Ask What You Most Wish to Know

Cynthia Sue Larson at the New Living Expo on May 1, 2010 with radio show host Romel Axibal in San Francisco, California

Ask What You Most Wish to Know


"It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers." -- James Thurber


When I was a little girl, asking questions was something I avoided because I was painfully shy. When unclear on a classroom assignment, I found it easier to tackle a project from every imaginable angle rather than suffer through the anxiety and blushing that followed when I raised my hand to ask for clarification. Because my preferred approach of avoiding asking questions often resulted in my doing more work more quickly than expected, I began to notice an unanticipated bonus from my shyness -- that sometimes my unspoken questions about what to do next brought excellent, inspired answers immediately to mind. I thus observed that the very act of my thinking a particular question focused my attention and subsequent events in line to provide me with what I most wished to know. I thus learned how to work backward from the answers that would so often spring to mind, mastering a kind of thinking-from-the-answer-back-to-the-question, along with the art of getting inspiration and clarification in direct response to my thoughts. All of us have access to this kind of intuition... all of us are capable of learning to listen more carefully, to focus our attention more clearly.

Cynthia Sue Larson with author Marianne Jas on May 1, 2010 at the New Living Expo in San Francisco, California

One of the most interesting things to me about paying attention to the questions we ask is the way they seem to demonstrate the focal point of our attention. Sometimes there is a sense of playfulness in the back-and-forth interchange between questions we ask and the way subsequent events play out.

During one of my MBA school projects, I once worked with two partners on what began to seem to be a doomed mission to document data flow diagrams for departments at our school. When the first couple of departments we were to interviewed denied access to us, our query to one another, "What next?!" seemed to invite a series of further obstacles. After several weeks, we reached the deadline for our assignment and had absolutely nothing to show for our work. On the day of our group's presentation to our class, my team partners Susan and Stanley nominated me as group spokesperson, so I stepped forward to the front of the class to describe in somber tones the series of unfortunate events that had befallen us. When I mentioned how our team had asked, "What next?!" at various points on our journey, I saw a smile flicker across our teacher's face as he stood with arms crossed, leaning against the wall by the door. I relaxed a bit, noting how an element of intrinsic humor imbued our sorry tale with an undercurrent of vivacious effervescence, inviting smiles and then outright laughter as I described in pseudo-tragic terms the sequence of events that so clearly demonstrated our participation in some kind of divine comedy. I was amazed to see that by asking, "What next?!" we experienced such a wild experience that was so warmly received by our teacher and class, and I was further surprised and amazed when we got an "A" for our report!

The reason I encourage everyone to ask the question, "How good can it get?!" is that such a question naturally guides us to explore more positive outcomes than we would likely otherwise imagine. There is a great gift we can receive when we set aside our ego in order to allow ourselves a glimpse of the overall story in which we reside... for sometimes we may discover that inside some apparent tragedies lie comedies waiting to emerge.

If you are fascinated by the topic of time travel, and would love to listen in to dialogue between physicists, scientists, scholars, and native indigenous elders about time travel, you definitely will want to plan to attend the 12th Annual International Language of Spirit Conference happening in Albuquerque, New Mexico August 15th through the 17th. I am honored to be part of this year's dialogue, and look forward to seeing you there!

Thanks for staying in touch with me on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and in person, too. Thanks for sharing your reality shift stories, and for doing all you do! Thanks for shifting reality as you look forward with joyful anticipation, and back with grateful appreciation. And most of all, thank you so very much for just being you!




Love always,

Cynthia Sue Larson

email Cynthia at cynthia@realityshifters.com

Treasure Friends & Family

Cynthia Sue Larson on tour with Aura Advantage at Bodhi Tree Bookstore in Los Angeles, California

Treasure Friends and Family

"Faithful friends are gifts from heaven:
Whoever finds one has found a treasure."

I was checking my email one seemingly ordinary Monday morning last month, when I got a phone call with news that a dear friend of mine had died. From that moment on I have felt a sensation akin to a cold wind blowing through my heart. Dozens of things every day remind me of my friend -- even romantic love songs, which may seem a bit odd, except now I see that so many sentiments in romantic love songs ring true for cherished friendships, too. "Baby, please don't go," takes on a profound new meaning.

The pillar of support my friend provided me with through her presence in my life is now under reconstruction, as I reconcile the transition of her physical presence from this world with the power of my memories of everything she meant and continues to mean to me. All the times I had been assuming would be there for us in the future will be lacking her companionship in one form, yet might still include aspects of her grace and beautiful character.

Cynthia Sue Larson at the California coast

Just before hearing that my friend had died, this past month had been a busy one for me. After a southern California book tour, I presented a paper, "Retrocausality and Real Life Miraculous Reality Shift Healing Stories" at the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness conference at UC Berkeley. The key point of my talk was the concept of bicausality (forward and reverse causality together) in a multidimensional holographic universe. The idea that decision trees go both forward and backward in time allows us to constantly set a new forward path for ourselves even as we continuously resculpt what our past has meant to us.

Looking back at experiences with my friend who died gives me an opportunity to more deeply value so many little things that otherwise might pass by unnoticed. So many random comments she made to me over the years dance through my mind. I remember her laugh, and the way she so appreciated little things I said and wrote to her... and the times we had shared so much joy on vacations to British Columbia over the years.

My time of grieving this past month has brought me to the realization that something more is happening than "losing" a loved one. Yes, I know my dear friend is gone, and yes, the emotions of love I have for her continue to be extracted from my heart as time and the universe see fit. What I feel is something other than loss, per se, as I continually gain an ever deepening comprehension of what my friend shared and continues to share with me through memories of cherished moments and special times and interests.

The ache I feel in my heart following my friends death reminds me each day to love truly -- feeling the rapture and pain of connection to everyone and everything I love. As I breathe deeply and fully, I feel my heart breaking open, enriched with the treasure of connections to everyone and everything I love.

Thanks for staying in touch with me on Facebook, Twitter,  and YouTube and in person, too. Thanks for sharing your reality shift stories, and for doing all you do! Thanks for shifting reality as you look forward with joyful anticipation, and back with grateful appreciation.  And most of all, thank you so very much for just being you!

Love always,
Cynthia Sue Larson

View the April 2010 RealityShifters ezine in its entirety, with articles, stories, book reviews and more posted online at:
http://www.realityshifters.com/pages/archives/apr10.html


A YouTube summary of this month's RealityShifters is posted at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-D8J5DVd2g




 

Expect Success

Cynthia Sue Larson with Edgar Mitchell at February 2010 Institute of Noetic Sciences event

Expect Success


"Suddenly from behind the rim of the
moon, in long, slow-motion moments of immense majesty, there emerges a
sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky-blue sphere laced
with slow swirling veils of white, rising gradually like a small pearl in a
thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize
this is Earth -- home."

- Edgar Mitchell


My neighbor once told me her roofer warned
her to "Expect leaks after your new roof is finished," which astonished me
at the time, and amuses me still, years later. I laughed at the idea of
"expecting leaks," since this seemed along the lines of hearing my mechanic
tell me after a car repair to "Expect engine failure," or my doctor post
surgery cautioning me to "Expect organ failure." My house's roof needed
replacement at that time, yet I chose to maintain a positive vision of a
leakless roof replacement, which is exactly what happened. I have noticed
that when I expect success, things tend to go better, without so many
"leaks" along the way.

Cynthia Sue Larson with Brian Swimme at February 2010 Institute of Noetic Sciences event

This story about expecting leaks came to mind for me while attending a
recent Institute of Noetic Sciences event at the Chabot Science Center.
Edgar Mitchell and Brian Swimme mentioned in their presentations the need
for humanity to find a new story... a new way of envisioning ourselves
involved in a positive way with the future of mankind on Earth. I agree
with them completely that we need a new story... and preferably, that new
story involves a challenging exploration or journey that helps us get and
keep our home planet in order as we learn to live in harmony with the Earth
and everything on it. I would dearly love for humanity to fix attention on
how we can simultaneously be moving onward and upward while treading more
softly on this beautiful Earth. I am certain we can find a dream thrilling
enough, to ensure we will succeed, as more of us recognize how much of a
difference such a dream can make.



Astronaut Edgar Mitchell spoke with me privately about how amazing it is to
him that his grandfather had crossed the United States of America in a
covered wagon. Just two generations later, Edgar Mitchell walked on the
moon and made it safely back home to Earth on Apollo 14. This was even more
amazing, because Edgar's Apollo 14 mission immediately followed the
nerve-wrackingly problematic Apollo 13. Thinking about how much change has
occurred in just the past hundred years, I can't help but wonder how good
things can be for us 100 years from now.



For those of us who can't help but worry, one helpful thing we can do when
approaching potential problems is to have a clear goal of preferred
outcomes, keeping a vision of success clearly in mind. This is as relevant
to global problems as to matters in our own personal lives. Does the very
idea of global warming necessitate a sense of forboding doom? Imagine the
possibility that temperatures on Earth have always fluctuated, and that
global temperatures and weather patterns will achieve an optimal,
harmonious balance in the near future. Is the notion of possible 2012
disasters, or economic collapse causing worry? Allow your entire body to
fully relax and feel grounded and calm, while imagining that 2012 will be
like New Year's Eve, special for its place on the calendar.



We now have a unique chance to imagine new opportunities for mankind in our
ever unfolding tale, other than stories of end times, destruction, doom and
gloom. When we have explored most all of our planet, and traveled to visit
and return from the moon, there is still much we can envision for ourselves
that can inspire us to continue evolving, growing, laughing, loving, and
enjoying life to the fullest in every way.

Let’s Connect

Thanks for staying in touch with me on
Facebook, Twitter,
and YouTube! I love reading your comments and questions and findng out what
is most interesting, beautiful and meaningful to you. Thanks for emailing
me with your reality shift stories, and for all the light you bring to the
world. Thanks for being you!




Love always,

Cynthia Sue Larson

email Cynthia at cynthia@realityshifters.com

How Wonderful Can You Be Today?

How Wonderful Can You Be
Today?

Cynthia Sue Larson at the Foundation for Mind Being Research holiday party

"The greatest discovery of my generation

is that human beings can alter their lives

by altering their attitudes of mind."

-- William James

The word Eudaimonism comes from the Greek word for
happiness, eudaimonia. This is a very important word, because it represents
a philosophy which states that right actions lead to the greatest
well-being of every individual. The Eudaemons of ancient pre-Hellenic
Greece were guardian angels that watched over mortals, inspiring people to
do the best thing in each situation, and eudemonics is the art of happiness
that results from consistently doing what we know to be correct. Part of
the original concept of eudemonics is that taking right action naturally
leads to happiness, whereas doing what we know is wrong leads to
unhappiness. This concept that we can choose to live happy lives by doing
what we know to be right is one of the most relevant concepts we are likely
to encounter, as it holds the promise of greater joy for ourselves and for
everyone we interact with.



One of the biggest challenges facing people who consult with me for
spiritual life coaching is finding the most positive way to frame their
life experiences so they can most consistently find and take the best
possible action. Sometimes, people feel a sense of losing touch with what
brings them the most joy, and with a sense of doing what they are here to
do. The idea of doing the right thing is one which invites us to answer the
question:

"How wonderful can I be today?"


When you ask this question of the universe with all your heart and listen
for the answer, you will be consistently informed of more positive ways you
can think, speak, and behave in ways that shape your character from the
inside out, which in turn is guaranteed to improve the world.

Cynthia Sue Larson's vision statement

Wherever you are, and whatever you are doing, there is something you can
think right now which will bring you and someone else greater love and
joy... and it will only take a moment of your time to take some action and
do. Set aside whatever you were doing and take some positive action by
following through on that positive thought right now, and notice how you
feel immediately afterward. Chances are that not only will you feel the
benefit of an immediate boost to your emotional well-being, you will also
feel uplifted and empowered in ways that stay with you through the rest of
today and into tomorrow. When you take a few minutes each day to do
something especially good for someone else, you will see ever-increasing
evidence of how you are improving your life as you improve the lives of
others.




While I practice several daily methods to boost my mood and keep my spirits
up, one of my very favorite ways to raise my spirits while envisioning my
life at its best is to watch my own personal vision statement,
which is something like a music video showing pictures and words that
correspond with my greatest dreams and aspirations. The tools and training
to create your own vision statement are readily available through Malcolm Cohan's vision
statement web site which can inspire you to further explore just how
wonderful you can be. And keep in mind that for the very best results, you
will do well to aim HIGH!

Wishing you all the best that life and love have to offer,

Cynthia Sue Larson

email Cynthia at cynthia@realityshifters.com

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