Tuesday, November 15, 2011

It Don't Come Easy

"It don't come easy, you know it don't come easy. Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues, 'cause you know it don't come easy."

The lyrics above are from a well know rock-and-roll song of the 1970's. The meaning of the lyrics speak to me of living an authentic life. There is no free lunch in the universe; good people are not entitled to better lives. The Divine does not rearrange molecules on demand, and prayer is not an opportunity to submit my Christmas list to my Creator.

Life don't come easy. We push out of our mother's wombs into the cold bright world gasping for air, and so it begins. Yet just because it don't come easy does not mean life needs to be hard. My life is what I make of it. As a co-creator in my life I engage in active imagining of the life I want to experience, and through the power of attraction I draw my desired life to me.

I live in a magical, mythical, mysterious universe on a living planet which brings with it all the necessities for life. The great mystery is evidenced in all the world's creation myths. As a temporary mortal visitor I am blessed with my own unique gifts, talents and skills which allow me to be of service to others. I am an extension of the divine which exists within me and all around me.

The separation that seems to exist between me, you, the moon, and the stars is an illusion. Physicists know that Space is something we really don't yet fully comprehend, and that all of what we see is somewhat distorted; not at all what it appears to be. The relatively recent discovery of Dark Matter poses challenging questions about what we actually know about the amazing, spectacular and complex Universe in which we exist.

As my own insight of the universe evolves and unfolds I am changing the lyrics to my life song from It don't come easy to It comes easy and effortlessly, and it comes beautifully and mysteriously.


True North (Polaris over Hwy 156), #2215-7D

© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: October 1, 2011; Canon 7D; f/11 @ 1687 sec; ±0 EV; ISO 250;
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 @ 11mm

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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Tickets to the Final Performance

When death comes for you let it find you alive.

Have you been fully living your life?

Are you bored and restless with your current status or situation in relationships with people you say you love?

One can become at once discontented and disconnected to their gracefully given life.

Living is the only significant outcome in life.

Wake up!

We all have an invitation to the banquet of NOW which is the present moment offering unlimited abundance from the Cornacopia of love. Overflowing into our lives are joy, peace, friendship, community, sexual and spiritual ecstasy, and true connection — if we are ready and open.

I have spent the majority of my life running from true connection. I only allowed people into the waiting room of my heart. No one got into the soft center of Me. I was skilled at avoiding and evading intimacy. I was an actress in the play of Love. The drama of pretending has come to my attention, and with that comes acceptance.

Life, unfortunately is terminal. There is a finite amount of time on this lovely spinning magical planet. The body I inhabit has an expiration date. I don't want to leave this life knowing I was capable of full love, but too afraid to experience it.

Today I know Death has my name on the list. I want to be fully alive when death finds me. I want to be living my purpose and radiating love to everyone, including myself, who I come into contact with me in my life.

Don't you?

When Death comes for you let it find you alive.


The Invitation, #3620-7D

© 2011 James W. Murray, all rights reserved.

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Details: November 13, 2011; Canon 7D; f/8 @ 1/3 sec; —1 EV; ISO 250; Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM @ 150mm

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