S2;Ep1 - Where do we go from here

Hey, gang! Welcome to my life – where anything is possible and nothing is as it seems. I’m Freedom and I’ll be your host, coming at you from within the depths of Geistopia.

DOC: Velcum To My Life ees a prochect, un experiment in Life unt ART. A living storyboard, if you will. Its premise ees zat life ees experiential, unt zat you can, unt do, experience ze life you choose. It ees based on Ze Veel of Life unt Ze ARTs for Ze New Millennium as life building tools. Ja, it’s true!

WALT: Welcome to my Life is an I T.V. Studios/Geist…House Players Production, in association with the Center for Creative Inspirationalism. JustUs Productions, the parent company, would like to give a ‘Shout-Out’ to the following for their ongoing, and oft-times unknowing, inspiration and support:

Princess Cuddlebug

Princess Sunshine

Company

The Shaman

The Pillar

F’n Bob

The Entire Putt-Putt-Putter Clan

The Warden

FaeriePrincess

Professor Siggy Chong

Sparky Wentz-eclaus

The VanMan and General Ralph Glossop, and Craze (may they R.I.P.)

The Messengers of The Galactic Federation

Looch

The Bassett Hound

Bert-On

The Baker of the Cornbread

Andy Pandy

The Mudder

Zason

St. Diane & You

Brother John

Spooky Queen

Boom-Boom Snuffbox

The Nameless One

The Rox

PDT

Sir Richard Slouch

The Wix-ians

The Socialite

The Village of Idiots

Piz-Niffer

Dancing Queen

Downtown Encyclopedia Brown

Dick Pointer

Soup, the Son

The Legendary Pink Elephants

Baby-Mama Rabbit

Wisconsin Belle

The Babes

Aaaand, of course, a very generous sponsor who (not-so-much) wishes to remain anonymous.

It is…Sunday, October 31, Two-Thousand and Twenty-Fun. Time...Devoted

Theme – Work with What You’ve Got

I was going to use Systems and Routines Save the World, but in this instance Systems & Routines are part of what we’ve got. No making with or trying to accomplish, simply work with what you have got. Take what you have before you and use it. Use your time, money, tools, ideas – use your Resources – to the best of your ability. This is where I am in life at the moment. I am trying to manage my systems and routines to boost my life and help me be the best version of me that I can be. I may never accomplish it. I may never get where I am going. But I will always be putting forth the best that I can. I am trying to make better use of the van. I’m trying to utilize my storage space for ease and functionality. I’m trying to spend more of my down time in the back of the Vantasm. That is from where I am writing this. [Is that even proper English?] It is more comfortable. It is roomier. It helps the spirit lift just a little bit. I’m using my old phone and a Bluetooth keyboard. This way I can listen to music on the new phone, or watch something if I wish. [I also have my notes on the new phone so I don’t have to switch between apps.] Another good example could be a certain food service ap. There is one place I am at 2-3 times a day. [If you know me I am sure you can guess.]

WALT: If you can’t guess they serve coffee and the initials are also my favorite bra size.

I just don’t know about you. Anyway, Cuddlebug suggests to me that I get the app and take advantage of deals and rewards. I have done so and now I am doing it with other places that I frequent. If I can save money I might as well save money.

Lesson – Forgiveness is not About the Other Person

Earlier this week, a friend shared a post on social media that was all about ‘The Things we Don’t Tell Our Children About Bullies.’ Most of it I agreed with, but there was a small passage on Forgiveness. It basically said that you don’t have to forgive the bully, especially if the person did not ask for forgiveness. I commented that I disagree with this and made the statement above. His response was, “That makes no sense to me. But, OK. Whatever.” So, I tried to explain it the best I could. When I was done he still disagreed. He believes that one can simply write a person off and move on. No harm, no foul. I get that. I have believed that myself. Hit it is not quite that simple. Forgiveness is an act of Love. It is why it is one of the Teachings of The Christ. Let’s use Big ‘D’ as an example. We have had more than our share of problems for many years. People have called her toxic. I have called her toxic. There is a pattern of behavior between us that constantly repeats itself. I do believe that a lot of the pattern falls on her shoulders. This is not to say that I had played no part whatsoever. I absolutely have. Nonetheless, Forgiveness has been a delicate and mostly scarce thing. I have apologized and though she has not offered Forgiveness, I have come to realize that in her mind simply continuing to talk with me is her forgiving me. I have offered her Forgiveness even though she has never sought it, nor has she even acknowledged receiving it. I offer Forgiveness because I understand that 99% of the time, 99% of the people mean no harm. As I tell The Princesses all the time, “Everybody Means Well. They convince themselves that they are doing the right thing for the right reasons. That doesn’t make them bad, nor harmful, people. They just have a behavior pattern different than your own. Sometimes, different behavior patterns, when mixed, can be like bleach and ammonia…snap…toxicity. When you deny Forgiveness, it leaves a small black mark on your own soul. This is because you are refusing the act of Love associated with Forgiveness. Denying Forgiveness does nothing to the other person – one way or the other. Forgiveness is your path to true healing. Seeking Forgiveness and Redemption is the path of healing for the other. Forgiveness does not dictate that we continue to allow the person or such behavior in our lives. It merely frees you from the ‘Bonds of Suffering.’ I choose to forgive, because Forgiveness lifts the Spirit. It heals the wounds. Forgiveness is not About the Other Person.

Observation – We are a Very Aggressive Species

You can find it in all aspects of life – The way address each other and situations, in our politics, in the way we drive [especially in the way we drive.] I don’t know why that is. And, I do include myself in this. I can have aggressive actions and reactions myself. I just don’t understand it. I do not know what we think it proves or solves. Without details, I watched it last weekend at The Theatre. One guest didn’t like the behavior of other guests. So, at intermission she gave ‘em hell in the parking lot. The other guests did not like this very much. Next thing you know there is a yelling fest going on. All of these people yelling at just a handful of us and I found myself repeating over and over again, “The yelling is not helping us get anything done.” Why did the first guest have to say anything? Why did the other guests have to flip out? Why couldn’t someone just civically come to one of the staff members and let us handle the situation before there is a situation and the whole night is disrupted for every guest? Because we are an aggressive species. We seem to feel as though we need to force and fight. Again, I get it because I have definitely been it. I just don’t understand it. Similar to aggressive driving on the road. Everyone is in such a hurry to get nowhere. I see it all the time. Speeding, tailing, passing - all in the effort to get ahead. All so very forceful and aggressive. I see it all the time. And all the time that same vehicle ends up at the next stoplight, in a mass of slow traffic, behind the very vehicle that was slowing me down in the first place. I can remember someone doing that to Craze once and when we got to the traffic light he hung out of the car and shouted, “How far did you get asshole? How fucking far did you get?” [Craze handled most situations with aggression.] He was right. I find myself thinking it many times in a day. Someone drives chaotically to get around and get ahead and yet they do not get far before I am pulling up and waving. So, for what? You just drove like an idiot so that you could be the car in front of me instead of the car behind me at the traffic light.

The Post

Before we get too far into things — I have a note here for Relax, Release, Realize. This was supposed to be one of the Trinity and it is a Principle. It is also something on which I am currently working. I think I have Relax down. The last two weeks have done a lot to really activate Do not Worry About Tomorrow and worrying about tomorrow is what has had me most stressed. But, I have seen in action things fall into place naturally and on their own. I can confidently say that tomorrow will take care of itself.

Release is a little more challenging. It’s not just about releasing the fears, or even the hurts. One also has to release expectation and desire. Life is what it is and no matter what it is in the moment every moment is perfect. [Whether we know it or not.]

Once these are two are accomplished one can then realize the self and the life meant to have.

It has been such a crazy and chaotic time. For months now. There is so much I could write about, but things are dictating that I try to remain focused and talk only about certain things at the moment.

Let’s talk first about being back at The Theatre. This has been quite an experience. I did miss them and I have so much fun. The whole of the experience adds much to my life. Still, it is not my life any longer. It is not a permanent venture. I am back because it was time to be back. I find this funny because when I left I knew I would be back. I did not comment on that in the blog because I could not imagine anything that would back it up. Yet, here we are..and there are reasons.

When I was at The Theatre before there were things put into motion. The Big Boss had a project, a venture. My promise to him then was that I would help for two years. One year going into the venture and one year seeing it off the ground. Things did not go through before. But, recently they have resurfaced. In fact, they resurfaced just one day earlier than they had three years ago. I feel differently about things this time around and I do believe they are going to happen. A Promise Made, A Promise Kept. This is for what I have returned.

However, as I said this is not my life anymore. So, in our agreements with each other we must find balance between doing what he needs done and being free to do what I must do.

To be fair, I am just going down my list of notes and picking things at random. Also, if something does not make sense here it may behoove you to visit the YouTube channel and watch the recent videos.

Up next – The List. I believe The List officially started this week [and I must make those notes.] I find this amusing because I just got done commenting on how I knew it was going to come. I had to thoughts the other day. In and of themselves they could have been easy to overlook. But once a connection was made I knew they were parts of The List. In fact, I believe I have received a third since then.

Speaking of things winter related – I want to comment that I have been feeling the need to pull out Jack Frost. Jack is one of my staves. He is a winter elf. I tend to only use him at this time of year. This is significant because usually I do not get the call to take him for a walk until it is time for the first snow. I assume it is coming.

I am back up and running with my favorite delivery app. I had to start all over from scratch, but something is better than nothing. It happened in a matter of 24 hours. It happened before the week was out. So, as I had said, everything came back around and balanced out before week’s end. This is important because of today.

To most, today is Halloween. To some, it is Samhain. For me, it is the day that I dedicated myself to Spirit 24 years ago. I suppose, no matter when The Day of Death happened the following year, I will always spend a bit of time this day observing it. Looking back and then looking ahead.

It is also the last day of the harvest. By this time each year, my life begins to shut down for the winter. Whatever I am working with is what I am working with until at least February. I have my driving and gig apps. I have The Theatre and my scrapping. I have things to pursue with WTML. I have to get The Cave under control once and for all.

And, it would seem that I must also prepare to go back on the road.

I have recently realized that The Whoodoo VooDoo Tour is still on. Suddenly so much makes more sense to me. When it came around originally, I couldn’t determine if I wanted to go this past February or this coming February. I wrestled with that for some time. I now believe that the reason I could not discern an answer is because it was not one or the other but both.

I believe this is why all the work is getting done on The Vantasm. I believe it is why other pieces of information have come my way within the past 48 hours.

I see the next three months as being challenging and intense but also very rewarding in the end. These are the three months that are always the biggest blur in my year. They come on fast and hard and have a tendency to change just about everything, or set things right.

So before I take a deep breath and plunge into them I want to comment on a few more things.

Like I said earlier, I do have some WTML things buzzing around in my brain. I do not yet know how they all come into being but stay tuned. Follow the page, the videos, the blog. The pieces will all be there…somewhere.

In a recent conversation, Cuddlebug commented that she would rather have the life they have had with me than the ‘basic’ life of some of the neighborhood folk. “Where else could we build Faerie Villages and have adventures.”

I told her that it meant the world to me to hear her say that. I am so very often upset and worried about how my crazy life may impact The Princesses. So, it was good to know that they took something positive and fun and magickal from it all.

Finally, in the jest of all my poverty chaos of late, the message once again came, “Dream Big.” I was frustrated by this at first. I have heard this message for decades. It always comes when I am feeling at my lowest. When I am feeling frustrated and hopeless. So I keep dreaming and I keep failing. So why dream?

Why not?

Perhaps I have not dreamed big enough. Perhaps I have not believed in the dream or that I deserve big things. If either of these are the case I cannot say that they are resolved. But, why not keep dreaming and dream bigger and bigger every day.

It can’t hurt anything.

If you’re not already there, go to the Welcome to my Life Facebook page – WTML. Or the YouTube channel – WelcomeToMyLife08. And, don’t forget to come back here.

Wherever you are and whenever you are – Like, Comment, and Share – we’re on a Journey and it takes everyone to get there.

So, without hesitation, for now and for always, from here in Geistopia, this is your beloved Rev…

WALT: And Walt…

DOC: Unt Doc…

JOHNNY: Aaaaand Johnny…

And those guys, saying, “Stay Tuned-In, Fellow Travelers,” and wishing you Peace, Love, Light…

WALT: And Freakishness, Baby.

The Totems & Archetypes

**from Ted Andrews’ Animal Speak**

We’re going to return to the full use of totems once I can grab my book from The Cave. But, for now, for shits and giggles, there were some this week – Hawk, Heron, Cardinal, Fox are the ones I can think of. And most of them came in interesting ways.