into the new

I really enjoyed the book excerpt from The Ascension Primer that Karen Bishop included in her WINGS email recently. Since I don't always resonate with the exact constructs she proposes, I just take all kinds of liberties and twist 'em around 'til I like 'em better.

For example, what she calls Ascension, I just think of as personal growth and development. There was a list of about 30 items, but only some of them made my favorites list. Visit her site at www.emergingearthangels.com to read more of her work. My comments are in italics:

Below is a list of new ways of being that usually arrive when we begin to reside in a new and higher vibrating reality.

4. You suddenly see what it is all about and always has been and it has nothing to do with "karma", "contracts", "life lessons", or "Earth as a school".

woo hoo! I've been feeling and saying this for years, and I love reading it in someone else's words! I'm here to play, to create, to express, and to experience. I don't have the slightest interest in learning anything unless it's purely for the fun or challenge of it.

I'm not aware of making any progress or getting closer to any destination, but it is fun to me to be in motion. sorta like a dog riding with her head out the window; tongue whipping all over the place, sniffing it all in. Heck, if I did somehow accidentally manage to get anywhere, I'd probably just get bored and leave again anyway!

5. You are no longer interested in spiritual gatherings, group meditations, or the New Age arena in general.

true for me. started about 10 years ago. I love informal gatherings with like minded friends, but usually don't feel comfy attending meetings with a stated "spiritual" purpose. In fact, the last few I tried to attend, I ended up leaving early to go for a nice hike instead. my favorite soul foods are love, friendship, the sunlight, the mountains, and the pine trees ...

true confession: I have no idea what "spiritual" really means.

7. You crave simplicity and can barely tolerate anything complicated.

this one cracked me up. I thought my eyes were glazing over when I read and heard complex explanations because my brain was just getting older! I still love to read, but I go for the thin books now. nice to know that's just a sign o' the times ...

17. You no longer relate to mental and analytical processes ... We come to know that we only need to feel our way to anywhere... in the higher realms, there is no right or wrong, good or bad, or black or white. Things either feel good (vibrating high) or they feel bad (vibrating low).

whew, that's a relief. cause if I gotta think or analyze my way to anywhere, it's gonna be a real short trip. and with each passing day, it becomes harder to deny that I have definite expanded or contracted feelings about almost everything. will be interesting to see where those take me ...

27. You have an unquenchable thirst for creativity... When you arrive in this space, you will feel like you are almost manic with your creativity. The enormous amount of energy that is now running through you demands an outlet.

[like I said yesterday, dear readers, there's a storm of writing on the way, and I'm grateful to you for reading my outlet!]