Monday, July 18, 2011

This Was a Game With Winners on Both Sides

Congratulations to Japan's Women's Soccer Team on their World Cup win today! Same big time sentiments of pride for America's team. Actually, in all of sport, I have rarely seen a game where the team came from behind twice and won in overtime, as the Japan women did so valiantly. Our USA women were such amazing pursuers all game long, and it was a game of inches...

Or was it? At the halftime, with my American pride, I noticed the faces of the Japan team....then their intricate footwork...it sort of gave me a feeling that they may have some destiny here....

As I thought about it, ....and it did not take long...., the Japan team looked like a potential champion and I started to think....well, this would be what Japan needs now......these girls are great, but are they playing with a mission in their hearts?

Alex Morgan was so unbelievably cool and athletic as she got the ball in....her spirit shone strong....all through the game....others too....

Japan kept their pieces solid and mechanical....beat the US on a goal, the shootout was all Japan.....

I had already begun preparing for the idea that Japan would win....its good for the island...its good for their spirit....its good for their economy....something we also appreciate......

However our girls looked beaten and discouraged, Solo looked cool....she congratulated the opponents....
This game was one for the ages. This game was for the heart of Japan! There was something bigger than the game going on....but, what a game!

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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.