Hiking the mountains & the unseen in our lives

One of the most rewarding and fun things I have ever done is hike the high altitudes around Sedona, and Yellowstone. The views are so amazing you almost do not notice the lack of oxygen....the town of Sedona itself is in the valley (Still at a high altitude), but the trails, mountains and sides of the canyon go well over 6000 feet. Denver claims to be the "mile high city", but that is nothing in comparison to other areas of the west. The house I lived in in NM, at Blue Water Lake near Thoreau (pronounces through), was at almost 9000 feet. It was about a mile or so from the Continental Divide.

We also hiked in Yellowstone near the Continental Divide, again at 9000 feet, almost twice the altitude of Denver. We hiked a trail that was so steep that it had stairs, and I though poor Matt was going to drop by the time we got to the top (he went all the way to the bottom, I stopped three quarters of the way down becasue I knew I had to climb back up). Our cabin was at over 6000 feet.

The beauty of the world around you at this altitude is worth it. The views go for miles and miles, the air is crisp and clear and the lack of oxygen invites you to slow down and take notice of things.

The unseen (air pressure drop in this instance), makes plastic containers expand and the first time you open a squeeze bottle, most of the contents will come shooting out into your hand....The point? The unseen changes our lives every day. When in the mountains, it changes your view, heart rate, capacity to breathe, smells, your need for water and yes even plastic containers. There is unseen in your life everyday.

The Ultimate being, whether you call him/her God, Creator, Allah, Buddha, the Universe, it doesn't matter. There are guides, spirits, energy all around you. All the time. Your energy creates your environment, just like the unseen lack of oxygen and lower air pressure change everything in the environment, so do your actions, thoughts, feelings, and words, affect your environment.

The reason things always go a certain way, is that you are always steering them in that direction. Yes, we are born with major life lessons and things we cannot change, but that is a mere speck of our total life experience. It really is. It is not what happens to us, but how we handle it that matters.

When we invite pain, we get pain. Even in physical things. I danced, kickboxed and ran for 30some years altogether, total pain from it in that time, at the most, seven to ten days.....Seriously. The idea is not to invite pain, it is to take yourself to a limit that is reasonable, not to do damage to your muscles, tendons and joints. People think that they have to make themselves suffer to achieve things. Not so, suffering is sometimes part of our lives, but the Universe didn't put us here to make ourselves suffer. Did God ever say "Go and make sure you are in pain before you stop", no not ever. When you invite suffering, you get suffering. Pushing yourself invites injury and damage, and eventually it won't ever go away.

People like to invite pain into their lives, not just physical, but emotional, and mental pain. They do the same things over and over, compounding the unseen energy and making their lives miserable. They then wonder why the "universe is punishing them". The Universe never punishes, it sometimes teaches, and the lessons can be tough depending on what the lesson is, but it does not punish.

People who invite in drama, have drama. People who are cold and unfriendly do not have any true friends who are warm and loving. People who cause harm eventually have harm come to them.

I have people ask when someone will suffer for what they have done to them. First of all, it is when the Universe thinks is the opportune time that it MAY distribute some Karmic lessons. Second of all, wishing retribution on anyone will not cause them harm, but will cause YOU harm. Third, they may already be suffering and that is why they are acting out, you don't know what inner "demons" haunt them day and night. Four...the Universe doesn't punish!!!

Remember the unseen, it is there, all the time. It is active all the time. You do create your own reality. You reinforce your own reality. When you understand it and know how to work with it, you live a happier life. When I hike in the high altitudes, I slow down, I drink extra water, I pay attention to my body, and I eventually return to lower altitudes. You can do the same with your thoughts, words and deeds. Control, monitor and adapt them to a happier, better life.

You are totally in control of your life. There is NO ONE else to blame or thank you YOU.




Peshaui Wequashimese





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