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The Holstee Manifesto

Patrick Brinksma — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 08:57:38 +0000

Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised by this tweet by Holly DeWolf and was immediately in love with The Holstee Manifesto. I remember I’ve this before, but I cannot remember when and where. By sharing it with you I am now certain I will not ever forget.

Enjoy The Holstee Manifesto written by Dave, Mike & Fabian.

And just for the purpose of joy, I also typed in the manifesto myself:

This is your life.
Do what you love, and do it often.
If you don’t like something, change it.
If you don’t like your job, quit.
If you don’t have enough time, stop watching TV.
If you are looking for the live of you life, stop;
they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
Stop over analyzing, all emotions are beautiful.
Life is simple.
When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
Open your mind, arms and your heart to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
Ask the next person you see what their passion is, and share your inspiring dream with them.
Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
Life is about the people you meet, and the things you create with them so go out and start creating.
Life is short.
Live your dream and share your passion.

With Love,

Patrick.

Dance, Love, Sing, Work, Live

Patrick Brinksma — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:19:28 +0000

Dance, as though no one is watching,
Love, as though you’ve never been hurt before,
Sing, as though no one can hear you,
Work, as though you don’t need the money,
Live, as though heaven is on earth.

~ Rumi

I Want to See You

Patrick Brinksma — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:59:42 +0000

I want to share this beautiful poem written by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi with you:

“I want to see you.

Know your voice.

Recognize you when you
first come ’round the corner.

Sense your scent when I come
into a room you’ve just left.

Know the lift of your heel,
the glide of your foot.

Become familiar with the way
you purse your lips
then let them part,
just the slightest bit,
when I lean in to your space
and kiss you.

I want to know the joy
of how you whisper
“more”

— Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

With endless love,

Patrick

Light of My Life

Patrick Brinksma — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:34:27 +0000

Today I was introduced to some of the work of Barry Long. It started with a short conversation on twitter, and @juwil sent me a link to an excerpt of the “Life is Joy” DVD. After quickly updating myself with who Barry Long was I watched the excerpt (see below) and I fell instantly in love with Barry’s words. These words really resonate within me.

Light of my life

Love of my life

Love is light

Consciousness is light

Consciousness is love.

Click here to view the embedded video.

I have to tell you what is real Now…

We tend to refer to old dogmas whether of Christian, Hindu or Buddhist nature. Those stories were written in the spirit of that time. We can’t just apply them into our time. That’s ridiculous. Yes, there are a lot of basic truths in them, but we have to tell them from the perspective of the Now.

I can’t tell you anything except what you know…

This is about the innate knowledge that we all have. It’s not about knowledge we acquire by reading books. As we are the experience of consciousness, which holds all possible knowledge, we innately know everything. We just need to be reminded of that. When you feel something resonating within you it is not newly acquired knowledge, but it is innate knowledge. It feels like being awakened from within. It feels like love.

What you are is life, and life is immortal…You are the light behind life, you are the light of consciousness…

And that is exactly what I mean by “I am God” and “I am God experiencing me“. We all are consciousness experiencing us. We are born with the same knowledge and understanding of life, after which we receive layers and layers of believe systems from our environment putting our innate knowledge to sleep. And then suddenly it awakens again…

In the coming period I will be exploring more work of Barry Long. If you already have, please share your thoughts in the comments. I would love to hear your point of view.

Today I redefined God

Patrick Brinksma — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:24:31 +0000

I don’t see God as the old grey man with the wise look on his face watching down on us. In other words, I don’t perceive God as men has defined ‘Him’ for centuries. Furthermore, I was not raised according to any religion, but by the best effort of my parents. I have explained in an earlier post that when I was ‘young’ I was thinking in very black and white images. And I think I considered myself an atheist. But over the years I got inspired by The Secret, the Law of Attraction, Abraham-Hicks, Deepak Chopra, Bashar and many others. The level of inspiration I get in my life today is so much greater by my ability to allow.

During this process of change I started to think about the ‘concept’ of God. I deliberately let go of any current image or association I had with the word God. This sounds easier then done, as I was indoctrinated with the different flavors of God. I can not say I was able to fully let go, but enough to allow a definition come to me. And today, while being silly on Twitter I read some tweets of @ihatequotes:

You say: “It’s impossible.” God says: “All things are possible.” #ihatequotes
You say: “I can’t do it.” God says: “You can do all things.” #ihatequotes
You say: “I am always worried and frustrated.” God says: “Cast all your cares on me.” #ihatequotes
You say: “I feel all alone.” God says: “I will never leave you or forsake you.” #ihatequotes
You say: “I am not able.” God says: “I am able.”#ihatequotes
You say: “Nobody really loves me.” God says: “I love you.” #ihatequotes
The lesson: “Have faith! Believe, God is there just for you.” Have a nice day! #ihatequotes

And it just hit me:

You say: Who are you? God says: You are me experiencing you. /cc @ihatequotes

I had redefined God. Enjoying that feeling for a while I came with the ‘final’ definition:

“I am God experiencing me.”

I want to to share some of the most important basics of how I ended up with this definition. I think most were triggered by Deepak Chopra:

God = Source Energy = The Highest Self
God is the source of consciousness, or even consciousness itself, ‘it’ doesn’t experience itself
God is the creative energy and creates by experiencing
God experiences by focusing energy. You are focused energy in this time-space reality

As I mentioned before, every definition is personal, as it is defined by our experience, our point of view.

I would love to hear your point of view on this.

(Also posted on 300words)

My work is done

Patrick Brinksma — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:43:37 +0000

I grew up near the coast. The sand dunes, beach and sea were only 10 minutes away from home. It’s true that you appreciate those things more and more when they are not so close anymore. I was able to jump on my bike and ride to the beach for no apparent reason other then pure joy and experience the mighty and powerful sea banging into the wet sand trying to win back the lost grounds. The ever present wind clearing my worried mind and the salty smell clearing my nostrils.

I visited my parents today with my two sons and daughter. It was my father’s birthday yesterday, so it was a great excuse for the two hours drive with all of them in the car asking continuously how long it would take before we arrived. I didn’t pay much attention to it and replied with vague answers like “very, very long” or “almost there”. My mind already was at the beach, breathing in the fresh air and listening to the hypnotic sound of waves crashing onto the sand.

With all the formalities done, we headed out for the beach. From the parking place to the beach we had to cross the sand dunes. It is a beautiful moment to get the first glimpse of the sea when arriving at the top of the sand dunes. The look on their faces, priceless. Their eyes sparkle at that first glimpse increasing their pace as the irresistible call of the sea pulls them towards it.

My work is done here. I have given them this memory which will stay with them for the rest of their lives. They will pass it on to their children and experience the sparkles I have seen.

Today, I have seen a glimpse of unconditional love.

Originally posted here: http://300words.posterous.com/my-work-is-done-0