Dearest Ones Well, ... my guides or rather The guides & I have been writing again on how Perceptions paint Our reality .. Change Your Perceptions You can change future past & /or present ... Actually volumes can be written on this topic however, We narrowed it down to Expectations *&* Judgments ... it was when I received an email from a wonderful lady and a Friend which triggered this writing in re: Perceptions ... Perceptions have many many facets like a diamond ... all perfect all finely cut *&* sparkly ... however, a high grade almost flawless diamond is the result of what was extracted from a rough piece of coal ... So it is with Perception ... the complexity of the different facets are interconnected & interrelated; some which are dependent on another and cannot be separated ... this is an intricate complex part of Our constitutional mental E_motional intellectual make - up consisting of which each intricate modicum must be realized they exist as a whole... A portion of the whole **expectations** coupled with **judgements** I cannot possibly fathom the two separate although judgment can exist on its own w/out expectations but can expectations exist without judgment ... the earth cannot exist without the sun but the sun can exist without the earth ... make sense? Case in point: yummm ... this ice cream will taste good .... Oh what fun it will be going to chat ... oh I wonder how this date will turn out ... I dread going to the dentist ... oh I hear this movie is going to be wonderful ... Already the thought OF what WE may perceive a future situation to be & how it will turn out ... Pleasant OR UNPleasant is an Expectation ... *&* that expectation is judged as good or bad, or Favorable NOT Favorable according to the outcome; EVEN before the outcome has manifested We have set Ourselves Up to expect certain criteria ... Interesting to note the majority of us have preconceived ideas or expectations with preconceived outcomes without even 'being aware' or stopping to realize this ... ??? what is the reason Our Guides 'nudge' Us to LOOK at these things ... well for One reason to EXPECT a given situation to be pleasing by Our OWN paradigms We set Ourselves up for a disappointment vs GROWING ACCEPTING *&* ALLOWING EXPANDING ... hummmm .... are we so programmed so robotic like ?? additionally to step out of the norm of Our perceiving and viewing things just from Our own stand point is a way to understand others POV (point of View) ergo encompassing more to what Our norm is currently... My friend says: My guides, btw, have been giving me 'lessons' in perceptions. How I look at things, creating a different world right before my eyes, because it's how I see things that makes my reality. yes creating a different reality a different POV (point of view) ... detachment *&* discernment coupled w/ NO Expectations NO judgments ... hummmm ....*this IS a BIGGIE for Me !! eekkksss ... **expectations** do You think we are so Programmed to judge everything in our Path?? ~~SS~~ ...I am NOT sure expectations can be separated from judgments ??? ... seems to be INGRAINED within Us!! what do YOU think ??? ... Isn't it fascinating how We sabotage Our Own progress ... Each One of Us, individually, are the Ones with whom determine what is a 'good' or what is a 'bad' experience based on Our own paradigms? Is it not by Our Own volition it is Good OR Bad because we have made it so?? ... Heretofore, we have made the decision before we have made a prognosis even prior to the experience of it ... a little presumptuous to assess the situation, person, place OR thing before the aforementioned LOL ... NOW, try asking Yourself; Can "i" participate in the next event without any expectations without deliberating the outcome? ... Is it Possible We can step out of OUR OLD INGRAINED HABITS ??? ... have WE become complacent, set in Our ways?? ... even for those of us that are satisfied with Life the way it is is it okay ... this is a Personal *&* Individual CHOICE ... Why would we want to make a Choice to break from the Norm ? ... Change is growth & expansion ... Notwithstanding, the FEAR which accompanies Change ... Once again Fear rears its ugly head ....Why does fear accompany Change ... what is it about Change? ... it is to My understanding it is the fear of the Unknown, the unfamiliar ... what else about Change is so 'scary' ? .... is it a part of us that does not want to leave the space of being comfortable? where the outcomes are Known ? ... (of course that is a whole other subject LOL) A Challenge I Challenge Y'all to an exercise just for the FUN of it ... It is Your Choice whether You wish to participate ... if you do decide to i would like for share Your experience with Me and/OR with the whole group ... it might be Fun ... ~~SS~~ I would like for y'all to TRY NOT to place any EXPECTATIONS on a 'planned event' ergo no judgments ... instead just ACCEPT the occurrence while it unfolds without (before during OR after) placing any judgments on it ... can You do it ??? FOR EXAMPLE: Taking the kids to Disneyland for the weekend... make plans to negotiate with ex- OR soon to be ex wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend ... go see g'mother form a study group see an old acquaintance ... WHATEVER .... Whatever the pre-planned event Might be ... i want for Y'all to NOT "dread" nor "look forward to it" ... without Expecting a determined OutCome by what Your definition is of such ... i feel it will leave You MORE Open to new *&* different situations that may totally take YOUR breath away .... an event that was 'dreaded' could take on a NEW meaning ... an outing with whomever, that You have been counting the days, min, hrs to arrive may NOT be what You had Expected ... the pendulum can swing either way ... just try flowing with what happens ... Perhaps You will acquire a Deeper a More profound appreciation of another's reality ... vs just getting a comprehension of the idioms but without grasping the actual meaning ... Henceforth, an expansion of the Understanding of How this begins to fit together & make sense ... When Our Consciousness clearly fathoms outside of its peripheral norm Seeing Knowing Understanding how the Universe works FOR US vs against Us the Connectedness to the Universal Oneness becomes a part Of our Consciousness ... ALLOW IT ACCEPT IT FLOW WITH IT!!!! Know and see it for what it is... without thinking it to be anything but just a part of the Divine Universal Oneness .... Consequently, when one lets go of the expectations there are NO disappointments ... You may even be amazed how the event turns out ~~SS~~ ... from My Lips to Spirit's ears G-d forbid should a "change of plans arise" instead of allowing it to Upset You or get You Angry, nervous, TRY staying in the moment and just flow by ACCEPTING ALLOWING FLOWING TRUSTING in The Universe JUST **BEING** in the moment!! ... You JUST MIGHT be Pleasantly SURPRISED LOL .... Remember there is a Plan at work & ALL is Perfect ... ~~SSS~~ I believe expectations has a lot to do with Our ego ... with ego there is an attachment ... a NEED to control ... We all become "attached" to a certain outcome ... wherefore the ego has a strong notion and drive to facilitate its preconceived outcome ... i feel by allowing Ourselves to let GO of Our **ego** Our need to Control we must First Detach from what we Expect ... detaching allowing flowing with the moment at hand without placing any expectations without placing any judgments on a person place situation or thing gives us a deeper *&* more profound insight into how things work ... watch wondrous things happen as it begins to unfold !!~~!! I personally have been amazed at what has happened when I have accepted a certain situation to flow vs resisting it ... I 'feel' I am being either Guided to or Saved from some occurrence ... time & time again when I allow things to occur naturally without holding a paradigm of what "should or should NOT be" I have not been disappointed ... I have found Synchronicity, validations plus other blessings are bestowed upon One when letting GO ... albeit, these wondrous 'things' begin to happen ... for Me it is an Honor watching NOT only Myself but Others become 'gifted' with these intangibles from the Universal Cosmic Consciousness in the Oneness ... Furthermore, it is NOT Just by Accepting *&* Allowing *&* Flowing but the vital Key is JUST LOVE the experience for what it **IS** not whether it is good//bad b/c there is NO such thing .... it just **IS** .. look at what You gain and what You receive NOT What or How You wanted it to be that did not come about ... things begin to make sense when You do this at least it works for me LOL ... If You DO decide to take the 'challenge' I hope YOU have FUN with it ... have a great week ... today is Wednesday OVER THE HUMP DAY ... ;~)) ~~SS~~SS~~SS~~SS~~ Mitakuye Oyasin Love, ~*serena ****angel tickles****