Category Archives: Spiritual Principles

Spiritual Principle #7- The Power of Community

Yeoshua is ready to share the seventh spiritual principle in the series. Here goes…

Let us begin. The seventh principle is all about creating community in the people around you. When you are connected or linked to each other, you automatically create community. You care about one another. You provide opportunities to one another to grow, to learn, to find a new job, to read a book, to share an experience. These are all ways we share in what is called community. It is different than how we used to live in community.

The power of community lies in your hands...

The power of community lies in your hands...

For example, a community would be a tribe for Native Americans and then tribes within their clan would be extended community and these tribes people lived outside of their immediate village but were still considered family or community. Native Americans are more likely to use the word family rather than community. We in Western culture understand the term community better so I will use this term here.

We can and each most probably have created communities around ourselves. This is happening more and more and it’s a good thing. People in communities are seeking a more traditional form of living where neighbors cared about neighbors and shared resources and traded with each other to get what they needed and wanted. This is returning. The spirit of community is returning and this is good for all of the world to recognize. True change does not come from the top down but can begin from the bottom up. It can begin in our own communities.

Try teamwork for a change...

Try teamwork for a change...

Think about the recycling programs begun by members of your own community. This changes your day-to-day living tremendously. You can now recycle your paper, plastics, and glass because one person or a small group of people thought it was important enough to inquire how they could get a recycling program in their neighborhood. Think about the power in that. There is much power in community to change the status quo if we would only realize it. There is untold power in the many over the power of the few. I’m not calling for a revolution here. I am calling for change starting with your own community.

Look around and see what is needed in your community. How can you help? Are you connected to other people, either physically in your community by walking down your street and waving or being a part of a neighborhood watch program or helping with a community event?

Or are you part of a virtual community online? These are most extraordinary things. And they count just as much as physical communities. Whenever people are involved in helping one another whether it’s online or not, it does not matter. It still counts as a community and the beauty of a virtual one is that your community can stretch over thousands of miles and there are no borders around your community. Your community becomes the world at large. This is one of the most powerful unsung virtues of the World Wide Web or Internet. We are all connected virtually just as we are energetically. We can find real people living in Ethiopia or Iran or Lithuania or China or Bali or wherever you can dream. You can connect with people there. You can bypass the use of airplanes or automobiles and touch people–really affect their lives from the space of your own desk. How magical is that? How powerful is that? Amazing, the web we weave.

We are each a part of the web...

We are each a part of the web...

I want you to contemplate the power of community over the next few weeks. What are some examples of how communities have changed the course of human history? How have communities made this world a better place? How can you make your community a better place? What you have done for your friends on Facebook or on Linked In? These are social networking sites that create a community. How can you spread love and light in these virtual meeting places?

How can you be someone who brings people together? Reflect on this power and see what you can contribute today. Namaste.

Spiritual Principle #6 – Trust

Yeoshua wishes to share the sixth spiritual principle with us today.

The Sixth Spiritual principle I wish to discuss is now ready to be revealed. It is all about trust. You must trust others.  You must learn to trust yourself. It is only with trust that we can move forward and not only forward but into love and away from fear. We must begin with trust. It all begins with trust.

Trust is a seed...

Trust is a seed...

You see a seed trusts that it will find its proper home in a fertile piece of soil and that it will receive enough sunlight and rain. And when it does, a tree begins to put down it’s roots as a seedling and grows into a magnificent tree. The tiny seed holds not only the proper DNA but it holds trust in the universe to provide what it needs to grow. We each need to hold this type of trust for ourselves and know that what we need to grow will also be provided to us.

It is when we trust that we can relax and let go enough for spirit to work in our lives. If we never let go and trust, spirit never has an opening in which to work magic in our lives.

Yes, there are many who recognize this pattern in their lives but there are still a few of you who have not yet had this experience. I wish for you to trust. This is part of having faith. Trust that the universe is unfolding exactly as it should. Trust that you are in your perfect place to achieve your goals. Trust that you are experiencing exactly what you need to right now to get you where you want to be. Trust. It is as simple as that.

Who do you trust? Who trusts you?

Who do you trust? Who trusts you?

Another facet of trust is other people. Trust is something today’s society has trouble holding onto. It is easily lost and hard to regain. This will change but this is how it is now. It is only by extending trust to others that trust may be regained but this is done in a very slow process. You extend little by little your trust over time to see if the other person can be trusted. You gain a little trust and you extend your trust a little further. The other person reciprocates and the dance of trust begins. It is a dance of spiritual energy between the two of you. It is a beautiful thing to witness the birth of trust between two people.

If you have lost trust with someone, this is the most difficult to rebuild. We feel wounded. We feel misguided in our instinct to trust this person. This is OK. We feel what we feel. But in order to heal, we must begin again at the beginning. Extend a tiny bit of trust when you feel the other person is ready to put in the work on your relationship. It is difficult but this olive branch to the other person creates a space for trust to begin being built again. It does not take much from you for the other person to reach out and try again.

But you need to decide if this other person is ready. If the other person is not ready to try again, your initial olive branch of trust will be rejected. If you feel forced to extend your trust, your actions will also be rejected. You can only extend trust when you feel love in your heart for this person. If you do not feel this love, YOU are not ready to begin again. Wait and have patience until you feel ready and you feel the other person is ready to try again. Then you will have success. Do not sabotage your own efforts by beginning this process too soon.

If others have lost trust in you, it is your turn to wait until the other person offers their trust to you again and you must cherish this trust as if is a delicate egg. You carry it with profound gratitude, humility, and responsibility. Trust is the most important gift you give another. Do not be careless with it. It may only be given once to you. Treat it with the proper respect and be trusting in return. Do the dance of trust with this person with honor, respect, and love in your heart. You shall be rewarded but never take it for granted again.

The gift of trust...

The gift of trust...

We as humans rely on this trust in our relationships with family, friends, and even in the workplace. It often goes unrecognized and underappreciated. Look for it when you have it and give thanks. It is a special gift that we give to each other. Let us view it from that perspective from now on.
God bless, Yeoshua.

Spiritual Principle #5- Energetic Debt

Yes, we will discuss your energetic debt. This is a part of the Lord’s prayer—forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And it, of course, depends on the interpretation and translation you choose but I feel the core of the message is there. You see, we all live in a field of energy. The earth has its own energy field and we are tied to it—all of us. It is what creates our oneness.

The energy field around us...

The energy field around us...

This energy field extends into space and encompasses everything on our planet. Everything is a part of this energy field. Scientists have studied this and have confirmed it. What most of us have not done is realize our responsibility in terms of this energy field. We each have a part to play. It is as if we are all a lightbulb in a huge sign that advertises some product. If one light does not turn on, it can look OK but if many lights are not on, it can look bad. If all the lightbulbs are off, the sign will never show up. What humans don’t know is that we are even a lightbulb and we have the energy to turn it on. We don’t realize we are part of something larger and when we are not doing our part, we can effect those around us. When we do turn on our light, it encourages those around us to turn on theirs. We effect greatly everything that happens around us because we are all a part of this large energy field.

We are all a part of the Earth's energy.

We are all a part of the Earth's energy.

I encourage you to become aware of energy in all its forms and vibrations and the earth’s energy as well. Once you feel this energy, you can see it show up everywhere. Every interaction with another human being is an energy transfer. We just don’t see it. But energy is exchanged. Energy is moved and altered and transformed. It can get angry and violent. It can be peaceful and loving. Energy is the playdough of the Universe. What we don’t realize is how much we can alter our own energy and thereby effect the energy of those around us in our family, our community, our city, our country, and the entire planet.

We are quite powerful when we choose to see ourselves in that light. We each have control over our own energy and by claiming that energy and owning it, we can move mountains, create miracles, and carry love and peace far and wide.

One way to do this is to engage in energetic payback. This is a spiritual practice dating back thousands of years. When you understand the play of energy in the Universe, you will see that sometimes it ebbs and flows between people and groups of people or locations. When someone gives you their energy, you feel it and experience it and you feel better. You feel good. You feel juiced up. But if you did not reciprocate the energy and give them some of your own, they now feel depleted. You did not complete the exchange. You feel good but something is nagging at you if you are tuned into your intuition. Something feels out of balance. I’m here to tell you what that is and why it happened.

The elder and the young man...

The elder and the young man...

I will tell you a story. A young man comes to his elder to ask about God. The elder shares his wisdom, joy, and laughter with the young man. The young man thanks him and leaves. The young man feels ebullient and enthusiastic and good about himself for following through to find the answers. The elder felt good about answering the man’s questions but feels a bit depleted. The young man did not offer anything in return except a verbal thank you. If you had a scale and were to weigh the knowledge of an elder about God with a verbal thank you, do they feel energetically equivalent? I would hope your answer would be no. They are not equivalent. The elder will hold space for the young man to pay his energetic debt so he lets him go happily, willingly. Three days later, the young man appears with a lamb to offer the elder. The elder happily accepts and his energetic balance has been restored. The young man feels good now that he has honored the wisdom and knowledge the elder bestowed upon him. They have had a successful energetic exchange. We all know this when it happens. We all feel good. The lamb represents the energy received from the elder. The energy can take any form. The energy given for payback can be a material item, a prayer, money, or a promise to do something in the future for this person. But it will not feel right to both parties until the exchange has been completed.

Think about this in your own life. Has someone done something for you and you do not feel “right” about the exchange? Do you feel as if you should do something to equal what they gave you? Do not think of conventional things such as money. Energy does not care what form it takes only that it is freely and equally exchanged for the highest good of both parties. Think hard about what people, what businesses, what groups of people, or what books or lectures have made a difference in your life.

What energy do you hold in your hands?

What energy do you hold in your hands?

Then listen to your still, small voice (your divine inner guidance) and see what you can offer in return to pay off your energetic debt. Can you offer your time? Your service? A token of appreciation? Something you know the other person needs that you can acquire? Give of your energy today–somehow, some way–see what happens.

It is my wish for you to practice playing with the energy and the idea of the energetic payback. See what it does for you. When you take and do not payback your energetic debt, your energy gets stuck. There is no free flow of energy. When you pay it back, the universe responds and quickly to get your energy flowing freely again. Experiment. Try it out. It is one of the simplest ways to begin to “play” with the energy field around us.
Namasté, Yeoshua.