Once you make a firm declaration to the Universe of 'Who You Now Choose To Be'.... lest you not be surprised if many of those special spirits in your life start to transcend back into their own darkness (Egoic-self); away from the bright, blinding, beautiful glow emanating from your personal love light! The loss of friends and family members who are chosen to be loved from the 'other side of the room' can be an incredibly painful process. I promise it has nothing to do with YOU~ And by that I mean the sacred shard of your soul that is a part of The One God Mind! NO! They are simply not in the same space within their own spiritual process to receive YOU exactly as you are currently choosing to show up.
And that is A-OK! (Why do you think Jesus the Christ taught his shrewdly chosen disciples the practice of communion?! It was all about the practice of receiving your fellow brethren EXACTY AS THEY ARE! Not to receive just HIM, but rather all those who carry the Christ Consciousness! Black, white, brown, and mixed. Catholic, protestant, Baptist, Jewish, and Hindu. Gay, straight, lesbian and transgender. Democrat, republican, independent, socialist, or libertarians. If I forgot anybody, hit me up on Instagram; under Fellow Brothers from any other Mothers! lol )
For one of the basic tenets to spiritual growth is the following:
Everyone deserves the dignity of their own spiritual process........
(Followed closely by the commitment of NEVER giving others unsolicited spiritual advice. Oh, don't even get me started on that one...Lordy, lord! Thank you God that you never gave me a spiritual sword! LOL)
Know that this 'Spiritual Scrubbing' is a painful and immensely challenging part of the process of your own SOUL ascending back toward the space of all encompassing LOVE.
For you have overcome the dense experience of partial spiritual 'AMNESIA' that once served you well. The space in which your EGO eternally resides. The temporal and illusionary feeling that you, and everything apart from you are separate from each other. The greatest Con-Job ever created. And the most effective! For consciously choosing to forgo an eternity of joyful cosmic frolicking to enter a realm that temporarily denies you from your own birthright is downright disorienting; harrowing, and scary as well... HELL! ( So much as Hell even exists. Again, another story for another post, keeping you from worry!)
Which brings us to another basic spiritual tenet:
Remember everything occurring on this heavenly plane of Earthy existence is happening For You. Not TO YOU! Big difference.......
And boy does the Good Lord, informed through the Christ Consciousness, know I am well aware of this transition. At times over the past decade, I've felt like I've been in the middle of a vicious, turbulent storm being thrown around like a flimsy rag doll! And no doubt...... IT HAS BEEN BEYOND PAINFUL! New friends can often be made quickly, history cannot..........
And so too many of my days were spent asking the following non-fruitful questions:
I wonder what people are thinking about me now?!
Is it all me?!
What did I do?!
It must be all my fault!
Maybe I really am crazy! (Still up for discussion! lol)
Rinse and Repeat! lol
But then, I came to KNOW, through deep prayer and mediation, that I had been asking the wrong questions. It had nothing to do with what I was doing. And everything to do with what I was NOT doing!
For instance, I was no longer allowing others to take my friendship for granted.
I was NOT being a by standard towards any form of judgment or prejudice towards me or my fellow brethren.
I refused to condone any belief system that held me hostage from any physical, mental, or spiritual malady that had become a part of my Earthy being! For I remembered that my greatest Superpowers drew their strength from the most fervent pain points I had been courageous enough to battle through!
I was no longer participating in what I now call a '90-10' relationship! Meaning I showed up 90 percent of the time, and 'The Other' 10 percent or even less. (Not a judgment, but a declaration for sure, of how I now value my own sense of SELF!)
The Universe had always been in charge! Guiding me through these many Earthly challenges, as well as the enormous amount of pain and suffering these experiences brought into my life. All to serve my greatest good! And as a byproduct, the highest good of all earthly beings! For the true definition of a SUPERHERO is to be of service.
The word itself was born from the greek HEROS. Meaning Two!
That which I do for YOU, I do for mySELF! And that which I do for mySELF, I do for you. ALWAYS! It was later shortened to the singular, HERO. TO BE OF SERVICE! PERIOD! The lexicon now borrowed from the world's greatest thinkers alike.
Such as one of my own personal Superheroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. who wrote, in my opinion, one of the greatest speeches of all time, called 'The Drum Major Instinct.' As we all know, the God given talent he had for using parables as a way of teaching his message were unmatched and very evident in this speech that still sends chills up my spine every time I hear or read it! It truly speaks to the topic of living a life of SIGNIFICANCE and LOVE..... Here is just a tiny excerpt that I hope INSPIRES all who read it......
But now the problem is, it is the drum major instinct. And you know, you see people over and over again with the drum major instinct taking them over. And they just live their lives trying to outdo the Joneses. (Amen) They got to get this coat because this particular coat is a little better and a little better-looking than Mary’s coat. And I got to drive this car because it’s something about this car that makes my car a little better than my neighbor’s car. (Amen) I know a man who used to live in a thirty-five-thousand-dollar house. And other people started building thirty-five-thousand-dollar houses, so he built a seventy-five-thousand-dollar house. And then somebody else built a seventy-five-thousand-dollar house, and he built a hundred-thousand-dollar house. And I don’t know where he’s going to end up if he’s going to live his life trying to keep up with the Joneses. LOL
There comes a time that the drum major instinct can become destructive. (Make it plain) And that’s where I want to move now. I want to move to the point of saying that if this instinct is not harnessed, it becomes a very dangerous, pernicious instinct. For instance, if it isn’t harnessed, it causes one’s personality to become distorted. I guess that’s the most damaging aspect of it: what it does to the personality. If it isn’t harnessed, you will end up day in and day out trying to deal with your ego problem by boasting. Have you ever heard people that—you know, and I’m sure you’ve met them—that really become sickening because they just sit up all the time talking about themselves. (Amen) And they just boast and boast and boast, and that’s the person who has not harnessed the drum major instinct.
And then it does other things to the personality. It causes you to lie about who you know sometimes. (Amen, Make it plain) There are some people who are influence peddlers. And in their attempt to deal with the drum major instinct, they have to try to identify with the so-called big-name people. (Yeah, Make it plain) And if you’re not careful, they will make you think they know somebody that they don’t really know. (Amen) They know them well, they sip tea with them, and they this-and-that. That happens to people.
And the other thing is that it causes one to engage ultimately in activities that are merely used to get attention. Criminologists tell us that some people are driven to crime because of this drum major instinct. They don’t feel that they are getting enough attention through the normal channels of social behavior, and so they turn to anti-social behavior in order to get attention, in order to feel important. (Yeah) And so they get that gun, and before they know it they robbed a bank in a quest for recognition, in a quest for importance.
And then the final great tragedy of the distorted personality is the fact that when one fails to harness this instinct, (Glory to God) he ends up trying to push others down in order to push himself up. (Amen) And whenever you do that, you engage in some of the most vicious activities. You will spread evil, vicious, lying gossip on people, because you are trying to pull them down in order to push yourself up. (Make it plain) And the great issue of life is to harness the drum major instinct.
But let me rush on to my conclusion, because I want you to see what Jesus was really saying. What was the answer that Jesus gave these men? It’s very interesting. One would have thought that Jesus would have condemned them. One would have thought that Jesus would have said, “You are out of your place. You are selfish. Why would you raise such a question?”
But that isn’t what Jesus did; he did something altogether different. He said in substance, “Oh, I see, you want to be first. You want to be great. You want to be important. You want to be significant. Well, you ought to be. If you’re going to be my disciple, you must be.” But he reordered priorities. And he said, “Yes, don’t give up this instinct. It’s a good instinct if you use it right. (Yes) It’s a good instinct if you don’t distort it and pervert it. Don’t give it up. Keep feeling the need for being important. Keep feeling the need for being first. But I want you to be first in love. (Amen) I want you to be first in moral excellence. I want you to be first in generosity. That is what I want you to do.”
And he transformed the situation by giving a new definition of greatness. And you know how he said it? He said, “Now brethren, I can’t give you greatness. And really, I can’t make you first.” This is what Jesus said to James and John. “You must earn it. True greatness comes not by favoritism, but by fitness. And the right hand and the left are not mine to give, they belong to those who are prepared.” (Amen)
And so Jesus gave us a new norm of greatness. If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. (Amen) That’s a new definition of greatness.
And this morning, the thing that I like about it: by giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, (Everybody) because everybody can serve. (Amen) You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. (All right) You don’t have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve. You don’t have to know about Plato and Aristotle to serve. You don’t have to know Einstein’s theory of relativity to serve. You don’t have to know the second theory of thermodynamics in physics to serve. (Amen) You only need a heart full of grace, (Yes, sir, Amen) a soul generated by love. (Yes) And you can be that servant............
Martin Luther King, Jr.
And a precious two days later, Martin Luther King, Jr. was murdered in cold blood. Yet I truly believe he had lived his CALLING and spread the Gospel he came here to deliver!!
But if like me, you came down to Earth at this particular point of spacetime, then it is because you are a SUPERHERO and have a grounded knowingness that your task would be, like Martin Luther King's, far from easy! And yet, you still agreed to this 'Mission Possible.' All for the grand experience of love filled understanding that shall birth us into the next expanded state of Collective Consciousness.
Over the past 5 and 1/2 years, I have been writing about many of these topics within several posts on my spiritual, transformational blog, The New Age Nerd. (For anyone reading this who has not yet visited my site, please go to www.TheNewAgeNerd.com)
Through decades of intense metaphysical studying with mentors, reading the words of spiritual masters, and securing my own individual certifications in Spiritual Leadership, I know beyond any shadow of a still darkened face that all of your collective pain in shared Consciousness is now ready to be displayed on the WORLD's STAGE! To be seen, understood, and healed!
So stay strong and resolute my fellow New Age Nerds! For the opposition of misguided fellow space travelers are filled with their own darkened agendas. As they always have been throughout the very etches of creative freedom this realm affords us all. And this World of polarized and very disparate SPIRITS can only permanently succumb to the tyranny of needless pain and suffering once we refuse to take up a sharpened blade! Not for the idealization of blood thirsty desires, but rather the courage to defend all those who have neither the voice nor necessity to do it for themselves! For that is the true calling of a Cosmic Superhero! And one that needs our firm commitment RIGHT NOW! No more 'One day'er' mentality! The time is upon us, the only question being asked: "Will you declare yourself to be a part of the continued problem, or part of the eternal solution?"
First we were attacked by an insidious pandemic that has killed millions of people around the planet. Followed closely by the biggest social justice upheaval in 60 years. Then we were pounded into submission by ravenous storms that continue to tear through our country. (amongst so many others) Leaving millions without not only a home, but an entire town to return to! Yet another dire warning, directly from this planet and its furry inhabitants, that being here is a privilege, NOT a right. Climate disruption is REAL, and turning a cheek just won't cut it anymore! (Animal justice is yet another crucial, much less compassionate topic for another post)
And as we all know,Russia began an entirely unprovoked WAR against the always docile country of Ukraine! The horrifying nightly pictures running roughshod across tv screens, displaying the blasts of bloodshed and loss of life, is often way too much to emotionally rationalize. And downright devilish in nature! All led by a despot who is starting to remind us of another devilish figure, Adolf Hitler! And we all know the everlasting physical, emotional, and spiritual damage which was caused by allowing him to much wiggle room before stepping up to the plate to displace his power and pain, with a loving might and resolute determination to MOVE TOWARDS MASSIVE ACTION!
For even Jesus the Christ was never considered a Boy Scout. NO!! He was feared as a rabble rouser in his land. Often the first to raise a Heavenly hand to overturn the tables of corruption that dared to singe a stranglehold over those who had no real voice!
So in these uneasy times, please hold those truths in your own heart! Jesus taught us that it is not only your God given right, but your purpose to stand up against any form of unconsciousness. (in the form of hate, prejudice, disenfranchisement, inequality, or misogyny) As Albert Einstein said, "The World is a dangerous place not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look and do nothing." And let us be honest, who wants to argue with AB, (Albert Einstein) emma right?! ;0)
So when you decide to draw that line; the one that is born from the darkened blood of your own right to live a life free from any form of indignation, KNOW WITHIN YOUR HEART THAT AS MANY MAY FREE THEMSELVES FROM YOUR OWN LIFE........ THAT I (Amongst so many others) WILL FILL THAT INTERNAL VOID WITH A LOVE THAT WILL TAKE A BILLION LIFETIMES TO BURN THROUGH.......... For the entire Cosmos truly 'Sees You!' They adore you, and are beyond thankful that you had the courage to come here during this true tipping point! All towards a World that will continue to breathe life for the billions of SOULS who have yet to experience its beauty, brawn, and miraculous connection for Eons to come.........!
For although we have come so far.... OUR SUPER HEROIC JOURNEY is still just beginning! So I ask you, are you prepared to give up the pain from the myriad of your own personal losses, and channel it into acts of service? The planet is wilting from pain. (Remember, Earth is a sentient being. It is a living system and uses nearly the same mechanisms all living creatures use to survive) Just look around. I mean TRULY look around your daily environment. I believe you will see a plethora of ways to be of service! After all, in the end, we all become nothing but stories. So......what story will you write through super heroic acts of LOVE!
BE SUPER HEROIC!
BE LOVE - SERVE - INSPIRE
Nerdmaste,
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
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