Great Canadian Adventure Part 2: Driving to Toronto

I decided to try rideshare on Kijiji – If you are unfamiliar with what that is, you just post if you are going somewhere, or if you wish to go somewhere – And then split the drive and cost of gas with another.

I truly feel that this is a great example of the connectivity and opportunistic experience of our time.

I met the fellow at a coffee shop about a week before hand – I mentioned to him that I do healing work, and he told me he was a minister of a Baptist Church.

There was automatically a feeling within me that this might be a problem – I have ended up in talks with Christian folk before where I felt like I was either to defend myself, or there was an automatic defence on Christianity as not allowing such practices.  Or specifically that it only through Jesus that we are healed and that name is the most important part!

Although I did not hold onto that as an absolute truth, I rested with it before we met for the drive…

What a lovely surprise!!

This man is on a journey like all others, and was incredible humble, knowledgeable, studied, written, funny and loving.  He has a scientific background in environmental work, has worked with the mentally challenged,  and has an Eastern heritage background in China.

One of my favourite things to find out is that a projection that I have about someone or something is not true – It can seem so convincing that often times I have began reacting before there is any space for something new to unfold.

Over the past year I have been learning something called “Space Holding” – Meaning to simply hold space without agenda so that anything that is unexpressed has space to unfold – There is ebb and flow to this, speaking, listening, and in balance something new and authentic nearly always comes through without expectation.

We talked a lot about spirituality, society, and what we can do to contribute on physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels.

He helped me understand the history of just about every religion which I asked about!  And I spoke to him about Cosmic, Buddhist, and Zen – The exchange was incredibly balanced and flowing.

We spoke about a few things that I consider keys to unlocking our minds and opening space:

-         We in the West often thinking in “Either/Or” terms – I am either this or that.  The definition being the important part.  However in many other cultures and in mystical sects it is known that “Both/And” thinking is a key to not being stuck in polarity.  The Yin/Yang is an example of this balance.  If I am “Christian” in a strict sense then I automatically begin a war with all who are not – Wholeness is peace.

-         He was very insightful into the fact that many Christians are very caught up in the definition of what a Christian is – But once that definitive experience is out of the way, we have a chance to simply cultivate each others gifts, provide space for healing, and do what we can to help and support one another.

-         Right now there are many people who are having trouble expressing and allowing through spirit – One of the reasons for this is that we have “deadened” our experience through objective definition.  I am actually a huge fan of what objective exploration has to offer, but if that is ONLY what is happening, than the living mystery is considered an object which has no life or change.

-         Jesus was a human who understood his connection with god, the wisdom of the East, the wisdom of our Universal Nature, and introduced this through experimentation with the Western mindset

-         Our sciences have realized that communication with other spaces in the Universe is possible, but not with the technology that we currently use.  There are spectrums of information that are outside of that which we know as absolute in our sciences.  This does not say, “Our sciences are wrong”, but rather limited in our current understanding.

-         Synchronistic experiences happen in the unfolding or our personal evolutionary journey – I share this all the time as it is a part of my everyday life – But he shared a really cool story about a fellow’s life.

-         One of the greatest healings that we can do right now is owning our projections.  Meaning that the things we deny in ourselves, we project at others.  This could be negative or positive things – Owning our projections creates space.

-         There are many pathways that we take on our personal journeys, and each one has different gifts and challenges.  As we open to this understanding, it is much easier to understand (or let go of) the choices of others.

I am sure that there is more, but these conversations were incredibly healing, informative and special to me.

The drive itself was great, we made it in about 17 hours, and the gas cost us each 70 dollars.  This was definitely a great economical and social choice!

And now, here I am in Whitby, Ontario with dear friend Steffi.  I will write another blog as I get on the bus to Calgary!

Love