Step 2 in the plan was judgment. I want to add a point. There are times when I cannot let something that someone else has done go. I plan what I am going to say or do to them over and over in my head. Screaming Mimi is screaming, “You hurt me! I want you to feel bad for how you treated me!” She wonders how it could happen.
As Pooh would say, “Think, think, think.”
That is just what I do: go over it again and again debating how I can get the other person to see what they did and feel bad about it. What does this have to do with judgment? Well, first I judged that the person did that purposely and was insensitive. Being the judge, I already decided they were guilty, and it was my job to figure out their penance. Time for an example.
You sent someone a wonderful, thoughtful and let’s say expensive gift. You wait, and wait and wait for them to call you with excitement and joy. Three weeks later, no call, no letter, no email … nothing. What do you do?
I do not believe I have to say how Screaming Mimi would respond. Been there, done that.
How would the Higher Self respond? First, the Higher Self would not think the worst, for the Higher Self can not see that way. The Higher Self sees the good, the holy, and the beautiful in everything and everyone. The Higher Self might call and ask if the gift was received. If the response was yes, the Higher Self would remain calm, not take it personally, accepting the fact that we are human and maybe they forgot to call or maybe something else was going on in their life that took priority.
How do we get to this peaceful place of acceptance? One thing I know for sure is that it takes practice and then more practice. A Way of Transformation states, “When anything arises within the mind: (reply to self). I do not know what this thought, or emotion is about, but I do know one thing: I have made a commitment to reawaken as Christ. Therefore, I will use this one moment, this one thought, this one passing phenomenon, to practice what I was created for: To bless creation and thereby transform it into that which extends the good, the holy, and the beautiful.”
All of our thoughts matter. We need to listen to them and those that do not extend the good, the holy, and the beautiful need to be looked at without judgment and then replaced. “Oh, yes, I just had a thought that judged another. I wish to change that thought. I think I will say a prayer for that person.”
That prayer does not include “Change them.” It does include, “Change my heart.”
If I want to bring peace to the world, I need to extend peace. I have to be the peace I wish to be birthed.
I have had objects stolen from me before. Screaming Mimi finds so much to say and judge. However, as I have moved along in my journey, I have had a new response. When my wallet was stolen, I prayed “Whoever has my wallet, help them if they are desperate. Use this moment to teach me any lesson I need to learn as well as everyone else involved.”
Doing this keeps you peaceful, and that peace goes out and touches all. This peace passes all understanding, which I think I will talk about on Sunday.
I want to share this peace with you all. May your week be filled with peace, and may you share it with the world. Thank you for your time.
Theresa Contaxis 