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The Garden of Eden

Return to Eden By Tina Heathers Most religions have their own version of the creation story. We all want to know where we came from and who we really are. The bible story of the Garden of Eden is known by many people. But how many actually believe it is a literal truth? Probably … Continue reading “The Garden of Eden”

Return to Eden

By Tina Heathers

Most religions have their own version of the creation story. We all want to know where we came from and who we really are. The bible story of the Garden of Eden is known by many people. But how many actually believe it is a literal truth? Probably not many. Was it just a story to explain where we came from because our existence needed to have a beginning?

Did we really reside with God in a beautiful garden living peacefully? We apparently existed in harmony with the animals and God himself. And then we choose to know more, to desire knowledge over peaceful bliss. The essence of human nature is our curiosity and need to understand through experience. So did the God of this Garden of Eden, that created our curious nature, really kick us out because of it?

Or was there actually some deeper truth hidden within a simple tale? Could it be that we are blessed with the right to choose, and that our curious nature leads us into situations that we can learn through first hand experience? Perhaps we are just not content with peaceful bliss, we want to know all the possibilities of human nature, and therefore choose the road of experience so that we can feel and know it for our selves.

I am thinking that the story of Eden is a metaphor for our natural condition. Perhaps we originally did reside in peaceful bliss with God. And yet, we choose to experience life for our selves. Many enjoy their trip through life and all the rich, meaningful experiences it has to offer. Others want to know all adventures, even dark ones, no matter what the outcome. They will choose tragic choices and venture down the road to despair and yet they seem to be willing to accept the pain for the privilege of the experience. We all know people who make what we would classify as ridiculous choices, knowing they will get themselves into trouble. And yet these people make those choices even when anyone could see the result. It is almost as if they want the tragic outcome, as if they want the experience regardless of the fallout.

If so, then everyone is are welcome to experience the life of their choosing. After all, if this God who created us is fine with us tripping down some dark and painful alleys, why should we interfere with those around us who are seeking challenging adventures? Perhaps we should mind our own business and allow each other to taste the sweet and salty, or bitterness of life as they so chose.

What if we are also welcome to return to Eden anytime we wish, to once again reside in peaceful bliss? What if the Garden of Eden is a state of mind and this Peace resides within us?

Meditation

Through meditation I have learned to go inside myself and awaken a quiet, blissful and peaceful state of mind. In this place I feel happy, content, worry free, and as if everything is right in the world. Have I returned to Eden? Perhaps if we returned to the mental state symbolized by the Garden of Eden on a more regular basis, we would be able to live a life more in line with the simple beautiful conditions we generally associate with Eden.

I guess we wont know until we try. I love meditation and the wonderful benefits it brings to my life. But what if meditation is so much more than learning to relax and de-stress? What if this simple tool actually awakened a completely different way of interacting with the world? What if meditation and silencing the questioning mind was actually the gateway to return to the garden of Eden?

Definitely worth experimenting with the idea, don’t you think?

Just Stay Home

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My goodness we have become crazy busy, highly efficient and very productive. But are we happy being this busy? Does it make us better people? Just because we have gifts and abilities is there some rule of life that we have to use them all at every opportunity? Aren’t you getting tired of the statement, “But you are so good at it, won’t you please do this role for us.?” Almost seems that to develop new skills and abilities will create more obligations and therefore more activities for us to get wrapped up in.

But I say screw it. Develop skills and abilities just because you can. Learn everything you want to. Be amazing at anything you do. Why? Just for fun. And when people notice how talented you are and desperately feel the need to have you use your new found abilities to better their organizations and lives…just say no thanks, go home and enjoy yourself.

It seems people may be laying low, hiding their talent so they don’t get asked to help. Perhaps they are just too busy and don’t want to add more work into their already overwhelming lives. They should not need to hide. I say shine your light, be bold and magnificent. AND be courageous enough to just say no to more activities. We need to cherish our lives, and live the way that brings us the most joy. Stop feeling obligated to help just because you have the abilities. Other people could learn and develop the abilities as well. They just don’t.

So go have fun, or go hangout and do nothing. There is something so freeing about the art of doing absolutely nothing. Have you tried it lately? Have you spend whole evenings and weekends with no commitments and just bummed around and did what ever you felt like? I’m telling you, the art of emptiness is something we have long lost as a society. I say we reclaim it and just stay home.

Life Purpose

My thoughts about my purpose in the world: I have been asked this question many times, “How do I find my purpose, how do I discover my special function in the world?” I also ask myself this same question on a regular basis. I work to remind myself of what I have come to believe … Continue reading “Life Purpose”

My thoughts about my purpose in the world:

I have been asked this question many times, “How do I find my purpose, how do I discover my special function in the world?”

I also ask myself this same question on a regular basis. I work to remind myself of what I have come to believe about my life purpose.

I used to always seek divine guidance for what would be the best use of my gifts in this world. But I have learned that the question implies that the world needs my help. This comes from a deep anchor in Christianity and trying to do what God would have me do. The Course in Miracles has helped me to see that everything I do is about helping myself to learn. This is not a messed up world that God needs me to rescue. The course would teach us that we are all just playing with a massive illusion in our minds and that all is well in the eyes of God. (or whatever the big ‘power that is’ likes to be called)

So if I teach healing it is because I need to understand and learn healing, there really isn’t anyone else to teach and heal.

If I teach business because I find that an interesting game to make money…so what. If I feel that I must teach entrepreneurship to help other business owners make money because they are so uneducated and needy, then I am flying along a lovely path down EGO lane.

Everything we do through our daily life is a path we have chosen to learn something we want to learn. It is sobering to realize that there is no real and authentic purpose to what we do, that we are not indeed saving anyone or being the great influencer that our EGO wants us to believe we are.

It is humbling to realize that we each need to learn and thus we craft life situations to teach ourselves. We bring it all on ourselves.

The stumbling block for me is always…ok if I don’t need to heal and help others…what the heck do I do next? It is so deeply ingrained this path of the helper, I just can’t see beyond the veil. But I am working on it.

What if we all could just chose the path that was the most fun and that will create the financial exchange to let us get whatever we want and need? Wouldn’t that just be more interesting?

I believe the purpose of life is to prove to ourselves that it is all an illusion and we can craft it anyway we want. I think we need to master the illusion before it will ever release us, or before we finally stop playing with it because we now see through it.

Perhaps our special function is only what we believe it is, thus we live that function for a while so we can learn that in truth…it is NOT who we are. Thus we continue to create new life purpose for ourselves as we walk through all the life lessons we feel we need to understand.

I have come to the conclusion that I have no purpose in this life, and it is very freeing!

Open Your Mind

You may discover that one of the most limiting factors to your success is that you just cannot see any alternatives to the situation you are in. Your mind has been so conditioned that you truly believe you are stuck and must continue down this same path. The first step in transforming your life is to open your mind. You need to allow new possibilities to drift in, or to surface from within you. We have infinite potential to live in wonderful and inspiring ways….the problem is we just don`t believe it. It seems everyone around us is just content with life the way it is so we should be as well.

Only when we decide to break free of our limited mind set will we be able to get a new idea, a new vision for how we could live differently. Start by telling yourself every day that you have no idea who you really are and how you want to live your life. Daydream; allow possibilities to float through your mind. No need to analyze and critique them just practice possibility thinking.

The more free thinking you do the more possibilities can come to you. We have wisdom within us and infinite possibilities for our lives. Allow new ideas to take hold and create a sense of inspiration. One idea will soon become strong and dominant and you will want to act on it. Still allow all the other possibilities to continue to drift through your mind to keep new doors open as you put this particular idea into play.

If you live your life constantly acting out the new possibilities that take hold and ring true for you, you will discover you are living a passionate and fulfilling life.

Infinite Personal Potential

What is infinite personal potential? It is the original mind, the one full of all possibilities. It contains the full bag of quantum variables. And then life happens, and the people you meet, the circumstances you choose and the beliefs you accept, all begin to shape and select the path of your life and who … Continue reading “Infinite Personal Potential”

What is infinite personal potential? It is the original mind, the one full of all possibilities. It contains the full bag of quantum variables. And then life happens, and the people you meet, the circumstances you choose and the beliefs you accept, all begin to shape and select the path of your life and who you become. Without our realization the primary people in our childhood are implanting ideas and choosing our reality for us.

What if you could overcome your limited upbringing and tap back into your original mind? What if all the possibilities still exist in the quantum field and you could call them back in?

By entering the silence, dropping out of all your conditioned thoughts, you can quiet the implanted beliefs and go beyond the present refinement of who you are. Here you can access your original infinite potential. Here you can see and feel opportunities that may be different than you are presently experiencing. From here you can change the outcome of your life. You can reinvent yourself if you so choose, or just alter your path slightly to bring about better circumstances.

Learn to tap into your infinite personal potential and watch your life shift and grow into a fulfilling and joyful experience.

“Mind is the Master-power that moulds and makes,

And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes

The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,

Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills:

He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:

Environment is but his looking-glass.”

James Allen

Inspired Entrepreneurship

As a small business coach that has assisted many start-up companies to grow and prosper, I have discovered the key to business success is inspiration. I have reviewed many excellent business plans and in turn watched these businesses go under. I have read skimpy and questionable business plans and watched them turn into thriving businesses. … Continue reading “Inspired Entrepreneurship”

A business is an extension of the entrepreneur or business leaders who are running it. Their level of skill and inspiration extend into the business. They make or break the business. If the business leader can tap into their own infinite personal potential, they will be inspired with new ideas to create a business that is profitable and serves the needs of many consumers.

Inspiration is different from enthusiasm. I have met many enthusiastic entrepreneurs that assure me with great excitement that they will have an amazing business and that many customers already want their products and services. Unfortunately when the going gets tough and money is tight they lose their enthusiasm and cannot drive the business through tough waters. An inspired entrepreneur or business leader can sit quietly, evaluate the variables and find the inspiration to make the changes necessary to navigate the difficult situations. They adapt, revision, and play to the marketplace.

Here is the difference, enthusiasm is a mood of hope and excitement, inspiration is a core level desire to succeed. Inspired entrepreneurship comes from well-earned achievement, learning and belief in yourself. Inspired entrepreneurs know how to tap into a deep well of inspiration when changes need to take place. So if you want to be an inspired entrepreneur that knows how to take your business into the realm of infinite potential, become a person who knows how to tap their own infinite personal potential and you will be surprised at the abundance that shows up in your business and in your life.