Human Factory Of Souls

Society embraces failure and it is in that embrace that society fails. We reward bad behavior, we promote incompetence, and we are content with mediocrity and have come to think of it as exemplary.

Society fails to let us regroup and redo what we didn’t do right in the first place. It likes to sweep things under the carpet, while we continually trip over ourselves trying to align our steps. This is a dance of death and the music never stops unless we stop it.

We are too set in our ways of thinking and the ways of someone else's thinking. Even thinking outside the box has become cliché. We have to think out of the universe - beyond the moon and the stars - beyond life and death - and everything beyond that.

When did the desire to leave the lights on in our eyes become replaced with letting them fade or go out completely? Have we really achieved anything other than ennui or emotions by remote control?

Sure technology is partly the blame for us, the end users, but those who created technology - those who conceived the outcome of their technology or invention had a desire and the know-how to pull it off.

We are the recipients of someone’s thought process, finalized in manifestation. We have taken their thoughts and are running with them. It may have never occurred to us that we can take it much further, if we put our minds and hands to it.

Think about it. We can be on the next wave of brilliance, technology or something of our own invention.

Rather than being a component on a conveyor belt in a human factory of Souls waiting for our expiration date, we can jump off that belt and create our own destiny.

There is so much more that we can become if we stop believing that we have already achieved the best or that someone else has already done what we want to do. If we can conceive better, we can achieve better.

The search to find our own legs can take a lifetime, yet very few people have the time. Creating the best life for ourselves starts with creating the thoughts.

Ask yourself, are you creating what you want in your life?

Ready, Aim, Aspire

“The greater danger for most of us
lies not in setting our aim too high
and falling short;
but in setting our aim too low,
and achieving our mark.”

~Michelangelo

What Do You Want?

What do you want out of life? What do you want out of this moment? If you can make a quick decision, then you already know what you want. If you have to think about it, then you don’t really know.

Chances are that you already know what you want, but you may not know how to get it. There has been much talk about the law of attraction, but that’s a concept which doesn’t work for some people.

Granted, it has worked for some people because they have already convinced themselves that it is going to work. If you can perceive it, you can achieve it.

The secret is - - there is no secret. In order to get what you want out of life, you have to be proactive. Take everything that you have learned so far and apply it to everything that you want.

By doing this, you are creating a mental picture of what you want and in the pursuit, you are seeking to find the physical match to your mental picture.

If that doesn’t work, then do your research. Spend ample time on finding out. Don’t say, “I’ve learned enough,” when you have just started. Your goal can be achieved. How much time are you willing to put into it?

You can always say what you don’t want in your life, but those are only words if you don’t take action. Even if it’s a small step, the action you take today will lead you further towards your goals.

You have to be a mighty multitasker, but not a mental multitasker. In other words, you have to do a lot, but not spend a lot of time just thinking about doing it. This task requires a steady mind, a steady hand and focus, focus, focus. Not hocus-pocus, but focus.

Once you are ready to rise above the clouds, you can begin to see where you should be - where you want to be - where you have to be.

Be 'Alexanderous'

The spiritual path is one of the most arduous and misunderstood paths of self-evaluation and evolution. As your awareness is stretched, there is pain and discomfort, it's literally, 'no pain, no gain.'

The forrest is dark, the climb is steep, the road long and there is little food and water for the journey, but once you get to your destination, the views are breathtaking and the spiritual feast is fit for a king.

It takes courage and sacrifice to infuse your life with Spirit, but it can be done. How will you find out what you are capable of doing without taking the challenge?

Alexander the Great or Megas Alexandros in Greek was on his way to greatness early in life. Not only did he conquer the world at a young age. He used his initiative to solve what others couldn't.

A age 12, Alexander was fearless and strong. He tamed the beautiful and spirited Bucephalus ('ox-head' in Greek), a horse that no one else could ride. This courage would serve as a processor to his destiny.

At the ancient Phrygian capital of Gordium, Alexander "undid" the tangled Gordian knot, a feat said to await the future "king of Asia." According to the most vivid story, Alexander proclaimed that it did not matter how the knot was undone, and he hacked it apart with his sword. Another version claims that he did not use the sword, but actually figured out how to undo the knot. Either way, he did it.

The Gordian knot was the name given to an intricate knot used by Gordius to secure his oxcart. Gordius, who was a poor peasant, arrived with his wife in a public square of Phrygia in an oxcart.

An oracle informed the populace that their future king would come riding in a wagon. Seeing Gordius, the people made him king. In gratitude, Gordius dedicated his oxcart to Zeus, tying it up with a peculiar knot. An oracle foretold that he who untied the knot would rule Asia.

Untying the Gordian knot is what we all do in the spiritual life. By doing this, we begin to conquer our own destiny and thus the mystery of self. So let us continue our efforts and be Alexanderous in our goals.