Do You KNOW What Your FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT Is..?!.. It Can CHANGE Your LIFE.......

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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I find it ‘Interesting’ how conflicted so many of us are about the energy surrounding MONEY.  We get uncomfortable talking about it, or mentioning it.  Especially when we are in a group of others we do not know.  Many of us are even in a constant vibrational state of FEAR about not having enough of it, or worrying about losing what we do have.  My own father refused to talk about his personal finances with the family when he knew he was about to pass.  And it caused a great deal of tension and stress for my mother, who had to deal with the financial estate with little information to lean on after he transitioned.  And I'm not judging him for his reticence to discuss his financial matters.  Because it was all a part of his FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT.  We all have one, whether we are aware of it or not.   And NOT coming to terms with what your personal FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT is could be the biggest misstep you make in life.  

So what exactly is a FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT you ask?!?  It is your core vibrational inner belief system about abundance.  And for most of us, it is first conceived in our childhood.   How many of your parents would repeat statements such as “Close the door.  The air is on and money doesn't grow on trees ya know!!”   A great majority of us were brought up with the notion that money was scarce, hard to come by, and even harder to keep.  And we didn't even realize it!!  And there started our own personal energetic relationship with money and abundance.  

In T. Harv Eker's book ‘Secrets of The Millionaire Mind’ he says “It's simple, it's law, and you are NOT going to circumvent it.  It all comes down to this: if your subconscious “Financial Blueprint’  is not set for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.”  He goes on to explain how he learned about his own relationship with money , “I examined my true beliefs and saw that even though I said I wanted to be rich, I had some deep rooted worries about it.  Mostly, I was afraid.  Afraid that I might fail, or worse, succeed and then lose it all.”

So Eker spent several years searching and investigating the true MINDSET of the rich.  And not just rich in terms of money, but in abundance in ALL its forms.  Health, love, money, and happiness.  And do you know what he discovered; that THERE IS A SIMILAR ENERGETIC MINDSET THAT IS SHARED BY EVERYONE WHO LIVES A LIFE OF ABUNDANCE!

He eventually opened his own business and challenged his daily thoughts whenever they were not in complete alignment with abundance.  He had learned that it was his mind and the beliefs about abundance that had been his biggest obstacle toward obtaining and experiencing it.  And you know what, if you are not living the life of abundance you desire, than chances are a great deal of if it has to do with the EXACT same thing.  Your FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT isn't set for success.  

So how can you shift your inner beliefs toward and around abundance in all its shapes and forms.  The first thing I would suggest is getting real with your mindset and the thoughts that are currently circulating within your noggin about abundance.   And I mean compassionately honest with yourself. What are your feelings about your own self worth and value.? Do you BELIEVE you are worthy of ‘having it all?’  Do you fear talking about or dealing with bills?!  Are you afraid to ask your job for a salary that you are truly worth?  Is your belief system strong enough to leave your current job from the KNOWINGNESS that there is another opportunity out there that will pay you what you are truly worth and value you the way you deserve ?  

Stuart Wilde had an uber supercharged FINANICAL BLUEPRINT!  As is shown is his famous quote, “The key to success to is to raise your own energy.  ; when you do, people will naturally be attracted to you.  And when they show up, bill em!”  LOL

In fact, it has been scientifically proven that it is actually your ‘inner workings’ about abundance that determines your financial state.  Did you you know, for instance, that study after study has proven that 90% of lottery winners are either broke or dead within five years of winning their lot.  And it is because most of them did not work on their inner beliefs and knowingness about abundance before their winning hand was dealt.  And so they were NOT ready to receive it.  

We all have a built in abundance ‘Thermostat’ that regulates our energetic frequency toward abundance.  And if yours is set to low, there is NO THING you can ever do that will allow you the prosperity you deserve!  And research has shown that over 80% of people will NEVER be financially free in the way they would truly desire, and that same 80% will never truly live a life of JOY.  

One principle I want to share from Eker's book is the ‘Law of Both.’  He explains that poor people always think ‘either/or’ while those who live abundantly ALWAYS think BOTH.  Meaning they find a way to not have to choose just one thing over another.  If they want to start a new business, they don't come at it from just the perspective of having to quit their current place of employment to begin a new adventure.  They find a way to keep money flowing through the door WHILE they build their new business.  They know there is a way to have BOTH in any circumstance!!

I also love and have myself applied  his principle of ‘The Roots Create the Fruits.’
In it he explains, “Imagine a tree.  Let's suppose this tree represents the tree of life.  On this tree there are fruits.  In life our fruits are called our results.  So we look at the fruits (results) and we don't like them.  There aren't enough of them, they are too small, or they don't taste good.  So what do we tend to do.  Most of us put even more attention on the fruits, or our results.  But what is it that actually creates those fruits; it's the SEEDS and the roots that create the fruits.  It's what's under the ground that creates what's above the ground. It's what's invisible, that creates the visible.  So what does that mean?  It means if you want to change the fruits(results) you have to change the roots! If you want to change the visible you must first change the INVISIBLE.”

The roots he is referring to of course is our inner world.  Our beliefs.  Our core energy about abundance and they way we truly FEEL about it.  One powerful suggestion in making a sizable shift in our inner beliefs is through filling our affirmations with declarations.  As us New Age Nerds are aware, an affirmation is a statement that something we desire is actually happening.  And they can be amazing game changers when repeated often with conviction and emotion.  However, if you REALLY want to up your FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT's core vibration, mix your affirmations with the energy of a declaration.  A declaration is a commitment toward ACTION!  As the saying goes, ‘Faith is belief mixed with action!’  And trust me, it is a potent universal combination!!  Give it a try.......

In closing, I want to reiterate that this post is NOT about just financial abundance.  There is enough GREED in this world that it is causing us all some major league problems.  The wonderful thing about your FINANCIAL BLUEPRINT is that it works on ALL forms of abundance.  Health, wealth, knowledge, wisdom, and happiness.  It is the same formula for manifesting more of all of these magnificent and JOYOUS experiences we came here to have!  May at least some of today's words assist you in living a life of true abundance in all its magnificent forms!!!  And even better, the more abundance we have, the more we have TO GIVE!!

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

FIND Out What The SECRET SAUCE To ABUNDANCE Is.........

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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Did you know that you were born rich?!  And that ABUNDANCE is not a privledge for a lucky few, but rather your birth right!  And if you DO NOT BELIEVE what I just stated, that is the first energetic frequency I would suggest you work towards.  But in order to receive the unending amounts of abundant energy  in all its forms, be it LOVE, money, health, or fulfilling relationships, there is something even MORE important than Belief that must be achieved as part of your inner alignment.  And that is the highest form of vibrational energy as it pertains to manifesting our most heartfelt DESIRES.    And that my fellow New Age Nerds is KNOWINGNESS.

See if this example resonates with any of you.  You have a friend who desperately desires to be in a loving, fulfilling relationship.  Yet weeks, turn into months, which pass by through many years of her/him desiring the same thing, yet their story NEVER changes.  Five years later, you seem that person at an end of year Holiday party, only to  hear the EXACT same story of how they were hoping that that ‘this was the year’ it was going to happen.  That they really WANTED to meet that special someone.  Raise your virtual hand if you have had or know at least one person with a similar ‘Story.’  I know my hand is raised high as can be!!  LOL

The Universe is made up of NO THING but pure energy.  And that energy is at our disposal whenever and however we Desire!  But in order for that statement to become a reality in your experience, you have to KNOW it to be true.  And no, wanting, wishing, or hoping JUST WON"T CUT IT!  It absolutely essential that we realign our thoughts and beliefs into a state of pure KNOWINGNESS to access the abundance that surrounds us.  It is the ‘Key to Miracles’ in this dimension.  Abundance is not something we ascertain or acquire, bit rather something that we tune into through changing our vibration into a state of ALLOWANCE THROUGH KNOWINGNESS.

I absolutely love Huffington Post writer Nathan Dern's explanation of this Paradigm when he writes, “An authentic life is one of making distinctions about the nature of reality. Many people think that what they believe about reality and what they know about reality is the same thing, but unfortunately its not. There is a fundamental difference between believing something to be true, having faith that something is true and knowing something to be true. Believing means that you have accepted a truth, faith means that it may be true, but knowing means that you are certain about that truth. These distinctions need to be made if we wish to invite sublime possibilities into our lives. When you say ‘I believe that angels exist,’ what are you really saying? What you are implying with this belief is that you don’t know about angels because it is not within the realm of your experience. Do you believe in angels because they are appealing or because you have arrived at this truth through personal experience? Do you have faith that angels are among us or do you know for certain that they are? Or you may say ‘I am Divine’ but again what are you implying? You believe that you are divine, you apply faith to this belief but do you know for certain that you are? Is your belief based on knowing or based on an outside source?”  

Knowingness has been the single biggest factor in my most profound life changes.  In fact, it wasn't until I truly started incorporating the practice of true KNOWINGNESS into my inner vibrational realignment that my life TRULY started taking off in the direction I had yearned for what seemed like ages!   In simple terms, it is like the difference between wanting something and committing to having that very thing in your life.  One is passive and rests at a very low energetic vibrational  resonance.  The other is a Kick Ass proclamation that you are prepared to do whatever is necessary to get the job done!  Does that make sense?!

As many of you are now aware, the late Wayne Dyer is the mentor I never meant, and he does perhaps the most effective job of laying out the true power of KNOWINGNESS I have yet to come across.  In fact, it was through him that I was first introduced to the amazing shifts that occur when KNOWINGNESS is a constant inner vibration within ourselves.  It absolutely has the ability to allow anyone to experience ‘Heaven on Earth.’

Here is his most potent explanation of KNOWINGNESS that I know of:

“The way to understand this, it seems to me, is to understand the difference between what you know and what you believe. A belief is something that has certain characteristics; a knowing has certain characteristics. I’ve identified five characteristics that differentiate a belief from a knowing.

Beliefs are handed to you. Knowings come from within. This means that a belief has doubt attached to it. A knowing has no doubt because it comes from within, from your direct experience.

A second characteristic that distinguishes a belief from a knowing is that beliefs will let you down in a crisis. Knowings never let you down. The reason that a belief is something that you cannot rely upon in a crisis is because of the doubt that is attached to it. And so it isn’t reliable, whereas anything that you absolutely know—for example, how to ride a bicycle or how to swim—when a crisis comes along you will not be let down.

A third characteristic that distinguishes beliefs from knowings is that your beliefs are mental exercises. Your knowings are physical exercises. Your beliefs are located in the mental realm as thoughts that you constantly reinforce. These are strictly mental exercises that you constantly practice until they become your reality. That is, a reality based upon the doubt that is attached to these beliefs.

You may believe that people shouldn’t wear jewelry in their nose. These kinds of beliefs will influence your conduct and cause you to judge others, until you change your belief and perhaps search out a nose piercer.

Your knowings are located in the physical domain, even though they originated in the mental. When you know something, it is a part of your total being, originating in the mental and residing in your complete being. That which you absolutely know with certainty—such as how to dance the mambo or ice skate or swim or ride a bicycle—is a part of your cellular being. It resides so deeply within you that it is in the cells of your humanity. That which you once only believed because it was given to you by some external person has now been transformed into a knowing. You may also have some beliefs within you that you actually treat as knowings. These include those beliefs that are so strongly ingrained that they act like knowings within you. Some of these entrenched beliefs may be judged by you to be knowings, but they really are not.

For example, you may believe that you have no talent for art, but somewhere deep inside of your consciousness there exists a tiny smidgen of doubt about whether it is really true were you to actually apply yourself in a new way. When you know something, it becomes your physical reality, and you act on this knowing at all times. When you merely believe something, whether it be a negative or a positive, you have a tiny, tiny bit of doubt connected to it, and that doubt becomes your reality. Beliefs are mental. Knowings are physical, though they originate as mental beliefs.

The fourth distinction between a belief and a knowing is that a belief will restrict you, while a knowing will empower you. The reason a belief restricts you is that there is doubt attached to it, and, therefore, when you go to act upon it, you do so sort of tenuously, and so there’s a restriction, whereas a knowing, something that you absolutely know that you can rely upon, will empower you. It’s the difference between knowing about God and knowing God. Knowing about God is a belief. Knowing God is a knowing. And knowing about God usually means that you have some reservations—I’m not quite sure about all of this higher power stuff and I’m not quite sure about whether I do have a higher self. Whereas when you’ve learned to experience it—and that’s what these keys to higher awareness are designed to do—then you absolutely know God, not just know about God.

The fifth and final characteristic that distinguishes a belief from a knowing is that your beliefs are all transitory, while your knowings are eternal. Just think about some of the beliefs that you have today and how they’ve shifted over the years. Remember how many people were shocked to see men wearing long hair and earrings? I can remember working in a high school in the inner city of Detroit, and a young man came in with his hair real long and with earrings on, and they expelled him from the school and told him to go home and get a haircut and to stop dressing like a sissy.

Today, the very same people who suspended him are wearing those same kinds of jewelry and have their hair quite a bit longer than they did in those days. And now you watch on Sunday afternoons the National Football League, and, in the interviews, you see these big, burly mastodons of masculinity with their long hair and their earrings protruding from their helmets.

So our beliefs about things are very transitory. and they’re shifting all the time. But what you know is there with you forever.”

I know that was a length excerpt, but I have such a fervent passion for this topic, and have experienced first hand in its transformation power, that I felt compelled to share it in its entirety with you!   

And guess what, I KNOW without a doubt that after reading this post, all of you will start to incorporate the power of this concept into your daily spiritual practice.  Like any other spiritual principle of value, be patient with yourself.  It takes time to shift log held beliefs and patterns that we have been carrying around with us for in some cases decades.  But I promise you that by working on shifting your inner beliefs into KNOWINGNESS, your life will profoundly shift in ways previously thought unimaginable!!  And you know what, there is not one person reading this that does NOT absolutely deserve to live the life of their most heartfelt dreams.  Let me tell ya, it feels AMAZING!  And my desire, is that one day, you too shall be creating daily miracles for yourself and others using this incredible Paradigm shift!!

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

FIND Out What TWO WORDS Will CHANGE Your LIFE.......

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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It's sometimes hard for me to believe that just six months ago I was broke, jobless, severely depressed (even dropping over 25 pounds), and forced to move back into my mother's basement, having lost nearly everything I owned.   Good times?!   NOT exactly!!   LOL  

Yet here I am in the NOW, living the life of my dreams.  With the most AMAZING day job I've ever had in my life.  A burgeoning company in The New Age Nerd with more coaching clients than I can handle, and a podcast soon on the way!  The mere thought of depression seems like a myth, and not only have I put the 25 pounds back on, but through busting my ass at the gym every day, I am in the best shape of my life!  Of course I had heard about the idea of living ‘Heaven on Earth’ but experiencing it is a completely different thing.  And it is the most MIRACULOUS feeling I have ever felt.  I often find myself NOT wanting to to go to bed, so I don't stop this TRANSCENDENT feeling.  A natural and healthy high like NO OTHER.

I'm now often asked how I was able to accomplish this tantalizing turn around in such a short period of time.   And as simple and succinct as the answer truly is, it actually is a combination that is as POWERFUL as anything I've yet to put into practice during my 20 year Journey of self realization.

So what is the Secret Sauce of a combo on the Spiritual menu of the Cosmos Restaurant?!?
ACCEPTANCE and GRATITUDE!!!!  Joining the energy of these two forces forms a magical potion that truly has the ability to completely CHANGE your life!  And quickly!  No joke!
In fact, I have personally witnessed the miracle making ability of this potent combination to the point that I want to write a two page book.  One page will simply say ACCEPTANCE and the other page GRATITUDE.  That will be $20 bucks please!  LOL  ;0)  Im actually serious, kinda!  

As Eckerte Tolle, author of ‘The Power of Now’ reminds us to “Accept EVERY moment as though you chose it for yourself.  Always work with it, not against it.  Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy.  This will miraculously change your whole life.”   Amen and can I get an HALLELUJAH from all you New Age Nerds up in this congregation!!  

By first truly accepting whatever predicament you currently find yourself in, you can begin the healing process and start the process of MOVING FORWARD in your life.  If we FAIL to accept our current situation, no matter how painful or challenging they may be, we get stuck in a perpetual cycle of reliving our ‘Story’ over and over again.  Analyzing it from any and every perspective.  And the by product of doing so is usually a healthy dose of self judgement served with a big heaping side of REGRET.  We spend the majority of our precious energy reliving the events that brought us to this point, and beating ourselves up for not making different choices.  And there is NO THING contained in that behavior that will ultimately serve us. Now I am NOT professing that we should suppress our initial feelings when we find ourselves in dark, deep, painful, and challenging life situations.  Re-member, repressed emotions are unactualized spiritual lessons.  But PLEASE do not make a ‘Broadway Show’ out of them..  Feel your feelings than LET THEM GO!

After we have moved through the process of ACCEPTANCE, it is time to bring the magic of GRATITUDE into the mix.  I once watched an interview with Oprah Winfrey in which she explained the massive transformation that started in her life 16 years ago when she started a daily ‘Gratitude Journal.’  Every night without fail, she would write down at least 5 things that she was grateful for that had occurred during the day.

“When you allow yourself to feel gratitude in the present moment, in the NOW, what I promise you is that the spiritual dimension of your life begins to change.  It opens up and expands and you start to grow with it.  That is the truth, if I have ever spoken the truth in my entire life.  If you want to change your entire state of being, start to be grateful. ” Oprah has spread this message in many of her speeches across the globe.


The very act of gratitude opens up a channel for JOY to shine through.  It might start off as a small pinhole, but with practice and focused intention, it will grow into a window as wide as you ALLOW it to be!  Admittedly, it is so easy to get fixated on everything that isn't going well in our lives.  Jobs we dislike, money problems, and toxic relationships.   And that practice just brings us more of the same. Remember, Energy Flows Where Your Attention Goes!

Iyanla Vanzant has described the word PAIN to mean Pay Attention Inward Now.  She believes that the path toward enlightenment is to pay attention to each stop along the way of your Journey.  One stop may be an illness, another a job loss, another an amazing new relationship.  And she believes that within each and every one of these stops, is a lesson for us to express GRATITUDE!

One of my favorite spiritual teachers, Tony Robbins explains GRATITUDE this way, “It is the reset button and the cleanser of the soul. When you are in a state of gratitude it is no longer about ME.  It becomes about giving thanks.  And when you are giving thanks you disappear.  And when you disappear, I believe you reconnect to the Divine.”  Amen!

I have experienced the daily practice of GRATITUDE to be a joyful melody of allowing us to to see the true BLESSINGS that our current situation has delivered to us.  Be it wisdom, understanding, strength, or even forcing us to move into a new direction and begin the process of following our true path on our Hero's/Heroine's Journey!  It is simply one of the most powerful tools and gifts we have been given in this illusionary plane of existence!  SO WHY NOT USE IT!

Hopefully, you are understanding the Re-membrance that GRATITUDE is is the most direct line of connection back to SOURCE.  Back to the Divine from which we came and which surrounds us always to be in service to our desires.  As Bishop T.D. Jakes says , “Appreciation leads to duplication.”  When we focus our energy and attention on what we are in appreciation of in our lives, it activates a system that brings even more of that very thing into our experience!  Yet, most of us spend our time focused on all the things that we don't like in our lives and experience....well....even more of THAT!  And I don't know about you, but I think we could all use more experiences that bring us love and inner joy!  And evaporates feelings of depression and anxiety and transforms them into lasting inner PEACE.

So it is my sincere desire that you take to heart these two potent words and the power behind them when used in tandem force.  They are absolutely and undeniable Miracle Makers.  And have transformed my life into a daily feeling of Heavenly BLISS!!  And that is something each and every one of us deserves............

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

Interested In LEARNING How To DATE Like A BUDDHA...?!?!

TODAY'S

INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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We live in a complex and ever changing world.  And when it comes to the world of DATING, it appears that so many single people have become flustered, frustrated, and plain old tired of this ritual that is an essential part of life.  We all crave connection, bonding, and most importantly LOVE.  

Yet I have more than a handful of friends who have seemingly given up with the entire process altogether.  And that's a shame!  This Journey toward finding a life long partner that has the ability to be fun and exciting, has for many, turned into a nightmare of bad experiences that has scarred people from truly putting themselves and their hearts out there in an authentic manner.  

So what if all of us single New Age Nerds reframed the entire process into something greater than what we are currently experiencing.  An opportunity to learn, grow, and discover the very places within ourselves that still need the HEALING LIGHT to let others receive our LOVE in an authentic manner!  Sound good?!? I hope so!

The delightful book ‘If The Buddha Dated’ by Charlotte Kasl ponders that very question by trying to ascertain, “What would it look like to bring the Buddha consciousness to DATING.”  She writes, “Instead of feeling a sense of urgency, we would be fascinated by the process of meeting and getting to know people.  Compassion, care, and kindness would supersede ‘getting someone to BE with us.’  And we would NEVER try to control another person.  We wouldn't put others on a pedestal, nor would be set them below us.  We'd remember that on a spiritual path, the PURPOSE of any relationship is to wake up and get to know ourselves and our lover, thoroughly, without judgement or pride.  On the spiritual path, we enter into a shared union where we cherish and give to each other, expanding our ability to LOVE unconditionally. We would also accept that the process can be awkward, unpredictable, challenging, and surprising.”

Through the years, I beleive we have slowly become disillusioned with the idea of what relationships are truly for.  Too seduced by the idea of the romantic idealism of never ending feelings of skyrockets  blasting away in our hearts, and the notion that someone else can ACTUALLY MAKE US COMPLETE AND HAPPY.  When the truth is that the ONLY person who can complete us and make us happy is OURSELVES.   And that is why we choose to be in relationship with one another.  To help each other grow, and learn more about the places within us that need more Light and LOVE so that we can heal and bring the Greatest Version of the Grandest Vision ever held of ourselves into our relationship and share that energy with our partner!  

Kasl aslo espouses, “Dating with a buddha consciousness means a willingness to confront anything inside us that kindles fear or anxiety.  When we start wanting to run away, be deceptive, tell lies, or put on a mask, we need to walk right into our fears, sit down and talk to them, until they become our friends. Ultimately, as we become friends with ourselves, and give up demanding that the Universe provide us with a lover, we become truly open to meeting a special person with whom to share this Journey of awakening.”  What a novel idea, huh?!?  By learning to first LOVE ourselves, we learn how to accept and LOVE another!  Brilliant !!  Because too often we reverse this very process.  By trying to change and mold our partner first, we believe that be recreating them we can find wholeness within ourselves.  And let me tell ya from personal experience, that ain't never gonna happen!  TRUST!!     LOL  

Our job is to work on ourselves first and foremost.  In fact, I often use the Law of Attraction to assist me in this very Paradigm.   Rather than asking for SOURCE to deliver the ‘perfect person’ into my experience. I ask the Universe to deliver upon me the experiences and wisdom needed to learn how to truly love myself, so that when the right person does come along, I can truly see them and accept them for the gift they were meant to be in my life.  And it has made such a difference!!  I highly suggest you give the same principle a try! It really works...

One of my favorite  notions introduced in the book is the idea of NON NEGOTIABLES.  Karl suggests that while dating, creating a list of five things she calls non negotiables.  Because even a spiritual union must incorporate certain healthy boundaries that they maintain.  Essential, these are simply things that through our own self work, we have come to realize will NOT serve us in a relationship.  I will even share with you my list:

1. No smoking, drugs etc.
2.  Interest in self growth/kind and compassionate
3. Willingness to work on conflict resolution skills
4.  Has a passion for a PURPOSE in their life
5.  The ability to not take life so seriously/ can laugh at themselves

I think this is a wonderful way of creating a basic template for the things we know we DESIRE in a partner.  Now don't go overboard by creating a list that NOBODY could possibly live up to.  That just isn't fair and is just going to continue your patterns of dating frustration and discord.  Hear me?!?  Good!!

And in the final passage of truth that truly resonates with me that I will share with you in closing the post, please soak up this wisdom.  “If you seek only refuge, security, and comfort you imprison your relationship and it merely becomes a sleep state.  An opiate, which most people seem to prefer.”

But all of us New Age Nerds KNOW better.  We realize and understand that relationships are a wonderful opportunity to learn about ourselves and heal from our past.  And in doing so, assisting our partner in doing the same thing!  

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

Understand The PURPOSE Of A SOUL POD................

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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Most deeply spiritually inclined individuals, especially those who have felt a calling towards SOUL service (life coach/ teacher, reiki masters spiritual writers etc.) have at their disposal a WICKEDLY innate sense of EMPATHY and are usually incredibly sensitive.   Our greatest strength is at times our greatest weakness.  It is our very own Super Power that at times can cause us an enormous amount of pain, isolation, and disconnection from others.  And as Uncle Ben professed to Peter Parker, AKA Spider Man, “With great power comes great responsibility.”   And although we inherently know and understand we came here for the purpose of holding a space of LOVE for the world, as well as helping others Re-member who they truly are, life for many of us in this fraternity of Lightworkers can be quite arduous.  In fact, the suicide rate for empathic Lightworkers is five times higher than the rest of the population.  And especially at such an important period of time on this planet's period of conscious evolution, that just can't be!!

That's why it is so important that those of us in this community search out and find our SOUL POD.

I was first introduced to this concept in a truly enlightening book called ‘Bringers of the Dawn’ by Barbara Marciniak.  In one chapter she fleshes out the idea that it is VITAL that Lightworkers on this planet seek out their SOUL POD.  Essentially, this term is used to describe a like minded group of Spirits who become your Soul Family while you are here on Earth.  These individuals work with you, and you with them.  All for the single mission of spreading Love, Light, Peace, and Joy around the world.  But unlike other friends or family members, your SOUL POD never judge or try to compete with you.  They KNOW WHO YOU TRULY ARE and support you through the denseness of this realm.  Lifting you up when you are down, watching your back from others who may try and take advantage of your kindness and sensitivity.  The most telltale sign that you have met a member of your SOUL POD is through that magical feeling you receive upon first encountering someone.   That indelible feeling that even though you just met, you feel as though ‘you have known them your entire life.’  The reason that feeling rushes through you is because often that is the very case.  You have KNOWN them, but for much longer than this life.   For many lifetimes.  Very often members of a SOUL POD decide to come down to Earth at the same time, to assist one another on their Journey.  

This planet can be incredibly difficult to navigate for those of us that carry the ethereal energy of the cosmos and have chosen to be a Bringer of the Light to the world.  We often feel that we don't fit in.  That we are misjudged and misunderstood, or often just plain up STRANGE!  But by seeking out and finding members of your SOUL POD, you can help circumvent many of these feelings, because you realize YOU ARE NOT ALONE.  And that can make an enormous difference in our own ability to hold the vibration we came here to share!!

For we have such important work to do.  As Marciniak writes in her book, “When you love yourself and Earth, and you KNOW that you are here to redefine, redesign, and break the boundaries of humanity, you broadcast this.  You live your life committed to this.  If you ask us how much time you need to devote to this, we will say, “It is very simple.  ALL YOUR TIME.” You will find that when you live your light, you will draw to yourself others who are very interested in living their lives in the same manner, and your numbers will grow and grow.”

So for those of you reading this, it might be a good idea to be aware of chance encounters, or opportunities to find like minded Spirits.  By doing so, you will start to find your own SOUL POD.  And that will be a gift for the ages, for it not only assists you and your own Hero's/Heroine's Journey, but helps solidify the reason you came here.  And in these precarious times, that is a MIRACLE we all can benefit from!!

Nerdmaste,

Jeffery Louis Martinez

Discover The TRUTH About ADDICTION........

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

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Chances are that you or someone you know are challenged by some sort of addiction.  In fact, many addictions like those to pain killers and heroin are becoming an actual EPIDEMIC in this country and all around the world.  And for anyone who has been entangled in the nasty claws of an ADDICTIONS' ALLURE, you know all too well the ravishing amount of emotional, physical, and spiritual devastation in can leave in its wake.  

Now I am a coach, NOT a therapist, so I want to begin by stating that some addictions need the assistance of professional support and help in its many shapes and forms.  And I am in NO WAY shape or form advocating that all addictions can be cured through coaching or pure self help of any form.  For some simply CANNOT!  However, there is more and more evidence appearing that suggests that SOME forms of addiction can be helped through knowledge of the true cause behind the obsessive need for the cravings we search out through our addictive patterns and behaviors.

WHAT IS THE ROOT CAUSE OF ADDICTION

According to Johann Hari, everything we THOUGHT we knew about addiction may be wrong.  He believes, “Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but they can all be traced to painful experiences.”   “ It is present in the gambler, the internet addict, the compulsive shopper,  and the workaholic, ” accord to Gabor Mate.  He continues, “We should stop taking about addiction altogether and instead see it as BONDING.”

According to new research being conducted, there are two forms of BONDING.  One is absolutely essential to our sense of connection and well being.  This includes the bonding that occurs in relationships, connections to friends and family, as well as our community.  But most importantly the bonding to SELF.  It appears that one of the paths to healing addiction is through GENUINE CONNECTION.  If we cannot find connective forms of BONDING, we will search out something to bond with.  Sometimes it comes down to bonding with anything we can find.  Be it the WHIZZ of a roulette wheel, or the prick of a syringe, or the snorting of a narcotic.

In 2001, Portugal had one of the highest rates of addiction in the entire world.  Believe it or not, 1 out of every 100 people in that country were injecting themselves with some form of illegal narcotic!  Mostly heroin.  The government intervened by consulting with addiction experts to help quell this out of control epidemic.  Their answer will be controversial to many.  They decided to decriminalize all illegal drugs.  And use the anti-drug budget on supporting addicts in Re-Connecting with their community.  They developed job programs and set up community support systems.  So instead of punishing these offenders, they were actually given the support and compassionate help that they DESERVE.  

What were the results 15 years later?!   Absolutely STAGGERING!!  The number of drug induced overdoses fell from over 10,000 to just 16!  AMAZING!!  And powerful!!  As far as I am concerned, that is some uber supportive evidence that the real problem behind addiction is often indeed a lack of connection.

We live in a world of disconnection.  As Lissa Rankin has profoundly admitted, “The biggest problem facing this planet is loneliness.”  And I agree!  While technology has and will continue to serve us in many ways, it has also caused a deep fissure in our ability to truly connect with one another. AND THIS MUST CHANGE!  And we can't wait to begin this Paradigm shift.  It is time for us to start turning off our cell phones, computers, tablets, and laptops, and start having actual real interpersonal and meaningful connection with one another; sans technology!  I truly believe many people have a more personal connection with their various technological gadgets, then they do with the people that truly matter!   Our friends, lovers, and family!

One practice I have been personally implementing in my daily life is something I call a ‘JUST BECAUSE.’  Every day I choose One person to reach out to to tell them I am thinking about them, that they matter, and I care about their well being.  Sometimes, it is through a phone call, or often a poem written especially for them.  What would it look like if all us New Age Nerds began implementing this compassionate and loving gesture as part of our daily Journey?!  Are you willing to give it a try?!   I believe if you do, it is not only others lives who will change, but YOURS as well!!  For there is evidence that we humans crave BONDING, and it is time for us to start craving each other!!


Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez

How Do You KNOW That You Are Having A SPIRITUAL AWAKENING...?!?!?!

TODAY'S INSPIRATIONAL “MYTHOLOGICAL MAGIC”

BOY:   “I want to be a Superhero!”

GIRL:  “ What's your name, Spiderman, Ironman?”

Boy:  “YOUR MAN.”

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We are currently living in very precarious times.  People are living in FEAR, unsure of what their future may hold.   Our TV screens filled almost daily with images of violence, separation, vitriol, and anger.  Yet, I am more HOPEFUL than ever before!  Why, you ask?  Because I am experiencing an enormous amount of individuals who are using this time to try and learn, grow, and change.  I get SO many personal messages from readers of The New Age Nerd who share their stories with me.   And I feel incredibly honored and privileged that they entrust me with their deep heartfelt longing and pain. Not too mention their sincere DESIRE to experience a more spiritually awakened life.  One that encompasses the reason why we are ALL here.  And that is simply to give and receive LOVE.

For many of us, the first sign of a Spiritual Awakening is having what I call a ‘BREAK OPEN.’  This occurs when we are at our own razor's edge.  And life seems to be slowly breaking us down in every way imaginable.  Many people call it hitting ‘rock bottom.’  And it's more than just emotionally painful.  It causes us to question the very fabric of our foundational BELIEFS.  And for those of you currently reading this who are in this state, I want to say CONGRATULATIONS!  Because this is a sign that you are about to have a Spiritual Awakening.  You are being broken down so that you can ‘Break Open.’   And in doing so, unleash the gifts and talents you were blessed with for the purpose of sharing them with the world.!!  I am NOT implying that this stage is easy.  FOR IT IS NOT!  I know from recent personal experience how scary, painful, and absolutely terrifying it can be.  This stage often includes the letting go of things that no longer serve us;  friends, jobs, even family members.  As Marianne Williamson calls it ‘The Day of The Wrecking Ball.’  Because our very foundation must be pulled up and out to allow the space for the new one to be built in its place.  And that my friends, is NO FUN!  Yet it is also a crucial part of the process.  Just like any building, it is ONLY as strong as its foundation, right?  Many of the elements of our past foundation were manifested into our experience when we were not yet ready to Break Open.  And now that we are, some things are going to have to change.  

My personal HERO, the late Wayne Dyer, explained this stage like this, “The experience of a crisis immobilizes us for a long period of time. Our mind is focused on the disaster aspects of the situation, and we are unable to function effectively. We are unable to sleep or eat, and do not know how we are going to get past the terrible set of circumstances. We use our minds to focus on what is wrong, how painful it is, and how terrible it is going to be in the future. Advice from friends and relatives seems unrelated to our problem and usually results in anger and frustration. We cannot see any way out of our misery.

This is a typical response for all of us who are traveling our life paths in the belief that the external signposts are all there is to our reality. We cannot imagine that there is a valuable lesson in the trauma. We reject any suggestions that someday we will recall this experience as a necessary step in our development. We simply want to wallow in our hurt, believing that someone or something outside of us is creating this pain, and wishing that those externals would change.”

This stage often includes a period of depression and extreme anxiety, or both.  Please know that there is NO THING wrong with you.  You are NOT broken.  What you are doing is getting prepared to birth miracles.  And the birthing process (as you ladies know) is an arduous one.  Not for the faint of heart.  Part of the depression stems from the longing of the things we are letting go of.  Some of it is because we are just beginning the experience of having a deep KNOWINGNESS that we are not currently following our Hero's/Heroine's Journey, the very purpose that we came to BE.

Stage TWO of a Spiritual Awakening is where we begin the slow process of having complete GRATITUDE for our sufferings.  Because we start feeling that our pain and suffering is not in vein.  We begin to have KNOWINGNESS that there is an important reason behind it.  Things start making sense.  Wayne Dyer explains it like this, “This is an important step in the enlightenment process, and helps us to see how synchronized the onesong really is. Certainly we still experience the pain and suffering, but we simultaneously know that there is something magnificent in this as well. We are able to be gentle and accepting with ourselves, and to honor and love even the part that is creating the crisis. We probably will not cognitively understand why this pain is occurring right now, but we will have an underlying knowingness and belief in the value of it.”

Stage THREE of this awakening is ALL ABOUT SYNCHRONICITY.  There comes a moment in which the pain of NOT committing to our awakening and purpose becomes more painful that the thought of taking that leap of faith.  So through pure force of will, we TAKE THE JUMP.  Having Faith that Spirit will provide and protect us on the Journey.  And guess what, Spirit does.  Always and in all ways.  It is a Universal Law  (A promise from source if you will) that once you TRULY commit to this Divine Awakening, Spirit will flood your experience with everything you need to fulfill your destiny.  It may not happen all at once.  So PLEASE, be patient during this stage.  Miracles take time in this dimension.  But by staying in this new state of ALLOWANCE, you will begin to experience SYNCHRONICITY almost daily. People start showing up out of the blue to offer guidance.  Financial opportunities present themselves to help support your vision.  You begin to attract a new TRIBE of like minded friends and a support team.     And let me tell you, it's when you first start experiencing the sensation of Heaven on Earth!!  And it is blissful, and magical.  You cannot imagine living in any other way, ever again!  

For those of you who may be skeptical of this process, I can understand.  ESPECIALLY if you are currently in the middle of Stage ONE.  I know, because I was there just six months ago.  I was so depressed I could barely get out of bed.  My mind caught in a constant replay of my past.  Unable to let go of the constriction these perceived failings were having over my entire psyche.  I had no money, no job, and had dropped almost 25 pounds because I simply had no desire to eat. In fact, I had little desire to do anything,  From the bed, I would make it to the living room sofa and sarcastically say to myself, “Watch out world, there is NO stopping me now!”  LOL

But as I made a commitment toward my path, the fog slowly lifted, and my life took off like a rocket of Re-membrance!  Now, just five months later, I have a burgeoning business as a life and leadership coach with The New Age Nerd!!  I am working as an advertising consultant for the largest podcast advertising network in the world, and they are actually launching my podcast next month!!  I have put 30 pounds back on and am in the best shape of my life.  And it feels GLORIOUS!!  Where I could barely get out of bed just a few short months ago, I now leap out of bed every morning, super stoked to experience the wonders of the coming day!   Can I get an AMEN in this congregation?!?! :0) 

Even if it doesn't feel like it right now, LIFE IS A BLESSING!  And please do not beat yourself up for whatever state you currently find yourself in.  You are EXACTLY where you need to be on your Journey.  No Thing you have experienced will be wasted. Each and every one of them has been to give you the wisdom, understanding and re-membrance of knowledge you will need moving forward!  And once you reach the place where you are in complete alignment of allowance, and living your PURPOSE, fully awakened to your calling, LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME!

Nerdmaste,

Jeffrey Louis Martinez