Matters Of Life And Death

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• On Being Selfish

  Posted at 11:32 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on March 17, 2019

  

  “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”—E.E. Cummings

  Many of us hide under a veil where we reveal only some of ourselves to the world as we yield the rest to the expectations of others…it takes courage to remove the veil and step out into the world as who we really are. Those of us who choose to remain veiled choose a life that is, ultimately, under-lived.   The veil of ego is what ties us to it.

  For me, ego is the same as resistance, or the building of walls.  Walls can exist anywhere, at any time.  Anything that blocks us from the trueness of who and what we are, is ego.  Ego is a reflection of that trueness, it’s equal and opposite and without one, we wouldn’t know the other.  Ego, therefore, is not to be rejected or eliminated.  It’s absolutely essential for our existence here as it allows us to accomplish what we came here to do, which is to grow into the Love we are in our very essence.  

  We’re all trying to accomplish that, in different ways and to varying degrees.  All of us are on this meandering path to our bliss-state, our state of ideal being, whatever form that may take.  For one person it’s through becoming a teacher, another a gambler, yet another it’s…fill-in-the-blank.  The point is, it doesn’t matter how you get there.  The journey along the way reveals more and more to us about who we are.

  To make the choice NOT to do this or that because of the expectations of others is a choice made from the vantage point of ego.  We tell ourselves it’s for the best that we do not follow our heart, or our bliss (as Joseph Campbell said).  We believe it’s too hard, too risky, etc. The bottom line is, we lack the self-love it requires to step forth into our best life.  The emphasis on self-love (i.e. whether we’re following our bliss) and this is a reflection of the present state of our ego.  Now, ego can be very small, as in having the belief we don’t deserve what we desire.  Ego can be very large, as in believing what we think is the only way to think.  There are varying degrees of ego-presence based on the energies activated within us in any given moment.  When we’re able to examine our emotional state and assess the amount of fear present in our perceptions and thoughts and felt in our physical body, that is equivalent to the amount of ego present and is a great way to gauge where we are in relationship to the amount of Love vibration activated in that moment.

  Joseph Campbell has also said one reaches maturity when they become the initiator of their own life.  This takes courage, intention of love over ego and embedded within that is love of the Self, above all.   Being self-ish is not selfish, in the popular sense of the word.   I highly encourage it!

  Happy St. Patrick’s Day all, may you allow for all the love and good fortune of the universe to shine upon you today.  xox
  Posted in acceptance, appreciation, Uncategorized | 0 Comments | Tagged buddhism, creativity, energy, existence, feelings, health, home, inspiration, life, new age, physics, relationships, religion, science, space, spirit, spirituality, St. Patrick's Day, truth

• The Symbolism of Moana

  Posted at 7:49 AM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on April 16, 2018

  I. Love. This. Movie.

  Not just because I love Hawaii and the Hawaiian culture.  Granted, I’ve been to Kauai three times and would happily go back.  I could even see me and my husband living in a tiny house on a plot of land with a garden and fresh water to drink from the stream out back….sigh.

  Moana is the poster girl for self-empowerment and following your bliss.  Her grandmother the epitome of unconditional love and role model for self-love.  They show such a beautiful balance of beauty and strength in this film.

  The call of our bliss, like the call of the ocean for Moana, is undeniable and will remain until we heed it.  Our inner compass will guide us to it again and again, no matter what we do to go in another direction, it will point us toward where our heart wishes us to be every time.

  This may present as obstacles along our path, of bumps or blocks along the road.  They are not to be disliked or fought against, they are merely little loving nudges from the universe to move in a different direction.  They are signs that we are “meant” to be doing something other than that thing.

  Human/ego tendency is to be upset when we don’t get what we want.  Another way to look at it is that there is something else, something perhaps we couldn’t even imagine for ourselves or maybe we have but don’t think we’re worthy of or strong enough to go for it, something that is waiting out there, beyond the reef and we are meant to go find it.  To move through the fear of the turbulent ocean, of the possibility of unknown dangers, knowing we will be guided and guides will show up for us if we are courageous enough to take the adventure.

  Much Love and Mahalo to you! xox
  Posted in acceptance, appreciation, Divinity, heaven, how to live in the world, instructions for living, life, love, loving ourselves, meditation, near death experience, oprah winfrey, relationships, self help, twelve principles, Uncategorized | 10 Comments | Tagged books, hawaii, inspiration, religion, truth

• Meditation Saves Lives.

  Posted at 2:31 PM by Krista Gorman, PA-C, on April 11, 2014

  My own practice of mediation helped save me.  It helped save my husband, as well.

  Several years ago, my husband became very sick.  It’s a long story, but ultimately he had no choice but to drastically change his life.  He’d been living one of self-destruction, and it was taking its toll.  The source of the destruction was his thinking.  He began to meditate on a regular basis, and that was critical in his personal transformation.

  Prior to this, I had begun meditating.  I’d done so to really save myself.  We were going through a difficult time as a family, and only in meditation did I find my solace.  I found myself again.

  I know this sounds a little abstract, but in the silence lies the truth of who we are.  

  In my NDE, I was reconnected with it, and it was loving silence.  The only senses I had were the feeling of emotion and vision.  The eyes are the windows to the soul.  That statement took on a whole new meaning for me after my experience.  

  In meditation lies ourselves.  Do it regularly, and your life will transform.  

  Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments | Tagged afterlife, light, love, meditation, near death experience, Peace, truth

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