Mental health, Spirituality and other Life Subjects

  Is unhappiness a noun? Is it a thing? Is it substance, is it made of something? Or is it a feeling? Are any feelings substance? Made of something? Is goodness a substance? Or is it a quality of being? People sometimes say just be positive, but for a lot of people it just isn't possible. They need a different focus, they need to look at their negativity and what's bothering them in a certain way to let it go. Looking at your fears, by saying them out loud, or writing them down, or looking at them in meditation, can be powerfully healing. Forgiving, and asking forgiveness, is powerful, and the way from negativity to positivity.  Be your own best friend, by forgiving. It will change your life for the better in many ways.

I was just thinking, about one of my fears, which is "what if my life doesn't get better? What if I try my best, and still don't succeed?" It starts in childhood. We learn about limitations in a disempowering way, because we immediately are faced with a world that is only good to you if you are "behaving", and sometimes not even then. People grow up in an angry world, and become angry themselves, which leads to things like crime/violence. Many people who are charged with crime are out of control internally, because there is so much anger about the world and unkind circumstances growing up. I do believe that we need law and enforcement in the world that we're in, but the way this nation and almost all others deal with criminals causes more harm than good. One day in jail/prison, as it is, is too much. Furthermore, there are nations in the world that treat criminals humanely, and see far better results for those people, and far less crime.  So, how can we ...

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                           "Our Love Ascending"              At some point every one of us will go on the hero's journey, a Spiritual journey of true Self seeking. The bird in this painting represents us as we go on that path, carrying different burdens and heaviness from our own life experience and our family/social ties. The different mountains, in different shades, represent different layers of obstacles that we face on the journey, and on this path, we may be at different levels at different times. Ultimately it leads to the blue sky, sunshine, and freedom.                     Self-Inquiry is for Everybody Forgive everyone and everything for everything. This is the way to have peace.             This is is a world with much untapped potential. The best thing we can do for ourselves or others is to w...

 What is right judgement? It is discernment of actions, examining our beliefs, intentions, thoughts, words, deeds, and feelings, seeing them as right or wrong without wrong judgement. Wrong judgement is fear or hatred of anyone or anything, or any of those above mentioned actions. When a situation or person causes you fear or hatred, deal with it by talking it out with yourself or God, and pray about/for them. It may give you the strength and/or courage to say something, do something, walk away, accept, pray, forgive or any combination of those things. Choose to love everybody, and if you have trouble with that, keep trying.   Thank you for reading my Blog! If you like what you see, check out my new ebook on Amazon/Kindle: Link to "The Depth Book: Physical, Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Healing" I would love your support in buying it, and your feedback and thoughts about what you read!  Thank you, -John E Campbell  P.S. check out this list of wonderful books i...

  I am now seeing, that when I think I have done anything wrong, to any degree, I have hatred toward myself. It comes as a terrible feeling that I am angry and fearful of other people's judgements. I am afraid of their judgement because when I think people are unkind about/toward myself or others, I feel hatred and anger. Fear, hate, anger, unhappiness, judgement, are all very painful, and some of the main problems with this world.  I know I and everyone else will recover from the spell of ego (evil/wrong thinking). 

  This is something that came to me while writing today.  Why are we not free? Free of fear, doubt, and anxiety? We base our lives off of our beliefs of how other people think of us, and we have counterproductive/destructive/false/fearful/hateful beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world. That is the ego, the false self, which needs examination and healing. Self inventory, as they talk about in AA, is necessary. Self inquiry, as they talk about in Spirituality, is necessary.  When you forgive, you set yourself and the world free from evil, and invite love back in. 

       The hardest part of awakening/enlightenment is that we can no longer lie to ourselves about the judgement (fear, anger, hatred) that we carry, and we want to be done with it. We see the lack of love in our past and present, whether done by us or others, and we want to forgive, and allow God to come in and make a place in us, as it's put in the Bible. There are some ways of looking at the pain of the past that can clear out judgement, like forgiving/asking for forgiveness from others whether talking it out by yourself, or reaching out to people. Your heart will guide you in that choice.

Having an out of control mind (ego) is a bit like being out of shape. You can't really have it all the way better right now, but with time, effort, and patience, you will. Fearful, angry, hateful (bad) thoughts and feelings lead to more bad thoughts and feelings. This is the state of much of the world, lost in out of control mind. Is it possible to change the mind, heart, and soul for the better? With things that train the mind like meditation, prayer, forgiveness, self inquiry, free speech (the type utilized in Psychology), and other healing techniques, the mind can go from being our worst enemy to our best friend. We can honestly love ourselves, God, and others, and think and feel predominately good, instead of predominately bad. This is the path to enlightenment, a state that has seemed unattainable, unreachable, unrealistic to much of the world for a long time. It is a state of peace, love, and joy that is not only attainable, but necessary for the world in this day and time. A...