raised in a city setting. I am not a big fan of dogs, but I don't like to see them suffer. I don't see a city as being a great place to keep a dog. Many are tied up and ignored and neglected and it doesn't ring right with me. A dog needs space to run and be free and things to do that are productive. Like herding cows or sheep or something. They need companionship to like kids or other animals. My thoughts are if a city person must have an animal in the house or in their lives, get a cat. They only need themselves. 

Now on the other hand, I love horses and cows and the wide open spaces. That's a life a dog and a person  can really get into and enjoy.

I like thinking of art as something that has a place in all of us and not just famous folks. My Wife is very artistic in very different ways than I am. In fact, I haven't thought of my self as artistic in the past. However, I guess you could call my talents arts. I am an equipment operator and I can move dirt and maneuver it to do just what I need it to do. I guess you could call that an artistic talent. I love to do it. I guess that is as close to silent poetry as I will get because I'm not at all interested in poetry.

Life is good. I want to get to the point that my day can remain on the high that I get from meditation all day long. I will be glad when we don't have to have all of the negative spirits effecting our lives as we do now. How would it be to be at the vibration level of an angel, or even better the Savior. That's what I want.

I bless you with pure love and light and I bless you with pure source energy.

Have a great day

Randy

Examine, Effect and Execute.

April 4, 2014

I got a chewing out to day so to speak so I guess I had better get on the ball and get to being a better student. It isn’t that I haven’t been in motion. Going to work, and then not going to work, and back and forth is very disruptive with schedules. I’m a schedule person. I tend to need order in my life. I haven’t got there yet, but I have got to the point that I tell myself that it has happened and is and believing that it is so.

I spent 5 weeks so sick that I had a hard time waking up let alone doing anything productive. I couldn’t even read something inspiring at night which is not like me. I’m finally getting some of my energy back and moving forward. Sometimes I feel like I have been dumping the negative and dark parts of my life faster than my body can keep up.

Last night Bronwen helped me see clearly how to get rid of my judgements. I was amazed at how readily and easily it worked. I was able to get rid of all of the gripes I had with folks for many years. I was even able to go into childhood and erase and replace a lot of garbage the had caused much negative between my dad and me in my growing up years.

I have my future planned out on paper and am in the process of creating “Dream Boards” for each different category.

April 6, 2014

I really meant to have the above finished and posted on the evening of the 4^th, but life got in the way, and some precious souls in my life wanted to watch a movie. I also on occasion get to take our almost 2 year old grandson down to my space and give his parents a small break before he has to go to bed. He cherishes me as much as I cherish him and so you see why this time is important to me.

In the last paragraph of the April 4^th draft, I was talking about “Dream Boards” when time stopped. I have set out dreams in my life many times, even as far as dream boards. The last was 7½ years ago. I was well on my way to manifesting those dreams, when 2 years ago my life was disrupted in a very traumatic way and everything changed abruptly. My wife and family and probably many friends had been praying to the Lord to give me an event that would let me realize that I was on a very wrong track religiously. I got that event in a way that was not only timely but very pointed. It pretty much immediately brought me back into activity in the Church and after a year of waiting to be sentenced by a judge, let me know how very blessed I was and how generous Father and the Savior were to me and mine. I had been expecting possibly years in federal prison with a hope of a blessing of just one year.

From the very beginning of being hauled in and finally released to go to one of my childrens home under supervision, the Holy Spirit had told me loud and clear that this was a battle that I could not win. Up until that point, I was more than willing to give them battle. But when that very pointed impression came, I became calm and collected and determined to put this matter in the hands of the Savior and let Him work out the details. Realize, this was a situation that I was very heavily involved in the right and wrong of it all. Had my wife not been wrapped up in it all too, I would have been glad to go through whatever it took to prove my point. But I know now, that had I not had that change of heart, my wife would have possibly gone to prison with me and I would have missed one of the most wonderful teaching times of my life. It wasn’t that I was being a bad person. In fact, I thought then and still do that I was fighting for principles that were important to fight for. I was in a 20 + year battle with the IRS that finally culminated in Federal Court. The miracle was that my wife got totally exonerated and I got one year of probation and 100 hours of community service. I had ask for and hoped for 1 year of prison. I have, since that moment, realized how generous the Lord is, giving us much more than we ask for when we do as He asks. I can look back on my life and recognize many of these events though not as prominent as this one was.

The reason I tell you this is because even though I wasn’t being a bad person in my own eyes, I did have one big flaw. My attitude. I was on a mission to fix the wrongs with the government and also with the church. Had I not had this experience, I would not have had all of the wonderful experiences that have taken place in the last two years with my attitude and the experiences and events that lead up to the whole reason I sit here writing in this blog.

I find myself involved in two very special tasks, one being the building of a life changing business, and the other the building of a life changing me because of the principles of the business.

I was just released officially from my probation last night in a letter that arrived yesterday. I have been so wrapped up in the last two years of my life that it hasn’t been easy to just pivot and move forward with out that cloud over me. I have spent those two years being in the eyes of the court the best of citizens. Had something gone wrong, I would have automatically gone to prison for the original number of years that the prosecution wanted. Now I can move forward with all of the different dreams that come with freedom so to speak.

In this endeavor to build a business under the guidance of the Master, I have had wonderful experiences with the principles being taught. I have learned how to meditate and the growth that is happening is marvelous to me. I am learning so much about the Savior that I have only wished for in the past. I have been able to erase the darkness of many relationships of the past and come to peace with much. I am learning how to manifest so much that makes such a difference to me and my life. I listened to General Conference yesterday and today and am amazed at the difference a change of attitude can make in the morsels of truth that come through from such an event. Also the understanding of things read in books or conversations had, and thoughts that come into the head.

The E-words I am concentrating on today are Examine, Effect and Execute.

Examine: To  inspect carefully, with a view to discover truth or the real state of a thing; 

It’s amazing how meditation in the way I have been taught does that so well. When you get going, things that need to be inspected just keep coming and coming with discovery as to how to discard the darkness and unbelief that has plagued and roadblocked for so long. The peace that comes is so exhilarating and all for the glory of God.

Effect: That which is produced by an agent or cause; as the effect of luxury; the effect of intemperance;  Consequence; event; Completion; perfection.

There are many examples of “Effect” in my life, but the most prominent is the effect of a change of attitude that literally changed my life.

Execute: To bring to pass; to achieve; to accomplish; Literally, to follow out or through.  Hence, to perform; to do; to effect; to carry into complete effect; to complete; to finish.

I am so happy and thankful that all of my dreams and desires will be executed. I’m so happy and thankful that I have made the Glory of God the focus of my life to be executed. I am so happy and grateful that the good of the last two years, that have been executed, happened.

I look forward to the rest of my eternity. I expect it to be exciting and fun. As far as coaching goes, I don’t know what else to do but go through each day watching life unfold. I can be available for phone calls if you want. I just need to know when. Mid morning would be best. One question I have is why does the end of the day become a bit depressing after a morning high? How does one stay up and highly motivated all of the time.

Day 31 - The Word Contained - Second time round


I spent the day trying to be as contained as possible. I did pretty good but it sure is easier when you are totaly focased on the task. I'm glad we have the gospel. As I focused on being contained today, the world around me was being about as un-contained as they could. They don't contain their emotions. They don't contain their language. They do have good qualities about themselves, but they don't even know how to begin to contain themselves. and then to top their day off, they go to the bar and get drunk. I'm grateful I grew up in the church and was taught values. but even with that, it still takes effort to contain ourselves.

I hope each of you had a wonderfully contained day.

Blessings on you.

Day 30 - The Word Cultivated

Cultivated is a word I can get my head around. My first known memory of cultivation came when I was 8 years old. I, according to my parents, had been driving tractors since I was 2. Can you imagine putting your 2 year old in the drivers seat of a tractor? How ever old I was, my dad would show me how to steer the tractor which was pulling a slip where my dad on one side and someone else on the other would grab bales of hay and stack them on the slip. When we got to the end of the hay field, I was taught to turn the key off and my dad would turn the tractor and get it straight so I could do the same thing over again. I have vage memories of that. So when I was 8, I wanted to drive the tracdtor by myself. The tractor had a cultivator on it and my dad had a field that needed cultivating. He finally gave in and away I went. The cultivator was 8 feet wide and it took a long time to get the field done. I started out doing it right but as time went by, I got tired of it. I started to leave a wider and wider space between the 8 foot rows until the spaces were wider than the cultivator. Needless to say, it had to be mostly done over again. I don't remember who did it the second time.

This was a lesson I have always remembered and as I have gone through life it has helped me much. It was good to see my old friend Cultivated this morning as I was checking out the word of the day.

Like cultivating farm land, as we cultivate out minds and souls, we have to be careful to do a good precise job. it's not good to leave spaces between our work. As I got older, I learned how to fortify my job activity cultivation. I learned to do every job (especially for employers) as I would do it for the Savior. It helps me do my best and makes me happy and puts me in a good mood all at the same time.

I didn't realize it until today, but as I have been studing Annalee Skarin's books over the years, a cultivation process has been going on. The scriptures do the same but focusing on a subject puts a bee line on things and that is what she is all about. Actually, this word exercise we are all doing is a cultivation of what each word means and how it affects our inner workings.

I am going to start the C-word list over tomorrow, and I intend to do a better job of cultivating each word this go-a-round.

Peace and Happiness to you all

Days 20 thru 29

Well as you can see, I am once again way behind. I haven't been as diligent with these words as the others. Changeable is something that I have the ability to do. It's one of the blessings of becoming seasoned. Content too. In fact I love having a moment where I can sit on the deck after the sun has gone down and just be content and think of the things I need to change in my life.

I can be curious but rarely in an outward agressive way. And I can be communicative but the more seasoned I get, the more I hold my tounge when I should. I do get goofy with my wife once in a while, but it's usually when she's not in the mood for goofy.

I am pretty much always considerate. Especially if I like you. If a person is hard to like it becomes a chore to be as conciderate. I have found that if I can master it in those moments, that is where real growth takes place. I guess that's why we have those moments. Isn't that curious?

Calm and Collected are also something that gets more frequent as a person seasons. Being young sure has its bennifits, but I would never trade it for the wisdom of seasoning.

Now we are left with Comely, Captivating and Colorful. These are words that I didn't even know what they ment let a lone if I was. I still havent figured out how to impliment them into my redneck being but I do intend to figure it out.

It was good to see Larry Ann(e)? this past week. I love to spend time with Bronwen and some of the reason I don't get my blog done is I have a hard time dislodging my self from our conversations. I appreciate Larry Ann and those of you who are such good friends to her.

Onward and forward.  Tomorrow is a new day. Isn't it wonderful to be attatched to such a wonderful project and to be changeable.  Onward to Zion.

Blessings on all of you

Day 13 - The Word Chosen

Day 13 - The Word Chosen

I had a hard time with the word chosen. I didn't have the definitions of it on the day of and I felt a little out of line considering myself as chosen. When I found where my wife had identified the definitions of the words we are using, I studied them out.

1) Selected from a number; picked out; taken in preference; elected; predestinated; designated to office.
2) Select; distinguished by preference; eminent.
     Predestinated:
       Predeterminmed; foreordained; decreed
      Eminent:
         1) High; lofty; as an eminent place.
         2) Exalted in rank; high in office; dignified; distinguished.
         3) High in public estimation; conspicuous; distinguished above others; remarkable.



There are a number of these things that I hope for and seek. Some of them make me feel uneasy. In a righteous way I hope for at least some of the others. I want to be chosen, but I'm probably going to have to grow into it at this time. I'm glad it came up because I can see it is necessary to focus on in a righteous way.

Day 14 - The Word Confident

Confident is a wonderful word. There are many ways that I am confident and many I am not. For example, I am quite confident in my work skills. I am confident that my mother and my wife and my children love me and most of my grandchildren at any given time. I am confident in my growing relationship with my Father in Heaven and my Savior. I become in-confident when I compare my Heavenly skills with those in this group that I know. I'm really grateful for my skills, but I find myself envying your skills and behind in my progress. But I sure am glad that I am as close to you as I am because I sure do enjoy the discussions and the learning that goes on. As understanding comes, confidence grows. My confidence around the Gospel has grown in leaps and bounds this past year. I am confident that I know that God is in charge and leading me along.

Day 15 - The Word Concise

I had a wonderful experience with this word as I went to work at 4:30 Monday morning. The Spirit came over me and taught me what the Savior meant when He said "I am that I am". I have know for years that we are what we think. Bronwen has been talking to me about how we have taught our bodies wrong things that are the opposite of what we really want. I have been telling my self that old age stinks, and my body hurts, that I have Diabetes etc. The Spirit taught me that I am what I have programed myself to be when in fact, I want just the opposite in reality. Some how I felt how to change all of that and make it right. It was a wonderful AH HA moment. Then my wife gave me two of Annalee Skarin's books that she brought back from our home in Idaho when she was there in May. I spent several years reading and applying Annalee's encouragement and had wonderful experiences with her books. The 2 that Tari brought back were about the pathway of the Gods. They are the only two that I haven't read yet. Well, I started them yesterday and WOW. Because of the experiences I have had this last 15 months and this project and all of the wonderful conversations with Tari and Bronwen, I'm understanding all of Annalee's teachings on a much higher level. I am so grateful for the Gospel and the learning curve that takes place in our lives when we finally get our noses headed in the right direction., and I can see that being concise is one of the main things we have to apply to everything we do in our lives if we are going to become as God is.

Day 16 - The Word Cooperative

This word was refreshing because I don't have as much struggle with it as I do some of the other words. I like to cooperate with people, especially ones who are cooperative. The important thing to me is that I don't cooperate with the enemy. There are many out there, especially in the political world. I am one who looks forward to the cooperation that will go on that will bring about the Millennial reign and do away with all of the tyranny that abounds in this world.

Day 17 - The Word Completed

I do look forward to this part of the journey being completed. But I realize that God doesn't just sit around so, how will it be???

Day 18 - The Word Charismatic

This word makes me laugh. I suppose I hope a bit of charisma wears off on me as the process goes on. Is it possible for an old Country Red Neck to develop charisma? After all, Larry the Cable Guy has a compelling attractiveness or charm that inspires devotion in others. However, I would rather have # 2 happen to me.

Charisma:

1)     Compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion in others.

2)     A divinely conferred power or talent.

Day 19 - The Word Classic

I like Tari's post on this. She is so classy in so many ways. I like to see her in my mind as she will be when the renewal of our bodys comes. She is very pretty with classy taste in most things. I carry a photo of her when she was 19. She is tall and slender and has a great smile and the best of pretty fingers. Her Dream car is an older Jaguar and a 64 1/2 Mustang. She has great taste in music and cloths. Hopefully some day I will be able to provide her with more of the classy things she deserves. She is and always will be a very classy woman

For me, the older I get the more I like fine (classic) things. A perfect water melon chilled to perfection. A great prime rib or rib eye. A 66 GTO or a 57 Chevy. A great Pickup. New Caterpillar equipment. A good pair of boots. Long tailed shirts. Each new grandchild. Children who really have their act together. How good a man my father was and I didn't even know it until I became a classic (you know, older). I have been blessed to know many men and a few women that are true classics. And because of them my life has been blessed immensely. I am also blessed to know up and coming spiritual giants.  I am positively sure that my Father and Mother in Heaven and my Savior Jesus Christ are Classic. And I am very grateful for classic books and experiences that teach me classic truth.

Now, as you have seen, I was very behind with these posts. I doubt it will be the last time, but I am glad for tomorrows word, Changeable. I change daily and have much hope of becoming perfect in all things.

Blessings on all of you.