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Ceanne Derohan said, "When you really listen to yourself, you can heal yourself." Awesome! Move ahead! We're done for the day! Twitter's 140 character rule maker's would be proud of us today! We've made the earth move! The river's water parted! The sky bled loaves of bread and all were fed! Stop! Please go back and study the quote: When you really listen to yourself, you can heal yourself. My neighbor "Rock Star" Herb has been in and out of the hospital three times in the past week. The typical words heard from doctors, "You'll be fine! Back to normal! No need to cancel your fall tour." Outside of the group of Preachers, Medicine Men and Women and Spiritual Path Makers I'm usually sitting with...I've yet to meet anyone more inspirational than Herb. Total "Rock Star" on the outside but "Extreme Captain Positive" on the inside. Having the opportunity to study life with him molds Master's into becoming brilliant leaders. When you really listen to yourself, you can heal yourself... My "Nameless" adopted sister from a different family has undergone two Breast Cancer surgeries. Like "Rock Star" Herb there isn't nor has there ever been a negative bone in vocal performance. To hear her share thoughts today empowers you to believe humans are no different than computers, both are made to break...getting fixed becomes the journey. Herb and "Nameless" can't count in a single lifetime the number of people they've influenced to become Greater than brilliant. And yet "Life" and its daily adventures seems to be sending a message: One day, no matter how positive...something without a face or identity will walk into the chapters you write." In Julia Cameron's latest book The Prosperous Heart she clearly defines the art of getting to know yourself. Boring right? Until you realize the "Rock Star" shell you've been carrying doesn't look anything like the core of open sores begging for sunshine on the inside. Show me the doctor that doesn't charge a billions pennies to help heal when the most important requirements cost nothing. The art of getting to know you might be a burp, fart or grumble shoved out of a book or blog of inspiration but ultimately without energy the physical act of being becomes empty. Being a second degree black belt in martial arts doesn't qualify me for clinical leadership. Being one that walks a black belt path based on courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control and indomitable spirit does allow the depths of realism to open its palms to welcome spiritual flow. I could easily hand you a book based on animal spirituality and what it means when bugs jump onto the windshield but until you put personal focus on the basics...nothing carries weight in a world that already speaks too much and too often. Chi Chi, tsuchi, meaning "Earth", represents the hard, solid objects of the world. The most basic example of chi is in a stone. Stones are highly resistant to movement or change, as is anything heavily influenced by chi. In people, the bones, muscles and tissues are represented by chi. Emotionally, chi is predominantly associated with stubbornness, stability, physicality, and gravity. It is a desire to have things remain as they are; a resistance to change. In the mind, it is confidence. When under the influence of this chi mode or "mood", we are aware of our own physicality and sureness of action. Sui Sui ,mizu, meaning "Water", represents the fluid, flowing, formless things in the world. Outside of the obvious example of rivers and the like, plants are also categorized under sui, as they adapt to their environment, growing and changing according to the direction of the sun and the changing seasons. Blood and other bodily fluids are represented by sui, as are mental or emotional tendencies towards adaptation and change. Sui can be associated with emotion, defensiveness, adaptability, flexibility, suppleness, and magnetism. Ka Ka or hi, meaning "Fire", represents the energetic, forceful, moving things in the world. Animals, capable of movement and full of forceful energy, are primary examples of ka objects. Bodily, ka represents our metabolism and body heat, and in the mental and emotional realms, it represents drive and passion. ka can be associated with motivation, desire, intention, and an outgoing spirit. Besides the obvious examples of heat and flame, lightning can also be thought of as an extension of Ka. Fū Fū or kaze, meaning "Wind", represents things that grow, expand, and enjoy freedom of movement. Aside from air, smoke, and the like, fū can in some ways be best represented by the human mind. As we grow physically, we learn and expand mentally as well, in terms of our knowledge, our experiences, and our personalities. Fū represents breathing, and the internal processes associated with respiration. Mentally and emotionally, it represents an "open-minded" attitude and carefree feeling. It can be associated with will, elusiveness, evasiveness, benevolence, compassion, and wisdom. Kū 空 Kū or sora, most often translated as "Void", but also meaning "sky" or "Heaven", represents those things beyond our everyday experience, particularly those things composed of pure energy. Bodily, kū represents spirit, thought, and creative energy. It represents our ability to think and to communicate, as well as our creativity. It can also be associated with power, creativity, spontaneity, and inventiveness. Kū is of particular importance as the highest of the elements. In martial arts, particularly in fictional tales where the fighting discipline is blended with magic or the occult, one often invokes the power of the Void to connect to the quintessential creative energy of the world. A warrior properly attuned to the Void can sense their surroundings and act without thinking, and without using their physical senses. Are you still with me? Squirrel! What if the squirrels of your admitted A.D.D. truly carried a message? When you really listen to yourself, you can heal yourself. If ancient Japanese writings lack shine on the shelves where you store everything; Julia Cameron offers a newer method of locating reasons why you should be talking to yourself more often than one might think is normal. Simply write down: Money is... then fill in five blanks. Money is power. Money is luxury. You do it! Money means what? Please give me five things. Money equals? Five answers... My parents thought money was. Five money subjects and if you're like me the very thought of locating answers is gonna piss you off. Anything financial instantly labels me broke, poor and unable to succeed. That's me! But what about you? Have you ever asked the image in the mirror? A question of grand strength captivated my system of choices late yesterday afternoon. How is it being nominated for a national radio award invited extremely thin sheets of reaction yet the moment I see a bride enter a room with her father there's never been a wedding where my knees don't buckle, tears stain my puffy aged cheeks and having to speak with a clear and present voice is overtaken by cracks and pitch outs? I wanna know that guy! Might it one day open the door for me to better understand the lyrics penned out by Lennon and McCartney, Jagger and Richards? When the mind becomes quiet...you feel nourished. So it was once said by Swami Chdvilasananda.