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EDITOR'S NOTE |
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Hello everyone! What a glorious month it has been, although things have been kinda hectic around here since the beginning of the Jesse James Hollywood death penalty trial in Santa Barbara last week. We've been strung through a series of conflicting emotions -- and feedback from the public -- as the state of California attempts to put to death someone we know very well, someone we've made much effort to help shed the lightness of Being upon. I've thought so much about the well-being of the players in this Greek Tragedy, and whether any of them have ever thought about what their most powerful moment in life might be. Have you ever asked yourself this?
Might it have been yesterday, maybe, or last week, or was it the day we were born? Or could it be in the future: tomorrow, next year, or the day we return to our maker? It appears that Jesse James Hollywood never really figured out the answer to this question. And he's not alone, for most of us struggle to understand the importance of this universal law. We can tell by the problems we have, the difficulties under which we tread through life.
I don't believe Jesse's alleged victim, Nicholas Markowitz, had the answer either. Nor did alleged fourteen-year-old child-killer Brandon McInerney, whom we've written much about, or his alleged victim, fifteen-year-old Larry King. Nor did their families or the major influences in their lives. They didn't realize something that took over four decades for this author to recognize. And that is this: that our most powerful moment, at all times, whether considering the past, future, or present, is right now.
POINTLESSNESS OF PAST AND FUTURE
At this moment, we have no control over the past. It is a mere pond of memories, energies stored in the world of form and mind. And the future? That's all it is: the future. It is not right now. The world of energy and God-consciousness swirls around us at all times, but we act as if we don't realize this. Because our minds love to identify with form, and the thought forms of negative past or stressful future often prove too enticing to let go of.
We tend to bring into the present too much thought of negative experiences that have colored our past, shaded our present, and often destroy our futures. Jesse had this problem. He couldn't get over the fact that his former best-buddy, Ben Markowitz, would punk him around. It ate Jesse up. It deflated his ego. It required him to seek a violent end to his internal conflict.
Same for Brandon McInerney. His mind had been so inflated with negative feelings about the type of person Larry King was, and the actions Larry King made, that he supposedly shot Larry in the head twice at point-blank range in their morning classroom. These poor souls, and so many others like them, never figured out how to enjoy life. But you can. And here's how.
TIPS INTO THE NOW
Use every moment you get to experience in life to count your blessings. Put the energy and thoughts and feelings into what you do have, what you presently maintain control over, not what your mind says is missing. Be appreciative of those many blessings life provides at all times that we so often take for granted. Feel the warmth of the sun upon the face, the smell of flowers and love in the air, the internal grace and beauty of each person who has shared the love -- and issues -- with you in life.
Sure, you've probably had problems in the past with many of these people, but so what? Right now is all you have. So make the best of it. Look at them, all of them, and let the grace from within emanate from every pore of your existence. Recognize that, Yes, we are created from the same thread of life. That we are both born into the world of form, and we shall both one day expire into dust and earth. Yet, we are eternal creatures fruited from the same vine of godly manifestation. We are connected to all that is, and this will never change. We were put here on this planet to create and to generate and to learn the universal lessons that form and life bring into our Being. We are here to love and to cherish, not to destroy the love that surrounds us. We are here to share in life's blessings, not to generate the pain and suffering that emanates on a planet so badly in need of balance.
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NEXT TO THE LAST
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I've received quite a bit of response to my blog at StolenBoy.com and past writings as it relates to troubled kids. Many are filled with anger and hatred for and against my attitude re these youth, crime, love, and punishment. But most have been very positive, and I wanted to share a very thoughtful letter with you that got me thinking a little deeper than usual:
Dear Mr. Mehas,
I am a mother of several children biological and step and I have been reading your web site for quite sometime and I have to say that you are a great writer. But I have a few questions for you. These young men who kill because of something that embarrassed them or upset them in one way or another do you really believe that as they got older that maybe it still wouldn't have happened? Do you believe that the young man who killed Larry King wouldn't have killed later in life if a gay man had flirted with him? Do you believe Jesse James Hollywood wouldn't have killed someone else's loved one over a drug debt? Do you really believe that these young men no matter the age they were or are at the time of their crime deserve no jail time? I understand that the young man who killed Larry King walked through the school and class rooms to shoot him in the head; some would say that this is premeditated murder because at any time before the shooting he could have stopped and thought about what he was getting ready to do and not have gone through with it. I believe the same applies to Mr. Hollywood, at any given time he could have stopped the kidnapping and the murder of that young man. I also understand that both these young men had a bad childhood, but as we get older we can't keep blaming our past on what we do in the future. I can say this because my childhood was not very good either. I was beaten on a regular basis by a drug and alcohol addicted mother, who also would pimp me out in order to get her drugs. But I did not let it effect my future. I have made some bad choices in my life with men, but I have lived and learned. But those bad choices were of my own doing and not anyone else's. I have a mind of my own and know the difference between right and wrong; that is how the good Lord made us; to have a conscience to know the difference. I can also say all this because in 1996 my step son was murdered by his dad's nieces' husband because he (my son) called him a smart ass. And just recentl y my natural mother was murdered. I believe that in both of these instances that they could have been prevented if either of them would have searched their conscience. That is what separates people who can kill another human being and those who might think it, but never act on it. (Self defense excluded) So the way you believe is that as long as these people had bad upbringings then they should be spared any retribution. So since I had such a rotten upbringing I should be able to murder someone if they embarrassed me or someone owed me money. Please explain to me how this is right.
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THE LAST WORD |
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Hello... Wow, what a letter!!! Thank you so much for taking the time and energy to address these very important questions. I want you to know that I was so impressed by your letter, in fact, that I'm going to run it in my next newsletter.
You have asked me much, and I will try to address your thoughts. I believe in energy. There is a whole energy pie out there, but we only consider what we see, feel, hear, and touch in the physical world. We don't take into consideration the whole pie of man's evolution, existence, and his return to the world of spirit. We only see what we see, and act upon it. I don't believe life bears any true accidents. We reap what we sew. Our present consciousness equals our ultimate reality. We are conditioned in life to deeply disturbing energies that create misery for ourselves. But these crisis can be jewels in life. They force us to look for a way to end the suffering. They force us to look inside, and to dwell on why we bring so much misery. If we look deep enough, we will begin to touch base with the negative spiritual unconsciousness that pervades us. This is what creates misery that surrounds us.
But let's throw in the collective consciousness, and the collective pain of the egoic mind. Women bear much of this, as do the African race and those of Jewish origin. As do Native Americans and many cultures that have been raped and tortured and brutalized through the eons. This adds to our collective dysfunction that is seen running rampant throughout the planet. This is what we must overcome, one person at a time. You and I can change the collective pie by taking care of our business. By spreading consciousness from its divine source, instead of filtering it through the egoic mind (thought and emotion), we not only expand our positive consciousness and influence, we deplete the collective negativity on the planet. I don't need to worry about putting Brandon McInerney in prison for the rest of his life. The universe will take care of Brandon. But I do care about you, and all the others out there in search of answers. This is who I'm trying to reach.
And, last, but certainly not least, there is a fine line between victim hood and perpetratorship. The negative energies that go into both conditions attract the negativity of the opposite energies, feeding off of each other. Have you read Eckhart Tolle? He very well explains all of this.
Hope this helps to build a bridge of understanding, and I do feel all the suffering you have experienced in your life. But as you sit here, right now, this very moment, your consciousness can recognize the bliss. And if you do this 24/7, your egoic mind will stop bringing negativity from past and future into your most powerful moment, right now.
Peace, Love, and Blessings to all,
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