Setting the Stage of Higher Consciousness

Sitting on my couch reading "Be Here Now," by Ram Das. I was twenty-two years old and something was stirring inside of me. I could not put my finger on what was shifting but change was coming. A new spiritual awareness was growing. Ram Das book seemed to say it all. "Be Here Now" is still a most treasured book one I recently shared with my thirty year old son. In my twenties, a few weeks after reading "Be Here Now," my cousin introduced me to the practice of meditation. The "sixties" was a time of change and spiritual transformation. I and many of the "sixties"generation was "initiated" into the practice of meditation. Since that time, over forty years ago, I have rarely missed a day of meditating and fondly remember the days when I still had the time to meditate two times a day as was suggested by the meditation teachers. Meditation has been a mainstay of my life helping my mind and body to relax and my consciousness to expand into the awareness of Oneness, Unity, experiencing something Greater than myself.

In the last few years I have added prayer into my morning spiritual practice. I use the hand positions from the book "The Healing Code." Then I invite my Higher Power into my life. These two practices set the stage for the day. When I say my morning prayers (and I still include everyone the same way I did when I was a child), and invite my Higher Power into my life, it makes me aware who is really running the show. I remember that I am a co-creator with God with an emphasis on the lower case "co." In my prayers I ask higher power to protect me and my loved ones, and to help me do the work "It" feels is in my best interest for that day. I ask that my intuition be clear and that I be able to hear what I need to hear to stay in alignment with my Higher Power-be loving, speak kind words, and complete the tasks at hand feeling satisfied at the end of the day.

Meditation, the effortless meditation kind that I have been practicing and teaching for over forty years, sets the stage for an expanded awareness. From all of the research I have read I know that I have reaped the benefits of this amazing technique; brain coherence, resiliency, and brain re-organization at a higher level of order. (Michael Hutchinson: Author of Mega Brain). The result has been quite healing-(increased positive thinking, confidence, better learning ability). Prayer, speaking aloud to God, is something I have been practicing more recently. The result has created a stronger connection, with Higher Power and a belief that I am cared for and loved by an unconditionally loving Supreme Being. Both practices set the spiritual stage for the day and accelerate the process of higher conscious awareness.



Love, Light, Healing and Blessings
Ruth Starseed Hoskins, Ph.D., H.H.S., LCSW
www.RelaxationInternational.com
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The Nanosecond of Divine Timing

I would like to think that I can be grateful all of the time for both the blessings and the hardships. But during the challenging times, I slip back into feelings of fear and forget that my Higher Power is in charge down to the last nanosecond. (A nanosecond is one billionth of a second) Since I can’t comprehend what one billionth of a second looks or feels like, I have no choice but to take a step back and spiritually surrender. In other words, “turn it over” to a Higher Power. When I do so, I can vaguely conceptualize the nanosecond of Divine Timing. Higher Power has the first, middle, and last moves in my life-in all our lives orchestrating the finest details. Looking back over the bigger events in my life; getting accepted to graduate school; having children; getting married, divorced and then re-married, I see the hand of God and I see the nanosecond of Divine Timing. However, when I am waiting for a new cycle to begin, wondering what is next and asking myself, “Am I going in the right direction?” I lose perspective and sometimes absurdly believe that God may have forgotten me-impossibility.

In respect to the nanosecond of Divine Timing, I never would have met and married my husband if he and I had not lived in the same neighborhood and belonged to the same gym. (He was born overseas. I had moved several times. I lived in several different States.) I had seen him at the gym before he finally asked for my telephone number. Reluctantly, I gave it to him. I was not interested in another relationship, in fact at that time, I could not imagine being with anyone ever again. But God had other ideas for me. That day, in the gym, the nanosecond of Divine Timing had arrived for a bigger event, a change in my life. In tiny print, I hesitantly, wrote my number on the inside of a match book cover, hardly readable. Luckily for me he called. Soon we began dating and had thirteen wonderful years together. Then, God had other plans for both of us. I watched his life come to a close as I helped him in the hospice during his last days and hours on earth.

Now, four years later, having had a myriad of many new life lessons, I remind myself that Divine Timing down to the last nanosecond brings all things in Its own time. In other words, I cannot push the river. I can however, learn to be grateful for all of the lessons I am learning and have learned, different from what I anticipated at this time in my life. Some days are more challenging than others. Then, I mediate more frequently, pray, and tap into my creativity by writing-my favorite thing to do. Or listen to an inspirational CD, or go for a walk or a swim. Juicing twice a day is an important part of how I approach my day and look forward to. Every day I remind myself that God, Higher Power is in charge of my life. I am in charge of my attitude and for this reason I am a co-creator with my Higher Power. To this end, it is important to stay positive, be grateful for what is in front of me, help others, and live in the moment waiting for the nanosecond of Divine Timing to bring the bigger events, not more important events however, into my life.

Love, Light, Healing, and Many Blessings,

Ruth Starseed

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