Mindfulness ... Mind and body work together to accomplish extraordinary triumphs! The story of Alex Honnold, a rock climber, who has been making headlines lately for climbing rocks, clinging thousands of feet in the air, with out ropes. His story reminds me of when I first began my very own spiritual awakening. Here, if you take a few moments, come climb with me, I will share with you what experiences I have gained through the power of NOW. And I hope you can share your experience through my story. After you completed reading my story and the story of Rock Climber Alex Honnold, and watching the videos attached directly underneath, I believe relate to Mindfullness - The Power and TIME of NOW! Please comment if you feel the need! Thank you so much for being my friend through social networking and through life. -Michael Kraemer
Mindfulness--The POWER of NOW
It all began with a beautiful story a friend of mine shared at a candlelight AA meeting in uptown Minneapolis last January 2011. The topic of the night was picked out of a hat --- "Moment by Moment" ---- The stories shared and even the silence given in between them were timed out like we were all on the same page.
The presents of energy, something greater, seemed to surround all of us, at least in my own personal experience of the then. The entire time I had goose-bumps and chills and was fighting off tears. A few weeks previous to this experience, someone told me that when you get the chills and goose bumps its the energy of importance. (Or for some of the obvious reasons, youre either sick and getting the flu or a cold) But in this instance, it was Information of importance. We are multi-sensory human beings and born into this life with them. When you are experiencing an experience itself (this being my whole life lead up to this moment, to what I can now describe, was a feeling of Oh, WOW, I get it NOW! Everything will be okay. The energy of others and the words that blended together that I could relate to then and to now, writing to you. The weight was lifted from my shoulders. And is still being lifted as each new moment of present life, presents itself.
I could not physically see around the room, just the flickering candlelights in the center of the church basement. But it was almost as if there were lights everywhere around us. Like the room lite up. A few moving stories were shared from others and a few moments later this gentleman, my friend, began to speak. His words were as graceful as words that have never been spoken to me before in my life. The tastes of these words were if almost I had never eaten before. Almost like I was ment to meet him, ment to HEAR them, and in the now, MENT to SHARE them.
He began by telling us about how its been said that 80% of all humans dont live in the moment. That some live in the past, some live in the future. But only 20% of humans live in the NOW. Why put all senses in the past and not in the now? Not what you could have done differently yesterday or even worrying about what you are going to do tomorrow. He mentioned about his boyfriend being in the hospital, and in that moment that night, he was still there. Earlier, that particular evening, His lover was close to deaths door due to cancer and a series of other complications arose because of the current cancer condition. The doctor confronted him during the time of desperation, not knowing if the love of his life was going to be alive or dead. He continued on with saying that the doctor told him that they are about to attempt a procedure that could save his life.....and that they would have to perform it regardless. But the procedure was a chance the he could not make it or a chance he would. But all they could do is be in the moment and hope that when that moment comes the next, he will be here. To have faith and determination that he will succeed in life. But right now, the doctor stated, he IS ALIVE.
My friend began to describe this feeling of being right then and there and how he felt after the doctor had spoke to him with the words of Hes ALIVE and this overwhelming sense of calmness and light surrounded his clouded, fearful thinking. A movement in the moment of positive energy and awareness. The POWER of NOW. It was that LIGHT of newness within the NOW that he decided to still carry with him to the AA meeting that evening after the procedure was completed and successful. Being in the now is LIVING. And in that moment LIFE.
At this time, I was crying, but the tears were that of beauty, the beauty of life. He has this gift of speaking words like I have the gift of writing. These gifts we all share to each other to enlighten ourselves within each other. This is KNOWING.
He continued to speak about the one moment he met this Rock Climber. Who had all these wonderful stories to share of the experiences he had through climbing the rocks of mountains. He began to share with us, that he asked the climber, the althlete, if he had any times where he felt like he was in extreme danger for his life. The man replied back saying, No, infact I find it the most peaceful thing for me to do in my life. I guess I dont really worry too much of failure. I have the knowledge to be in the moment of each step up or down I take. I breathe in and breathe out, keeping all of my focus in the current position of the current moment to when I am absolutely sure about the next. Slow and easy I am at peace within myself and the Earth around me.
My friend had completed sharing what he had experienced. And there was complete silence around the room for a few more moments. I felt my chills, goose bumps, and tears drift away. I felt this entire feeling of WARMTH and feelings of true entitlements to accept LIFE on LIFE TERMS. And the true meaning to the serenity prayer came into the lightness of knowledge, God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
And because of this, I now have come to the conclusion that I was praying simpily to myself. For myself. My god is ME and my Growth through experience. I know your god is you, reading this now and your growth through experience. I also know that our god is being together in the moment. Me sharing, you reading. Me writing this now has made me come to realize all of this newness and light of sharing. Speaking from my innerself, my soul, is God. God is everything!
Yes, even god is within the evilness (darkness) of people in society today, whos actions through either verbal, physical, or even through a thought that puts others down negatively and are taken as either hatred, jealousy, or unawareness of the lightness within themselves and within others as well. The inner voice of self, is our child of growth, that each day provides a new series of moments that we experience through all senses we have. The graceful movements of the monent to moments of life as we presently know it. The unknowing or even not wanting for change and growth is the darkness itself. But being OPEN to right here and right now, the beauty of life is everywhere around us, you see...everything is half chance...so that half chance in that moment could be the chance of a lifetime. But was brought to you right then for a reason.
As children, we all shined. We were resillant. We STILL ARE. Right HERE and RIGHT Now! Then and NOW we are Open for knowledge and growth. Then and now I AM excited to see and do new things! My little nitch besides TRAINS ....AND playing "dressup" in my mom's and grandma's clothes, and of course playing "house" with my cousins, LOL... was and still is CANDLES. I LOVE the scent of candles. All different kinds. Now that I think of it..I realize that I loved the LIGHT they give from them.....LIGHTNESS --- not darkness. My grandma told me that she knew I was different as a child. Different meaning compassionate and I am sure, Gay. You know, with the whole dressup and makeup and high heels thing. She always embraces that part of me. As she still is a very loving, accepting, and inspirational person to me. I am very grateful to have her in my life! She told me as a teenager, that every day I had my empty box I would load up with candles and I would put them in my little red wagon and pull then around the yard. Up and down the hills and such. Apparently, every 10 or 20 feet, the box of candles would fall and spill all over and outside of the wagon. I would calmly stop the wagon, pick up the box, and put each and every candle back in its place. I just kept on going. I would never get frustraited or upset! Pulling steadier and steadier each new day I pulled that wagon and my grandma followed me patiently until I succeded in no falls.
Maybe you can relate to having fallen yourself before in the past, when you picked your self back up...yet maybe fell again a few moments later and someone else was just there to help you up. Offer a hand. This WAS and IS ment to be. So, even if you are on the ground or on the down now, here...let MY story "Lighten" your fall. And let my story, in this MOMENT, PICK you back UP! ♥ It Get's Better!
♥
The choice is NOW. The balance of that choice will be in the next moment. NOW, inevitably of that choice will occur. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Positive or negative. In every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object. The direction of the force on the first object is opposite to the direction of the force on the second object. Forces always come in pairs - equal and opposite action-reaction force pairs.
Today is a new day. And today will offer many new moments of growth, and if it doesnt, well hey, at least I am open and intuitive for them to appear. Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear The sun, is coming up now, it is 0702 Sunday, April 29th, 2012, If it werent for the moon, which serves as a counterbalance to the sun, and also controls the oceans tides, well today would not exist. So because of the bad, there is good, because of the ugly there is beautiful.
I will say this now, each and everyone of you reading this is beautiful, and have so much light within you. Youre my friend for a reason. You have found me though friends of friends, in person through experiences we experienced together, or even via online on a some Social site of some kind. Gratitude for having the honor to have come into your life, Somehow, now all I ask of you is to be OPEN and HONEST with me, and with yourself. I will do the best I can to do better and be better. Lets learn and grow from each other and enjoy every moment together like its our last. Because It DOES Get Better
With LOVE,
Michael
US free solo climber Alex Honnold hailed as the best of his generation | Mail Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImQqejgqNU&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImQqejgqNU&feature=related
Best Job | P&G London 2012 Olympic Games Film - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG2GXGyVfk8&feature=player_embedded
It Gets Better Song by Todrick Hall Now Available on iTunes!!! - YouTube
"CinderFella" by Todrick Hall - YouTube
Mindfulness--The POWER of NOW
It all began with a beautiful story a friend of mine shared at a candlelight AA meeting in uptown Minneapolis last January 2011. The topic of the night was picked out of a hat --- "Moment by Moment" ---- The stories shared and even the silence given in between them were timed out like we were all on the same page.
The presents of energy, something greater, seemed to surround all of us, at least in my own personal experience of the then. The entire time I had goose-bumps and chills and was fighting off tears. A few weeks previous to this experience, someone told me that when you get the chills and goose bumps its the energy of importance. (Or for some of the obvious reasons, youre either sick and getting the flu or a cold) But in this instance, it was Information of importance. We are multi-sensory human beings and born into this life with them. When you are experiencing an experience itself (this being my whole life lead up to this moment, to what I can now describe, was a feeling of Oh, WOW, I get it NOW! Everything will be okay. The energy of others and the words that blended together that I could relate to then and to now, writing to you. The weight was lifted from my shoulders. And is still being lifted as each new moment of present life, presents itself.
I could not physically see around the room, just the flickering candlelights in the center of the church basement. But it was almost as if there were lights everywhere around us. Like the room lite up. A few moving stories were shared from others and a few moments later this gentleman, my friend, began to speak. His words were as graceful as words that have never been spoken to me before in my life. The tastes of these words were if almost I had never eaten before. Almost like I was ment to meet him, ment to HEAR them, and in the now, MENT to SHARE them.
He began by telling us about how its been said that 80% of all humans dont live in the moment. That some live in the past, some live in the future. But only 20% of humans live in the NOW. Why put all senses in the past and not in the now? Not what you could have done differently yesterday or even worrying about what you are going to do tomorrow. He mentioned about his boyfriend being in the hospital, and in that moment that night, he was still there. Earlier, that particular evening, His lover was close to deaths door due to cancer and a series of other complications arose because of the current cancer condition. The doctor confronted him during the time of desperation, not knowing if the love of his life was going to be alive or dead. He continued on with saying that the doctor told him that they are about to attempt a procedure that could save his life.....and that they would have to perform it regardless. But the procedure was a chance the he could not make it or a chance he would. But all they could do is be in the moment and hope that when that moment comes the next, he will be here. To have faith and determination that he will succeed in life. But right now, the doctor stated, he IS ALIVE.
My friend began to describe this feeling of being right then and there and how he felt after the doctor had spoke to him with the words of Hes ALIVE and this overwhelming sense of calmness and light surrounded his clouded, fearful thinking. A movement in the moment of positive energy and awareness. The POWER of NOW. It was that LIGHT of newness within the NOW that he decided to still carry with him to the AA meeting that evening after the procedure was completed and successful. Being in the now is LIVING. And in that moment LIFE.
At this time, I was crying, but the tears were that of beauty, the beauty of life. He has this gift of speaking words like I have the gift of writing. These gifts we all share to each other to enlighten ourselves within each other. This is KNOWING.
He continued to speak about the one moment he met this Rock Climber. Who had all these wonderful stories to share of the experiences he had through climbing the rocks of mountains. He began to share with us, that he asked the climber, the althlete, if he had any times where he felt like he was in extreme danger for his life. The man replied back saying, No, infact I find it the most peaceful thing for me to do in my life. I guess I dont really worry too much of failure. I have the knowledge to be in the moment of each step up or down I take. I breathe in and breathe out, keeping all of my focus in the current position of the current moment to when I am absolutely sure about the next. Slow and easy I am at peace within myself and the Earth around me.
My friend had completed sharing what he had experienced. And there was complete silence around the room for a few more moments. I felt my chills, goose bumps, and tears drift away. I felt this entire feeling of WARMTH and feelings of true entitlements to accept LIFE on LIFE TERMS. And the true meaning to the serenity prayer came into the lightness of knowledge, God, Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference
And because of this, I now have come to the conclusion that I was praying simpily to myself. For myself. My god is ME and my Growth through experience. I know your god is you, reading this now and your growth through experience. I also know that our god is being together in the moment. Me sharing, you reading. Me writing this now has made me come to realize all of this newness and light of sharing. Speaking from my innerself, my soul, is God. God is everything!
Yes, even god is within the evilness (darkness) of people in society today, whos actions through either verbal, physical, or even through a thought that puts others down negatively and are taken as either hatred, jealousy, or unawareness of the lightness within themselves and within others as well. The inner voice of self, is our child of growth, that each day provides a new series of moments that we experience through all senses we have. The graceful movements of the monent to moments of life as we presently know it. The unknowing or even not wanting for change and growth is the darkness itself. But being OPEN to right here and right now, the beauty of life is everywhere around us, you see...everything is half chance...so that half chance in that moment could be the chance of a lifetime. But was brought to you right then for a reason.
As children, we all shined. We were resillant. We STILL ARE. Right HERE and RIGHT Now! Then and NOW we are Open for knowledge and growth. Then and now I AM excited to see and do new things! My little nitch besides TRAINS ....AND playing "dressup" in my mom's and grandma's clothes, and of course playing "house" with my cousins, LOL... was and still is CANDLES. I LOVE the scent of candles. All different kinds. Now that I think of it..I realize that I loved the LIGHT they give from them.....LIGHTNESS --- not darkness. My grandma told me that she knew I was different as a child. Different meaning compassionate and I am sure, Gay. You know, with the whole dressup and makeup and high heels thing. She always embraces that part of me. As she still is a very loving, accepting, and inspirational person to me. I am very grateful to have her in my life! She told me as a teenager, that every day I had my empty box I would load up with candles and I would put them in my little red wagon and pull then around the yard. Up and down the hills and such. Apparently, every 10 or 20 feet, the box of candles would fall and spill all over and outside of the wagon. I would calmly stop the wagon, pick up the box, and put each and every candle back in its place. I just kept on going. I would never get frustraited or upset! Pulling steadier and steadier each new day I pulled that wagon and my grandma followed me patiently until I succeded in no falls.
Maybe you can relate to having fallen yourself before in the past, when you picked your self back up...yet maybe fell again a few moments later and someone else was just there to help you up. Offer a hand. This WAS and IS ment to be. So, even if you are on the ground or on the down now, here...let MY story "Lighten" your fall. And let my story, in this MOMENT, PICK you back UP! ♥ It Get's Better!
The choice is NOW. The balance of that choice will be in the next moment. NOW, inevitably of that choice will occur. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Positive or negative. In every interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the two interacting objects. The size of the forces on the first object equals the size of the force on the second object. The direction of the force on the first object is opposite to the direction of the force on the second object. Forces always come in pairs - equal and opposite action-reaction force pairs.
Today is a new day. And today will offer many new moments of growth, and if it doesnt, well hey, at least I am open and intuitive for them to appear. Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear The sun, is coming up now, it is 0702 Sunday, April 29th, 2012, If it werent for the moon, which serves as a counterbalance to the sun, and also controls the oceans tides, well today would not exist. So because of the bad, there is good, because of the ugly there is beautiful.
I will say this now, each and everyone of you reading this is beautiful, and have so much light within you. Youre my friend for a reason. You have found me though friends of friends, in person through experiences we experienced together, or even via online on a some Social site of some kind. Gratitude for having the honor to have come into your life, Somehow, now all I ask of you is to be OPEN and HONEST with me, and with yourself. I will do the best I can to do better and be better. Lets learn and grow from each other and enjoy every moment together like its our last. Because It DOES Get Better
With LOVE,
Michael
US free solo climber Alex Honnold hailed as the best of his generation | Mail Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImQqejgqNU&feature=related
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jImQqejgqNU&feature=related
Best Job | P&G London 2012 Olympic Games Film - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PG2GXGyVfk8&feature=player_embedded
It Gets Better Song by Todrick Hall Now Available on iTunes!!! - YouTube
"CinderFella" by Todrick Hall - YouTube