The World of Suffering

I read something on Facebook this weekend about sending thoughts of peace and love out into the wounded and tragic places in this world in hope of healing those who are suffering the effects of war, famine and cruelty. Certainly this is a commendable idea. But does viewing something or someone as broken, that requires fixing to be whole or complete, serve us? Does this viewpoint, this belief in suffering, reflect back into us and into our own wounded parts? Can we love ourselves and our world enough to embrace that suffering, that wound, that pain and not attempt to stamp it out with “healing”? Certainly I do not wish to suffer nor wish this upon anyone else. But if suffering is one way we learn, is one way our hearts grab our attention that we may finally release our grip on the ideas and beliefs that cause this suffering, do I hold myself so righteous that I would try to deny someone this avenue of experience? And could I really do so even with the attempt? I am reminded of the Serenity Prayer and accepting what I cannot change and having the courage to change the things I can. From my present perspective, I do not believe I can change another person. But I have the choice to reflect back to them either their own pain or my compassion for their pain, my love for their true nature that always exists regardless of pain. I believe that we do not have to suffer to change. I believe I can change myself. I believe that I can see myself as whole and complete and filled with love, and that by doing so, I offer a light unto the world that will serve as reinforcement to all who make similar choices. As we all see and actualize our light, we have no need of suffering as an impetus for growth. We can then choose to join our lights together and create a whole new world, one that reflects the true beauty of who we are.

Heart Tugs

GS: Home is not a place. Going home is not a journey. Home is an opening inside you that connects your third dimensional consciousness with the greater being that you are that exists throughout all dimensions and universes. You are a part of a vast network that ultimately connects you to All That Is. You can follow your connection by feeling a tug on your heart-string, journeying to far reaches of the galaxy and beyond. You can live your life by following heart tugs as well. As you follow more frequently, the heart tugs will become more obvious and pronounced. Trust the impulses that come from deep inside your heart as they are your guidance system. When you come to a crossroad, or a feeling of being stuck, simply be still and expand the space inside your heart to allow the heart tug room to respond. You always know where you are going. You always know the path to take. 

Reflections

GS: Other people in your life reflect back at you your own beliefs of doubt and fear. You do not need to convince anyone of anything except yourself. You are the one who doubts. You are the one who fears. To change what you see, you have only to choose differently and redirect your energy elsewhere. And like magic, your world will change. People will begin reflecting back to you signs that you have changed. The person in the mirror doesn’t smile until you move your lips. Choose joy, choose love, keep on choosing with every breath you take until the choice is second nature, until the choice is your only nature and you finally know you are whole and complete and ready to live the life you are here to live.

GS: You do not need to fix anyone. This is not your mission. To be of service, you reflect back to them love and support. They are more than capable of being their own luminous self without your wisdom. Neither do you need to fix yourself. However, feel free to dispense your wisdom upon yourself as often as needed. You have asked for a clear channel for accessing your greater self. This channel, which has always been there, is becoming more solid and real to you as you use it in these everyday writings. We are here to serve you and answer you whenever you call. Our greatest answer today is be the love you are. This is your mission for today. Simply be the love. The rest of life will adjust itself around this energetic direction and reflect the love that you are back to you.

Just Be

GS: The chase for purpose, for meaning, for a reason for living is futile. There is nowhere to run, nowhere to go where you can find these things. Purpose and meaning are encoded in your DNA, they are in each and every cell of your physical body, they are in the air you breathe, the images in your head, the feelings in your heart. You ARE your own purpose, your own meaning. There is nothing to find, nothing to seek. You create your life from this deep sense of purpose and it unfolds before you in clear paths of experience and adventure. Your purpose is to be you. You cannot ever fail in this endeavor. You can judge yourself but even that has no effect on your mission to be you. You can tell yourself you aren’t being yourself in the right way, or you are not being yourself effectively but these mind opinions do not change who you are. Be the person you are. Simply. Elegantly. The doubts and worries and judgments are but smoke and mirrors and have no substance. Just be. And in the innocent knowledge of your own true essence, you can create anything. Love and joy and abundance and delight are yours.

Now Again?

GS: The impulse to stay in the present moment is always with you. Your mind attempts to distract with stories about your past and future which do not exist. Your present is made up of tiny impulses to focus Now. With each impulse, you have an opportunity to notice your environment, to cherish the beloved reflection of who you are in this precious moment. You have the opportunity to direct your energy wherever you choose. You can do this through conscious choice or unconscious habitual patterns. You can choose through love or fear. You can choose through muddled mind chatter or open heart. But choose you do, whether you are aware or not of this process. And then your life reflects the choices you have made and gives you feedback. Do you like your life? If not, make different choices. Unsure what choices you make, look at your life. This is a constantly updating system of creation and reflection that serves you well.  Use it.  And if doubts creep in, choose love. In that precise moment that the thought of fear flickers, turn away and choose love. Choose to love yourself in the grand manner that you so deserve.  And by loving yourself, you serve the world, you serve the Universe, you serve your purpose most magnificently. 

Diligence

I was pondering what to write today and the idea of diligence popped to mind. I am committed for my spiritual path to be easy but it does seem like some diligence is required. I wake up in the morning and choose to direct my energy to my given intentions for the day and by mid-morning my mind is sneaking around behind my back muttering misgivings. So I looked up the word diligent in the dictionary and it comes from two Latin words: “di” meaning twice and “ligere” which means to choose. So to be diligent is to choose twice, or choose again, whenever our energy begins to angle back toward habitual pathways. I think the connotation of diligent is hard working but according to the dictionary it means applying constant effort to accomplish something, to be persistent. The key is not the effort, it is the constancy. In creating my own reality, I choose to direct my energy in each and every moment, persistently, choosing anew in each new moment that which I choose to create in joy and love with the power of the creator that I am. And so it is.

Present Presents

GS: If you know what is going to happen, would you pay attention to what is around you NOW? There is a reason why you do not know the future. You do not really know the past either, just what you choose to select as memories. But "now" you can know and now is what you seem to want to do anything with but know. Mental  gymnastics, all designed to keep you from your current moment, leap and bound in front of you, vying for your attention. Imaginary disasters, cherished moments from your past that you cling to, all distract you from now. Stay present where your power is.  Stay present and open the gifts that are right in front of you. There is no will be, there is no was. All is right in front of you within your reach. The one service your wayward mind can perform for you in this present moment is to imagine possibilities. Picture the life you want, picture the opportunities you wish to explore and thereby bring them into manifestation. Direct your imaginings instead of allowing them to drive your life with awfulizing. Choose joy.