I have been giving attention to my own spiritual growth and I am experiencing leaps as I raise my levels of consciousness. It’s easier once you acquaint yourself with the levels of consciousness and you learn how to measure your growth.
I am learning how to stay in the flow and how to embrace the desires of my higher self. The freedom and joy I am experiencing is empowering.
In the last year Spirit has been speaking and revealing to me new insights.
I keep hearing the words “Community” and “Social Investing.” So I have been opening myself up to what that means.
Back in 1980 my first wife, my daughters, and I lived in Chicago for a whole year in a “Common Purse” Christian Community, called JPUSA, (Jesus People USA). http://www.jpusa.org/ So, I can relate to what that means and what it takes to be able to commit yourself to that lifestyle. I will tell you now it’s not easy but it can be extremely fruitful.
But what I hear the Spirit saying is bigger than communal living.
Community is the coming together of anyone led by the Spirit, people sharing a common vision and learning how to best serve one another where ever they live.
I do see a practical need for co-housing communities to help support one another financially and spiritually. People working together and living together in separate housing family units creating a community within itself.
Here is a video clip of a community which is living in manner I am envisioning.
To accomplish such a lifestyle requires higher levels of consciousness. To live in such a community it requires spiritual growth, tolerance, patience, willingness, and love.
Social Investing
Along with this I am hearing the words, “Social Investing.” This means to reach out and learn how to inter-act with the people around you. Make more friends. Take a personal interest in others people wants and needs.
I started out by just waving and saying “Hi” to my neighbors and the strangers I would pass by where ever I go. Out of that I have started conversations and made many new acquaintances. As a result I have made new friends.
Another example of my social investing, I now keep an extra umbrella in my car. Since I live here in Florida it is common for a rain shower to come up quickly and catch people standing in the rain. If this happens I give my extra umbrella away and buy another one.
Let me recommend a book titled, “The Golden Rule of Schmoozing” written by Aye Jaye. This book will teach you how to make people feel special.
You never know when you will cash in on your social investment. Just two days ago I was in a jam and one of my new friends was happy to do some tax work for me for free and he is a CPA.
I called another new friend who is an auto mechanic for advice and drove to my broken down car and fixed it on the spot. Wow I did not expect that.
Social Networking
In the last year I have been participating in Internet Social Networking. My favorite is Facebook.com
This Website has allowed me to contact with the over 800 people on my Facebook friends list. I personally know 85% of that list. The rest are friends of my friends.
Through this website I am able to stay in contact with all those people at once. This brought me renewed friendships, up-dated communication, and more business.
Here is a video clip which briefly explains how it works.
I highly recommend you open a profile within Facebook. It is very easy to do so.
Start by visiting my Facebook page at: http://profile.to/stevenhart/
Steve Hart
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