| My life, as it is for many, is currently going | | | | paths traveled by those of us who strive to |
| through a major shift. Naturally, my ego hollered a | | | | make the most of our life experience. I heard |
| great deal when this wave I'm riding started up. | | | | someone say that life is not unfair; it's indifferent. |
| Ego still complains from time to time, but I don't | | | | And, that we are the difference. We make the |
| let it have its way as much now as I did in the | | | | difference. No matter what you plan, and achieve, |
| beginning. This aspect of me certainly has to have | | | | life happens and as soon as you can, you need to |
| its opportunity to voice concerns and fears, but | | | | respond. |
| that venting is productive only for so long. What | | | | Another realization was that resistance creates |
| happens when life changes in a way we didn't | | | | energetic blocks or obstacles that prevent us |
| consciously invite? We resist like crazy. | | | | from seeing and readily embracing new |
| Understandable, but boy does that not work. | | | | opportunities presented to us. If you have an |
| I've long embraced the fact that Spirit provides | | | | appointment to keep in your life (especially one |
| what I really need in expected and unexpected | | | | not on your "calendar"), you're required to show |
| ways and on its clock; though, I can still feel | | | | up. And Spirit has a way of getting you there on |
| impatient and sometimes not like what's "needed," | | | | time even if you kick and scream as you're |
| until I decide to flow with it. One way it provided | | | | dragged there. Initial kicking and screaming is |
| what I needed during this time was to wake me | | | | understandable, but it becomes an easier journey |
| early one morning and nudge me to channel surf | | | | the moment you decide to be a willing participant. |
| until I landed on a religious channel. Since I'm | | | | Allow where you are. It seems counter-intuitive to |
| spiritual rather than religious, I was amused. Then, | | | | allow where you are to be okay when you'd |
| I was amazed. | | | | rather it be different. No one says you have to |
| Two preachers made statements that helped me | | | | like it; but you can stop a good deal of |
| open to shifting my attitude about what's going | | | | self-induced suffering if you start here since it is |
| on. Using my preferred words and paraphrasing, | | | | where you are. You can also ask Spirit to show |
| one preacher reminded me that Spirit is at work | | | | you how to stay open to new opportunities and |
| in all things. No matter how long we've used | | | | to what the gift is. We may not be able to |
| spiritual or metaphysical principles, this fact can be | | | | control or choose all of our experiences, but we |
| momentarily forgotten at the start and amid inner | | | | can control and choose how we wish to feel, no |
| and outer turmoil. | | | | matter what. Sometimes, it takes time to get to |
| The other preacher said, Stop telling Spirit how big | | | | this point; allow that too. |
| your problems are and start telling your problems | | | | One of the people whose statements I used also |
| how big Spirit is. This one was like a hit of wasabi | | | | said if you're hugging the past, you're not |
| on sinuses and opened me right up. Then, | | | | embracing the future. Isn't that what resistance is, |
| realizations started to come to me. | | | | an attempt to hold on to what was? As soon as |
| We've taken on quite a self-judging burden by | | | | you can embrace where you are and the changes |
| believing that everything about our life is supposed | | | | happening, you embrace your now as well as the |
| to look and be a certain way or others will think | | | | future opportunities being created right now. |
| certain things about us (and some do). Phooey! | | | | A good way to assist yourself with this is to stop |
| We're on our path. Period. And no one's opinion | | | | telling Spirit how big your problems are and start |
| about how our path plays out matters more than | | | | telling your problems how big Spirit is; and, watch |
| our own. I'm not talking about a path of deliberate | | | | what happens. |
| negativity or destruction; I'm talking about the | | | | |