SEEKERS OF LIGHT, TRUTH AND WISDOM *********************************************************************** A TRUE SEEKER'S ATTITUDES TOWARD LIFE, LIVING, AND ITS EXPERIENCES ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE AVERAGE PERSON'S. THEY TRY TO ENTER INTO A NEW SITUATION WITH AS FEW EXPECTATIONS AND AS FEW "SETS" AS THEIR LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT ALLOWS THEM. WHEN LIFE "DEALS" THEM A NEGATIVE EXPERIENCE, THEY LOOK FOR THE LESSON(S) IN THE EXPERIENCE. THEY DO NOT TAKE ANOTHER'S PERSON'S EVALUATION OF A NEW PERSON, PLACE, METHOD, BOOK OR SITUATION, INSTEAD THEY EXPERIENCE DIRECTLY AND COME TO THEIR OWN EVALUATION, THUS THEY DO NOT MISS POSSIBLE BENEFITS FROM WHAT IS NEW. THEY ARE OPEN TO HEARING THE BELIEFS AND IDEAS OF OTHERS, WITHOUT JUDGEMENT, UNDERSTANDING THAT EACH HAS THEIR "STORY", AND THAT THERE ARE THINGS OF VALUE TO BE LEARNED FROM EACH PERSON ENCOUNTERED. THEY UNDERSTAND THEIR ARE AS MANY POSSIBLE WAYS INTO THE LIGHT AS THERE ARE PEOPLE. WHEN THEY FIND THEY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE, PERHAPS CAUSED PAIN TO ANOTHER, THEY EVALUATE WHAT HAPPENED AND THE RESULTS OF THEIR ACTIONS, TRY TO LEARN FROM THE EXPERIENCE, FORGIVE THEMSELVES AND MOVE ON, FOR THEY UNDERSTAND THAT HAVING GUILT KEEPS THEM STUCK. THEY TRY TO FIND OTHERS WHO ARE SEEKING AND "HANG OUT WITH THEM", UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN YOU HANG OUT WITH THOSE: WHO ARE STUCK, THEY HELP KEEP YOU STUCK. WHO ARE HEADED DOWN INTO THE PIT, THEY PULL YOU DOWN WITH THEM. WHO ARE HEADED UP INTO THE LIGHT, THEY HELP UPLIFT YOU. THEY LEARN FAIRLY SOON IN THEIR SEEKING THAT, ONE DOES NOT REACH THE OCEAN OF LIGHT, BY SAILING DOWN THE RIVER OF WORDS. THEY READ AND USE BOOKS, BUT ONLY AS A SUPPLEMENT TO THEIR DIRECT EXPERIENCES. THEY CONSIDER THEIR REAL FRIENDS TO BE GREAT TREASURES. THEY ARE OPEN AND HONEST ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS AND BELIEFS IF ASKED. THEY ARE INTO FINDING AND EXPLORING NEW WAYS TO GROW AND CHANGE. THEY HAVE RESPECT FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS, KNOWING ALL BEINGS WERE CREATED BY THE LIGHT. THEY TRY TO KEEP THEIR AWARENESS HIGH AT ALL TIMES. THEY TRY TO DO SOME SORT OF "SPIRITUAL PRACTICE" EACH DAY. THEY TRY TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THEY TAKE INTO THEIR BODY AS NOURISHMENT AND THE EFFECT IT HAS ON THEM. THEY ARE OPEN TO NEW EXPERIENCES, PEOPLE AND IDEAS.