The Cute: Wayne Dyer
I am not terribly familiar with Dr. Wayne Dyer. I don’t know his background, have never read one of his books and didn’t know what to expect. I saw an advertisement for this film, Wishes Fulfilled, on facebook through my friend, Henry Grayson’s list and decided to give it a whirl.
Being a recent student of quantum physics with respect to human potential led me to go see this adaptation of Dyer’s work. I have to say for a 69 year old man, he is sort of attractive! Although, typically, men with a microphone commanding a room full of people tends to infuse a woman that way… I kept noticing how nice his skin was at first, and then he embarked upon story telling to guide the audience to where he was going and how he got there in his life.
I wondered how people came to think that other’s would want life advice and how one becomes a self anointed guru of sorts to teach people what they have learned. I wondered why so many people are searching for answers outside themselves. I then realized I was there as a seeker of information and that it is natural to want to listen to people telling other’s of their journey because I believe people ultimately want to feel that they are OK because of the nature of life’s ups and downs. But are they really ups and downs, or are they just that.. life.. why do we title them as such?
Wayne Dyer and many others like Tama Kieves feel that the downs in life are what really forms the person, creates them, and instills in them an ability to ascertain their true calling in life. Many teachers believe that each and everyone of us has a true calling that we are here to answer and we must find it in order to have complete fulfillment. Dyer begs of us to FIND that passion and to follow it, and not let others shape our lives, as we often do. I would suggest you getting in touch with a spiritual life coach, if you are unable to begin your own self exploration. Dyer also tells us it is NEVER too late! Louise Hay of Hay House began her company at the age of 61! She is now 80 and has the biggest publishing house of inspirational and spiritual books in the world.
I personally have had to run the risk of sounding crazy and delusional so much with my family in trying to explain to them what makes me happy, what makes my heart beat fast and furious. My passions are writing, designing, and I have always been a natural at inspiring others. The parents of my generation happen to be a bit conservative and think having a state job is a good thing, pension, protection, etc. They were taught differently, so be patient with them… if they do not get it right away, they will when they experience you happier, full of life and passion. Don’t just talk about it with them, do it.. and let them see what it does to you. Money doesn’t drive me, my passions do. You can’t worry about the Joneses, the opinions of others, other’s expectations, you can only answer to yourself and please do not be driven by the media and don’t listen to people trying to make money off you (media)… that is a sheep mentality. Live your life for you and you will attract the best possible people in your life to enhance your experience. DO NOT SUBSCRIBE to the mass fear mongering of others saying you are not young enough, not pretty enough, not smart enough, etc.. YOU ARE ALL THOSE THINGS.. we all are.. It is all relative, isn’t it? Thoreau defined success this way:
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
—Henry David Thoreau
Wayne Dyer’s new principles for self help are based upon Neville Goddard’s writings. Dyer suggests that the imagination is the greatest power we all possess and if we can harness it, utilize it and align it with higher good, we can achieve whatever it is we want. Anything in this world that is now existent was the product of someone’s imagination. We need to be able to imagine it is what we want, then consciously create the feeling of already having it, and then in the evenings while in bed, focus on what we want vs what went wrong during the day.
Wait.. there is one integral step I missed, that is after I imagine it, feel it, feels what it is like to have it, I need to operate as if it already happened. For example, if someone is planning on writing a book, they need to work from the finished product backwards. This is a rather esoteric theory to grasp for the average mind, but simply stated, act is if you already finished the book. That act will propel you forward in writing the book. Not sure about this… but this is Dyer’s message. Many people marinate on negativity (while laying in bed trying to fall asleep) that occurred throughout their day and focus on things they don’t want.. and Dyer believes that for our 8 hours of sleep if we go to sleep focused on the negative, that is what we will get.
What was interesting about Dyer to me was his many references to literary giants like Thoreau, Emerson, Blake, and the like. Interesting that he picks these as he has been on a major metaphysical and more spiritual journey as of late, particularly after being diagnosed with Leukemia. He mentioned Bruce Lipton as a friend, and Henry Grayson appeared with Mr. Lipton in his new movie, The Truth, to come out soon. These overlaps for me are no coincidence. I spend every day marketing and working along side Dr. Grayson and it is an act I treasure because of how he assists people in recognizing their power. www.henrygrayson.com
On another note, it is disturbing to me that 10% of the people in the world buy 100% of the books written. What also amazes me and I find astoundingly sad is that people want to keep playing the same old records in their lives and not open up to new ways of operating, thinking, and living to enhance their experience. How can people keep getting up, and saying, “SAME OLD”, “SAME SHIT, DIFFERENT DAY” and not try to summon a new way of behaving or becoming interested in learning?!! I cannot fathom such an existence and if there is one thing I would like to give to this world’s people it’s the curiosity to learn about new ways of doing things, behaving and SEEING. I would love to experience people being open to education, science, and the bigger picture. I would love people to tap into their best possible selves instead of operating in the SAME OLD mold because evolution doesn’t occur that way… to not move ahead and do things differently is a veritable entropy for the human race… a stagnance that is ever so boring, predictable and abhorrent. How can I appeal to you, the reader, reading this? How can I impress upon you the very exciting ability to CHANGE and to LEARN? Please pick up a CD, if you don’t like to read, or Pick up a Great new book this weekend on how you can improve upon yourself and how you relate to the world and others. LIFE IS SO EXCITING.. USE IT FOR ALL IT’S WORTH!!!
