Take What You Like and Leave the Rest

I’ve blogged a lot about awareness. I’ve touched on creativity. Spirituality is a big topic, as well as coping mechanisms and day-to-day living. Where do these subjects come from?

I’m definitely not perfect and have bad days, but I follow my heart, do not lie, and try to do my best. I write out of love, but I also write these blogs for myself. It’s nice to organize my thoughts through blogging, and it’s good to remind myself of some things. For my readers, I say: Take what you like and leave the rest.

I listen—to my spirit, my soul, my mind. I even listen to my body.

I’ve always been interested in spirituality because my spirit has guided me to learn more. My soul guides me as well. Since I was a child, I have had hope for my loved ones—hope they live long and hope they move on to a better place when they pass. My mind guides me to find out more about the unknown. This curiosity comes not as an obsession of any sort but like a flow of syncronicities or peaceful wonderings, non-judgmental and open-minded.

I’ll discuss the paths of interests my mind has taken toward some of my blog topics.

I find human behavior fascinating. What makes the individual decide their actions? It’s not all cognitive. Emotions play a bigger role, especially today. Both cognition and emotion are a product of our biology, our spirit, and our experiences. Nature vs. nurture has been debated for decades. Identical twins raised apart have been studied. It’s both nature and nurture that guide development.

Because of these interests, I ended up with a minor in Human Development. Child, adolescent, and adult development and aging are all exciting subjects, especially when you consider the different types: moral, behavioral, cognitive, social, etc. At the time, Erik Erikson’s theories of behavioral development, for example, and how experiences (nurture) have a positive or negative affect on personality development, grabbed my attention more than Kohlberg’s moral development or Freud’s psychosexual theory of development had. But throughout my entire life, Carl Jung was the one who kept my attention. Why? Because of his spirituality and his belief in the soul. You really have to look deep inside yourself to figure things out, to be honest with yourself, to really live.

I find that incredibly insightful not only for the individual but also in groups. Sociology was not one of my studies, but my class on German war literature brought the interest to me. It blew my mind what some people do and, worse yet, what people do together.

Later, while reading Dean Koontz’s fiction, I became fascinated with how brainwashing, especially concerning advertising, can affect people’s behaviors.

Then 2020 came; it was like we jumped timelines or something. The whole world changed. It got me back to thinking about social brainwashing. A friend of mine reminded me about MK Ultra and suggested I look into it again. I bought a book about it, but then realized there was a movie, so I watched that to refresh my memory.

It’s been said that trauma-based brainwashing, the worst of the worst, is sometimes incurable. Well, I believe God can cure it. He can make any wrong into something positive. He takes the darkness and turns it into light. Also, awareness can protect you.

So, that was and is the path my mind has taken, partly because of my environment. But I was born curious. We all are to some extent, but I remember the intense questions I had when I was a kid. Perhaps being an American who had a good childhood (environment) played a part, however I think my biology and perhaps past life interests played a bigger role in my childhood ponderings.

I have, of course, had other interests guided by my spirit, my soul, and my mind. I’ll use music as an example. I believe the stars in the sky make noise. They sing. And only some people hear them. This is my spirit. A really good song can be felt by every cell in your body. This is my soul. My interest in music increased into adulthood. We did a lot of dancing as I grew up. Mom loves to dance, and Dad is a musician. Also, the Fibonacci sequence fascinates me. This is my biology and my mind.

My soul is a personal subject. You might see it in my actions. You might feel it being near me. You might hear it in my words. You might hear it in my silence. You might not. You might think you do, but you really don’t. It’s a personal subject. That’s where creativity comes in for all of us. I believe creativity is one of the healthiest things we can do for our soul. The other is, of course, to love.

My spirit can also be seen in creativity. There is so much more to say about the spirit...

Do you believe in spirit guides? I do. Do you believe your ancestors guide you? I do.

Sometimes, when I’m in between sleep and awake, answers come to me. Other times God speaks directly to me. Don’t judge. He can do it for you, too. Sometimes I see signs and know. Other times I get answers in other ways, such as dreams. This is all connected to my spirit. I cannot truly show you the path of my interests and blog topics as guided by my spirit because our spirits are timeless. But I can say that I meditate, I follow syncronicities, I love, I have faith in God, I read the Bible and I try to stay in touch with my higher self (by higher self I mean the eternal, conscious, and intelligent being that is one’s true self). I pray. And I believe we are all connected.

Why should you read my blog? Well, if you feel it’s not for you, then you shouldn’t. And I hope you’re guided toward what is enjoyable, helpful, and inspiring for you personally. If you like some of the topics, then keep reading and reread the ones you like.

Aside from all I’ve said so far, I’d also like to add that I believe we can learn from our experiences and share them with others in helpful ways. The sharing helps us learn even more. I think we should all share both the lessons from darkness and light. As much as we want. In any form we prefer, be it creatively or intellectually. Some things, however, are only between you and God.

Sharing knowledge: We don’t need a degree to do so. We can all self-educate or be guided by our soul, spirit, and mind.

For those who prefer to read from accredited sources I will share my education: I earned an Associate of Arts and Science in Communication. Then, I earned a Bachelor’s of Arts majoring in English and minoring in Human Development. I sometimes wish I had continued on and gotten my masters, but that wasn’t the path I chose. It’s interesting how we sometimes look back and wish we knew then what we know now. But, we took our chosen paths for a reason. Still, I wonder how different my life would be if I had chosen to study Ecology or Wildlife Management rather than following my path toward writing.

Perhaps you understand a little bit more about me and about why and what I blog. Perhaps you’re more confused than you were before. Perhaps you think I’m nuts! To that, I say, take what you like and leave the rest.

Love,

Tracy

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