Dear friends,
Today I am wishing for a return to normal life. It has been quite a journey over these many months as I have been meandering through a continual maze of unfamiliar territory -- bank documents, illegal and fraudulent actions, attorneys, GSA bonds, bankruptcy applications, and mortgage modification companies, foreclosure. I guess it was time for me to see how so many other Americans live. I'm very glad I took the tour.
Throughout this personal process I have encountered many kind souls and good-hearted people doing their absolute best to help their fellow (wo)man. I can tell you, the world is a kinder place than we know. I'd like you to keep that in mind whenever it seems otherwise. The "otherwise" is the grand scam, a facade that is being perpetrated and perpetuated. I recently read that it is our thought process that creates reality. I know we've heard this before. But I heard it differently this time. It is our thoughts that create even the weather patterns. If one person makes a statement and 7 billion people "think" that it's true, doesn't it make sense that you can alter the course of reality with a thought?
There is hardship everywhere. What I have seen is that those whose lives are the hardest are often the kindest of us all. The men and women on the other end of the phone trying tirelessly to help millions of families keep their homes -- do you have any idea how much their take-home pay is?
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank each and all of you for your kindness and support. All things happen for a reason, or for no reason at all. The important thing is how we treat ourselves and each other, and that we never loose sight of the truest reality that is a matter of our hearts.
Today I am wishing for a normal life, thinking how wonderful it will be for Krista and me to find a little home somewhere near the woods and I can build websites for a living or sell magic wands and live simply. Isn't life rich!!! I hope that my life affords me the opportunity to give help and support to others in need.
Keep thinking good thoughts! Bless you for your kindness,
Susan Amariella Gold
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Loving Life
In a recent passage from a book I am reading (Glenda Green's Love Without End), guidance was given pertaining to life purpose. The simple yet profound statement suggests that we will get a clue about the purpose of our life by paying attention to what it is that we spend most of our time doing. Simply stated, love whatever is in front of you.
What a great idea!! I was walking in the woods this morning thinking about how much joy and peace this simple concept has brought into my life in recent weeks.
Those who know me are aware that I have been involved in saving my home in Oregon from bank foreclosure for over a year now. This process has greatly reorganized my daily activities, and, as you might imagine, has presented me with a host of interesting and sometimes frightening challenges. Thinking I would soon be put out of my home, I spent several months selling off my home furnishings to cut down on the expense of moving or storing any of it. Fifteen months later I am still in my home, sleeping on a borrowed bed, and still uncertain of whether I will keep or loose my home. I am not saying that I wish this experience on anyone, but I can tell you that these months have been a wonderful gift of experience for me.
A friend recently wrote of our “challenging and gifting” times. We are indeed in them. We are being asked and challenged, as we have always been, to learn to love unconditionally regardless of circumstances. When our daily lives grow more difficult, we can choose to become more dissatisfied and unhappy, or we can choose to develop more grace, tolerance and compassion for our own life and the lives of others.
The heart and higher awareness tell us to love whatever is in front of us. One way I am learning to do that is to insert my consciousness and full attention into whatever it is that presents. In fact I believe that this opportunity with the banks in my life is helping me to hone that skill.
Other advice that goes hand in hand with learning to love each moment is learning to give gratitude for all aspects of life. I have learned to take a few minutes several times a day to remember the gifts of beauty that surround me in every moment.
I give love and gratitude to the grand plan, and to the divine design of my being. I am grateful for the friendship and support I receive from others. I am grateful to witness the awakening of a higher state of consciousness upon the earth and throughout humanity, despite the challenges that it presents. I am grateful for the sun and the wind and the rain, and the many hearts and hands that put forth loving effort to create a better world.
I am grateful to have the opportunity to share these words with others. And I am grateful to have some experience with the foreclosure process that is confronting millions of families in our country. If you are one of them, I welcome you to contact me. I may be able to help you in some way.
susangold@charter.net
505-285-7575
What a great idea!! I was walking in the woods this morning thinking about how much joy and peace this simple concept has brought into my life in recent weeks.
Those who know me are aware that I have been involved in saving my home in Oregon from bank foreclosure for over a year now. This process has greatly reorganized my daily activities, and, as you might imagine, has presented me with a host of interesting and sometimes frightening challenges. Thinking I would soon be put out of my home, I spent several months selling off my home furnishings to cut down on the expense of moving or storing any of it. Fifteen months later I am still in my home, sleeping on a borrowed bed, and still uncertain of whether I will keep or loose my home. I am not saying that I wish this experience on anyone, but I can tell you that these months have been a wonderful gift of experience for me.
A friend recently wrote of our “challenging and gifting” times. We are indeed in them. We are being asked and challenged, as we have always been, to learn to love unconditionally regardless of circumstances. When our daily lives grow more difficult, we can choose to become more dissatisfied and unhappy, or we can choose to develop more grace, tolerance and compassion for our own life and the lives of others.
The heart and higher awareness tell us to love whatever is in front of us. One way I am learning to do that is to insert my consciousness and full attention into whatever it is that presents. In fact I believe that this opportunity with the banks in my life is helping me to hone that skill.
Other advice that goes hand in hand with learning to love each moment is learning to give gratitude for all aspects of life. I have learned to take a few minutes several times a day to remember the gifts of beauty that surround me in every moment.
I give love and gratitude to the grand plan, and to the divine design of my being. I am grateful for the friendship and support I receive from others. I am grateful to witness the awakening of a higher state of consciousness upon the earth and throughout humanity, despite the challenges that it presents. I am grateful for the sun and the wind and the rain, and the many hearts and hands that put forth loving effort to create a better world.
I am grateful to have the opportunity to share these words with others. And I am grateful to have some experience with the foreclosure process that is confronting millions of families in our country. If you are one of them, I welcome you to contact me. I may be able to help you in some way.
susangold@charter.net
505-285-7575
Friday, April 2, 2010
Mountain Lion Medicine
While walking a local wooded trail in the hills of southern Oregon, a fellow hiker reported having just seen a mountain lion not too far off the trail from where we were. Sightings of these great cats are somewhat rare but not highly unusual for this area. The hiker was understandably excited (aka scared!) about her encounter and decided to head for a more populated location.
Before she left, I reminded her to look up mountain lion medicine when she got home. Taking my own advice, I did the same. Mountain Lion medicine teaches us about leading by example, a style of leadership described as "first among equals." True leaders are not concerned about who is behind them either as followers or detractors. They are guided by their heart and confident in the direction they have chosen.
The lesson for me that day was about trust in my own choices and behaviors, and not to be thrown off course by the opinion or projections of others. It was powerful medicine because as it turned out, an acquaintance of mine called making false accusations about me insistent that I had done something blatantly wrong. I was so grateful to have the power of the mountain lion with me. I remembered the passage I read about its medicine. “How much influence do you think your opinion has on a cat?”
Anyone who has ever been owned by a cat knows that their opinions are ineffective in changing feline behavior. Mountain Lion medicine is the ability to be so true to oneself in terms of honesty, responsibility, and trust that the sound of those who disagree is no louder than that of a distant wind. It was a very good lesson for me to stand my ground despite the things that I was being accused of. I was sure of my motives and I could see and understand the other person’s misperception, but she was unwilling to hear my side of the story so there was no more that I could do than stand true to myself.
Communication can be difficult even with those who are closest to us especially during times of difficulty or stress. It’s important to learn compassion and generosity toward others and toward ourselves during these times. I try to keep in mind that everyone is always doing the best they know how to. Some people are stressed by circumstances that do not affect us in the same way.
I’m certainly glad that my experience of mountain lion medicine came to me second hand.
Before she left, I reminded her to look up mountain lion medicine when she got home. Taking my own advice, I did the same. Mountain Lion medicine teaches us about leading by example, a style of leadership described as "first among equals." True leaders are not concerned about who is behind them either as followers or detractors. They are guided by their heart and confident in the direction they have chosen.
The lesson for me that day was about trust in my own choices and behaviors, and not to be thrown off course by the opinion or projections of others. It was powerful medicine because as it turned out, an acquaintance of mine called making false accusations about me insistent that I had done something blatantly wrong. I was so grateful to have the power of the mountain lion with me. I remembered the passage I read about its medicine. “How much influence do you think your opinion has on a cat?”
Anyone who has ever been owned by a cat knows that their opinions are ineffective in changing feline behavior. Mountain Lion medicine is the ability to be so true to oneself in terms of honesty, responsibility, and trust that the sound of those who disagree is no louder than that of a distant wind. It was a very good lesson for me to stand my ground despite the things that I was being accused of. I was sure of my motives and I could see and understand the other person’s misperception, but she was unwilling to hear my side of the story so there was no more that I could do than stand true to myself.
Communication can be difficult even with those who are closest to us especially during times of difficulty or stress. It’s important to learn compassion and generosity toward others and toward ourselves during these times. I try to keep in mind that everyone is always doing the best they know how to. Some people are stressed by circumstances that do not affect us in the same way.
I’m certainly glad that my experience of mountain lion medicine came to me second hand.
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