tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42372991267562410332024-03-13T05:30:41.856-07:00Spirituality Health Mind BodyRoger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-50633923771930631362014-09-11T19:00:00.000-07:002014-09-12T06:00:41.225-07:00Be Active, Open Your Senses and Enjoy Sharing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An experience today reminded me of the importance of being active and keeping my senses open so as to be a vessel for sharing experiences. Giving and receiving, especially exchanges with strangers where there are no obligations or expectations, is important for a <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/healthy_spirit_blog/" target="_blank">healthy spirit</a>. In such relationships you know for sure that the only reason for relating is because both parties want to. These types of relationships feel freeing because there is a flow of energy between both people and such relationships serve as a reminder of how all our relationships are meant to be.<br />
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Today was the first cold and snowy day of the year in Casper, WY. I was tempted to stay inside and avoid the elements because of the weather. But I felt a little niggling inside that it was important to get outside and walk through the neighborhood.<br />
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Immediately after walking outdoors I felt much lighter. I was happy I had motivated myself to get outside and enjoy the light snow fall. It was uplifting to see children playing in the snow and making snowmen. As always, when I go for my walks I keep my senses open for sharing experiences. I normally bring cash and often bring lavender oil which is a good first aid remedy. I love providing my <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" target="_blank">holistic clinic</a> services "on the go" in this way.<br />
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Today while walking I heard a car honk its horn. When I looked I noticed two boxer dogs standing in a busy street. I called for them and both came wagging their short tails. Neither had identifying information on their tags, but I was sure I knew their home. I grabbed both by the collar to prevent them from being hit by a car and walked them home. Fortunately both dogs were totally agreeable with the plan. I love solving problems and I was grateful to be in the right place at the right time to help these two dogs.<br />
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Just before arriving at their home, another neighbor noticed me and grabbed one of the two dogs to help me return them home. After completing that task, this person whom I had just met for the first time, asked if I would like some fresh vegetables. She had a garden and it was going to freeze tonight. Within minutes my pockets were bulging with beans and zucchini. A delight for this vegetarian. <br />
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When I got home and reflected on this evening's walk, I realized that in a brief moment I could have missed out on this whole experience if I would have been lazy and stayed inside. I could have also missed out on connecting with my neighbors if I had ignored the honking car and the two stray dogs. Sometimes there is just a brief moment to act and within a couple minutes you can manifest experiences which change the tone of your whole day. Being in the right place at the right time is a gift which can fill your day with <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/Spiritual_Treasures.html" target="_blank">spiritual treasures</a>. Keep space in your life, be active and keep your senses open when you are out and about and start to manifest sharing experiences with your future friends. Start connecting with your neighbors who may be just waiting to for your presence.Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-14242022502987230112014-07-21T18:51:00.000-07:002014-07-22T05:32:44.425-07:00Favorite Spiritual Books, Movies and Websites<style type="text/css">P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: "Tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; }A:link { }</style>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/Spiritual_Treasures.html">Spiritual
Treasures – Final Edition</a> By Hans Neukomm (this is a free
ebook)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A
comprehension collection of spiritual teachings, notable for having
many practical recommendations for making lifestyle and other life
changes. The teachings also include detailed techniques for learning
various spiritual practices and are easy to understand, even for
those without a formal education. These teachings provide the
foundation for Roger's spiritual path. They are available for
download for free. If you are not familiar with using torrent
software, unarchiving large files and verifying a file's integrity
using a md5sum check, you may find this tutorial helpful: <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/healthy_spirit_blog/2014/07/guide-to-managing-the-spiritual-treasures-compressed-files/">A
Guide to Managing the Spiritual Treasures</a>. If you would like to
read a sample of the Spiritual Treasures, a few chapters have been
published online independently, some of my favorite ones are in the
collection: <a href="http://www.scribd.com/collections/4067533/God-and-Love">God
is Love</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.namastepublishing.com/products/book/presence-process-revised-edition/9781897238462">The
Presence Process, Revised Edition</a> By Michael Brown</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A
book with a 10 week program which teaches a simple form of meditation
and provides a methodical way to apply spiritual principles
throughout one's daily routine. The program's strength is that it
shows one how to use their current life as a school for spiritual
lessons. The goal of the author is to help other's learn to feel
God's presence by developing their capacity to process emotions,
while maintaining positive intentions. Near the end of the book, the
author, Michael Brown shares a story of transformation that occurred
while he was facilitating his program. It is available to read here:
<a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/clinic/clive_nadine.html">Clive
and Nadine</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment/dp/1577311523"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
Power of Now</span></a></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
By </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.eckharttolle.com/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Eckhart
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<span style="font-size: small;">This book feels soooo good to read. Eckhart Tolle became
a spiritual author after a powerful spontaneous experience in his
life. He had been uninterested in spiritual life and heavily involved
in academics, but was miserable. He struggled with severe depression
and anxiety. Over time he became more aware of his mind chatter and
how irrational it was. One day he finally saw that he was not the
mind chatter he had identified with and he had a deep life changing
spiritual experience. This book describes his experiences and
provides a unique and easy to understand description of ego and some
spiritual exercises to help let it go. This book is written in a
dialogue format. An equally awesome book is “A New Earth”, also
by Tolle, also covering similar topics but in a story format.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Conversations-God-Uncommon-Dialogue-Book/dp/0399142789/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317218451&sr=1-1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Conversations
with God, Book 1</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">;
By </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.nealedonaldwalsch.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Neale
Donald Walsch</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Another
super feel good book. After Neale went through divorce, lost his
job, got injured and ended up living on the street for more than a
year... he started asking some big questions with an open mind. This
book was the result of a divine dialogue that ensued. I love this
book because it is a reminder that anyone can directly commune with
God. </span></span></span>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.yogananda-srf.org/ay/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi.aspx"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Autobiography
of a Yogi</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">;
By Paramhansa Yogananda</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A sincere personal account of the life of a yogi on his
path to God Realization and beyond. This book was full of pointers
for me. It also stretched my mind as he recounts experiences beyond
comprehension. Yogananda speaks highly of kriya yoga in this book.
He dispelled the belief in me that one needs to be a monk living in
seclusion to seek God Union.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Intimacy-Trusting-Oneself-Other-Osho/dp/0312275668/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317218508&sr=1-1"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Intimacy</span></span></a></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">;
By </span></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.osho.com/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Osho</span></span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Osho has a unique view of humanity that is straight
forward and feels so true. He reiterates many of the spiritual
points touched on by other authors. Yet he finds his own way to
touch on these topics and he inspired me to further meditation. I
found it motivating to see a common thread of truth coming from
totally different sources.</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Peace-Every-Step-Mindfulness-Everyday/dp/0553351397/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317218542&sr=1-1"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Peace
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<span style="font-size: small;">This book is written by a Buddhist monk who lived in
Vietnam during the war. He has lived by example the belief that
peace is achieved through inner work, not outer control of the world.
This book is a short and simple tool that encourages the reader to
become more present and mindful during their daily routines. He
suggests using common daily distractors (such as a ringing phone or a
stop light) as a reminder to come back to the moment of now. He
makes breathing fun:)</span></div>
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/You-Heal-Your-Life-Gift/dp/1561706280/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1317218584&sr=1-1"><span style="font-weight: normal;">You
Can Heal Your Life</span></a></span></span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">,
By </span></span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.louisehay.com/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Louise
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<span style="font-size: small;">This book is primarily a tool which uses affirmations to
help improve self appreciation. Louise touches on some of her own
life experiences which taught her firsthand the importance of not
listening to her inner critic. She healed herself of a vaginal
cancer without using any medical treatments. Her confidence and
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<span style="font-size: small;">A movie based on a school in the UK which uses
alternative teaching methods. The kids are given freedom to come to
class or not and to pick their own curriculum. But when they do come
to class, they must be serious about learning. All the rules used to
run the school are determined in a group meeting where every persons
vote is equal. The children have equal authority as the adults, and
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<span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120102/"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Seven
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<span style="font-size: small;">A true story of a mountain climber, who during WWI,
escaped imprisonment in India by fleeing to Tibet. He ultimately
became friends with the Dali Lama at the same time China took over
Tibet. Major changes in his goals and personality ensued. Its a
heroic story that starts off egocentric and ends spiritually
oriented.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821642/" target="_blank"><span lang="zxx"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">TheSoloist</span></span></span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">A true story. An unlikely friendship develops between a
Los Angeles reporter and a musically talented homeless man. Both
lives are changed, especially the reporter's. This movie really made
things stir inside of me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The true story of Michael Oher. A super inspiring
account of how a wealthy Southern USA white family ends up adopting
an abandoned black youth. The support and love they offer ends up
inspiring him to do his best in school and sports. He is now a
professional football player. The family develops a sense of
gratitude as a result of the friendship that resulted.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.allabouthappylife.com/">All About
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<span style="font-size: small;">A website and blog written by a loving husband and wife
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://martinott80.wordpress.com/">Spiritual
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<span style="font-size: small;">A blog written by Martin Ott sharing some of his
spiritual experiences.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/">Healthy Mind
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<span style="font-size: small;">My website devoted to providing spiritually oriented
resources for health and happiness. It is the platform for my
holistic clinic and a place for anyone to find resources they can
apply autonomously in their life.</span></div>
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Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-29559261704437687992014-02-13T19:12:00.002-08:002014-02-13T19:12:20.553-08:00A Female CompanionI mentioned in a previous post that I had met a female friend who I was becoming close to. Over the months of October and November we grew very close to each other. A sense of safeness allowed us to open up and share our deepest experiences. I had been in need of a friend for just this purpose. On the other hand, I didn't feel ready for a love relationship and I communicated that to her from the very beginning. However the relationship was complicated by a powerful sexual energy that would manifest frequently. My plan had been to wait for inner guidance for a solution to this mutual strong craving. Time was not healing this one or providing a solution. In November I decided I had to either invest in the relationship wholly or leave it completely. I can honestly say at that stage I could have followed either direction. Logically I could not come up with a solution. Part of me felt that I was not emotionally or spiritually mature enough for a relationship. Another part of me recognized many positive developments that had occurred since we had become friends. One night I asked for some guidance from my heart. Then next morning the answer was clearly to invest in this relationship. <br />Over the next three months I grew even closer to this person. We entered the relationship with three main agreements:<br />
<br />1) The primary purpose of the relationship was to grow our individual self-awareness. We would learn from the partnership more about Who We Really Are. And for that reason personal transformation was embraced and endorsed.<br />2) We were both individually responsible for our own emotional states. Happiness was not going to be something our partner gave us, it was something we would learn to foster on our own. In other words we were both accountable for our own life experiences.<br />3) Because our focus was directed inward, acceptance of the other would come natural. We would do our best to allow each other to be free to make their own decisions in life. We are all responsible for our individual consequences.<br />
<br />In late January something started stirring in me. I realized that I had drifted from my simple spiritual path. A variety of factors may have contributed to this. For example in researching <a href="https://www.facebook.com/roger.healthy.mind.body" target="_blank">Mind Body</a> Medicine I encountered other spiritual concepts and was applying them to my daily perceptions. Before the relationship started, I had communicated with my spiritual teacher and was instructed to follow my own heart more and stop relying on him for answers. Those factors had allowed me to create exceptions in some very simple teachings. For example an individual practicing this path of <a href="http://kriyayoga.freeservers.com/" target="_blank">Kriya Yoga</a> should accomplish freedom before starting a relationship. This means becoming debt free and free of ongoing obligations (such as raising kids to an age of 18). The chosen partner should also share a spiritual path as their number one priority in addition to being free themselves. It was clear to me at this point that I needed to re-devote myself to my path. There is no "one" correct path, and many people longing to evolve spiritually struggle to find one that they can trust (there is no worldly way to validate a path). I'm fortunate to have one fall into my lap. Although there is no logical way for me to describe why it is the path for me... there is a deep feeling or knowing or certainty that has guided me strongly through the occasional ego created doubts. I did not want to look at the truth staring in my face... this relationship needed to change. This all developed over the course of 12 hours, and it was impossible to ignore. With much reluctance I finally communicated this to my female friend.<br />We both experienced deep emotional pain as a result of this break up. I felt anger towards my path, sadness due to this loss, regrets for having started the relationship and guilt for having hurt her so deeply. But the one quote remained in my mind throughout this period was:<br />Know whatever comes to you UNEXPECTED to be a gift from God, which will surely serve you if you use it to the fullest. It is only that which you strive for out of your own imagination, that gives you trouble.<br />I kept diligently applying some of the tools for digesting emotions which I have developed for my <a href="http://rgietzen.tumblr.com/post/69315629276/mind-body-spirit-books-movies-and-websites" target="_blank">Mind Body</a> Program. I avoided any distractions. I focused on the physical feeling of the emotions and labeled them as opposed to analyzing the "why" of the situation. And I kept returning to the concept that everything happens for a reason and there was a deep purpose for this.<br />After about three days of intense emotions a thought occurred to me: if we both entered this relationship consciously NOT relying on each other as a source of happiness... why does this hurt so much? At that point I realized that I had unconsciously attached an expectation of happiness to our relationship in many ways. At moments that I felt funky during this relationship my thoughts would immediately resort to imagining our time together. Or I would imagine future activities which I would anticipate would bring happiness. I had inadvertently stopped accepting the moment of "Now" and was putting all my "happiness eggs in one basket" the imagined relationship. This might seem harmless but in some ways this is the cause of all suffering. We attach our mental energy to the future to bring a fake mentally constructed happiness to the present moment, instead of reconciling with what is actually there to cultivate real inner happiness.<br />During this same time in my life the Universe brought three other sources of information which all had the same message... live in the moment of now. With this renewed enthusiasm I began to lift from the pain of the experience. I also found myself living in the moment with more and more ease than I had ever before.<br />My female friend despite the break up actually remained a close friend. We are still learning to grow our self-awareness and are learning to reconcile. <br />A powerful tool that has come to me at this time is the book: The Presence Process written by Michael Brown. This author also reinforces the importance of the moment of "Now" and provides an 11 week tool that helps grow this connection. His program actually mirrored the concepts that underlie my own <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" target="_blank">Mind Body</a> Medicine program and has helped fill in some of the "puzzle pieces". At the time of this writing, I'm on week 3 of this process and plan to share my experience later.<br />Ironically many of the people in my life and in my friend's life disapproved of both the initiation of the relationship and the break up. It seems that our culture has a tendency to resist change. Despite this reflex reaction it is clear to me that my heart led me into this relationship and that it also led me through a change in the status of the relationship for a very specific reason. It was humbling, opened me to experiencing my own emotions more intimately, led to deep insights about the cause of suffering and there are probably many other reasons. <br />So as my life experiences continue, I find myself trusting my heart more and my conventional logic less. 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Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-25900244658340251332014-02-11T19:27:00.003-08:002014-02-11T19:27:16.728-08:00A Little Bit of MagicAs soon as the loving presence returned, my three hour long <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/index.html" target="_blank">kriya</a> meditation become much more peaceful. My mind did not race as much and I was not so antsy. My daily affirmations developed much more power. I could truly feel gratitude and love when saying them. I believe that aligning our affirmations with that true emotional state is what makes them much more effective. Love is what gives our thoughts their creative fuel. I noticed negative emotions and thoughts much less frequently and if they popped up I could affirm them away. I also noticed my body smelled better! This is kind of weird but I am going to include it here... both my body odor and my urine smelled sweet (and still do)!!! Its bizarre but an affirmation of transformation none the less:) <br />The affirmations kept coming. For example my 10 year old car had been having electrical problems on and off monthly since June 2009. The check engine light would turn on suddenly while driving and I would lose all power. If I just restarted the engine everything worked okay. Well I had been reading in Louise Hay's book that even the physical world responds to the power of our thoughts. It occurred to me that these random electrical problems could be possibly responding to a "bad vibe" I was putting out. Armed with that insight I walked towards my car one day glowing with the love buzz after a beautiful meditation. I thought to myself "the car won't have any problems today because I feel so good". Well after one block of driving my car shut off!!! I was baffled. It was not until later that day that I recalled from several spiritual sources that the Universe only recognizes positive statements. Words of negation (no or not) get ignored. Hence I had basically focused my thoughts on exactly what I didn't want... my car to break down! And the power of love doesn't guarantee a particular outcome, it just gives power to our thoughts. Needless to say I have learned quickly to change my language to positive statements, especially when I'm feeling good. For example now I think... boy its great to have this car which hums like a fine tuned machine:) (Since writing this last section, I have been tempted to erase or change it because of further experiences with my "check engine" light. Over time it has become clear to me that I DON'T have the slightest clue how I'm effecting its operation, but it is obvious that I'm effecting it. For example, it stayed lit for about three months lately until I brought my car to the mechanic for an unrelated problem. They did nothing accept have the car for a day and look under the hood. The light was off when I got the car back and stayed off for about one day. The same thing has happened several times. Suggesting to me that my presence if effecting its operation, but I'm unable to link it to my thoughts or emotions!)<br />I also noticed improvements with my interpersonal relationships. Louise Hay suggests that everyone has both positive and negative seeds (in regards to personality) and we can choose to draw either out of the person. Not only does our behavior when we're with them influence this, but she contends that even our MENTAL IMAGE that we carry of that person will attract a matching response. This spiritual principle is known as samyama. I realized there were several people I feared whenever I thought of them because of past experiences. And even to this date I tended to have interactions with them that generated fear in me. I figured... what do I have to lose! So I started some intense forgiving and loving affirmations while imagining these individuals. I also kept close tabs on my thoughts through out the day and if I noticed myself think of them and feeling fear... I would immediately draw up my love buzz and picture the individual. Over several weeks it seemed as if I was healing my mental images and cultivating a <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" target="_blank">healthy mind</a>. And the truly amazing thing was that without even directly forgiving or treating these people differently our interactions started to change. I was treated with more respect by them and there were no new fear generating experiences! Mind boggling!!<br />Needless to say this is strongly reinforcing my spiritual goal to love all beings in all situations. Now I'm attempting to love everything that I used to shirk away from... bills, my pager, my foreclosing home. Some days are easier than others. But even after experiencing other strong emotions, I am eventually able to find my loving presence again and again.<br />
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<br />Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-15941230627382663642014-02-10T20:25:00.001-08:002014-02-10T20:26:09.152-08:00The Love Buzz Comes BackAs the Universe would have it, I got a little jump start spiritually in late October 2009. It happened innocently and unexpectedly. I became aware of an attraction I had for a woman who I interacted with professionally. When this became conscious to me, I also realized the attraction was affecting my behaviors around this person. In the light of my value of transparency I knew that I had to communicate this to that woman. And so I did. I emailed her. Eventually we communicated and I told her that in my opinion I was not spiritually mature enough for a relationship. I believe happiness comes from within and until I have better control over my emotional state I will not be ready for a serious relationship. I feel that I need to be 100% whether I am with a partner or not, so as to avoid the common mistake of depending on the other for something that only I can foster... happiness. That common dependency often leads to both partners losing touch with their own inner passion in an attempt to be someone they think their partner wants. And of course when you lose touch with your inner passion, no one is happy any more.<br />
Well I figured after communicating all this the pressure would be gone and we could go about our usual business. That was a miscalculation! It turns out the attraction was mutual and the more we opened up to each other about our feelings the more powerful the energy between us was. In fact this energy was nearly crippling and could not be ignored. Interestingly enough it seemed to be an entity of its own. Neither one of us had intentions to proceed with a romantic relationship on a rational level, but apparently our unconscious minds had a different idea. I was in a bind. The energy could not be suppressed, ignored or acted upon. But it occurred to me that if I could just somehow get this energy to move up to my chest... I would have my love buzz back again. I then recalled one of my favorite quotes:<br />
Know whatever comes to you UNEXPECTED to be a gift from <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/god.html" target="_blank">God</a>, which will surely serve you if you use it to the fullest. It is only that which you strive for out of your own imagination, that gives you trouble.<br />
I also remembered a statement by Yogananda that whenever you find yourself having a bond with another soul, know that this is special and you must have had experiences together in past lives! When you encounter this bond, it is an opportunity to learn how to grow a divine relationship.<br />
So with that knowledge I knew that I must be careful to approach this relationship in the Highest Way. And that's what I did. It was clear that we were brought together so that we could learn to express and evolve our Higher Selves. More over this woman was at a stage in her life where she was ready for personal improvement. She gave me a copy of one of her favorite books "You Can Heal Yourself" by <a href="http://www.louisehay.com/" target="_blank">Louise Hay</a>. I highly recommend checking her out.<br />
Louise's book reminded me how our thoughts powerfully create future experiences. Her insights plus all of the affirmations were just the tools I needed at just the right time. That combined with insights gleaned during my <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/" target="_blank">Kriya Yoga </a>practice helped me to define and foster a special relationship with this person. At the time of this writing it is still a work in progress, but my heart is telling me how to proceed. We thoroughly enjoy each others company and are learning rapidly about ourselves. <br />
The most beautiful byproduct of this is my love buzz! It has come back! It is not as strong as last Christmas nor is it constant, but I can pull it up daily! I can feel what thoughts, words and actions are uplifting and which ones down pulling. I can feel what creates harmony in the <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/index.html" target="_blank">mind body spirit</a> connection. It is so affirming to know that with persistence and impeccability I am able to nourish the love light. Honestly it is a tiny little light. I cannot even say I feel "happy" when its on, but it already proving to be quite magical! Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-53170752404435077802013-12-04T06:47:00.002-08:002013-12-04T06:47:34.931-08:00Emotional Clean Up and Rebuild
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2009 came and I finally had space to breathe metaphorically. On
a practical level the clean up of my old life was largely done,
however on an emotional and spiritual level it was clear that I had
lots to accomplish. Not only was my love buzz gone, but I was
getting tugged around by my cravings. When I feel emotionally
balanced I just like eating right and exercising and sexual cravings
are at a minimum. Lets just say that in August I was not
emotionally balanced. I was having to suppress these desires
which I know is not healthy. <br />So I made some changes.
I was inspired by three books at this time:<br />1) When
Everything Changes, Change Everything; by Neale Donald
Walsch<br />2) Intimacy; by Osho<br />3) The Eternal
Quest; by Yoganada<br />They all recommended the same advice...
meditate. So that's what I did. Instead of just
meditating in the morning, I added an evening session (close to four
hours total daily!). Yoganada inspired me to use more self
discipline. So instead of caving into my desires to sleep in
and drink coffee everyday, I forced some changes in behavior (the
true spiritual paradox is when to just embrace and accept a situation
versus when to change). Yogananda also reminded me how
important it is to keep a continual dialogue with the Higher
Consciousness. At first this was hard because I no longer had
my passion, I no longer felt the presence. It seemed like I was
just faking this internal conversation. But I kept at it.
Whenever I found my thoughts drifting through out the day I
reoriented them towards the idea that a Higher Consciousness was
right there with me. I was honest with this partner. I
felt anger at <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/god.html">God</a> for
losing my natural high. I was frustrated I did not have that
natural passion. So I just said to God, this is all I got right
now. I was persistent and intent, but I didn't have the
emotional power to back it up. I prayed for that passion and
asked for that loving presence to return.<br />I understood that this
was just a phase in the many seasons of my life. I felt lonely
and uneasy at this time, but instead of trying to distract myself
from these emotions I allowed them to be. I did my best to just
embrace the situation and let life bring opportunities to me.
Whenever I felt a craving, I reminded myself that lasting happiness
cannot be found there and I would mentally cling to the Higher
Consciousness. <br />Very subtle changes started to occur.
I noticed more spontaneous opportunities to help others arise (this
is the most powerful fuel for evolution) and I took advantage of
every one. I frequently made a mental note that I could let go
of whatever expectations I had for the future if the Universe showed
me a better path. As these weeks progressed I became
intertwined in more lives which started to lift my mood. People
started to come to me for advice which helped generate a feeling of
self worth. Any doubts I had about successfully applying the
"tall promises" of Mindbody Medicine were fading away.
I was learning more and more tools to heal old emotions. <br />During
this period I also spent hours reflecting on my past with journaling
and using the </span><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmVtb2ZyZWUuY29tLw==">Emotional
Freedom Technique</a></u></span></span><span style="color: maroon;"> (EFT)
to let go of old traumas. I knew my efforts were being
rewarded, but progress was slow at this time. </span>
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attempts to keep the family together, it became apparent it was a
painful lost cause. I was strong in my intent and my wife
understandably could not join the passion. She deeply wanted me
to just "snap out of it". Every decision she tried to
make was like walking on broken glass. She could not live life
comfortably and also share my priorities. <br />During this
period of time I noticed my love buzz disappearing. I could
pull it back if I closed my eyes and focused or stopped talking, but
it was not there spontaneously. I also saw my old personality
reappearing. This was a difficult time. I felt the world
trying to force me back into the old role of Roger and I was losing
my natural internal resolve. I started to question whether this
epiphany was real. Just at this time I was reading more of the
Cyberspace Ashram for more inspiration... and I got it. I
encountered a post called "<a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20110825125128/http://www.kriyayoga.com/english/on_your_wings/layers.htm">Layers
of Aura</a>" . This page described how some individuals
can have there negative aura (which obscures our spiritual abilities)
dissolved by some "outside help" to create a spontaneous
spiritual experience. <span style="color: magenta;">And this is
most likely to happen on December 24th or 25th due to the worldly
loving atmosphere!! </span>This chapter
created just the fuel I needed to realize that not only what happened
was real, but that I was given a once in a lifetime chance to
evolve! <br />I saw no other option but to ask for a divorce.
I could not survive spiritually in that environment and my kids were
getting exposed to more marital turmoil due to our opposing
priorities. <br />I continued to devour the website and finished
it in April 2008. At that point I was not sure of my spiritual
path. I imagined opening a holistic donation based clinic and
living in the country. However my wife had moved with the kids
down to Metro-Detroit. A divorce was pending and I learned that
the court could force me to pay support based on my previous income.
I was confused. At this point I communicated with the author of
the website (he was the only person I trusted). I was surprised
that he recommended reconciling with my wife and definitely moving to
Detroit to be available to my kids. He confirmed that my dream
clinic would have to wait until I satisfied the expenses of a
divorce. In fact true spiritual progress might not start until
my kids were 18 years old. <br />The delay was okay with me, as
long as I had a clear path. Between April and August of 2008 I
undertook a major life overhaul. I finalized a divorce, closed
my clinic in Petoskey, moved my family and myself and let me home
slip into foreclosure (I had no choice). I opened a new clinic
and decided to completely change the way I practice medicine to <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/index.html">Mind
Body</a> Medicine. I discovered travel neurology as a way to
meet my expenses. I also did my very best to be loving and
accepting of my wife during the divorce process. <br />After the
dust settled in August and I finally found myself with a few spare
moments I was concerned to discover I could no longer generate my
love buzz even though I had been practicing the <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/kriya_yoga.html#.UpvuDsP3mZo">Kriya
Yoga</a> meditation! Something needed to change.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;">As
I mentioned in my last post, during the days leading up to Christmas
in 2008 I was becoming inspired by the spiritual message at the
Cyberspace Ashram. I started making small life changes, but on
the day before Christmas Break I decided my clinic billing policy
must change too. I had adopted a rather harsh policy of chasing
after "out of pocket" payers and sending them to
collections. It was only a small part of the business income,
yet I caused people so much suffering. It no longer made
sense. I asked my staff to forgive all debts and in the future
people would only pay out of pocket if they wanted to.<br />At home I
questioned the way I disciplined my children. I really couldn't
justify much of the grief I caused with my new perspective of the
Universe. However my sudden change in parenting started to
cause friction in the marriage as my wife was made to feel like the
"bad guy". I started to see that these changes were
beautiful and I must continue to improve in grander ways. I
also realized my wife needs to know what I doing soon because it is
going to start impacting her. <br />On the evening of December
23rd I could only sleep 2 hours. My heart was soaring as my
body sent me the strong message "you are on the right path".
That evening I decided to take an "all or nothing" approach
to my spiritual path. I knew that the values of honesty,
transparency, selflessness, generosity, self discipline, simplicity
and living with in my means were not just rules to be followed, but
instead ways in which to experience sheer joy in this lifetime.
At that moment I felt that I could not seriously accomplish those
values practicing medicine or living in that enormous home. It
was extreme, but I made up my mind that night to quit
my job, move out of that home, find a simple job where I could be
totally honest and devote my entire life to loving every situation.
I imagined becoming a farmer or a carpenter and living in a small home in the country. I knew deep in my heart that the Universe would provide what I needed
and that I would be growing the greatest gift possible for my
children... a living example of how to foster love. I also
suspected my wife would not be able to appreciate my perspective (in
fact I did not expect anyone to). But I was determined to take
complete responsibility for my thoughts, words and actions. I
would always be available for my family, but would not force them to
live any particular way. It is hard for me to describe how I
had the resolve to stand my ground on such a radical change.
But when your <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/clinic/mind_body_spirit_services.html" target="_blank">mind body</a> and soul all agree on something the
experience creates such a deep knowing you are unshakable. It
can not be described or rationalized.<br />So I decided I must tell my
wife. But how and when? By this time is was four am on
Christmas Eve morning. I was lying in my kids' bed hoping to
sleep easier there, yet my body and mind were alive with the buzz of
love. It occurred to me that telling my wife now would allow
her to cope with the news while the kids slept. Yet it was too
unfair to wake her up in the middle of the night and drop a life
changing bomb like that. </span><span style="color: #993366;">With in
seconds of having the desire to tell her... my wife found me!!</span><span style="color: blue;">
She had woken up at that same moment and noticed me missing in bed!
She asked what I was doing awake... and I told her. <br />The
bomb had been dropped. I had not contemplated the reaction from
all those family and friends close to me. As my parents and
brothers learned of my intent there was a mix of wonder, concern and frank disapproval.
They recognized that something powerful was happening (on Christmas
Eve of all days), yet their logical minds couldn't make sense out of
it. There were many genuine concerns, but an argument could not
materialize because my resolve was so strong I had nothing to
defend.<br />That next night after I finally fell asleep, I had a vivid dream. I recall being face to face with another person. I could not make out his details, but only saw the silhouette of a person whose body shimmered with light. Even though I couldn't see who it was, deep down I knew him and his presence made me vibrate with happiness. He asked me what I wished for. I hesitated and then heard an answer come from deep inside.... FREEDOM. It was the absolute perfect answer. I could have never thought of it, yet it seemed to come straight from the core of my being. The moment it was uttered, I felt myself spun like a top. Although I was spinning, I was also aware of a part of me that was spacious, grounded and still. I felt my whole being start to float upwards and it was associated with a near inner climax. Just before it could reach the peak I was jolted out of this dream by my daughter. I had been sleeping next to her and she had forcefully kicked me in her sleep. I felt as if I had a taste of Heaven, but that unfinished business here on earth had called me back. </span><br />
<span style="color: blue;">From that moment I was filled with a
natural high. My chest felt like it glowed and radiated a
powerful warmth. Everything I saw held a magical quality.
Despite the turmoil I was surrounded by... I was enveloped by a
strong loving aura. I felt <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/god_presence.html" target="_blank">God's presence</a>! My pager
seemed to be affected by this energy shift. The LCD readout
turned to "Greek" and every time I changed the batteries it
would work until I put it on my hip again! My children, nieces
and nephews were magnetized to me. I had never experienced an
attraction of kids like this. They would just find me in the
room and sit on my lap. Several of them commented on the depth
of my eyes. This "love buzz" lasted continuously for
ten straight days. <br />I returned to seeing patients in the
hospital during that time and had a deep connection with them.
I realized that I could find a way to practice medicine
spiritually... I just didn't know exactly how. Over those ten
days I offered to take my spiritual path more gradually so as to
allow my family to join me. We would just simplify our lives,
reduce our belongings and get out of debt. Temporarily their
concern waned. </span>
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In
the spring of 2008 I intended to start cleaning up my life. At
first I was focused on diet and drinking, the physical me. I
became inspired after reading The Complete Master Cleanse to make
some major changes. Due to the realization that I was eating mainly
out of habit, nervousness and convenience I was determined to
change. That realization alone created a natural high that
lasted about a week. It was beautiful. I only needed 6
hours of sleep a day. I was excited to wake up and go to work.
My outlook changed over night. It was as if my <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/forgotten_dialect/forgotten_dialect.html" target="_blank">mind body</a> and
spirit wanted to say... YES you got it right, nourish
yourself.<br />
Shortly after this I was given the book, <a href="http://www.eckharttolle.com/" target="_blank">A New Earth, byEckhart Tolle</a>. It triggered a deep chord in me. The main
impression I recall from this book was that our mind determines our
state of happiness. Most of us program our minds to "seek"
happiness somewhere other than here and now. Of course here and
now is the only place we can find satisfaction. The
implications in my life were obvious. I had basically
accomplished every major worldly desire in my life ( a family, a
dream home, a career of my choosing, living in a resort town, travel,
sports) yet the joy of these accomplishments was so short lived.
It occurred to me that I had trained my brain to be unhappy in the
moment of now. Eckhart also provided an example that humans can
change radically and suddenly for the better which affected me
later. <br />
Armed with this new perspective I decided with all
my intent to embrace my situation and learn to quiet my mind.
It seemed so simple, with peace of mind I can tap into the always
present Joy of the Universe. I became very observant of my mind
chatter. I was also introduced to Carlos Castaneda's books
about Don Juan. This is a mystical based set of teachings based
in Central America and the tools described in there were supposed to
help quiet the mind. I applied every tool I could.
Shifting awareness to my other senses, long hikes, gazing at one
object for long periods, meditation... all to no avail. In hind
sight I realize my mind chatter was fueled my emotional turmoil
created by my constricted life. <br />
I was not about to give up
though. In November of 2008 I was given a copy of the book, The
Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansha Yoganada. The teachings
and experiences in this book paralleled that of Castaneda's but were
based out of ancient India. The spiritual teachings are more
religious based than mystical. What really captivated me was
that the author described a meditation technique called Kriya Yoga
which would powerfully quiet the mind and open the practitioner up to
their spiritual selves. Yoganada also described that many
individuals who did this were husbands and fathers working in
society. I didn't need to become a monk and live in a cave.
The only catch is that the technique is not freely distributed.
It has only been passed down my Master Yogi's to devoted
disciple.<br />
Well I could not get to India, so I thought may be
someone has "leaked" the secret meditation on line! I
started searching and immediately found the Cyberspace Ashram.
Despite the kind of cheesy appearance of the website and its message
of "God is Love" on every page, something kept drawing me
back to it. As I read more and more, the message resonated
deeper and deeper. The author claims to be God-realized and
felt his spiritual duty is to provide the secret <a href="http://www.kriyayoga.com/" target="_blank">Kriya</a> Yoga technique
to the world. He honors the age old tradition of limiting it to
only the devoted by hiding the technique in the 5000 page website!
He asks that you read the entire website before practicing the
meditation for your own safety. So I was hooked. As I
read more and more it was clear that the author felt the way we live
our lives is more important for spiritual evolution than the
meditation. He advocates learning to love all beings in all
situations. He teaches that God cannot be conceived, but can be
experienced. In fact we've all had little tastes during the
times in our lives when we've felt that loving presence and our minds
are silent and our hearts are warm. He provides endless tools
for living a life of love in modern day society. At first I
questioned who this author was claiming to have a fail safe path to
enlightenment, but as I read on the MESSAGE was so powerful to me
that it spoke for itself. In the context of my personal and
professional life I could clearly see how it was the one thing that
could solve all problems. <br />
It was now mid December as I
digested these teachings. The more I read the more I was
enthusiastic to start changing my life. I started small, but as
Christmas break approached I felt an overwhelming desire to make
bigger changes and open myself up for the Love of the Universe.
This next experience desires a blog page of its own and so I will
finish with that thought.</div>
Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-53625295414289746362013-11-18T20:11:00.001-08:002014-07-21T17:49:10.806-07:00Back in Petoskey and a Baby is Born<style type="text/css">P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: "Tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; }A:link { }</style>
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June
2005 found my family back in Petoksey. The move was challenging
as a baby girl joined our family 10 days before we left Utah.
Petoskey seemed to be the ideal place to start our family and for my
professional development. This area was in need of a
neurologist for years so I was readily accepted. My father and
brother were both practicing medicine in town so my last name was
well recognized. My practice was completely full in about three
months and the work brought lots of meaning to my life.<br />
Family
life was challenging at first. Our baby girl was colicky and my
wife experienced postpartum depression. As a father I found
those first six months of the life of my girl challenging. I
did not have the tools to bond and interact in a fulfilling way, but
did my best. The family mood did improve with every passing
month and we definitely found our niche in this resort town.<br />
My
wife and I became consumed with finding a family home. This
search started innocently enough, but as we looked our criteria
became more and more elevated. We ultimately found a dream
piece of land three minutes from work with a 45 mile panorama of Lake
Michigan in a very private natural setting. To save money I
participated in the design, planning and contracting of the home.
This became a second full time job and the rewards seemed to be
high. Now I realize that despite the fact my wife and I agreed
on this project, our marriage started to suffer even more. To
further complicate this period of time we were graced with the birth
of a baby boy. His presence is and was cherished, but you can
imagine the added strain of a second child while contracting a home
and working full time as a neurologist.<br />
In January of 2008 we had
moved in to our <a href="http://scottparkerdesign.com/projects/gietzen2007.htm" target="_blank">dream home</a>. It was mammoth by my standards...
over 5000 square feet large, an acre of land and cost nearly three
quarters of a million dollars. I had anticipated a joyous
experience after completely such a huge accomplishment... yet
something was missing. I felt more burdened than happy.
My mind was trained to be running at high speed. I could not
relax. The mortgage was possessing me and stole away much
freedom in life. I would have to generate quite a bit of income
for the next 30 years! There was very little room to breath.<br />
In
March of 2008 I had the opportunity to join some friends on a ski
trip in Colorado. This was just what I needed. The forced
down time allowed me to decompress and I longed for more of that
experience. My wife had also felt the need to improve our lives
and suggested eating vegetarian. I agreed and also looked into
doing the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Master-Cleanse-Step-Step/dp/1569756139" target="_blank">Master Cleanse</a>... a lemonade based fast.
This started a period of self exploration to be covered in the next
blog.</div>
Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-61623363948401888242013-11-13T17:12:00.000-08:002013-11-13T17:12:22.691-08:00The University Years
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<span style="color: navy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;">In
1993 I started undergraduate education at the University of
Michigan. I was elated to be on my own, to have more freedom in
life. Although I was decided on a premedical path, school took
a back seat to social development. I suspect as a result of a
rather suppressed social life at home, I was eager to gain more
experiences. That is exactly what I did. I made quite a
few friends in my dorm and also partied quite a bit. As far as
women were concerned, I still lacked the confidence or desire to
mature socially. </span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Those four years flew by and I must admit I
just barely received high enough grades to get into medical school.
Life developed a challenging depth as I learned to balance money,
recreation, and school work. I finished my education in 3 1/2
years and took a job as a cook at my fraternity. This was
educational on many levels. I learned managing, shopping,
budgeting and cooking skills all at once. I also learned that
while it can be great to work out of your home... if that job causes
grief, its hard to find a space to unwind.<br />During the summer after
graduation I was in limbo. I got accepted to medical school at
Wayne State University in August, just one month before classes
started. The pressure related to taking on a large student loan
and the uncertainty of a challenging new career weighed heavily on
me. I recall being very indecisive, confused and frankly
depressed during that summer.<br />Medical School started in 1997.
I was fortunate enough to find a home with my oldest brother who
lived in Royal Oak, Michigan. I quickly felt at home in the
school atmosphere and made many friends. I developed my first
<a href="http://www.allabouthappylife.com/marriage_counseling.html" target="_blank">romantic relationship</a> at this time. This of course helped my
confidence, but I was rather spineless in the relationship because I
was just so happy to be accepted by a woman. That only lasted
about six months (probably no fun to be with a guy who looses his
identity so quick). The years of my life were a mix of social
growth, personal growth and professional growth. I developed a
new sense of identity near the end of this training and a renewed
self confidence.<br />During my last year of school I met my now
ex-wife. The circumstances were very serendipitous and are
worth mentioning. I was working at a hospital in downtown
Detroit on the summer solstice and this beautiful blond caught my
eye... no opportunity to talk though. That night I was 20 miles
away studying in a coffee shop. I looked up and the same blond
was standing by herself. I introduced myself and we started
dating. <br />It was at this same time that I committed to a
neurology specialty after considering psychiatry as a close second
choice. <br />That last year of medical school was one of the
most free in my life to date. I traveled to Nepal, Thailand,
San Francisco and Tucson all for one month epics. I felt
enriched and revived.</span></span></span></span></div>
Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-29367339480812216692013-11-12T14:36:00.005-08:002013-11-12T14:40:27.976-08:00The Family Nest Years<style type="text/css">P { margin-bottom: 0.08in; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); }P.western { font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.cjk { font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; }P.ctl { font-family: "Tahoma"; font-size: 12pt; }</style>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
was born in Rochester, Minnesota while my father was finishing
medical training at the Mayo Clinic. By the age of one I had
already moved to the town I recognize as my home town;
Petoskey, Michigan. I was raised through high school in this
conservative, Lake Michigan resort town of 6,000 people.
Although the environment was sheltered from diversity, it did provide
a strong community atmosphere which fostered a sense of
accountability and inclusiveness. <br /><br />I was raised with two
older brothers ( 5 and 6 years older than I) and a younger sister.
My parents lived a very disciplined life and could "practice
what they preached". Despite having the wealth of a
physician my father and mother lived a relatively simple lifestyle.
They did not spend much money on themselves and of course all the
kids got the same treatment. I learned quickly that if I wanted
toys or candy, it was up to me to make the money. By six years
old I was fishing returnables out of garbage cans and buying GI Joe
figures with the money. By nine I had a newspaper route.
I recall many mystical childhood summer days catching frogs, snakes
and venturing in the swamp and woods near my home. These are where some of my earliest <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/forgotten_dialect/spiritual_roots.html" target="_blank">spiritual roots</a> were formed.<br /><br />Although
I do not have conscious recall of my attitude, apparently at the age
of two when my sister was born I exhibited many jealous behaviors.
My sister has Down's Syndrome and Autistic features necessitating
much of my mother's attention. I apparently acted like a baby at
times to get attention. At a rather young age I learned to
prepare my own food and become quite independent in this family.
<br /><br />Our family was raised strict Catholic. I recall many
good experiences in Catholic School. At this age though I did
start to exhibit a sense of urgency. It became a belief of mine
that the faster I did something the more I would be rewarded. I
am not exactly sure what set of experiences fostered that, probably
too many to recall. For example I recall racing home after
school... always trying to go a little faster. In piano class I
decided Yankee Doodle was better only if I could play it faster.
I was doing my homework for the next day during class. Needless
to say this tendency to rush has been a trait that has been hard to
shake as an adult. Church itself lacked meaning for me at that
age. I do recall some days wanting to be somewhere else and the
feeling that going to church was a punishment to be endured. I
am sure the impact of the church on my belief system is more powerful
than I realize even now.<br /><br />My mother is and was very loving,
warm, kind and attentive. She was quite sensitive when I was a
child which was great when I needed empathy, but she had a tough time
with criticism or rejection by others. We enjoyed many similar
hobbies that have been the foundation of a very close relationship
(gardening, cooking, hunting for Petoskey stones, hiking). <br /><br />My
father is and was very strong, confident, persistent and
trustworthy. He was devoted to his doctoring and the community
and grew the support of many people. He was a powerful role
model but like many fathers of that time and culture was often
emotionally distant to his children. Approval was not easy to
come by. He had and has integrity and held a high bar for
comparison when it came to self discipline. A clean and ordered
yard and home as well as meticulously cared for cars are just several
values he holds strongly. <br /><br />My two brothers were like gods to me. I was awed by there lives and friends and often
envied them. Most of my social grace, of which there was very
little, was learned from them. They also were the first to
bring to my attention that my parent's rules were not necessarily the
rules of the whole world :) I appreciated their input in opening
my mind and giving me hope for the freedom I would realize when I
finally would move out.<br /><br />My younger sister and I shared many
joyful younger days playing in the sprinklers in the yard and
bouncing on the bed. As I got older I do recall feeling ashamed
because of her Down's Syndrome and many embarrassing traits.
She would groan out load in church. More than one time she
removed all of her clothes in the middle of a public atmosphere.
Sometimes she would walk right into a home during a stroll down the
street even though we didn't know the family. Lets just say she
had a lot more social confidence then I and a lot less inhibitions.
<br /><br />The middle and high school years for me were a mix of
emotional experiences. I felt like I belonged in sports such as
soccer, skiing and tennis. Math and science came easy.
Socially I was a clumsy. I was not confident and was kind of
clingy with my friends that were popular. I suffered many an
uncomfortable day in the lunch room when I got left setting at the
end of the table. Lack of conversational wit was another
trait. I would chime in with a come back three minutes after
the conversation had moved on! And lets just say my lack of
confidence really shined with the ladies :)<br /><br />The high school
years were also punctuated often with a feeling that I was "missing
out" on the fun. In an attempt to discourage under age
drinking, my father required that I wake him up and blow my breath on
him when ever I came home at night. Needless to say that
atmosphere created a powerful yearning in me to want to experiment
with partying! <br /><br />At the end of high school my confidence
got a huge boost when I unexpectedly found out I was Valedictorian.
When it was time to move on to college I had felt a strong need for
freedom and discovery and did not once feel sad leaving the household
at that point.</span></span></span></div>
Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4237299126756241033.post-25091633546666834072013-11-12T13:50:00.001-08:002013-11-12T13:50:11.260-08:00Introduction to Spirituality Health Mind BodyThe purpose of this blog, as with all my work, is to bring people closer to God in a palpable way. I do this because what I do for others, is what I receive in return. My life purpose is to achieve God Union through learning to love all beings in all situations. <br />
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Another major platform for my sharing is: <a href="http://www.healthy-mind-body.com/" target="_blank">Healthy Mind Body</a><br />
This website is devoted to my spiritually based medical clinic, currently located in Metamora, Michigan. <br />
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The first set of posts to be published in this blog are some of the first articles I wrote about my spiritual path. They were initially hosted in a myspace blog, which was discontinued by the parent website. I republish them here without revision, even though my perspective has changed, in hopes that this example of my changing mindset is helpful to others.Roger Gietzenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00723477722810011025noreply@blogger.com0