Consequences

I am going to define consequences as the result of any thought or action. The resulting circumstance that occurs following what ever choices we make. When we were kids our parents tried to teach us what this meant. If we washed the dished without being asked we were told good job or I'm so proud of you and then given a reward. If we hurt one of our siblings we were told how bad that decision was and there was a consequence of time out, spanking, etc... Once our brains mature and we are able to make these assessments on our own the consequences become pure learning experiences and we no longer need to be told if they are good or bad.
If you were to watch kids after being disciplined or praised they listen and learn but the second the moment is over they are back to playing as if nothing occurred at all. They learned and did not let it effect the rest of the day. They don't hold grudges or bask in the glory of praise. They just learn from the experience and move on. They understand that one action resulted in a positive manner and the other resulted in a negative manner which effects their future choices but they don't hold onto the moment.
We have all heard that we need to become more like children. Learning how to recapture what it means to play, to live free and explore. This I believe is accomplished when we no longer judge our consequences. This is done by learning how to evaluate the consequence as a positive or negative outcome then learning from them. This allows us to use that moment as learning experience and move on. We no longer beat ourselves up for the bad choice we made. We no longer become stagnant because we don't want to lose this great accomplishment. When we hold onto things longer then necessary we are slowly pulled from Flo energy. We are no longer in the moment and aware of all the great things that are in front of us. We get lost in the past which in turn keeps us from learning and growing.
During the day I try to keep in mind to make choices from the inside, from our source. What ever the consequence is I don't need to judge it as good or bad just look at it as "what have I learned from this?" and then move on trusting that what I have learned will be used in the next decision process.

Continual learning

When I started this blog I new it was going to be a work in progress. This last week has a great learning experience. Just like all of you I still go through the ups and downs of life. I make choices I am not very proud of and need to evaluate where they come from and how I will better myself from them. When dealing with other people it is often hard to stay true to ideals I have come to try and follow. I allowed my ego to interfere with the way I dealt with two of my friends. I was trying to push what I thought was best for the situation and in turn made the situation harder then it needed to be. When looking back I can see that only I had only my intentions in mind and did not take time to considered their side of the scenario. As I pointed out in Finding Flo, when things become too difficult it is time to look at yourself for what needs to be changed. I am in the process of doing this and trust by doing so positive energy will return and a great outcome will appear when the time is right.

Selfishness

It took some time to come up with next topic to write about in relation to Flo. The idea of selfishness is the one that kept coming to mind... therefore it must be what I want need to write about. I think the reason selfishness is what comes to mind is that starting this blog requires me to write about me and that in itself is a selfish thing. The belief I have about selfishness is that it comes in two forms. Positive selfish and negative selfish. Positive selfish is making choices that involve concern for others while negative selfish choices are done strictly for the benefit of the one making the choice. As I thought about writing this blog I took time to meditate and think about how to do it in a positive manner. How to write so that you the reader would come away with something to think about and maybe try in your life. When and if the time comes that I feel I writing this blog for purely my own benefit I will stop writing.

How does internal growth play into positive selfishness?
There are times during the day where we are left alone with our own thoughts and actions. Is there a way to include others at this time? I believe the answer is yes. When we are trying to make changes within ourselves (in a positive manner) the resulting change is clearly going to benefit others. As we grow and mature as individuals the results directly affect all of those who we come into contact with. We are able to share our thoughts and talents with others without worry as to what someone else will think. We become more confident in allowing others to see us for who we really are and we allow them to love us for who we are. There is no longer a sense of hiding during the day. We don't have to pretend that we are someone we really aren't. This "True Person" I believe is the greatest gift we can share with others.

Throughout the day I try to check the intent of my actions. Am I doing my job not just for a paycheck but for the clients I working for? Am I acting in true manner? Do I make the effort to listen and hear what others are saying? When I answer am I telling them what I think they want to hear or am I saying what I really feel needs to be said?

There is direct result in how close I am to Flo and how I would answer these questions. The more I am in tune with Flo energy the answers to the questions become YES.

Finding Flo

Finding Flo

I have always been an internal thinker, trying to find out why I make the choices that I make and how they impact my life: my individual journey. In doing so I have come up with a life ideology called Flo. Flo is the process of making choices based on our inner energy, God, our source. The more in tune we get with this energy the easier our life becomes and our journey slowly reveals itself to us. It requires us to let go of our ego and trust our inner thoughts and decisions. By letting go, the lessons we need to learn to continue to better ourselves appear, which in turn prepares us for the next leg of our journey. There is a simple way to gauge how close we are to Flo. If what we are trying to achieve becomes too difficult, a struggle, then Flo is no longer present in our decisions. We are fighting something about us. We are creating the struggle. To ensure that we are in touch with this energy and learn from our struggles I believe we need to do three things daily:

1. Be thankful for everything we have. The people in our lives. The circumstances we encounter. The lessons provided for us so we can learn and better ourselves.

2. Give daily. This requires us to give from the soul. An inner giving in which we truly give without any desire to get something in return.

3. Love unconditionally. Every person we come in contact with throughout our lives has the ability to teach us something. It could be to teach us something new, to continue making choices the way we have been making them, or that we need to change something about ourselves in order to make us better.

By doing these three things we start to become in tune with life's positive energy. When we are in touch with this energy people, things, events appear in our life when they are most needed that help us along our life journey.