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EINSTEIN WAS RIGHT

One of Albert’s best known theories was Relativity. He said that everything is relative. In his theory, Einstein explains that the faster we move, the slower time goes until, as we approach the speed of light, time stops.  However, time is relative to other concepts besides speed.  Have you ever noticed that time seems to drag when you are bored but when you are engrossed in something interesting, time flies?  Have you ever noticed that people who love what they do seem more youthful?  That’s because they really are younger.  Time is relative.  In fact, we create clock time as a convenience.  Clock time is simply a way to order our lives.  Physicists have concluded that time travel is possible.

To understand the true nature of time, it is helpful to think of it the way we think of space. Think about the possibility of having been in London yesterday, in New York today and going to Miami tomorrow.  London is in the past, New York is the present and Miami is in the future.  In reality, all three places exist at once.  You just experience them in a linear fashion and call it time.  Put another way, there is no past or future, only the present.  Jane Roberts called this idea the “spacious present.”

       

AN EXAMPLE OF ICMOR

If you are having trouble financially and you have visualized a full bank account till you are blue in the face, consider this.  First, its important that you begin with the thought that “you” are creating your troubles.  If you can’t manage this, then just tell yourself that this a “what if” exercise.  if you approach this task with a different attitude, say: “all events are just accidents”, then this attitude will color all that you discover and you will be led into a dead end.

Begin by asking: What beliefs support your full bank account visualization?  We are all unique in the universe and all I can do is suggest that the following statement may be beneath your visualization.  Your full bank account visualization may rely on your overall beliefs about money.  Often we harbor conflicting beliefs about money.  One may be that money is dirty.  Another may be that the rich are morally corrupt.  These opposing beliefs may be serving to cancel out your positive thoughts about money.

I Create My Own Reality

At the center of my philosophy is “I create my own reality” or ICMOR.  This philosophy is great when I am successful.  I get to take credit for my success.  However, a philosophy that pats me on the back when I am successful is of only limited use.  I want a philosophy that helps get me out of situations that I want to avoid.  Unfortunately, when I am in a difficult situation, the last thing I want to do is admit to myself that I created it.  And yet, ICMOR is, at once, the most difficult thing to do when I am unhappy and the most useful in getting me to a better frame of mind.  ICMOR is a philosophy of introspection.  I am constantly asking myself: What beliefs do I have that created this situation?  When the situation is a positive one, I want to reinforce the beliefs that brought it about.  When the situation is a negative one, I want to purge the beliefs from my belief system and replace them with beliefs that will bring me to a positive state of mind.

Although I agree with a “think positive” philosophy, in which the mind is trained to focus on the positive aspects of situations, there is more to the path to mental, spiritual and emotional growth than simply thinking positively.  All of us have times of difficulty.  In these times, if you subscribe to ICMOR, you begin introspection by peeling back the layers of your belief system.  Our belief systems are like the layers of an onion.  As we uncover each layer, we get closer to the core.  As we reach the core, we begin to uncover that marvelous complexity that dances at the center of ourselves.  Our core beliefs.  Our beliefs are engaged in a ballet of energy centers that may be compared to a clear night, with stars shining brightly.  We become stargazers to the soul.