The following are sub-themes to the main theme above:
- Plants Can Do What Now??
- A New Relationship with Plants
- Break: Shiny Object Alert!
- A New Relationship with Plants (Cont…)
- Compassion for Other Life Forms
- An Appreciation for Mother Nature
- Peaceful Park: A Gathering of Souls
- Remember to Follow Path of Excitement! ^_^
- Teacher and Student to One Another
- Let’s Create a Heart Network Like The Plant Kingdom
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Plants Can Do What Now??
The day before yesterday, my husband and I watched a show about the intelligence of plants that I had recorded. I googled it and found a link to a video => “What Plants Talk About” (<= click on title to watch in another window)
I was so grateful for this eye and heart-opening show, because it added yet another layer to my understanding, perspective, respect and love for plants in general.
Right before watching the show, I noticed the look on my husband’s face, and he didn’t seem too excited about it, which was completely understandable.
So I told him that I could watch it by myself another time. However, to my surprise, he said that it sounds interesting.
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A New Relationship with Plants
If one would have asked me a few years whether or not I would be interested in watching a show about plants, I probably would’ve politely declined, although I’ve always enjoyed watching shows like Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom (back in my childhood days), The Discovery Show, National Geographic, etc.
Ever since I got out of the Army, I developed a new relationship with the plant kingdom, and I believe it stems from my expanding heart center, which I also included in my recent post, “My Evolving 12-Strand DNA” (I believe it applies to every soul on earth).
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For my last birthday, my oldest half-sister (from my biological father’s first marriage, whom I miraculously crossed paths with for the first time in the fall of 2012), sent me a dozen beautiful, multi-colored roses.
I included the more detailed story in my unpublished post, “The Invaluable Birth to Earth Gifts.”
It meant a lot to me because it was the first time I had ever received a birthday card or gift from a sibling, let alone receive both. It was just heavenly! ^_^
Break: Shiny Object Alert!
I also have another wonderful, older half-sister/a gentle soul (younger than my oldest half-sister), and an older half-brother whom I’ve never met or talked to before. Since he apparently rarely stays in touch with his own full-blooded, younger sisters (even while visiting his friends in the same state), I had a feeling he wouldn’t be interested in meeting a new sister, so I didn’t bother to make first contact.
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I don’t have any full-blooded siblings; however, I have two, older step-brothers (from my Caucasian dad’s—who adopted me when I was 3— first marriage) and one younger step-sister (from my Caucasian dad’s third marriage) who I grew up with sporadically and reunited with after our dad passed away a few years ago. I also have an older step-sister (my two step-brothers’ older sister) whom I barely know, but who seems like a gentle, loving soul via fb.
Everyone’s understandably busy with their lives, so there doesn’t seem to leave much room for further bonding. Plus, we’re all scattered from west to east coast.
I stopped sending my three step-siblings cards when I started getting the feeling that I was bothering them rather than uplifting them since they never mentioned anything.
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After so many messages (text, phone, fb) that were habitually not returned, I figured it was me, and I discontinued my efforts to further build a relationship with them.
I believe, in Divine perfect timing, we will all reunite again, whether it’s in this lifetime or in another state.
I wrote a detailed story about one of my older step-brothers in a post called, “A Big Brother’s Gift” (a story of when I was in my late teens), and a detailed story about my younger step-sister (when we were much younger) in the post, “The Invaluable Birth to Earth Gifts.”
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Although I’ve recently deactivated my Facebook, Twitter, and Hootsuite accounts (due to hardly any interactions), my husband continues to inform me of the status (main events only) of old family members, former Army Soldiers, and mutual friends that he’s still friends with on Facebook.
I was happy to hear the other day that my younger sister is doing better—even painting artwork 🙂, rather than spending her spare time drinking heavily, getting even more tattoos, and hanging out with guys who have ulterior motives.
It then occurred to me, once again, that working on changing within oneself will eventually reflect those natural, positive energies—inner peace, joy, truth, wisdom, abundance, freedom, self-empowerment, creativity, compassion and unconditional love—onto one’s outer reality.
Ever since I started releasing my need to be in “rescue mode” left and right with certain family members, friends, and former coworkers within the past couple of years…I not only set myself free, but I also helped to set others free—free from continuously feeling and being a victim, which leads to a chance in becoming a Victor.
I learned the hard way that continually trying to help others for years—who are not ready to even help themselves—is a waste of everyone’s time, and can be very draining to one’s mental, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being.
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A New Relationship with Plants (Cont…)
Anyhoo, shiny objects are like glowing fireflies in the midnight sky! 😉 Back to my oldest sister’s wonderful birthday gift to me. Even though I changed out the water daily, the roses that my sister gave me started to slowly die. So I googled ways to make them last longer.
However, after reading this one site, that recommended dipping the stems of the flowers into boiling water, I decided to just let the flowers die naturally outside, and just enjoy them until their last moments.
The mere thought of dipping them into boiling water was disturbing for me, and after watching the show mentioned above, I’m grateful that I didn’t choose to do so.
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Compassion for Other Life Forms
I don’t even like how live crabs are cooked. Watching the poor crabs struggle to try and make its way out of the boiling pot of water breaks my heart, because it’s obvious that they’re very aware that they want to survive…like the rest of us.
I believe my strong feelings against placing anything living in boiling water stems from my childhood traumatic experience which I wrote about in, “Not Flight or Fight…but Freeze.”
There’s got to be a better way. Perhaps put them to sleep first in a painless manner? I don’t know, but I believe doing things in a more loving manner always finds its way around.
There are more humane ways to kill animals for food, rather than some of the methods used due to a lack of care for other living creatures.
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I once saw on TV a horse panicking as it was moving toward its slaughter destination on a conveyor belt-like machine.
Cows are usually calm, as if they have no idea what’s coming; however, I’ve learned that horses are highly intelligent, which explains why they sensed danger ahead.
My daughter recommended the show Food, Inc. a while back (because they saw it in class), and I was surprised how badly farm animals were treated in these huge corporations.
Mass production may cost less for corporations, but it can sure do some harm to living creatures who are providing us food to eat.
Not only were these jam-packed, dark, feces-infested areas highly unsanitary, but they were cruel—like chickens being kicked around like soccer balls.
Note: Thank you horses.knoji.com for image on left.
Now, when my husband and I go grocery shopping, we’re cognizant of what types of meat to purchase, mainly for him since I’m going through a phase where I’m eating less meat.
I’ve learned/remembered from the Arcturians (via the book, We, The Arcturians) that red meat is very dense; hence, lowering one’s vibrational frequency.
I’ve been enjoying more fish, especially mackerel (Korean recipes) and baked tilapia (brushed with olive oil and sprinkled with Original Mrs. Dash and a little bit of salt; YUM! ^_^).
Note: Thank you Cathlyn’s Korean Kitchen Facebook for image on right.
An Appreciation for Mother Nature
Sometime in 2011, my husband and I started to take our dog to the local park, which I wrote about in a post called, “Connecting with Nature.”
I also added some pictures that I took of various flowers, trees, insects (two grasshoppers mating next to my crystals I had set out on a boulder), and deer in my “bobbie in a nutshell” category under my old website (bobbieslife.wordpress.com).
I recently wrote a post about my amazing experiences with weeds and various insects and bugs in a post called, “The Beauty of the So-called Unbeautiful.”
Note: Thank you nature.desktopnexus.com for image on left.
I understand why many say that being around nature raises one’s vibrational frequency. Whenever I surround myself with nature, I feel a peace that’s sometimes beyond words.
It’s almost like a challenge to think negative thoughts in such an environment—something I had a habit of doing throughout my life.
Even my husband said that it surprises him that he enjoys such an environment. Neither one of us had been to local parks until our late thirties.
I told him, “I can’t believe I’ve been missing out all of these years!” It was the same feeling I had the first time I tried fresh, green beans stir-fried in olive oil, garlic, and a little bit of salt and pepper; so simple, yet so stimulating to the senses!”
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Peaceful Park: A Gathering of Souls
Whenever I notice the leaves on the trees sway side to side, I imagine that the trees are communicating to me a friendly “Hello!”
Whenever I see beautiful butterflies gracefully pass by me, I’m reminded to continue to Be transformation.
Whenever I see large birds soar above me with their magnificent wings, I’m reminded to continue to Be a free-spirit.
Whenever I hear small birds chirping, Cicadas singing, and the wind whistling, I’m reminded to continue to freely express my True Self/Integrated Soul/Trinity: God, Goddess and Divine Spirit/All That Is within me.
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A few times, while walking along the park’s paved pathway, I had an urge to look to my right or left, and I would meet eye to eye with a deer.
Although I don’t think I’ve experienced telepathy yet, I would just silently communicate with the deer from my heart…that I’m just sending loving energies. Within those brief moments, I could feel the oneness of our beings.
No matter what or who I’d sense, I would remind myself that they’re each an aspect of God (of both Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine Energies/Consciousness).
I later learned/remembered to greet all of Mother Nature/Gaia with a “Namaste.”
Note: Thank you www.iunamaste.com for poster on left.
Whenever my greetings are returned by aware and friendly souls, I’m grateful for God’s love.
Whenever my greetings aren’t returned, I understand that there’s a Divine perfect reason (whether the other didn’t notice/hear or they just weren’t in a “positive” state for whatever reason).
One day, when my energy was low , I just focused on what was in front of me instead of doing my usual greetings.
While jogging with my husband and dog, I received a delightful surprise. We passed by a family, and a cute little girl in a wagon shouted at the top of her lungs, “Bless you!” as she pointed to us.
She instantaneously uplifted my spirit, and I happily shouted back, “Bless you too sweetie!” I also thanked God for the wonderful gift, which came at the perfect moment.
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That day, I was reminded that a small, innocent child was able to unconditionally give loving words to a stranger without hesitation; so why is that some of us adults sometimes hesitate to do so?
I believe the answer is some form of fear (e.g., fear of being ignored/rejected, fear of being in the spotlight, feeling apathetic, judgmental, frustrated, separate, depressed, hopeless, hateful, angry, sad and/or bitter about something, etc.).
Sometimes, we could highly benefit by remembering to Be kid-like again (i.e., free-spirited, curious, imaginative, accepting of others, playful, fearless, loving, and trusting of Life).
I noticed that the more I practice greeting my soul sisters and brothers who pass by at the park, the more understanding, empathetic, compassionate, forgiving, unconditional loving, and confident I become.
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Remember to Follow Path of Excitement! ^_^
Granted, I have my days where I just go with the flow/how I feel. I learned/remembered (from amazing Bashar, channeled through Darryl Anka) that following whatever excites us in the Moment of Now (even if it’s something small) is a sign that we are in alignment with our soul.
Following our path of excitement and passion is like our soul shouting to us, “YES! This is it! This is coming from your highest expression! Thank you for helping me to help you become your full potential, True Self!”
Since we have free will, it is ultimately our choice to follow the path in the “dark” valley, or above the valley with our soul.
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Teacher and Student to One Another
One of my former soldiers taught me how to Be confidence when it comes to greeting others with friendly eye contact and a loud and confident voice…whether or not others respond. I wrote about him in an old post called, “Confidence.”
To me, he represented strong confidence, although some others in our unit perceived him as cocky.
It’s funny what one can learn about another soul by getting to really know them.
On the exterior, many of us can appear to be who we’re really not. Once I got to know my soldier (recently promoted SGT V at the time), I better understood why he said what he said and behaved the way he did.
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He was a high-speed soldier—one of the most dedicated, diligent, determined, athletic, highly intelligent soldiers I’ve met in the military and civilian intelligence field (technically, analytically, mentally and even emotionally at times).
One of the things he told me once was that no matter what job he did in the past (before the Army), he ensured that he excelled at it, even if it was being a waiter. At that moment, he reminded me of myself.
Looking back, he was reflecting an aspect of me—a determined soul. I believe it stemmed from his mother being mostly absent during his childhood. She was a very successful woman, Vice President of some big organization (I forgot the name).
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Listening to SGT’s V’s stories, I sensed that he was hurt by his mother’s frequent absence and lack of emotional care and support.
Looking back, she was more in touch with her left-brain (masculine energies of being logical, analytical, organized, etc.) than her right brain (loving feminine energies of being sensitive, empathetic, compassionate, unconditionally loving, etc.).
I’ve learned/remembered that when we balance our Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine energies within each of us, we become our whole Self, as well as the potential to become (with our integrated soul/God, Goddess and Divine Spirit/All That Is within us) “the grandest version of the greatest vision we ever had about ourselves” (a quote by Neale Donald Walsch).
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Like me (and my emotionally unavailable parents), SGT V wanted to prove to his mother and the rest of the world, that he could become successful and happy without the love and support of a parent.
It was our way of shouting from a shattered heart, “See! I did just fine without your love! As a matter of fact, I did more than fine! I excelled at everything I set my heart on!”
I believe the absence of a parent(s)’s unconditional love can be the most heart-wrenching experience; however, it can also be a blessing in disguise for our individual and collective soul growth.
Though we may feel that we’ve been deprived of something special, if we follow our hearts, we will eventually find at the end of the rainbow something much more valuable—profound character, expanded and expanding heart, the ability to understand self and others at a deep level, courage, inner-strength, perseverance, resilience, deep compassion for self and others, priceless wisdom, fearlessness, and unconditional love for self and others that’s within each of us (our Heavenly Mother and Father).
My heart went out to SGT V, and although there were others who didn’t like and/or respect him, I did, because I chose to see him for his heart.
He often went out of his way to help others. Looking back, I had chosen to see him through the eyes of God.
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Once you got to know SGT V, he was an amazing Being. He was so well-rounded and so kind to those who was open to him and would just give him a chance.
To my surprise, he often talked to me, and even shared his personal stories. He reminded me of a puppy dog…often following me around and wanting to connect. I enjoyed his shining presence.
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Granted, he also complained about others at times, but I figured that was due to his emotional immaturity since he was in his early twenties. He was just frustrated about those who didn’t live up to his high standards.
Once, when I was new to the unit, I mentioned that this female sergeant (SSG B) seemed squared-away.
He replied in a disappointed tone, “It’s a facade.” I thought he was being judgmental, but I later had an interesting personal experience.
I wrote about it in an old post, but the name escapes me. I was working late one evening, and SSG B approached me and asked if I could help her. I agreed , and she immediately handed me several pages of a report she was working on.
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While I was checking it out, I noticed that she had no interest whatsoever in receiving help, but rather, wanted me to revise all the pages myself. She seemed more interested in checking out her nails while sitting in the corner of the cubicle.
So I handed her back the reports and told her in a gentle, yet assertive, manner that she could highlight specifically what she didn’t understand, since the entire report was more than likely not a problem since she, too, was a cryptologic Korean linguist/analyst (98G-KP/35P-KP).
SSG B’s expression looked as if she was still processing what had just happened. I suppose she had often experienced getting what she wanted from others due to her hotness and cool attitude; however, some people don’t appreciate it when one mistakens kindness for weakness.
SSG B was another soul who helped me to better define myself in relation to her. Through my experience with her, she helped me to Be kindness, discernment, courage, self-respect, and self-love.
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Once, while SGT V was complaining about someone else, I told another soldier of mine, SPC J (SGT V’s closest friend, and also another high-speed soldier and triathlete), in a somewhat joking manner, “I bet SGT V talks shit about me behind my back as well!”
She replied something like, “Actually, to my surprise, he doesn’t.” She was refreshingly honest, just one of the many things I highly respected and admired about her as well, so I chose to believe her even though I was surprised to hear such news, because I was under the impression that I might be on his crap list as well.
I looked over at SGT V with a smile and he looked at me like, “I can’t believe you went there.” From what I recall, his complaints about others noticeably minimized, which seemed to be his only flaw.
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Related to the post, “Confidence” mentioned above, I once asked SGT V how it made him feel when people didn’t reply to his greetings, and he said, “They’re just being assholes” with a disappointed expression. I felt that his statement stemmed from feeling hurt.
I understood how he felt because it truly doesn’t feel good when it seems as though others ignore you when you’re trying to be kind.
However, I learned/remembered recently (and I wish I would’ve been aware of this wisdom back then, so that I could share it with SGT V) that when we give our attention and kindness (such as a friendly greeting) from unconditional love, it doesn’t matter whether or not the other responds.
On the other hand, if we’re doing it just so that we can receive something in return (even an acknowledgment of our gesture), then we must admit that our giving is in fact conditional.
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Over a year or so after my arrival to the unit in Hawaii, one of SGT V’s so-called friends told me that SGT V had told him when I first arrived at the unit that I was slow.
I didn’t blame him for coming to that conclusion, but it did make me feel embarrassed and sad.
I asked SGT V if he had said that about me in a joking manner, and admitted my weakness; by the look in his eyes, I could tell he was sorry, and I told him that I forgave him.
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Technical and tactical skills were not my strengths in the Army, which led me to think back then that I wasn’t an asset.
However, after I left the Army, and reflected on my past experiences, I realized that my strengths weren’t meant to be in those areas.
But rather, my strength was in connecting with Soldiers at the heart level (using interpersonal skills), and bringing others closer together.
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SGT V was initially my trainer/one of the trainers who had the most experience; however, my section supervisor/squad leader (SSG V) continued to train me.
One day, during training, SSG V made a condescending remark to me, in the presence of SGT V (who was Specialist/SPC V at the time). To everyone’s great surprise (especially myself), I gently replied to my squad leader, “Someone did this to you, didn’t they?”
The rest of that story is in an old post called, “Learning to Embrace and Rise Above Negative Transference of Energy.”
The part that I didn’t mention in this post was that the anonymous Soldier who had trained SSG V (and was condescending towards him) was SGT V. After I had asked SSG V the question mentioned above, I also saw the look in SGT V’s eyes, and they were soul-touching.
It’s amazing how everything is interconnected for our individual and collective soul growth/evolution.
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Let’s Create a Heart Network Like The Plant Kingdom
As we continue to expand our hearts, I believe we, too, will be able to fully love one another unconditionally, as the vast network of the plant kingdom does with their own:
continually and openly communicating with one another (without problems)…
sharing with one another food (without worry that there’s not enough)…
helping one another (without discrimination)…
courageously protecting one another (without fear of being hurt oneself)…
taking care of one another (without expectations of something in return)…
and trusting one another and in Source (without hesitation or doubts).
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