The UNIVERSE Is ALWAYS Sending US SIGNS… But Are You LISTENING?!

 

In the Summer of 2005, the real estate market in this country was on FIRE. Individuals were leaving their 'day jobs' to become buy and -quick flip- house hunters.  Especially in the 'City of Angels.  And I wanted in on all the action.  As did one of my best buds.  When the student is ready, the teacher will appear! And our real estate instructors were coming into Long Beach, CA for a two day seminar on the art of buying, fixing, and flipping houses for a ton of dough.  Heidi ho, heidi dough!   LOL!

My partner in crime and I made the hour long trek down to Long Beach one early Saturday morning. We had already digested a handful of books on the subject like two, true, New Age Nerds. We were waiting and ready to receive whatever SPIRIT had in store for us that weekend.  

The first day's seminar was broken up into two parts.  Both four hours in length.  The two of us were so busy jostling down notes in our real estate journals that we barely thought about food. But suddenly, a co-facilitator of the event walked on stage and announced it was time for our one hour lunch break.  The event planners broke the audience of hundreds up into groups of four.  They desired each group to act as a mini-mastermind. To spend the hour not only eating, but 'dreaming and scheming' with one another.  For where there are many, acting as ONE, the fruits will always be multiplied!  

Our fearsome foursome consisted of me and my buddy, as well as a dashing gentleman in his late 40's and an enigmatic woman of Middle Eastern descent approaching 60. (my guess) Small chat amongst us began in earnest as we walked across the street toward the culinary delight filled TGIF restaurant. LOL  

Given the crowd soon to come, we were fortunate enough to be seated quite quickly. Our preferred choices daringly decided, small talk resumed as we awaited our food. I chimed in to ask if everyone was open to sharing a quick story about themselves. A great ice breaker I thought!  And the team was more than obliged to take part.  

My friend and the gent now seated to his right, told stories about their family.  Both obviously married with kids. And then, our Middle Eastern friend slowly began to spin her tale. Through a thick accent, and a powerful essence, she had us hooked with the first word "well."  What followed was a story for 'All Ages!'  MIND BLOWING in substance and nature!

Her magnanimous story began nearly 40 years prior. When, as a 19 year old, she began to have fainting spells.  Apparently, she had fainted over a dozen separate times; many down the stairs, and even once while behind the wheel of her SUV.  Her doctors were completely flummoxed! They couldn't find one single thing wrong with her.  Despite the visitation of one specialist after another, she received nothing more than head scratching frustration. 

Until one morning, when she fainted while walking down her home's tall staircase and tumbled straight down into the basement!  Thankfully, her father happened to be home from work at the time and urgently rushed to her side.  She explained to us in great detail what occurred next.

She could feel her SOUL leave her body as she watched from above as her father tried his very best to arouse her!  She saw him crying with desperate tears.  "It's OK dad," she attempted to shout.  "I'm alright.  I'm right here!"  Before she could muster the strength to utter another word (on the 'other side', we speak through our emotions, but THAT is for another day)  she was suddenly whisked through time and space! She described it in great detail.  It reminded me of the scene in the Jodie Foster film Contact. (If you have yet to see this movie, place it high on your Netflix binge list) When Foster's character is placed in a pod built from extra terrestrial intelligence and sent cruising through the Cosmos; a vortex of vibrant lights bending into a matrix of delusionary images.  Spinning tunnels of SPIRIT filled abundance, wrapped in clouds of pure consciousness!  

And then, she espoused, everything came to a jarring stop!  What she uttered next still resides deep within my own inner being.  An energetic form, too beautiful to accurately describe, slowly approached her. And although the face of this sentient being never fully actualized, she fervently believes it was the essence of Jesus the Christ!  The closer in proximity this 'being' became, the more she described being bathed in UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.  A warm glow of "UNADULTERATED JOY" washed over her, she gushed.

Communication between the two radically began.  Resolute with each and every word, she said, "I was told that I would be returning, healthy and whole, to my human body.  And now had a MISSION to be fulfilled. I would be given an ability.  A special gift. The superpower to KNOW when someone was NOT following their own personal CALLING.  And it would be up to me to help them re-member."  We were all quickly jolted from our trancelike sensation, woven by this glorious gal, by the waiter delivering our tasty treats. 

Looking at the clock, we noticed our one hour lunch break was quickly coming to a close. So we scarfed down our food and began to divvy up the check.  My buddy had to use the rest room, so he hurriedly shot off away from the table.  And then, just as I was turning to walk toward the establishments door, this Wisdom Warrior softly tugged on my shirt. In her thick Middle Eastern accent, she softly uttered, "Jeff, will you stay back with me for a bit?"  

"Absolutely," I said.  And the next five minutes changed the course of my life FOREVER!

She moved in very close to my 'personal space.'  And looked me dead in the eyes before explaining, "Jeff, you KNOW why you are here, don't you?"  

"Of course I do!  To learn to buy some real estate and gobble down some of TGIF's finest vittles," I chuckled.  

She remained super stoic. "No.  You know why you are here on Earth?" she questioned.  "Jeff, you are here to be a great spiritual teacher.  To help change the world.  And I know you understand this.  But why do you not do, what you came here to do?" she said with great intent. Tears began to flow down my cheeks. It was hard for me to maintain eye contact. She was telling the truth!  And I did know it.  I had since I was 17 years young.  Yet, 20 years later, I was still dabbling and circling my CALLING.  Never committing to it.  "I still don't feel ready," I told her.  

"You are more ready than you allow yourself to believe," was her sage advice.  

She grabbed both of my hands with a soft caress.  Touched my chin, and gently lifted up my face so that our eyes could connect.  "There are not hundreds, not thousands, but millions of people that you are here to assist.  You must follow this path.  The world is waiting for you.  I am here to share this remembrance with you. But it is you who must keep your promise."

My tears became something more akin to leaky faucets. It struck me as so truthful. I felt this prickly feeling that grew into BLISS.  It felt as though my own SOUL was 'Jumping for JOY.'  "Right on, Jeff!  I'm here, for you, and as you, for us all,"  I garnered from this inner, yet otherworldly sensation!  

I hugged her tight and she wouldn't let me go.  At least not before whispering into my ear, "Keep your promise."  Our embrace came to its close and I spent a few minutes trying to compose myself. Looking at the clock, I was already five minutes late to the second half of that day's seminar.  I dashed back across the street and took my seat alongside my good friend.  At the close of that day's event, I searched and searched, but could not find this Super Soul Saver, anywhere.  In fact, I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN!


SUPERHEROES IN TRAINING TAKEAWAYS

I wish I had a dollar for every time I have heard the utterance, "I wish life came with a guidebook!"  Well, it actually does!  We are often just too distracted to actually receive it. 
The Universe is constantly communicating directly with you. Sometimes it is quite subtle in nature. It may whisper its messages through the next song on your Alexa playlist. Or the children's television show you have watched for the 100th time. Yet during the 101st replay, you are relaxed and fully present. And, BOOM, it jumps out at you. Just what you needed to hear!  It was always there! (slap to the forehead)  

Remember Dorthy, from the Wizard of Oz. Her lesson is OURS!   That's why that film will continue to transcend its place in time forever!  Her 'super powers,' along with all the answers she was searching for were right there with her; the entire time.  She just needed to be remembered of them. That's what we are all doing here my dearly beloved New Age Nerds! Assisting one another in remembering 'Who We Really Are.'  

Haven't you ever wondered why this extraordinary planet is filled with so many amazing creatures?  Yes, its partly because all of nature is where the garden of 'Awe and Astonishment' is nurtured.  But it is also because it gives the Universe the most unimaginably wondrous ways through which to communicate with us!  As when a recently passed member of your tribe promises to communicate with you once 'on the other side.'
And the love of birds or butterflies that you both shared is the very sign that begins to show up on a regular basis!  

As for me personally, I wouldn't have it any other way!  Forget the guidebooks.  Give me the serenity of season's change. The sense of emotionally charged power and ONENESS that imbues my heart and soul when synchronicity graces me with its magic! The wonder of NOT KNOWING, until suddenly, YOU DO!  All because someone carried a seed meant to be ever so gently caressed and then planted within the unique emanation of the ONE GOD MIND.  

Once the few begin to commit to awakening the many, our current opioid epidemic will be vanquished back to the land of the lost.  Because once you taste the sweet nectar from the chalice of your Super Heroic Higher Self, the high from any foreign substance will feel emotionally barren. I promise!  ;0)

So I think it's time for all of us to make a commitment to ourselves and others. I pledge allegiance, to the flag......ummm  no no no.  Wrong pledge!  LOL!

Seriously, what would it feel like to commit to becoming a fully self actualized Soul on this planet. Declaring to the Universe that you are ready, willing, and waiting!  You won't even have to do all the heavy lifting.  Because in leaving all the 'HOW's' to the Universe, you will be free to see with fresh eyes; listen with eager ears. For all the magical manners in which the Grand Creator herself will impress upon you the soft signs, intuitive hunches, and in your face wallops of wisdom from many corners of your daily experiences! Leading you to all your own answers. And blessing you with the directions and plans to fulfill your personal CALLING. And then never ending abundance in all its forms suddenly floods your daily experience; all for you to share these gifts in loving service with the world.  Sound groovy?!  It sure does to me!

BE SUPER HEROIC!
LOVE-SERVE-INSPIRE

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

Do YOU Have The COURAGE To Follow Your Personal YELLOW BRICK ROAD?!

 

I am a huge fan of the television show Shark Tank.  It's so inspirational to see individuals, many of whom have sacrificed everything, create their own business to follow their Passion and Purpose in life.  It takes real chutzpah, especially in these already uncertain times, to throw such caution to the wind, stand apart from the crowd, and courageously say, "Here I am world.  It's time to shine my light!"  It's much safer to shrink back into darkness, let the 'Monkey Mind' loose, and live in the murkiness of what Emerson declared "the life of quiet desperation."  Trust me, I had shunned the calling of my own soul for YEARS, and it ain't a pretty path.  Just ask my family, friends, therapist; heck, I bet even my dogs would've chimed in saying such a long haul is less than 'Paw-fect'!

So why do we do it?  How come so many of us refuse to act on the yearning of our heart and Soul, preferring to trade our mental and physical well being for a healthy paycheck instead.  Because each of us is a unique emanation of Universal energy, our individual stories are just as special. I will, however, share parts of mine, in the hope  it may shed some understanding toward what you have or may STILL be going through.  

My two biggest passions in life are spiritual based self actualization and what I now call "The Power of Story".  I used to say the second was film or mass media, but I have come to acknowledge that the connection I truly had to those divine vessels was the authentic illumination of understanding they could represent.  These two delightful accoutrements of my soulful interest have taken me down an ...interesting...  path of possible life callings the last two decades.  You may need a map and a scoresheet to keep track, but here goes!  

I started my career as a television sports producer and writer for the now defunct George Michael Sports Machine on NBC out of Washington, DC. (NO, not THAT George Michael!)  This was way before ESPN and their nightly SportsCenter became a Sunday funday staple for millions.  I often got in trouble for turning in nightly scripts that were MUCH too long for a 7 minute sports broadcast.  But I couldn't help it.  Even then, I was much more intrigued by the Superhero's Journey of the athletes, even within the construct of a single game, than I was in just reporting rote stats.  So I was given a stint in front of the camera, as the weekend sports anchor for a station out near Baltimore, MD.  But 80 hour work weeks that eradicated any sense of a personal life put an end to that career track after three years.  But I knew I was onto something. I couldn't quite put my finger on it so early in my journey, but I sensed I was at least on a semblance of the right ‘playing field’.  Even after that exhausting experience, I still had an intense pull toward the world of media.  It was somehow in my DNA, and my heart pumped its essence through my veins.  So when I next received a call from a temp agency about a new TV show called 'Building America' based in the Washington, DC area  looking for a salesperson/producer hybrid,  I took the bait!  

Over the next few years I received my ‘MBA’ walking through the office doors of such high tech luminaries as Steve Case (AOL) and Larry Ellison(Oracle).  I was responsible for the launch of the West Coast version of the show on an ABC affiliate in San Francisco, California.  Our show was edited into three segments that each highlighted an up and coming high tech company in Silicon Valley.  This was in the mid-90's mind you, so it was an absolute fertile hotbed of companies that would go on to revolutionize the world.  I felt so lucky at the time to be in the middle of such trailblazing energy.  Just walking down the street, you could sense the excitement!  

But, at the end of each long day, I would come back to my apartment in San Mateo, and ....  sulk. The self judgement was off the charts.  I should have been ecstatic; a 25 year old living in San Fran mingling with the juggernauts and iconoclasts of the time. But something wasn't right.  And I knew it.  

Being so close to LA, the Myth making capital of the world, was tough.  I dreamed of writing screenplays, and telling stories that could emotionally move people to laughter and tears.  My self-conflicted ways were short-lived, as a rather large dispute between my boss and me ended with job loss and my ass back on a plane to DC.  Dejected, frustrated, and completely lost, my body became a petri dish of dis-ease, and I spent the greater part of the next two years in and out of hospitals having my entire colon removed from an extreme Crohn's flair-up.  Yeah, the next time you feel sorry for yourself, think about what life could be like if you spent it pooping in a bag tied to your hip!!  I'm not kidding!  Thank goodness for modern medicine, as I eventually had a resection of the first surgery performed that left me 'sans' colostomy bag!  WHEW!!  Let me just say wearing such a contraption does not have the ladies singing, "Some day....... my prince will come!"  Just sayin'.......    

As tough as that two year period may have been, it was also one of the greatest periods of my life. There is nothing like coming face to face with your own mortality in your mid 20's, to truly wake you up to something deeper.  In fact, it was during one particular long stint in the hospital that my true SPIRITUAL JOURNEY began.  One of my best friends came by for a visit and carried in his hand a copy of the book 'The Celestine Prophecy.'  Now at this point, I had not eaten food for almost 40 days, so of course my first initial thought was  “I wonder if I can eat it!!”  No, seriously...  lol

After a nice visit, he handed the book to me and said, "I think you are ready for this!"  Barry was the same friend, who in our early teens, was often told by me that he didn't have to worry about going to purgatory when he died, because I would pray for him.  Yes, I was a good Catholic boy then and he was Jewish.  Barry always knew that I had a deep seeded desire for spiritual growth, and the gesture was his way of showing me 'the way'.

That night I opened the book and......  something MAGICAL happened.  For perhaps the very first time in my life, I felt REAL CONNECTION.  The story that unfolded as I lavishly turned the pages felt like.....I WAS HOME!  And life would never be the same!

When I was finally well enough to leave the hospital ~and my colon~ behind, I drove straight to this enchanting place once called a book store~wink~.   I brought along that copy of the Celestine Prophecy with me and walked straight over to the help desk.  “Where can I find this particular book?,”  I asked with extreme anticipation.  The employee walked me over to the back section of the store and pointed.  I literally grabbed a shopping cart, wheeled it over to the bookcase, and started shoveling one book after another into the basket!  It was literally my version of FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD!!!

It would take me another TWENTY YEARS of starts and stops, (Including stints in NY, LA, and Atlanta) detours and YIELD signs, before I FINALLY hit absolute rock bottom and decided it was now my time to shine. And thus THE NEW AGE NERD was born!!  But boy at times did it hurt. I mean soul crushing, heart shattering pain!  Loss and trauma and failure, OH MY!  Such is the price we pay for a MIRACLE that is looking to be born.  As many women can attest, the birthing process is an arduous one.  Unfortunately, most of us will continue on our current path~~ until the pain of staying put exceeds the fear of the unknown.  

Let's keep it real- The Superhero's Journey is not for the faint of heart.  To hear the ringing from the Universal/Cosmic phone line and have the courage to pick it up and say "I am here, ready and willing!" takes real cajones.  No wonder it takes so long for many of us to take the leap.  It means stepping out of what you know, your proverbial comfort zone.  And, perhaps more scary than THAT, it means becoming VULNERABLE.  Letting others see who you really are. Petrifying stuff, right?  But one thing I know for sure is once you do answer that call, there is NO GOING BACK........  And, the feeling you do receive after the transformation toward your calling is one of the most DELECTABLE, soul enriching imaginable!

In future posts I will flesh out more of this story, but for now, may I suggest this; heed these words from Jesus the Christ.  "If you bring forth what is inside you, (Your Life Calling) what you bring forth will become your eternal salvation.  If you fail in bringing forth (Your Life Calling) what is inside you, it will slowly DESTROY you." 

Or, you just may end up with your colon in a jar!!  LOL

BE SUPER HEROIC!

LOVE-SERVE-INSPIRE

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

Modern Myth Messages: STRANGER THINGS

 

Stranger Things is a story about a group of closer then close adolescent friends set in the mid 80's. They live in the unassuming town of Hawkings, Indiana, battling supernatural forces that threaten to destroy not only their beloved town, but the entire planet. While the larger stakes of total world annihilation is always looming in the engrossing narrative, it's the smaller moments of true emotional love and connection that drives this absolutely engrossing Netflix show past its recent rivals. As is profoundly represented in this love letter from an adopted father to his SUPER HEROIC daughter.


Police Chief Hopper, to Eleven (his step daughter SuperHero in a letter he wrote before his death): I know this is a difficult conversation but I care about you both very much and I know that you care about each other very much and that’s why it’s important that we set these boundaries moving forward so we can build an environment where we all feel comfortable, trusted and open to sharing our feelings. The truth is for so long I’d forgotten what those even were. I’ve been stuck in one place, in a cave you might say, a deep dark cave. And then I left some Eggos out in the woods and you came into my life. For the first time in a long time, I started to feel things again. I started to feel happy. But lately, I guess I’ve been feeling distant from you, like you’re pulling away from me or something. I miss playing board games every night, making triple decker Eggo extravaganzas at sunrise, watching westerns together before we doze off. But I know you’re getting older, growing, changing, and I guess, if I’m being really honest, that’s what scares me. I don’t want things to change. So I think maybe that’s why I came in here, to maybe try and stop that change. To turn back the clock, to make things go back to how they were. But I know that’s naïve. It’s just not how life works. It’s moving, always moving, whether you like it or not. And yeah, sometimes it’s painful. Sometimes it’s sad. And sometimes it’s surprising, happy. So you know what? Keep on growing up, kid. Don’t let me stop you. Make mistakes, learn from them and when life hurts you – because it will – remember the hurt. The hurt is good. It means you’re out of that cave. But please, if you don’t mind, for the sake of your poor old dad, keep the door open three inches.(referring to the burgeoning relationship between his adopted daughter and her new boyfriend, Mike.

From Netflix Studios:  Stranger Things Season 3

During my five decades on this planet, I have come to experience many disparate experiences. Heaps of joy, happiness, glory, enlightenment, and yes, PAIN! 
I used to sit and wonder about the 'purpose of pain.' There seems to be so much of it circulating the planet. And if allowed, can simultaneously numb our collective senses and cause us to 'look away' from its ugly undercurrents if we choose to engage it in such a manner. Or, it can be both a magical gateway towards the strength of our collective SPIRITS and the uncovering of our ability to both forgive ourselves and all others. Pain assists us to melt away any notion of 'egoic separation' as we lean into the powerful notion towards complete acceptance to ALL THAT IS! The Super Heroic notion that absolutely No Thing happens 'to you' but rather 'for you.' Such a challenging conception, especially when the bills are high and the chips are low! I get it!  Trust you me, I get it!  True transparency- I have had a long haired man knock at my door in the twilight of the evening to 'discuss' a financial obligation. Never truly frightening until they call out your name from the other side of the well sealed apartment door! Feel me?! LOL

If we could somehow always remember that each and every moment of this Universal gift called life is not permanent. But rather a transitory experience that is in constant movement toward the HIGHEST GOOD FOR ALL CONCERNED. Oh how it would shift our individual perspectives from the FEAR of making mistakes, toward the understaffing that MISTAKES ARE A COMPLETE FALACY! Life is so favorably rigged in your favor. (Please read that sentence again, and again!) With the complete knowingness that we are each perfect emanations of GOD, so how could we possible make a 'mistake.' While 'missteps' on the other hand are crucial and a very important part of our growth, there is no mistaking our daily faux paus are simply learning opportunities. GOD DOES NOT MAKE MISTAKES, thus neither can we.....  Capiche!

Most of our pain comes from unhealed TRAUMA. Collected hurtful events in our lives that have found a resting place within our spiritual space to continue wrecking havoc in all our present moments; not to mention most of our personal relationships. The list of such events are many; the emotional absence of a parent, sexual and/or physical abuse, the scarring of emotional bullying, being forced to 'play' the role of an adult figure way before that duty should called upon us, the mocking for somehow being 'different' from the collective whole. (i.e. skin that shimmers in less than a bright, white hue - not to mention being gay, lesbian, or transgender) Yes, I know I need more than one hand to count the number of sovereign ships that have left my personal port due to unhealed personal trauma. In my past, I have tended to keep the majority God has sent my way far at bay. All in the hopes they will never see the parts of me that still need healing from Love and Light. Fearful that my own personal Traumas, still fragile to the touch, might scare them away. 

That's why in my blog I constantly refer to PAIN as the 'perfect professor.' Listen, I'm not saying that confronting our traumatic suffering and the pain that is the residue of its manifestation is easy. Quite the opposite my New Age Nerds!
That's why so few of us go down that path. It takes the courage of a SOUL whose pain of NOT engaging its deep traumatic pain is greater than staying stagnant in a purgatory of constant chaos and unwanted life experiences on many levels! And the frustrating reliving of the same patterns of experiences and relationships such reticent actions produce! By doing so, the exact same people and places continue to 'show up' like a never ending Fun House that lacks any notion of the word 'fun.'

Just as police chief Hopper tried to imbue to his step daughter in "Stranger Things," hiding from our pain is never the answer! It means you are still hesitant to trust all the emotions that spring from this experience called Life! Which will often bring with it various forms of pain and suffering. In fact, the quicker you realize that 'Pain is your Friend,' the faster your suffering will disperse into the 'Eternal Wisdom' of why it came. It's true purpose for being! The Universe arrives no joy from anyone's suffering. However, it is crucial to understand the Universe has put into effect this pain mechanism for its byproduct of your healing. The whispers of wisdom that come from a life lived with courage and free from FEAR! So your own SOUL can expand into the birthright of its eternal expansion into fully realized potentiality! Further expanding the Universe into the growth it so greatly desires. From our current 3rd Dimension into the Collective Consciousness of the 5th Dimension. 

I've said it many times and I will say it again. EVERYONE IS A SUPERHERO! Every single SPIRIT on this planet was bestowed with a unique set of Super Powers that are to be used as a loving force for good! I will NEVER stop my own personal MISSION of helping this world and every SOUL who chose to take refuge here in this remembrance. You are far more powerful than you currently imagine! Believe it or not, kindness, compassionate, intuition, joy, and LOVE are far more powerful than you may know! 

You have a unique, individual CALLING that only your set of Super Powers can fulfill! And this CALLING was a promise you agreed to upon manifesting into human form. One that will be needed to save this planet from the path of destruction it currently faces. This is absolutely NO JOKE! I strongly suggest you take it seriously. 

It takes a simple subscription to your local cable channel to see the cacophony of disruptive weather patterns (90 degrees here in Washington DC in February) due to climate change, continued social injustice, genocide on many country's to do list, a world wide pandemic that killed millions, not to mention a war in the Ukraine. As well as our own country so divided we are at the precipice of another civil war ! 

I share this information NOT to scare you. I promise! But it is meant to shaken each and everyone of you out of your collective slumber!  It's all so that you realize the important part you each play in the continued health and well being of this planet.

Too many of us have Super Powers that are lying dormant within our being. Because we have allowed our EGO to become the compass toward our sense of eternal happiness. And No Thing could be farther form the truth of what constitutes SOULFUL BLISS! Which is what every Spirit on this planet desires.

If our current governing world order is oblivious to the brick wall we are heading towards (which they are) then it is up to the Superheroes of this planet to wake up. And shower the world with the magnificent gifts that supercede the current greed and short term pleasures of drugs, alcohol, materialism, and the quest for fame. Instead reframing the necessity of basic human rights and dignity for ALL that plague our very way of being and sustaining the existence of the planet for future generations! And creating Heaven on Earth! Which is the very purpose we all share! 

Today, my prayer is we allow the deep pain and suffering that any soul residing on this planet endures, may find the hope and light to keep their soul afloat during this time of turmoil and deep disconnection from the Unity that is the very essence of our Collective Consciousness....


BE SUPER HEROIC!
LOVE-SERVE-INSPIRE

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

MODERN MYTH MESSAGES: Holiday Edition — THE FAMILY MAN🪄 🎁🎄

 

WHAT IF..........

What if you made different choices?

You said YES instead of NO?

You got a second chance?

Jack Campbell made a choice. To leave the love of his life after college for a financial banking  internship in London. After meeting an angel on Christmas Eve, he is gifted the opportunity to go back and visit his alternate life in which he decided to forgo the internship and build a life with his then girlfriend!

Jack is sitting in a chair of the humble house he shares with his wife and two small children.

JACK: (Opening up an old envelope with torn, one way return airline tickets from London to New York) From London to New York.  I came back.

KATE: (entering the room with Jack) When you got on that plane, I was sure it was over. I left the airport afraid I would never see you again. And then you showed up the very next day. (softly) That was a good surprise. Ya know, I think about the decision you made. Maybe I was being naive, but I thought we would grow old together in this house. That we would spend holidays here and have our grandchildren come visit us here. I have this image of us all grey and wrinkly. And me working in the garden and you repainting the deck. (brushing away tears) But things change. 

If you need this Jack.  If you really need this. I will take these kids from a life they love, and I will take myself from the only home we've ever shared together, and I'll move wherever you need to go. I'll do that because I love you. I love you and that's more important to me than our address. I choose US!

FROM UNIVERSAL FILMS: THE FAMILY MAN

Choices! We all truly get to create our own reality in every moment of NOW. Through our thoughts, emotions, and actions; our choices. For they are a part of the very fabric that weaves, with utter energetic wonder, everything we will experience and grow to become as a byproduct.  Every choice you make creates a ripple effect throughout the Universe. Because you are the Universe! And so it is very crucial to live with purposeful intention! Behind every choice you make are the INTENTIONS of what and WHO you choose to BE! You can only have the life of your greatest desires if you first "intentionally organize it through the choices you make."  

As the late, great Wayne Dyer taught, "You create your thoughts. Your thoughts create your intentions. And your intentions create your reality." And So It Is Mr. Dyer! 

In the extraordinarily magical film The Family Man, Jack Campbell goes through a Hero's Journey of massive SELF discovery. He is given the penultimate gift of ‘seeing’ a glimpse of a life he could have created for himSELF. The one he realizes was completely aligned with his Super Heroic Higher Self. Through this vision of spiritual sliding doors, he is humbled and grows into the man who is able to receive the LOVE the life he now so longs for would have given to him.  

This gifted ‘vision’ forges a deep KNOWINGNESS within his personal paradigm. And like Jack, once we no longer believe, but actually KNOW who we are and what we truly desire, life becomes a thing of daily magic; and MIRACLES! And there is absolutely NO going back to the way things "used to BE."

Once this ‘quick glimpse’of a much more formative life ends, Jack has one last shot at creating the vision of his new INTENDED DREAMS! And so like all Super Heroes, he takes massive action! And rushes to the airport to speak from his heart to the love of his life, Kate. Who is about to leave for Paris, permanently!

JACK: (shouting to capture Kate's attention before boarding her plane for Paris) We have a house in Jersey! We have two kids. Annie and Josh! Annie's not much of a violin player, but she tries real hard. She's a little precocious, but that's only because she says what is on her mind. (tearing up) And when she smiles. (holding back more tears-beat) And Josh, he has your eyes. He doesn't say much. But we know he's smart. He's always got his eyes open. He's always watching us. Sometimes you can look at him and you just KNOW. He's learning something new. It's like witnessing a miracle. 

The house is a mess. But it's ours! After 122 more payments, it's gonna be ours! And you, you're a non-profit lawyer. That's right. You're completely non-profit. But that doesn't seem to bother you. And we're in love. After 13 years of marriage, we are still unbelievably in love. You won't even let me touch you until I've said it. I sing to you. Not all the time, but definitely on special occasions. And we've dealt with our share of surprises and made a lot of sacrifices but we've stayed together. 

You see, you're a better person than I am. And it made me a better person to be around you. I dunno! Maybe it was all just a dream. Maybe I went to bed one lonely night in December and I imagined it all. But, I swear, nothing has ever felt....so real.  And if you get on that plane right now, it will all disappear forever. I know we could both go on with our lives and we would both be fine. But I've seen what we can be like together. And I choose US!

Not all of us will be granted the Christmas Wish of a second chance to change things in our lives like Jack Campbell. (of course many of us will, so never stop knowing what you desire to BE and DO)  All by making different, more empowering choices. So I highly suggest you take heed of the script making magic from this illuminating film. And begin to put intentional energy behind everything you think, say and do! The very state of your life in all its abundant forms is depending on it! 

BE SUPER HEROIC!

BE LOVE - SERVE ALL - INSPIRE ALWAYS

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

TIPS Toward LIVING An UTTERLY SUPER HEROIC Life…!!

  

My childhood was fraught with feelings of utter disillusionment.  And pangs of painful events that imprinted on my spiritual psyche a blueprint filled with the deep held belief that LOVE had to be earned. And perhaps even worse, the idea that CARE and COMPASSION were available only through chaos and struggle. My birth father abandoned our family when I was a toddler and I always felt it was all my fault! Quite a load for such tiny shoulders to bare. It's no wonder that I developed a horrendous case of abandonment issues.  It got so bad, that as a first grader, I would take the bus to our elementary school about a mile from our home. While the other kids on the bus were keen on a full day of fun, first grade activities, I had a COMPLETELY different agenda! As the bus pulled up to the entrance to the 1st through 3rd grade wing of the school, I was in full spy mode. Surveying the area for any administrators in the vicinity who could possibly thwart my well devised plans!  

As the bus doors opened, we all got up, one row at a time, and exited the vehicle to make the preverbal 'straight line' that marks the tenets of first grade Superheroes in Training. As soon as the bus had emptied, our 'line leader' would start us walking toward the door adjacent to our classroom just inside the building. I made sure to keep a low profile, all the while still scouting the area for potential school personnel. There was a ginormous bush just to the left of the entrance of the building.  And just as I approached this leafy refuge, with a spry agility, I would jump right into the back of the bush with nothing less than a whisk of air left in my wake!  

I would watch all the other kids as they dutifully entered the school door for the day. My wrist watch was synchronized-mission impossible style-with the school bell that rang promptly at 8:15. Still in complete stealth mode, I peered through the small openings in between this oversized bushy plant until I saw the very last of the school's attendants leave their assigned posts to go back into the school to teach their students. For safe measures, I waited an extra two minutes and then walked out from behind my hidden haven as though it was my god given right and preceded to walk the mile back to my house!  Back pack in tow, my steps were filled with a steely sense of confidence that usurped any feelings of guilt or wrongdoing. Until I reached my final destination, in which I knew my tiny tush was in danger, in the form of my mother who stayed at home during the days!  To be fair, although she was obviously beyond frustrated with me, her care and deep concern far outweighed her wrath.  

She knew my real intention for this ritual (I did this on 27 different occasions) was rooted in a deep trauma filled fear of being abandoned; once again. I had been extremely close to my father as a toddler and his leaving the family had affected me on every level.  Mind, body, and spirit.  Not to mention the crippling guilt that I carried surrounding the 'Story' I had cemented into my mind-set. That being 'Not Good Enough', nor worthy of anyone's LOVE.  To compound things, we were actually living with my mom's sister and there were many Shakespearean worthy dynamics that were played out in sometimes horrific detail on a daily basis. Without going into great detail (that's for another time), the entirety of the situation made for a perfect storm of strife and struggle that left me deeply scarred with wounds of the wicked kind!  

Fortunately, together with the school's psychology expert, we were able to find a solution to my daily jaunts back to 'Home Base'. During the first half of each school day, I was actually put to work in the school's front office. Doing everything from mail sorting, to filing paper work. Yes, as a first grader, I was blessed with skill sets FAR beyond my biological age! This helped keep my mind off of any dysfunctional thoughts and onto the tasks at hand!  (looking back, I should have asked for a raise dang it!!)    

Unfortunately, the residual imprinting from my childhood experiences followed me like a thief for the next 25 years of my life. Robbing me of healthy relationships, and causing me to repeat past patterns that kept me taking two steps forward, one step back in most of my chosen endeavors. Deep in my SOUL, I know that while I don't feel responsible for any of the various physical manifestations or dis-eases I developed, (four in total)  I understand it didn't help my body to be out of spiritual alignment for so long. How could it?  

After having the horrific experience of having my colon removed, I felt a deep yearning to leave the Washington, D.C. area and head back to my birthplace of Los Angeles! And so that is exactly what I did. And looking back, what a magical blessing that decision turned out to be. For it was there I started on a spiritual path of healing my body, mind, and SPIRIT!  Back then, the West Coast was a much more open minded space of all things metaphysical.  And I basked in its energy!  I started devouring books that had anything to do with spiritual growth, personal mind-sets, and metaphysical laws of the Universe. I literally could not get enough. My treasured bevy of books grew to over 300!  Many I re-read several times over to gain as much knowledge and wisdom from the Spiritual Masters that had gone before me. I was mentored by many of the leading spiritual community’s luminaries! Got certified in many coaching/energy/healing modalities. I even enrolled in the Master's in Spiritual Psychology program at the University of Santa Monica.  

Slowly, I began to heal from my childhood traumas.  But holy moley, did it take a lot of commitment, dedication, and hard fought perseverance. Bottom line, IT WAS NOT EASY! There were some days in which I felt I had left my demons in the dust. Only to be triggered the next day and being flooded once again with feelings of 'Less Than' and 'Not Lovable'. I learned that like anything else worth doing in life, the healing process takes time. But it is OH SO WORTH IT!  If anyone requires a testimonial, give them my number. (Actually, email will do just fine!)  

After a decade on the Left Coast, I retuned to my childhood home of Washington, D.C.  I felt a disturbance in the Force. Like Luke Skywalker leaving his home planet of Tatooine, I felt like my time in LA had served its purpose and I was needed elsewhere.  And boy did Spirit send me in the right direction. For during the next five years, my sister's son was diagnosed with Autism, and my step father developed a deadly form of brain cancer. And my being back at home allowed me to Be of Loving Service for both of them!  Not to mention the rest of our family. What a blessing that was bestowed upon me and my family!  There was NO other place I would have chosen to be. I was able to assist in the development of my Godson who has since been able to overcome many  life challenges that come as a result of autism and is now a bright shining Super Hero of his 11th grade class!  And I was able to care for my father (step dad but he is just POP to me) as he fought his cancer valiantly for well over a year. 

I was able to hold his hand and look him square in his beautiful blue eyes as he took his very last breathe.  I even felt his soul entering back into the space of heavenly energy that  accompanies each of our eventual transition from our physical state.  

It was after his passing, that I committed myself to being a Spiritual Teacher and a Transcendental Self Empowerment Coach for the masses.  I had known for over 15 years that my true CALLING was to be of service by assisting others in awakening into their true POWER.  And the remembrance that they have a Super Heroic Higher Self that is nothing less than a 'Miracle Making Machine!'  Because if there is one thing this World needs right now, IT IS MORE SUPERHEROES! Wouldn't you agree with me? I had resisted the COSMIC CALL long enough. So this time, I picked up the soulful ringtone that I had put on hold time and time again!

But the Spiritual Secret Sauce to my own transformation toward awakening my Super Heroic Higher Self was in creating a NEW ORIGIN story. Through my dedication to self growth, I began to look at my entire life through a different filter. A brand new, more empowering perspective. Rather than feelings of abandonment, I shifted my mind-set toward one that allowed me to see my father's abandonment as a gift. Because I never would have met my new father had he stayed. And Roger Lee Poston was the closest thing to a Superhero that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting! He taught me how to live life from the perspective of Love and Service. Always and in all ways!  He showered me with heavy helpings of true non-judgement and compassion. Not to mention introducing me to everything Nerd Culture (movies, comic books, videos games, pinball etc.) and sports! I miss you dearly POPS!

I have been able to transcend any limiting beliefs or feelings of ‘NOT ENOUGH’ into complete GRATITUDE for all my life's challenges. For each of them taught me how to be a Wounded Healer.  And a Spiritual Teacher and coach.  I have learned how to transform my pain and fears into my ultimate POWER.  For both myself and others!!  As Carl Jung said, "The doctor is effective only when he himself is affected. Only the wounded physician heals."   

Jung believed that a malady of the soul could be the best possible form of training for a Healer. The pains and burdens one bears and eventually overcomes is the source of great wisdom and healing power for others.  And from my experience, I could not agree more!  

I like to say I have gone down the 'Buffet Line of Life.'  I have been able to taste a bevy of pretty much everything life has to offer in the form of challenges, trials, and tribulations. And I feel like the luckiest man in the world to have had every one of these experiences. Because they have made me both the man and teacher/coach that I have come to be! 

SUPERHEROES TRAINING TIPS:

1.  CREATE A NEW ORIGIN STORY

All Superheroes have an origin story. From Superman losing his entire planet and having to face the fear of starting life over on foreign ground with out any of his family. To Batman watching as his mother and father were brutally murdered right before his eyes. They were able to turn their tragedy into their greatest triumphs! Well guess what, YOU have an Origin Story too! And chances are it is NOT serving you in any way! Unfortunately, most of us Superheroes see our past as a curse rather than a blessing.  We carry our childhood traumas with us into our adult lives. And usually from an energetic state of Victim Consciousness!  Reliving the same dysfunctional patterns time and time again. With declarations such as ‘Poor Me,’ ‘Why Me,’ or ‘If Only.’ To ‘I'm not good enough,’ (Lord have I been THERE!), Self Loathing and Self Doubt, not to mention feelings of never deserving love and abundance in all its forms! Sound like you?! If not, fanfrickintastic! Your Hero pin and t-shirt is in the mail! For the rest of you, there is work to be done! 

2.  START BY WRITING DOWN YOUR PERSONAL 'STORY' BUT FROM A NEW PERSPECTIVE. 

Start this process by FORGIVING YOURSELF for having these Past Thoughts Until You can Move Into a Space of Self Love!

Literally start from your earliest memories and begin to write down the 'New Story of Your Life.'  But refrain from seeing these events from your past perspective. The stories we tell ourselves about our past become the coming attractions of what is still to come. And I really don't think you want THAT!

While writing, concentrate on how the past painful experiences of your life have actually proven to be Blessings rather Curses. Start learning to ACCEPT them rather than reliving them in your mind. Acceptance frees you to transcend these story based thoughts and start to see them in a state of GRATITUDE! (Just like the Gift and Miraculous Blessing of my father's abandonment)  In your writing, it is vital to transcend such limiting beliefs in a manner you can actually now see your past challenges as nothing less than gifts of service to yourself and others.  Start 'connecting the dots' of your life.  Look for the patterns and pain points that keep showing up. This will shine a light on the areas of trauma that still need healing!   If looked at through the lens of OPPORTUNITY, the things you once thought as misfortune, were perfectly placed in you path to ‘Propel You Forward!’ If you are having great challenges doing this, stop and pray. Ask Spirit for guidance and Wisdom to see the Truth behind your pain! Then quiet your mind and listen. You will be shown the answers. PROMISE!  

You've suffered enough!  It's time for transcendence and TRANSFORMATION!  By creating a New Origin Story, you can start living from a state of Christ Consciousness and NOT Victim Consciousness. Because the past stories you have been programming your mind to believe, are powerful forms of RESISTANCE!  Resistance is the arch enemy of the Subconscious Mind; the powerhouse of our Abundance Making Machine! Is it any wonder that the exact same things keep popping up in your life year after year! Well, it's almost a brand new year, and 'Times, They Are a Changin!'

Commit to using the remainder of this year to both create and live from your new state of Power! Because if you knew how POWERFUL you truly are, there is absolutely NOTHING you would be afraid of!! And dreaming BIG would be your new mantra.........  And So It Is!

BE SUPER HEROIC!
LOVE-LAUGH-SERVE-INSPIRE

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

TIPS Toward REMOVING The Word IMPOSSIBLE From Your Vocabulary !

 

Do you ever find yourself refraining from tackling a project, or joining a new group, or shying away from putting yourself out there beyond your comfort zone?  Or perhaps you are afraid to go back to school, or take on new responsibilities at your job. Maybe you have a pattern of self sabotage that has caused many of your dreams and goals to go homeless. I know I have definitely had many moments where I held myself back from moving forward in an endeavor that would stretch me beyond my limited beliefs of what I thought I was capable of achieving!  And there were even a couple of times the moment for me to do so passed, leaving in its wicked wake a hot plate of REGRET!  Served with a big side helping of Guilt! And that simply doesn't feel good, am I right?

And I believe we all have more than an inkling of what is at the core of our hesitation toward trying something brand new and truly leaving all aspects of our comfort zones. And living the life of our dreams!  Of course the answer is plain old FEAR!  But I think that fear has a deep rooted cause I would like to discuss in today's post.  And it's something that has been conditioned and programmed within us by a myriad of sources; including family, friends, business associates, loving partners, and society at large.  So what is this cause I'm speaking of today?  It is the insidious word and belief in the IMPOSSIBLE! (A spiritual side hustle byproduct of thinking..    ‘I’m not good enough!’) 

I know we are all born with a childlike nature and curiosity, not to mention a deep rooted knowingness that ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE!  And the reason being is that as we first manifest into the human condition, we are still laced with the power of the SOURCE energy that created us. And as we are still bathing within its true essence, we are infused with the knowingness our souls came into this realm BECAUSE anything is POSSIBLE! And we wanted to experience all the limitless possibilities that exist within our God given capabilities. Yet, as we move through our Hero’s Journey, we slowly come face to face with other Spirits who have been told that life is too damn hard.  And that NOT ALL DREAMS COME TRUE!  Most often, many of these individuals could never muster the courage to follow and fulfill their own dreams and desires, so they impress upon others that exact same MINDSET! Still others espouse that money doesn't grow on trees. Or even worse, that wealth is reserved for the privileged, NOT you or me. Because the rich will always keep getting richer and the poor, poorer! Does any of that sound familiar? I'm fairly confident that at least some of those declarations have been tossed about in your presence on many occasions. And even created your current life's MINDSET which just may have you in a perpetual state of taking one step forward, then one step backwards! And that is absolutely antithetical to the TRUTH of how ABUNDANT the Universe is and wants to BE in all of our lives!   

Instead, how amazing would it be if we shifted our energy from ourselves and one another towards the following proclamation: Our world is rooted in THE POWER OF POSSIBLE! 

And concurrently remembering The Universe has life rigged one thousand percent in your favor! In fact, SPIRIT actually desires and even NEEDS you to succeed and fulfill your sacred earthly mission. You were given a unique and very specific set of super powers in order to do just that! In addition to a vibrant, powerful and never before witnessed personality perfectly suited to CRUSH all of your heartfelt goals! 

Please understand, YOU are so incredibly special, because NOBODY else can accomplish the very tasks you came here to fulfill! And I truly mean NOT ONE other Spirit on a planet of nearly 8 billion people! Try to actually fathom what I just said! I shiver just thinking about how different things would become with such a transcendental shift towards that higher consciousness.  Mind Blown...... 🤯   

In fact, in order to evolve in this realm, it is quite necessary to consistently pick more and more challenging situations and personal goals. Ones which will force you to rise beyond what has already been established as a false ceiling of what is POSSIBLE FOR YOU! Nobody thought is what possible to run a four minute mile.  Until Roger Bannister did it in 1954!  The Wright Brothers proved to the entire world that man made flight was indeed POSSIBLE when they accomplished it in 1903.  

My point is that if most of the greatest pioneers, visionaries, and luminaries that have stepped foot in this world would have believed in the world IMPOSSIBLE, think about how different life would be for us all! 

That's why I advocate to my friends, family members, co-workers, and clients how important it is to NEVER lose their childlike nature.  And I mean N E V E R!!  Because childlike energy is infused with TRUTH.  It is injected with pure LOVE and WONDER!  And most importantly, it still Re-members that anything is POSSIBLE!  And when we allow ourselves to be aligned with Truth and Trust, you are activating the God Mind within you!  And with the power of the Holy Spirit within you, even the thought of IMPOSSIBILITY DOES NOT EXIST! After all,  this  word itself when broken down is
 ~~ I'm Possible!! Read that last sentence again! 

The good news is that we all have the ability to transcend our own MINDSETS, the bedrock of our Personal Power, toward the understanding we all have Unlimited Potential!  As most of you in The New Age Nerd community are fully aware, THE BATMAN is my personal spiritual totem.  He is the only Superhero who has no real super powers. He has suffered through great pain and unimaginable loss.  Yet he mastered how to channel his pain and anger into his personal Calling.  The earthly Mission he came here to fulfill! His Hero's Journey is the purest metaphor for how we too can become the greatest version of ourselves, no matter what life has thrown in our way!  By constantly perfecting his BEING;  Mind, Body, and Soul,  he became a beacon of INSPIRATION with the message that ‘One Man’ can make a difference! And that anyone can be THE BATMAN....... 

As he said to Commissioner Gordon in the film 'The Dark Knight Rises', "A Hero can be anyone.  Even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know the world hadn't ended Even when all empirical evidence proved to the contrary ."  How can you not LOVE this guy!!  


I'd like to leave you with a wonderful poem from the book Journey To The Impossible, by Scott Jeffrey.

To stand directly in the face of fear..
To look fear square in the eyes with an 
attitude that says "Bring It On!"
To smirk at fear, actually intimidating it, if only for a moment..
That is what one must do to create the possible...

To burn all bridges of retreat..
To be so crystal clear on what you want, that you ache inside..
To have an unconquerable burning desire to build your empire...
That is what one must do to create the impossible...


To Living a BLISSED OUT LIFE...!

BE SUPER HEROIC!

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez