Thursday, July 24, 2014

Listening

There is a sacred space in silence. There is a difference between hearing and listening. We go through our days hearing each other, but do we really listen? Listening involves more than just the ears. More than just the auditory. When we silence the Ego (the natural instinct to think of what our next response will be) we are then able to open our hearts and minds to truly connect with another individual. Listening involves the heart, the emotions (compassion, empathy, gratitude, love) and the soul. When we simply shut up (quiet our minds and mouths) we reverence each other and show respect for what another human is experiencing. That doesn't mean we have to agree with them. It doesn't mean that we have to change anything we are doing, saying, living or being. But to simply still our urge to fix it, mend it, give advice and have an answer and just BE; truly listen while someone else vents or cries or bemoans or gushes. Simply be with them in that sacred space of listening. Breathe in and out and send them peace and love with every exhale. And when they are finished, hold hands, hug, or simply nod an acknowledgement; your silent "Amen." to the moment passed. Today I will concentrate on listening. To others, to my own soul, and to the voice of The Divine sending guidance for my life.
God bless my dear friends, Namaste, and as always SHARE THE LOVE. <3 ~P.Frye


Tuesday, June 17, 2014

This Little Light of Mine

You are not entitled to your anger. You don't have a right to be pissed off and "kick some a$$". Wars, feuds and fighting are not "manly" or "godly" and it doesn't prove a thing about you, except that you're hot headed and unable to control yourself any better than a child throwing a tantrum. It doesn't solve any problems or make anything better. No one wins. Anger and hatred are byproducts of fear. And fear is not godly either! No matter what they say, do, taunt, ridicule or abuse, we are to show only love. Why then, take up arms against your brother? We are shown this time and time again throughout history, throughout the storytelling of our ancient ones, and in THE example of Christ himself. Love and only being loving can mend our broken world. Instead of being incited into a panic driven, fear-based response, how about we step into our communities and nurture loving relationships with our fellow man/woman? Gather together with friends and neighbors, the elderly and the young, talk, laugh and cry together. Hug each other! At least shake hands and clap one another on the back. Look into each other's eyes and acknowledge the god-spark within each other! These troubled souls who lash out in anger and frustration, killing and maiming and then turning the guns on themselves do so because they have no connection. They have not felt the support, acknowledgement and love that every one of us so desperately needs. At a cellular level our very being is designed to reverberate and share energy with other beings. What we are seeing these days is a lack of connection - people who have been depleted of the life-force (love) required to feed a hungry soul. Without this energy, they are left feeling alone, desperate, empty and frantic. Drugs, alcohol, food, money and things do not fill the void, but instead give a temporary respite. Impermanent, there is a feeling of never enough. Addiction follows, and a cycle of emptiness repeats again and again. Until we, as a society, own the fact that we have failed in spiritually feeding these lost souls, we will never see an end to the senseless violence and debauchery. We need to work together to share the love! Take ownership of every interaction of your day and shine the light of love into the hearts & minds of those you meet along life's path. A smile. A kind word. A handshake. A nod. Eye contact. A friendly greeting. A sincere, "How are you?" and taking time to listen. These are small stitches we can each make that will help mend the torn fabric of our society. 
God Bless us all, Namaste, and as always SHARE THE LOVE.
~P.Frye


Saturday, June 7, 2014

Organic Wisdom

I am an empath. On Star Trek TNG, I have always identified with Deanna Troi. 
Right now I feel all of the emotional turmoil happening in our world. There is a great shift in consciousness taking place, and it's so powerful that the forces of good and the forces of "leave well enough alone" are tugging at one another. Their pulls and pushes more intense and violent than in years past. 
    We, as humans, have been manipulated and controlled by the giant corporations and governments. Their greed and use of human psychology to influence our so-called "choices" is obscene.  In the supermarket, in entertainment, in our schools and in our hospitals/medical care settings, in our homes and in our relationships, whether you know it or not, we have been played. 
    Marketing and advertising, entertainment and programming have subliminally taught us to not think for ourselves. We are seduced by the "powers that be" because they use wording that sounds trustworthy. They only use language that supports their cause. Their propaganda omits the horrible facts and their version of "truth" is all we are allowed to see. Look at the massive increase in cancers, ADHD, inflammatory illnesses and heart disease in the past 50 years. Ever since the introduction of mass production of food, advertising and commercialized food/drink. 
    WAKE UP EVERYONE! Our earth is dying. Our food system is sickly and poisoning us. The real truth of things has become so bastardized that when we hear it now, we refuse to believe. We must stop living in the cloud of ignorance that THEY would have us remain under. Shake off the hypnotic trance of the sugar-filled, corn syrup infused, antibiotic-laden, processed-beyond-recognition, gimme-a-pill-to-fix-that world and get educated. Know where your food comes from. Know what is in your "I can't live without_____."  There is a reason you are addicted. There is a reason that you crave that boxed, artificial, hyped-as-healthy item. Wealthy people paid scientists and psychologists to formulate the combinations that would rob you of your money, health & life. We don't need "Ten for $10". We don't need "Buy one, get one free." It is not "New & Improved" or "All natural." It is an illusion that you are buying. 
    There is no shortage. You are not going to be better off for having purchased the most crap for your cupboard. Stocking up on junk will not prolong your health or give you a better quality of life. Nature, in it's purest form, is the best source of nutrition and the best doctor for all that ails you. Shop local. Shop organically. Grow your own. If it came from a plant, eat it. If it was MADE in a plant, don't. Shop wisely and take back control of your money, health & life. 
If THEY keep us addicted, they a) make money on our purchases (the food industry) b) make money on our sicknesses (the drug/medical industry) and c) make money on our "research for a cure" causes. (Charities run by the doctors & corporations & politicians who caused the mess in the first place, and who get big tax breaks when they donate to the cause.)
    At the rate we are killing our food supply, Soylent Green could be in our future. It's a vicious cycle that THEY don't want us to break.
    I'm ready to break free. Are you?
~P.Frye


Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Food for Thought

When I look into the eyes of another breathing, heart-beating, thinking, playing, eating, LIVING being, I see a piece of the Divine. This includes ALL the creatures of the animal world. Elephants mourn the loss of a loved one. Mama cows cry out vocally when separated from their babies. Injured dogs yelp and cry in pain. Every animal has a way of communicating with their pack or tribe. You need only observe (whether in person or an Animal Planet documentary) to witness this for yourself. Of course, you may not want to. It's so much easier to eat the flesh of a murdered animal when you don't know them as a sentient being. It was easier to justify racism/prejudices when you didn't personally know anyone anyone "like that". Speciesism is the same situation. We have become so desensitized by the ad campaigns and food additives and easy-access, "give it to me now" food industry that there is no reverence or respect for the living creatures slaughtered to make your meal. If you had to kill that cow, chicken, sheep or fish - gut it, skin it and clean the blood from your hands and home, would you then be able to eat it? Perhaps, if you HAD to do it, to survive in the world. But today, we do not have to kill to eat. We have become greedy, selfish and lazy. Dining from the dollar menu and satisfying a "craving" have become the norm. 
Food is the fuel of life. But just like cheap, inexpensively made fuels will damage a vehicle it was not designed for, so too has our food industry damaged our body's, minds and souls. We were designed to play a conscious role in our hunting & gathering. Big business foods have stolen our consciousness and we have allowed it to happen. 
A recipe that has "a box of..." or "a can of..." is convenient, yes, but not conscious. A dash through the drive thru makes it seem like we're saving time, but we are slashing hours and years from our lives. Chopping, measuring, sorting, searing, sautéing...these are actions of a responsible consumer. One who is intentionally honoring and respecting the food process & thus, LIFE. 
The next time your taste buds try bossing you around just TRY to truly "think outside the box." Make real cooking a family event. Sit down at the table together. Shut off the phones and tv and tablets and look into each other's eyes. Talk. Laugh. Sing. Reminisce and remember. Most of all, be conscious. 
Life is short...made shorter still by a food industry that doesn't give a rip about anything but the almighty dollar.  Isn't it time we WAKE UP and start living again? Take back our meal-times, our families, our health & our lives? 
Food for thought.
God Bless, Namaste, and as always, SHARE THE LOVE. ~P.Frye

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Women Rise Up!

I am tired of the primarily white, older male dominated society. Ladies? Anyone else? For too long we have been oppressed. Told what we should look like, act like, dress like, sound like, speak like, smell like, and perform like. "Women can't be comedians." "Women can't be strong." "Women can't be in the military." "Women can't be as educated." "Women can't be breadwinners." "Women can't be politicians." They've told us to be soft, sweet, gentle, quiet, sexy, model-thin, meek & mild. They've told us to accept that we are "not less than, just different in our roles.", and then oppressed us even further. We are capable of whatever we set our minds to do! Better still, we are capable of fixing what the testosterone dominated elite have screwed up! And unless we women bring our "emotional, sensitive, nurturing" qualities into the mix (along with our strength, determination, and brains) then this world is doomed to continue on the downward slide toward extinction that the Patriarchal world has bequeathed us. Enough!  For centuries we have been controlled, shamed, manipulated, used & abused as the "weaker sex" and I AM NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE. We women need to get pissed off. Speak out! Stand up! Make noise and don't take no for an answer. Form discussion groups. Get involved in your political community. Write letters to your Senators, congressmen/women, to the President! Demand respect! Teach your daughters, nieces, friends & coworkers that WE ARE EQUALLY VALUABLE. In votes, in marriage, in the workplace, in LIFE. No Man can limit the supreme potential of women which the great creator has bestowed upon us. 


Friday, May 16, 2014

See more to BE more.

     Imagine you are looking a point in space. Nothing but a black, empty, pit of darkness. Pulling back, you see edges of brightness. Straight and sharp, the edges grow larger, contrasting the lines between light and dark. As you pull further back, you see that these forms are a letter, then several, revealing a series of letters that form words, then phrases, then sentences. Soon, those words and sentences develop more- into a thought, an idea. Moving further back, you begin to see that these thoughts and ideas are the fibers of LIFE, weaving and flowing together in colors, sounds and shapes. Grass, trees, animals, buildings, vehicles, and people...each hustling and bustling at different rates of speed and with different energies and vibrations, but ever connected by the very molecules that create them. That create US. With perspective we can see the Divine connectedness of all life. 

     When we stop focusing on the smallness that is right in front of us and take the time to step back and gain perspective, we become more lovingly aware that WE ARE ONE. What is done to even the smallest speck of life is done to ALL life. Separateness is an illusion created by a world that has forced us into segregation. Isolated communities, castes, races, peoples made to feel alone and afraid of one another. Engrained and indoctrinated by greed and gluttony. Taught to live defensively, protecting self at the cost of all else. It is time we gain perspective. Step back and truly SEE  more to BE more. Travel. Meet people in other lands. Feast with strangers and know their plights. Listen to their music and feel the pulsing rhythm of their drums. The rhythm is our heartbeats, our eternal spark. We must step outside ourselves in order to truly see ourselves. 

     God gazes on the earth from a higher point, and so too must we.  

           It is the only way we will heal this world. ~P.Frye


Sunday, May 11, 2014

Childless- Mother's Day Emptiness


     Today is the one day of the year that SUCKS. I have to constantly fight overwhelming sadness and emptiness on a day when so many of my friends are being celebrated. Despite promiscuity as a teen, two failed marriages and 17+ years with my current husband, I never once experienced pregnancy. Being from such a fertile family (the eldest of five children myself, and sisters who got pregnant easily) I felt my body betrayed me. Now, as I get older, I feel betrayed even more. I will never know the joys of little ones bringing me breakfast in bed, homemade cards and hand picked dandelion bouquets. No one will ever run into my arms and cry out "Mama!" I won't see joyous laughter and surprise at birthdays and Christmas. As I get older, I realize that I'll never feel the pride of watching my baby become a mother or father, and beam with joy as they learn to parent.  I'll never hear myself referred to as Grandma or Nana. I'll never have that. 
     I hate that my body failed me and yet still "looks" like a mom's body. My "birthing" hips, voluptuous breasts and strong lifting arms...pointless. And I know that until I stop hating my body for this, hating myself for my life choices, hating Mother's Day, I am never going to love my body enough to want to BE healthy. After my hysterectomy four years ago, it was FINAL. Permanent. Forever.  I know that I have to forgive myself of the life choices that brought me to childlessness, to make amends with the "female" parts of me that haven't proven themselves worthy through motherhood. I know I should celebrate all the things that I AM, and be happy with that. But on Mother's Day, that's just too hard.