"You Get What You Are, Not What You Want!"

"You get what you are, not what you want" 

~ Wayne Dwyer ~

This statement has such a powerful resonance with me especially at this time in my life. I have been experiencing an inner spaciousness, more calmness and deeper understanding of what lies behind the frantic nature that I have been experiencing all my life. The rejections have been far too many and something has just 'clicked' into place changing my focus from deep inner pain to more clarity and wisdom.  I thought I was over all of them, but triggers continue to happen. I see now that it is all part and parcel of expansion. Nothing to fear or worry about. Everything is beginning to synchronize perfectly. The person that I thought I was is soon fading away. The range of my expectations and attachments are becoming lower and lower from the world. What I know for sure now is, that the world is what it is, and it will always be what it is. It is never going to change according to my expectations and desires. I can either hold on to my attachments and judgments or I can drop them. Ofcourse, dropping them is the most obvious choice. It is non-negotiable. I have been trying to do this for a long time, but had not been very successful. But suddenly, the winds seem to have changed direction and it appears much more easier than I imagined.  I think its probably because now I am truly tired of being in this zone intermittently. I have stepped out of it and don't plan to go back to it. It is too stormy and chaotic. As it turns out, I am not that adventurous!!

My thoughts have shifted from goals and desires to complete acceptance and surrender. I have surrendered all of them to God and released them for purification and transformation. It is very humbling to come to the realization that I truly do not know entirely what I need for my soul growth. It is too much effort trying to figure that out. Effort causes so much fatigue. And fatigue is not conducive to living joyfully. Handing over my life to the Holy Spirit is by far the best possible gift I can give myself. It is the highest form of Love for me now because I know it is a Love that will expand by the very nature of my giving it to God. The world can give me nothing, but I can give it everything through my own transformation. I don't have to focus on what was and what is to come. I have only to focus on what is in front of me right this moment, right now. And indeed it is reassuring to know that what is in front of me right now is all in Divine Order. I just need to stay in Divine Alignment with Source.

One of my favorite spiritual tools to help me on my path is using the I Ching Oracle Readings. I simply love the practical and profound guidance it offers. The wisdom of The Sage is truly incredible and compelling.  Dr David Murphy's interpretation of "The Secrets of The I Ching" alongwith Brian Brown Walker's "The I Ching or Book of Changes" work superbly for me. 

An excerpt from this morning's reading  (hexagram 32: Duration) from Dr. Joesph Murphy's "The Secrets of The I Ching" fills my heart with so much gratitude that I felt a desire to share it :

"As you continue steadfastly in right thought, right feeling and right action, you will experience riches of the mind, such as harmony, health, and peace, and also the abundance of the material riches you need. Whatever you plan to achieve and whatever destination you plan to reach will be successful." .......  "You remain unmoved, because you are governed by an immutable law - the same yesterday, today, and forever. You are governed by an Infinite Guiding Principle, and Divine law and order govern you and lead you to your goal."

It all fits in so beautifully with Wayne Dyer's wisdom. His soul is resting in joy now.  I have great respect for his teachings and life experiences.

 Dr Wayne Dyer with Oprah Winfrey on The Art of Manifestation

L xo

Trust Life!

Life is so full of mystery and beauty. I am seeing more and more of it now even in the most senseless situations. To be CONSCIOUSLY PRESENT is all it takes for Awareness to dawn like a rising sun.  No matter what the circumstances, no matter what the situation, no matter how bad or how good anything is, or was, or supposedly ever will be, none of it really matters when one's whole awareness is brought right down to this very moment.  Past and future cease to exist. When the past and future cease to exist, the stories attached to them also cease to exist! Everything else disappears. The only thing that appears in front of one, is what is happening right now ... dealing with what is happening right now is the wisest thing to do. It cuts out all the red tape!

This morning I watched this wonderful movie and it inspired me so much, I felt the need to share it. Life is truly beautiful and mystical. Just trust it.

 

Simplicity

The beauty of life is that you get to experience it uniquely each day. The more simple, the more beautiful. I am truly loving the feeling of a much deeper commitment to myself and I am allowing space for each moment to melt into beautiful outcomes. There's no rush. There's just ease.  "LET THERE BE LIGHT" is my new mantra whenever I feel stuck in any situation whether I am sitting at home or in a dentist's clinic.  Everything feels just perfect.

I am sharing some simple, but incredible messages that came my way today. I love the reminders.

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"Without commitment there are no stable situations."  ~ Sadhguru ~

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The Power of Faith

—Ernest Holmes

I have a deep and abiding conviction that there is one divine and perfect presence in the universe; that the spirit of Truth is everywhere; that God is right where I am. There is neither doubt, confusion, nor fear, for I know I am rooted in the one and only perfect and divine presence.

I also realize that the divine Law of Life operates upon my word to bring about definite results in my affairs and the affairs of those for whom I am thinking. I have a complete confidence in this Law of Good, an unshakable trust in it, and complete reliance upon it. I know, as Jesus said, that ‘all things are possible to God;” that there is no limitation to the Law of Good. Therefore, in quiet confidence, in calmness and peace and in perfect trust, I speak my word.

I am conscious that I am surrounded by Divine Love and Infinite Wisdom and that the life of God is my life now. I know that there is nothing in me which can hinder Divine Intelligence from governing my affairs, from daily guiding me into right action, therefore I affirm that at all times I know what to do and am impelled intelligently to act on every right impression that comes to me.

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L xo

Pause. Surrender. Listen. Gratitude.

Pause. Surrender. Listen. Gratitude.

These four mystical words have changed so many weird perspectives I have had about Life.  To Pause, Surrender and Listen, one has to develop a deep desire to experience true and lasting healing of body, mind and spirit. Not just the body. But all three - body, mind and spirit. This brings about Balance and Centering.

When I Pause in the midst of a chaotic moment, I immediately feel a shift and a sense of calm coming over me. As I Pause and take a deep Breath, I become curious about what's to be done next and this curiosity stops me in my track and asks me to Surrender and Listen to the throbbing beat of my heart and feel the pulse of my Life.  What is Life trying to say to me now, in this moment?  To get my answer, I have to and must Listen.  

To live with Spirit means to engage in all three to receive true inner guidance.  To live with the ego means to look for ways and means that are present outside of you to control your life situations. The latter is headed for sure failure.  But you will never know this unless you experience both sides of the coin.  No matter how many books, lessons, workshops and trainings are available 'out there' you will never find your true guidance completely from any one place in the world.  Don't get me wrong.  You need all this work of exploration to take you forward one step at a time.  And though you will not find all your answers in one place, you will certainly be guided seamlessly into your next step through all this effort. You will find bits and pieces that will help to fill the jigsaw puzzles in your life. But they are not the end of the road. They all serve as an important aspect of your Path and are milestones that begin to show you a clearer landscape, but the real treasure is lying within waiting to be reclaimed through the power of your own Spirit.  Deep within you will experience the explosion of Love, Peace and Understanding. It may be for just a fraction of a second, but it will impact you deeply. And that is what will accompany you for the rest of your Life Journey, if you keep going back to that space of miracles and mystery in your own Sacred Heart and relive that precious moment again and again as the little pause moments become bigger and bigger pauses. 

There is nothing more Empowering and more Powerful than having the Sword of Real Truth in your hand. It helps cut away all that is unnecessary and untrue.

Breathe, you are ALIVE.
Pause so that you can take in this knowledge: "I Am Alive"

Surrender all that feels dead to The Holy Spirit and She will begin to work wonders within you.

Listen deeply as She begins to whisper Her guidance to you and does a clearing and cleansing within you. Remember your True Self is already pure and holy. She is removing all that you have brought into your consciousness with your unholy thoughts and created pain and sorrow for yourself.

This is not a hurried and quick snack.

This is a big, sumptuous meal for your Soul.

Begin to feel a true and deep sense of Gratitude immediately because your Life is already looking different.

So, Pause, Surrender, Listen and say Thank You.

To me the Holy Spirit represents the Mother Aspect of God. She IS what is present here and now everywhere and in everything. May you find your Beloved and be at Peace.

 

Namaste!

L xo

Being In Friendship With Everything

Every once in a while its good to try and connect with the people you have known in the past. I am usually reminded to do this when I am suddenly, out of the blue, catapulted back into the past either through a dream, old diaries, photographs, or a common friend, etc. etc. There are so many ways to find ourselves walking backwards if we want to. Sometimes I like to and I do so with no expectations whatsoever. Sometimes I am most pleasantly surprised and sometimes I am most certainly not. Either way, the very prospect of reconnecting is fun no matter what the outcome. Sometimes I am lucky enough to meet up with a new side to the old friends I never even knew existed and sometimes, as luck would have it, some people are still exactly where I left them ('consciousnessly' speaking!). They have not moved an inch since my last encounter which could have been perhaps ten years ago! I marvel at their courage and bravery to choose to stay stuck in the old and the sameness of life albeit unconsciously.

However, all experiences bring in a wealth of understanding of ourselves at a deeper level. Without the experience of meeting and knowing such a variety of people in life, it would be impossible to live a full and rich life. With every 'unfortunate' experience, I have simultaneously encountered an equally fortunate one. So the scales are always balanced. What I am learning now is that it is extremely important to view everything and everyone with a certain degree of friendship and deep listening. When I approach people or circumstances with the idea of befriending them and listening to them deeply, every disturbance, whether resolved or not, is creating space for an inner engagement, and something new and vital, and every pleasant encounter enables me to keep my heart wide open to receive and embrace everything that is larger than me and connected to Love and Wisdom. Our friendship with experience opens us up to the wisdom of life and love on Earth. Indeed, what a great place to be in - physically, emotionally and spiritually. 

May all our lives continue to be enriched in the most loving and deepest way possible and may we always hold that warm place and space in our hearts for everything and everyone.

In Love & Friendship,

L xo

Trusting the Unknown.

When we make a firm decision to trust that the only thing that really ever matters in Life is God, and that we are going to be committed to this Trust, everything in life - (and I mean literally everything) -  just begins to fall into perfection. No human mind can ever match the workings of the Unseen.  

At first Trusting the Unknown begins to raise a bit of anxiety, but I have realised what really is unknown is not some scary stuff, but literally a re-interpretion  of my life by making brand new, out-of-my-comfort-zone choices that will result in deep inner transformation and dropping the ones that don't work any longer. The Unknown begins to feel less and less intimidating when we begin to mindfully look at each situation and  use our free will to choose a new outcome.

When we are challenged to create a new map for our lives, there's a lot of "pushing against"  that begins to take place and though it may be easier to give up and go back to the old, that's exactly the moment that can become life changing if we go with the flow of change no matter how radical it is and no matter how uncomfortable it may feel at first. Prayer and meditation become the most important valuable practices that can take us further along the journey of change and transformation. The result of such effort is rewarded with a sweet and calm peace within.

L xo

Let God Be In Charge!

"This life is not ours. This life is God's. We belong to God, and God is responsible for our life and for our fulfillment. Whatever of good takes place in our life is God in action; whatever of evil takes place is only in proportion as the word ‘I’ is injected - I, John; I, Mary; I, Henry. Let there be no praise for us, no condemnation, and no weight of responsibility. When responsibility comes, let us be sure that we do not permit this human sense of ‘I’ to come forth and say: ‘How can I accomplish this? How am I going to perform that? My strength is not sufficient; my bank account is not adequate.’ Jesus did not permit the word ‘I’ to intrude when he was called upon to feed the five thousand. He acknowledged that he could do nothing of himself.”  

~ Joel Goldsmith ~

The above message is so inspiring and perfect because it puts everything into the right perspective. It reminds me once again of the endless ways I try to do things that include striving and effort. There is such a thin line between 'effort' and 'effortless' that one can very easily loose sight if one is not watchful of the small 'i' coming into operation. Be vigilent. Be conscious. Be aware. And let God be in charge. You can't win with Reality anyway!

How may I be of service? 

With Love & Oneness

L xo