What will you do?

When you embrace a spiritual path, the little happenings in life begin to take on a deeper meaning.

 

Once you embrace the idea that everything is happening for a reason- that there are no coincidences - it is hard to be a victim- or resent these life challenges when we see them as opportunities to grow or evolve or to gain another perception.

 

I used to use the word 'weird' to explain  these things- but realized it's not weird- but very interesting..

 

My son has even come to use the word 'interesting' to explain  these moments...

But whatever term you use it all means the same- unexplainable miraculous occurrences that make me think and gain a new awareness.

 

Which brings me to understand; that in these moments we are being called to make a choice- to act or not. More and more as I accept my place as leader, teacher and elder- I see there is no one other than me to act in any given moment that which is being presented to me.

 

So with that said-  Heed the call- do what is right- there is no one that can do it as well as you in that moment- but will you respond????

 

 

Here is the thought for the day-

 

If you were invited to a banquet and had to bring your own meal- and you brought a steak with baked potatoes and asparagus with Boston cream pie for desert.

 

Joining you at that table were a sampling of the human diversity from your community.

 

Across from you was a mother with children who had nothing to bring- how much would you enjoy your meal without sharing it?

 

Marianne Goldweber

Spiritualist-Minister

 

 

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My Little Gandhi

 

Through my Personal  and Spiritual awakening, I had a little shadow. He is my son.  

It's interesting how becoming a parent changes your awareness. It  makes you more keenly aware of what a damaged place this world is. I went from wanting to protecting my child- to wanting to change the world… 

A world where violence-war- hatred-apathy-anger-chaos-cruelty-slander-gossip-revenge-abuse-neglect-  runs rampant.  

We are so assaulted by this- that we have become numb to the horror- we have actually developed a TOLERANCE to this dysfunction.  

I was bullied as a child, and lack of self esteem and insecurity kept me from taking my place as a leader in my life.I was a victim.

True Leadership partners with accountability- and that for me being accountable was a lot of work- however,  I was very critical as to why NO ONE was doing anything about it.   Little did I know that I was the someone who would become powerful enough to lead.

Lots of things inspired me but none as much as the movie  Gandhi. I spent the bulk of my life avoiding rules-criticizing the establishment. Gandhi was an attorney- he knew the rules and used them against the establishment- the intruders in his country-with peaceful, lawful disobedience….He was my kind of guy.  
I realized someone has to go first- and that someone was me….

My son- my little Gandhi- has watched me rise- to stand in the conviction of my truth. He has watched me be criticized and belittled for my beliefs and my social consciousness. He has seen firsthand the power of hate and fear. But as I told him a leader;a Spiritual warrior must continue to rise.

I told him that a leader has a bulls-eye on their butt.
A Leader is a target- so you have to have the courage to stand up- not just for ourselves- but for those who cannot stand and fight- the silent majority.  

Bullying is rampant in his school. No one was willing to address such a large problem.
The inmates were running the asylum.  

On a daily basis he was having a run in with a group of boys one especially that he referred to as- 'a damaged human being'. He applied all the 'strategies' that the school provided- but no one was supporting his efforts.
They were incredibly apathetic.  

One day he had enough; he got jumped after school and was forced to defend himself.   He said 'Mom, it was like dark chocolate- sweet and bitter at the same time'. I told him that overpowering another person can be addictive, this why violence only creates more violence. He and the boy and the principal met. He told the other boy “I will not allow you to spew your hate and unhappiness on me anymore”.. and with the resolve of a Leader- he communicated to the administration.  

He and I met with the entire teaching staff. He did not relent, and it took awhile for them to take us seriously. Since then they have provided this other boy with support and the help that he needs.  

Gandhi would be proud, he followed the chain of command- we applied positive pressure for accountability to the powers at large - we used the student handbook's rules and state laws to our advantage.  

There is a new campaign against hate and bullying at his school.
We are also starting a random acts of kindness campaign.  

Jarred said "Being a leader and having to go first is hard, but staying down and suffering is harder".  

That's my boy. :)    

Namaste,
Marianne  

 

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I had received an unexpected kindness on Sunday- after an event, I was invited to dinner on Murray Hill at an Italian restaurant...(what a treat) with the great company of some new found friends....

 

As I drove home- I was so grateful for that kindness. But, it was unexpected and  I was in a bit of a hurry to get home. There was a lot of traffic because of a disabled vehicle..I was mildly annoyed..

 

By now it was dark- and I was at E 89th  and Chester- a car was blocking the right lane ..it slowly went past  the disabled vehicle so I got a chance to see who was inside....

 

The elderly driver was waiving at people as they passed by- asking for help...she and her four elderly friends were dressed to the nines from church that day- complete with matching hats....

 

as I passed I asked if I could call the police for them- she said yes, and being in the traffic- I couldn't stop..so I went up to the next block and turned around....

 

No one else had pulled over- and it was dark- in not a great neighborhood...meanwhile I called the Cleveland police and they said they would send a car- when they could fit it in- I explained it was four elderly church ladies- the dispatcher chuckled and said she will do what she can...

 

I pulled in front of the ladies and got out of the car- I let the driver use my phone to call her son- she said she was going to walk to the gas station- I told her to stay in the car- the police were on the way...

 

I had to get home- but I couldn't just leave those cute well dressed Grammies in the dark- in the 'hood' and hope it all just turned out ok..

 

So I waited- made small talk and told her she needs a cell phone...she laughed and agreed...By then the police showed up and they said they would get her on her way....

 

If not for that benevolent dinner- I would have missed being in the right place at the right time.....

 

Kindness...Pass it on.........

Marianne Goldweber

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Awakening- Messages and Messengers

For all of us- the process of awakening is just a shift in perception-

Our human perception is about the self...and the spiritual perception is outside us....

It took me a very long time to go from the human- the victim of things happening to me...to the perception that I am creating what happens to me....to how can I create what I want the world to be.....

The common denominator is me- and the thing that changed was my perception.....

Through this entire process there are backward and forward moments- a constant ebb and flow of change...three steps forward- two steps back...

I was just asleep....and the awakening is bringing the dream- the vision- into the physical world..

We are all connected-my story is your story. 

We may be seperated in different bodies, or houses or countries- but we are conncted by spirit..our differences get smaller and smaller until our awakening shows us that no one, from the highest to the lowest are the same- they are all me.... and all are looking to the other for hope, love, understanding, help, peace, joy,acceptance...

The human cannot see themselves in the beggar- the abused- the ugly-the other....the spirit sees that if one is suffering- we are all suffering- it accepts and loves without condition- that the thief needs love and compassion, just as much as the good and just..

You and I are the same- your joys are my joys- your suffering is my suffering- your hopes and dreams are mine....

Seperateness creates division and disharmony...it creates apathy and lack of understanding.

Connectedness of enlightenment creates unification, understanding, and harmony.

You who have come here to this village are awakening- you are not here accidentally- there is purpose to what you are reading- understanding and being a part of...the question for each of you is why?

Why? Because you are being called-

Called to learn- and then to teach- to heal and heal others, to accept help and to be of service...

The awakening has begun.........now what?....

 

Marianne Goldweber
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INVISIBILITY- AN ILLUSIONARY TALE

INVISIBILITY- AN ILLUSIONARY TALE

Posted on Sep 26th, 2007 by Marianne

If 20 years ago- anyone would have told me that I would be doing what I do - a Minister- Psychic-and the owner of 2 businesses- I would have told them they were crazy…  

I saw myself on an old video from 1989 recently-I was watching it with my sister/friend/guru- Sue- and I almost didn't recognize myself..

Not just physically- but also in the way I was acting.  

We talked about that- Sue was loving enough to share that she saw how uncomfortable I was with myself then, and it showed.  

I can admit now that I was not being authentic- and it was incredibly obvious..  

We feel invisible- (a term I received from my friend Megan); Like who we are- what we do- and the existence we lead has no bearing on anyone else..that no one notices…..  

That is a lie…

A lie we tell ourselves and others when we; try to please- or not speak our truth- or speak up- or set boundaries- or live an un lived existence…or tolerate being treated badly.  

I see myself  in pictures or on film now- and I am peaceful- happy- and authentic… and in the mirror of that- I hope to inspire others to do the same…..    

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Here is the thought for the day-  

Authentic is letting go of the things in your life that are false, that really don't mean anything.

Society in general is under such a hypnotic overlay that they forget about what's really important.

They get very unauthentic, very distracted, doing everything to try to - how to say - just get by.

Doing everything to just have enough.

Doing everything to either please others or to keep others from getting upset with them - and that is not authentic.

Adamus St. Germain Source: crimsoncircle.com    
Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

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It's very easy to be critical of things- like our jobs, our spouse,our society, our leaders etc.

But...maybe we haven't really been part of the solution- we haven't been invested in being the solution..

Like Dr Phil says "If your not part of the solution- you're part of the problem."

I have been observing my neighborhood lately..so many houses for sale that have been on the market for a very long time. I know that this isn't just in my neck-of-the-woods..It's happening everywhere...

But what I have noticed is that it's almost like people are being forced to stay put....Why is that?

Well- maybe it's the Universes' way of getting us to get invested where we live.  Some of my neighbors did major renovation to sell their house come to find that now it is really nice, and want to stay...and for others- it forced them to reach out and solve conflicts with their neighbors- since they're stuck with them....lol

How can we apply this to a job that we aren't in love with anymore-jobs are scarce now. How can we get re-invested- make peace with the boss-get along with our co-workers? Start talking positively about the company we work for? Helping it to be a success instead of sabotaging it with negative comments and behavior...

How do we criticize others in our life for not living up to our expectation- instead of seeing how we could be the source of conflict, disappointment and lack of appreciation...

For what we send out is returned- the law of energy- the universal law of abundance...

Our society is in need of Peace, Love and Compassion activists- regardless of who is leading- or who is not doing the right thing- the question we have to ask ourselves is - What am I doing?

That my friends, is the difference...So what are you going to do about it?

Are you part of the problem- or part of the solution?

Here is the thought for the day

Tell me and I forget;
Show me and I remember;
Involve me and I understand.

Author Unknown

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

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My Son

My Son

Posted on Sep 4th, 2007 by Marianne

My son is 11 now- and this summer marked a number of 'firsts' for him.

He took his first trip with his dad on the Harley- all the way to Tennessee- He now appreciates the 'road stories' that his Dad and I recount frequently!

He went to his first Biker funeral- which is more like a reunion- and he got to put a face with all the names and stories that he's heard over the years. He did it with grace and didn't let on….

And he mourned along side us and the rebels on their steel horses; the loss of a friend that he personally spent many afternoons with-  as he battled Cancer.

My son shared  memories of his days with Frank- a little man with a story to share.. old stories mixed with new…..and the big guys listened he was one of them…

I waited a long time to be a Mom-
Finally when I was 36 my son to decide to come to this existence.
When he was born- he looked like a little version of Gandhi- ancient looking, bald and smiling with that toothless little grin..

I am in love with him- the way he thinks- so different from my own (thank the heavens) and the inherent wisdom that he shares. His joy in simplicity and his compassion are many times a lesson for me.
 
The other day- I had a very strange experience….
He was coming back from a ride with his Dad and they pulled up on the bike…

He got off- took off his helmet, put his sunglasses up on his head. Then he turned to look at me in his jeans and leather jacket…

…and for an instant- I saw him as a grown man- it took my breath away- and as fast as it happened it was over…..

I choked back tears as he came smiling up to me and said…
Mom are you okay?……..
I'm fine son…just fine…

Here is the thought for the day

We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.

Stacia Tauscher

Namaste,
Marianne Goldweber

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