Glenn Stewart Coles, 9251 Yonge Street, Suite 8-924, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada, L4C 9T3
Text Box: Have you ever listened to the radio and heard more than one station? Sounds and voices mix together with static, and behind it all you may hear snippets from one particular song. Sometimes moving the tuning dial a bit brings your desired song into focus, while other times there are too many radio waves, and sharp tuning is impossible. For the average human on the average day, life is like that radio. We are constantly inundated with sounds and sights, movements and messages. If five senses are active, we receive a continuous stream of information. If the sixth sense is active, there is even more information. The body must filter all this input, identifying what is important, and blocking out what is not. Our filters work well, and in a room full of voices, we still hear our name spoken in conversation. We exist in a continuous stream of noise. If you live in a city, the cacophony of sound around you only becomes apparent during the silence of a blackout. Traveling through your body at any point in time are radio waves, television waves, microwaves, and countless other vibrations being broadcast from electronic sources. Sometimes when you hear a ringing in your ears, you are tuned into the perpetual vibration. While cities may be full of electronic transmissions, the country is not silent. The loudest night in my memory was spent in the mountains of Tennessee. Inside my tent, I could hear the insects in the forest as they sang their song. Hundreds and hundreds of cicadas screamed in unison, each vibrating uniquely, yet contributing to an overpowering hum. As I lay in my tent and tried to sleep, the noise became annoying. I tried to resist the sound by placing a pillow over my ear. The more I tried to resist the noise, the more annoying it became. I almost got to the point where I thought the noise would drive me crazy unless it stopped. And then I decided to take myself in a different direction. I chose to recognize that the sound of the insects was the sound of life. The vibration around me was peaceful and joyous, and reminded me that we are never truly alone. I began to visualize the sound moving through my entire body. By surrendering to the sound, I realized that my energetic vibration was adjusting to synchronize with the sounds around me. Once a harmonious rhythm was achieved, the song of the insects was no longer annoying. One time when I was driving my car, the radio got stuck between two stations. On one played the rock and roll song ‘Thunderstruck’ by AC/DC, and on the other was a Native American Indian chant. The two songs fit together perfectly, and the effect was eerie. The familiar throb and fast-paced rhythm of the rock song blended with the spiritual chant, producing a sound that brought enlightenment. With harmonious rhythm, diverse cultures can blend easily while still keeping individuality. To maintain a strong vibration, you must first be aware that there will always be stimulus from external sources. While external energies may influence your own, there is always a choice involved. A sudden loud noise may shock you at first, but how you react for the next five minutes is up to you. If you maintain a balanced and vigorous vibration, external energies cannot drastically affect you unless you wish it. © Copyright Glenn Stewart Coles, 2006 First Published September 10, 2006

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