Day 25 - Justice - Injustice

 Justice  (Goal Number:         )                                    Injustice

fairness, impartiality, rightness, balance, right reason                              unfairness, wrongness, biased, one-sidedness, dirt

AWAKE TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

Justice is an underlying issue for you. It seems obvious to you that fairness is the way to play any game, including the game of life. You strive to be impartial, remembering Lady Justice wears a blindfold. Things need to be in the right balance, arrived at by right reason. You also realize that justice is difficult to discern, at least in some cases. At times, what seems to be justice for one person or group is unfair to another. Caring deeply for justice, you wrestle with this issue. Is a compromise still justice? Can anyone always have their way? So many questions.

 PARTIALLY ASLEEP TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

You are most likely to be concerned about justice for yourself, and sometimes for those you know, for those in your group, for your nation. It is difficult for you to be impartial. Seeking the truth and fairness of the matter seems way too much work. You may get confused about current issues over one thing or another. You question what is right for one group or person versus another. If both cannot have what they want, is there a compromise? You realize all of the complications, but they are not of prime importance to you.

LIVING IN THE IMPOSTOR VALUE:

You complain about life being unfair to you. Where is your justice? You are extremely biased, and your biases often make little if any sense. You see one side only of most any issue, and dismiss others with different points of view as stupid or so wrong they are not worth considering. You can be quite angry and even verbally or physically violent if you get emotional about “your” side of an issue.

Look at your life. Which is the most true for you?   ____ 1   _____ 2  _____ 3

What to do:

                                            DECISION

Choose. Which do you want for yourself and your world? Which way would you like life to be?

 

FOCUSING YOUR MIND

Going for the target you have chosen

To shift in the direction of justice, select some or all of the following and copy them in order to have them with you. Live with them. Think about them. Absorb them.

·     The best way to play a game is to be fair.

·     I am known for being a fair and balanced person.

·     I can see various sides of an issue, for I look impartially at it.

·     I do my best to reason rightly, free of bias and emotion.

·     I strive to find justice so that everyone wins their fair outcome.

REINFORCING BEHAVIORS

Action steps to take to get off the log\ 

• Select an issue that bothers you, one about which you have a bias. Read several different points of view about this issue. Jot down pros and cons in two columns. Weigh them in your mind. What would it be like if one side prevailed? If the other prevailed? Is there a possible compromise?
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• Balance is more than not falling over. Look up meanings, synonyms, and antonyms for the word “balance.” Practice this expanded balance in your life.
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• Practice listening to to others without preparing what you are going to say. Give them a fair listen. Listen to them deeply, including body language, feelings they convey. Do this with friends and family, and also with people on television.
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• Switch channels to hear multiple sides of an issue. You know they are all biased, so look through the eyes of the different biases. Learn to discern real speech vs talking ;points.

RememberJustice

Day 24 - Intuition - Close-mindedness

 Intuition           (Goal Number:         )             Close mindedness

honoring and listening within, insight, revelation                    biased, intolerant, prejudiced, dishonoring insight

AWAKE TO THE GENUINE VALUE:

You have often been given the gift of intuition, which you honor and appreciate. You have learned to listen within and trust the guidance and insights you receive. Sometimes there are small inights, and sometimes there are major revelations that come to you. Some are synchronistic experiences. You often feel that you know more than you could logically know. About most of your regrets in life, it could be said, “I knew I shouldn’t have done that.”  That has led you to be more careful about your intuitions and treat them with respect..

 PARTIALLY ASLEEP TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

Sometimes you listen within, but sometimes you just charge ahead. Sometimes you follow your guidance, but at other times, you don’t, leading to a significant pile of regrets. You are not sure where your flashes of intuition come from, and so you talk yourself into ignoring some.

LIVING IN THE IMPOSTOR VALUE: 

You rarely, or ever, listen to intuition. You think it is just your mind trying to trick you, or just random thoughts passing through. You are not tolerant of others who speak of their flashes of insights and how they were led to good things. You have a highly negative view of intuition; in fact, you are prejudiced against it.

Look at your life. Which is the most true for you?   ____ 1   _____ 2  _____ 3

What to do:

DECISION

Choose. Which do you want for yourself and your world? Which way would you like life to be?

 

FOCUSING YOUR MIND

Going for the target you have chosen

To shift in the direction of intuition, select some or all of the following and copy them in order to have them with you. Live with them. Think about them. Absorb them.

·     I am thankful for my intuition.

·     I am learning to tell the difference between intuition and wishful thinking.

·     In history, most breakthroughs have come from intuition.

·     I am grateful that there is such a thing as guidance that is beyond my limited knowledge.

·     I am getting better and better at listening within.

REINFORCING BEHAVIORS

Action steps to take to get off the log

·     Spend time in the silence daily, stilling your inner dialogue.

·     Bring a question up, sit still, be silent for about 10 minutes. Write whatever comes to mind without stopping or censoring for 5 minutes. Reread what you wrote.

·     Begin to write down your dreams first thing in the morning, even if all you recall is a fragment. The more you do this, the more you will remember. What do your dreams tell you?

·     Become aware of your body signals that give you a heads up, such as when danger is near, something good is coming, or don’t buy this…..

·     Begin to notice even a little inkling. What actually happened? Keep track of these things. By honoring even little hints of intuition, they will increase.

Remember Intuition

Morning Insight I Just Have to Insert - A New Thought

 I was eating my cereal and blueberries a short while ago, and a new to me thought came barreling through. I need to share it now, for by the time we get to the end of the 40 values, it might have faded.

In Jesus' day, and for about 200 years prior, there was a growing belief/hope in God breaking through, clearing out all evil and evildoers, ushering in a new Kingdom ruled by God. It was called apocalypticism. It was thought that it would be violent.

Jesus is thought to be in that group by many scholars, perhaps the majority, as far as I can tell. That is possibly why later New Testament writers shifted to this point of view. But let's consider a couple of things.

This morning I was given a new insight about that, a vision. 

Jesus was teaching how to live in order that we the people, could bring about a new kingdom, a new Godly way to be. In my vision, I saw he described a peaceful revolution of love and light.

Consider the synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke (the 3 earliest Gospels). He taught in parables, in one liners, by his actions, and by example. Look at what he taught there.

He was humble, "It's not I, it's the Father within doing the work." He told us who we are - light, salt, loved, forgiven. He asked for the kingdom to come so that it would be on earth as in heaven. He told us that caring for one another was paramount, think of the sheep and goats parable in Matthew.

If we all could/would awaken to our divine nature and live it, we would have paradise here today. There would be no starvation, no war, no evil.

I realize it is possible, yet not likely that enough people will shift to awakening to the Truth of God, of Oneness, of Love. Yet, I can see clearly this morning that this is what Jesus asked of us.

Join me in aiming for this unlikely awakening, for Jesus' vision to manifest here on earth, in our lives, peacefully, together.

Day 23 - Integrity - Depravity

 Integrity           (Goal Number:         )                         Depravity

congruence, honesty, sincerity, upright, decency, honor                              incongruence, dishonesty insincerity, corruption

 AWAKE TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

Your integrity and that of others is of paramount importance to you. Being congruent means consistently expressing your values, using them as yardsticks for decisions, guiding your actions. Honesty to you means being transparent and living what you are. In all situations, people see you as sincere and upright. Decency, consistency, and honesty are your way of life. You are an honorable person.

 PARTIALLY ASLEEP TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

Your actions are not consistently in line with each other. You have a sliding scale of what is honest, believing full honesty is not always wise. You don’t want others to know everything about you. You have some things in your past, or maybe present, that you do not want known. People generally consider you fairly honest and decent.

LIVING IN THE IMPOSTOR VALUE:

You are very incongruent, all over the place. The situation and who you are with dictate what you do or say. Being basically dishonest, you manipulate to make things go your way. Some say there is not a sincere bone in your body. You might even be seen as corrupt.

Look at your life. Which is the most true for you?   ____ 1   _____ 2  _____ 3

What to do:

DECISION

Choose. Which do you want for yourself and your world? Which way would you like life to be?

FOCUSING YOUR MIND

Going for the target you have chosen

To shift in the direction of integrity, select some or all of the following and copy them in order to have them with you. Live with them. Think about them. Absorb them.

·     I realize how important integrity is.

·     I give up all illusions of being able to hide who I am. Consciousness is visible. People know who I am no matter how much I may try to hide.

·     I want to be an upright person.

·     I choose to be honest.

·     I am an honorable person.

REINFORCING BEHAVIORS

Action steps to take to get off the log

·     Decide what is truly important to you, something greater. What would lead your life there? What do you need to do to train yourself to be consistently aiming for a higher goal?

·     What do you want said of you when you die? Be that person.

·     Practice saying honest things in a kind way.

·     Say what you mean and mean what you say is an old adage. It is important to live that way. Practice this.

·     Ask yourself what kind of person do you really want to be. Strive to be the best you can be, forgiving yourself when you fall short, getting back up and trying again.

Remember Integrity

Day 22 -Inner Harmony - Inner Conflict

 Inner Harmony            (Goal Number:         )           Inner conflict

peace with oneself, accord, oneness, love, acceptance                              at odds with oneself, turmoil, antagonism, opposition

 AWAKE TO THE GENUINE VALUE:

Being in harmony with yourself is key to how you choose to live your life. You have reached the time of your life where you are almost always at peace with yourself, for you are true to your highest self. Furthermore, you are in accord with others because you are filled with harmony. You are free of crosscurrents that disturb a person who is not at peace with themselves. You have come to realize that behind the curtain, so to speak, there is oneness – oneness with God, with all life, with the cosmos itself. You come to life filled with love and acceptance.

 PARTIALLY ASLEEP TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

You often experience inner harmony, but you still get caught up in the crosscurrents of life from time to time. There are times you are out of harmony with yourself and therefore with others. The outer is a reflection of the inner. You have not completely grasped the concept of oneness, so you see some as “other.”

LIVING IN THE IMPOSTOR VALUE: 

Most days you experience inner conflict. Being out of touch with your higher self, you are at odds with yourself and others. There is a lot of turmoil for you. Antagonism occurs frequently in your relationships with others, with yourself, and with God. Some days it seems like the whole world is in opposition to you. Life is a struggle for you.

Look at your life. Which is the most true for you?   ____ 1   _____ 2  _____ 3

What to do:

DECISION

Choose. Which do you want for yourself and your world? Which way would you like life to be?

FOCUSING YOUR MIND

Going for the target you have chosen

To shift in the direction of inner harmony, select some or all of the following and copy them in order to have them with you. Live with them. Think about them. Absorb them.

·     Today, I begin to make peace with myself.

·     I release ideas about life being tumultuous, and open to the idea of harmony.

·     Being in harmony inside leads to harmony in all areas of life.

·     Harmony is strength. Disharmony is weakness.

·     I embrace my higher self.

·     I love and accept myself and others.

REINFORCING BEHAVIORS

Action steps to take to get off the log

·     Survey your life. What common factors do you notice when you are experiencing disharmony? How can you avoid activating these in the future? What signs can alert you?

·     Practice love and acceptance by first just watching people walk by, say in a mall, and silently say to yourself, “I accept you and love you just as you are.”

·     Look in the mirror and say kind and encouraging words to yourself.

·     Think about this -  even the atoms in your body are part of oneness. They circulate so that in a year 98% are replaced by others. All is constantly circulating, all a part of oneness.

·     If you feel out of sorts, stop and think about what is happening and why you are upset about  it. What other choices could you make?

·     Learn to meditate to still your mind.

Remember Inner Harmony

Day 21 - Health - Unhealthfulness

Health  (Goal Number:         )                                     Unhealthfulness

robust, optimum, vitality, spark, fitness, hale, hearty                              dysfunctional, drab, toxic, unwholesome, polluted

AWAKE TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

Robust health has long been important to you. You realize that your body is the vehicle that helps your soul to have experiences on earth. The health of body, mind, and soul make for a full and satisfying life. You wish to be at your optimum peak of health. To express the divine spark within requires vitality and a certain level of fitness. At the same time, if your body is injured or is fighting disease, the health of your mind and spirit can carry you forward. You do your best to take care of yourself,

 PARTIALLY ASLEEP TO THE GENUINE VALUE: 

You may half-heartedly take care of your health. You might eat too much junk food, avoid most exercise, and over indulge here and there. You think you will always have a healthy body, mind, and soul, even if you don’t do anything to particularly support your health. You live hyour life with few constraints to your appetites.

LIVING IN THE IMPOSTOR VALUE:

Health is not a priority. You have a dysfunctional relationship with your health. There is an unwholesome lifestyle that you follow, and therefore, many areas of your life are unwholesome. It is as if your body, mind, and soul are ; polluted. You don’t have the interest or energy to change it.

Look at your life. Which is the most true for you?   ____ 1   _____ 2  _____ 3

What to do:

DECISION

Choose. Which do you want for yourself and your world? Which way would you like life to be?

FOCUSING YOUR MIND

Going for the target you have chosen

To shift in the direction of health, select some or all of the following and copy them in order to have them with you. Live with them. Think about them. Absorb them.

·  I love the feeling of being healthy.

·  Vitality surges through me.

·  I find it easier and easier to make choices that support my health in body, mind, and soul.

·  I am responsible for taking care of myself.

·  I enjoy being my own coach and cheerleader as I make more and more healthy choices.

REINFORCING BEHAVIORS

Action steps to take to get off the log

• Take a personal inventory. What health issues do you have? What can you do about them? Make a plan.
• Consult with experts for helpful suggestions, such as physicians, physical therapists, and counselors.
• Ask healthy friends for tips they found useful.
• Create a chart – beginning status, goals, progress, what you did to support health this week. How you reward yourself for sticking to your plan, etc.
• Spend time daily visualizing how it is when you reach your goals. See yourself. and feel how it feels to have accomplished health.

Remember Health

Day 20 - Reflection Day Three

 On this day of rest, reconsider the 6 values for this week. Which one resonates with you the most and which do you resist? Consider why?

• What would need to happen for you to embrace them and incorporate them more fully in your life?
• How would your life be affected if you rejected them, saying they are not for you?
• If you have a negative reaction to one or more, is there a memory or person in your life you associate it/them with? Is there some healing there that needs to happen?
• Have the courage to keep on growing and expanding and being the best you can be.