Part of the "problem" or part of the "solution"

Thank you again for reading my blog. My hope is my ideas will inspire each and every one of you to action. One person at a time, we can affect change.

I got to thinking today. Here is what I came up with.

At any given moment throughout the day, unless you are asleep, you are either part of the problem, or part of the solution.

If you are living in awareness, in the present moment, appreciating the sound of the rain ,you are most likely at that present moment, living as part of the solution.

If you are lstening to the rain, or your young child, worried about your stock losing money, or the fight you got in at work, you are probably at that present point in time a part of the problem.

The simple truth is, the past is just that, and the future does not exist.

I put about 50 car keys into about 50 boxes, each morning when I open Hanson Motors. This morning it was blowing and raining sideways. I wasn't too thrilled to be there to begin with.

To be part of the solution was as simple as embracing the rain, going back into "little kid" mode, being mindful of each key placement, noticing the birds flying, the red and gold leaves flying off the trees, feeling the wind and raindrops hit my face, and enjoying a warm cup of coffee when I was finished. Being mindful of all the care that went into getting that coffee bean into my cup. From the dirt in South America maybe, to a coffee bean farmer, to the truck driver that drove it to the factory, I saw the perfection of it all.

To be part of the problem would be to continue telling myself I hate my job...I want to write books....I don't have a purpose here anymore..etc..etc..etc...

Don't get me wrong, I still go through that "stuff." At its core its basically fear

To be part of the solution I continue to have faith in a higher purpose. From a personal level, God still wants me to be at Hanson Motors, and if I continue to have faith, and follow the paths and wisdom of Ghandi, MLK, Lincoln, Einstein, Mother Theresa, etc...I will be given the opportunity and resources to follow my Spiritual/Soul purpose while I am on this earth.

To be part of the problem I stand around the car lot with the majority of salespeople and talk about "how bad it is."

To be part of the solution, I am greatful for having a home and a car that runs, and a paid off boat, and equity in my house, and healthy kids, then I visualize the life i see myself living, and the freedom that will give all of my family and friends

Then out of the "blue" a customer comes on the lot whose birthday is something like 9-11.

To be a part of the problem I watch the news, and focus my attention on all the negative energy involved.

To be part of the solution I meditate and talk to God, I pick up a good...spiritual...insprational...educational book...or I pray.

To be part of the problem I continue to focus on how i'm going to break free of the car business.

To be part of the solution, I work on my book, I work on my piece about synchronicity in my life, I write on this blog, I write down my plan for revolutionizing "addiction/recovery/treatment", I offer support and guidance to people who are undergoing radical spiritual occurrances in their lives.

To be part of the problem I focus on what I can get from people. To be part of the solution I focus on how I can be of service and what I'm meant to learn from the interaction.

To be part of the problem I "talk" about how screwed up our government is...and how unfair stuff is...and how our civil rights are dissappearing.

To be part of the solution I actually become active in what I would like to see changed, without the thought of fear or retribution...in most cases, and remembering timing and delivery is everything.

To be a part of the solution I am led by divine guidance, gut, or intuition. To be part of the problem I am led by others, or fear.

Here is a mini reading list:

The Way of The Peaceful Warrior
The Secret- Book and Movie
Conversations with God- Books 1,2,3, and the new revelations, and the movie
The Celestine Prophecy
The Four Agreements
Anything on 2012

Have fun

Thanks for letting me spout


Namaste

blayne