Life: A Menu of Options and Opportunities
By Summer Bacon
Last week Dr. Peebles and I were interviewed for an upcoming documentary mini-series. As I was being interviewed, I became acutely aware of how strange my life must seem to an outsider. What has been "normal" to me, is eyebrow raising, jaw dropping information for others.
I talked about seeing air in my youth. When I was only twelve years old I asked my best friend, Brenda, "Isn't it cool how you can see air?" She was sleeping over that night, and we were chatting in the darkness as we attempted to drift off to sleep. Brenda burst into laughter, "See air? Summer, you can't see air! Air is clear!"
It was at that moment that I knew I was very, very different than most people.
During the interview, I recounted my experiences of seeing spirits, talking to my deceased Grandfather at the age of seventeen, and going out of body and walking through walls. I talked about the extra-terrestrials who performed surgery on my spine just days before I began channeling, and my near death experience in which I saw Jesus Who told me, "You aren't finished with your work yet," as He sent me bolting back into my body.
Just another day in the life of Summer. I was interviewed for an hour and a half and, with all the stories that I told, it was just the "tip of the iceberg" of the mystical, magical, mysterious experiences that I've had.
Then, the documentary crew and I went to lunch. David, the man who interviewed me, sat next to me during lunch. We were sitting on the outdoor patio of The Hideaway, looking out at the majestic red rocks of Sedona, and gorgeous Oak Creek Canyon.
I was starving, having channeled Dr. Peebles for an hour and forty minutes in addition to my interview. I wasted no time in ordering the Pisano Lunch Special (delicious sausage soup, thick and chewy cheese bread, salad with blue cheese dressing), and a split of Brut champagne. The documentary crew ordered veggie salad, and non-alcoholic beverages.
I dipped chunks of bread into the broth and shoveled spoonfuls of sausage and noodles into my mouth, washing it down with big gulps of champagne. I was starting to come back to earth. Life was good.
Suddenly David, who is a physicist, slowly turned and looked at me, my bowl of soup, and my glass of champagne, and said, "You are SO normal!"
I laughed. I knew exactly what he meant. Here I was eating meat, cheese, and champagne for lunch. Yet, the classic image of a true mystic has always been a meditating vegetarian who speaks only of light and love and Godly things.
I remember sitting in a restaurant with Thomas Jacobson, the amazing Trance Medium who channeled Dr. Peebles for many years before I ever first went into trance. I held Thomas on a pedestal, and watched his every move very carefully in the hopes that I might find the key as to what made him such an extraordinary channel for the love of Spirit to come through.
Imagine my surprise when he ordered lobster bisque and a beer! Well, "surprise" isn't exactly the right word for my response. In fact, I would have to say that I was greatly relieved! I had struggled for years, striving to eat the "right" foods, buying only organic foods, eating plenty of fiber, taking sublingual vitamin B for an energy boost, and shunning alcohol and sugar. I was absolutely miserable, and didn't feel any more energetic or healthy than when I just ate what I felt like eating.
That's not to say that eating organic foods is not a good thing for some people, or that everyone should drink alcohol and eat meat and cheese for lunch. It's just that, in that moment, in watching Thomas, I believe that I learned the key to becoming a great channel for God's love.
The key is "loving allowance for all things to be, in their own time and place, starting for YOURSELF." It's all about putting yourself into the equation of life, by living, speaking and abiding by your own truth, i.e. by the God light within YOU. In other words, "To Thine Own Self Be True." When we are living and abiding by our truth, shining our true light into the world, we suddenly become a clear vessel, a clear receiver of God's love and light for our own Self. We're not living a life of self deception, but suddenly are living life in integrity and with clarity about who God wants us to be, not what society says we "should" be.
Suddenly, as we surrender to our truth, there are no more shades of gray. No longer is there a struggle with self worth or self love, nor is there a need to change or control anyone or anything outside of self. Self responsibility for our lives as a creative adventure is embraced full and completely.
We have to (as Dr. Peebles says) fill up our own cup first. Only then can it runneth over to others.
Life offers us a menu of options and opportunities. Will you order the things that you think will impress others, or will you order the things that you know will nurture your mind body and spirit; the things that God wants for you? What will it be for you? Water or champagne? There's no right or wrong answer. The honest answer is there within your heart.