the keys to happiness

[norral]

imo two things are key to happiness, standing up to others who try to push u around and standing up for those less fortunate than u. people need to be set straight sometimes. my philosophy in life is if u push me i will push back 3 times harder and make it very uncomfortable and messy and unpleasant for u. seems to work people might try me once but not twice. and the second thing is be a hero for someone or some animal or for the planet. it is time brothers and sisters to stand up speak out and be heard. i dont care about the apparent power of man the creator is the source of blessing. lead a life of kindness and integrity and truth and what exactly is there to fear. the creator orders our steps not man. and that is the way i will live because it feels so darned good. i have nothing to hide i am who i am and i have entrusted my fate into the arms of the creator and my soul listens for the whispers i receive from eternity .

norral

[Vasistha]

Here is my humble opinion on the keys to happiness:

I believe that the key to happiness is the total acceptance of everything that IS.

If I can accept myself, others, and the world totally, even the Universe; I then have a free pass to happiness and Inner peace.

If you base your happiness on anything external than yourself, you are obviously letting what is outside of you having a total control of your happiness.

[norral]

so are u saying that if someone was trying to push u around u would accept it or would u stand up for yourself. or if u lived in north korea u would be happy with the government there ? just curious i want to know how u feel. basically i want to know if u feel called to speak out against injustice .

winds of change jefferson starship

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFiYY25Sdmo

norral

[Ashim]

Check out this thread - The Laws of Happiness
http://www.bring4th.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=4082

[norral]

i am a big believer in the power of faith. i dont put my faith in man thats for sure.

winds of change - the scorpions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMUX_4B-Hr4

norral

[Spaced]

i am a big believer in the power of faith. i dont put my faith in man thats for sure.

Who do you put your faith in then? For who other than an awakened humankind can drag itself out of the darkness?

[norral]

i put my faith in my own divinity and in the divinity that lives within us. as far as awakened mankind all of mankind is not going to awaken. people who kill women for wanting an education are not going to awaken, thats a dream . people who exploit others and create wars for their own benefit are not going to awaken. but some are awake and others will awaken to the fact that we are all connected. but a lot wont
and just to be clear when i say i dont put my faith in man what i mean is i dont kiss someones but to get a promotion. stuff like that . i dont need to kiss anyones but in this world and i dont. i live a life of integrity and i am blessed for it. so my blessing comes from how i live not who i know or some connection i have somewhere. my soul is not for sale to the highest bidder.

norral

[Vasistha]

so are u saying that if someone was trying to push u around u would accept it or would u stand up for yourself. or if u lived in north korea u would be happy with the government there ? just curious i want to know how u feel. basically i want to know if u feel called to speak out against injustice .

Like I said, my philosophy of living is that being happy is not upon external conditions. I am happy of Being. I am happy because I AM, and surely enough I am Eternal, how could I die If I were never ever born?.

I have no opinion about external thing, they are as they are. I view the planet as a perfect teacher for its population. If the lessons were to change, the society would change accordingly.

Injustice is a word taken from 'human societal convention'. I believe that the Creator is perfect, and hence its creation is obviously perfect.

If Injustice were real, it would imply that the creator is not perfect.

My philosophy is based upon the Law of One from the Ra material. The two ways to polarize in 3D is acceptance (positive, STO) OR control (negative,STS).

46.16 - "Ra: Any experience in your density may be loved and accepted or it may be controlled. These are the two paths."

I have embraced totally the STO path, and hence my philosophy is total acceptance and love.

V

[Spaced]

Well said V, I agree with your opinions.

[Guardian]

46.9 "Control is the key to negatively polarized use of catalyst. Acceptance is the key to positively polarized use of catalyst."

[norral]

thanks for sharing vasistha. i am the polar opposite of your view point but i respect your opinion

norral

[Unbound]

Silence speaks.

[norral]

from what ive found sometimes u just have to get the point across. some people are pretty dense and dont understand boundaries. so they need a wakeup call. i dont go looking for stuff but i dont run from stuff either. to each his own it seems to work for me im well liked and people respect my boundaries and that's all i ask. as far as injustice goes yes i want to roast the enslavers of humanity. nothing would make me happier and i bring it out every opportunity that i get. i just plain dont like bullies period. and this planet has been bullied for a long time with the consent of the creator. the game has been rigged in favor of evil and oppression , why im not sure, and i will speak out against it and i enjoy speaking out against it.

norral

[Spaced]

Just remember that at the heart of every bully is a scared little boy.

[norral]

i am sure in some sense that is true but the fact still remains they need to be stood up to at least in my opinion. it actually is the most loving thing u can do for them. let them understand that there are consequences to their actions. when we moved to our current neighborhood our two sons were 5 and 7 . two teenage boys down the street were harassing them. i grabbed them one day and said if u bother my kids again i wont talk to your parents i will deal with u myself. they stopped. case closed. i didnt do anything to them i just told them what to expect . another time a young lady i know was being harassed by her jerk husband who she was in the process of divorcing. and i mean harassed and the dude was a jerk. me and my two sons took care of it. we didnt hurt him but we shook him up a little bit. again case closed. sometimes u just have to grab the bull by the horns. i dont go looking for this stuff but ill be dipped if i am going to tolerate any crap when i am not doing anything. and that young lady is now happily remarried and has two beautiful kids. there is a time and a season for everything and sometimes u have to stand up because that is the only language some people understand. and i dont like conflict quite honestly but this world is full of dysfunctional people who go looking for it. its a power thing. but i am not letting anyone steal my power . if they dont care about how i feel then i dont care how they feel. thats not harsh its just real .

norral

[Wander-Man]

my philosophy in life is if u push me i will push back 3 times harder and make it very uncomfortable and messy and unpleasant for u

reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NsNd9dqfHI

[AnthroHeart]

Wow, I am totally the opposite of Marlin Brando. I have trouble sticking up for myself.
And I do my best never to start trouble. And except for one case recently, I've pretty much kept out of trouble.

[13TreeofLife13]

My life took a dramatic turn in a more positive direction when I started to consider that being happy, sad, mad, whatever emotion is often a choice. It goes along the same idea of why advertisements always show people having the time of their lives in commercials. Over the years we build neural connections relating completely unrelated things together. This can cause unstressful things to turn stressful. But if we learn to counteract that, to realize that we don't need to stress about the trivialness of certain experiences, then we can start the healing process. You can start to break down the neural nets that cause you to easily get stressed. You can try putting it in a positive light, and then maybe your mind will naturally turn to happiness instead of stress. It takes time, but it is worth it. I am no expert, but I consider that you can get addicted to negative hormones as well as happy ones such as endorphins. For example, people get addicted to the runners' high. Why not other forms of hormones? In my observation, the vast majority of the time people will always go out of their way to cause dramatic episodes in this life. I don't consider that conscious intent, I consider that to be embedded within like a subconscious addiction.

Then you can get into how culture has impacted the way you emotionally react. Are your thoughts really yours? Here's a radical example: it has not always been considered taboo to engage in incestual relationships or pedophilia, but it is now. Did we suddenly unlock the secrets of morality? I don't think so, but people still get so very emotional over those forms of relationships.
Culture is our operating system (Terence Mckenna)

What do y'all think?

[norral]

i think u are right that we can become addicted to patterns and ways of doing things. and society is definitely in some cases addicted to negative things. there is no doubt about that and it takes some deep looking inside to say why do certain patterns keep repeating in my life and what can i do to stop that.
as far as incest and pedophilia well personally to me those things are immoral so i dont have a problem with societies view on that. having sex with children or family members other than my wife doesnt work for me.
oh and wanderman just to be clear i dont start with anybody. ever. but i dont run from anyone. so i dont do anything to anyone first. but if u mess with me and continue to mess with me i will mess back with u. being someones doormat is not my idea of manhood. nor is being a bully. i reside in the middle.

norral

[Jeremy]

Norral, an absolutely wonderful session was posted in the session forum that deals with these types of injustices and feeling.

http://www.llresearch.org/transcripts/is..._0731.aspx

[Wander-Man]

another time a young lady i know was being harassed by her jerk husband who she was in the process of divorcing. and i mean harassed and the dude was a jerk. me and my two sons took care of it. we didnt hurt him but we shook him up a little bit.

reminds me of this story:

“While tarrying at the ship landing, waiting for the boat to unload cargo, the travelers observed a man mistreating his wife. As was his custom, Jesus intervened in behalf of the person subjected to attack. He stepped up behind the irate husband and, tapping him gently on the shoulder, said: ‘My friend, may I speak with you in private for a moment?’ The angry man was nonplused by such an approach and, after a moment of embarrassing hesitation, stammered out—’er—why—yes, what do you want with me?’ When Jesus had led him to one side, he said: ‘My friend, I perceive that something terrible must have happened to you; I very much desire that you tell me what could happen to such a strong man to lead him to attack his wife, the mother of his children, and that right out here before all eyes. I am sure you must feel that you have some good reason for this assault. What did the woman do to deserve such treatment from her husband? As I look upon you, I think I discern in your face the love of justice if not the desire to show mercy. I venture to say that, if you found me out by the wayside, attacked by robbers, you would unhesitatingly rush to my rescue. I dare say you have done many such brave things in the course of your life. Now, my friend, tell me what is the matter? Did the woman do something wrong, or did you foolishly lose your head and thoughtlessly assault her?’ It was not so much what he said that touched this man’s heart as the kindly look and the sympathetic smile which Jesus bestowed upon him at the conclusion of his remarks. Said the man: ‘I perceive you are a priest of the Cynics, and I am thankful you restrained me. My wife has done no great wrong; she is a good woman, but she irritates me by the manner in which she picks on me in public, and I lose my temper. I am sorry for my lack of self-control, and I promise to try to live up to my former pledge to one of your brothers who taught me the better way many years age. I promise you.’

This quote comes from Urantia.

14.30 Questioner: The Urantia Book, which I haven’t read. Who gave that?
Ra: I am Ra. This was given by a series of discarnate entities of your own Earth planes, the so-called inner planes. This material is not passed by the Council.