READ: Who am I? by Shayne Traviss
December 14, 2011 by Shayne Traviss
Filed under •-Feature, Enlightenment, Insights, Meditation, Meditation, Mindfulness, Personal Growth, Purpose, Reflection, Spirituality
As I sit here writing this blog I ask myself the same question. Who am I?
Its life’s most investigated question. World renowned Scientists, Philosophers and Spiritual and Religious deities have been; researching, contemplating, praying and meditating on this simple question for centuries.
Scientists say we’re made of Atoms, pure energy…but where does that come from? World religious heads say we are a creation of God…but where does God come from? Philosophers and Spiritual teachers have entertained theories from; we are one collective energy expressed through many forms, to life is an illusion…but where does that come from?
There are so many theories, philosophies and ideologies floating around in the collective mind that it could cause us to go completely insane. Does this serve us? Does it bring us to the place of peace and contentment that we all seem to be searching for? I don’t believe so. I believe it’s just another thought that causes our individual and collective suffering.
How do we really find out who we are, is it even possible?
I invite you to entertain the thought that it is possible and that you can have access to the answer this very moment.
How can such a profound question that has been researched by some of the greatest minds of our planet be so simple?
It reminds me of a story my good friends and Spiritual teachers Ed and Deb Shapiro tell about the Musk Deer and how it searches round and round the forests of India in search of a particular smell. It exhausts itself searching for miles and miles but can never seem to find where the smell is coming from. The irony of it all is that if it simply stopped looking it would discover that the mysterious smell isn’t out in the forest but coming from its very own anus.
This story is one of the greatest teachings that I have learned on this journey we call life for it teaches us that the answers to all of life’s questions do not come from outside of ourselves but are always right there waiting for us when we simply stop looking.
I invite you right now, wherever you are to take a few moments, close your eyes, allow your lips to touch gently, your tongue to drop from the roof of your mouth, and while breathing in and out of your nose bring your attention to your natural flow of breath…if any thoughts arise, gently allow them to be without judgment, let them pass like clouds in the sky, be still and ask yourself…
Who am I?
Yogi, Author and Founder of VividLife.me Shayne’s humorous, tender and practical approach to ‘thriving’ in a human experience, has drawn some of the great spiritual teachers, authors and ‘truth seekers’ from around the globe, to his online publishing site, VividLife.me, Shayne ignites an individuals’ spark for knowing their own divinity by sharing his fearless pursuit of his dreams and his spiritual truth; a courageous transformation journey. Ultimately, Shayne’s work catalyzes people to experience freedom from their stories; the bondage of their past, embrace the present moment, discover their TRUTH and UNLEASH their ULTIMATE LIFE: mind, body and soul. Shayne has recently been featured on Beliefnet.com, a leading website for Wellness and Spirituality, is writing his first book with Hay House bestselling author of “The Keys” Sharon Quirt and lives in the quaint town of Newcastle, Ontario Canada with his fiancé Timm and his two Miniature Pinchers: Mr. Anderson and Oliver. Due to Shayne’s tireless commitment to assisting others in transforming their lives through many of his philanthropic endeavors, he was also nominated for the LGBTQ Person of the Year at their Inspire Awards. Connect with Shayne on Facebook >http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shayne-Traviss/79310282399?sk=info
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Someone You Really Need to Get to Know. There is someone I’m dying for you to really get to know. This person is amazing, insightful, charming, brimming with life, and filled with limitless potential. You’ll be blown away by their depth and capacity for love.
The Awakening Man ~ A Portrait of Possibility for Humankind by Jeff Brown
The awakening man is conscious, heartfully defined. Through his eyes, being conscious is not a cerebral construct, nor an intellectual exercise bereft of feeling. It is a felt experience, an ever-expanding awareness that moves from the heart outward. It is feeling God, not thinking God. The new man is always in process, awakening through a deepening interface with the world of feeling. He continues to strive for a more heartfelt and inclusive awareness.
Look Here When All Else Fails…
October 4, 2011 by Shayne Traviss
Filed under •-Headline, Books
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I’m talking to YOU, please listen…
August 25, 2011 by Shayne Traviss
Filed under •-Feature, Earth, Health & Well-being, Insights, Meditation, Oneness, Personal Growth, Purpose, Reflection, Sustainability, Vision
The world is in turmoil. There is no denying it, no stuffing it under the bed and pretending it doesn’t exist. It’s time to face reality. People are starving, countries are on the verge of bankruptcy, cities are being completely levelled by natural disasters, people are going without food or water, losing their jobs, families are breaking apart and we are all struggling inside to survive, to find a safe place within our heart and soul to take refuge so that we can face what’s at hand and the challenges we may face a head.
It can be scary, I know. If you live a fear based life and don’t have faith that there is something beyond fear, beyond our attachments to a world in which we created based on a totally unsustainable model.
Will I be able to survive a change? Can I live life without all the material that I have grown attached to? What will life look like? How will I define myself? How will I survive?
These are common questions that I hear from people who live in a fear based world. In a world controlled by mind virus’s passed on through the media and our unconscious friends who haven’t yet woken up to the possibility that we actually are the ones creating our lives, how we experience them and how we facilitate life on our planet.
I challenge to you to sit where you are, eliminate all distractions; meaning shut off your phone, your Facebook, the music or whatever you have around you that may distract you, and get silent. It might be something you are unfamiliar with but I challenge you to take the first step towards creating the life you want and try.
You may or may not be aware that the world in which we have unconsciously created is unsustainable. That we and our planet, which in essence are all one, cannot survive for much longer on the current model. We can no longer sustain ourselves on this greedy, status based, material obsessed world. It is destroying us inside and out. You have heard the phrase our thoughts create our reality, well what kind of thoughts do we have about ourselves and the world to create what we have created…
What can YOU do to change it?
First things first you can stop, breathe, be silent and allow yourself to reconnect with the truth of who you are. We never stop, were always go, go, go! On to the next task without ever stopping to consciously visualize what it is that we really want to create. We are on auto pilot, programed by a mind virus that we picked up somewhere from birth to this present moment. We’ve become like puppets controlled by some invisible power that speaks through our computers, magazines, newspapers and TV’s. A power that tells us we need to be prettier, thinner, smarter, and wealthier and that we never have enough and always need more. You’ve seen them, the commercials for lotteries painting a picture of what life would look like if you were a millionaire or the ones for Botox making promises that you’ll feel healthier, brighter and more alive if you just inject a little of our overpriced poison in your face.
What you need to understand is that these are temporary fixes attempting to convince you that the solution comes from somewhere outside of you. That the more you have and the better you look, the happier you will be. However these things, that are outside of yourself, do not and will never have the power to bring happiness to your life. The more you look outside of yourself the more suffering you will cause, within yourself and in the world. You become a participant in the spread of this mind virus which is the greatest contributer to your internal turmoil and the turmoil you are seeing on the planet as we speak.
Today take just 10-15 minutes to get silent and ask yourself. What do I truly want for myself and the planet? Ask yourself this question over and over again and then listen. Listen from the very depths of your heart and soul and you will find that answer, that connection to inner truth. What you may or may not be surprised to find is that what you truly want for yourself and others doesn’t come from a box, a bank or a needle. It’s a gift that you were born with and has been available to you all along… That gift is love, compassionate unbiased love.
You have a limitless supply of love that when tapped into has the ability to heal your life and when projected outwards, in unity, has the ability to work miracles. With love all things are possible.
If you want to create peace your life and the world remind yourself that every moment is a choice point and that in that moment you can choose the thoughts that create war or peace, love or fear and disaster or miracles. So stop, listen to your heart and be awakened to the power of unity with truth.
Namaste
Shayne
Where did we go wrong?
June 29, 2011 by Shayne Traviss
Filed under •-Headline, Insights, Purpose, Reflection
This morning I woke up to the beautiful sound of singing birds as the fog lifted over the Marina where I live. Everything seemed to be just perfect as I enjoyed my first cup of coffee while sending out my regular morning quotes through facebook. That is until I turned on the radio.
I am usually not a person who listens to the radio, I don’t even have cable TV. A personal choice I made a few years ago because I wanted to really disconnect from this world of illusion that we somehow created and reconnect to the truth of who I am - A statement that sends a lot of people running for the hills with judgment. “You’ve gone all hippy on us”, “Oh there you go getting all spiritual again” are comments I hear frequently. Which leads me to the title of this post.
Where did we go wrong?
As I listened to the radio for a few short minutes this morning I heard a Police Officer was dragged and killed by a van while trying to catch an offender, a lady used her baby as a weapon in a subway fight and Kim Kardashian is number one on Google… I was blown away, and disheartened.
Where did we go wrong?
We seem to have become monsters. Completely separated from who we are. We live in a world where celebrities have become Gods, our protectors are treated as enemies and people use their own children as weapons.
Where did we go wrong?
When connected to who we really are life is such a beautiful thing. There is so much to be greatful for. So much beauty in the world and so much love to be shared. That is the truth, before anything else we are spiritual beings having a human experience. We are here to learn, to experience, to connect with the divine within ourselves and to reach out across the world with love. We are to understand that we are one and what you do to others, you do to yourself. That life begins and ends with you and that you are to love yourself so that you are able to see others with the same love. We are not to look outside ourselves, to harm others or to put other humans above us.
I invite you all to answer this question silently to yourselves or if you feel moved by posting a comment…
Where did we go wrong and how to we return to the truth of who we are?
Life Changing Moments with Elise Ballard
June 12, 2011 by Shayne Traviss
Filed under •-Feature, •-VividLife Radio Shows, Reporting Live from the Universe
Have you ever experienced an epiphany, a life-changing moment or realization? Listen in as host Kristen White chat with author Elise Ballard on revelations that changed lives – and the lives of others – forever.
Elise Ballard did and was so stunned by its effect on her life that she started asking others if they had ever experienced these kinds of breakthroughs. What began as simple curiosity led to an unexpected and exciting journey, spanning several years and the breadth of human experience. The result is Epiphany, a collection of more than 50 revelations that changed lives – and the lives of others – forever.
Inspiring, thought-provoking, and eye-opening, Epiphany contains the deeply intimate stories of people from all walks of life, from public figures like Maya Angelou, Deepak Chopra, Ali McGrawand Barry Manilow, to personal acquaintances and life-long friends, to new contacts made in the most unexpected and serendipitous of circumstances.
Whether discovering their life purpose, awakening to new possibilities, or finding a new direction after a tremendous setback, each person’s epiphany is a gift, providing new insight into the universal truths that connect us all.
Elise Ballard is an actress, an independent filmmaker and film producer. She started her career in entertain-ment working as an actress in New York, Austin and Los Angeles. Her work as a producer began in Los Angeles as a partner in a production company that produced films distributed by Lionsgate and Monarch Entertainment.
Her critically acclaimed directorial debut, Lord of the Wiens: A Dachumentary, a movie about the annual Wiener Dog Races in Buda, TX became a cult hit, receiving considerable national press coverage, playing film festival circuits and PBS. Since then she has created, directed and produced numerous projects including BackStage: Behind the Scenes segments for Time Warner cable’sPublik Music channel; FitPack, a series of short exercise regimens and viral ads by NYC celebrity trainer Joel Harper, and the YOU DVDs accompanying the YOU book series by world-renowned, bestselling authors, Drs. Mehmet Oz and Michael Roizen.
She is currently in development on several projects, including the web, film and book project for Epiphany. Elise lives in Los Angeles and is actively seeking new epiphanies.
