Passionate Theme of the Day: Soul Food

“All of my dreams are waiting for me to come true.” ~Dr. Jay Scott Neale

I had the pleasure of sitting in on a 3-hour seminar this Sunday with Dr. Jay Scott Neale, a New Thought leader and minister from Freemont, California. His jovial smile and infectious laugh were so warm and inviting that I was easily charmed and intrigued by this man in his mid-sixties.

He basically told stories for several hours, and woven into the fabric of his stories were Science of Mind principles, New Thought concepts and Law of Attraction basics. Think what you will of any or all of those topics…I’m not here to sell you on any one philosophy or another, (I’m an explorer). I’d just like to share a bit of what I walked away having learned from this gregarious and loving teacher and gentle and sincere man.

“Everything in our life comes to go…”

Can you say just let…it…go? How about detach from the outcome and BE in the present moment? How about enjoy where you are and what you are right now? Often we (me included) get SO attached to people, places, jobs, and circumstances that we wake up one day and find we have a kung-fu death grip on these things.

Sometimes these people, places and scenarios aren’t even serving our greater good anymore. I was reminded to loosen my grip and enjoy whatever blessing is in each moment.

“Be it, stop talking about it.”

Sometimes when we upgrade our environment, thoughts, behavior, or awareness we get really excited and want to share it with everyone! We want to shout it from the rooftops and tell everyone else how amazing their life can be if they too free their mind and follow their bliss.

But we forget that not everyone is ready to receive such info, tips, tricks, techniques, wisdom, and knowledge. Everyone is doing the best they can with what they know right now.

All we have to do is BE it. Leading by example is one of the easiest ways to get people interested in what we’re doing. They’ll SEE for themselves that we’re happier, healthier, kinder, gentler, bolder, more passionate and more successful. If that doesn’t interest people and inspire them to ask YOU what you’ve done to change, then it isn’t worth your time “preaching to” them in the first place.

“If you’re stuck in a ditch, unhitch.”

Sounds easy right? Why is it then that we often get further into the ditch? Sometimes we can be so stubborn, and think we know what’s the best way out. Instead of just loosening our grip and letting go…we cling to the situation which just gets us deeper in the ditch. We’re actually just spinning our wheels. What would it feel like to just let it go? Unhook ourselves from that which is dragging us down? Try it and see.

“Don’t blame a donkey for being a donkey.”

I LOVED this one! How many times have you gotten angry, upset, perturbed, frustrated, or emotionally distraught, with someone you thought should be treating you differently? (Can you see me raising my hand on this one?).

We can tend to point outward and say, “But if only he/she would treat me differently”, “If only my boss wasn’t such a jerk”, “My significant other is so insensitive”, “A co-worker is such a B*%#!”, “The guy at the hardware store was such an ass”. 

Dr. Jay told us a story about his daughter. She decided she wanted a donkey. The first day she went into the stable with the donkey, it kicked her, bit her and stepped on her. She came running out of the stable and cried in her daddy’s arms, “I don’t want a donkey anymore! He hurt me.”

Jay said, “Sweetie, don’t blame a donkey for being a donkey.” Moral to the story? Either accept the person for who they are or walk away from them. We are always at choice. A donkey is ALWAYS gonna be a donkey. Don’t get mad at it for not acting like a thorobred.

“Expect to receive a greater good & be prepared (responsible) for it.”

It’s interesting how some 80% of people that win the lottery are broke within 5 years. So often we say we want bigger and better, yet aren’t ready to receive it if it showed up on our doorstep tomorrow. We must be prepared, must have done OUR work to be ready and responsible to receive our greater good.

If we aren’t the Universe won’t know to send it to us, or we’ll attract it, but then sabotage it right on out of our lives. Are YOU ready to receive your greater good? Or would you scare it off your front porch because you wouldn’t recognize it yet?

“Get out of the story and into infinite possibility.”

So often we’re attached to our stories, aren’t we? We love to tell a good tale. And when we find someone to tell it to, often they aren’t even listening to our story, they are just waiting to jump in and tell you how their story is bigger, badder, crazier or more dysfunctional than yours is.

So STOP telling your story. And start focusing on what you want to create in your future instead of recreating that same old story.

Jay shared a story about two 90-year old women in a nursing home. One woman lived a juicy, fun, joy-filled, magical roller-coaster of a life, filled with lessons and growth and love and abundance. The other woman just lived the same year 90 times. Which road are you walking down? The same old tired circle? Or a freshly plowed path heading anywhere but behind you?

“When I know what and who I am, I can move through anything and NOT be moved by it.”

Do you know who you are? Do you have deep roots planted firmly in the ground so that you can soar as high as you can imagine and beyond? What questions do you need answers to in order to move forward and stop looking backward?

If you knew that you already are everything you need to be, how would you begin to live differently? What risks would you take today that you wouldn’t take yesterday? How high could you fly?

“Create a dialogue in a monologue situation.”

That’s what I hope I’ve just done. I’d love to hear if you dig any of the good Dr. Neale’s words of wisdom as much as I did.

Namaste friends,
Kam