Category: Creation

  • Your time is limited…

    Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.

    Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.

    You have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.

    You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

    This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

    The only way to do great work is to love what you do.

    If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.

    Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me.

    Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful, that’s what matters to me.

    Steve Jobs, 2005 Stanford Uni Speech

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Wisdom from Will Smith

    – Greatness Exists in All of Us –

    I know what I am, I know what I believe in, and that’s all I need to know.

    – It can’t be that easy – Yes It Is!

    – There is no Shortcut to Success –

    Talent we have naturally.  Skill is only developed by spending hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.  Your talent will fail you if you are not skilled.

    – Lay One Brick at a Time –

    You don’t try and build a wall.  You place one brick as perfectly as you can, and then do that again and again.

    – Focus on Making a Difference –

    If you are going to be here then there is a necessity to make a difference.

    – Represent an Idea –

    Represent the idea that you can really get what you want

    – You Have to Believe –

    There is no reason to have plan B because it distracts you from plan A.

    – Nothing is Unrealistic –

    Being realistic is the most commonly travelled road to mediocrity.  What’s the point of being realistic?

    – Our Thoughts are Physical –

    If we dream something it will happen.  Just decide.

    – You Really Got to Focus –

    Being distracted will get in the way of completing.

    – Attack Your Fears –

    Be motivated by fear of fear.

    – Be Willing to Die for the Truth –

    The truth is the only thing that will ever be constant.

    – Protect Your Dream –

    Don’t ever let somebody tell you that you can’t do something.  When you have a dream, you have got to protect it.  People who can’t do something themselves want to tell you that you can’t do it.  When you want something, go for it.  Period.

    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLN2k0b3g70]

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The point of a spear, the edge of a knife

    What is at the point of the spear? The edge of the knife? It is nothing.

    Something, the metal, the material, what ever, sharpened to the point of nothingness. Behind the edge everything. Infront of the edge nothing.

    And it is the more of nothing which makes the spear and the knife something.

    Like our world: everything we see, the substance, the material. It is the nothing at the edge of the something. This nothingness makes our world everything!

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Social Profit, Money and Butterflies

    Here’s an enlightening 1/2 hour audio visual that is well worth watching.

    It’s a discussion between Lynne Twist and Deepak Chopra on “Social Profit”, money and butterflies.

    Lynne Twist is a San Francisco based social activist who besides raising many hundred of million of dollars for social issues, in particular the Hunger Project, eloquently describes the present state of humanity, and together with Deepak discuss the caterpillar and its transition to a butterfly, and the similarities with today’s’ societies.

    The caterpillar voraciously consumes all food in it’s path, in an unconscious automated state, oblivious to the amount that is available – it just eats. That is until the imagines cells inside the caterpillar form in large enough numbers and conglomerate, and a switch occurs. All other cells then become the nutritive soup that feed the imagines cells, and the transformation occurs: from caterpillar to butterfly. Is that where we are now: ravenous caterpillars’ approaching a new phase of development. Lynn and Deepak describe this quite well. (As does this link here: Butterfly Effect)

    It’s a pretty good analogy.

    And Deepak’s closing remarks: the genetic code responsible for the wings of the butterfly is the same gene code for the beating of the human heart.

    Amazing.

    Here’s the video:

    [googlevideo=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2799400187971883211]

    Keep in mind these important facts:
    God is a verb not a noun, and there are two states for creation: asking and allowing.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • When does life stop and living begin?

    Friday, January 12, 2007, 7:51 am, a man stood at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.

    During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that about one thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

    Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule. A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.

    The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

    In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32.

    When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.

    No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars. Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100. This is a real story.

    The Washington Post Report

    Follow up Report

    Wikipedia on Joshua Bell

    Youtube Video
    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnOPu0_YWhw&hl=en&fs=1]

    Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people.

    The outlines were:

    In a commonplace environment at an inappropriate hour –

    Do we perceive beauty?

    Do we stop to appreciate it?

    Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?

    One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

    If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing?

    Helping me to remember:  Become conscious.  Meditate.  Be with God.

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The Beauty of Mathematics

    1 x 8 + 1 = 9
    12 x 8 + 2 = 98
    123 x 8 + 3 = 987
    1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
    12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
    123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
    1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
    12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
    123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321

    1 x 9 + 2 = 11
    12 x 9 + 3 = 111
    123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
    1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
    12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
    123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
    1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
    12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
    123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111

    9 x 9 + 7 = 88
    98 x 9 + 6 = 888
    987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
    9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
    98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
    987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
    9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
    98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888

    Brilliant, isn’t it?

    And look at this symmetry:

    1 x 1 = 1
    11 x 11 = 121
    111 x 111 = 12321
    1111 x 1111 = 1234321
    11111 x 11111 = 123454321
    111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
    1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
    11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
    111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

     Now, take a look at this…

    101%

    From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:

    What Equals 100%?
    What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?

    Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?

    We have all been in situations where someone wants you to
    GIVE OVER 100%.

    How about ACHIEVING 101%?

    What equals 100% in life?

    Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help
    answer these questions:

    If:

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

    Is represented as:

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

    If:

    H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K

    8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98%

    And:

    K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E

    11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%

    But:

    A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E

    1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100%

    THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:

    L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D

    12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101%

    Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:

    While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will
    get you there, It’s the Love of God that will put you over the top!

     

    Now just remember, God is a verb

    ;o)

    Jeremiah Josey

  • So when does it start?

    Remember when you were a kid and you would draw a house?

    How many stories and how many windows did you draw? A door? Two windows either side? A bent chimney???

    I’m was judging a childrens’ drawing competition today.  The chilrdren range from ages 3 to 14.

    I’m looking at a house here: 6 stories high, 21 windows…  (At the top is written “My House”)

    The trees in the garden are full of ripe fruit.

    Another one – 6 stories, 18 windows, a jet and full apple tree…

    Programming is all done by the time you are 5 years old…

    Bet you can’t guess where I live?

    Jeremiah Josey

  • The Key is…

    …to not give any unwanted thing much attention.  When it does’t feel good – turn your attention someplace else.

    Abraham-Hicks

    Jeremiah Josey

  • An Interesting Conversation with a Christian

    I had a very interesting conversation with a Christian today.

    The opening question was: “what is your religion?”

    English was not their first language so I typed most of my answers on the screen in front of them (we were sitting at my desk).  Simple short sentences.

    “What is your religion?”

    • My own personal religion
    • There is more to it
    • God is considered a proper noun but not the case
    • god is a verb
    • Bob is a proper noun
    • Mountain is a noun
    • Tree is a noun
    • Eat is a verb
    • Run is a verb
    • Meditate is a verb
    • without god we are nothing – and god is a verb
    • Jesus was with god
    • Jesus was showing us how to be with god
    • god is a verb
    • believe in yourself
    • we all need a mentor

    Jeremiah Josey

  • Conscious or Unconscious?

    We are each responsible for our own creations.

    We do this either consciously or unconsciously.

    We are fully aware or we a fully unaware.

    With this knowledge we are then able to observe the unconscious creations – simply look around to see them.

    Decide to make your creations in a conscious state and create consciously.

    Jeremiah Josey

Jeremiah Josey