Experience, Perception and New York City …

As I return from “New Years” in New York City , I had to sit back, take a deep breath and re-visit all that I experienced and learned.  What a Beautiful City , lights,laughter and bands of every vibration of energy all around me.  I am thankful to have had the time to observe, tap in and experience such a celebration.  Several times throughout the night I had to ask myself, “What is this experience teaching me?”  “What do I feel, see and hear?”  It has been a long time since I have been around such a “party”, people drinking their favorite cocktail, loud music, fireworks, dancing and laughter. In the past, I would have run from such a large crowd, this time, I sat back people watching, catching myself with judgment at times, watching every walk of life come together in some form to celebrate, overcoming the language differences and communicating the “universal language”; “energy”.

With every vibration of energy, we are communicating to those around us…. I was so amazed at the people communicating and dancing together, yet very few words             spoken…. They seem to all understand each other enough to come together and celebrate.  New York is truly one of a kind place.

When I arrived back to New Jersey to a warm house, I opened my emails and found this interesting, I would like to share with you…Happy New Year my friends….

Every experience that comes to us serves a purpose: first, to turn the attention to the only Creative Source, the Universe/God; second, to make us aware that resting in that Supreme Consciousness is the solution, instantly at hand, of whatever needs to be known. We do not receive it by throwing up our hands and screaming for help, but my taking the opposite stand and becoming so still and quite in the outer that there is not a ripple of disturbance upon our consciousness. Then we will quickly find a solution to whatsoever is required.

In understanding the mighty power of creative thought — and thought is always creating one thing or another — one cannot help but at once feel a great freedom, for no one can prevent us thinking what we will. In the sincere recognition of the Great Intelligent God Self, we remove the possibility or power of the outer self of anyone to say or do anything that would be disturbing to us; for so long as we are resting in this Supreme “Presence,” Its Mighty Radiance or Energy is constantly carrying with it the Consuming Power of all outer disturbance.

It is only when we allow the attention to begin to be held on an expression of the outer, that we give it power to disturb us. To instantly take the stand that there is no personality — there is only God in Action — would prevent the “stinger” of ignorance from finding a landing place. Ignorance, like a hornet, always wants to use its stinger, but does not know where to find a landing spot unless you disturb its nest. And no one will knowingly do that if he knows the nature of a hornet. Divine Love is the original nature within every human being. Inharmonious feelings or activity is but misapplied energy trying to gain something by force, which it can only have permanently through kindly, harmonious action.

The Author is unknown, but I certainly found it wonderful to read as I snuggled next to the fireplace with hot tea….. I have learned that becoming part of the celebration with my personal love, energy and boundaries brought love and energy to those I shared time with…. Namaste’ my Friends….

See you back in California next week.

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Love n Lite,
Kimberlee Cusumano