Help Yourself!

good one janet…thnx for sharing it…*

and then you have to trust your decision and live with it or die with it.

see, now i'm seeing other alternatives in this
some nutcase put poison in only one of the beverages
or all of the cups have the bottoms out
like teaching nothing in life is free

Thanks for such an insightful blog presented with simplicity and clarity!

If you saw the bag in an airport, one wouldn't even dare to get close - ha, ha, ha!  But on the other hand, think “we're safe, no matter what”!

Blessings!

When I first saw this picture posted in your photo's and I thought to myself; OMG it is a bomb! I find it interesting how the Universe hands you just what you ask for, on a metaphysical level anyway.

Like so often my first hunch was right again. It's kinda” like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe. It also reminds me of a song, like so many things do.

It's a little ditty by Kris Kristofferson call the Silver Tongued Devil.
I could post the song from the tube, it's there, or the lyrics, but something else comes to mind like these metaphors that we speak in.

Janet thank you for such a wise and insightful post. And just to show my appreciation to the thread I'll take it a little deeper.

Namaste'

Thanks again FastDart!

Since we're being so cathartic, would you like to expand on that entrenched lie? We don't have to do it in a public forum but that would suit me fine. I believe that's true catharticism.

I often wonder whether my perception of Kosmos as beneficent provider stems from some kind of actual intention Out There to optimise the conditions for our synergistic evolution…. or whether I distort the impartiality of Kosmos with my optimism which will exaggerate or throw into sharp relief those aspects of my experience which feed that optimism whilst discounting that material which does not…

The spooky/awesome  dingle behind the dangle resides in the notion that the two are  exactly the same experience as seen through a magic/mythic lens or an atheistic postmodern lens..and maybe there are other lenses to boot..up

Jon x

dear janet…i think your deeper insight is the point…even if there were no backpack with no jug, and no cups…and you found yourself in the middle of the desert…thirsty…the point is…DIG A WELL…

taking responsibility for our own selves instead of believing that we have a fairy godmother out there somewhere that is going to make everything ok…is not always easy…although i believe that the universe brings you everything you need…i do not mean that on a material level…although it very well can be just that…

there is a deeper level than just the materialistic needs, or our physical needs that this touches…if we can go beyond the surface meaning…and touch the depth of what is being shared…we might just be able to crack another egg…lol

we have all the eggs we need janet, and then some…we just need to get to cracking them!  LOL

the eggs i am speaking of are all those conceptual eggs we have rolling around in our heads…LOL

“Help Yourself”
Two very powerful words.
In my opinion.
Thanks for sharing Janet!

I've been waiting all day to respond to this blog Janet. You're bringing up some good ones BTW. Tom I think you die with every decision anyway… It's just a matter of time :D

I'm gonna tell you the truth; ever since I went almost diabolically intentionally positive, to the absolute screams of my ego,  I have had so much damn bounty coming at me, that I am SHOCKED at the returns holistically. I had to detach from money and 'things' as returns; I went deep. I decided I had to practise what I preach about Quality of Life and consider socio-emotional, intellectual and spiritual returns in everything I do. And I'm not kidding you: flow is the result.

It was an experiment for me, much as everything is. I have been testing God from a teenager and like Bry said, the evidence as long as I have tuned in to the incoming message, has been … THERE! The bulk of 'harm' that has come in my direction has been from people very close to me, I don't know if that makes sense to you. But I did apply a blind, almost dumb faith with family etc. No wisdom applied; made assumptions… biggg mistake. There must be focussed intention on what you want or you won't get it, plain and simple.

Regarding bad turnouts, they are never really the end, are they? There's normally a learning that will follow this. To me that is not bad because I feel I am here to learn.

Final point so that I don't hog the blog, I wouldn't TOUCH that bag with a ten foot pole lol Mankind has not impressed me with good intentions just yet! God speaks through different sources and that was one, but I would have gone to my heart with that one and I would have probably concluded that it meant, 'Ask yourself Sherri, in what way are you presently too dependent on someone or something that you are perfectly capable of managing for yourself?'

Larry I like that song and I remember the geek in the vid that got set up. Still too much of that BS floating around from people getting their kicks off of the innocent.

And so I do believe abundance is at our disposal but it takes some balls, release of some indoctrination, to go for it. It is just waiting for us tho.

The End

Love, Sherri

Very interesting.  Very touching as well.  Sadly, it's pretty rare that you stumble across someone who would make such a kind gesture as this one.  Despite all of the hurt and suffering I've seen others go through (and that I've gone through as well), it's people and moments like these that remind me that there is goodness in the world and/or makes me believe that there has to be a God.  Thanks for sharing this delightful story and your own insightful observations and thoughts.  It's definitely been the most enlightening part of my day.

Loved your thoughts on this Janet. My first thought here was not suspicion but love for the generosity of heart thayt put the bag there for you to find. I hadn't heard of the word pronia, but I do practise it at times, and reading this, if we have plenty,  say a surplus  of plants or produce in the garden, why not share? Sometimes it is just thought, like folk who put out a bowl of water for dogs on hot days.  Random acts of kindness tend to snowball out to others and there is delight in knowing that,  expecting no personal return. I was at a boot sale on saturday and picked up a cheap item suitable as a feeding bowl for my ducks, looking in my purse,  only notes, I couldn't find the coin I thought was in there, the woman generously gave me the bowl as she had no change. As I was putting the stuff in my car i found the errant coin I had lost in the bottom of a bag, took it back and paid the lady , gratefully acknowledging her thoughtful kindness. So sometimes it might come back but more often it simply furthers kind actions between people or guerilla kindness  as you so eloquently describe it.

Thank you for that link Janet, in return, here is a link that fascinates me at the moment. it sort of fits with my beliefs

http://www.rense.com/general69/holo.htm

This is quite beautiful and telling, in its perfect simplicity.  “Help Yourself.”  How rich!

Benevolent or indifferent? Both… benevolent in that love and assistance are always there waiting to be accepted (like the loving energy that inspired someone to offer the drinks) but are respectfully offered with no “penalty” for refusal.  Indifferent, in the same way that a parent is “indifferent” to whether the kids in the back yard are playing hide & go seek or soccer… they're doing their own thing, and the Universe/God/Whatever knows that they'll be fine, regardless.

I'm just still smiling about that thermos.  That makes me feel good!  I do things like that… sometimes leave books for people to find, or drop a $5 bill in a parking lot…

Thinking now about the person who did that, and how they may come back at the end of the day and DELIGHT to see some fluid gone, or even a grateful note of thanks, to thrill at the sweet acceptance of their gift.  Will the thermos still be there, when they return?  Has a hidden camera been monitoring the thermos, the whole time, to facilitate an experiment in human behavior?  Was the whole THERMOS thing a bet based on a disagreement, as well? :o)

These and many other ponderances I have…

Janet sweetie, I liked the Pronoia guy. I am amazed how many things people have studied and written about lol No more books for me, honestly! Again I feel … normal!

Do you know how many people have said to me 'Why are you helping me?' And they truly believed they didn't 'earn' assistance, which is sad but out of my hands completely.

I am happy to tell you that spontaneous giving is increasing around me and I am feeling not so guerilla-love necessary now lol Indeed treating generosity as totally and completely the norm is a big part of bringing that balance that is far more healthy than any of the extremes. Guerilla-love tactics can cause some wear and tear on your personal life as well…

And I would add, if there is a question of the appropriateness of the gift, the act of kindness can very simply be a moment of direct attention to someone who least expects it: a pleasant smile and conversation, a pause to connect. It somehow makes a difference.

Blessings again to you. Sherri

tha's so true Janet……..I mean that i think the same, who knows what's the true…..so, i think that helping ourselves is all can do for us and at the sometimes for others………………….I don't know universe or cosmos, i hardly know this world and the people in it, so I'm not going to talk on behave anyone of them, prefer being responsible of myself, thoughts and acts……..Anyway, is very comfortant and helpfull to share perspectives with others, thanks for your sharing Janet.

Janet - I love the image, the story and the reflections you've shared :-).

I fold origami creations compulsively - peace cranes, butterflies, flowers, birds that flap their wings - sometimes ornaments, boxes and other designs.  I've found sharing them can be like offering lemonade and water on a hot day - helping bring smiles and transformation in the midst of all kinds of situations.  Since I live in the midwest US and so much revolves around cars - I especially enjoy tucking creations under the windshield wipers of cars that have bumper stickers saying “Perform random acts of kindness and senseless acts of beauty”.


<sharing origami creations> -


Sylvia

very deep, Janet. loved it.

Sherri, it hadn't occurred to me that it could be dangerous to drink until you mentioned it (odd, huh?). You've also inspired me to experiment with the “flow” ~

   ~ the scribe

I enjoyed reading this blog, and reflecting on deeper meaning.

Something that has occurred to me lately is that I am indeed a romantic.

Yet, I am a romantic about the past - embracing that which came before, and those who came and learned before (our ancestors, if you will), and left their mark.  They left our mark in our culture and who we are today; they framed our minds through their experiences and pass those experiences, whether we know it or not, through culture.  For that, I endeavor to learn as many lessons from those experiences as possible, and embrace what they have done and who they are - then move on to be better for it.

The realization is that I am not a romantic for the present or the future.  In other words, I have no expectations.  Sure, I have visions - for example, I will reach the top of the mountain over yonder.  Yet, how I get there, the path that I choose, whom I may encounter on the path, and whether or not I have hiking companions - are all left for the here and now - I go into the journey without expectation, so that everything that I encounter does not have a comparison with an “expectation” and hence net elation or disappointment in that comparison of my imagination.

Thus, along my journey to the mountain, everything is intriquing, interesting, and evaluated for its own worth, since it has no comparison point in my conscience. 

In the case of the cooler, I, too, would have pondered how and why.  The possibilities are endless - perhaps someone got tired of carrying the cooler and decided to dispose of it, help others, and retrieve it as they headed back to their start point.  Perhaps they planned ahead to help others.  Perhaps it is a trick or prank - the lemonade not the lemonade, if you catch my gist.

Then I would revert to my MO - clear the imagination, and see the cooler as just a cooler with a refreshing beverage.  

And drink, if I needed to drink (probably not the case, since I'm a desert dog who usually has plentiful water).  Then, appreciate the drink.

Most likely, I would leave a note of “thank you for the kind gesture.”  Even if the gesture was not kind, and is a “poison prank,” then that note may have effectiveness.  Yet, I leave the note with no imagination as to how it will be received.

Sometimes, a cooler with a note,

is just a cooler with a note.

Hy Jeepdog, I share your point of view about the past…………..I visited for first some days ago a caves between my house and the lake, where i go almost everyday. There was people living there 250.000 years before us, i felt extremely touched by the experience, because my imagination let me feel my ancestors inside that place, and that they were my family. My atention was mainly caught for a bone made collar, and imagined the woman making it with her hands working on the animal bones, and and wearing it later…. did she was able to use the lake as a mirror to see how pretty she was?…..i really had a deep thouhgt for her because she was real once, she made the collar and now i'm enjoying how lovely it is……much more strong connection that the usual i'm able to have with people at the present….Sometimes I leave books somwhere and imagine the one reading it later…..thanks for sharing your delicate point of view dog of the desert….

On the other hand, it is an admonishment to do just that: help yourself, as in: nobody can do it for you. The cooler is there, but you have to pay attention, notice its presence, stop and pour your own glass.
There is beauty and great wisdom in your words.  Thanks for sharing.

This is a great blog…like it a lot!  Both interpretations are excellent.

I wonder if anyone took a drink…and if so, what they thought as they did…

This blog and comments sums up a lot of life doesn't it?
The choices and thoughts about what might be, what we want to be, what we anticipate, what we expect?
Janet layed a foundation and the group added all the possibilities.
Simply wonderful!  Thanks.
Blessings, David