Before and after

 

My house is about fourteen years old. That means that a few things had to be done.  Because of the proximity of the ocean humidity is high and that affects the woodwork of the balustrades and the

  outside wooden staircase. The great advantage of living in this complex is the presence of a handyman who, if he doesn’t do the work himself, calls in all kinds of helpers. He has many contacts. He is pushed by everyone (which is sometimes necessary), but I’m in no hurry, which means I (mostly) patiently wait until he has time. First of all, the planks and railings were renewed on the staircase and some outer walls got a new coat of paint. All the houses have the same colour paint, so I did not have to think about it.

 

 

 

 

 

Once you start to refurbish you notice more and more what could be improved. Suddenly I thought the pavement of the terrace wasn’t looking very appealing, and I decided to go for a wooden deck after consultation with friends Jaco and Mies.

 

 

 

That they can work quickly in this country was proven by the company which I had selected. They could start right away and did a perfect job.

The terrace seemed twice as big and beautiful.

 

On the left hand side you see a path; that also had to change, and the terrace at the other side of the house looked ugly because different bricks and tiles were used. Also, that side was tackled.

 

Louise sent me a picture of a solution to the path. The path was to be removed, and a low wall to be built around the garden. I showed it to a construction company which works with sand stone. Their website looked professional and the work showed seemed of high quality. Maybe I did not clearly explain what I wanted, or maybe the builder had not been paying attention, but when I came home one day, it looked like the great Chinese Wall in the making.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The planning of this company left much to be desired, but the wall became a reality after three weeks instead of the four days which were promised and the garden was beautifully adapted by my garden service lady.

 

 

In front of my study’s window stood a huge tree, which took away all the light and was not healthy. The latter was the reason for me to have the tree removed without any guilt. As a result, I get a sea of sunlight in my office now.

 

As you can see I have been busy this winter, haha …

(edited with love by Julia Thomas)

Meditating (5)…

 

I’ve taken you on a journey in the last four posts, which have given us some insights. For some perhaps new ones, and for others just confirmation (for me for example). The main point is that we just go on living after our body dies. We go home, where we came from when we, as spiritual beings, decided to have another life experience on earth. To be able to do this we need a body because of the density of the earth’s atmosphere. And so we live the life which we have chosen, have projected. With all the people who play a role in it, some a big one, others a less significant part. All this takes place at the same time, in the now; there is no time. A difficult concept, where countless books have been written about, such as’ Seth speaks’ , by Jane Roberts.

If we tune in to a specific radio frequency to listen to our favourite program, it does not mean that the other channels no longer broadcast. We don’t hear them anymore, but they are still broadcasting, but our focus, our projection is somewhere else. So it is with the lives we are living at the moment, projected by us from the Universe. If we take that theory one step further we must come to the conclusion that our lives can not be real, since it is a projection, an illusion, a dream. Reality is ‘up there’. The theory that we live in a hologram, a matrix (the interesting movie The Matrix gives us an excellent insight therein) is gaining more and more foothold amongst scientists. It looks like 3D, but it is flat, 2D. It is worthwhile to look at this subject on the internet, you will be amazed about how many discoveries have been made. Stephen Hawking’s obviously plays a leading role, with his latest theory that there is definitely something going on in a black hole. I am digressing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everything is energy, everything flows, everything changes, panta rhei, as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus (535 BC) already stated. A term which also occurs in Plato’s Cratylus. You can not step twice into the same river. We are all connected to each other because we vibrate at the same frequency. There’s a valid reason why to say that, if we get on well with someone, we are on the same wavelength with that person.

 

 

 

 

Another important insight is that we create everything ourselves. As I created a swollen ankle because I felt that I needed an excuse to do nothing at all for a while without feeling guilty. If we change our beliefs, our thoughts, the situation changes. ‘Out-of-the-box’ thinking, having an open mind, not remaining stuck on certain assumptions, a world opens. A world of which we had no idea it even existed or of which we didn’t want to know, because scary and unknown. Awareness is the key here, to listen to our intuition, to trust that what we feel in our heart is right and not what our ego is only too happy to tell us. Just a sidestep on our hearts. I read about the phenomenon that our heart has a memory, that it is not just a pump which circulates our blood but contains cells which are similar to brain cells. This was demonstrated by a girl who underwent a heart transplant. She began to develop nightmares which were so severe that her parents consulted to a psychiatrist. The girl said at one of the sessions that she was getting murdered in her dreams, that she clearly saw the killer’s face, and she gave an adequate description of him. It turned out that the donor, a young girl also was murdered. Because of her spot on description of the killer, the police were able to arrest him and put him in jail.

In hindsight my swollen ankle has produced something special, because it made me meditate. I am planning to have a week off soon by the way, just because I want to, and without any guilt or discomfort.

You may want to know how I am doing with meditating?

The honest answer is: trial and error. Can I recommend it? Yes sure, you never know where it leads you. And … if it leads you nowhere, that’s also no problem. All is well and exactly as it is supposed to be …

PS: Perhaps the most important message is that we become aware of the unconditional love of those we have lost and that we should pass this on to the people we meet on our path of life here on earth.

(edited with love by Julia Thomas)

Meditating (4)…

 

“I assume I don’t have to ask you whether you paraglide a lot?” I ask.

“You know the answer, of course,” comes Rolf’s prompt reaction. “The afternoon after the memorial service I already showed you that, by flying over you on the beach. The shadow of the paraglider was enough to make it clear that I was not gone for good. Later I did that once more with Gerrie *. Only if you are open minded you are able to see it, you become aware of a presence. I have made improvements to the paragliding system, to make it safer. This improved version was always there already, everything has already been invented and discovered. Everything is in a large pool. We just need to take it out and send it toward earth, where someone then ‘discovers’ something new.  That will also happen with the development of the paraglider:… someone gets inspired, a light dawns upon him and the improvement is implemented. ”

• Gerrie is a paraglider and close friend of Rolf’s.

“Do you reflect on your most recent life on earth”?

Rolf says: “You need to see it as follows: of all the other lives we had on earth, this one was highlighted, was in the spotlight, before we decide to give that life all attention and to relive it. You look at it with other people; teachers, but also those with whom you are going to do that life. You can see the ups and downs, the life lessons, all experiences, the period of time when that life takes place and you say… yes, let’s go for it. We never do anything but tap into the great source from which everything has been created. Imagine a large soup tureen, from where you take a spoonful with a ladle. Such a spoonful is a life. All the ingredients are literally for the taking. Everything is for the taking, your focus determines what you take. Once your body has died, and you are back ‘home’, you remember everything. The reason why you chose that life and how it would proceed. The missed opportunities, the seized opportunities, they are all blowed up, but there is no judgment. What is there to judge? All is as it is, because you can not change it. Because of the repeated experience you become stronger, you grow, you learn. It is no longer necessary to choose that life another time. You understand the reason why and you can now choose other lives. All this happens with loving guidance of the elders, essences which are “more mature”, have had more experiences. I want to say something else about a specific life on earth. You can not say that a life has ever failed, that it could have been better. If only I had done this or that.

Everything is fixed. What’s going to happen, how you handle it and what you learn. A specific theme to your life is the basis, for which all components are presented to a large extent. Did you not yet fully understand what it was about? Then you have another chance to relive some experiences more thoroughly. It is the same life, but you will experience it differently, because you understand what is at stake. It could also be that the same theme plays the leading role in a totally different kind of life with different players. It’s your choice which life you prefer; with the gentle guiding of the elders it’s up to you to make the best choice. You choose the life which appeals to you the most at that moment. ”

“What I hitherto have written down here, is that what Rolf has been telling me, or does it come from my own mind? Am I writing down my own beliefs, so, in short, is it real?”, I wonder.

“Yes, Alie,” that’s Rolf’s voice. “It is real. (He is apparently aware of my thoughts, when the ego resurfaces). It’s good practice for you to learn to trust that you’re connected to ‘here’,” he continues. “As we are all connected with you down there. Accept, don’t doubt, just write down what I tell you.”

O.K., that’s quite plainly put.

“Is there anything else we are going to talk about ?” I ask, somewhat taken aback.

“I still want to make clear something about improving the safety of paragliding. Once that idea came to mind, I focused my energy upon that and so I manifested a better system. It already existed, but it had to be activated, so to speak . Exactly the same way when someone on earth discovers something. To discover is a very appropriate word. It has been covered and someone has drawn the veil from it. As above, so below. It all makes sense ” .

(to be continued)

(edited with love by Julia Thomas)

Meditating (3)…

 

Now that I’m talking to Rolf on a regular basis, I realise more and more how busy it is ‘up there’. Everything gets arranged. I call it destiny if something happens which you want, but there is a lot to do by the spirits/souls before it actually happens or manifests. My wish to move into my new home for example. Rolf let me know that he has taken action to keep away potential tenants and created a good energy in the house, so that I would feel at home immediately. I have definitely felt the support when I was in the process of moving, but I didn’t dwell on the practical help as such . He says everyone there works together in perfect harmony. I feel an overwhelming gratitude to and the unconditional love of the Universe, which we all are part of. That goes for all of us here on earth, but we are often not aware of it. We all have a line with ‘above’. A constant divine intervention is taking place. We are asked to leave the doubts behind us and share the unconditional love of the Universe.

“I didn’t go through a tunnel with light at the end,” says Rolf. “I was everywhere at the same time. I had to support you, but I was also welcomed here. Let me tell you how that was, because you are curious to know. A Russian choral was singing, they know here what I like. Do you still remember Michael Palin’s travelogue, when he sang in a chorus of sailors in Russia? “*

I remember exactly, as we had recorded the series; I wasn’t allowed to delete it under any circumstances and it sounded in the house for days.

“I felt instantly at ease, at home”, Rolf continues. “I became one with the music, I was the music. An incredibly pleasant sensation, totally absorbed in the choir, partaker of it all, one with everything. I also saw beloved ones who invitingly nodded at me to participate in this festive event. There was not a moment of doubt, I was part of it, from the moment I heard the first sounds. Everything is happening here at the same time.

 

There is no concept of time as a straight line, a chronological order, everything is happening at once. It is a moving circle where we are all in. In your own bubble, but also connected to the others. Therefore, you as soul, spirit or consciousness are everywhere. There is one big source from which we can all draw what we want to know for example. Thus, we constantly create situations, experiences, interests. That’s what we do when we are on earth in human form as well, but there we prefer to point to circumstances which happen to us instead of us realising that we ourselves are the creator. For example, we believe that we don’t deserve something and so it doesn’t happen. If we change our ‘belief’, our lives change. I am not talking about believing in the religious sense of the word, that is another topic. It is about conviction, thoughts, confidence, an inner knowing. Positivity attracts positivity, as negativity negativity.

There is no discomfort about situations here. We learn from each other, we are taught by older souls. In a loving way, no competition. You pay attention when you are told something. It’s a natural thing, without any doubting. Not being honest is not under discussion. You open yourself up for something or you become aware that you could learn something and so it happens. There is no why this and why that? Everything coheres, works as a machine, so smoothly you can not imagine on earth. Once you are here you discover more and more, at your own pace, never compulsively. There is order, but you are free. You experience this order not as a hindrance, but rather stimulating. Like a child at play; enjoying it without any limits. ”

“Are there no unpleasant experiences?” I ask. “We never experience anything as unpleasant. We understand immediately why something is as it is. We see the sense of it all. Thus, we are not distracted from our goal, which for example can be teaching or being a pupil. “

• The BBC broadcast showed Michael Palin being hoisted in a sailor suit and after that he sings with the choir of the Russian Pacific Navy the song: Polyushko Polye (Russian pastures).

 

 

(to be continued)

(edited with love by Julia Thomas)