tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:28:33 +0000featuring Enlightenmeant cartoons and the not so random musings of C. Pic Michel creative/humorist/teacher. Links to website for art and classes in using creative energy for life and professional skill development and the art of spiritual practice.http://www.expressience.com/c.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)Blogger38125Copyright C. Pic Michel 2008 All Rights Reservedc.picmichel@gmail.comPic MichelPic Michelnofeaturing Enlightenmeant cartoons and the not so random musings of C. Pic Michel creative/humorist/teacher. Links to website for art and classes in using creative energy for life and professional skill development and the art of spiritual practice.featuring Enlightenmeant cartoons and the not so random musings of C. Pic Michel creative/humorist/teacher. Links to website for art and classes in using creative energy for life and professional skill development and the art of spiritual practice.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifExpressiencehttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with Pageflakestag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-1205116397765410424Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:28:00 +00002010-03-07T22:28:33.895-05:00 As a raindrop cannot be separate from the water, nor a note separate from the sound,as a breeze cannot beseparate from the air, and a flame never be separate from the light,nor a stone be separate from the firmament,you are inseparable fromthe infinite Consciousnesswhich entertains all that isever was, and shall ever be.All is one and one is all.That it cannot be said well enough,reveals both http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/CFCwI-8FydU/it-cannot-be-said.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/CFCwI-8FydU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2010/03/it-cannot-be-said.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-1952661039866575261Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:25:00 +00002009-12-31T16:04:50.003-05:00enjoy lifeEnlightenMeant Cartoonsworry-freeappreciation As we approach the beginning of a new year, I am grateful for the myriad ways I witness the process of those moving through the hopes and concerns regarding creative ability.  It is truly a gift to see it unfold as a new way of seeing is revealed. The foundation of any work of art is its composition.  It doesn’t matter if the work is figurative or abstract, visual, music, theatre, dance or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/K9ZFcBQGEVQ/composition-of-happy-new-year.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/K9ZFcBQGEVQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/12/composition-of-happy-new-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-843842824416944435Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-12-21T12:41:29.076-05:00There is a German legend which states that a bird's nest in the Christmas tree will bring good health and prosperity in the coming year. Today I found this nest in a bush as I was passing. Seeing the nest was empty I was reminded of the Hindu dharma to go empty of all thoughts, attachments, and desires that one may effortlessly soar in the awareness of limitlessly brilliant consciousness. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/LMKq61XkNsw/birds-nest-blessings.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/LMKq61XkNsw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/12/birds-nest-blessings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-3759023198977832124Thu, 26 Nov 2009 13:43:00 +00002009-11-26T08:51:48.470-05:00EnlightenMeant CartoonsLet it Beeffortlessexpectationsacceptanceappreciationletting goThe holidays have arrived and with them the hopes and dreams of millions of men, women and children. There is opportunity for making memories and unearthing them, a prospect that can be full of wonder and sometimes worry. Whether your holidays or life in general are filled with joy or drama depends on the formulas we use to calculate these outcomes. Drama is a state of confusion brought abouthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/LlEedsnZvkc/keeping-it-simple.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/LlEedsnZvkc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/11/keeping-it-simple.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-7644345025710179503Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:12:00 +00002009-11-14T07:34:07.138-05:00worry-freekoanseffortlessthinkingself enquiryzenletting goWhen you take away everything, all the perceived problems, deficits, hardships, faults, slights, abuse, attachments, core issues, analysis, charity, loss, lack, limitation and abundance, love, hate, reasons for war, peace, anger, jealousy, avarice, devotion, desire, need, philanthropy, politics, religion, sunrise, sunset, the oceans, beaches, weather, trees, all animals, insects, fish, birds, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/AQfKzoa4kUo/not-that.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/AQfKzoa4kUo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/11/not-that.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-902435948188471569Sat, 03 Oct 2009 11:57:00 +00002009-10-03T09:16:24.943-04:00Organic AlternativesLet it Beworry-freeeffortlessthinkingnext new thingabundanceletting goThe masks we wear are determined by why we think we wear them. We may have different masks at home, school, work, only when we see certain people, or under certain circumstances. Masks, as collections of agreements that condition and limit self-expression, seem to be a pretty handy tool for getting around in the world and some would say masks are an unavoidable necessity. Then again, if we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/DusdVFNZBN4/to-thine-own-self-be-true.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/DusdVFNZBN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/10/to-thine-own-self-be-true.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-785939913108847470Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:36:00 +00002009-09-25T21:06:14.351-04:00Let it Beworry-freeeffortlessWhy? A wise teacher once recommended I not ask the question why. Why? Because. That's right, because -- a story that explains the perceived cause behind the perceived effect. Perceptions are not reality, they are the filters made up of thoughts. We think we are, we think we see, we think we know, and we think we'll be safer doing so. That brings up another "W" word...wrong. But hang in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/5SuJz34lc7k/who-do-you-think-you-are.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/5SuJz34lc7k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/who-do-you-think-you-are.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-912076003100097322Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:27:00 +00002009-09-21T10:04:08.203-04:00Organic Alternativesworry-freethinkingabundanceappreciationSometimes we think we know, we think things never change, sometimes we think we don't know, everything is changing. That could be one thought, or it could be viewed as two or four and even more depending on how the phrases are fractured with punctuation. Maybe that's a little much for a Monday, so I'll be brief and you can follow the links when you're ready to enjoy. Such fractals are the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/-QM09n6GldE/synthesis-of-ancient-wisdom-and-modern.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/-QM09n6GldE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/synthesis-of-ancient-wisdom-and-modern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-6153720333521682547Sat, 19 Sep 2009 13:38:00 +00002009-09-19T09:38:45.598-04:00Let it Beworry-freeletting goA Mayan elder spoke here this week. The crowd that gathered were eager to hear his news about the year 2012. He was direct and to the point when he said, "That's not Mayan." He went on to explain that it was the teaching of others who were not Mayan. He clarified that these people may have discovered something he did not know about, but it was not a part of the tradition he had been taught http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/dN2QxQbEMAc/ending-times-of-worry.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/dN2QxQbEMAc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/ending-times-of-worry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-4655121352590297644Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:00 +00002009-09-16T08:51:01.905-04:00worry-freeeffortlessacceptanceappreciationletting goWhen you think about it, it's what you think about it that makes it what it is, at least for you. The expression, One man's trash is another man's treasure, says much more about how something is seen than whether or not the seen might have some use left in it. Whether we see things as unacceptable or preferable, we have added something to the seen, it is our vision of how things should be. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/ABAOPCEQW-w/wysiwyg.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/ABAOPCEQW-w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/wysiwyg.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-2760405246374738068Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:30:00 +00002009-09-14T07:57:48.959-04:00enjoy lifeLet it Beeffortlessacceptanceappreciation"I am somebody! I am somebody!" In the 1979 movie The Jerk, Navin Johnson is thrilled when the new phone books arrive and he sees his name is in print. He feels validated and believes things are going to change for him. Later in the story Navin becomes disillusioned with seeking validation. "Well I'm gonna to go then. And I don't need any of this. I don't need this stuff, and I don't need you.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/W-Ubry7ZzxY/new-phone-books-are-here.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/W-Ubry7ZzxY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/new-phone-books-are-here.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-5623398554077023657Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:55:00 +00002009-09-12T08:17:39.601-04:00enjoy lifeworry-freeeffortlessthinkingletting goThere's and old Zen saying, leap and the net will appear. It is one that has guided many for a long time, but perhaps not as one might think. The saying acknowledges the human desire for safety in order to take risks. The truth is there are no risks as nothing is separate from Source. The guarantee of a gentle, safe landing almost takes the wind out of the sails of any leap. To leap is to flyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/JE7QQqL4r0k/take-leap.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/JE7QQqL4r0k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/take-leap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-1057866337315327989Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:15:00 +00002009-09-08T10:15:00.703-04:00enjoy lifeworry-freeeffortlessappreciationletting goThere are a great many structures we assemble to support us as we work to further our interests. Sometimes we worry that we are not doing enough, or even good enough. This comes out of the perceived need to be safe. There is no such thing as enough and this reality can create the illusion that there is something to worry about unless we see that it means there is always more. The reality is thathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/ez4A9wxl2dM/enough-reflection.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/ez4A9wxl2dM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/enough-reflection.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-6231629515521565588Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:58:00 +00002009-09-07T07:58:00.136-04:00enjoy lifeperfectionworry-freeeffortlessappreciationletting goWhile the Monarch butterfly seems to travel great distances on a precise path, there is not a single Monarch that completes the journey from Mexico to Canada and back again. There are many that contribute to that appearance. Each and every one is born with exactly what it needs. They are not taught the way and have no need to learn or acquire anything to fulfill their purpose. All of them arehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/9Hi-5LxU_Ts/essence-of-worry-doubt-and-trust.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/9Hi-5LxU_Ts" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/essence-of-worry-doubt-and-trust.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-4963384145236614710Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:28:00 +00002009-09-04T07:28:00.939-04:00perfectionLet it Beworry-freeeffortlessthinkinghopeacceptanceletting goWhat do you value? What is it you work to attain or maintain? Let go your attachment to that now. Whatever you desire, whatever you believe should be the outcome or reward of some effort, even if that effort be love and the results seem to be for the highest good; it is made of the stuff that is the source of all suffering.All disappointments and struggles are all the result of holding a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/WD2loFTIGrg/value-of-hopes-and-dreams.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/WD2loFTIGrg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/value-of-hopes-and-dreams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-3360162479943126372Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:15:00 +00002009-09-01T08:15:00.450-04:00enjoy lifeLet it Beworry-freeeffortlessacceptanceappreciationletting goIt's easy to look at something seemingly small or young, and find ourselves believing that we must act to protect it from it's vulnerabilities. But what are we acting on? When we act upon the notion there is need, something we do not have that would make life better or worthwhile, we engage desire. And when we seek to fulfill desire we develop expectations of creating an illusion. Expectations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/g18aWJRkky8/letting-go-of-worry.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/g18aWJRkky8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/09/letting-go-of-worry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-6291454435753479721Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:51:00 +00002009-08-28T13:17:07.154-04:00enjoy lifeEnlightenMeant Cartoonsthinkingunconditional loveacceptanceappreciationProbably one of the most difficult things to truly develop is a love for process. That might be because we too often see the process as something we have to "get through" before we can enjoy the fruits of our labor. Sometimes we are willing to go through the process, but are not too thrilled when the going gets tough or messy. Sometimes a process involves not knowing what will really happen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/5NPJGClTKdo/process-of-life.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/5NPJGClTKdo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/08/process-of-life.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-4389500446910787837Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:52:00 +00002009-04-29T21:49:21.284-04:00Organic AlternativesMeditationEnlightenMeant CartoonsFacebookkoansthinkingnext new thingself enquiryzenIf you don't know the fun and laughs Facebook quizzes can offer you might want to give them a try. Most quizzes ask a few questions to ascertain one's beliefs about a particular subject and then assign a symbol or series of symbols which are explained as to how they represent the person who took the quiz. My Facebook profile is filled everyday with news from friends who took one quiz or anotherhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/38BtCduOnTc/facebook-friends.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/38BtCduOnTc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/04/facebook-friends.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-1025758096478273924Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:03:00 +00002009-03-21T20:26:19.126-04:00mastery mysterynext new thingself enquiryacceptanceletting goOne evening on my way home I was talking with Rob who observed that there was only one letter different between the words mastery and mystery. Rob’s observation came on the heels of acknowledging that there seems to be a thin line between the two. It's true, whether we're dealing with a relationship or enlightenment, mastery is often equated with demystifying things.It might seem that the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/6kfJ94V6PxU/thin-line.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/6kfJ94V6PxU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/03/thin-line.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-4148671138459598741Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:09:00 +00002009-03-03T10:34:25.744-05:00MeditationEnlightenMeant CartoonsLet it Benext new thingunconditional loveself enquiryappreciationWhat difference does it make if we believe we are all One or not?All That Is has apparency in the Oneness of Consciousness. Nothing can be perceived that is not a part of the whole. It surrounds and permeates your entire Being, facilitates your every thought, emotion, physical sensation, action and reaction. All is of the same substance. Even if you believe it doesn't exist, is remote, a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/qdBYBeNBCX0/self-enquiry.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/qdBYBeNBCX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/03/self-enquiry.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-6177127571350925308Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:59:00 +00002009-02-13T22:29:15.354-05:00enjoy lifeEnlightenMeant CartoonsLet it BeToltexhopeacceptanceappreciationSo, if was true -- really, really true, that the Age of Aquarius was upon us and old ways were giving way to something much better, so much better that it beat the heck out of any conceptual thought the planetary consciousness had ever entertained before -- what would you do? Could you trust...allow...invite...this in to your life with no expectations? Or would you stick to the old conditional http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/M7OKXojNIis/singin-in-rain.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/M7OKXojNIis" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2009/02/singin-in-rain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-5907730283773701504Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:07:00 +00002008-12-16T13:29:08.965-05:00enjoy lifeEnlightenMeant Cartoonsunconditional lovehopezenacceptanceLaw of Attractionhappy holidaysEvery year you may hear the complaint that people have forgotten the true meaning of the holidays as they surge through department stores grabbing-up a limited number of hot items to give as gifts. If you know anything about the Christian holidays you know they were positioned throughout the year to replace pagan celebrations and practices as Christianity spread around the world. Before Christmashttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/F1JdF_w7sb8/abundant-truth.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/F1JdF_w7sb8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2008/12/abundant-truth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-686405748986537200Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:01:00 +00002008-12-03T22:08:11.336-05:00enjoy lifeLet it Bebook of daysthinkingunconditional lovehopeacceptanceappreciationI don’t know about you, but my life lessons were centered around the concept that I was responsible for the quality of my life based on the choices I made and the things I didn’t do. Looking back, I can see the purpose of such teaching, and I can also see that the point of the lessons came from the same erroneous place to which I was directed. The adults in my life taught me about how to live by http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/pUvXosPFrbs/whatisdominion-toltec-book-of-days-2008.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/pUvXosPFrbs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2008/12/whatisdominion-toltec-book-of-days-2008.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-1536864625002718433Sun, 09 Nov 2008 14:37:00 +00002008-12-16T12:07:53.898-05:00numerologyEnlightenMeant CartoonsObamaelectionhopeThe numerology for the name Barack Hussein Obama shows our president-elect has 2 master numbers presently active in his life as his personal year (22, acheiving goals) and destiny (11, spiritual character). He has two variations of the leadership number (37/1 ) as others see him he is reserved, calm, and has an expansive philosophy, and as his mission in life (64/1) he is extremely http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/_s4IwSalT08/i-can-see-clearly-now.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/_s4IwSalT08" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2008/11/i-can-see-clearly-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4432928045618548781.post-8108575335027423114Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:06:00 +00002008-07-20T15:52:49.488-04:00book of daysunconditional loveappreciation Recently I was speaking with Daniel and he said, "My dogs love me." And I said, "No they don't." Daniel was shocked. He was sure I would think dogs could love. I explained, "No, Dogs don't believe the way humans do and for that they couldn't be luckier. Now Daniel was intrigued. I don't usually sound so negative. Years ago I had a similar conversation with my teacher when we were driving around http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Expressience/~3/oRrcroxbOE8/puppy-love.htmlc.picmichel@gmail.com (Pic Michel)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Expressience/~4/oRrcroxbOE8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.expressience.com/2008/07/puppy-love.htmlen-usCopyright C. Pic Michel 2008 All Rights ReservedPic Michelnonadult