puzzle pieces

here's a piece - it looks right
let's turn it around to see if it fits over there
yep - just like i thought it would
The hardest thing to get your head around is that nothing fundamental has changed in the universe just because your own awareness has changed. When your mind starts expanding to see the incredible possibilities of life, it feels like all you have to do to make them happen is to say them; to understand them; to make others understand them; and to have everyone work together to make it happen.

The puzzle pieces fit together automatically, each day, without any effort on my part. How could I possibly make an effort that affected anything substantial or fundamental about our universe? We are here now, simply as we are, and there is no way to question or investigate the matter any further than that. All that we know is that we are here; everything else is an assumption.

I am not a person struggling with this situation or that person or this personal obstacle or that barrier from doing such and such. I am not an individual entity in and of myself that makes a decision here that affects that person there. I am only the total of consciousness itself, observing the play-acting going on in my own mind, observing that nothing can exist without the observation itself and the person having the observation.

overheard

Are you aware of the ramifications of the Free Trade Area of the Americas? Do you know what will happen if transnational corporations continue to expand their powers over those of our national governments?
No, but I'm sure you're going to tell me about it.

Do you have a problem with being socially aware?
Of course I don't. But I would suggest that everyone who shows up for the demonstrations in Quebec City looks hard at why they're there and what they're doing themselves to make things better.

Obviously we'll be there to effect change on the governments and keep the interests of big business from infringing on our basic human rights. Corporations have to be stopped from subjugating our rights as citizens to their own business interests.
Look, if you really want to have a lasting impact on these corporations' activities, you'll have to vote with your credit card. They're here because we couldn't do without them. Are you pissed at the car companies? Damn, I just gave them a vote of support by buying a new car last year. Are you pissed at the oil companies? Damn, I just filled up my car with gas yesterday. Are you pissed at the pulp and paper companies? Hold on, let me clear that chair of all my magazines and newspapers so that you can sit down. Are you pissed at Monsanto and the GM food manufacturers? Damn, I was just going to suggest that we stop at McDonald's for supper on our way home tonight.