Friday, March 26, 2010

Flashes...not Sustained Burns....

Someone asked me why I speak of "flashes" for the great moments in nature (Green), romance (Pink), moments when the Creator speaks directly to you (White), and clear life purpose (Blue)...and why I don't speak of sustained fire burning....?

I think the metaphors I am using are more flash than long-burning flame...though some romances are truly long-burning fires for sure!

"Flashes" suggests that these moments are fleeting, come and go quickly...so quickly we may even miss them if we are not aware...

We are dealing with moments that are so very special and crutial, not sustained periods...the gifts are in moments...the effect is in weeks, months, years, lifetimes...

Take, for example, moments of the Whiteflash...some of these are serendipities...sometimes very subtle...they blow by us and unless we are sensitive to them, we could miss them,...they are true flashes...

The great moments in nature come and go...we often joke about wanting to bottle them...that is because we innately know they are just so fast moving...

Because we are dealing with "flash moments", maybe only lasting seconds when they happen, we can still think them over, and over, and over...so they have a lingering effect that we can savor just like wine and cheese, good chocolate...or as we see in our minds over and over that sunset...or we can revisit in our minds that kiss, that magic moment with the other we love...the kiss is seconds...but it can live forever...

We need to appreciate "flashes" in our lives. Our lives are flashes in the clock and calendar of the universe. We must learn to savor...and savor...and savor the fleeting moments that make our life rich and whole...

The great and good "accidents" that happen in our lives, the good accidents...are usually seconds to happen...months and years to appreciate...

...flashes in our lives...who ever taught us to see things that move so fast!

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dr. mike mcmanusMarch 28, 2010 at 7:24 PM
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The Four Great Flashes of Life

This blog exists to support those in conscious search for their life purpose. I believe we can find one that makes our life whole, rich, where everything comes together and makes sense. I've researched this and write on the topic. It is my own passion and central purpose to help people find theirs....the blue flash is the far end of the light prism, rare light....it suggests that when the moment occurs, your life is like a new day.....blue sky....energy...hope...dreams come alive...

Some may have seen as the sun goes down over the horizon... it is seen by only a few... the last part of the prism of light, as the sun disappears, there is a flash of green... this is really a metaphor for seeking special moments in nature, God's gift to us in the environment of nature... we do need those moments... crisp air in a winter morning after a fresh snowfall... the whisper of mist from a waterfall on our face... I have seen the green flash once... on the beach in Hawaii... it is a real phenomenon...

The Pink Flash is romantic love which touches most all of us sooner or later and some of us several times. It is like a whoosh... before you know it, you are so bonded with another in a rush of romance... it can be ageless, unplanned, can end in joy or pain... we all need this to be truly human, and yet we are learning about it all our lives... the lessons go on and get some of us so engrossed and confused, we often think we are starting all over again... yet we must learn from each one and must follow our heart... no easy answers here, just that we cannot avoid this so human part of our full life... when the pink (heart) flash truly hits, you feel like you are in a free fall... its power in life is among the greatest gifts.

Whatever a person's faith, there are moments when each of us seems to be spoken to directly or given a clear signal by the Creator. I call these ``white moments". Time stands still. There is no worldly explanation. Logic is defied. But an answer is given. A gift seems to be delivered. A messenger shows up. Something unexplainable occurs. Some people spend more time with this, actively pursuing the Creator' guidance. Others deny the Creator, yet admit that they see answers that they cannot trace to a source. Can we pursue answers actively? Can we learn to invoke these powers? A full life seems to include the awareness that we are searching and that this search gets richer and richer as we grow... in the life-long pursuit of happiness, it is hard to avoid some moments that are unexplainable and seem too unreal to be true...

The Blue Flash is the moment when one sees one's life purpose. Laying out in front of your feet just like a pathway. Some see it as a picture. Not everyone has this one. Those lucky ones who do describe the moment with excitement. It always takes place with some other loved one present, always takes place in a peaceful place, and people describe that their themes of life come together in a single concept or idea. It can be a company, a career goal, an idea of a central project for one's life... why we seem to justify our existence, education. It seems to occur at mid life, rarely early. People seem to need some pain and confusion and wandering before it is achieved. BUT, those who find it and follow it are the happiest on earth. They seem also to be the bravest, the toughest, and most willing to help others find it. It becomes a passionate pursuit of happiness at the highest level.